Get to know your fellow Periaur, permission to get 'off topic' granted.

[menchu]

Where are you from, Ms Greenleaf?

Yayayay!! Spring is coming!!!

Deans should suffer for all they do to us... No air-con in summer, no heating in winter and polluted water with heavy metals -if only you got music from those taps- during the whole year... Punishment! :D ;)

[ms Greenleaf]

Canada. What are Deans?????? *confused*

[greypilgrim]

I think it means land-lord or something.:)

OK_I'd like to ask a question in the get-to-know.

What's the top 3 uses for the internet for you?
*mine are*
1.Information-seeking. (encyclopedias are sweet)

2.Songs/artwork/posters (I take pictures to Kinko's to make).

3.Shopping for anything. (I buy clothes "in-person")

------->Just wondering what ya do at any time!:)

[Elbereth]

1. Check my emails
2. Chat with friends
3. Come onto TTF

I also occasionally come to check out what is going on in the world...look up job postings...research whatever...or just play games.

[Legolam]

Deans are the head of the faculties in a university ie Dean of Medicine, Dean of Biology etc

I use the Net for the same reasons as Elbe :D

[legoman]

hmm, uses eh? e-mail, forums and guitar tab!!!!
that was easy, next question please...

[DGoeij]

Internet?

1. Keeping in touch with friends who manage their agenda the same way I do and are therefore impossible to make an appointment with.

2. Visiting forums where I meet very disturbing people sometimes. I've been on this Tolkien-Forum for some time, and really I'd never imagine the ... D'oh!

3. Quick acces to any information I may need.

[menchu]

1. I got internet conection at home due to this, so... Downloading Zoology notes

2. Checking mail, messages and posts and talking to friends/mates/penpals wherever I enter, especially this forum. (Man, I've been here for over a year!)

3. Music, in all its art form.
Not only Pereza - Ed. :D

Information too, but I don't know where to place that option...

[greypilgrim]

Oh yah, the TTF too! hehehe

I usually have about 4 web pages open at any time when I'm online (which is alot)..and just flip back and forth between them.

[legoman]

4 isn't alot, when I'm at home I usually open a least 10. I often crash it from opening too many, I find it funny when I have to scroll down three start bars to get to my last window, hehehe.

[greypilgrim]

All the snow around me has melted! Yah! Now the fun starts. Oh yeah, thats how I spell W-O-R-K (fun). Sorry, I'm just overly excited this year about certain things.

1. That music store I work at is gonna really help me out, even though I'm leaving soon (in about a week). Meaning, I think I'm going to start up a website dedicated to musicians, and I'm pretty sure they will help me out w/camera, pics, commissions, etc.(details are in the making). *hopes the folks there aren't spying, but could care less, they know all about TTF!*

I sent them like 10,000 word-e-mails detailing my interests, plans, and details of what I want to do. They seem to like my ideas. Cool.

2. Wow, the spring is already here. That's when I get busy. Cleveland is harsh for an exterior painter in the wintertime. I hibernate mostly then, and take $$$ losses. Dang! I wish it was 70 degrees year-round with no rain ever around here! Oh well, days off are fun too!:cool:

-->Dudes, I might not be around too much coming soon! I'll be moving, focusing. I'm sure that's false, and I'll be around forever, rambling on and on. OK_nevermind that, I'm not going anywhere. (evil laugh)...unless someone says, "go away or I'll kill you".
Then I might have to get up and get out. Until then ;) I'll be around (just maybe not so much) the TTF.

[Wonko The Sane]

Originally posted by Pippin_Took
I should get my nickname changed to Legomam or Legolan confuse things even more ;)

She could be Legolass. ;)

But then that would completely ruin the joke her name makes!

Although I'll admit I didn't get the joke and had to ask.

And Menchu, if Legoman is a frog, and Tookish is a "hutched animal" what am I?

[Aulë]

There's a joke in Legolam's name???:cool:

[Legolam]

There's a joke in everything I do ... :D

[legoman]

really? Does the joke change or is it a constant joke that just has many applications?

[menchu]

Originally posted by Wonko The Sane
And Menchu, if Legoman is a frog, and Tookish is a "hutched animal" what am I?
LOL! This is being way spread! I must admit I did NOT say Tookish was a 'hutched' animal, but a furry, sweet one (despite her latest shows of how to let your anger out :D ) Perhaps a rabbit.
You erm, I dunno. Stay foxed till I get something.
Tookish, I was joking. ;) :p

[legoman]

She did you know!!!!!

though officially I can't prove anything...

[menchu]

Funny cause this froggie person is the one involved in ADDING the hutch thing... :p

[legoman]

now I'm sure thats not true...
oh hang on... no it wasn't was it?
oh I can't remember anymore. You're messing with my mind!
help she's one of them!!! argh, who, argh!!! I don't know.



sorry lost it for a second then, so what is wonko? A fox is just a bit lame really.

[greypilgrim]

Originally posted by Legolam
There's a joke in everything I do ... :D
Me too! Legolam, I think I know the mystery/joke that your mane represents. heheh

[menchu]

Originally posted by legoman
sorry lost it for a second then, so what is wonko? A fox is just a bit lame really.
My imagination/kind of intellect cannot work under pressure!

Still I saw something interesting in a regional birds poster, despite you're a frog: Monticola solitarius aka 'the lonely rocker' in our language, hahaha!

Wonks, I will be figuring out your other side ;)

[ms Greenleaf]

I see Wonks as a dancing bear in one of those adorable skirts...or a dolphin in the same costume
maybe I really just see the costume..oh no mental overload.:eek:

[menchu]

Originally posted by ms Greenleaf
oh no mental overload.:eek:
Does it have a comma somewhere? Cause I wonder if it means:

Oh, no mental overload.

Oh no, mental overload.

[legoman]

I'm thinking it was probably the second one. But I'm just surprised you decided to take note of that one when she'd just said
I see Wonks as a dancing bear in one of those adorable skirts
hahahahahaha, sorry that is too much. no, hahaha!

[menchu]

I was just making sure... I am having this stupid paranoia again...
Sorry Charmiana.

[ms Greenleaf]

appology accepted. Though I should use better grammer my mum would have a heart attakck IF she saw my computer grammer.

[menchu]

Hehehe, mine will have a heart attack when she realises how long I am online... I will have to go buy some oxygen masks.

[legoman]

my mum would have aheart attack if I told her I've married a swiss nun and we're running away to australia to live in the outback and survive purely on the blood of snakes.

But I'm not, so she'll be fine... hehe.

hmmm, the thing is, if I told here that I don't think she would have a heart attack, she just be like 'really, when can we visit.' My mums weird...

[Aulë]

Awww, so you're not?
We could have met up! :D

[tookish-girl]

It could be true, I know what legoman's like when he sees a Swiss nun:eek:

Make your hair stand on end, it would. And I do have quite long hair. Nearly as long as lego's himself...

[Wonko The Sane]

My hair's red now. Hehe.
And I think Lego's hair is longer than mine even!

And yes there IS a joke in Legolammy's name. ;)

And you should've SEEN Tookish's face when she was like, "Menchu said I was a rabbit." And Legoman was like, "No. She said you were a hutched animal. You could be a guinea pig or something as well."

Tookish was like, "I DON'T WANNA LIVE IN A HUTCH! I WANNA BE FREE!!!"

It was amusing to say the least.

But BAD Legomartin for saying such things! Gullible Wonks believed you!

[ms Greenleaf]

So he is a martin bird now..I had birds but then one died cause it was from Australia and it got to cold when one of my friends left the door open, the other died of lonliness.:(

[Aulë]

BIRD-KILLER!!!
Serves you right for stealing our native fauna!!!:p


And Wonks, Legolam carefully explained the joke in her name to me the other day. I can't believe that I didn't pick it up before!!! Considering that I've worked on a sheep farm before....:rolleyes:

[legoman]

What, who's a bird? huh? I'm an amphibian...

Haha, don't tell wonko you used to work on a sheep farm, she'll start stalking you, she's gone sheep mad!

Yup yup, I have the longest hair, tra la la, though I havent figured out why I'm singing about that yet... hmmm, very strange. still.

isn't it strange that the word lonliness is quite like the word lioness?

no, you're right it isn't...

[Aulë]

Sheep-mad, eh?

*Thinks of many many many jokes which can be now used on Wonks*

Excellent....:cool:

[menchu]

Muahahahaha! Watch out Wonks, sheep may have these worms inside that can parasite you!!!! :eek:
*calms down* You know, I had Zoology practical classes yesterday and saw some beautiful, soft worms. Lovely!

Hey, Tookish, really, don't take it too seriously. Merry should be more... lets' say... worried for the spider thing. Plus rabbits are quite free. See how fast they breed in the wild! *oops!* darn, please don't take it the worng way... :(
And Froggie King: GRAAAAUUUURRRRR!!! You shall not talk about lionesses in my absence. Just warning you...

[Aulë]

You know, I hate rabbits more than any other animal in the world...
In fact, a hobby of mine is the killing of rabbits (Honestly, they are destroying Australia, eating all the native fauna's food and causing erosion, nasty little buggers. :)


Oh, and menchu, presuming that you are studying Zoology at uni, what units do you take?

[legoman]

she takes units of alcohol, about 20 a day I think... hoho.

Why is it that this thread is making me want to make lots of silly immature jokes about sheep, rabbits, spiders, monkeys and giraffes?

how strange...

[DGoeij]

Originally posted by legoman
she takes units of alcohol, about 20 a day I think... hoho.

Why is it that this thread is making me want to make lots of silly immature jokes about sheep, rabbits, spiders, monkeys and giraffes?

how strange...

That's because I've been either extremely stupid or very smart to have left this thread without a ' topic'. Random talk in my life tends to revolve around silly jokes:

An asian fellow walked into the bar I was drinking at yesterday and said to the bartender: "Na-he tong chia naah, coca-cola!"

The bartender (utterly puzzled off course) asked: " Two beers and a WHAT?"

[menchu]

Hey, I knew the same joke, just that it is about sunflower seeds...
Hehehe, they're the best jokes all around!

*tries to pick a logical thought amongst all the paranoias Pippin's comment has caused in her head* Hmm... it is a tricky question, isn't it? [Lego, please don't blame me for your alcohol withdrawal syndrome] You will get an animal mention too, Pip, don't worry.

[legoman]

withdrawal, haha, yeah, you're so right, I gave up last night and binged on lambrusco... oh hang no I didn't. Hehe.

Yeah, what animal kills rabbits? An owl? Badger? A Farmer?

[tookish-girl]

Aaaaaahhh, I see!
When Legoman said that I was like a rabbit he said, actually, I was any animal caged in a hutch. (Even today I was worrying about that!)
But now I know I'm just a bunny that goes around multiplying and damaging parts of Australia.
That's what I like to hear!

[menchu]

*bows* Feeling honoured to hear you liked it, ma'am. :cool:

:D Obviously not!

...Unless you mean you go writing random multiplications on Australian specimens' backs...

[legoman]

oooh, did you know if you write a cheque on an animals back it still counts!!! They did it on how2 once, they wrote a huge cheque on the side of a cow!! brilliant!

[menchu]

It wasn't the normal CFCs spray used for grafitti, was it? :(

Did the man/woman have to take the cow to the bank? Hehe.
Milka (http://www.el-mundo.es/sociedad/verano/festivales/doctor/fotosvacas/milka.jpg) rocks!!! (despite being a clear example of the 'mad cows' disease)

[legoman]

I'm afraid I don't know on both accounts, but I expect you would have to take it to he bank. Do you reckon one of those 'we cash your cheques' places would take it?? haha.

I also expect it was CFC free cos how2 was the most scientifically up to date program ever and they knew everything - no exceptions!

[tookish-girl]

Oh good, I'm now a free bunny! In what way though am I like a rabbit? I'm seriously interested. I really hope it isn't the breeding thing!

[Aulë]

He might mean that you are like the rabbit from Monty Python & The Holy Grail!!!
:eek:

[tookish-girl]

Nasty pointy teeth!

I am no ordinary rabbit. That's what I like to hear! I can wipe out 5, or even 3 men out in a single attack! Only the Holy hand granade can save you now!

[Snaga]

This is indeed quite true. I've seen Tookish play chess, and she wiped out about that many of her men every time she attacked!

*runs away swiftly*

[Aulë]

Look! It's Tookish playing chess!

Run Away! Run Away!

[tookish-girl]

Thankyou both snaga and Pippin for those wonderful comments on my chess playing!

What can I say, It's not that I'm bad at chess, I'm just obviously not a very agressive person!:D

[Elbereth]

I am so proud of myself right now.

I just finished making the most delicious and most attractive meal that I have ever made in a long time!

I made a garlic scallion chow mein noodle stir fry with baby corn, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, and sauteed tofu cubes, garnished with fresh scallion leaves.

And then on the side I created a fresh tofu marinaded with soy sauce, bonito, sesame seed and fresh scallion.

It looked like it was straight out of Gourmet magazine! *pats self on the back*

[Wonko The Sane]

Originally posted by legoman
What, who's a bird? huh? I'm an amphibian...

Haha, don't tell wonko you used to work on a sheep farm, she'll start stalking you, she's gone sheep mad!


I just LOVE sheepses! And lambses. :)

Tookish, maybe you're a rabbit cos of your cute nose. :)

Originally posted by snaga1
This is indeed quite true. I've seen Tookish play chess, and she wiped out about that many of her men every time she attacked!

*runs away swiftly*

Snaga, sweetie...no. *thwacks Snaga with a board.*

Don't listen to him, Tookish. I'm still waiting for you to come from behind and TAKE that match. ;)

[legoman]

Take it where? to the pawn shop so she can part exchange it for something she's good at? hehe. :P


Anyway, its not like we were playing by the proper rules... I saw them on TV once, it was a great match between two of the greats - Richie and Eddie!!

all that ketchup! haha.

[tookish-girl]

Hey I just realised, Wonko said I've got a cute nose!

*decides to concentrate on that instead of legoman's horrible re-marks at chess playing *

[Snaga]

I thought Tookish was playing by the rules for suicide chess!:D

Hey Elbe... that sounds gooood!!! I'm hungry!:) Although... tofu??? That's that minging stuff that steal from guinea pigs to feed vegetarians with, right?

[Legolam]

I don't feel well. I'm going on holiday in 2 days and I don't feel well. I think it may be the flu. This sucks. The end :(.

[Wonko The Sane]

Originally posted by legoman
Take it where? to the pawn shop so she can part exchange it for something she's good at? hehe. :P

Take it meaning WIN!!!

And chess isn't played with ketchup. It's played with Cheez-Whiz.

Originally posted by tookish-girl
Hey I just realised, Wonko said I've got a cute nose!

*decides to concentrate on that instead of legoman's horrible re-marks at chess playing *

I did! :) And Snaga said you had doe-eyes as well. :)

Originally posted by snaga1
I thought Tookish was playing by the rules for suicide chess!:D

Hey Elbe... that sounds gooood!!! I'm hungry!:) Although... tofu??? That's that minging stuff that steal from guinea pigs to feed vegetarians with, right?

Tofu is really good. I'm going to go get some stir-fried tofu. Tomorrow.
Today I'm lazy.

[Elbereth]

Originally posted by snaga1
I thought Tookish was playing by the rules for suicide chess!:D

Hey Elbe... that sounds gooood!!! I'm hungry!:) Although... tofu??? That's that minging stuff that steal from guinea pigs to feed vegetarians with, right?

It was good! And yes I think you are right about tofu. My vegetarian friend Greybark_the_Ent (yes, I got him to join TTF...but he never posts anything :rolleyes: ) got me into tofu and I've learned to appreciate it now that I know how to prepare it correctly. It is much healthier than a ribeye steak that is for sure...(although I have that in the fridge for dinner tommorow ;) )

[TheFool]

get crazy with the Cheez-Whiz!
what is Cheez-Whiz? :confused:

[Wonko The Sane]

Cheese in a can my friend! Cheese in a can!!!

[Snaga]

Cheese shouldnt be in cans.

Prawns are nicer in stir fries.

And I said what about Tookish? I think you mis-heard. I said she had TWO eyes (contrast with Lego and me who have four (each)).

[Wonko The Sane]

You did not.
Stop trying to sound mean.

Grrr. :)

Hehe.

And it's not real cheese. It's processed cheese-food. :) It's just orange and slightly cheesy. :)

[TheFool]

lol I'm imagining the smell when one opens a CAN of processed cheese.... uuuuuuuuuuuurgh.. probably is best to use em as chess pieces :D

Saying that though, when a student I used to eat Netto own-brand hot dogs at 9-pence a can. With loads of brown sauce!

[legoman]

So its proabably just an aerosol thats gone off and the stuff inside has turned a nasty orange colour and smells a bit cheesy...


Now now, come on wonks, its not like everyone has to agree with you, snaga has a good point, what with our extra eyes and all. And really, would he lie to you...

[ms Greenleaf]

Originally posted by TheFool
what is Cheez-Whiz? :confused:

Its REALLY cheese mixed w/ plastic... and additives and chemicals sqeezed into a bottle

[Snaga]

You won't change her mind on that one Lego. Wonks is very opinionated and stubborn and hates to change her mind.

Aerosol cheese? This gets more and more bizarre. Wonks likes that aerosol whipped cream stuff, and just sprays it onto everything she eats, or straight into her mouth... really gross. But doing that with cheese...? please don't!

[Aulë]

Ah, so she is one of those people who sprays the cream on salads, spaghetti, bacon, ect. ?
yuk! :p
Give me real cream any day.

Do they even sell real cream in America?:confused:

[legoman]

I like squirty cream! Its great!
And I don't like runny cream

(yes those are the official names assigned to them by the cream people).

hmmmm, cream, I feel fine!

[Wonko The Sane]

Yes! They sell real cream in America.
I LIKE aerosol food products!

AND SNAGA DIDN'T SAY MEAN THINGS ABOUT TOOKISH!!!

(Except that she was rubbish :rolleyes: )

[DGoeij]

Cream and hot food just don't mingle very well. Unless you wish to make the sauce on your pasta taste better, but that's just about it. Real whipped cream on icecream I prefer any day. It's just that these aerosol cans are great for lazy students.

[Wonko The Sane]

I only eat Aerosol whipped cream when it's nothing special.

But on cake or pie or wet-cake (what you English call puddings) I need REAL cream...or REAL whipped cream. :)

Yay.

[Legolam]

Mmmmmm, whipped cream ...


;)

[Aulë]

"Wet-cake"???
You Americans sure come up with some crazy names.
And nothing beats whipped cream on hot waffles. Mmmmmm *drools*

Cream in a can is just plain yuk. *bleh*

[Snaga]

That's not general American craziness. Its Wonks' home-grown variety!

[Aulë]

What? You mean she buys a perfectly good cake, and pours water onto it? ;)

[legoman]

Hmmm, puddings, hmmm, do you get upside down cakes in other countries or is that just a british thing?
I hope you all get them cos they're gorgeous.

[Wonko The Sane]

We have Pineapple Upside Down Cake...

But not puddings.

I call puddings wet-cake cos they're cake soaked in things...not water...like sauces and things. :)

And in America pudding is something different. It's like a custard but not. :) Very yummy. :)

[legoman]

I know what you call puddings... you're weird. But my grandma does make a great upside down cake. hmm, I can almost taste it.
oooh, you know what else she makes - that best apple pie in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!
just ask tookish - I'll find THE photo and post it one day.
and speaking of which I have 1 last piece in the fridge...
Later
*runs to fridge*

[tookish-girl]

Originally posted by Wonko The Sane

AND SNAGA DIDN'T SAY MEAN THINGS ABOUT TOOKISH!!!

(Except that she was rubbish :rolleyes: )

Is snaga been evil again?
*rolls up sleeves*
Right, come here you, i'm going to take you by the ear and sort you out Mr. Orc-face!:mad:

Then I'll have a nice piece of legoman's Gran's apple pie -mighty fine!

[greypilgrim]

yikes! a fight breaking out? why not fight it out in the dog's stomach nightclub/bar & grille? that'd be fun!

yikes! that's a funny word heheh...that one is going in the fool's dictionary

[Snaga]

Yes I've been evil and bad. I can't be specific about when or where, but in general, yes... I've been just downright despicable.:(

[menchu]

'Despicable' is more of a frivolous, funny word; you should look another rather serious if you want to keep your orcish reputation ;)

[legoman]

I don't know, despicable is a perfectly acceptable word to describe snaga's behavour. That is if we lived in 1904.

I'd descibe it as naughty, naughty, very naughty... E's are goode, e's are goode, he's Ebaneezar goode!

[greypilgrim]

I've been a bad boy.:D

[lossenandunewen]

wet cake doesn't sound too appealing... when i first read the "wet-cake" thing i got this picture in my head of a cake left out in the rain.. or in a pond. there is my relevance to this topic. :) I can't make websites or powerpoint projects.. i'm not that computerfriendly.. i can only use it for surfing websites and chat programs and such.. but when it comes to animation or all that stuff i just can't do it. blah. oh well.. So hows life with everybody?

[Snaga]

Thanks for asking Losse. I'm slightly drunk acksherlly.

Wet cake rocks ... its just been given a bad name by Wonks. Also Rock cakes rock.

[lossenandunewen]

i feel drunk :cool: but that's not till barnight.

so this thread is so we can get to know eachother better huh? well i'm very random. yes. i ramble and i'm a very random talker. and i like talking to people. so yea *shameless plug of msn contact for everyone* but yea. potatoe

[legoman]

You know if that last thread is true, I expect you'll get on with most people here quite well.

Fruit cake rocks!!!!
hmm, I want fruit cake now, people shouldn't talk about cake, it gets me going. I'm gonna have to buy some ingredients... hmmm, fruuuiiiit cake.

[Aulë]

Hehe, In Australia, we call Fruit Cake "**** Cake" because of the results of eating it! :D
I'd prefer Mud Cake any day.:)

EDIT: Ack! TTF doesn't like that word. It's not even a bad one... Oh well, it's not important anyway. Just use your imagination.

[lossenandunewen]

I dunno.. the fruitcake here is just like the stereotypes.. or atleast my mom's is.. hmm *thinks* I hope i don't get her cooking skills

[Legolam]

I have the worst headache in the whole world. I wish I was in my bed with the lights off, not in a stupid lab with lots of solvents. And it's not self induced either, so I didn't even have any drunkenness to pay for with this headache.

[lossenandunewen]

sucky!
have you guys had to disect fetal pigs? or do you do other things? My brother's class did fetal cats..

[Aulë]

Fetal pigs? That's nothing.
Last year I had to operate on a sheep, and sew it's stomach lining to it's skin, then stick a tube through it.
Then a few months later, we had to empty out it's stomach a few times, and stick a few nylon bags in there. The stench was terrible.

[Elbereth]

*Elbereth suddenly becomes nauseous...turns pale and runs out of the room*

[Legolam]

Thanks guys, really helped my headache there ;)

Actually, we don't get to dissect anything. The cadavers (human, not animal) are all pre-dissected and we just move stuff about and look at them. I'm not a big fan of anatomy, the smell tends to make me feel ill :(

[menchu]

But when you say 'fetal pigs' and 'a sheep' you mean they're dead, don't you?

[Aulë]

Well the sheep were alive. Otherwise it would sort of defy the purposes of the experiment, since we we testing what sort of nutrients the sheep was intaking during autumn...

Don'y know bout the fetal pigs though.
Most likely not...

[lossenandunewen]

fetal pigs were dead

they're mothers were born to get killed while pregnant with the pig.. my pig was two times bigger then everyone's and it stuck out of the tray.. then, being stupid teenagers, this guy cut off his pigs head and put it on a pencil.. that was gross.. I got my partner to do the whole thing for me.. i don't like animal dissections

[menchu]

I do like animal disections. There is a lot of beauty of the mistery of life in them. However, I do NOT like vivisections...

In a year or two -and if I ever reach the third year at my degree- I will have to 'cut' and 'sew' frogs and rats that will be alive. Considering the purpose of these practical classes is to learn how to use the needle, I have thought it unnecessary to work with them that way. Medicine students deal with human corpses when they learn. Why should I then deal with alive animals?
So, again, if I ever get to that point, I have chosen not to take those practical classes. Thank goodness they're not compulsory.

[Legolam]

MY PROJECT HAS WORKED!!!!!!!! HALLELUJAH :cool:

You've no idea how much stress this has been causing me. It doesn't look like I have to kill myself just yet :D

[Aulë]

So the African Monkey cells lived afterall, eh?
Well that's good- you can now spare more time for other things...

*Directs Hannah to the Tournament debate*:D

[Legolam]

Actually, I managed to kill the African Green monkey kidney cells. But it turns out I was putting th ecorrect DNA into them, which was a minor miracle. Now all I have to do is get through my talk tomorrow, try and revivie my cells, do experiments on them and write the whole thing up. In 10 days.

But at least I know I'm using the right stuff, so that's a start. And I'm formulating another line of argument for the debate (or is that debate for the argument, I've lost track ;) ) so it's all going swimmingly right now.

OK, off to bed for me :D

[Wonko The Sane]

Snaga you're not despicable,
but as Legoman said you are naughty...in an orcish way of course. ;)

And Aulë and LegoHannah...I'm all jealous. I was a Biology major for a while. :(

I wish I still was. :(

[Aulë]

*sigh*
I just wasted an entire Saturday looking at dirt.
Yes- Dirt
I had to get up at 6am!!:eek: That's like when I usually get to sleep on Saturday mornings...:rolleyes:
Anyway, at least my tan improved :D

Did you know that Australian soil is the crappest on earth? Well, not the crappest. It's the oldest though, and therefore all the nice nutrients have been washed away. :(
That's a good thing though: more job opportunities for me. :D

Anyway, the day was livened up when I almost got attacked by a sheepdog. Luckily it was muzzled.
Yay! for muzzles. :p

ooo! I also finished my amazingly exciting soil project :D
Kojonup soil: The most useless soil ever created. :rolleyes:

[menchu]

You were studying Biology too, Wonks??!? WOW! coincidence!

Yeah, we know, Aulë, scientists found some match between Australia and Mordor -there was a thread somewhere with the article- so it must be normal that it's dry *lets herself enter her pararell world*, black, dusty-made-of-squeletons soil. *ugh* Hahahaha!

[Legolam]

Dammit. I didn't get a job I went for today. It's gutting, cos I really thought I'd get it. And I'm going to have to cycle home in the rain. Grrrrr.....

BTW, have you noticed i use this thread just to vent my spleen? It's quite good for that!

[legoman]

Thats Ok I for one am rather partial to a bit of spleen.

Hmm, you know when you have nothing to say, not even anything rubbish. hmmm, not like me at all. I think I'll just keep typing this paragraph unitl something comes to mind. I really hope it does otherwise this could last a while.

Is it just me or is this forum growing really really quickly. I was looking at it the other day and I was comparing it to when I joined. Its massive (I said that just for wonks) now. hmmm, I can't keep up.

argh, I'm scared of the debate idea now. hmmm, damn, my led zeppelin album has just finished, I'll have to stop typing to press play again.

You all got off easy then.

[Legolam]

I GOT A DEGREE!!!!!!!!!!!

More than that, I got a FIRST!!!!!!

And even more than that, I was top medic in Physiology!!!

Yay me :D

So that's me done my Honours year. I'm so glad it's over, because I miss Medicine. I'll be back in September to carry on with my medical degree, but now I'm looking forward to a long summer celebrating being a graduate!!!!

:cool:

[legoman]

Yowza!!!

Nice one Hannah! Yo genius.
Next time we meet I'll buy you a drink!
*note to self: avoid Hannah, do not go to Edinburgh...*

Really though, thats rather impressive. How'd little Shauny do?

Me, I've got another two years before they let me get any sort of qualification. Poo.

my back hurts. a lot. any suggestions on treatment since you all seem to study people and stuff around here.
Am I the only one studying crazy electronicy stuff?

[DGoeij]

Congratulations!

I imagine a 'degree' to be of some importance, I know you're a student at an university, so you must be learning something, sometimes (one might even pick up stuff that's useful enough to remember in the future) and considering your post, it must be.
Too bad my knowledge about the various education systems in the world is rather backward.:confused:

So, to increase my happiness for you, what does 'a degree' mean?

[Snaga]

A degree is what you get at the end of an undergraduate course at university.... ie after 3-4 years of study.

BTW... Legolam!!! Wow!!!!!!!!!!! You are hereby elected Super-brain of the Periaur! Also... can we call you Dr Legolam now?;)

[DGoeij]

Originally posted by snaga1
A degree is what you get at the end of an undergraduate course at university.... ie after 3-4 years of study.


Great, that's really something. I guess you could call it the same as becoming a doctorandus in dutch (although universities are currently introducing a 'bachelor/master' system, because of something EU:rolleyes:)

Great to have an officially recognized brain in the Guild.:D

[Legolam]

Thanks guys. Alas, Snaga, it's not my doctor exams that I passed, just my BSc year. I took a year out to do Physiology and it's back to Medicine for me next September.

Anyone who wants to celebrate with me, you're all welcome up here for drinkies!!

[Elbereth]

Congrats Legolam!

And I second Snaga's nomination for you as Guild Brain. You have definately earned that title!

But in the meantime...enjoy your summer! I'm sure the rest is much needed.

[Wonko The Sane]

Yay for the Guild Brain!!! :)

Oooh...can I be the guild dunce?! I'd try to be the guild lush, but Legolam's slammed that title as well! ;)

[Legolam]

I´m sure this guild is big enough for two lushes!!!

[FoolOfATook]

Can I be the Guild's resident uber-geek?

[Elbereth]

Ok ok....your wishes are granted.

Wonko and Leglam can be Co-guild lushes (both have equally proven their lushness - (hehehe....I think I just made up a whole new meaning for that word)

and FoaT...you may be the Guild's resident Uber geek (I guess if you have to be a geek...you might as well be a uber one ;) )

ok...who else wants a title...I'm sure there is enough for everyone. :)

[Wonko The Sane]

Yay! Co-Lush! *Dances with Miss Legsielam* But um...I want my OWN title. :)

Can I have one? Or can I give other people titles? Hehe. Looks around for a certain someone...I've been itching to announce the Guild Ego for ages!!! :)

[Legolam]

Jeez Wonks, you're fairly going at the posting since you're back from being sick and all!!

:cool:

[Beleg]

Jeez Wonks, you're fairly going at the posting since you're back from being sick and all!!

Yeah 200 posts in two days!!! :eek: :eek:
Wow! :D

[Wonko The Sane]

I'm trying to stay up to date....

I'm actually still sick...but this is my way of dealing with it.

I stay focused on the forum despite my illness because it distracts me from being sick...

I still get nauseous and stuff from too much time at the computer...but this way...at least...I feel like I can work through it...and ignore it...and do the things I did before I got sick. :(

[Legolam]

Poor Wonks.

Can I use this thread to moan at you all? I really need to sound off right now. Ah well, it's not like you can complain ...

I now have no ELECTRICITY, cooking facilities or water in my flat, so the fact that our new washing machine was delivered yesterday is a bit obsolete. It also means that my great plan of loking over the debate was messed up because I had no computer (or rather, a computer with no power). Grrrrrrr!!!!!

On top of that, I've just sat through the biggest waste of time ever (I can't call it a lecture, it was waaaaaaay below that). Why me? I can't stand the boredom and lack of electricity any more!!! I'M GOING INSANE!!!!! :eek:

Now I have to cycle home 2.5 miles up a hill. I might need a stiff drink when I get back ...

[Aulë]

Sheesh....anything to avoid the debate....;)

Is there any reason for the lack of electricity? Or does Scottyland's electricity turn on and off at will?
You did remember to pay the electricity bill, right? :D

[Legolam]

I am NOT avoiding the debate!! Well, maybe a little bit ... but that's only because everyone keeps stealing my points before I get a chance to post them!! ;)

The electricity was switched off by the electrician and he forgot to switch it back on. I didn't want to mess with it in case he'd left it switched off for a reason. But it's all good now as our nice shiny new kitchen is now finished and ready for Snaga and Wonks to visit! :D

[DGoeij]

Yikes! You were forced into a life without electricity? The Horror!

*hides under his bed*

I forgot, it's too big a mess under my bed to leave room for me to hide. In case of nuclear war, I'm doomed.:p

[Legolam]

I can't believe I coped so badly with now power in my flat. For goodness sake - I spent a month in Bolivia with no electricity or hot water and I was fine! It's funny how quickly you get used to your home comforts again.

[DGoeij]

I noticed the same thing about TV. I never ever miss it during my vacations, but as soon as I get home, I waste way too much time staring at the darn thing again.:rolleyes:

[Aulë]

Yeah, the same goes with this cursed computer! :( Whenever it is broken, or when I'm away, I have a wonderful time spending the whole day outside playing sports, hooning around at the beach, or getting into mischief. But during times like now, I spend many hours sitting in front of this thing, talking to the same people over MSN when I could be outside putting better use to my time.

Arg! Sometimes I wonder if these computers are beneficial to mankind...

[DGoeij]

I managed not to visit TTF for nearly a month now, but that has more to do with computer failure during the days I actually had time to read up on everything I've been missing. And off course, the longer you've been away, the more there is to catch up with. *sigh*

[Aulë]

Yeah, I hate that horrible feeling I get when I click on 'New Posts' after I've been away for a while. Hundreds of posts that just have to be read. :(
Although there aren't as many these days as there was when I joined (Probably because Wonks isn't doing her rounds anymore ;) ).

[Elbereth]

Well, now that the super-ober posters have slowed down or stopped posting altogether...the forum has been moving at a much slower pace.

Let's bow our heads and give a momment of silence to the super posters that are no longer with us...or have since passed onto the real world which keeps them from posting here with us at the speeds we are used to.

Anamatar
Ulairi
Nenya
Wonko
YayGollum
Elgee
EverEve
Tar Alcalime
Grond

You are missed

[Darkknight]

Well, now that the super-ober posters have slowed down or stopped posting altogether...the forum has been moving at a much slower pace.

Let's bow our heads and give a momment of silence to the super posters that are no longer with us...or have since passed onto the real world which keeps them from posting here with us at the speeds we are used to.

Anamatar
Ulairi
Nenya
Wonko
YayGollum
Elgee
EverEve
Tar Alcalime
Grond

You are missed

Hello, fellow Periaurs, I'm new here, do you wish to talk, or shall dust gather on our thread?

[Legolam]

OK OK, since you've mad such an effort to get these old threads going, I feel I should respond!

I, in true Periaur fashion, feel really awful today because of self-inflicted reasons. I can usually cope with this, but today I had an anatomy exam which meant spending half an hour staring and poking at bits of dead bodies. It was horrible, but I got a decent mark :rolleyes: . But the moral of the story is - don't go to a "wine tasting party" when you have anatomy in the morning :D

Darkknight - why don't you tell us a bit about yourself ...

[Darkknight]

OK OK, since you've mad such an effort to get these old threads going, I feel I should respond!

I, in true Periaur fashion, feel really awful today because of self-inflicted reasons. I can usually cope with this, but today I had an anatomy exam which meant spending half an hour staring and poking at bits of dead bodies. It was horrible, but I got a decent mark :rolleyes: . But the moral of the story is - don't go to a "wine tasting party" when you have anatomy in the morning :D

Darkknight - why don't you tell us a bit about yourself ...

That's a good moral, at the least.

Well, I'm Richard, and I live in California which is in the US. I have read the LOTR novels and I enjoyed the films. Gandalf and Treebeard are my favourite characters. I also like Star Wars and Star Trek. I like to read, sketch, and daydream on my spare time when I'm not online. Classical, New Age, international music and indie rock are my favourite types of music. Pastas, vegetables and fruit juices are my favourite foods.

I'm currently a student. History and social sciences in general are my favourite topic, but art is a second.

[Aulë]

Corr blimey! Almost all the Guilds have been archived! :eek:
Lucky I got that debating tournament done when we still had enough Guilds around the place, eh? ;)
Ah well, the Periaur is still here. Hopefully we can stick around for a bit longer too. :p

Hannah- you are crazy. I can handle killing animals and dissecting them- but I would be no use with dead human bodies! Even if I hadn't drunk excess amounts of alcohol the night before... (no surprise that you had been drinking the night before. Admit it- you go to wine-tasting "courses" every night. Don't you!? ;) )
One of my mates is studying dentistry, and has told me how bad it is working with dead humans. Most of the students in his course can't bare to look at the eyes of the "patients" so they cover them with a cloth. Anyway, after hearing what they do with the bodies I have decided that it wouldn't be a good idea to donate my body to science. Just imagining people like Hannah attacking me with a scalpel is scary! :p

Welcome to the Guild, Richard. Hope you stick around for a while. :)

[33Peregrin]

I, in true Periaur fashion, feel really awful today because of self-inflicted reasons. I can usually cope with this, but today I had an anatomy exam which meant spending half an hour staring and poking at bits of dead bodies. It was horrible, but I got a decent mark :rolleyes: . But the moral of the story is - don't go to a "wine tasting party" when you have anatomy in the morning :D


One of my best friends had to do that for her anatomy class. It sounds disgusting, but cool at the same time. Did it smell bad? :p Uhhh... it creeps me out thinking about it, but sounds kinda cool. :D

[Darkknight]

Corr blimey! Almost all the Guilds have been archived! :eek:
Lucky I got that debating tournament done when we still had enough Guilds around the place, eh? ;)
Ah well, the Periaur is still here. Hopefully we can stick around for a bit longer too. :p

Welcome to the Guild, Richard. Hope you stick around for a while. :)

I will, and I would hate to see this guild archived too. Out of the remaining guilds this one was the one I liked most. I hope I didn't clutter this board with posts when I was granted membership. :D

By the way, that human dissection sounds ill...

[Legolam]

One of my best friends had to do that for her anatomy class. It sounds disgusting, but cool at the same time. Did it smell bad? :p Uhhh... it creeps me out thinking about it, but sounds kinda cool. :DActually, it's not as bad as it sounds. Our university doesn't let us do dissection, so all the bodies are pre-dissected (prosected is the technical term). Basically, we just get to look and poke about in our anatomy practicals. I hate looking at the hands and face (I've never actually had the guts to look at the face of a body - there's a page in my textbook I can't look at because of that), but the rest of it doesn't look human, so it's not so bad. You're right about the smell though - it's awful. It's just getting into summer here, so the anatomy room is heating up nicely and they need to use more formaldehyde than usual - that's the worst bit of it all.

By the way, I hope this discussion is deemed "safe" for TTF. I know it's a bit gross for a lot of people, but I think it's a valid discussion. Too many people are disgusted by death and dissection and stuff, and I think it's a good idea to let them know exactly what we do. It's just an educational tool, like books or live patients. Loads of people find it really interesting, but I detest it, mainly because I can't remember all the stupid names of the body!

[Elbereth]

I see nothing wrong with this convo. And considering that it is in the "permission to get off topic thread", I say go for it!

And if you are concerned about grossing people out simply add a disclaimer at the beginning of your post...that should suffice. ;)

[33Peregrin]

You're right about the smell though - it's awful. It's just getting into summer here, so the anatomy room is heating up nicely and they need to use more formaldehyde than usual - that's the worst bit of it all.


So they actually brought it to your school or whatever? Wow, our school wouldn't let them do that. The people in the anatomy class had to go to some place just to look at the bodies. Yeah, it sounds really gross. The friend I mentioned earlier talked about some having cancer and stuff, and seeing their black lungs and tumors. :o Gross! And touching the intestines and everything. Gross!

[Legolam]

Well, I'm at medical school at Edinburgh Uni so we have an anatomy department based there. Edinburgh has a long tradition of anatomical discoveries and the medical school here is one of the oldest in the world. It's a pretty cool place to study with all that history! Here's a picture of one of our lecture theatres: http://www.mvm.ed.ac.uk/history/history5.htm

At school, the closest we got to doing anything cool was when our Biology teacher brought in a sheep's heart and lungs that she bought out of the butcher's and dissected for us. I also saw a dissection of a bull's eye when I was on holiday in California, but you're not allowed to do that here because of BSE.

[33Peregrin]

I've never gotten to do any of that stuff. The only thing I've disected in my life is owl barf, and I found a mouse skull which you could open and close it's jaw... But I've never gotten to do anything exciting. I need to take an anatomy class so I can do something like that. Maybe next year!

[Niniel]

We had to disect some animals in biology class in high school; a cow's eye, a lamb's heart and a shellfish. It was a long time ago (10 years or so) and since then I haven't done any disecting. I studied history, so that's not very surprising.

[Aulë]

Aulë's list of dissected animals:
-Goat
-Pig
-Sheep
-Cow
-Chicken
-Quokka
-Rat
-Mouse
-Toad
-Frog
-Cat
-Ostrich
-Kangaroo
-Various types of fish

Ahh, the joys of studying Animal Science...
If any of you can remember the vet on the Simpsons throwing the dead guinea pig through a basketball ring over a bin, then I can assure you that I have done the same with assorted goat organs! :p

Anyway, I'm still not as hardcore as Hannah. Only a crazed Scotswoman could take delight in hacking up humans...;)

[Legolam]

Hey, I don't delight in it - I detest it. It's gross and horrible and smelly and gross. However, it's an essential part of my course, so unfortunately I have to do it. And I guess it's pretty interesting once you get into it. It's pretty cool looking at someone's insides and asking "how does this work?!".

By the way, Aule, what the hell's a quokka? Sounds like you Aussies are making up animal names again ;)

[Aulë]

By the way, Aule, what the hell's a quokka? Sounds like you Aussies are making up animal names again ;)A quokka is a small marsupial a bit like a wallaby. They're about a foot high, and are quite friendly.
There aren't many of them left on the mainland, but there's an island near Perth (Rottnest Island) that has plenty of them. They are protected, but I know of a few people that play 'Quokka Soccer'. :p

[Elbereth]

Ok....let's see a topic ....what would be a good topic?

Here is one?

What is the best thing about being a tween?

Discuss!!!

....or don't discuss, I really dont' care...just respond. :p

[Aulë]

Well you're not ignored by older people anymore. And you're not considered to be too old and out of date by the younger people.

And plus (the main reason) you're in the right age range to pick up the best looking girls. :D

[spirit]

What is the best thing about being a tween?
Best think abour being a tween is that you don't have to act a certain way. You can just be yourself and do what you want, rather than have limits. You don’t have to act all “grown up” and you can let the child in you run wild most of the time. Whereas if you were older (35+ depending if time was on your side) it would look rather off if you tried to the a normal tween thing, eg: try skateboarding. It would be very humiliating for you whereas for a tween, they can just laugh it off and get back up on their feet.
:p