Team Random - Home Of The Crazy by RelFexive

Well, yes, obviously. Heh. Hence the slight alteration... I might go further with it, actually.

...

Right, let's see if that sticks shall we?

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 1:05 AM

N0SKILLZ

yes, let us see...

*scampers off to play the division title game in Blitz...*

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*Andersen AFB, Guam*

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 3:09 AM

Thanks to all for the birthday wishes! I had a lovely birthday, thank you thank you.

Lims-LOVED the song!

Safe-what on EARTH does that mean? I think I know what a jib is. Was your grandmother a pirate?

I am high on cake and ice cream today. I had entirely tooooo much sugar yesterday.

Ooh, and my very favourite brother got me Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy on DVD. Yay for me!

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 3:47 AM

Afternoon guys...

10 days left! 0.0 WOOT! (I'm still trying to get my head around it.. It's crazy.. *is nervous*)

Keeping it random:

Do we have a flag?

I know the Serenitree has one, (Thatweirdgirl made one a while back methinks), but is there an official Team random flag? I don't recall seeing one....

Is it a good idea to have one?

- Cos.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 4:07 AM

Oh, I wish I could go with you all! *sigh*

Remember: I expect many many pictures!

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 4:24 AM

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Oh, I wish I could go with you all! *sigh*

Remember: I expect many many pictures!

Of course!

I normally take WAY too much camera film along with me to conventions.

(I'll be like a crazy Scottish papparazzi Browncoat or something.)

Taking photographs is an important part of the con experience. I like to capture the spirit of the event. (Also, it helps me to remember what happened, cause I'm usually walking about in a daze during the whole thing..)

Seriously though, I'm planning to put my pics on line this time if they're good enough.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 4:40 AM

Glad your birthday was fun, CMS!

As for a Team Random flag, I know there's a logo because I regularly see it on my official coffee mug. Perhaps someone could mount one of the t-shirts on a staff?

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 4:48 AM

It's have to be one of the t-shirts that say "Reavers" on the back, seeing as that's the official unofficial Team Random motto.

Cos-Yay for the Scottish Paparazzi!
Make sure you get lots of pictures of the Randomites, too, not just the BDHs.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 5:01 AM

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Serenity wrote:

Cos-Yay for the Scottish Paparazzi!
Make sure you get lots of pictures of the Randomites, too, not just the BDHs.

*Nods* I'll definitely try. Are there any official arrangements for everyone to meet up? I have no clue...

I'll be arriving early. Around 9am - 11am. (Roughly.)

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Spinland wrote:

As for a Team Random flag, I know there's a logo because I regularly see it on my official coffee mug. Perhaps someone could mount one of the t-shirts on a staff?

Team random t-shirts and mugs?? They exist?! There's a motto too?!

*Hangs head in black burning shame*

I had no idea...

- Cos.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 5:09 AM

Well, there WERE, until Fray's cafepress shop got shut down.

Damn the man!

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 5:11 AM

Alas, CafePress closed the shop for Team Random goodies, as I recall. So those who were quick enough got there in time.

Maybe Fray can whip up a quick flag for us, since it was her shop.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 5:36 AM

She could also send us the pic that was on the front of the shirts and we could print them out ourselves on that t-shirt transfer stuff and make our own.

I'm watching Pastor's dog today since he's out of the office. Has anybody ever read the book "Walter the Farting Dog?" Well, that is Sugar at the moment. She's going to kill me.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 5:41 AM

'Walter the Farting Dog'?

That's a great title for a book!

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 5:47 AM

There's also one about a dog with bad breath called "Hallie Tosis"

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 6:01 AM

Hee, those are funny titles! I can certify that cat farts are no more pleasant to encounter.

Work is just too weird right now, but I'm beginning to unravel the problem that's had me

since early yesterday so maybe there's hope for today to come out well.

Come what may, there's coffee--and chocolate Jewels, can't ever forget those.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 6:07 AM

Ooh (jumps on board) a new thread. What is this about flags and mottos? Sigh. I wish I could go to a convention. Never been to one.

I give to you the Seeker of Serenity, the Valkyrie Warrior, the Gourmet Cook and the Truth Scoper.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 6:07 AM

*Rocks along to The Darkness' new song*

There's no such thing as a 'one way ticket to hell and back', gorramit!

....Great song though!

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 6:15 AM

I went to a sci-fi con once, something like 15 years ago. Met one of my favorite authors, but that was about the high point for me. I guess I just wasn't in the right frame of mind to enjoy the experience. I'm betting that were there browncoats at the time things would have been different.

Ooh, can we start griping about mangled/redundant/garbled language? My first vote is for "whether or not."

It's already approaching lunch time here. Time flies when you're baffled.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 6:31 AM

Speaking of chocolate (someone must have, at some point) I just got a package from Cozen (sorry SP, nothing from you...yet.) I had to go to the PO and pick it up.

Anyway, my darlingest Cozen sent me some absolutely divine swiss chocolates. I just ate one-ambrosia of the gods!

Now, I must share with all of you, or I'll eat it all and get very very ill.

*passes around the box*

I highly recommend the truffles!

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Spinny-what about people who can't distinguish between their, there and they're, or you're and your? That annnoys me to no end.

Oh, and I KNOW I'm guilty of using the phrase "whether or not". But it is a dumb thing to say.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 6:46 AM

Hee; I think the whole plural vs. possessive thing is water too deep for a distressingly large number of people. Some people think it bad form to go all critical on spelling and grammar, but c'mon! When you're using the written word to express your thoughts, spelling and grammar are important, gorramit! I'm hardly qualified to teach the subject, but the stuff I see every day ....

I'm especially freaked out when I see glaring errors in the local newspaper. These people are supposed to be professional users of the language?

I could get revved up on a rant about the whole "give marks for effort, don't put too much importance on results or someone's esteem might get lowered" school of thought in teaching/raising kids, but I fear I'd start sounding like a grumpy ol' curmudgeon instead of the sweet young thing I really am.

Heh.

Okay, I confess: I'm an ol' grump.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Truffles! I just sent my mom a box for her birthday.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 6:59 AM

Chocolate is sooooo good. Yeah, it bugs me when I see supposedly professional works with errors in them (like newspapers, books, games, etc.). I could edit better than that with one eye! But yeah, what are ya gonna do?

I give to you the Seeker of Serenity, the Valkyrie Warrior, the Gourmet Cook and the Truth Scoper.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 7:00 AM

SAFEAT2ND

Hey Spinland, I'd rant right alongside you on that. We must start an 'ol grump support group.

Chocolates must be psychic. I did the same thing, sent my Nana (read grandmother) a box of chocolate covered gingers, her fave, for her B-day today.

Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 7:05 AM

Your jib Nana?

That was very nice of you, Safe.

Spinny-my local paper is terrible. You could take a red pen to it and have a field day!

I have a confession: when I'm reading a book and I find typos or grammatical errors, I must correct them. I cannot bear to leave it in my book. It drives me to distraction.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 7:06 AM

What are ya gonna do? Eat chocolate, quaff vodka, shake head--not necessarily in that order, but it helps.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 7:09 AM

Course, after you quaff the vodka, head shaking might make you a little dizzy.

Hmm, chocolate flavored vodka.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 7:17 AM

Methinks the trick is to shake one's head in counterpoint to the vodka-induced moving of the room; makes things kind of come out even.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 7:19 AM

Now that is a good idea, Spinny!

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 7:24 AM

Oh, just reading that made me dizzy. Maybe I should put the stash away.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 7:27 AM

SAFEAT2ND

Serenity, Not my Nana. My "jib" Grandma is my mom's mom. She passed away this summer. That was my trip to New Brunswick.

I've actually had chocolate vodka. It's not as chocolatey as one would think. I like the Vanilla vodka or schnapps in vanilla coke. Once again, on it's own, not a vanillay as one would think.

Crown Royal or Canadian Club and ginger ale, is my preferance.

Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 7:34 AM

I discovered that manhattan martinis make me dizzy. I think they're evil.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 7:36 AM

REALLYKAYLEE

i would like everyone to know that my birthday is June 26.

and i like chocolate. or y'all could just come and visit me which would be even betterest! (yeah- i wrote it!)

shakespeare: more words than God.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 7:41 AM

PSYCHICRIVER

Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
I discovered that manhattan martinis make me dizzy. I think they're evil.

Tranquility- What time is it over there?!

RK - Mines the 28th! I was due on the 26th though.

PsychicRiver

"Two by two, hands of blue."

"We'll take care of each other. I'll knit!"
"I swallowed a bug."

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 7:45 AM

12:43, PR. Why?

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 7:48 AM

PSYCHICRIVER

Are you driking manhattan martinies now?

PsychicRiver

"Two by two, hands of blue."

"We'll take care of each other. I'll knit!"
"I swallowed a bug."

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 7:52 AM

PIFFLE101

LOL! I love that part in Spanglish!

I'm a June 13 baby!

(Damn Mary Kate and Ashley have the same Birthday...)

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 7:53 AM

I retain my snobbish fondness for good micro-brew. A lot of mixed drinks are very tasty to me, but in the end I'm a beer kind of guy--if it's good beer. My criteria pretty much eliminate anything that can be found in a can.

I'm a mid-February baby. Contributions toward my buying a house are always welcome, though not tax deductable.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 7:54 AM

I hate this cold, as I've already said... somewhere. It's distracting.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 7:55 AM

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Originally posted by PsychicRiver:
Are you driking manhattan martinies now?

No, I'm not. I'm drinking water and eating a couscous veggie wrap.

I don't drink at work, I'm not THAT bad. Yet.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 7:56 AM

EVILBUNNIES

Quote:
Originally posted by Spinland:
I'm a mid-February baby. Contributions toward my buying a house are always welcome, though not tax deductable.

Ah, a fellow Februarian (I might have made that up. All the cool kids are doing it anyways

) Around when? I'm the 16th

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 8:02 AM

Poor Rel! I hope you feel better!

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 8:05 AM

The 15th, for me. Just missed being born on the day of red velvet heart boxes filled with chocolates. There's bound to be something important in that observation, but it eludes me right now; could be that anything that relates to chocolate is important in some way.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 8:15 AM

Sorry about the cold, Rel. Could be something which could be chased out through vodka?

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 8:19 AM

It's worth considering....

It's tiring, sneezing and nose-blowing every five minutes. And it's dehydrating too.

Lovely, ain't it?

I've had quite a few little tantrums today from sneezing interrupting my train of thought and my concentration

It's frustrating!

Anyway... what's wrong with "whether or not" exactly? I confess I don't know... and I'm sure I must've used the phrase at some point...

Otherwise, my written grammar and spelling tends to be quite good. I even use the right punctuation and so forth in text messages!

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 8:19 AM

SAFEAT2ND

Too much vodka will chase ANYTHING out of my system including food I don't remember eating...

Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 8:20 AM

SIMONWHO

I share a birthday with Bonnie Langford.

*hangs head in sorrow and shame*

You know what could be made more chocolately? Chocolate. Think about it, double chocolate puddings are very common nowadays so why not bars of double chocolate? I'd pay extra for more chocolate in my chocolate.

*nods his head authoritatively*

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 8:27 AM

The problem is the "or not" is already implicit in the word; saying "whether or not" is redundant. It's a tiny thing, to be sure, but now and again it bugs me. The main reason I brought it up was the relevance to the "one way ticket there and back" semi-rant some posted earlier (I'm too lazy to go back and look it up).

Bravo on texting proper English (if that's not absurd coming from an American

). I can well understand how bandwidth charges add up, it's the same for classified newspaper ads, but elsewhere? Full words, please. I don't understand all the odd spellings and numbers-as-letters gimmicks, nor will I expend any effort trying to puzzle them out when I see posts made in that "lingo." I'm far too curmudgeonly for that!

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 8:34 AM

Heh, curmudgeonly. It's a good word.

Exactly how would one wrongly use "whether or not" anyway? Whenever I try to think of how, I get something like "I'll take my umbrella whether it's raining or not" and I don't see how that's wrong... so what am I missing? Am I using it right in this case or what?

As for the "one way ticket" thing, I believe Justin Hawkins, he of The Darkness fame, has admitted that yes, it doesn't really makes sense, but it also kinda does.

After all, it is a ticket to "hell and back", which is one journey in and of itself... If it had been a one way ticket to hell and then he came back, that would not make sense.

....maybe.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 8:47 AM