Derail This Thread!

[C`gan]

Remember the HUGE glass bottles for 16 fluid ounces? Something you actually had to hold onto because it was heavy, thick glass?

Nowadays, 42 ounces in a flimsy little plastic cup whose walls are no thicker than the letter l I just typed.

[GalemThawn]

You typed that letter l ?
It looks vaugley familiar, like I have seen it somewhere before.
Just so you know, I typed every letter in this post EXCEPT for that one (the one before the question mark).

[tramsan]

Every single letter in this post was stolen from a newspaper.

Speaking of newspapers, how many of you people read newspapers in this day and age of internet papers? I don't think I've read a newspaper for years now, apart from quickly glancing at them, wondering what the heck they are.

[velveeta]

i read newspapers! plus they make great kat litter - ecomonical and environmentally friendly!

hey, that's what horizons needs - a recycling system!

[GalemThawn]

Horizons doesn't need recycled!
We are just going through a 'polishing' stage to restore it to its former and future glory.

[Favoran]

I like polished rocks. You know, the kind that need to be left in a rock tumbler for days, or picked up at random from the side of a river. Shiney.

[Dracana]

Mmm shiny rocks. I like jellybeans

[Favoran]

I tried some of those Berty Bott's beans a while back... They leave a nasty taste in your mouth. Specially that grass one. :P Grass just isn't meant for eating.

[Steelclaw]

Grass can be smoked though! *recalls a familiar smell of burnt lawn clippings combined with dog poo and gasoline*

In case you're wondering what I'm talking about, consider the following advice: let the lawn mower cool off before refueling it.

[awdz]

so some creatures eat grass, some smoke it, some hack it down before it has a chance to seed...

i think those who weave grass have a cool talent. i do generally prefer flat weaves to the kind where the grasses are twisted or knotted, particularly for mats. some of the braided grass patterns can be pretty, though :-)

[Oakleif]

I tried braiding my daughter's hair, a french braid to be exact, and discovered that either
a) I don't have the dexterity I thought I did,
b) I don't have enough fingers to do a french braid,
c) I don't have enough hands to do a french braid,
d) I'm male, and we aren't supposed to have that skill,
e) all of the above

[Steelclaw]

d) I'm male, and we aren't supposed to have that skill,

See what happens when you don't read the patch notes?

[Favoran]

I tried braiding my daughter's hair, a french braid to be exact, and discovered that either
a) I don't have the dexterity I thought I did,
b) I don't have enough fingers to do a french braid,
c) I don't have enough hands to do a french braid,
d) I'm male, and we aren't supposed to have that skill,
e) all of the above

Ever wonder why you'll never have more than an a) to e) option? What happened to f)?

For that matter, why don't they go z) y) x)...

[velveeta]

man, i never could figure out the grid thing......(x, y) what is that anyway??

[Oakleif]

(x,y) is a location on a coordinate plane. F1 is a window seat on an airplane.

[GalemThawn]

"I'm sorry. He's off the grid."

"Off the grid?! Off the grid?! What the **** does that mean anyway!"

[Favoran]

The Princess Bride is one of my favorite movies. It's also highly quotable!

"Inconceivable!"

[Arietna]

"Inconceivable" also happens to be the name of a very good book by Ben Elton. He also wrote another book which is hilarious which is a pi$$take of shows like "X Factor" called "Chart Throb".

[Favoran]

I like books. I read all the time. My school librarians all know my name because I come in too often. XD

[GalemThawn]

Speaking of pheasant hunting, I just had the hardest time installing this HP LaserJet M2727nf.