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@JasperLoy Was it breakfast?

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@its_meα Well, what is said here cannot be taken as evidence in court.

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@Mahnax Yup, I had two double cheeseburgers gotten from some free vouchers.

hehe! I know, I know

@JasperLoy Nice! From where?

12:05 AM

wow!

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@Mahnax McDonalds.

@JasperLoy Yum.

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@its_meα You can consider getting something else if you don't want to pay for shipment. Just wait till you have something else in mind since there's no hurry anyway.

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I wonder when all the ctfds will be cleared from the right wall. I think never.

@JasperLoy Do you like egg nog?

12:07 AM

Yeah, I was thinking the same too

@JasperLoy Hahaha.

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@Mahnax I have no idea what a nog is.

@JasperLoy unless we start starring each other's comments

@its_meα NO.

@JasperLoy Oh, you're missing out.

@Mahnax I was NOT serious! :)

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12:08 AM

@its_meα Are you an undergrad?

@its_meα GOOD.

@JasperLoy right. Why do you ask?

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@its_meα For fun.

Eggnog

Eggnog, or egg nog, is a sweetened dairy-based beverage traditionally made with milk and/or cream, sugar, beaten eggs (which gives it a frothy texture), and liquor. Brandy, rum, or whisky are sometimes added; and the finished serving would be garnished with a sprinkling of ground cinnamon or nutmeg. Eggnog is a popular drink throughout the United States and Canada, and is usually associated with winter celebrations such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the New Year. Commercial non-alcoholic eggnog is typically available only in the winter season. Eggnog may be added as a flavouring to fo...

Most of the stuff from the grocery store has no liquor.

And we only get it at Christmastime here.

Actually, I am a college drop-out

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12:10 AM

@Mahnax I love eggs though. There was once I had two everyday.

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@its_meα OK no problem. Better than me. I'm a lunatic.

@JasperLoy It tastes nothing like eggs; it's sweet, and has spices like nutmeg and cinnamon. It's also very thick.

@JasperLoy hehe! gundu you mean

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@its_meα Well you should know what I mean since you read what I wrote.

yes, yes

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12:12 AM

@its_meα Reduplication like @mahnax!

@JasperLoy Ack.

@JasperLoy lol

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@its_meα Do you plan on continuing your studies in future?

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@Mahnax No homework today?

No. I thought it's a waste of time. I want to program something

12:13 AM

@JasperLoy None.

@its_meα It is good to learn how first.

@Mahnax ??

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Time for me to give out presents!

@its_meα College/University are good places to learn programming.

Not that you need it, at least for HTML/CSS.

yeah, I know. But this is India. It's different. I don't see practicality in education here

that's exactly the reason I dropped out from college

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@its_meα A lot of people there use pirated Windows I heard?

12:15 AM

@its_meα I see. Would you ever come to NorAm to continue studying?

@JasperLoy The funny thing is, you buy a PC, and you get it pre-loaded with pirated version of Windows

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Seriously if they get pirated Windows they might as well just use Linux instead.

So it's not the people actually. The sellers!

@JasperLoy Seconded!

I am sure 90% of those getting a PC here, have never see Linux or Ubuntu around

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12:17 AM

@its_meα Are there a lot of people there who do what the evil guys do in Slumdog Millionaire?

And I am sure that people using Linux in my place are in 10s

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@its_meα Then you must promote it in your community.

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Done giving out presents.

@JasperLoy IDK. But they are slums anyway. Shit happens.

@JasperLoy seriously?

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@its_meα Aye, I know all about shit. I've been through plenty of shit myself.

12:19 AM

oh! an instance?

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@its_meα Ya tell your neighbours and friends, etc.

@JasperLoy done that already

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@its_meα What I wrote is enough detail.

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@its_meα Great.

:D ha ha ha!

Why do americans have red spots? It's because it's too cold there, right?

googles

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12:22 AM

@its_meα I was not joking about the shit, but it's OK to laugh.

:-|

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@its_meα What are red spots?

okay, pink then? The skin is pale pink (you call it white), and there are red spots.

Are they pimples?

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@its_meα You should ask @mahnax.

@Mahnax where are ya?

12:25 AM

@its_meα I'm here.

Why do americans have red spots? It's because it's too cold there or are they pimples?

let me put it this way... the English (not just americans)

@its_meα Probably pimples.

okay

Or freckles.

yeah, yeah!

I forgot what they call it

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12:27 AM

@Mahnax How come I don't have freckles?

@JasperLoy Asians don't usually have the same sort of skin pigmentations.

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@Mahnax But I still have pimples!

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Yay!

@JasperLoy They are not similar.

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@Mahnax Yes.

12:29 AM

@JasperLoy Got to go, dinner.

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@Mahnax OK.

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@its_meα I don't know the situation there but I think it's best to at least finish undergrad.

@Mahnax tc

@JasperLoy I pay some 300 bucks and I can get anything without even having to write an exam

if it's about those certs

:)

@JasperLoy when I want to buy something, learn something etc I can't wait. You feel like that too?

1:08 AM

I'm back. Please, as always, hold all applause.

Hello @trupanka!

@Mahnax Hi

@trupanka How are you?

@Mahnax I'm depressed. And you?

@trupanka I'm just fine. Why are you depressed?

@Mahnax There are many reasons I should be

1:12 AM

@trupanka Like?

@Mahnax Like I'm such a looser )

@trupanka No, you aren't. You are unique. Take pride.

@Mahnax tyrannosaurus rex was unique too and where is he now?..

@trupanka He was wiped out. He was, of course, only animal.

Hi @Jasper.

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@its_meα In the past. But I've kicked the bad habit long ago and learnt to get something only when I would really make use of it.

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1:16 AM

@Mahnax Hello.

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@trupanka Who is rex?

@JasperLoy A dinosaur. The mightiest, or so they say.

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Or are you just joking about the dinosaur?

@JasperLoy hmm..

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@Mahnax I thought he might be referring to a username.

1:17 AM

@Mahnax not a very smart predator

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@trupanka Then you should not be comparing yourself to him.

@Mahnax why? I'm stupid too )

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@trupanka That usually means you are a genius. Hint hint, I call myself stupid too. Shh...

I second @JasperLoy's motion.

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@Mahnax Many people use the tab autocomplete. I usually don't use it.

1:21 AM

@JasperLoy Shure. And white is black.l

@JasperLoy I do, sometimes.

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@trupanka The spelling is sure.

@JasperLoy Yeap.

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@Mahnax The problem comes when I try to ping Mr. Shiny. Using mrs doesn't sound nice, you can't ping with two letters so maybe you wanna type mrshiny but that's too long.

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@trupanka I correct all spelling errors and typos in this room. They should give me a title.

1:23 AM

@JasperLoy Haha, Mrs. Hiny.

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@Mahnax What will you be doing on New Year's Eve?

@JasperLoy I will probably enjoy movies and video games with my friends, and then drink tea and eat crumpets at midnight, as per tradition.

@JasperLoy Yourself?

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@Mahnax No plans. I will be hoping that my one year plan of recovery starts successfully the next day, and ends successfully a year later.

@JasperLoy You should kick it off with a party! A small one, just you and a few friends.

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@Mahnax Hehe, I will come to ELU chat room to party!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1:31 AM

@JasperLoy Haha, well, whatever time is midnight SE time, I will be here.

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@Mahnax Though over here, many Chinese regard Chinese New Year as more important than New Year, but not me.

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It's usually in Jan or Feb.

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@trupanka What are you doing on New Year's Eve?

@JasperLoy That's what I thought. I hope something special will be going on in here, hint hint moderators/SE overlords.

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@Mahnax Well, they can't give out food and drinks through the computer screen!

1:35 AM

@JasperLoy Yeah, but there's always something they could do.

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@mahnax I really want to make next year my last year of suffering, I really hope I make it this time.

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@Mahnax They can give out virtual food and drinks. sonic gave aedia virtual kimchi before.

@JasperLoy I am praying for you. I fully believe you will do it, too.

@JasperLoy Cool. Did you take a leave of absence over the summertime?

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@Mahnax What do you mean?

@JasperLoy On an old transcript someone was saying something about you not being there for a while, then you said you weren't dead.

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1:39 AM

@Mahnax Oh I'm not sure what you are referring to but I think I did leave for a few days over some silly thing, hehe.

@JasperLoy Oh, I see. Interesting.

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@Mahnax Maybe I'll tell you more about the incident in future, in Canada!

@JasperLoy That would be nice. I hope you come visit me sometime.

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@Mahnax Don't bother coming here though. There's nothing to see. The nicest thing here is my favourite shopping centre!

@JasperLoy Your school was pretty nice!

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1:42 AM

@Mahnax It's actually the number one school here do you know?

@JasperLoy Wow, impressive.

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@Mahnax But the most important thing is that all my close friends now are actually from there. There are strong bonds, bonds that are not made in college.

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So what did you have for dinner?

@JasperLoy Pigs in a blanket.

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@Mahnax WTF? Is that the name of a dish?

1:46 AM

@JasperLoy Yup!

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@Mahnax Cheese and rice!

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Q: "Cheese and rice"?

A new girl started at the office, and she's quite a peculiar character. She moved here from Alabama and is definitely the hyper/spastic type. Every office has one I guess. One thing she says every now and then is cheese and rice. Like, I'll ask her a question about something, and she'll reply, ...

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In case you don't know what I mean.

Pigs in a blanket

Pigs in blankets (also known as worstenbroodjes or saucijzenbroodjes (dutch), kilted sausages (UK), pølse i svøb (danish) refers to different sausage-based foods in the United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Australia, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Russia, Canada, and Japan. They are often different from sausage rolls. United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, "pigs in blankets" refers to small sausages (usually cocktail sausages) wrapped in bacon, and are a traditional accompaniment to roast turkey for Christmas lunch. Pigs in blankets can be accompanied with devils on horseback, an ...

Basically, hot dogs dipped in batter and baked.

Click the image, you'll see.

Ah, there.

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@Mahnax I think I've eaten those before, or at least something that looks like that.

1:48 AM

@JasperLoy They are very good.

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@Mahnax We know KFC of course, but have you heard of MOS Burger?

@JasperLoy No, actually.

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MOS Burger

, doing business as (Japanese, "MOS" or "Mountain Ocean Sun"), is a fast-food restaurant chain (fast-casual) that originated in Japan. It is now the second-largest fast-food franchise in Japan after McDonald's, and owns numerous overseas outlets over East Asia, including Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, and until 2005, Hawaii. It is also the name of the standard hamburger offered by the restaurant, being its first product when the restaurant was founded in 1972. Its headquarters are in the ThinkPark Tower in Ōsaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo. At one time its headquarters were in...

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Its burgers are better than McDonalds or Burger King anytime.

@JasperLoy Sounds like it! I wish we had them here.

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1:51 AM

@Mahnax My favourite there is Teriyaki Chicken Burger.

@JasperLoy That sounds way better than "Big Mac".

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@Mahnax Being an IT idiot, let me ask you. What happens if I subscribe to say your blog using live bookmark? I see it appearing in my bookmark toolbar in Firefox, but when you post something new do I get notified via the browser itself?

@JasperLoy I don't know, actually. I think it notifies your blogger profile.

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@Mahnax Can't be. It's got nothing to do with Google. It's just the browser I think. When I go down to the bottom and click on subscribe to posts (atom).

@JasperLoy Hmm, maybe it is then.

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2:01 AM

Features of Firefox

These are some of the features of Mozilla Firefox that distinguish it from other web browsers such as Internet Explorer. In an effort to combat interface bloat and to allow the browser to be shipped as a small, pared-down core easily customizable to meet individual users' needs, Firefox relies on the extension system to allow users to modify the browser according to their requirements instead of providing all features in the standard distribution. Web technologies support Firefox supports most basic Web standards including HTML, XML, XHTML, CSS (with extensions), JavaScript, DOM, MathML...

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It's described in a section there.

@JasperLoy Oh, okay! I'm not familiar with Firefox.

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@Mahnax What browser do you use?

@JasperLoy Safari.

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@Mahnax OIC the standard on the Mac.

2:04 AM

@JasperLoy Yeah. It's a fairly nice browser, but Firefox is better for debugging. Firebug ^_^

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@Mahnax I didn't know live bookmarks is unique to FF. That's one more reason for me to stick to it now!

@JasperLoy Isn't it Iceweasel or something?

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@Mahnax Yes. Iceweasel is Firefox rebranded on Debian.

@JasperLoy Ah. Did Mozilla do that, or someone else?

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@Mahnax Debian had to rename it because Mozilla did not allow Debian to do things to it without changing the name.

Mozilla Corporation software rebranded by the Debian project

2:07 AM

@JasperLoy Oh, okay.

@JasperLoy Is the icon white then?

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In 2006, a branding issue developed when Mike Connor, representing the Mozilla Corporation, requested that the Debian Project comply with Mozilla standards for use of the Thunderbird trademark when redistributing the Thunderbird software. At issue were modifications not approved by the Mozilla Foundation, when the name for the software remained the same. In 2006 the Debian Project subsequently rebranded the Mozilla Firefox program, and other software released by Mozilla, so that Debian could continue to distribute the software with modifications permitted, without being bound by the use o...

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Cute!

@JasperLoy Haha, nice. It has the exact same functionality?

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@Mahnax More or less.

@JasperLoy Nice.

Most people who view my blog use Linux of some nature.

And half of all my views are from Singapore. 49 views from there. Was that all you?

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2:11 AM

@Mahnax Many hits are from me I guess. And I have many from you too.

@JasperLoy True.

Woah, MOS Burger has burgers with lettuce instead of a bun!

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@Mahnax I now have 106 hits outside my country, including 28 Macs.

@JasperLoy That's all me.

I have around 108 hits. 49 from Singapore.

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@Mahnax Hehe, we're both nuts.

@JasperLoy Yep! In a good way.

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2:20 AM

@Mahnax I am going to bed soon. Good night to you! Don't stay up too late!

@JasperLoy To bed? At this hour?

It's 10 AM where you are!

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@Mahnax Well, I mostly sleep in the day and stay awake at night.

@JasperLoy Oh, I see. Good night then!

3:12 AM

@Mahnax That's Mrs. Hiny and new to you, buster

4:35 AM

@MrShinyandNew安宇 My sincerest apologies, ma'am.

5:24 AM

Ack, it's so dead in here.

6:07 AM

Well, I'll be back in < 10 hours.

AAH.

11:40 AM

My new least favourite word is savvy. I hate how it looks. It looks like sawy, which isn't even a word.

Q: all days vs ever day and all persons vs everyone

1:19 PM

@EdGuiness You've got that backwards. It's sawy that looks like savvy. Just like vvorld vvide vveb looks like world wide web.

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Can I say "all days" instead of "every day"? And "all persons have the right to live" instead of "everyone" so as to emphasize in the first case and to refer to every single individual?

word-choice

^ this is a terrible question, but i can't find a good reason to close-vote it

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@JSBngs why do you think it's terrible?

JSBᾶngs

overly broad. not enough context

marginally on-topic

it contains two unrelated questions, the second of which should be on Writers.SE

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yeah... makes sense.

1:41 PM

I dunno. It's really one question about all vs every.

Oh, and before I forget.

The most essential characteristic of scientific technique is that it proceeds from experiment, not from pudding.

That is a lie!

Heretic!

We all know that the proof of the pudding is in the eating. How can there be proof without scientific evidence?

@Kit Gâteau thee to a nunnery

Even if it's meat pudding?

If at first you do not fricasse, fry, fry a hen.

1:48 PM

Haha wtf.

@Cerberus is that anything like a meat organ?

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@MrShinyandNew安宇 Haha, this only reinforces my impression of the exotic habits of Canadians.

@Cerberus WHAT? what does being Canadian have to do with that?

You tell me.

I take that video as representative of your Ways.

@Cerberus I'm pretty sure it was made by an American

But hey, he made a pineapple video too

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2:04 PM

Haha, so that is how you see me.

Enlightening.

@Cerberus yeah, like a papaya. :p

Wait, you're the Papaya? Man, this is confusing.

@Cerberus No, you're the papaya

Huh?

ah, nevermind

2:07 PM

Why am I not the pineapple?

you're reading too much into this.

That is probably such a subtle joke on foreignness that the poor linguistic area in my brain cannot grasp its true meaning...

Next thing you're going to call me a cucumber!

Then again, that might be a compliment...arg this is so confusing.

I love papaya.

Thanks.

Especially on my meat organ.

giggle

2:09 PM

But I am af...what>>

scowls

You're a what?

I am a fraid!

That something is something!

But I can't remember what.

"But wait, there's a signing bonus!" "Is it a meat organ?" "It could be a meat organ!"

I'm so sleepy today. I got home late last night but before going to bed I had to try a bluray disc in my new BD player/TV. And next thing I know, it's 12:30am. And I get up at 6.

2:25 PM

Sounds like my husband, only Skyrim instead.

I'm afraid of Skyrim. Before that I was afraid of Oblivion. Before that, Morrowind. I lose large chunks of my life.

I am popping in and out randomly today. Sorry about that. Ping me if you want to share something with me.

@EdGuiness Morrowind was a large part of the reason I never finished my doctorate.

@Kit Oh well, could have spent that time worse. Pity we will never get that time back though.