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My father was 46 when my brother was born. He only had a (mild) heart attack a few years ago, when he was in his late sixties. Fully recovered, he was lucky.

cornbread ninja

2:05 AM

I'm glad to hear it. :)

Cerberus

So I take it your father is no longer alive?

cornbread ninja

Yes. He lived another 13 years.

Had a few strokes in that time, and then the final one.

Cerberus

Sucks.

cornbread ninja

What sucked was taking him off of life support and thinking that he'd pass quickly.

Cerberus

He didn't?

cornbread ninja

2:07 AM

So... balrogs.

Cerberus

Heh.

Balrogs aren't good people.

cornbread ninja

He lasted three days.

Cerberus

That's long.

cornbread ninja

Truth.

Cerberus

No euthanasia available?

cornbread ninja

2:08 AM

There was a creepy chaplain, too.

Cerberus

Or a strong shot of morphine?

cornbread ninja

That was the euthanasia.

Signing the DNR.

Cerberus

Do not revive?

cornbread ninja

I'm not sure that's done here.

Resuscitate, but yeah.

Cerberus

Ah.

cornbread ninja

2:09 AM

Same diff.

Cerberus

Who called the chaplain?

cornbread ninja

Oh, that was a perk of the hospital.

Cerberus

Great.

cornbread ninja

Isn't it like, 4AM there?

or later?

Just curious.

Cerberus

4:12, yes.

cornbread ninja

2:12 AM

Ding!

Cerberus

Let me guess, it's 8 pm for you?

cornbread ninja

9!

Nein!

tchrist

This is quite grim. I am very sorry for you.

Cerberus

Ah.

@tchrist You're not supposed to listen.

This is bad for you.

cornbread ninja

Thank you, but it's in the rear view. My current issue is that my mom is... dating.

And tells me things.

-_-

Cerberus

2:13 AM

Hilarious.

My mother used the word sex last week, for the first and hopefully last time.

My brother and I were not amused.

cornbread ninja

But, those 13 years were not fun for her. It's easy to type about, but I feel quite differently when she's... telling me things.

tchrist

Eh?

Cerberus

Thankfully it was fairly abstract.

@cornbreadninja Of course.

tchrist

When there is a new litter of kittens, how do you know what they are unless you sex them?

cornbread ninja

So I've been working at calligraphy, right? She asked me to (LOL) letter a couple of signs.

Namely, "Save a horse, ride a cowboy".

Cerberus

2:15 AM

@tchrist One just does it. One doesn't talk about it.

tchrist

Gosh.

cornbread ninja

Those poor kittens.

tchrist

Have you sexed the kittens yet?

Cerberus

We have that verb too, in Dutch.

cornbread ninja

@Cerberus so what was the consext?

tchrist

2:16 AM

Sexing chicks was a very lucrative job, requiring special training.

Cerberus

But I would just say "are they boys or girls?".

@cornbreadninja Don't make me think about it!

@tchrist How much?

tchrist

@Cerberus Moment. Finding ref.

Got it.

►

Cerberus

What a monstrous outfit.

tchrist

Whose?

cornbread ninja

"You've ruined Platoon"?

Or the lot of them?

Cerberus

2:23 AM

@tchrist That you should even have to ask!

cornbread ninja

Chiefs are sucking; time to travel.

Cerberus

Safe journey.

cornbread ninja

Thank you, sir.

Night, gents!

Don't let the Balrogs bite.

tchrist

Rich Hall’s cowboy costume?

Cerberus

Bye!

Whose?

tchrist

2:24 AM

The American. Didn’t speak much.

I really do not know what you are talking about.

Sorry.

Cerberus

Fry's!

tchrist

Oh.

I thought it was tastefully color-coördinated with the background set behind him.

Seemed intentional.

You don’t like it? Really?

I’ve really never seen Stephen wear anything outlandish.

Cerberus

And you disliked fops!

I am baffled, nay, stupéfait.

tchrist

What is foppish there?

I am genuinely mystified.

Cerberus

The handkerchief.

The pattern of his jacket. God, I hope it isn't a suit.

The orange.

tchrist

2:32 AM

What’s wrong with orange?

It’s a color.

Cerberus

It's just wrong, unless you can pull off some very hip look that is certainly beyond my capabilities.

It can be done.

tchrist

I thought the handkerchief was just a bit of a flourish, like the dercorated icing on a cake.

Orange is wrong? Really?

Cerberus

It has a pattern.

tchrist

Oh my.

I shall have to inform my closet.

I'm afraid it has quite a bit of orange in it.

It will be very disappointed.

What’s wrong with patterns? They make things interesting.

Are you some dreadful Goth or what?

Cerberus

An orange shirt with a tie is wrong if you aren't a dandy, sorry.

tchrist

2:35 AM

I though fops and dandies were centuries gone.

That’s just Stephen.

Cerberus

An in-your-face pattern like that can be OK, but it is quite daring in a jacket like that. Not everyone can pull it off.

tchrist

I don’t understand this prejudice against orange.

It saddens me.

I am always cheerful when I wear orange.

Cerberus

Orange shorts might be OK.

tchrist

I put it on when I am happy.

Oh, I have orange shirts, too.

Bright ones, with patterns.

Cerberus

Or a casual orange shirt, though it is still a very difficult colour tomatch.

tchrist

2:36 AM

I’m sure they would put you in a coffin.

Cerberus

@tchrist eyes bulging

tchrist

These are like Hawaiian shirts.

Very comfortable and eye-catching.

Cerberus

popping out of sockets

tchrist

3 mins ago, by tchrist

Are you some dreadful Goth or what?

I like to wear bright, colorful clothes.

I hate bland and boring.

There will be time enough for that when you’re dead.

You would love my socks.

And hats.

Cerberus

A bright item is normally worn with other subdued items for balance. And a pattern on a bright colour is extremely hard.

tchrist

2:39 AM

Yes, it’s true. I usually don’t have mixed patterns top and bottom.

Just underneath sometimes.

No need to wear argyle socks with plaid shorts and a Hawaiian shirt all.

Cerberus

Brightly patterned socks can be OK.

Anything "Hawaiian" is just...

Well.

tchrist

FUN!

It is FUN!

Cerberus

How is it "fun"?

tchrist

It perks you up. It perks other people up. People notice you, remember you.

Cerberus

Can you show me a picture of an outfit with something "Hawaiian" that you think looks nice?

tchrist

2:42 AM

I don’t know about outfits, but there are many many really cool Hawaiian shirts!! I cannot believe what you are saying.

I am not talking about grass skirts, you understand.

Cerberus

Sorry, it's just about the unhippest thing ever here.

tchrist

As would you be here.

Cerberus

If we're talking about the same thing.

@tchrist I don't think so.

tchrist

These are almost all great.

Can’t seem to get the image.

Cerberus

Eh.

I'm afraid I would have to disagree.

tchrist

2:46 AM

A very few of those I wouldn’t wear, but almost all of them are really nifty.

Cerberus

What do you think of these guys, but with their shirts loosened up and a bit more wrinkled (because now they look like dolls)?:

tchrist

Horrid.

The guy on the left I would just shoot.

Cerberus

@tchrist I saw mostly women's shirts.

@tchrist Why?

tchrist

Where did you see women’s shirts? Those were only guys’ shirts, you realize.

Because it is so boring as to die of.

Cerberus

It's just regular beige trousers with a regular shirt. They are just brushed up like dolls for the picture, but I mean the general outfit.

Boring?

I think they look fine.

tchrist

2:48 AM

Boring.

The guy on the right is kinda cute, but his shirt reminds me of a prison uniform.

Cerberus

Haha.

tchrist

And I loathe beige beyond imagining.

Cerberus

Just regular stripes.

You loathe beige!?

It's one of the basic colours.

tchrist

Beige should be burnt.

Cerberus

Beige and dark blue are the easiest colours a man can wear. They match with basically everything.

tchrist

2:50 AM

Orange?

Do they match orange?

What about bright purple?

Cerberus

Nothing matches with orange.

tchrist

Bigot!

Cerberus

Nor with bright purple.

It just cannot be done.

tchrist

Twice!

Cerberus

Nor with turquoise.

tchrist

2:51 AM

Actually, all three of those match each other.

Quite nicely, too.

Cerberus

Haha. For clowns, maybe.

tchrist

says the purple square

Cerberus

Yes, you're the only purple square on whom it looks good.

tchrist

I LOVE to wear purple!

How could anyone hate purple?

Do you have male-pattern color blindness?

Is that the problem?

Cerberus

Purple is just impossible, I'm very sorry.

tchrist

2:53 AM

yawn

Cerberus

This is about as good as it gets with turquoise. Looks nice.

tchrist

Not my style.

Cerberus

Let me try to find something orange.

Hey, you could wear an orange tie if you were Dutch.

tchrist

Ken ye the rhyme to porringer? ... And gave the Prince of Orange her.

Cerberus

Porringer?

This is OK, because it's casual.

And with very plain colours.

Boring, and not extremely flattering, but OK.

tchrist

2:58 AM

Needs to wear patterned pants or something.

Cerberus

!

Not with orange!

tchrist

Yes, because it is a solid.

user19161

@Cerberus He looks happy.

tchrist

If you want to wear solid pants, you need a more interesting orange shift.

Cerberus

The primary concern of any outfit should be that it not be unflattering.

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