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tchrist

22:01

If my username were †☧ιﬅ, that then might be religious. Or 🐟 or something.

Matt Эллен

good night!

tchrist

Night, O Orc that Bounces!

user19161

@MattЭллен See you in your dreams!

Matt Эллен

hmm. I bounced back in. I'll try that again.

Cerberus

@tchrist So is there no abuse at all, or do you find it insignificant?

tchrist

22:07

Baby. Bath water. New toy.

Cerberus

Okay, still no serious reply. Never mind, then.

tchrist

You haven’t asked a serious question.

You refuse to discuss specifics.

You want to catastrophize about nebulosities and vaguenesses.

I don’t.

Cerberus

I think the two examples I gave were specific enough; either way, those examples aren't even necessary for a answer as to whether or not the abuse is a problem. But, as I said, never mind.

tchrist

Go find some smokey bar where they’re plotting the next revolution to the backdrop of beat-poetry recitals.

I’m sure they will want to beat their chests about that there.

Meanwhile, I expect to be fully compensated for my living room.

Cerberus

Have you ever taken debating lessons?

tchrist

22:11

Your what hurts again?

Fuck debate.

I don’t like vicious conversations, and there is no need to turn everything into a damned debate.

It’s obnoxious.

Cerberus

@tchrist Yes, you have made that abundantly clear.

tchrist

And expecting me to take up some other side and defend something that I am not responsible for is asinine.

Go abuse some other American for having the ill grace and gift of God as to be born an American.

Here’s one now. Go pester him.

Cerberus

I was rather thinking of being polite and to the point.

tchrist

I have never done any of that crap that you are so freaked out about.

Cut it out.

You just want someone to either argue with you or agree with you.

No thanks.

So I will not argue with you about something I did not do.

Cerberus

And insult me instead?

tchrist

22:14

You won’t lay off.

I don’t see any insult.

If I were trying to insult you, I would have done better.

Now just stop trying to get me to fight with you about something THAT I DID NOT DO!!!

I mean it.

Mitch

Why all so serious? We're all gonna die eventually.

tchrist

He doesn’t think he should have to pay for repairing my living room if he drives into it by accident.

Mitch

I think we should talk about food. Good good food.

tchrist

It’s irresponsible.

Mitch

And kittens. Did someone mention kittens?

Ya know, kittens are just baby cats.

That might seem kind of obvious.

And it is.

Cerberus

22:17

@tchrist Straw man, again...

@Mitch Kittens!

Mitch

But tigers are cats too. And tiger cubs are really cute. (that's undeniable)

tchrist

@Cerberus Weasel words, again.

Mitch

And they'll grow up to be tigers.

tchrist

Just can’t get to the point.

As always.

Waste of time.

Mitch

And then they wouldn't give a second thought to eating your face off.

And then eating the rest of you.

Oh yeah and weasels too. So cute!

user19161

22:20

@Mitch Hey Mitch!

Cerberus

@Mitch I heard they stink, though.

Mitch

Untilnthey eat your face off while you sleep

Cerberus

So they're not as good as cats.

@Mitch You don't think you might notice?

Mitch

Well yeah, they're weasels

user19161

Mitch rhymes with many words, like ditch and hitch and pitch and bitch.

WendiKidd

22:23

How did we go from kittens to face-eating weasels?

Cerberus

@wai That question about "insofar as" seemed legitimate?

It was initially poorly worded, but the example is clear enough.

I would say it was used for "with respect to" in the example (mutatis mutandis).

waiwai933

@Cerberus Nortonn S

Question otherwise seemed fine

WendiKidd

Hey waiwai! waves

Cerberus

@waiwai933 Oh...

So do we delete legitimate questions from authors with a past?

Well, never mind.

waiwai933

@Cerberus It depends, but policy with Nortonn is to delete on sight.

Cerberus

22:27

Hmm. If that's what the hive mind wants...

waiwai933

Well, more what SE wants

Cerberus

Oh.

WendiKidd

kittens?

waiwai933

I mean, I'm happy with the policy personally, but it does come from above.

Cerberus

So be it.

I wonder why many kittens have an i, as in miao and miauw, while in other countries they say merely mow!

WendiKidd

22:29

@Cerberus I dunno! But sleepy kittens are cute kittens yes?

Cerberus

Aww where did you find my cat-me's baby picture?

WendiKidd

can't stop with the kitten pictures anymore, they're too adorable

Cerberus

It's OK, go on.

WendiKidd

Hahaha. I actually googled "Cerberus kitten"

Cerberus

More kittens = better.

Haha really?

WendiKidd

22:30

Try it, you'll see

Cerberus

How thoughtful of you!

WendiKidd

yes

Cerberus

tries

WendiKidd

This too

whoops, next post

Cerberus

Yay!!

This is what I get for "wendikidd kitten":

WendiKidd

22:31

oh god

LOL!!!!!!

I thought something weirder than that would pop up, but that's awesome

Cerberus

Hehe.

WendiKidd

stoneyB posted that as an answer to one of my questions

Cerberus

It's now quite how I imagined you...

Ah OK.

WendiKidd

LOL!

Cerberus

I mean, some of those words, sure. Like...foot. And mouth, face.

WendiKidd

22:32

Haha

Cerberus

And even dress and palm.

WendiKidd

But hopefully not goat! ;)

Cerberus

Not goat!

Nor fleece.

WendiKidd

Nor goose nor geese?

Cerberus

No comment.

WendiKidd

22:33

(sorry, I rhyme sometimes ;))

Well goose is actually on there!

Cerberus

Well...

It is not for me to judge!

WendiKidd

Mitch

@JasperLoy: Dude! Sorry for lack of response. I was in the middle of getting face eaten off baba weasel. And having my hair cut.

Cerberus

Cut or scalped?

Mitch

I don't do the scalping thing I'm nit that courageous.

Cerberus

22:46

I see.

You never wanted to be a cowboy?

WendiKidd

23:07

@Cerberus Why is ELL chat always dead? /sad

Cerberus

@WendiKidd I...don't know!

WendiKidd

@Cerberus We had a couple busy periods for a little while, but no more....

Cerberus

Because most people already have "standard" chat rooms, and they can't be at too many places at once?

@WendiKidd It is like that with Linguistics too.

WendiKidd

Ahh, pity.

I have.... counts

Cerberus

Sometimes there are people, but we have also had many long hiatus.

WendiKidd

23:08

5 chat tabs open right now.

Cerberus

Heh.

WendiKidd

I just pop back and forth

Cerberus

I have 4.

WendiKidd

Now granted 3 are mod rooms and of the 3 two are generally quiet

but still!

Mahnax

I have 0. Try to figure that one out.

WendiKidd

23:09

They're there ;)

@Mahnax Cell phone?

Mahnax

@WendiKidd Nope.

Hint: I lied.

WendiKidd

Haha

I thought maybe you were just defining "tab" in some special tricky way.

Mahnax

Nah, I'm not that silly.

Cerberus

You could have been using several windows instead.

And hello.

Mahnax

Hi.

WendiKidd

23:16

continues current theme Hi!

Mahnax

Aww.

Please tell me that that is your cat.

Cerberus

It's kitten time again!

Mahnax

Cerberus

Hahaha..

What is that?

Mahnax

A red panda!

They're adorable!

Cerberus

23:20

Hmm...

I have heard of them.

This one certainly looks it.

Mahnax

You can keep them as pets in Canada if you have a zoology degree.

WendiKidd

@Mahnax Unfortunately not, I wish it was though! I've just been posting pictures of kittens for Cerb all day xD

Oh my god the panda is so cute!!!!!!!

Does that breed stay small?

Mahnax

Yep!

WendiKidd

I want one!

signs up for zoology school and plans move to canada

Mahnax

Ailurus fulgens is the name of the species, which means "shining cat".

WendiKidd

23:23

It's so adorable!

Mahnax

They can be up to 1.3m long, tail included. The tail usually makes up half of the panda's length.

They spend their time eating, sleeping, and being adorable.

WendiKidd

Simultaneously! :)

Adorableness is easy to multitask ;)

Mahnax

Haha.

WendiKidd

@Mitch wants a panda too?

Or has cat pictures? : )

Mahnax

You want more cat pictures? Because I can totally do that.

WendiKidd

23:26

@Mahnax Do it! : D

Mahnax

OK.

Ah, darn. It's dinner time.

Sorry, later.

Bye!

WendiKidd

LOL.

Okay

KitFox

23:38

All my kitteh pics are on my other computer.

Cerberus

You had to discard it because the hard drive was full?

WendiKidd

@KitFox You don't need a computer, you have google!

KitFox

No, I have an iPad, which sucks for chatting.

Well, and pretty much everything else too.

Have we been doing kitty pics all weekend?

WendiKidd

Nah, just this afternoon

I found kitty!Cerberus

Here: chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/8849361#8849361

KitFox

I saw. Übercute.

Cerberus

23:49

We are.

KitFox

Ugh. I can't stand the clunky. I'm off to play video games. Maybe I'll see you Monday.

WendiKidd

Ok, see you! :)

Cerberus

@KitFox Bye! What clunky what?

WendiKidd

She means typing on her ipad, I think.

Cerberus

Ahh.

Are bluetooth keyboards handy?

Mahnax

23:58

If y'all still want cats, I'm back.

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