Random non sequitur posts catch-all thread

Would someone please have a debate about what is the PBR of gaming? Screw this Citizen Kane nonsense.

(Was going to make a thread for this but chickened out, Demyx suggested putting the question here instead)

Call of Duty? Madden?

Mafia Wars.

It can't be CoD or Madden - it needs to be something that was "ok" in the past, hit near-obscurity, and then a resurgence with "gaming hipsters".

Maybe genres would do better, instead of individual games? Would it be Point-and-Click adventures? Or Turn-Based CRPGs?

Roguelikes.

McIrishJihad wrote:

It can't be CoD or Madden - it needs to be something that was "ok" in the past, hit near-obscurity, and then a resurgence with "gaming hipsters".

Maybe genres would do better, instead of individual games? Would it be Point-and-Click adventures? Or Turn-Based CRPGs?

PC Gaming?

McIrishJihad wrote:

It can't be CoD or Madden - it needs to be something that was "ok" in the past, hit near-obscurity, and then a resurgence with "gaming hipsters".

That's easy: Deus Ex.

McIrishJihad wrote:

It can't be CoD or Madden - it needs to be something that was "ok" in the past, hit near-obscurity, and then a resurgence with "gaming hipsters".

8-bit lookalikes i.e. Hotline Miami or Gunpoint.

alexjg42 wrote:

Ah, a fellow South African. What a nice suprise I'm in Jo'burg. We probably go to botanical gardens every 5 or 6 weeks. So having a picnic would be considered a normal event.

I'm thinking of taking her to a little restaurant where we had our first date for breakfast. After that I'm a bit clueless. She's got a bit of a fear for driving so perhaps I should encourage her to face it and take her go-karting? But that can turn out good or very bad.

We also like exploring and finding second hand bookshops. We go to China mall to laugh at the silly engrish products.

Buy her 42 pounds of books at a second-hand shop and carry all of them as a present - as a book-lover, I know I'd be plenty happy with that as a gift!

And maybe the picnic could be fancy? A nice wine, fancy sandwiches, and cake or something?

Logged into the Swedish health care portal for the first time and got the following:

Nedan listar landstinget/regionen vårdmottagningar och tjänster som kan vara aktuella för dig med hänsyn till bland annat din ålder och var du bor.

* Beställ klamydiahemtest
* Fråga psykiatrin

Translation:

Listed below are the local/regional health centres and services that may be of interest to you based on your age and where you live:

* Order chlamydia home test
* Psychiatric questions

Yep. They got me pegged. STI or crazy.

Maq wrote:

Logged into the Swedish health care portal for the first time and got the following:

Nedan listar landstinget/regionen vårdmottagningar och tjänster som kan vara aktuella för dig med hänsyn till bland annat din ålder och var du bor.

* Beställ klamydiahemtest
* Fråga psykiatrin

Translation:

Listed below are the local/regional health centres and services that may be of interest to you based on your age and where you live:

* Order chlamydia home test
* Psychiatric questions

Yep. They got me pegged. STI or crazy.

Why not both?

fleabagmatt wrote:
Maq wrote:

Logged into the Swedish health care portal for the first time and got the following:

Nedan listar landstinget/regionen vårdmottagningar och tjänster som kan vara aktuella för dig med hänsyn till bland annat din ålder och var du bor.

* Beställ klamydiahemtest
* Fråga psykiatrin

Translation:

Listed below are the local/regional health centres and services that may be of interest to you based on your age and where you live:

* Order chlamydia home test
* Psychiatric questions

Yep. They got me pegged. STI or crazy.

Why not both?

Wasn't that an episode of House?

No one stick it in Maq!

Gravey wrote:

No one stick it in Maq!

Is the alternative to stick it in Asz?

Gravey wrote:

No one stick it in Maq!

At least you can't catch crazy.

I suddenly find myself on my way to NYC for the next 4 days.

The song "Springfield, Springfield, it's a heck of a town!" Is stuck in my head for some reason.

I can't help being this guy at the gym sometimes

IMAGE(http://i.imgur.com/DPpwQSV.jpg)

Sometimes?

MrDeVil909 wrote:

Sometimes?

Other times he can't do that while in sweatpants and still be presentable in public.

Mex wrote:

I can't help being this guy at the gym sometimes

IMAGE(http://i.imgur.com/DPpwQSV.jpg)

That guy's got a heck of a bubble-butt... What? Oh. Ohhhhh. Yeah, never mind.

I was so disappointed at the prosaic "Unknown Zip Code" error on the weather sites today.

For the entire month of July it never rained once in Vancouver. I feel like some sort of universal constant has been violated.

Of course it's raining today, but still. A whole month. Madness.

muttonchop wrote:

For the entire month of July it never rained once in Vancouver. I feel like some sort of universal constant has been violated.

Of course it's raining today, but still. A whole month. Madness.

That is crazy!

How would you explain a .gif to someone from 1920?

Prederick wrote:

How would you explain a .gif to someone from 1920?

See what that cat is doing? Imagine it's doing that over and over again inside a picture frame.

Prederick wrote:

How would you explain a .gif to someone from 1920?

Flip/flick book.

Prederick wrote:

How would you explain a .gif to someone from 1920?

I'm sorry but I can't allow you to take that information into the past, the damage would be too great.

Edwin wrote:
Prederick wrote:

How would you explain a .gif to someone from 1920?

Flip/flick book.

Or phenakistoscope.

I just came up with a punchline. Now I need the joke to precede it.

Q: ?
A: Spamela Hamderson

Torpedo

I'm sorry
If I don't speak
I can't say what I feel

Don't force it
I'll just agree with whatever you have to say
It's not like that's surprising
I was born worthless
I didn't have a choice

I'm sorry
If I annoy you
I just don't wanna talk about it
Why don't you go watch a movie?
It's Thursday, maybe they got a new one on

Don't force it
I'll just agree with whatever you have to say
It's not like that's surprising
I was born worthless
In some godforsaken alley

I'm sorry
If I shed a few tears
I'm really just a crybaby
I can't control my feelings
Please go
Your cell's ringing, you better answer that

I'm sorry
Please forgive me