Thread "2015 Rant/Share/General Discussion thread" in forum "Comic Talk and General Discussion *"

Posted at 5:11PM, Nov. 4, 2015

bravo1102 wrote:
… I missed out on a great career as a linguist.

You'd have been a crafty, wily and artful linguist I'm sure.

Posted at 5:11PM, Nov. 4, 2015

Cunning…

Posted at 6:11PM, Nov. 4, 2015

Skill, concentration, precision, natural talent and an interest in the subject are what separates the cunning linguists from the vulgar hoard.

Posted at 7:11PM, Nov. 4, 2015

Aaahahahahaha, so true Kawaii, so true ^_^

Oh eM Gee yew gauys! The cleaning lady here smells like a sweaty vag. -_-
I'm not joking. It's bad. Really bad.
Deoderant makes the world go around. I wish more people realised that.

Posted at 12:11AM, Nov. 5, 2015

Well, found the source of my DNS errors. Turns out my router was going bad due to all the shenanigans from the power company. It was simple to fix, though. A hard factory reset, then a firmware update, then finally adjusting my wireless channel so my tablet won't have such a hard time surfing the internet.
That was a major headache to deal with…

Posted at 3:11AM, Nov. 5, 2015

Thank god Lonne! Now you can look up pics of sweaty vag. XD
That's really what it smells like… It permeates the entire office after she's been. I stongly suspect it's some kind of pherremone perfume, like from a rhino or an elephant or something.
It's not nice.

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I got my aviator sunglasses back today! Hooray! All fixed :D
This old pair of gold frame 1970s Raybans used to belong to my dad. I've had them fixed time and again, but they're STILL going strong. Awesome pair of sunnies.

While I was waiting (it's been a week), I tried using my nice fake raybans with green gradient lenses I got in Spain last year, but that didn't work out at all- the were fine for the weak Euro sun but do NUZINK for the radioctive glare of the nuclear Aussie sunlight.
So I used my 1930s round lensed antique Wilson sunnies instead… They are REALLY dark, with leather side peices so almost no light gets in. They're great, but they have spring hooks that go over the ears instead of wings so they're fiddley to put on and the leather side pieces mean you're blind to everything that's not dead ahead, so they're a bit dangerous.
The old style flat lenses are a LOT clearer to look through though than modern shaped glass or plastic, even when its dirty.

Posted at 12:11PM, Nov. 5, 2015

Hadn't checked this thread in a while and scrolled right to the most recent post. O_o Thanks for the imagery, oz.

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Today has been a bit of a rollercoaster. I had a meeting to talk with a prof about my research proposal for his class, and he okayed my topic but seemed really iffy about it. I was really excited about my idea before this, and I really respect this particular prof and feel compelled to impress him so I was feeling crappy about the whole thing.

And then came home and had a letter from the University, saying I had been awarded a $10,000 scholarship. I genuinely thought it was a typo at first, and had to check my university account to see if that was the actual amount. For context, that's about two years' tuition at an average Canadian university. I'm feeling kind of bewildered - no one has ever thought I was worth that much money before, and to have it just handed to me with such a casual letter is really crazy. I feel like I want to tell everyone, but I'm pretty sure it will just make my friends hate me so I'm just sort of quietly crying to myself right now.

Posted at 3:11PM, Nov. 5, 2015

Well done Hippie you deserve it - pretty sure we all think you're worth at least $10,000. But yes, all you're friends will hate you now. Crossing you off my christmas list as we speak!

Posted at 5:11PM, Nov. 5, 2015

HippieVan wrote:
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And then came home and had a letter from the University, saying I had been awarded a $10,000 scholarship. I genuinely thought it was a typo at first, and had to check my university account to see if that was the actual amount. For context, that's about two years' tuition at an average Canadian university. I'm feeling kind of bewildered - no one has ever thought I was worth that much money before, and to have it just handed to me with such a casual letter is really crazy. I feel like I want to tell everyone, but I'm pretty sure it will just make my friends hate me so I'm just sort of quietly crying to myself right now.

That's fantastic!!!!!!

Posted at 5:11PM, Nov. 5, 2015

Congratulations, Hippie! Hopefully if while going through those two years of college you can save up a ton in case you wish to further your education. But that's not counting any other scholarships you may recieve in the future. :)

Posted at 3:11PM, Nov. 9, 2015

Congratulations, Hip! That's fantastic!! And you are worth every penny and more to us!

Posted at 6:11PM, Nov. 9, 2015

That's so wonderful hippie! Congratulations! School is so expensive these days - I know that has to help tremendously!!

Posted at 12:11AM, Nov. 10, 2015

Quackcast 244 is ALIVE! Along with the 11 minute viedeo of us in costume on youtubes… As well as HERE on DD: https://next.theduckwebcomics.com/video/

That's right, we actually have videos on this damn site. Does anyone remember that? I didn't, till I started doing vids and though "heeeeey… wasn't there a vid section at one stage…?" and amazinigly it was STILL there so I'mma usin' it!

Posted at 1:11AM, Nov. 10, 2015

Congratulations hippie! Gosh $10000 was the total cost of my four years. How times have changed. Make sure you get your money's worth.

Posted at 2:11AM, Nov. 11, 2015

It finally came!
I have never had a real microphone for the Quackcasts, now I finaly do… I might actually sound almost as good as Banes for once.

I chose this type because it looks like a medical device from a Terry Gilliam movie… also it doubles as an anal probe torture device/dental drill. XD

Posted at 10:11AM, Nov. 11, 2015

@bravo:
"make sure you get your money's worth"
*getting a history degree*
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ironscarfwrote:
Crossing you off my christmas list as we speak!

Pfft, buying my own Christmas presents this year with all my enormous stacks of cash I have lying around now!

Seriously though, thanks guys! ^_^

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ozoneocean wrote:
That's right, we actually have videos on this damn site. Does anyone remember that? I didn't, till I started doing vids and though “heeeeey… wasn't there a vid section at one stage…?” and amazinigly it was STILL there so I'mma usin' it!

Coincidentally I was trying to find something on the admin side of the site the other day and saw that section. And also tutorials! It must be years now since someone's done one of those.

Posted at 12:11PM, Nov. 11, 2015

nice microphone! better than mine I think!

Posted at 2:11PM, Nov. 11, 2015

I always picture you guys in the same room during these casts - me and my non-spacial brain…!

Posted at 8:11PM, Nov. 11, 2015

We can't be in the same room together anymore… ever since Banes got the dog suit my trouser legs haven't been safe :(

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Banes- thanks man! Your's is probably better though to be honest. Mine looks cool and it's made of nice heavy material, but it was relaivetly inexpensive- certainly not a brand item, just one of those no-name Chinese makers I think. It's a lucky dip with buying that stuff.

Posted at 7:11AM, Nov. 13, 2015

For anyone who didn't see the newspost, Secret Santa sign ups are up! theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/177384/

Posted at 5:11PM, Nov. 13, 2015

Good God, Paris.

My arm began to involuntary shake while I was scrolling through my phone in the coffee shop as today's news of the deadly explosions in France became the top story.

Posted at 4:11AM, Nov. 14, 2015

The Paris incident is bad, I feel sorry for them.
Unfortunately these things bring out the nasty anti-islam bigots in reaction…
Sympathising with the French people is the right way to go, not having some xenephobic rant like an idiot. Afterall, this stuff happenes every second da in Iraq and Afghanistan and who bought the war there….? The same por-war antiislam morons who're ranting now,

And here's me with my counter-rant -_-
But the thing is, those bottomfeeding members of our population dance to the tune of the terrorists, like the unthinking blobs of reaction they are: the terrorists only objective is more strife and a wider spread war and that's exactly what the biggots call for every time this happens. Then they persecute the intergrated Muslim populations and blame them for the terrorist attacks, which in turn alienates them and sows the seeds for more terrorists and so on.

Posted at 6:11AM, Nov. 14, 2015

Yeah, I'm really concerned about how Canadians seem to be responding so far. Our prime minister posted a short message just saying that our thoughts are with France, and under both the French and English version the top comments were something like "AND YOURE PLANNING ON LETTING IN 25,000 OF THEM." I hope Trudeau has the courage to fulfill that promise even if it becomes unpopular in the wake of this event.

Posted at 1:11PM, Nov. 14, 2015

You know the Boston Marathon bombing was done by Muslim refugees. So you can't let in anyone from any disputed area because of the potential for radicalization. And I mean the potential for radicalization on BOTH SIDES nativeist xenophobes and Islamist terrorism.

Posted at 1:11PM, Nov. 14, 2015

It's sad when we all know how it should go, how it should be, and absolutely we know it's gonna go otherwise! It just feels inevitable!