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New Leaf
Jul 24, 2013

Dragon Balls? Are they tasty?
I like that Beetle is either 3 words long or 1 word long depending on the Beetle in question.

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Pick
Jul 19, 2009
Nap Ghost

Objurium posted:

What the gently caress's going on with ants in the Middle East?

I'm on phone but it looks like a membracid

Lizard Combatant
Sep 29, 2010

I have some notes.

Luna posted:

Holy poo poo this is good. Do you do voicemail greetings and the like?

Put me down for one as well

U.T. Raptor
May 11, 2010

Are you a pack of imbeciles!?

Objurium posted:

What the gently caress's going on with ants in the Middle East?
Just to make it better, iirc the "red ant" is not only a spider, but a spider that specializes in eating other spiders.

MrUnderbridge
Jun 25, 2011

As for which one's worse, I'm torn between the six legged "spider" ("Shut up! I was born this way!), and the red mite labeled "tarantula" (delusions of grandeur? )

Although the "firefly" is a strong contender...


Again, WHERE CAN I GET ONE?!?!

Kheldarn
Feb 17, 2011



https://twitter.com/Bootleg_Stuff/status/1039241271523639296/

Forsythia
Jan 28, 2007

You want bad advice?

Anything is okay if you don't get caught!

... I hope this helps!

MrUnderbridge posted:

Again, WHERE CAN I GET ONE?!?!
I wish I knew!

Nuevo
May 23, 2006

:eyepop::shittypop::eyepop::shittypop::eyepop::shittypop::eyepop::shittypop::eyepop::shittypop::eyepop::shittypop::eyepop::shittypop::eyepop::shittypop:
Fun Shoe

Mizuti posted:

I wish I knew!



Good lord

Not only is the phrase + imagery + intended wearer wildly uncomfortable, the paw prints have paw prints :psyduck:

Cuazl
Mar 19, 2009

U.T. Raptor posted:

Just to make it better, iirc the "red ant" is not only a spider, but a spider that specializes in eating other spiders.

It is! It's an archaeid, commonly called an assassin or pelican spider, although 'assassin spider' is also used for a few families of spider-hunting spiders.



The most dangerous part of hunting a spider is not getting bitten in return, so reach is a big advantage. That's what that weird body shape is for. Not all of them have super long necks, but they do all have those long grabby chelicerae.

In some ways they're the bizarro versions of pholcid cellar spiders (the 'daddy long legs' spiders you've probably got around your house). Those guys are opportunistic spider eaters, but they use long legs instead of long jaws to keep out of danger. One of the advantages of their long legs is that they can stand over a more compact spider and then squat down to bite them on the back. If you live somewhere with widow or recluse spiders you'd rather not have hanging about, then look after your long-legged spider buddies.

Salticid jumping spiders are also spider-hunters - those guys use quick movements and relatively good eyesight to literally get the jump on other spiders. They're also pretty smart by spider standards - look up the Portia genus in particular, and then remember that they do all that with a brain the size of a grain of sand.

Phy
Jun 27, 2008



Fun Shoe
Fuckin, I've got a brain the size of two thousand spiders and I still can't manage to tie my shoes so that they stay done up

Lizard Combatant
Sep 29, 2010

I have some notes.

Phy posted:

Fuckin, I've got a brain the size of two thousand spiders and I still can't manage to tie my shoes so that they stay done up

Might I recommend the Ian knot? Never let me down

Phlegmish
Jul 2, 2011



Phy posted:

Fuckin, I've got a brain the size of two thousand spiders and I still can't manage to tie my shoes so that they stay done up

Alright but can the clever spider do this [wallows in existential despair]

Marcade
Jun 11, 2006


Who are you to glizzy gobble El Vago's marshmussy?

Sure, just kill Uncle Ben for the umpteenth time.

The MSJ
May 17, 2010

Randaconda
Jul 3, 2014

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

:same:

Indecisive Squirrel
Apr 28, 2009

Cuazl posted:

Spider nonsense

:stonklol: Nature is amazing and also terrifying.

Knormal
Nov 11, 2001

Lizard Combatant posted:

Might I recommend the Ian knot? Never let me down

quote:

Step 6:
This final step simply completes the knot by pulling the loops tight. With practice, I can now tie my laces in about one third of the time of a conventional knot!
At last, no more wasted hours tying my shoes in the morning!

quote:

NOTE: You do not have to follow my instructions to the letter. So long as you retain the "core" of the technique, you are welcome to use whatever finger movements are most comfortable for you.
Well thanks for open-sourcing your knot Ian.

Lizard Combatant
Sep 29, 2010

I have some notes.

Knormal posted:

At last, no more wasted hours tying my shoes in the morning!

Well thanks for open-sourcing your knot Ian.

I love how seriously he takes it. No joke though, I've referred to his site a bunch of times for the guide to optimal lacing for the number of eyelets on your boots.

John Lee
Mar 2, 2013

A time traveling adventure everyone can enjoy

Lizard Combatant posted:

Might I recommend the Ian knot? Never let me down

I spent a while perfecting the ian knot, and I was always poor with knots. Only regretted it once, last year when my father was trying to tell me how to tie a rope onto a stick like he wanted me to.

ME: "So, like, just a basic loop knot? Around, one end under?
HIM: "No, dammit, not like that... like a shoe knot, you know? How you tie your shoes.
ME: "I DON'T TIE MY SHOES LIKE THAT ANYMORE DAD WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS GOD"


(It WAS a basic knot he wanted)

Humphreys
Jan 26, 2013

We conceived a way to use my mother as a porn mule


John Lee posted:

I spent a while perfecting the ian knot, and I was always poor with knots. Only regretted it once, last year when my father was trying to tell me how to tie a rope onto a stick like he wanted me to.

ME: "So, like, just a basic loop knot? Around, one end under?
HIM: "No, dammit, not like that... like a shoe knot, you know? How you tie your shoes.
ME: "I DON'T TIE MY SHOES LIKE THAT ANYMORE DAD WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS GOD"


(It WAS a basic knot he wanted)

I always go by the mantra of "If you can't tie knots, tie lots". I do know a bunch of fancy knots but most of the time I can't be arsed doing it correctly so 'LOTS" it is!

Pastry of the Year
Apr 12, 2013

Lizard Combatant posted:

I love how seriously he takes it. No joke though, I've referred to his site a bunch of times for the guide to optimal lacing for the number of eyelets on your boots.

Professor Shoelace is 100% earnest and an absolute gift to the world

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6miiyk (go to 9:33 or so)

Humphreys
Jan 26, 2013

We conceived a way to use my mother as a porn mule


Pastry of the Year posted:

Professor Shoelace is 100% earnest and an absolute gift to the world

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6miiyk (go to 9:33 or so)

I read that as 'shoenice' haha

Huzzah!
Sep 15, 2007

Malnutrition is scarier than any beastie.
https://twitter.com/Bootleg_Stuff/status/1043609442946887680

Esplanade
Jan 6, 2005

This just turned up on my Twitter feed:

Screaming Idiot
Nov 26, 2007

JUST POSTING WHILE JERKIN' MY GHERKIN SITTIN' IN A PERKINS!

BEATS SELLING MERKINS.

Esplanade posted:

This just turned up on my Twitter feed:


"FOOL! Thanos toots as he pleases!"

Captain Invictus
Apr 5, 2005

Try reading some manga!


Clever Betty
What sorts of stores, if there are any, would be good to find trash like that in the Boston/Lowell area? I would love to go on bootleg-hunting trips but the stores like Tuesday Morning shut down near me.

Don Gato
Apr 28, 2013

Actually a bipedal cat.
Grimey Drawer

Captain Invictus posted:

What sorts of stores, if there are any, would be good to find trash like that in the Boston/Lowell area? I would love to go on bootleg-hunting trips but the stores like Tuesday Morning shut down near me.

Unless they got kicked out in the couple of years since I last went, the bootlegs sold right on the street in Boston Chinatown, next to the subway station is always a good source of fun. As is every random store in Chinatown. Plus you can get some really good dim sum while you're out there, so really there are no downsides.

Forsythia
Jan 28, 2007

You want bad advice?

Anything is okay if you don't get caught!

... I hope this helps!

Screaming Idiot
Nov 26, 2007

JUST POSTING WHILE JERKIN' MY GHERKIN SITTIN' IN A PERKINS!

BEATS SELLING MERKINS.

Frozzin and Spoodermeng! :downs:

Groke
Jul 27, 2007
New Adventures In Mom Strength

Screaming Idiot posted:

Frozzin and Spoodermeng! :downs:

That's just Newspaper Spider-Man after all the head injuries he's taken.

EorayMel
May 30, 2015

WE GET IT. YOU LOVE GUN JESUS. Toujours des fusils Bullpup Français.
Youtube poops live on in 2018. Sort of.

Knormal
Nov 11, 2001

Esplanade posted:

This just turned up on my Twitter feed:

I'm so disappointed "brinquendo" is apparently just Portuguese for "toy" and this isn't called the Infinity Saxophone.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


EorayMel posted:

Youtube poops live on in 2018. Sort of.



Winnie the Pooh is chilling with Howard the Duck up in the window.

Facebook Aunt
Oct 4, 2008

wiggle wiggle




I just saw something puzzling in the supermarket.



Knockoff Pickle Rick costume? The weird part is that they have like a dozen copies of this one costume, and I didn't see any other adult costumes at all. Because it's a supermarket, not a costume store.
:iiam:

The MSJ
May 17, 2010

Facebook Aunt posted:

I just saw something puzzling in the supermarket.



Knockoff Pickle Rick costume? The weird part is that they have like a dozen copies of this one costume, and I didn't see any other adult costumes at all. Because it's a supermarket, not a costume store.
:iiam:

Pickles are just one of those things that are funny, I guess. Like bacon.

Proteus Jones
Feb 28, 2013



The MSJ posted:

Pickles are just one of those things that are funny, I guess. Like bacon.

The MSJ posted:

Like bacon.
Well, that's my costume sorted. Thanks!

MrUnderbridge
Jun 25, 2011

The MSJ posted:

Pickles are just one of those things that are funny, I guess. Like bacon.

"Words with a K in it area funny. Pickle. Pickle is funny."

- The Sunshine Boys, by Neil Simonnn

Phy
Jun 27, 2008



Fun Shoe

The MSJ posted:

Pickles are just one of those things that are funny, I guess. Like bacon.

I don't want a pickle
I just want to ride my motorsickle

And I don't want a tickle
I just want to ride my motorsickle

And I don't want to die
I just want to ride my motorcy

cle

Pastry of the Year
Apr 12, 2013

I just want to drive my Auto Increible

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My Lovely Horse
Aug 21, 2010

Facebook Aunt posted:

I just saw something puzzling in the supermarket.



Knockoff Pickle Rick costume? The weird part is that they have like a dozen copies of this one costume, and I didn't see any other adult costumes at all. Because it's a supermarket, not a costume store.
:iiam:
Just realized that the guy who ran (runs?) I-Mockery has to be feeling either super ripped off or entirely vindicated by the pickle craze.

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