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Killingyouguy!
Sep 8, 2014

FuhrerHat posted:

so from my place i can see that this place constantly has roof parties that i assume are just the owner and his friends

except they like to hire live music a lot
and for whatever reason they can't ever seem to finish a song

they'll start it, play for 45 seconds, then stop

i dont know what the gently caress is going on but it seems pretty fitting

Can we crash this party

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Akratic Method
Mar 9, 2013

It's going to pay off eventually--I'm sure of it.

Any day now.

FuhrerHat posted:

so from my place i can see that this place constantly has roof parties that i assume are just the owner and his friends

except they like to hire live music a lot
and for whatever reason they can't ever seem to finish a song

they'll start it, play for 45 seconds, then stop

i dont know what the gently caress is going on but it seems pretty fitting

Listen man it is not easy to play music on a Garfield shaped guitar.

numberoneposter
Feb 19, 2014

How much do I cum? The answer might surprise you!

Akratic Method posted:

Listen man it is not easy to play music on a Garfield shaped guitar.

TheMostFrench
Jul 12, 2009

Stop for me, it's the claw!



Only true musicians master the Guitarfield.

Escape From Noise
Jul 27, 2004

Akratic Method posted:

Listen man it is not easy to play music on a Garfield shaped guitar.

In a full Garfield suit.

Drink-Mix Man
Mar 4, 2003

You are an odd fellow, but I must say... you throw a swell shindig.

Party on, Garf

Pastry of the Year
Apr 12, 2013

TheMostFrench posted:

Only true musicians master the Guitarfield.

Drink-Mix Man posted:

Party on, Garf

Aesop Poprock
Oct 21, 2008


Grimey Drawer

Pastry of the Year posted:

just in case you're being sincere and have never actually noticed this on a tabby cat before



alternate origin stories, btw

quote:

The Islamic world contends that Mohammed had a tabby named Muezza who saved his master’s life by slaying a snake that had slithered into Mohammed’s sleeve. Later, when he was called to prayer, he discovered the cat had fallen asleep upon his sleeve. To avoid disturbing the tabby, Mohammed cut the sleeve from his garment.

From that day forward, every tabby was born with an ‘M’ on his forehead to remind the world that Mohammed loved cats, and that cats should always be respected.

Another version of the Mohammed legend claims that when his cat killed the snake, the grateful Muhammad stroked her back – hence cats never fall on their backs. He also put his noble hand on her forehead and that is why every tabby has four dark lines on her forehead.

They stole this from China but made it no homo lol

quote:

Emperor Ai was also famous for being the most effusive homosexual emperor of the Han dynasty.[1] Traditional historians characterized the relationship between Emperor Ai and Dong Xian as one between homosexual lovers and referred to their relationship as "the passion of the cut sleeve" (斷袖之癖) after a story that one afternoon after falling asleep for a nap on the same bed, Emperor Ai cut off his sleeve rather than disturb the sleeping Dong Xian when he had to get out of bed. Dong was noted for his relative simplicity contrasted with the highly ornamented court,[2] and was given progressively higher and higher posts as part of the relationship, eventually becoming the supreme commander of the armed forces by the time of Emperor Ai's death. Dong was afterward forced to commit suicide.

unpacked robinhood
Feb 18, 2013

by Fluffdaddy
Don't disturb the sleeping dong

HugeGrossBurrito
Mar 20, 2018

unpacked robinhood posted:

Don't disturb the sleeping dong

Let sleeping dongs lie

Big Butt Skinner
Apr 16, 2005

Blueprints of the dummy...
Notarized photos of you making the dummy...
And an alternate wording for the banner: "Buttzilla."
I'm beginning to think Nathen is a mediocre writer.

Thots and Prayers
Jul 13, 2006

A is the for the atrocious abominated acts that YOu committed. A is also for ass-i-nine, eight, seven, and six.

B, b, b - b is for your belligerent, bitchy, bottomless state of affairs, but why?

C is for the cantankerous condition of our character, you have no cut-out.
Grimey Drawer

Big Butt Skinner posted:

I'm beginning to think Nathen is a mediocre writer.

The only way to find out is to push onwards. When going through Hell, keep going, ya?

{Arabiolosis} Chapter Eight: Love is Easy


quote:

Mazri's Law #8: We are born independently and will die indecently. Learn to love and cherish yourself before learning to fall in love with others. Love is being there for you, then start being there for yourself.

I swear half of these are just variations on loving onesself. I'm not going back to check though so I'm rolling with it.

Okay so chapter eight starts off with the afore-retyped (thanks schmuckfeatures) giant Poem for Saudi Arabia, click the link and you can read the whole thing.

code:
There once was a boy from Riyadh 
who sells pizza that's shaped rather odd
a sauce colored orange 
did sell the uh... uhm...
His gay was a blight on his God
He follows up the poem with several pages of love advice which isn't terrible and I won't bother retyping because he moving on and quoting Oprah! She's like an old friend in this book:

quote:

This also holds true for marriages. Oprah Winfrey explains in an interview with Barbra Walters how marriage infuses expectations for both partners to meet where love has become secondary. It takes a backseat, rather than the original priority of both partners ...

..and it's never really explained where the quote ends or what it has to do with anything. Doesn't matter: the sentences and chapters keep coming, and a few more pages of rambling love advice, and suddenly we're landing in London and riding in a mini cab, New Year's Day 2014.

quote:

I started conversing with the driver, asking him about William and Kate and what do the people think of them in London as they are always under the spotlight these days - especially with the new born baby. The driver said: "oh, they are just fabulous...but you know, since Diana's death, nothing has been the same the same and the trust from the citizens has deteriorated towards the Monarchy every since they planned her death." I wasn't surprised, but told the driver please do tell me more. "You will be shocked," the driver responded, "are you ready?

So that's the lead-in to this giant, shocking Diana conspiracy theory and I guess we're to believe that the cabbie has this giant conspiracy soliloquy where Nathen is furiously taking notes? Whatever. I love that the coughimaginarycough driver brushes aside a rich client's question in order to offer a dusty, slightly-related conspiracy theory and Nathan is all ears. If my Lyft driver used my question about Washington DC to give me his take on JFK I'd be stabbing the 1-star review button while I'm still sitting in the car, all I'm sayin'.

Right so, it's a two-fer:
Conspiracy One: James Hewitt is Prince Harry's biological father. Nathen was "indeed shocked by this and taken by surprise". Amusingly the cabbie? I guess? doesn't know the usage of the word 'playboy/playgirl' and guesses incorrectly:

quote:

All she wanted was a prince charming to sweet her off her feet when the real prince charming was only prince of England. One day at Windsor in the Cartier Polo Championship, Princess Diana was the guest of honor and presented a trophy to the charming, masculine, and seductive Major James Hewitt, and independent playgirl polo player who was faced by Diana's glamour, poise, and beauty as she presented him with the trophy.
(...)
Diana started to see Major James Hewitt for a year till he manipulated her and took advantage of her loving and caring heart for stardom. He did live by his title, 'playgirl', and that's what he was.

Conspiracy Two: The Queen ordered the assassination of Diana who was pregnant with Dodi's baby which was then aborted and mummified or something

quote:

The ambulance rushed her to a hospital 100 km away instead of one nearby, claiming that it was for abortion purposes, and then filled her body, wrapping it into a mummy. Why? No one knew the reason.

I felt an utter appreciation and gratitude for this journey and meeting the British driver, who was knowledgeable about Princess Diana's short life story and Britain's politics and economy. I began to develop and entire enlightened perception about love."

And just like that we are right back into Nathen's stream of consciousness love advice. A few pages later he wraps up the chapter by announcing that sometimes you need to listen to the little voice in the back of you mind because sometimes that little voice tells you to quit your job and move to Hollywood to become an actor!

quote:

What is the theme of Chapter 8?
Life is self-discovery and habit is a self-constraint. Adapting to something or someone for too long results in a magnetic attachment yielding to a sense of loss if we are to lose someone or something. We must learn the competency of detachment instead, as we are born alone and die alone. Attach with compassion, care, and love, but don't create a habit of closeness. Your ultimate solution is to embrace solitude through traveling or temporary retreats. This is how you achieve self-mastery. Be introverted and understand why you feel what you feel. You will realize most of your emotions were a result of a particular habit and comfort zone. Break it before it breaks you!

Coming up next: Chapter 9: Nathan takes on Hollywood

schmuckfeatures
Oct 27, 2003
Hair Elf
can't wait! :holy:

GolfHole posted:

so from my place i can see that this place constantly has roof parties that i assume are just the owner and his friends

except they like to hire live music a lot
and for whatever reason they can't ever seem to finish a song

they'll start it, play for 45 seconds, then stop

i dont know what the gently caress is going on but it seems pretty fitting

this behaviour sounds very nathen mazri

Pastry of the Year
Apr 12, 2013

Big Butt Skinner posted:

I'm beginning to think Nathen is a mediocre writer.

sounds like Nathen isn't For You


schmuckfeatures posted:

this behaviour sounds very nathen mazri

I 100% believe that he and his friends are using Garfield Eats as their band practice space

DrManiac
Feb 29, 2012

unpacked robinhood posted:

Don't disturb the sleeping dong

Do not pursue General Dong!

sandwiches_and_ham
Aug 2, 2018

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

Pastry of the Year posted:

sounds like Nathen isn't For You


I 100% believe that he and his friends are using Garfield Eats as their band practice space

possible names for nathen's band:

the melodusicals

let me entergage you

simon & garfaccino

Instruction Manuel
May 15, 2007

Yes, it is what it looks like!


They stole this from China but made it no homo lol
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Oh course he'd want to be with someone named Dong

DrManiac posted:

Do not pursue General Dong!

tell that to the emperor, sheesh

Killingyouguy!
Sep 8, 2014

sandwiches_and_ham posted:

simon & garfaccino

This is my new band name

Hate to say it but nathen projected himself into one of my dreams last night to give me advise on raising a cat in an apartment, not what I want in my life

Dr. Quarex
Apr 18, 2003

I'M A BIG DORK WHO POSTS TOO MUCH ABOUT CONVENTIONS LOOK AT THIS

TOVA TOVA TOVA
Gonna get a Simon & Garfaccino tattoo

Escape From Noise
Jul 27, 2004

Odi, Jon, & Garfuccino

Harold Stassen
Jan 24, 2016
I hate puppies!!!

StudlyCaps
Oct 4, 2012
I’d love to know what secret knowledge the cabbie gave our hero about the British economy.

KillerJunglist
May 22, 2007

Lion of Judah protect you, Jah be praised.

StudlyCaps posted:

I’d love to know what secret knowledge the cabbie gave our hero about the British economy.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMkQDhQ0FoA

olylifter
Sep 13, 2007

I'm bad with money and you have an avatar!
For some reason they've got a booth at the Fan Expo in Toronto this weekend as per their instagram.

Killingyouguy!
Sep 8, 2014

olylifter posted:

For some reason they've got a booth at the Fan Expo in Toronto this weekend as per their instagram.

I've been told they're giving out 50% off coupons!

spatial trait
Aug 7, 2009

schmuckfeatures
Oct 27, 2003
Hair Elf

Killingyouguy! posted:

I've been told they're giving out 50% off coupons!

so your overpriced $28 garpizza and garfaccino will now only be a overpriced $14 garpizza and garfaccino? i'm sold

olylifter
Sep 13, 2007

I'm bad with money and you have an avatar!
There's probably fine print on the coupons about how redemption of said coupon makes the bearer a partner in the corporation and thereby equally responsible for its debts.

Escape From Noise
Jul 27, 2004

olylifter posted:

There's probably fine print on the coupons about how redemption of said coupon makes the bearer a partner in the corporation and thereby equally responsible for its debts.

Those who refuse will be dragged away by the Garfstapo.

Pastry of the Year
Apr 12, 2013

I actually do want to be a part-owner of Garfield Eats.

Killingyouguy!
Sep 8, 2014

Can we turn GarfieldEATS into a food coop or something

Killingyouguy!
Sep 8, 2014

https://twitter.com/_del_valle_/status/1164462239044083712?s=19

numberoneposter
Feb 19, 2014

How much do I cum? The answer might surprise you!

Live, Laugh, Garf

Fojar38
Sep 2, 2011


Sorry I meant to say I hope that the police use maximum force and kill or maim a bunch of innocent people, thus paving a way for a proletarian uprising and socialist utopia


also here's a stupid take
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numberoneposter posted:

Live, Laugh, Garf

don't leave me

Prokhor Zakharov
Dec 31, 2008

This is me as I make another great post


Good luck with your depression!

What the gently caress

sandwiches_and_ham
Aug 2, 2018

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

Prokhor Zakharov posted:

What the gently caress

it but can the was not but if can the garf

Dr. Video Games 0112
Jan 7, 2004

serious business
That's how humans sound to cats.

Escape From Noise
Jul 27, 2004

Leave me & I swear to GARF I'll kill myself!

numberoneposter
Feb 19, 2014

How much do I cum? The answer might surprise you!

im strongly considering getting a garf tattoo any suggestions for what he should be doing????

ive talked to the guy who did my last tattoo and he recommended this guy who could do a good garf

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Prokhor Zakharov
Dec 31, 2008

This is me as I make another great post


Good luck with your depression!

numberoneposter posted:

im strongly considering getting a garf tattoo any suggestions for what he should be doing????

ive talked to the guy who did my last tattoo and he recommended this guy who could do a good garf

he should be entergaging

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