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beanieson posted:Someone explain how xoxoxo is supposed to be hugs and kisses The X vaguely resembles two sets of puckered lips coming together. So obviously the O is supposed to resemble your widening rear end in a top hat as you lean forward for a hug (the original, proper way to hug, of course).
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dirksteadfast posted:The X vaguely resembles two sets of puckered lips coming together. Oh cool thanks
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May 16, 2020 05:46
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dirksteadfast posted:The X vaguely resembles two sets of puckered lips coming together. This just reminded me of the fact that Wolverine is two Batmans kissing.
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I just realised that Japanese has an exception to the "every consonant has a vowel sound after it, even if it's elided". The last n in words like "shonen" has no vowel sound after it. I looked it up, to check.
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Hyperlynx posted:I just realised that Japanese has an exception to the "every consonant has a vowel sound after it, even if it's elided". The last n in words like "shonen" has no vowel sound after it. I looked it up, to check. Something else I picked up watching Gaki no Tsukai is that those count as their own syllable! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa-pS6V5jJs
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May 16, 2020 11:43
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rydiafan posted:This just reminded me of the fact that Wolverine is two Batmans kissing. oh my god
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May 16, 2020 15:01
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knife_of_justice posted:I’m still in awe of how America still has appointment-to-view game shows on at prime time, and featuring actual members of the public. Eh, there's University Challenge and stuff.
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May 16, 2020 15:34
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MariusLecter posted:Haha, you though manila folders were "vanilla folders". Humphreys posted:LOL, wait til you get it. It was a joke that was slightly too subtle, apparently.
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May 16, 2020 16:07
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Safety Biscuits posted:Eh, there's University Challenge and stuff. And 'Pointless', the single greatest quiz ever created.
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May 16, 2020 16:32
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Sweevo posted:And 'Pointless', the single greatest quiz ever created. You misspelled Only Connect.
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May 17, 2020 07:07
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None of them are on at the moment. gently caress you, the BBC. (Pointless celebs doesn't count, Jesus that Bucks Fizz woman was a moron)
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Wasabi the J posted:Something else I picked up watching Gaki no Tsukai is that those count as their own syllable! I think I speak more Japanese than I do Spanish, but certainly not enough of either to follow that.
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May 17, 2020 09:17
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Beachcomber posted:It was a joke that was slightly too subtle, apparently. I understood it but mostly because I've spent a lot of time studying at the liberry.
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May 17, 2020 15:50
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Sweevo posted:And 'Pointless', the single greatest quiz ever created. This has a good gimmick, but rydiafan posted:You misspelled Only Connect. this is where it's at.
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May 17, 2020 17:34
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yeah as a US game show enthusiast the Brits are a million miles ahead of us when it comes to anything remotely academic that said, all their prizes are like, nice cutlery, so...
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BBC shows have strict rules about prizes because they're ultimately paid from people's TV Licence fees, and the old people who complain about everything would get really pissy if they started giving people cars and such. So you might get a token amount like a few hundred or maybe £1000 for winning, but often the prize is just a trophy. Non-BBC shows give away a lot more, although that wasn't always the case either. A lot of 70s/80s shows were real cheapskates - darts-based quiz 'Bullseye' used to give away alarm clocks, toasters, and the star prize was maybe a VCR or a low-end stereo. Sweevo has a new favorite as of 23:33 on May 17, 2020 |
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Sweevo posted:BBC shows have strict rules about prizes because they're ultimately paid from people's TV Licence fees, and the old people who complain about everything would get really pissy if they started giving people cars and such. So you might get a token amount like a few hundred or maybe £1000 for winning, but often the prize is just a trophy. A darts-based quiz show. "I'm sorry, the correct answer was Finland. Now Bill will throw another dart at you."
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May 17, 2020 23:42
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Bullseye had a caravan or a speedboat or something for top prize, it's just that nobody ever won it.
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May 18, 2020 01:00
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Evidently a couple-inch wide funnel will collect rainwater pretty well. I'm not really sure why I presumed it wouldn't collect much (it's not pouring out or anything), but it has.
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May 18, 2020 01:08
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maybe the real prize is the fun you had along the way 
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MisterBibs posted:Evidently a couple-inch wide funnel will collect rainwater pretty well. I'm not really sure why I presumed it wouldn't collect much (it's not pouring out or anything), but it has. A couple inch wide funnel might get blocked off if you get a hotdog in there, though.
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Captain Monkey posted:A couple inch wide funnel might get blocked off if you get a hotdog in there, though. Morally Inept rereg spotted 
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Inceltown posted:Morally Inept rereg spotted In-joke misser sported. Bibs famously choked on a hotdog.
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Homora Gaykemi posted:maybe the real prize is the fun you had along the way Mods, please ban this filth.
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May 18, 2020 11:45
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Captain Monkey posted:In-joke misser sported. I just wanted to post a pic of a dog and shoehorned it in. My posting is still skilful and full of majesty.
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May 18, 2020 12:03
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Captain Monkey posted:Bibs famously choked on a hotdog.
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Proteus Jones posted:Twice! Actually I think it was once each on two different hot dogs
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rydiafan posted:You misspelled Only Connect. What sort of crazy says that when ITV are making Catchphrase again?
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purple death ray posted:Actually I think it was once each on two different hot dogs That's what I meant. Sorry for being unclear that the esophageal events in question were caused by different tube steaks.
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Captain Monkey posted:In-joke misser sported. Even more famously, whenever that is erroneously brought up, I've had to bring up the fact that I've got a chronic immune disorder (eosinophilic esophagiti) usually discovered when food gets impacted halfway down my food pipe. I suppose it counts for the thread, since most folks can't believe there's a "yeah, your food pipe doesn't expand like it should" disease. MisterBibs has a new favorite as of 19:20 on May 18, 2020 |
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May 18, 2020 19:06
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So you didn’t choke on two hot dogs?
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There's no dinosaur called Petradactyl. It was teachers mispronouncing pterodactyl
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Milo and POTUS posted:There's no dinosaur called Petradactyl. It was teachers mispronouncing pterodactyl Pterodactyls weren’t dinosaurs either.
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They were in Jurassic park, the movie about dinosaurs. Ergo,
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Oh, so now these pterodactyl snowflakes don't want to be associated with the rest of the dinosaurs? They really need to get over themselves.
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May 19, 2020 02:01
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Milo and POTUS posted:They were in Jurassic park, the movie about dinosaurs. Ergo, This checks out, as Jeff Goldblum was also in that movie, and he too is a dinosaur. A goddamn sexual tyrannosaurus.
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Henchman of Santa posted:Pterodactyls weren’t dinosaurs either. Then why does one make up the chestplate of the Dino Megazord, huh? Next you'll try to tell me sabretooth tigers and woolly mammoths weren't dinosaurs either.
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Henchman of Santa posted:Pterodactyls weren’t dinosaurs either. 
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beanieson posted:This checks out, as Jeff Goldblum was also in that movie, and he too is a dinosaur. Tyrannosaurus Sex 
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Pterosaurs 'cos they soared in the sky obviously.
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