[quote=katana_manatee;17188117]Aww man, suckage.

Track that bi[COLOR=Black]t[/COLOR]ch down, paint your face like Gibson in Braveheart, wear yer kilt and sporran, sharpen your claymore, turn up at his house and ask for his RC-2 or his life. If he opts for the latter you'll do what comes naturally.

I'm kinda the same, I just don't tan well at all. I'm sure Celtic people have vampire blood in them somewhere. They don't do well in the sun and their thirst just switched to booze.[/quote]

Haha. I love doing that Braveheart facepaint and derivations of such. I have a pic of me in a red kilt that I sewed myself (before I owned an actual one) w/ the braveheart facepaint and long wig that I spray painted.

EDIT: Here's a red/white Braveheart-esque facepaint that I did for the Cardinals' playoff game:

[IMG]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y225/funkmetalbass/Funny%20Pics/joefeathers.jpg[/IMG]

Amazingly enough, my hands are that white - it's not paint. I'm afraid the camera phone distorted it slightly though as I'm sure I'm a LITTLE more tan than that....

Also, I put my hair up in tiny pony tails, sprayed it red, and stuck feathers down in each one. 6 hours of 58 quills digging into my skull....

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;17188126]Haha. I love doing that Braveheart facepaint and derivations of such. I have a pic of me in a red kilt that I sewed myself (before I owned an actual one) w/ the braveheart facepaint and long wig that I spray painted.

EDIT: Here's a red/white Braveheart-esque facepaint that I did for the Cardinals' playoff game:

[IMG]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y225/funkmetalbass/Funny%20Pics/joefeathers.jpg[/IMG]

Amazingly enough, my hands are that white - it's not paint. I'm afraid the camera phone distorted it slightly though as I'm sure I'm a LITTLE more tan than that....

Also, I put my hair up in tiny pony tails, sprayed it red, and stuck feathers down in each one. 6 hours of 58 quills digging into my skull....[/QUOTE]

This for an American football game? Excuse my ignorance, we never get coverage on national American sporting events apart from special satellite channels and I am not really much of a sporting fan anyway. :p

Those hands are crazy white! That camera phone certainly accentuates it to a scary degree. You look like you just rummaged in a barrell of flour.

The headdress looks awesome but that musta been verrry uncomfortable indeed! Is it meant to symbolise a phoenix by any chance?

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;17187505]Agreed. I'm almost through it for a third time.

The part with the whale and petunias cracks me up every time.

Steve, you're up early (or late).[/QUOTE]

:lol:

Yeah, it was great. I'm now onto The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe. I have all 5 books in one handy volume.


Oh, and I have a show tomorrow night. Should be sweet.

Hmmm, the music library dumped a **** ton of vinyls today, fo free. I arrived ten minutes after it started and ended up with a Dylan Thomas recording, but there was really nothing else. too bad.

[quote=katana_manatee;17188186]This for an American football game? Excuse my ignorance, we never get coverage on national American sporting events apart from special satellite channels and I am not really much of a sporting fan anyway. :p

Those hands are crazy white! That camera phone certainly accentuates it to a scary degree. You look like you just rummaged in a barrell of flour.

The headdress looks awesome but that musta been verrry uncomfortable indeed! Is it meant to symbolise a phoenix by any chance?[/quote]

Yes. It is one of the first playoff games that our state's team has been to in, IIRC, 40 years or so.

Our team is actually the Arizona Cardinals, so the red feather is for the Cardinals.

Back in the early years of sports, cities had multiple sports teams of the same name as it helped them identify the city and keep things uniform. St. Louis, Missouri had the Cardinals (baseball and football), Chicago has the Bears for football and the Cubs for baseball, etc. Depending on the franchise though, when teams migrate to different cities, they sometimes keep their names.

I don't know why Phoenix never picked the phoenix for their mascot, possibly thought it would be too narcissistic? Not sure. I do know that we had a vote as to whether or not the new stadium should be in Phoenix. The voters didn't want their tax dollars going to this incredible stadium and new mall that generate huge amounts of revenue. So, the city of Glendale picked it up instead. 2 years later, the contract for the name of the stadium expires and new businesses came in to bid on renaming the stadium. The name that won? University of Phoenix stadium. I laughed quite hard when I saw that. We voted it down, and it still appears as though it's ours.

Ahh, the American dream - taking credit for others' work.

A tidbit of trivia on the Cardinals - the team was originally named after the color Cardinal Red (I guess the original teams were just going to be named after colors as opposed to...anything else, which probably explains teams like the Cleveland Browns, St. Louis Blues, etc.), so the bird was really an afterthought that allowed them to change logos without having to change the franchise name on any legal d0cuments.

Good Lord, I know too much about pointless poop.

Who wants to talk about the 60° angle existing in neutral geometry and its subsequent proof?

[quote=Spaceman Spiff;17188201]:lol:

Yeah, it was great. I'm now onto The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe. I have all 5 books in one handy volume.


Oh, and I have a show tomorrow night. Should be sweet.[/quote]

As do I. It's amazing how much smaller they look together than separate.

EDIT: ****. I missed my 11,111th post....

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;17188244]Yes. It is one of the first playoff games that our state's team has been to in, IIRC, 40 years or so.

Our team is actually the Arizona Cardinals, so the red feather is for the Cardinals.

Back in the early years of sports, cities had multiple sports teams of the same name as it helped them identify the city and keep things uniform. St. Louis, Missouri had the Cardinals (baseball and football), Chicago has the Bears for football and the Cubs for baseball, etc. Depending on the franchise though, when teams migrate to different cities, they sometimes keep their names.

I don't know why Phoenix never picked the phoenix for their mascot, possibly thought it would be too narcissistic? Not sure. I do know that we had a vote as to whether or not the new stadium should be in Phoenix. The voters didn't want their tax dollars going to this incredible stadium and new mall that generate huge amounts of revenue. So, the city of Glendale picked it up instead. 2 years later, the contract for the name of the stadium expires and new businesses came in to bid on renaming the stadium. The name that won? University of Phoenix stadium. I laughed quite hard when I saw that. We voted it down, and it still appears as though it's ours.

Ahh, the American dream - taking credit for others' work.

A tidbit of trivia on the Cardinals - the team was originally named after the color Cardinal Red (I guess the original teams were just going to be named after colors as opposed to...anything else, which probably explains teams like the Cleveland Browns, St. Louis Blues, etc.), so the bird was really an afterthought that allowed them to change logos without having to change the franchise name on any legal d0cuments.

Good Lord, I know too much about pointless poop.

Who wants to talk about the 60° angle existing in neutral geometry and its subsequent proof?[/QUOTE]

Ah righty, explains all the animal terminology!

Ha ha, the people at the University of Phoenix vote against it being called the University of Phoenix stadium, awesome. :lol:

The 60° angle brought a bunch of witnesses and several photographs and statements from experts in the field. The jury is still out though since the general public can't understand mathematics.

*Moving away from the Monty Pythonesque scene*

I have forgotten nearly everything about physics. Yay! :(

[quote=katana_manatee;17188268]Ah righty, explains all the animal terminology!

Ha ha, the people at the University of Phoenix vote against it being called the University of Phoenix stadium, awesome. :lol:

The 60° angle brought a bunch of witnesses and several photographs and statements from experts in the field. The jury is still out though since the general public can't understand mathematics.

*Moving away from the Monty Pythonesque scene*

I have forgotten nearly everything about physics. Yay! :([/quote]

Proving a 1/3 angular ratio with pure geometry is ridiculous. I'm not even sure how it's done, but

Just remember: Resistance in parallel adds reciprically (R1^-1 + R2^-1)^-1

Also, something about ELI the ICE man.

Umm, that's all I remember. Go Cardinals!

EDIT: And, University of Phoenix is an online university. All 11 office buildings they have are located Tempe, which is actually a suburb or Phoenix. It's rather comical.

Having to steal internet sucks. So does being too poor to have it yourself.


What up?

[QUOTE=PaulSimonon;17188648]Having to steal internet sucks. So does being too poor to have it yourself.


What up?[/QUOTE]

Buddy, I know the feeling.

I'm doing good, yourself?

i just got a crapload of energy drinks for free.

too bad i don't really like them.

Played another show tonight. It went really well. We have another one coming up on May 1st. And a few more.

I love playing shows so often.

[quote=burtonbassist_101;17188819]i just got a crapload of energy drinks for free.

too bad i don't really like them.[/quote]

Send 'em my way. :thumb:

I'm all done school, bitches!

[QUOTE=BenJammin;17189622]I'm all done school, bitches![/QUOTE]

Now to put that degree to good use :p

Washes dishes? :lol:

[quote=BenJammin;17189622]I'm all done school, bitches![/quote]

I spot a simple grammar issue in your post. What is your Major, again?

:p

[QUOTE=Sablate McNuff;17189693]I spot a simple grammar issue in your post. What is your Major, again?

:p[/QUOTE]

I don't see any isssues. :confused:

But, fwiw, my degree is in English literature, not the English language. :p

I'm all done [with] school, bitches.



Maybe? Or am I really that tired that even proper English makes no sense to me.

[QUOTE=Sablate McNuff;17189716]I'm all done [with] school, bitches.



Maybe? Or am I really that tired that even proper English makes no sense to me.[/QUOTE]

I feel that sometimes about English too... Still, you get used to it. I love how Japanese is so efficient in comparison and not so hung up on how you word things and when the context is clear you don't need to keep repeating pronouns.

Japanese looks so much cooler to read too.

Right, I'm off to be an anti-social Japanese learning nerd for a bit and finish off learning the hiragana.

I know nothing of the Japanese language... except that it's not English. I am one learned individual.

[quote=Spaceman Spiff;17189786]I know nothing of the Japanese language... except that it's not English. I am one learned individual.[/quote]

Brawndo:
What plants crave
(It has electrolytes!)

[QUOTE=Spaceman Spiff;17189786]I know nothing of the Japanese language... except that it's not English. I am one learned individual.[/QUOTE]

Most people know nothing on the language at all, you have to seek out info on it yourself to find out stuff about it. It is nowhere near as crazy hard as most people think.

The main problem is getting into the Japanese frame of mind, depending on the kind of people you are with you have to use different words to show the level of politeness. There is far more of a segregational element to the language between formal and informal language than is evident in English. Also since it is a sound-poor language having far less sounds than english there are far more puns so you have to be always very aware of the context to determine meanings. It makes the language phenomenal for double entendres though.

[QUOTE=Sablate McNuff;17189815]Brawndo:
What plants crave
(It has electrolytes!)[/QUOTE]

Sounds like a new martial art, the way of the brawny. Easily stopped by way of the brainy.

[QUOTE=katana_manatee;17189818]Most people know nothing on the language at all, you have to seek out info on it yourself to find out stuff about it. It is nowhere near as crazy hard as most people think.

The main problem is getting into the Japanese frame of mind, depending on the kind of people you are with you have to use different words to show the level of politeness. There is far more of a segregational element to the language between formal and informal language than is evident in English. Also since it is a sound-poor language having far less sounds than english there are far more puns so you have to be always very aware of the context to determine meanings. It makes the language phenomenal for double entendres though.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I know how the Japanese are big on respecting those of a higher status.

I like the way you're describing the language. Makes it seem like it could be a fun one to know.

When I think of Japan, I think of one thing.

















[img]http://www.deranged-minds.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/tlr05101.png[/img]

/I had to turn safe-search back on when looking for this, shudder

:lol: :lol:

That's the Japanese in a nutshell.

They make a nice beer, though.

[QUOTE=BenJammin;17189844]They make a nice beer, though.[/QUOTE]

Sapporo is pretty good.

[QUOTE=Spaceman Spiff;17189847]Sapporo is pretty good.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking of. It's pretty light, and the can is neat.

I guess most of their beers are like that, since a lot of Japanese beers are rice beers.

[QUOTE=BenJammin;17189855]Yeah, that's what I was thinking of. It's pretty light, and the can is neat.

I guess most of their beers are like that, since a lot of Japanese beers are rice beers.[/QUOTE]

Sapporo is the only one I've had, so I couldn't really say anything about other beers produced in Japan.

I've been really enjoying Dab, lately. It's a German beer that, if you haven't had, I recommend you give it a try.

Yeah, Dab is tasty. The Germans make great beers.

I've tried a lot of beers, haha. Definitely, like, 75-80% of what's offered in my liquor store.

[QUOTE=Spaceman Spiff;17189827]Yeah, I know how the Japanese are big on respecting those of a higher status.

I like the way you're describing the language. Makes it seem like it could be a fun one to know.[/QUOTE]

It is actually quite fun to learn I find, but I seem to be a borderline Japanophile so maybe that has something to do with it...

The main hurdle is becoming literate in Japanese as you have to use three different writing systems in tandem with each other. There is Kanji which are actually Chinese characters used for whole words but can have more than one meaning, but usually no more than two meanings and they are easy to figure out from context.

The other systems are Hiragana and Katakana. These are syllabic writing systems with each syllabic sound having its own unique character rather than an alphabet where you combine letters to form sounds with lots of exceptions.

Hiragana is used to show native Japanese words, and Katakana shows words which are foreign, such as English names, cities etc.

Often with Kanji though you will have hiragana written above or below it to show how to pronounce it and confirm which reading of it to use if it might not be very clear from the context.

It all sounds pretty complicated but when it is shown to you how it all works it actually makes a lot of sense. Takes a lot of work to learn though.

For example:

私はビデオをよく見ます。

This says "Watashi wa bideo o yoku mimasu."

This means, I watch videos often or literally translated, I video(s) often watch/see/view.

私 is the Kanji for I and 見 is the Kanji for see/watch/view. The rest is hiragana apart from ビデオ which is katakana used to show a loan-word, in this case video but they don't have a V sound in Japanese so they will use the closest equivalent which is B instead.

It looks mental at first but you get used to it.

[QUOTE=BenJammin;17189839]When I think of Japan, I think of one thing.

















[img]http://www.deranged-minds.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/tlr05101.png[/img]

/I had to turn safe-search back on when looking for this, shudder[/QUOTE]

Ha ha ha, yeah, they have some weird stuff for sure.

[I]Some[/I] weird stuff, Steve? :p

[QUOTE=BenJammin;17189878]Yeah, Dab is tasty. The Germans make great beers.

I've tried a lot of beers, haha. Definitely, like, 75-80% of what's offered in my liquor store.[/QUOTE]

I tend to mostly just drink what I know and experiment every once in a while. I haven't tried too many beers, but a couple handfuls of different kinds.

[QUOTE=katana_manatee;17189882]私 is the Kanji for I and 見 is the Kanji for see/watch/view. The rest is hiragana apart from ビデオ which is katakana used to show a loan-word, in this case video but they don't have a V sound in Japanese so they will use the closest equivalent which is B instead.[/QUOTE]

Is that why Asians are always mixing up their L's and R's and such?


It all seems pretty interesting. Any language is going to be difficult to learn at first, but with some like Japanese as opposed to French, it's a whole new alphabet-thing to learn.

[QUOTE=Spaceman Spiff;17189895]I tend to mostly just drink what I know and experiment every once in a while. I haven't tried too many beers, but a couple handfuls of different kinds.[/QUOTE]

I like to just buy packs of stuff at random. I know the kinds of beers I enjoy the most, so I just look for similar types by different brands when I want to try something new.

So, last night we definitely played with the worst band we've ever played with. They were this awful metal band. The drummer seemed like the retarded brother of Danny Carey. The guitarist shredded unnecessary solos all night. The singer was this 40 year old woman who was trying to be sexy... and it just wasn't working. And she was introducing every song and telling us what it was about, and they were all retarded.
"I wrote this song after seeing Children Of Men. It's about America and war and all kinds of fu[size=2]cked up sh[/size]it going on right now."

If you want to hear something terrible: [url]http://www.myspace.com/1867band[/url]

And I had to sit through their 40 minute set. :upset:

[QUOTE=BenJammin;17189952]I like to just buy packs of stuff at random. I know the kinds of beers I enjoy the most, so I just look for similar types by different brands when I want to try something new.[/QUOTE]

When I try something new, I just browse as if I know what I'm looking for, then I make a decision based on price, name, and origin. :lol: