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by Stableboy on May 3rd, 2007
No, it's even stranger than that. (Paul McCartney was credited with this quote on an episode of the Simpsons, btw).
When I was a kid, we had things called "records", which were 12-inch vinyl disks that had a groove on each side which spiraled around from the edge to the center. To play music from the "record" required a piece of equipment known as a "phonograph". The phonograph had a "tone arm" -- a swiveled stick with a needle on the end. The needle was placed at the outer edge of the groove, and the disk was spun with a motor. By following the microscopic contours of the groove, the needle's movement could be amplified electronically, rendering a semi-faithful reproduction of the music encoded in the groove, along with anomalous reproductive artifacts known as "scratches", "skips", and "residue of spilled beer".
We also had an invention called "marijuana" (which has not yet been disinvented), that caused young people to place the needle on the groove, turn off the motor, and manually spin the disk backwards in order to experience what was known as "bitchin sounds, man".
In the late 60's, it became popular for musical recording artists to record secret messages backwards at certain points in their performance as a kind of talisman or token of group membership: if you knew about the message and had listened to it yourself, you were part of the "in" crowd. If you didn't, you were a "square". (These group-membership tokens were used to identify which people were your friends and which people should have their vehicle's paint destroyed with rotten eggs)
So with that as background: McCartney's hit "Maybe I'm Amazed" is in a unique category, arriving as it did near the end of the age of the phonograph, and just in time for computer technology of sufficient power to perform digital audio processing. McCartney's producer David Geffen used the then-powerful Cray 1200 supercomputer to digitally invert the entire song along the time axis and inject it with negative phase-shift back onto the original version of the song.
In other words, the song sounds exactly the same backwards OR forwards. It's the only song in history bearing this strange distinction: after it was recorded, the lead engineer Tawley Meyers-Brigg had a spontaneous loss of consciousness in the King's Cross subway station and fell onto the tracks, where he was subsequently dragged 3 miles by an unwitting train operator (that is also a record, btw). The method he perfected was lost to time and the arrival of the disco era swept his memory into the dustbin of musical history.
But this song remains as a tribute to his skill and inventiveness, and anyone with the appropriate software and a copy on their PC can play it in reverse to hear this wonder for themselves.
Try it. THEN maybe people will like you instead of egging your car.
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
lookie what i found!
"McCartney, an animal rights activist, appeared on The Simpsons episode 3F03, "Lisa The Vegetarian." McCartney helps Lisa become a vegetarian and tells her that if you play this song backwards, you hear a recipe for lentil soup. Over the closing credits of that episode, if you listen carefully, you can hear the backwards message. As an extra feature on The Simpsons DVD, you can hear McCartney read the recipe and say, "There you have it Simpsons lovers, oh an by the way, I'm alive." The lentil soup recipe Paul speaks backwards is:
- one medium onion, chopped
- two tablespoons of vegetable oil
- one clove of garlic, crushed
- one cup of carrots, chopped
- two sticks of celery, chopped
- half a cup of lentils
- one bay leaf
- one tablespoon of freshly-chopped parsley
- salt and freshly-ground pepper to taste
- two and a quarter cups of vegetable stock or water"
from: http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=55
by Redhawk on May 3rd, 2007
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I would bet anything this man has never had a really ripping lentil soup OR listened to the Beatles at all!
by Redhawk on May 3rd, 2007
Actually I'm inclined to think that all the hoop de la about songs being played BACKWARDS for the secret message is a bunch of buttkiss....
What was that one Beatles album...was it the WHITE ALBUM? that was supposed to have the supposed message that Charlie Manson was so into....
color me a skeptic
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
I must say I'm disapointed, all these answers, not to mention all those comments, and yet still *No One* has given us an actual recipe for a really ripping lentil soup!
So apparently I shall have to take the lentil into my own hands, here is one recipe for a really ripping vegetarian lentil soup!
And no, I've checked it againts the song, it doesn't quite fit.
http://www.fabulousfoods.com/recipes/soups/veg/lentil.html
EDIT- And here is one completely out of context photo of me "In all my Dylane-esque Glory".
Doesn't even come close to the real thing, but I do my best.
by Y2Jsucks on December 1st, 2007
No because I havn't heard it
by Metaphiz on May 4th, 2007
@Carmella: No problems here.
Dang it!!! How'd that happen. Supposed to be a comment. Guess I'll have to answer now.
I think Paul died long before this song was even written. According to a "reliable source" the song plays backward the same as forward. Hence the incredible waste of fine vinyl.
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Here's an update: My "reliable source" (whom shall remain anonymous [Stableboy]) LIED!!! "Maybe I'm Amazed" is nothing more than great Holloween music when played backwards.
And to think I was going to name my next son after you, SB. WELL DON'T BE LOOKING FOR ANY "STABLEBOY McCALLISTERS" IN THE NEAR FUTURE!!! I feel so dirty, and betrayed.
by El Soupy spanish for the soupy on May 2nd, 2007
Thats from the simpsons... and its referring to the phrase "cranberry sauce" at the end of a beatles song which people mistaken heard as " I buried Paul"
by CousinVinny on May 2nd, 2007
Wow, I thought that it was saying, “Paul is dead, Paul is dead”.
by Brand Y on April 23rd, 2008
-delete-
by holeinthewoods on February 1st, 2008
probably not. But I can tell you this: If you play Led Zeps Stairway To Heaven backwards there's a part in it that he says: I wish it would snow, I wish the blow would knock me out. My brother showed this to me when I was ten or twelve years old and I've repeated it in my adult years with my own equipment. I think(but not sure) that it's at the part where it's sung "that with a word she can get what she came for".
by iwnit on July 3rd, 2007
1) Only in the Simpsons's version of the song!
"The song was also notably featured in an episode of the The Simpsons entitled "Lisa the Vegetarian", in which Paul and Linda McCartney were both guest stars. In the episode, Paul helps Lisa become a vegetarian and tells her that playing "Maybe I'm Amazed" backwards will reveal a secret recipe for lentil soup. The song then plays over the closing credits of that episode, and by listening carefully, listeners can hear the backwards message. The backmasking on the track was accomplished by the staff of the show for this particular episode and does not appear in the original song.
An extra feature on The Simpsons Seventh Season DVD set contains McCartney's original reading and a transcript of the recipe. He concludes with the words "There you have it Simpsons lovers, oh and by the way, I'm alive.", a reference to the hoax about his death during The Beatles era.
The lentil soup recipe is:
one medium onion, chopped
two tablespoons of vegetable oil
one clove of garlic, crushed
one cup of carrots, chopped
two sticks of celery, chopped
half a cup of lentils
one bay leaf
one tablespoon of freshly-chopped parsley
salt and freshly-ground pepper to taste
two and a quarter cups of vegetable stock or water"
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maybe_I%27m_Amazed
2) For further research, some people could also be interested in a *Lebkuchen* recipe:
http://xmas.autopilotlive.com/cookie-press/christmas-cookie-recipe.php?Recipe=112
(to understand this, please have a look at the short discussion on Stableboy's answer)
by Metaphiz on May 23rd, 2007
My lame, but humorous attempt at doctoring a photo. Enjoy.
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
"I need a brainwash
Gray-matter bath
I need the clutter all
Thrown in the trash
I need a brain wash, cause I'm a loon
So could ya please throw my head in a tub?
I could really use a cereberal scrub
Wash away what I know
It's an overrated frontal lobe"
by Penny The Wise on May 3rd, 2007
I've never tried... Besides, I already HAVE a recipe for really ripping Lentil Soup. But it's top secret.
by singwell-is off researching a lot on May 1st, 2007
That would be the strangest example of backward masking I have ever heard of. Whatever happened to "Paul is Dead" and "Turn me on dead man".LOL
by Mr. Josh on July 3rd, 2007
No, it's just an urban legend. Urban legends are cool :)
by Rude Bear Ready for Winter on July 11th, 2007
I really doubt it. There is a video on You Tube of Paul demonstrating how to make mashed potatoes. Very strange. Very odd. And it's obvious the man can't cook.
by Anonymous on May 12th, 2007
Yes but only Lisa Simpson can hear it whilst watching a pig fly!
by Biggie15 on May 4th, 2007
Possibly. I can just imagine what it would sound like.
'Number 1, Please chop up some lentils'
'Number 2, put them in the bowl'
Looks like you were watching the Simpsons at the same time as me Carm!
by Yeahwell... on August 28th, 2007
Yes, that is absolutely true.
by garnorche on May 6th, 2007
Just run it in reverse through music software, that way it's not uneven as with records.
by true love conquers all on September 13th, 2009
lolz this thread is funny =)
by Takei-Shihan on December 29th, 2011
... add some lentils to your left over turkey soup ...
by ImNotAnonymous-COAT of Maestro-ness on April 13th, 2008
Yeah I tried it and it tasted sexy.
by bigtomk on April 2nd, 2008
Wow, I have never heard that one before, but if that's true, this song has to be the dumbest song ever written.
by New Member on November 4th, 2007
No.
by munken on October 18th, 2007
I have no idea.. but try playing stairway to heaven by led zepplin backwards.. :D
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Well, I must say I'm more than a bit disapointed by the lack of a ripping lentil soup recipe, I've always maintained that all you need is love, but lentil soup is nice as well.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
Frankly I wasn't that thrilled with the recipe. Really ripping lentil soup MUST include a dash of cinnamon. McCartney may be a deservingly idolized two-direction songwriter, but he certainly isn't a gourmet chef, not in MY book.
by LynfromNM on May 3rd, 2007
LOL! Well I really felt drawn to this question for reasons I can't explain... I DO like lentil soup, and I like symmetry as well. I've never actually seen an episode of the Simpsons, but I understand it's a ripping fine show containing animated representations of human beings with odd world-views.
by Stableboy on May 3rd, 2007
I too love Lentil soup...and I actually do make a rather tasty one if I do say so myself...however I've been forced to sit through no few runnings of the Simpsons and find them to be ALMOST as annoying as the unlamented TELATUBBIES....frankly, I think you'd NEED some of the herbal treatment you mentioned Stableboy, to manage any remote inclusion of interest in EITHER program.
by Redhawk on May 3rd, 2007
This is a great answer SB. I genuinely never knew any of that stuff about records.
And you guys like Lentil soup?! Wow, that's great, yet another thing we have in common. However, I must admit my local store (the one that stopped selling the NICE Lebkuchen) stopped selling the NICE lentil soup too, so I can't eat it any more :(
by Carmella on May 3rd, 2007
I was wondering...by the term RIPPING on the Lentil Soup...did you mean that someone added HOT SAUCE TO IT??? Thus insuring that upon EXIT it would RIP the person a new bung hole? or simply that it is an especially tasty soup? I've never added Hot spices to my Lentil soup...but it did cause me to pause in my thoughts of it.....
by Redhawk on May 3rd, 2007
@ Lynn: Oh so very true. The cinnamon does give it a little something extra. It's been a good while since I had a decent lentil soup you know. It's a shame, the simpsons has let me down once more (sobs). So does anyone know where to get a decent lentil soup that is widely available?
by Anonymous on May 3rd, 2007
Bored; I'm afraid they're not much good at giving stores where you can BUY Lentil Soup, you know them being Yanks and all, but I do recommend you DON'T buy Asda's, it's watery. Heinz is okay.
@ Redhawk, no, 'ripping' just means particularly fine, excellent. But it might be nice with chilli sauce in it, I think I'll have some for dinner, along with Bourbon Creams. You guys are so bad, I always end up eating the foods we talk about!
by Carmella on May 3rd, 2007
Mmm bourbon creams. That reminds me Carmella, I must email you. Heinz you say? Lovely.
by Anonymous on May 3rd, 2007
I am in anticipation! However, you MUST have white crusty bread with the soup. It's heavenly!
by Carmella on May 3rd, 2007
I heard Sid Barret was on that track. And being an incredible lover of lentil soup, he did, in fact, include a recipe for it. But it was recorded sideways, so the only way you can hear it is to drag the needle sideways over the tracks. And when you do, it sounds suspiciously like Boris the Spider from the Who. I think there was a lawsuit involving Pete and Roger, but that has never been substantiated. But what do I know? I'm just here for the beer. And crunchy trolls.
by IdentityCrises on May 3rd, 2007
OH4TB: Is that you Odz? I recognise your allusions to beer anywhere.
by Carmella on May 3rd, 2007
@SB - I think you're out of luck if you expect symmetrical lentil soup, unless of course you put it in one of those divided dishes. Yanni's, a local Greek restaurant, has the most divine lentil soup ever. For the wildly inflated cost of $20 per serving plus a modest shipping and handling fee of $4.95 (8 pounds to you, BAM) I will gladly supply everyone. And I'll throw in a bonus: an obscure 1961 recording of We Five singing "99 Bottles of Beer On the Wall", which backwards sounds like the Beastie Boys imitating We Five singing "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall."
by LynfromNM on May 3rd, 2007
@Carmelia...BOURBON CREAMS with HOT SAUCE? oh my...IS THAT WISE?
by Redhawk on May 3rd, 2007
Wow that's the best bloody bargain I have seen in a long time. Absolutely *writes a check*
by Anonymous on May 3rd, 2007
Bourbon creams with hot sauce. Yeah, it tastes great. You should go get some. @BAM: I replied to your email :)
by Carmella on May 3rd, 2007
Thank you. I think I may be renaming myself. Luitennant mustard it is!
by Anonymous on May 3rd, 2007
@Lyn -- your comment about We Five is hilarious... unintentionally so, I think. Did you know that the We Five and the Dave Clark Five competed in a "5-piece Band Basketball Tournament" during the summer of 1967? It was held at a playground in New York, and was attended by no less hoops greats than Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, and a young boy named Michael Jordan... who credits this experience as one of his formative memories. So many connections.
by Stableboy on May 3rd, 2007
I was unaware of the basketball game, SB. I was too busy playing Beatle records backwards at the time, so I will have to take your word for it. I'm betting We Five won that game.
by LynfromNM on May 3rd, 2007
You know, you all seem to be such Beatles fans. I am wondering WHY you haven't been to where the Beatles are actually from!
by Carmella on May 3rd, 2007
If you ask me, it should be a recipe for lentil *Loaf* instead of lentil soup, that way you could also make use of the eggs you scrape of your car.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
I'm normally not one to whine about such things, but why does everybody hate me? I'm specifically referring to the fact that there are at least 6 people who've commented on my Carefully Crafted and Meticulously Researched answer... people who have some fairly impressive AB levels... and yet I only have 6 lousy points for my brilliant effort. Again, I'm not begging for points, here, I just want to understand why I'm so despised and disrespected by those who claim to be "good baggers"!!?
by Stableboy on May 3rd, 2007
Entering late but LOL @ Bitchin sounds, Man.
You always crack me up, SB.
by Penny The Wise on May 3rd, 2007
Because, we are just jealous that we didn't say it first. :P
by Penny The Wise on May 3rd, 2007
You want points?! You can't handle the points!
by Penny The Wise on May 3rd, 2007
<sigh> there you go SB, 20 points now. All betters?
by Anonymous on May 3rd, 2007
Stableboy whining about points, I never thought I'd see the day.
Although yes, I'd say that for having gotten this much attention, the point total on this answer is fairly pathetic.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
Odd? Who's odd? If you ask me, the whole "vinyl record" thing was just a big fad symbolic of hard drug usage. I mean, you've got theses big black tabs, and needles with tracks, how obvious can you be? And now we find out there's mental soup involved. Man, how can anyone remember the seventies?
by IdentityCrises on May 3rd, 2007
Tripping mental soup. Yeah, I'm sure it was Sid.
by IdentityCrises on May 3rd, 2007
@OHFTB - you've put my mental soup in a stew now. What 70s? I'm nowhere NEAR 70 yet.
@SB - I refuse to respond to your points blackmail but I will send you some lentil soup from Yanni's at a slightly discounted rate (and fewer beans of course, which may make the symmetry an issue).
@Mustard - your soup is in the mail. If the postman tries to shove it though the mail slot, things could be a bit messy.
by LynfromNM on May 3rd, 2007
@Penny: I guess I would characterize myself as "underwhelmed" with your Jack Nicholson imitation. But keep trying, I admire a good public failure as much as the next person!
@Redhawk: I'm curious about your use of the phrase "remote inclusion of interest" when talking about the Simpsons... are you aware that the device used to select channels on the TV is often CALLED a "remote"? Was this supposed to be some sort of pun, or just an unintentional stepping-in-you-know-what semantically?
@Odzi: you're not fooling anyone. Surely you know this.
@Rflagg II: nobody likes a sequel. You're just trying to cash in on the success of the first RFlagg.
@BAM: Huh?
by Stableboy on May 3rd, 2007
@OHFTB- No, no, vynil records weren't symbolic of hard drug useage, they were symbolic of knitting!
See, the original turntable unit was supposed to be an automatic needlepoint machine, but one of the semi-senile knitting grannies who was working on the top secret research project for it noticed the interesting sounds it made after she spilled lentil soup on it, and it went from there to become the massive phenomenon it is (Or was) today.
Except that they eventually decided that vynil might produce a clearer tone than a hardened crust of lentil soup.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
@RF - and crusted lentil soup attracts those itty bitty ants too. Don't ask how I know this. It's amazing when you consider this revolution in vinyl was going on while Richie Cunningham was obliviously sipping sodas at Arnold's.
by LynfromNM on May 3rd, 2007
@StableBoy OMG...I did forget to give you points for such a well thought out and surely researched answer...do forgive me! I'd give you more but five is all I have...I was simply enthralled by the effort I'm afraid...and too ruminating over the thought of a homely Lentil soup RIPPING through someone as opposed to easing the nutritional needs for both roughage and protein, in a single dish...or bowl as the case would be. AND don't I wish I had extra points to bestow upon you SB as YOU ARE the ONLY ONE that caught that "remote" phrase!
by Redhawk on May 3rd, 2007
@Redhawk - I must apologize for missing your pun, it was a classic.
by LynfromNM on May 3rd, 2007
I think SB should use his old skills to mix us a tape of 'Maybe I'm Amazed' backwards; until then he doesn't QUITE deserve 6 points. Wasn't it you who trooped up and down the CA coast once upon a time, set of decks in hand?!
by Carmella on May 3rd, 2007
@Lynn- See, that's one bit of pop-history that people get confused, the *Real* holder of the glory was Richie Cunningham's nan, who spilled the lentil soup in the first place.
@SB-You scoff now, but I'll show you, someday I'll be bigger than Rockie!
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
Wow, my mind is spinning... I'm so confused at everyone I don't even know what to say. But I suppose that doesn't differ from my natural state, heh.
by Penny The Wise on May 3rd, 2007
@Penny- I think you'll find if you think about it that wisdom and confusion often rise together in direct proportion.
Why, just look at the Dalai Lama, he just kind of sits there cross legged, smiles and nods and talks about peace, he's so wise he has absolutely no idea what's going on.
(Or maybe he just got into the "Special" lentil soup).
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
@ RFlagg II- Hmm, yes. It's not often one is compared to the Dalai Lama. I am honored.
As for the "special" lentil soup, do you think that could be the case? I suppose I shall seek this special soup out! :)
by Penny The Wise on May 3rd, 2007
@ Penny: I know, it's very confusing, but that is half the fun! Wait until we all start getting into permenant nickname mode, then it'll get REALLY confusing.
@RF: :*
@ Carmella: You know Eli? He's coming over at the end of June, if you are still around these neck of the woods (Englad) reckon you'd want to stop by for some tea in London?
by Anonymous on May 3rd, 2007
I'd absolutely love to BAM! Would we have milk and scones too?
by Carmella on May 3rd, 2007
@ Carmella: Oh come on, we are British, if we are not going to do it properly, who else will? Of COURSE we will! We are trying to get a Brit AB get together (with Eli as our American guest). Who else can we meet?
by Anonymous on May 3rd, 2007
I just added to your thread with Eli...
by Carmella on May 3rd, 2007
Leiutenant Mustard... ? What did you change your name from? I was out of the loop at that point, and no one has said your name...
by Penny The Wise on May 3rd, 2007
LNFM, Why stew, unless you have a bone to pick?
RFlagg, That is certainly an interesting, though totally unfounded theory initiated by unsophisticated vinyl hating noobies of younger generations who simply never learned to appreciate the physical reality of a billion year-old crystal scraping away at the intricately carved mountains and valleys filled with hours of journeys of the imagination until, one day, nothing but static can be discerned. It was that very temporary nature that caused what we had to be so highly prized while it was still audible enough to be identified. Now that we have infinite duplication with no degradation, younger generations, never having known the pleasures of ingraining those precious tracks into our minds, instead of our hard drives so as not to be lost to us forever, can simply play new music infinitely until there is no need left to play it, which leads to the question: Why bother to begin with? No. No, these were not symbols of knitting, which you so smartly imply, but only due to your sadly misguided jealousy.
by IdentityCrises on May 3rd, 2007
Tuh. He should have come and joined this party! But there you go. All united by the love of Lentil soup *wipes tear from eye*
by Anonymous on May 3rd, 2007
@BAM & Carmella - you have to do all sorts of stereotypically Brit things to Eli. Show him how to keep a stiff upper lip and have only fish-n-chips available for meals.
by LynfromNM on May 3rd, 2007
@Penny: I was bourbonallmighty, who was boredasmustard. All very confusing, I am very sorry.
by Anonymous on May 3rd, 2007
@Lyn...no worries...it was a bit obscure in context to the predominate Lentil vs LP topic! Your kind words have soothed my broken heart on the matter.
by Redhawk on May 3rd, 2007
@Lynn: yes! We must! And wear top hats and quaff.
by Anonymous on May 3rd, 2007
OHFTB: I love "duplication without degradation". That should be the motto of twins everywhere.
by LynfromNM on May 3rd, 2007
@LM....if you come back as Miss Scarlett Mustard...I'm going to toss my cookies...I mean it...in the pantry with a candle stick!
by Redhawk on May 3rd, 2007
RFlagg, (cont'd) . No, they are symbols of the very things that were used to burn those wonderful journeys of the psyche into our minds so that we could still hear them even after the diamond had worn straight through. You sir, are just jealous that you will never get to experience many of those euphoric lilts that have now been permanently lost to time, while we who have been there continue to bop to what's left of them in our heads. NYEAH! NYEAH! And NYEAH, I tell you!
by IdentityCrises on May 3rd, 2007
RFlagg, I guess your Knit-wit wasn't universally appreciated, but I thought it contained purls of wisdom.
by LynfromNM on May 3rd, 2007
SB: Boy I am glad you left me out of your tirade! I don't now what I would do had I become the dreaded victim of your razor-sharp wrath!
by IdentityCrises on May 3rd, 2007
Ms. Mustard and Carmella, I didn't know Eli was going to England. You'll have to take tons of pictures. There's a mini American AB get together happening this weekend. Jodie, SB, and I are getting together for dinner. The restaurant heard we were coming and promptly banned us. They know we'll be trouble ;)
by Darkling on May 3rd, 2007
@OHFTB- I'll have you know I'm no "Vynil Hating Newbie".
As it happens I have a million year old stone scratching over the majestic hills and valleys of a white vynil collectors edition of The White Album directly behind me as we speak (Or er.. Type) so I am well and truely familiar with the experience of the psychadelic lilts, thank you very much!
@Mustard-:*
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
AH! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH! She said Purls. I almost missed the point. OH! I kill me!
by IdentityCrises on May 3rd, 2007
LOL @ Darkling. You guys had better take pictures; the favour will thus be returned :)
by Carmella on May 3rd, 2007
RFlagg: You are forgiven, my son.
by IdentityCrises on May 3rd, 2007
RFlagg: Sixty-five thousand "knit ones, purl twos" for you anyway, just for insinuating that.
by IdentityCrises on May 3rd, 2007
Good to know I'm foriven.
Although I must admit that I haven't gotten the *Full* experience yet because my turntable refuses to play backwords.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
@Penny: Just call me BAM, I'll never get used to LM. @Darkling: wow! Plenty of pictures, you must! And we shall have lots of me, Carmella, Eli and anyone else we can get!
by Anonymous on May 3rd, 2007
You see? You are still a bit of a noobie!
by IdentityCrises on May 3rd, 2007
I'll try! My boyfriend can never figure out the digital camera. One time, Mr. T was at the mall. My brother, boyfriend, and I went over to see him. He was really nice, told me to stay in school, and let us take our picture with him. My boyfriend was fumbling with the camera and getting really nervous because he knew Mr. T pities fools regularly. Fortunately, Mr. T was gracious and said, "It's okay, take your time." My poor boy still has shutter anxiety, though :D
by Darkling on May 3rd, 2007
@Darkling: aw bless. I wonder if Mr T will be there too? That'll be a great night! So envious.
@Carmella Maybe we should go out for a meal instead of tea?
by Anonymous on May 3rd, 2007
BAM, anyone else you can get? Does that mean you'll take pictures of strangers on the street and pass them off as 'baggers? "Oh, there's Sunblynd rummaging through the bins behind the coffee shop. That's Ms. Fortunate on the corner and, of course, Bob Blaylock doing a guest appearance at the local construction site."
by Darkling on May 3rd, 2007
BAM, <laughing> I will have to check with his publicist to see if he's in California. If he is, you know we'll get a picture with him!
by Darkling on May 3rd, 2007
@Darkling- Ah... Now Mister T. is a sure way to traumatize someone againts anything.
If I'm not mistaken the CIA once used tapes of Mister T. to brainwash their covert "Sleeper Agents" before sending them in to spy on the USSR (Or at least that's how one theory puts it).
OHFTB-Yeah, but it *Will* play records very, very slow, so I'm not completely uninitiated.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
Yeah. A meal would be great. We'd have to discuss the details some place where there don't seem to be so many people. Maybe email or IM.
@Darkling, Missus; we need some tips, how did you guys organise your get together?
by Carmella on May 3rd, 2007
@ Darkling again; who is Mr T?
by Carmella on May 3rd, 2007
Carmella: I'm not sure if you'd know Mr. T, he played the character B.A. Barachus on the old TV show
'The A Team' (Damn there's a lot of stray letters here, T's, B's, A's, it's downright confusing).
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
@Darkling: I will bring a camera dear, having mastered the intricate art of (a) set switch to "auto" (b) push button with finger to snap picture. Maybe we'll have time to introduce you to this complex procedure.
by Stableboy on May 3rd, 2007
I think the lentil should be a symbol of these AB get-togethers. Please include a lentil in some form in the photographs, and we will consider that an authenticating tag, as it were.
by LynfromNM on May 3rd, 2007
Or...even better...please order lentil soup for starters. The lentil is a symbol of greatness. @BAM: I just read your thing about 'grabbing anyone we can get' You're mad ;)
by Carmella on May 3rd, 2007
@ BAM- Oh DUH. Shoulda known.
by Penny The Wise on May 3rd, 2007
How are they supposed to get a lentil into every single shot?
Strap a can of lentils to the top of everyone's head?
Go only to lentil-oriented locations?
Aw... I want in on the get-togethers...
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
I am very scared, but It's time for me to go home now... I shall check back later... I think. And you guys, don't stuff yourself full of Lentil soup. You'll be too tired to chat later, and pass out. Slow down, breathe and enjoy!
by Penny The Wise on May 3rd, 2007
Oh, and send me an invite! *flails hand wildly in the air* Over here! No, no... Over HERE! *flails again*
I hate being so short!
by Penny The Wise on May 3rd, 2007
Hey, I like it. "The AB Mental Lentils." It has a nice ring!
by IdentityCrises on May 3rd, 2007
That's good. The AB Mental Lentils. Agreed, it DOES have a nice ring. Catchy!
by Penny The Wise on May 3rd, 2007
I'm short too, Penny, in many ways. And right now I'm short about 800 miles of the fun in California and several thousand short of the fun in England. Sigh.
by LynfromNM on May 3rd, 2007
Me too. Well definitely the fun in England. I'm here on the West Coast too, in WA... but not near enough to go to Cali. Not just yet anywhoo. I 'may' be going to LA at the end of this month, but we'll see.
by Penny The Wise on May 3rd, 2007
Speaking of lentils, which would you prefer for the lunch menu at our AB-Mixer, Lentil Soup or Lentil Stew with a side of cous-cous?
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
@soconfused - hey, that's cute!
by LynfromNM on May 3rd, 2007
Lentil Soup. WTH is cous-cous?
by Penny The Wise on May 3rd, 2007
Lentil stew with a side of couscous, RFlagg. Don't forget the dash of cinnamon.
by LynfromNM on May 3rd, 2007
Oh, and apparantly I lied... The other receptionist who is relieving me, called, she won't be here for another hour...
by Penny The Wise on May 3rd, 2007
Penny: Cous-Cous is wheat (Or maybe it's corn, I'm not sure) dough, rolled into practically microscopic pellets and baked.
I think it's technically considered a type of pasta, but it eats more like rise or oatmeal, really.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
Penny, couscous is a North African dish consisting of steamed semolina, served with vegetables and meat. Contrary to popular belief, couscous is not harvested from a nest. Do not listen to Stableboy, who will try to convince you it's a Jack Nicholson movie about a mental hospital and an unfortunate lobotomy.
by LynfromNM on May 3rd, 2007
LOL I saw that movie! It's good stuff.
@ both Lyn and RFlagg, thanks. I consider myself informed.
by Penny The Wise on May 3rd, 2007
@Penny: cous-cous is the food so good they named it twice. It's made from recycled bits of Duran Duran and Sirhan B. Sirhan... hand ground in New York, New York. Can you dig it if you can-can?
by Stableboy on May 3rd, 2007
Too much Lentil Soup and cous-cous for SB. Someome get the paramedics on standby... he's speaking double!
by Penny The Wise on May 3rd, 2007
@ SB: Can, can, can you do the can-can?
by Penny The Wise on May 3rd, 2007
I can-can.
by Penny The Wise on May 3rd, 2007
See, the amazing thing about couscous is that it makes such an amazing filler material without being too starchy.
Lynn: Semolina! Thank you! I knew it was something strange like that!
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
Interesting that semolina came up. John Lennon wrote "semolina pilchards, climbing up the Eiffel Tower. Corporation priestess singing Hare Krishna, boy you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allen Poe", in "I am the Walrus", whose title refers to the Artist responsible for the topic of this thread. Coincidence, or Evidence of Divine Hands at work?
by Stableboy on May 3rd, 2007
Evidence that you have way more trivia than you know what to do with, I couldn't have remembered that whole lyric if my life had depended on it.
Although now, if I ever get into a situation where my life depends on my recollection of Paul McCartney lyrics, I shall henceforth be prepared.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
RFlagg, it is bound to happen when you're 64 or the next time you venture into an octopus's garden - you will be called upon to recite the lyrics to Rocky Raccoon or be denied your daily injection of lentil soup.
by LynfromNM on May 3rd, 2007
Do you think an octpus would eat lentil soup if you offered it to them?
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
Probably. Those guys eat anything they can get their tentacles on. Why not some Lentil Soup?
by Penny The Wise on May 3rd, 2007
Of course, if it was underwater (As octopi tend to be) the lentil soup would just kind of drift out of the bowl and diffuse into the water.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
Hmmm. Perhaps you are correct. Put it in a water bottle with a straw big enough to suck it through?
by Penny The Wise on May 3rd, 2007
I believe Matt Groening would be overwhelmed with ecstasy if he knew how enthusiastic people have become about lentil soup after my question that originated from his show. There are so many lentil soup question spin off's now. Should I take a bow?
by Carmella on May 3rd, 2007
Yes, take a bow!
Although by my count there's only two lentil-soup spin off questions.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
<*whispers* Shhh RFlagg, two is a lot!> *Takes a bow.* Thank you, thank you very much :)
by Carmella on May 3rd, 2007
@everyone: sorry I am picking up conversation from ages ago.
@darkling and Carmella: you didn't know I was crackers already?! I am fully intending to go out with nets and catch as many people as I can get!
@soconfused: I like it. We should all get t-shirts.
A everyone again: wow, we certainly seem to know quite a lot about lentil soup (and I am a proud owner of a spin off question!
by Anonymous on May 3rd, 2007
What spin-off question?
by Stableboy on May 3rd, 2007
holy *#$!ing... what in the? this has got to be the longest comment thread on this site! i don't even know how i ended up on this page... weird. that is so damn kewl about that song. i had no idea! i am wondering now though, who exactly was it that invented the marijuana that allowed for those bitching sounds, man? i suspect that person was in cahoots with the makers of cheetos and lucky charms.
by zee-ster on May 3rd, 2007
RFlagg, <sobbing> He brainwashed me into not only getting a bachelors, but a masters, too! I finally went through extensive psychotherapy to rid myself of his directive to stay in school. It was a close call. I almost went for a doctorate.
Carmella, this is Mr. T in typical form http://www.ritilan.com/archives/images/2005/03/08/mr-t-mom.png
by Darkling on May 3rd, 2007
SB> BAMs spin off http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/288925
by Carmella on May 3rd, 2007
Meet RFlagg's spin off> http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/289028
by Carmella on May 3rd, 2007
Darkling: Mr. T must be something of a hypocrite, otherwise he'd be "Dr. T" by now, wouldn't he?
Oh Carmella! Not you *Too* with the confusing abbreviations!
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
@RFlagg: It's temporary, I assure you.
@Darkling: Isn't he just gorgeous?!
by Carmella on May 3rd, 2007
Good, because quite frankly that annoys the hell outta me.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
I suppose there are a few moral implications on calling oneself a 'God' or 'Goddess'. It could be quite offensive, really.
by Carmella on May 3rd, 2007
Carmella, I've been working on organizing this trip for a while now. I'm flying out to LA, Jodie's driving down to LA, and Stableboy is dragging his butt ALL the way uptown to the restaurant. He's sacrificed the most to be there this weekend, really. We all settled on a place and a time to meet. It wasn't that hard, we just used email to coordinate.
Stableboy, I'm sorry you're having problems with reading comprehension. I was too busy smiling and posing next to an intimidating proponent of the education system to take the picture myself. I put a call in and he said he'll be arriving soon to give you a private lesson. Feel free to reuse your scathing comment on my boyfriend this weekend, though. I'm sure you put a lot of time and effort into thinking it up.
by Darkling on May 3rd, 2007
I imagine so.
But then again it's someting of an apt title, if you ask me.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
So did the Beatles smoke lentils?
by IdentityCrises on May 3rd, 2007
"I can do whatever I want
Cause I am my own god
Don't have to worry if it's right or wrong
Cause I am my own god"
by zee-ster on May 3rd, 2007
if you think that's offensive, you really don't want to know the name of the band or the album title!
by zee-ster on May 3rd, 2007
wait, compression stockings? what the...? please hold while i google. :)
by zee-ster on May 3rd, 2007
how sexist... they don't seem to offer any of those special socks for men!
by zee-ster on May 3rd, 2007
intestinal fortitude isn't a requirement... actually, my true name in another language means "spirit" or "god". so, it's more fitting than some may have known! and, which one of his arrests would that have been for? damn law breaking prez... now i'm gonna have to post some other song lyrics. i can't stop myself!
by zee-ster on May 3rd, 2007
lol! i'm not pulling your leg, really. but, it's not like i got that name with my parents even knowing that it was a word in another language... it's pronouced slightly different. anyhow, i realized as much as i love those lyrics i was going to post, there are far too many curse words in it for this site. i do love my square words, but i try to keep it semi-clean for this site.
by zee-ster on May 3rd, 2007
okay, i'm leaving this comment thread now. sorry, i sorta took over... back to you kidz!
by zee-ster on May 3rd, 2007
@Em: I really doo-doo think think you should change your username username to include the Godess thing thing. I like the compression stockings idea idea.
@zee: I see you found us! Good job. Did you know (and don't take this the wrong way please please) that Trees ends with an 's'?
by Stableboy on May 3rd, 2007
oh stableboy, you just had some bad english teacherz! btw, thank you for supervising. :D
by zee-ster on May 3rd, 2007
aka ASSoE! lol
by zee-ster on May 3rd, 2007
Hey, no law says everything must be acronymized. Watch your mouth! :P
by Stableboy on May 3rd, 2007
SB, how do you feel about being the AllSeeingSupervisor of lovely Earth? (please don't take that the wrong way.)
by zee-ster on May 3rd, 2007
i'm going to have to start a petition to change that perhapz. ;) that's funny that you were warning me to watch my mouth as i was typing that last comment!
by zee-ster on May 3rd, 2007
Well fortunately it turns out that your proposal exceeds the length limit for usernames. I actually considered AllSeeingSaviour of Earth, but it turned out to exceed my doctor-prescribed Messianic Tendencies limit for the week... So here I sit, broken hearted... <you know the rest, c'mon, everybody sing along!>
by Stableboy on May 3rd, 2007
noooooooooo! it took so much mental energy to come up with that. i too, found myself up against the username character limit about an hour ago. i wasn't trying to come up with harsh acronyms even!
by zee-ster on May 3rd, 2007
I'm just now getting back... What's new? Talking about the 'Goddess' club, now are we? *evil grin*
by Penny The Wise on May 3rd, 2007
Um, guys...? I think you broke my indicator light for comments. I've gone back 4 pages now and the thing is still on.
by Penny The Wise on May 3rd, 2007
exactly. first the goddess club, then global domination! towahahaha! >:)
by zee-ster on May 3rd, 2007
Ah yes, the "Goddess Club"... hmmm... it's clear that the ladies are smoking something they're not sharing with the gentlemen. Heck, it wouldn't be the first time that we've been abused, neglected, or treated as second-class citizens. I guess it feels good to stand on the necks of helpless males and rub their noses in their lack of power and entitlement... as my sister once said in a heated argument, we're just life support systems for the sperm bank, yes? We should just accept our role and remain silent and obedient? Of course.
by Stableboy on May 3rd, 2007
At least you already know, SB. Saves me alot of breath...
*ducks behind idne* *snicker*
by Penny The Wise on May 3rd, 2007
I am amazed to learn that Auntie Em's real name means lentil soup in another language; however I did notice she didn't mention which language. I thought LENTIL itself was an acronym for Little Edible Nutritional Thing In Lentilsoup. This thread is actually worth wading through for these little gems of knowledge.
by LynfromNM on May 3rd, 2007
lol! but, you didn't even want to be a goddess...
by zee-ster on May 3rd, 2007
btw, the reason i am not mentioning the language is because i'm not comfortable using my real name! call me paranoid... just because i'm paranoid doesn't mean they're not after me. oh, and sorry penny!!! i'll take the blame for that one.
by zee-ster on May 3rd, 2007
No, Miss Zee, if Stableboy wants to be a goddess we may as well indulge him. Goddess of Impending Baldness perhaps?
by LynfromNM on May 3rd, 2007
oh no! :) poor SB... first he's not invited to play in our reindeer gamez and now this. @SB: would you care to come join us smokin' in the girls bathroom? did you really think we all go together just to chat?
by zee-ster on May 3rd, 2007
@Lyn: LENTIL is actually an ancient computer language (it stands for Lazy Engineer's Natural Transform Interpretive Language). It was originally expected to replace FORTRAN but never really caught on... except that, in a truly bizarre coincidence, LENTIL was the programming language of choice for the Cray 1200 supercomputer used to produce the reverse-overlay version of "Maybe I'm Amazed"!! I'll tell you, when I saw your comment, I just about fell out of my chair with amazement myself! Maybe I'm just afraid of the way I love me, though.
by Stableboy on May 3rd, 2007
so, you worship yourself daily? sorry, i can't stop with the blasphemy today...
by zee-ster on May 3rd, 2007
@SB: how in tarnation do you make soup out of that?
by LynfromNM on May 3rd, 2007
Auntie Em: So, is a "G-Lentil" anything like a
"G-String" then?
I can't imagine any physically possible way that it *Could* be, but I was just kind of wondering...
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
@RFlagg - on her native planet it is quite possible, and probably common. @Aunitie Em - yes, that's a much kinder appellation, kudos!
by LynfromNM on May 3rd, 2007
@zee: is it just me, or did that comment flirt with disrespect? :P
@Em: I still have a full head of hair... it's just really short. Like Lyn. (her body, not her hair)
@Rflagg: what happened to Nylanthropic or whoever he was?
by Stableboy on May 3rd, 2007
I'll have to pay a little visit to that planet someday, it sounds like... An intellectually stimulating experience.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
@LynfromNM: i think that would be used to make alpha-bit soup! since each bytes has 8 bits and all...
@Stableboy: me? disrespectful? never! i was just playing. it's my job to give people grief. it doesn't pay well though.
by zee-ster on May 3rd, 2007
i'm thinking "G-Lentil" is that unmentionable place that i'd like to mention. i hear the male aliens on LENTIL are always in search of it...
by zee-ster on May 3rd, 2007
Em: Ah... But of course!
Although that does summon up some er... Interesting mental imagry.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 3rd, 2007
@IdentityCrises: Let's talk about the art of username changes. This is something I think you have a history with. The basic principle that I think you're missing is "continuity" -- you want to make changes gradually, which allow the other users to recognize the transition in progress and adjust. So, for example, I'm now "Stableboy Great Oracle of Digitalia". I could keep this for a week or so, and then shorten Stableboy to SB, and then later drop the SB altogether, and still retain identity recognition among a critical mass of other users. Then later, I could shorten Great Oracle of Digitalia into an acronym, and nobody would be surprised or confused because comment chains would already be referring to me that way for brevity. These are the things we all need to keep in mind as reality morphs around under our pheet.
by Stableboy on May 3rd, 2007
@SB aka GOoD: you seem to be assuming my goal here isn't to confuse people!
by zee-ster on May 3rd, 2007
Actually I'm thinking of dropping the "of" too. Nobody likes lower case in acronyms.
by Stableboy on May 3rd, 2007
i really want to drop the "o" myself... but, doing so seems to have those moral implications that some may not be comfortable with.
by zee-ster on May 3rd, 2007
Ok, you got me with that one. What could that possibly mean? "drop the o"... hmm... is this something that only young people understand? You kids... always changing things around!
by Stableboy on May 3rd, 2007
@yeametoo: hey, I just realized that this is a truly meaningful context for your username (!) as in "yeah, I'm now trapped in this mess too!". Welcome abored :-)
by Stableboy on May 3rd, 2007
well, at least now you've instigated something new for the week! :D
by zee-ster on May 3rd, 2007
@miss zee - I think your alpha-bit/bite lentil soup would have a market among programmers with dyslexia. And of course ratchet up the confusion factor!
by LynfromNM on May 3rd, 2007
@Em: I'm breaking out my Big Jug o' Mind Soap for you. Open up your skull and lean forward please...
by Stableboy on May 3rd, 2007
Has anyone even tried playing the song backwards as instructed? I think a lot of these petty arguments would be resolved with that simple experiment. Frankly, I'm surprised at the irrelevant arguments people are trying so defend here... it's so unbaglike.
by Stableboy on May 3rd, 2007
RFlagg, I believe you're on to something there. Mr. T dropped out of college after just one year!
Carmella, he is quite a specimen at that :)
by Darkling on May 3rd, 2007
@SB, shockingly I don't seem to have that particular song on any of my vinyl or disks. Fifty lashes with a wet lentil for me, I guess.
by LynfromNM on May 4th, 2007
Well excuuuuusse me! Apparently I not only have to supply the secret, I have to supply the actual SONG as well? Fine. Whatever. http://tinyurl.com/25tv3m
by Stableboy on May 4th, 2007
I feel dirty and uncleansed having played this song on my iTunes; excuse me while I go and throw up. Such is the objection to the song, my comments light has broken for the third time in 24 hours.
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
Wait a second: are you saying after all this that you don't LIKE the song!!? Is that what this is all about for you? Couldn't you have mentioned that at the beginning and saved everyone all the trouble of helping you with your "question"? Sheesh...
by Stableboy on May 4th, 2007
MMMM! Lintel Soup! Isn't McCartney dead? (GooGooGajube)
by Metaphiz on May 4th, 2007
It's a myth, like the myth that "Expert texpert choking smokers don't you think the joker laughs at you" is referring to Steve Miller. Not true.
by Stableboy on May 4th, 2007
<mocking SB voice> Well excuuuuuuuuuse me too SB! Nobody told me liking the song was a prerequisite for asking the question. Jeez, a guy almost gets a title and he thinks he really IS a God!
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
Carmella: Since when has he needed a title for that?
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
I don't get what you're referring to; my dear RFlagg friend.
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
Candy: let's be clear. I didn't "almost get a title"... trancending all titles, I walk the Earth -- neither man nor animal nor deity -- simply a Presence Beyond Description. To give myself a title is to stoop down to a level that mortals can understand for the purposes of graciously deigning to interact with them. Ok, what else... hmm... oh, right! The song: so the song is a "flawed classic" -- displaying all of McCartney's considerable melodic and performance talent while at the same time being fatally flawed by his typical tendency to fall short in the lyrical subtlety and coherence department. If you focus only on some of the clunky lyrics ("maybe I'm amazed at the way you're with me all the time"), you'll fail to appreciate the entire experience... that vibrant guitar solo, stirring close harmony, and power-chord prototype structure. It's not all great, but there's enough to sing along with.
by Stableboy on May 4th, 2007
But. . .wait. . .Abbey Road. He was barefooted. John wore white shoes. . .Paul's dead. BTW, I actually like the song backwards better. The beginning is well worth the wait.
by Metaphiz on May 4th, 2007
Oh boy, I can think of a thousand better things 'PBD' could stand for in relation to you Stablelord ;)
However, I think, from your psycho-Buddhist perspective, you should be able to see that poor Paul is in turmoil, he could probably use some of your advice. 'Maybe I'm afraid of the way I love you'> I'm sure you could help him through this issue.
I would also agree that the guitar work is probably the best part of the song, given Paul seems incapable of singing it alone 'Maybe I'm amazed at the way you help me sing my song'> Now I'D want my money back, had you not given it to me for free.
And you know the song SB gave us? It wasn't backwards was it? I understood it all...
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
Oh, nevermind then...
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
@RFlagg> the meaning has since dawned on me...but now it feels a little to late to respond. The punch line has been lost, I fear.
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
See, there's the hazzard of such an immensly long thread, it gets tangled up.
Darkling: Yeah, I guess Mr. T figured he didn't need an education, as he could get by on his looks (And if he ever does fall on hard times, he has enough gold on his left arm alone to pay off all is credit cards).
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
@RF II: I thought Paul WAS a Buddhist (or Hindu. . .or something like that). . .Hey, wait, maybe Paul DID die, and was reincarnated as a walrus with a taste for lintel soup?!
by Metaphiz on May 4th, 2007
hehe! Stableboy, where are you O'Lord? We are awaiting your thoughts on sub standard lyrics.
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
@Meta: Hehe... I just got this bizzare mental image of a warus with a mod haricut sitting at the bar of a truckstop in Arkansas, ordering lentil soup.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
Now 'Lintel soup' would be interesting *shudder* Isn't that like the stuff you get out of your tummy button?! ;)
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
@Candy (again, sigh...). I was going to post a snappy comeback, but your comment about "help me sing my song" and wanting your money back is just too hilarious, there's no way a mere Globally Unnameable Presence such as myself can compete with that! :-) @Phiz: he's not dead. Deal with it. I'm sorry. John got shot, George got cancer, and Ringo was never actually alive in the first place. But Paul is very much with us and in the midst of a public and nasty divorce with his one-legged ex-spouse, who apparently failed to amaze him long enough to keep the marriage working. So much for bold guitar solos.
by Stableboy on May 4th, 2007
'one legged ex spouse'. There's just something ingeniously funny about the wording of that :)
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
And the really amazing thing is, those four words are still ingeniously funny in just about any order *Except* for backwards.
Coincidence, or something more...?
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
@SB: But. . .but. . .ABBEY ROAD, MAN!!
by Metaphiz on May 4th, 2007
Guys: Serious question. When people add to this thread, are you getting updates in your profile, or is your orange light just lighting up and you get no other clue as to where your new comment is?
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
Maybe what we know as "Paul" is merely a clone. Think about it, have you ever scene Paul and Clone Paul in the same place at the same time? I didn't think so. So, Maybe YOUR the one that's amazed, heh?!
by Metaphiz on May 4th, 2007
Carm: Yes, I have been getting that.
It appears as though my comment light works fine, but my profile display page for comments is almost completely shot.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
Yup, 'shot' is about right!
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
What "comment light"? Am I missing a cool AB feature?
by Metaphiz on May 4th, 2007
@Candy: Yes, I'm having all sorts of comment-light confusion. @Phiz: Paul stepped into one of those English-style phone booths in Sept of 1968 and was instantly cloned in the adjacent booth. Both walked out into the dull grey London skies, each convinced they were the "real" Paul and each determined to live with renewed vigor... inexplicably enlivened by an experience that neither understood. However, the Clone Paul was just a little bit more disoriented than the Original Paul... he stepped out into Abbey Road and was promptly de-cloned by one of those English-style double-decker busses. When the authorities got around to scraping the pieces together (of the story, and of ex-clone-Paul), they decided it was best to suppress the whole thing, since the Original Paul was obviously alive on top of the studio recording "Let it Be" and arguing with John about suspenders. This is the true source of the rumor that Paul was dead. It's not that complex.
by Stableboy on May 4th, 2007
The orange ones in the top right that alert you when a new comment or answer has been submitted to one of your answers/questions.
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
Carmella, I don't see it. Is it on the profile page?
by Metaphiz on May 4th, 2007
i leave for a while and come back to find you kidz actually talking about the song in the question. i'm a bit disappointed. don't you know comment threads are designed to ultimately distract us from the question at hand? well, i suppose since you have gotten back to the topic, i'll actually give that song a listen. i didn't think it would actually come to this!
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
@SB: Perhaps we should just "Let It Be". Let's just "agree to disagree".
by Metaphiz on May 4th, 2007
@Zee: I know, it's rather disapointing, isn't it?
How about we talk about... The Kinks, for a while instead?
I'll let you pick the song.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
I FOUND THE LIGHT!!!!
by Metaphiz on May 4th, 2007
Boy do I feel stupid.
by Metaphiz on May 4th, 2007
@RFlagg: okay, the kinks! first, i need to find out what they sing. :D then, i can work on figuring out how to play a digital song backwards to see if there's any important messages or recipes i should know of.
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
i'm glad you found the light metaphiz! pretty shade o' orange, isn't it?
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
including my comment thats 189 of em
by Fluffy on May 4th, 2007
And so handy, too!
by Metaphiz on May 4th, 2007
the kinks rock me to the bone! i just watched their music video "rock me to the bone" and they have one of those round vinyl music storage devices i have heard so much about... where are the scratches i am supposed to be hearing though?
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
@ Ms. Zee: The Kinks are only the single most British of bands ever to have been!
I'm not sure about other messages, but they do have a song called Afternoon Tea, so I imagine that would count a recipe.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
@daniel: hello! welcome to the infamous thread. i'm going to have to take your word for the comment count...
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
Hello, Ladies and Gentleman. I am back! Did you guys miss me? Come on, I know you did! :)
by Penny The Wise on May 4th, 2007
afternoon tea, eh? i hear the first 500 records sold for that album were made out of compressed tea leaves and resin! i don't know much about the brit bands, but that's handy dandy fact!
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
How could we not. Wait. . .you were gone? :-)
by Metaphiz on May 4th, 2007
Yeah, that was during the brief period after they'd figured out that crusted lentil soup wasn't an efficient medium, but shortly before they'd settled on vynil.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
i think i'm going to go to the antique store now and go lick some records! :)~ btw, i can't get my comment light to go off now... i think all the talk from you caused some bad AB juju to occur.
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
Careful of any with a vintage before 1967, though, in most of those, the dairy products have gone over.
It's not the lights that are malfunctioning, it's the display pages, you probably have a comment on another answer that's just not being displayed because all the comments from this are flooding the page, try checking through some of your recent answers manually to check for any you might have missed.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
The whole comment thread seems broken.
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
@carmella: not broken, just insane! i missed the punchline somewhere along the way myself...
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
If you have problems with your comment light, just click the "Mark all as read" link on your profile page. Welcome back, Penny! We were up all night waiting for you.
by Stableboy on May 4th, 2007
@RFlagg: :LOL! thanks for that warning. i heard there's some bad brown records circulating from the year of woodstock i need to stay away from as well!
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
SB: yeah, i ended up finally pushing that button, but now i'll never know what that one new lost comment was... i guess i won't be sleeping tonight either!
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
Well good, I'm glad SOMEONE missed me! :P Yeah my comment light seems "broken" too. Checking back through seems tedious. I suppose it has to be done...
@ Miss Zee... I must have skipped a comment or two... why are you licking records my dear? :)
by Penny The Wise on May 4th, 2007
I was going to make a comment that the poor person who's answer we were mucking up must be THRILLED, but then I realised it was just SB... Meh.
*snicker*
by Penny The Wise on May 4th, 2007
@penny: i'm licking records because i want to taste the ones by the kinks that were made out of compressed tea leaves! i'm looking for the album with "afternoon tea". there's some other bands that have music that might be tasty as well... or not. the only way to find out is to experience the music for yourself.
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
It was on the aptly titled album
"Something Else By The Kinks".
You should be perfectly safe on your record tasting expedition, just so long as you keep away from those old Butthole Surfers 45s.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
@RFlagg: good call. i really don't want to try "my brother's wife" and i'm not all that interested in that song "ulcer breakout" either!
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
You want some really tasty music, get yourself a motuhfull of Suzzanne Vega.
Caramel, My Favourite Plum, it's a veritable schmorasborde. Unfortunately, still no lentil soup...
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
@ RFlagg- GOod call on the Butthole Surfers!!
by Penny The Wise on May 4th, 2007
It won't do to dream of caramel... think of cinnamon and long for you. =)
by Fun on May 4th, 2007
Wow, a whole conversation about me, I'm honoured ;)
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
Hey, It's Fun! Welcome to the convo, ABFF!
by Penny The Wise on May 4th, 2007
@Carmella: Now if someone comes up to you one the street and tries to lick you, you'll know why.
@Fun:Salutations! I was honestly expecting you sooner!
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
<grins>
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
I was off fighting evil somewhere else. But here I am!
by Fun on May 4th, 2007
The only evil here is the song Stableboy posted further up the thread.
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
Oh my, the crowd continues to grow. Somebody should order a couple of pizzas.
by Stableboy on May 4th, 2007
I'm in this for the long haul, (I made the first comment to this immense thread, I fully intend to have the last) so maybe it would be best to order out for something before I starve here.
I know a little Greek place downtown that does a smashing lentil soup, I'm pretty sure they do deliveries.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
Speaking of caramel and sugary treats... Know what sounds really good right now? Rocky Road ice cream.
by Penny The Wise on May 4th, 2007
Lebkuchen!!!
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
Yeah... Uh... my last comment showed up a little late. I'll take some Lentil soup, please. And whoever mentioned Pizza, SB I think... I'll take a veggie with artichoke hearts and feta cheese on it. Hold the onions.
by Penny The Wise on May 4th, 2007
You know, Em has a point, Carmella. With a name like that, I'd think you'd/she'd be used to random bites and licks by now!
by Penny The Wise on May 4th, 2007
Penny and AE; I won't even go there on the biting and licking thing, TOTALLY wrong category ;)
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
So, I was thinking... After we finnish up our meal here, we should go egg someone's car. I haven't done that in a while. I'll bring the eggs, someone else grab the TP... Someone else bring the dope!
by Penny The Wise on May 4th, 2007
well, i *try* not to lick total strangers, but sometimes i can't help myself! and, all this tasty talk isn't going to help my self control any...
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
please don't egg me... i still can't get that link for the song to work, so i haven't listened to it!
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
@ Em- LOL Ouch. Cute, but ouch. Thanks for sharing! I an appreciate a good, bad joke now and again.
@ Carmella- Hmm. Good point. But I hadn't gone there. Yet. :P
by Penny The Wise on May 4th, 2007
Well, you *Certainly* shouldn't lick strangers who are covered in egg, that's a good way to catch salmonella.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
@ MZ- We won't egg you dear! We'll just pick random victims!
Again @ MZ- Yes, sometimes it can be hard to control your urges to randomly lick people... I suppose it's better for your health if you do! You don't know WHAT kind of diseases people have now'days!
by Penny The Wise on May 4th, 2007
@ RFlagg, Good point. All agree not to lick our victims then?
by Penny The Wise on May 4th, 2007
I'm eggless. But I would prefer if you didn't lick me; unless you want the taste of 'Eternity Moment' in your mouth for the rest of the day.
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
Well at the risk of being seen as merely Em's little Yes-Puppy-Dog, *I* thought the joke was quite funny.
by Stableboy on May 4th, 2007
@Em: So *That's* why the back end of the coop is draped in plastic sheeting and tin foil?!
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
Sweet, Em for the eggs and the other extra curricular activities... Anyone else want to bring some TP? I can bring some, but I'll be counting on another. I'm broke!
by Penny The Wise on May 4th, 2007
WOOF!
by Stableboy on May 4th, 2007
*ruffles feathers* Stableboy: WE WANT STABLEDOG BACK! I had hoped he'd put in an appearance sometime around mid April, apparently not. Now what did you do with the dog?!
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
i'm sorry miss candy my humin is a big fat mean jerk hez had me locked in the celer and i barked and barked and nobyde came 4 a long time and i got sad and lost my will 2 live and stil nobyde came and so now im so hungyr and im going 2 run aaway from heer!!!! do u have any pitsza pleese i smell pitsza!!
by Stabledog on May 4th, 2007
<groan> Oh boy, now we're having fun.
by Stableboy on May 4th, 2007
<beams> Hi Stabledog! Love ya :) SD has a bone. Go get it!
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
thanks for not plotting to egg me guys! now, what is up with this stabledog character? he appears to be typing from a cellphone... @auntie em: i still can't see those plants that i can't see! and, i'm quite concerned about this artie character... i hope you stay out of that grocery store! at least we know you won't have to head over there to buy eggs. i suppose i'd better be the one to risk going into the store since i'm already engaging in a bit of risky behavior. i figure the more random people and albums that i lick, i'll become so over-exposed to all those germs that i'll build up an immunity!
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
That's a good thought, MZ, but me thinks you're likely to just get sick. And taste some nasty stuffs too. People have TOUCHED those records! Here, take some lysol with you and this squeeze chocolate. This will help.
by Penny The Wise on May 4th, 2007
*cough* um, just as a public service announcement, i wanted to let you all know that the easiest way to get rid of crabs is with this stuff called "rid", not to be confused with "raid"! oh, it burnz!!!
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
... I don't even know how to reply to that! You okay though? Do you need anything? A new partner maybe, someone who DOESN'T have crabs, or any other diseases?? BTW, when we said you should lick vinyl MZ... Uh... we meant something else. Like literally licking records.
by Penny The Wise on May 4th, 2007
I wonder if you can catch crabs from licking records...
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
i'm okay ... now. i'll go test out the safety of actual vinyl now. we'll see how good my taste in music really is!
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
@Rflagg: I don't think there's anything for the crabs to live on, on a record.
@Carmella: *snicker*
by Penny The Wise on May 4th, 2007
@MZ: Cute. :P
by Penny The Wise on May 4th, 2007
I found listening to PM in between Phantom Planet and Paris Hilton dilutes it a bit. I still think he sounds like he needs tranquillisers part way through the song though. He gets a bit hysterical.
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
mmm... so far, the best tasting album is by cake.
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
@carmella: i'm lost! help...
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
@MZ: Your last comment has lost me also ;) What do ya need help with?
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
wait a minute... where is em? will somebody go get her away from those plants?!!
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
who needs traquilizers and why are you talking about paris hilton?
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
Okay, I can see MZ is firmly in the spirit of things here!
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
I think we're all a bit lost, although my disorientation might just be because my living room is slowly filling with semi-putrid yellow steam (I tried to cook something).
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
I was diverting a bit. Have you downloaded SB's song file? If you have and you listen then you'll hear that Paul McCartney (PM) gets a bit worked up in the middle of the song, I'm commenting he could use something to calm him down. I'm listening to PM on iTunes while I'm on AB and Yahoo!, and it so happens Paul McCartney's song falls between Phantom Planet's 'California' and Paris Hilton's 'Stars are Blind'. Both songs are sufficiently pop to dilute the harshness of Paul's wallowing.
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
oh... thanks carmella! i think i'm a bit tired after all that healing my body has had to go through. ;) no, i didn't download the song. i can't get it to work! but, i'm gonna try again.
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
I haven't downloaded it, but I've been listening to my copy on vynil, I think you'll find that a healty dose of whatever this mysterious yellow steam is greatly enhances the Paul McCartney experience.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
LOL! what exactly are you cooking RFlagg? or should i not ask?
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
speaking of paris hilton, i love banksy! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5310416.stm
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
LOL! I'd like to get my hands on one of those!
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
Why spicey lentil soup of course!
I think I may have added one too many dollops of mustard, though.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
me too! say, i found another tidbit while trying to find that damn song: '"With the exception of John Lennon, each Beatle has been on at least one episode of The Simpsons. George was on for "The B- Sharps" and Ringo for the "The Letter."'
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
I walked away for 2 seconds and now it's a totally different conversation. I say, we're all like a bunch of ADHD 6 year olds in here! :) Oooh, look a dime!
by Penny The Wise on May 4th, 2007
Interesting, I didn't know that Ringo had been on.
Isn't it weird, there's some 400 odd comments on here, and yet the discussion seems to have gone absolutely *Nowhere*?
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
i'll take the blame for that one penny! i'm ALL over the place today...
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
In Liverpool there's a place called 'Ringo Park'.
by Carmella on May 4th, 2007
good point RFlagg! i still haven't hear the damn song backwards. i did hear the "turn me on, dead man, turn me on, dead man..." sound clip though. that backmasking stuff sounds freaky!
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
I just stumbled upon a small (and probably unintentional) pun; Penny found a dime!
Hee hee...
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
lol Nice. That was unintentional. Here, have a dime for being a smart cookie.
MMMMM cookies.
by Penny The Wise on May 4th, 2007
Do these cookies have lentils in them?
I've actually tried lentil-based cookies once or twice, they're quite good.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
guess what?! that isn't the only song that does this. "Heavy rock act Korn used backmasking in their interlude track "Am I Going Crazy" from their fourth album Issues. It is a short track, less than one minute in length, without any of the distorted guitars or heavy drumming typical of the band. When listened to backwards, the song sounds almost exactly the same as when listened to forwards, except that the words "It's the same thing" become audible when the track is played in reverse."
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
damn, i've learned a lot about backmasking and i still haven't found the damn song!
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
Do you think that was some kind of attempt to make some of the more paranoid Korn fans, you know...
go crazy?
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
have you SEEN any korn fans? LOL! i say that cuz i used to be the "korn krew" girl back in the day... okay, not that far back. ;) i think i was already krazee even before the korn.
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
actually, i am going kind of crazy trying to find the damn backwards version(s) of these song(s). how am i supposed to get a CD to play backwardz?!!
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
No, as a matter of fact I haven't seen any Korn fans with my own eyes, and I probably won't ever get to, from what I can tell they're something of a vanishin breed.
Funny, up until about 1997 I thought "Korn" was the vegetable course you served next to "Spam".
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
No spamming allowed here, RFlagg. Back to your lentils, and don't forget the cinnamon. You could possibly add Korn too.
by LynfromNM on May 4th, 2007
I'm also making a quick stop down to the dollor store for a can of octopus, once the soup's done everyone is more than welcome to come over for a bowl of supremely strane soup.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
@Em: speaking of childrens' bands, have you ever heard of one by the name of "Peter Paul and Mommy"? their self-titled album just one of the many slightly ridiculous jewels in my record collection.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
My mum worked in various day care centers for nearly ten years, so my childrens' record collection is pretty much unrivaled.
You ought to see my limited edition Pete Seeger pressing.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
"I need a brainwash
Gray-matter bath
I need the clutter all
Thrown in the trash
I need a brain wash, cause I'm a loon
So could ya please throw my head in a tub?
I could really use a cereberal scrub
Wash away what I know
It's an overrated frontal lobe"
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
@AE: i thought you were making up that whole "wee sing" thing, but now i'm seeing how that helped you find your love for purple dinos... *whew!*
@all: did anybody else even notice the answer i finally posted for the question? oh, and sorry if i grossed you all out. i've learned far more than i ever needed or really wanted to know about backmasking thanks to this.
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
Pete Seeger's childrens' records actually work very well for brainwashing, which must be part of why they play them in day care centers...
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 4th, 2007
Ok, I'm declaring a milestone here... let's hand out some mid-term awards: @Penny gets "best quip of 5 words or less" for "Oooh, look a dime!". @Candy gets "most unintentionally wistful and sad" for "Wow, a whole conversation about me, I'm honoured". RFlagg gets "best use of imagery regarding a gas" for "my living room is slowly filling with semi-putrid yellow steam (I tried to cook something)". @Zee wins "wow, somebody slipped in a whole poem" for .... whatever that brainwashing thing was. (Hey, it rhymes) @Em wins "SB is just permanently in awe whenever she shows up. What a goofball", and @Lyn wins "most difficult statement to untangle" for the whole Beastie Boys thing. Finally... and most amazing to me... BAM wins "can't believe she's been quiet so long, never seen that before"! Ok, carry on please.
by Stableboy on May 4th, 2007
thanks stableboy! but, where is Lyn? i'm guessing that isn't her (?) username. i thought it was obvious why i could use a brainwash cuz i started the comments leading to things nobody wants to hear about any more for the rest of the day (at least). i'd love to give you an award, but am not yet qualified. :)
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
Lyn is LynfromNM... one of the finest humans ever invented. But that's another topic.
by Stableboy on May 4th, 2007
der der! that was obvious... i just didn't scroll up far enough. i think i need to take a break as my brain went to mush hours ago!
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
nice one auntie em!
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
Why didn't I win anything? Oh yeah, I haven't been participating in this thread... until Stableboy screamed in my ears on a thread about the Indy 500. What, SB, could I possibly add to a thread that might take me an hour to read. And all on lentils! As far as I'm concerned, the only important thing about them is that they go well with pretty much anything. In fact, I doubt anyone can name another food in which they would be bad. Eh.
by EL1 2 on May 4th, 2007
My mind started to hurt halfway through reading that. Damn, it's long!
by Anonymous on May 4th, 2007
ROFL!!! i'm not sure if it's super funny or if i'm just delerious.
by zee-ster on May 4th, 2007
Auntie Em, I will make you some lentil Jello (Jeltil, if you will), and I bet you'll enjoy it.
by EL1 2 on May 4th, 2007
@Eli: the really interesting parts of this thread start with "Stableboy". You can ignore everything else. @Redrum: thanks for dropping by! Welcome to the Bag Motel... "baggers check in, but they don't check out"!
by Stableboy on May 4th, 2007
OOooh, I got an award! Thanks SB! I'd like to thank The Academy, and "god" and all the little people I had to step on to get here! No really, are you guys okay? Did I hurt your hands or anything?
by Penny The Wise on May 5th, 2007
Okay, I see I have an award. That's me off for another while while the joys of jelly and lentils are discussed. You guys have twisted, twisted minds (apart from AE, who did the only sensible things and passed).
by Carmella on May 5th, 2007
Oi, I got an award for keeping my mouth shut! Geez. That's not very nice is it SB? <poke> ah feel better now. Sorry, I was away last night doing something social for once in my life. So ner
by Anonymous on May 5th, 2007
And BAM also wins "lamest expression of defiance" for "ner".
by Stableboy on May 5th, 2007
@Auntie: If I were to find vegetarian Jello would you try it?
@BAM: Would you please sign up for the party? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/290036
by EL1 2 on May 5th, 2007
@Em: As far as I can tell from my extensive field research, the message must be something like "Hurl all your food into that big guy's hair, I bet he'll enjoy it!".
@SB: Not only did that gas win me an award, I think it may have also taken care of my termite problem.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 5th, 2007
@Em: Yeah, I'm going for the Bob Dylan look, but I don't think I *Quite* pull it off.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 5th, 2007
You should cary a harmonica around if you want to look like Bob Dylan, RFlagg.
But that's not why I'm here, I'm here to ask why I wasn't invited to this shindig. So, fess up, why? Not only did opening this ginormous thread freeze my computer but I wasn't even invited...
by travis bickle on May 5th, 2007
@Satine: ang on a moment while I find my beatnik sunglasses and harmonica and you shall see me in all my Dylan-esque glory.
You probably would have gotten here a lot sooner if you were around more often.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 5th, 2007
I like your avatar Satine, though I must admit I'm rather more partial to The Calling's version.
by Carmella on May 5th, 2007
RFlagg I have a life. With all of the thousands of friends I have I don't have time to be here, with you people. OK maybe not, but it's the Computer Nazi's fault I'm not on here more, I told you this.
by travis bickle on May 5th, 2007
@Carmella- Thanks. RFlagg doesn't like it very much, at least someone appreciates it.
by travis bickle on May 5th, 2007
@satine: damn computer nazis
@SB: there is nothing wrong with the comeback of ner, especially as you do not appear to have an appropriate comback for me. So double ner.
@Em: I have no idea what ner is. I always figured it was the sound made by a brain dead chipmunk, but now I am not so sure... whats a neener?
by Anonymous on May 5th, 2007
Hey, I never said I didn't appreciate it, if I recall correctly, I refered to it as "Very 'you'".
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 5th, 2007
... and 'not very asthetic.'
by travis bickle on May 5th, 2007
I don't believe aesthetics come into this one. I think it's just the awesomeness of the song.
by Carmella on May 5th, 2007
While the song is awesome beyond all belief, it's still a kick ass album cover. You have a pretty nice avatar yourself Carmella.
by travis bickle on May 5th, 2007
Exactly, the sheer punky goodness far outweighs any need for it to be easy on the eyes.
As a matter of fact, punk isn't *Supposed* to be easy on the eyes.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 5th, 2007
Thanks Satine :)
by Carmella on May 5th, 2007
Wow! Satine has a non-black-square avatar. How long has it been since we saw that?
by Stableboy on May 5th, 2007
Two years? Three? Or so it feels. But the black box will return! Mark my word. I plan to play "Back in Black" when I change it back.
by travis bickle on May 5th, 2007
As long as you're out of black, I for one would like to put in my vote for a return of your *First* avatar, the close up of Nicole Kidman as Satine.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 5th, 2007
Well I liked the satine who was a little brighter... I can't remember exactly what she looked like, but less distant and self-absorbed as I recall it was.
by Stableboy on May 5th, 2007
@Stableboy - Soooo...will you finally post a picture of Darkling, since she absolutely has refused to post one herself? I understand why she couldn't, with that "sick computer" thing that she has had going on for, oh...EIGHT MONTHS already. @Carmella - Did I see that you wrote "buy lentil soup" somewhere above? I am shocked and dismayed that you would stoop so low. The ONLY lentil soup that will pass MY pouty lips is homemade!
by ptrask on May 5th, 2007
@ptrask: Good to see I'm in the company of at least one other lentil affecianado.
I'm even more snobbish about it, I'll only eat lentil soup made *Personally* for me by Paul McCartney.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 5th, 2007
Peter: I definitely will attempt to get photos, at least of the 3 of us together to prove it actually happened (Jodie44, Darkling, and myself). I'm suspecting that Darkling will be troublesome, but there are enough of us to wrestle her into line for a snapshot. But I really don't think I can post without permission -- as low as I usually stoop, that's even too low. So we'll see.
by Stableboy on May 5th, 2007
@ptrask and RFlagg: If either of you ever stayed with me, you'd get used to soup out of a can; you'd be grateful even. I have the disobliging tendency to accidentally poison anyone I cook for. @Em <snicker>
by Carmella on May 5th, 2007
RFlagg- I don't think I'll go back to that, at least not any time soon. Although I've had my eye on a Patti Smith avatar, and we all love her.
What's with you people and lentil soup? How about a nice minestrone or cream of broccoli? I think after all these comments you could have at least moved onto chicken noodle.
by travis bickle on May 5th, 2007
Chicken noodle isn't good for us vegetarians. Or if you like I could start a whole topic about animal farming and the unethical treatment of animals. Plus, Auntie Em might be upset *she has chickens* ;)
by Carmella on May 6th, 2007
Tofu soup then?
by travis bickle on May 6th, 2007
@RFlagg - I think Carmella just invited us to stay with her :-) (Ooops...there goes my dirty old man mind again!) @Aunty Em - I rest assured when I eat processed foods, that the government has set some standards to protect me. You know - no more than six roach droppings per hotdog, for instance. I avoid canned soups for the same reason I avoid canned spinach. Fresh spinach (and soups), yum. Canned spinach (and soups), bleah!
by ptrask on May 6th, 2007
@Auntie Em ROFLMAO....hypocrite chicken eater! THAT cracked me up totally! Good Morning!
by Redhawk on May 6th, 2007
Em's chickens have absorbed her perspective: they think of Anonymous chickens as sub-chicken -- an elitist mindset which grants them a false sense of superiority and entitlement. This is exactly the kind of arrogant aristocracy which led to the first Chicken Revolt in 1912. Watch for trouble ahead, a Traveler's Advisory has been issued for the Mesa, AZ area.
by Stableboy on May 6th, 2007
@Carmella: Oh, don't worry, I'm sure between the two of us, Peter and I could whip up something edible.
Not quite as good as Paul McCartney-made, but certainly better than canned.
@Auntie Em: Hehe, reminds me of a joke.
"Waiter, what's this fly doing in my soup?!"
"It appears to be the backstroke, sir."
@SB: Oh dear, what's next? A Chicken Big Brother?
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 6th, 2007
Oh dear, it looks like this could be another "Animal Farm".
Stay calm, walk slowly out through the farmyard, don't make eye contact with any chickens, and don't assume that you can trust the ducks either, once you're in the clear, make a run for the nearest KFC, the Colonel will provide finger-lickin' safe harbor.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 6th, 2007
And whatever you do, DON'T TALK TO THE PIGS!
by ptrask on May 6th, 2007
As much as I enjoy all this chicken talk, I'm now the proud owner of recently-formed memories of having dinner with Darkling, Jodie, my wife, and Darkling's boyfriend. WOOHOO! I'm going to play those tapes over and over again for months now... forward AND backwards!
by Stableboy on May 6th, 2007
SB - do you really own those memories, or is it possible that some governmental agency implanted them into your brain? Maybe they thought you were becoming a little too subversive here on AB, and thought that they could keep you quiet by adding some "happy thoughts" to that little brain of yours! I'm sure that SOMETHING is going on since Darkling doesn't really exist. (Sick computer - HAH!)
by ptrask on May 7th, 2007
Did you eat CHICKEN for dinner by any chance?
by Carmella on May 7th, 2007
Hmm... Ok, let's see -- Darkling definitely exists, validated by her quirky meatspace humor matching the signature of her online postings. I think she DID have chicken, actually. Jodie also had chicken, in the form of a BBQ salad. I (ever mindful of the trouble Em has stirred up among that population) had steak. (Yes, SB is not a vegetarian... go ahead and throw stuff now and get it over with). Nobody ever heard of cows rising up and overthrowing their oppressors -- really, they wouldn't know where to start. We all look alike to them.
by Stableboy on May 7th, 2007
And here's a photo: http://tinyurl.com/298twc
by Stableboy on May 7th, 2007
Did they ask you any interesting questions during your visit, SB, or was it just another obscenely long comment string over drinks?
by Metaphiz on May 7th, 2007
<throwing tomatos at stableboy!!>
by zee-ster on May 7th, 2007
i'm not a vegetarian either, but he asked for it... furthermore, i have a thought for all the vegan salad eaters: just because the lettuce doesn't scream when you "fork it", doesn't mean it doesn't want to! :)~
by zee-ster on May 7th, 2007
@Zee: I accept your tomatoes and shall make a fine vegetarian salad with them. Got any croutons? @Phiz: I think everybody pretty much ignored me and entertained themselves at my expense (which is fine, what else would I provide?)... there seemed to be a lot of sly references about my shortcomings in a wink-wink / nudge-nudge manner. I think they extracted vital information from my wife about something, not sure. Ask them.
by Stableboy on May 7th, 2007
I can picture it now, a bunch of hyper-vegan activists standing outside a cafe in downtown L.A., chanting
"Blood for chlorophyll! Blood for chlorophyll!" and hurling stones at all the salad eaters (They hurl stones because they consider the hurling of fruit to be inhumane).
Come to think of it, stop being so cruel to those poor tomatoes! What did that innocent fruit ever do to deserve being trown at people?!
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 7th, 2007
@SB: Somebody at this gathering should have been eating lentil soup, at least as the first course. What were you thinkin? Sheesh! Oh and thanks for the award - I am rarely recognized for obscurity (I think that's something of a contradiction, isn't it?)
by LynfromNM on May 7th, 2007
@Lyn: ner.
by Stableboy on May 7th, 2007
@RFlagg: ner.
by Stableboy on May 7th, 2007
@Everbody on this INCREDIBLY long and Javascript-breaking thread: ner.
by Stableboy on May 7th, 2007
@SB: Ner infinity x2!
(So there!)
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 7th, 2007
stoning vegetarians while chanting "blood for chlorophyll!" ... i love it!
by zee-ster on May 7th, 2007
@Em: Well, I figure drunken bloggers and stoned vegetarians are pretty closely related, if you catch my meaning...
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 7th, 2007
... or a mushroom pizza with a sprinkling of "oregano"...
by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on May 7th, 2007
Hey hey hey! Another notch in our gun. Aren't you going to say anything about the wonderful ANSWER which started this melee?
by Stableboy on May 7th, 2007
For anyone curious, this is EXACTLY the 392nd comment on the thread (and no, I didn't count them manually... what sort of computer geek would do that?)
by Stableboy on May 7th, 2007
Magical? No. Alchemy isn't exactly magic though, and alchemy evolved into Chemistry.....
by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on May 7th, 2007
@ SB - The same type of g33k that compulsively hangs around AB
by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on May 7th, 2007
So HOW did you count them, person who isn't computer geek?! Hmmm? Come on, tell us!
by Carmella on May 7th, 2007
He probably did what I would do...make someone else count them!
by ptrask on May 8th, 2007
What I would have done as a geek-in-training: put html from first comment until the desired one in Dreamweaver, hit Find, put in <img (of which there should only be one per commend [any other similar thing would work, perhaps a div that goes around each comment]) and then hit "Find all". It'd show me the number of occurences up to there which would equal the number of comments.
by EL1 2 on May 8th, 2007
@Eli: something like that... I used Firebug to extract the innerHtml of the div containing the comments, and then ran grep on "comment_text", which occurs once per comment. The resulting line count was 391, to which I added one for the report comment. Now I can stop guessing and be at peace :-)
by Stableboy on May 8th, 2007
That's not esoteric at all :) btw, this comment thread tries to crash my computer every time I post now.
by Carmella on May 8th, 2007
Yeah, I think we're starting to hit the technical limits of the medium. Metaphiz told me it's basically a clumsy chat room :-)
by Stableboy on May 8th, 2007
My think is still broken. I can't read my comment still. Is there anything that can be done to fix this? I'm missing alot of comments. Even after I scroll through my recent comments. Would an email even make a difference?
by Penny The Wise on May 8th, 2007
Your "think" is broken? That's gotta hurt! I dunno, but I suspect that the Thread From Hell is causing comment lights to break. Perhaps we should lay off for a while. I'll notify Joel on the blog.
by Stableboy on May 8th, 2007
yeah... cuz we seem like the type who are gonna lay off with our 391+ comments. btw, this thread isn't crashing my pc. :) oh, and i hadn't used grep in a few years... brilliant!
by zee-ster on May 8th, 2007
@penny: don't worry, my think was soooo broken the other day! ;)
by zee-ster on May 8th, 2007
@ Everyone- haha funny. I realized after I hit 'post comment', but the lag is so bad I decided to go with it. @ SB- Cool, thanks. Tell him to delete this, it's driving me nuts! :D
by Penny The Wise on May 8th, 2007
Well, maybe not delete it, we've put so much time, effort, and irritation into this thing, we may as well have our gigantic monument left behind so that future generations of ABers shall remember what obsessive no-lifes we all were that we had the time and inclination to do this in the first place.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 8th, 2007
I think if folks just stop adding new comments we'll find out within a day or so whether or not this is related to the comment-light problems. I posted a blog complaint to Joel about it already. Of course, now we have about 20 people on the thread who are used to getting in the last word, so self-discipline may prove the real challenge... :-)
by Stableboy on May 8th, 2007
nooooooooooo! :-0
by zee-ster on May 8th, 2007
Well, here we are, 5 days, 307 comments (Yes, I actually *Did* count them manually) one luncheon, and one really ripping lentil soup recipe later, and it's finally over.
A toast, to one of the truly epic ahievements in AB history!
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 8th, 2007
It ain't over till the fat lady sings (or has the last word), and she hasn't :)
by Carmella on May 8th, 2007
Don't *Make* me break out my wig and padding.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 8th, 2007
Really? :( Cause I was really hoping this bug could get fixed, pretty quick... I don't even know HOW many comments or answers I have missed because of this thread.
by Penny The Wise on May 8th, 2007
Fine then, for the greater good, I shall stuff my shirt full of toilet tissue and sing a verse or two of something, any song suggestions?
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 8th, 2007
<Sardonic applause and wolf whistles>
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 8th, 2007
That was indeed a splendid performance (though I shut my young and influential <grin> eyes for some of it) but *I* had hoped to be the fat lady.
by Carmella on May 8th, 2007
<groans, rolls eyes> Please, folks... settle down. Nobody's shutting anything down, we just need a 24-hour moratorium so we can determine whether or not The Thread is the source of the comment light problems. If the light problems continue when everyone is silent, then we know The Thread is not related to it. I suspect it IS related, and everyone is having to manually scan for comments to catch it all or miss them. If The Thread is the problem, all Joel's folks have to do is join in and they'll get plenty of test cases to find the bug (although I wouldn't count on a quick fix... there are other priorities I'm sure). <sigh -- SB thinks "it's like herding cats, isn't it?">
by Stableboy on May 8th, 2007
Meow.
(There, now everyone listen to him and shut yer yaps for a while)
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 8th, 2007
meow indeed! you might be able to get us to be quiet for a bit if you fed us a bunch of tuna ... or ripping lentil soup!
by zee-ster on May 8th, 2007
wow what a long converstaion.
by tinybubbles is sitting on the carpet read on May 8th, 2007
Mines not broken. You all just need to get a faster computer. Of course, I expect that AB needs to do the same :-)
by ptrask on May 8th, 2007
FYI - that last comment took 27 seconds to post :-)
by ptrask on May 8th, 2007
27 seconds is ages! My computer is the bees knees, the best thing since sliced bread. Watch your mouth Mr- ptrask-who-now-he's-famous-doesn't respond-to-emails-man! :) *I* was also featured in the LA Times, albeit badly misinterpreted and misrepresented; *I* am still famous in Hollywood too!
by Carmella on May 8th, 2007
Well according to Joel's latest blog comments, the comment-light problems are now fixed <sound of fingers crossing>. So we'll find out. @tinybubbles: nice to see you walked into the trap here! Have some soup! :-)
by Stableboy on May 8th, 2007
yes, just don't start licking records! that's my personal advice.
by zee-ster on May 8th, 2007
Ooops... I spoke too soon. It looks like the comment light bug is still with us. Another post to the blog.
by Stableboy on May 8th, 2007
Stableboy: I have an mp3 of the song. I reversed it in Audacity. What else do I need to do for it to work?
by EL1 2 on May 8th, 2007
@Eli: Umm... let's see... how to say this... I'm sorry, first I gotta stop laughing! I mean, I'm impressed with your level of initiative and scientific curiosity... I do believe someday you will make one heck of an engineer or whatever it is you set your mind to. But truthfully, now that we're in the 400-comment area... I guess I have to confess that the answer is a LIE. I made up the whole bit about the song playing backwards the same as forwards. It didn't really occur to me that this would be taken seriously. I'm sorry. It just sounds like garbage if you play it backwards, I'm sure... sort of like my Alien Captors when they recite the Declaration of Independence while poking at me with surgical instruments -- terrifying but meaningless. :-)
by Stableboy on May 8th, 2007
I assumed everyone understood this to be a joke. Now I feel rather silly!
by Stableboy on May 8th, 2007
ah ha! it is as i expected! sneaky stableboy... well, that korn song i mentioned is *supposed* to really be the same in both directions although i haven't confirmed that for myself.
by zee-ster on May 8th, 2007
It sounds kind of cool in some parts... but thanks for WASTING AN HOUR OF MY TIME! I had to find the song on youtube, convert it to an mp3 with nixy.net, download audacity, download the mp3, load it up, figure out how to reverse it, try phase-shifting it (which didn't make sense), try inverting in other ways, etc. Jeeeeesus!
by EL1 2 on May 8th, 2007
Seriously Eli, when I stop laughing I will cut you a check for that hour -- what's your time go for these days? :-) Of course, I'll deduct for the part where you had to convert to MP3, since I already provided a link to the MP3 earlier in this thread!!
by Stableboy on May 8th, 2007
For those curious, http://elilies.com/backwards.wav should be the reversed wav file.
by EL1 2 on May 8th, 2007
Oh darn! Well, then make the check out for 5 minutes... plus the humiliation of having believed you. Grrr.....
by EL1 2 on May 8th, 2007
Go to bed son, it's long past midnight in your part of the woods. In the morning, all this will swim into focus and you'll be writing ME a check for all the amusement the story will give your grandkids. :-)
by Stableboy on May 8th, 2007
Actually, it's 9:30 here.
by EL1 2 on May 8th, 2007
@Carmella - didja email me? I didn't remember seeing it. Of course, I could have just deleted it without realizing it was you. So sorry. Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa. I would never knowingly ignore an email from someone as beautiful and as intelligent as you :-)
by ptrask on May 8th, 2007
And by-the-way, the 27 seconds was how long it took AB to process. My computer is so fast that it was done sending the comment before I even hit the Post Comment button!
by ptrask on May 8th, 2007
@Peter: remember how we talked about the sanctity of marriage? This is what I meant. @Eli: I thought you were in England! What the heck is going on here?
by Stableboy on May 8th, 2007
awww, poor eli! i gave up on that days ago.
by zee-ster on May 8th, 2007
Well Eli, I listened to your reversed version of the song and I gotta say... I'm surprised at how much it sounds like the forward version! Maybe it WASN'T a lie! :-) (And I take back the part about my Alien Captors and the Declaration of Independence. It doesn't really scare me when they recite that backwards.)
by Stableboy on May 8th, 2007
I'm going in June! And it doesn't sound too bad, I guess.
by EL1 2 on May 8th, 2007
Well my reaction to Eli is a mixture of awe about his commitment to personal experiment and bemusement that he thinks SB's "factual" answers can ever be trusted. Reality just isn't good enough, we have to IMPROVE it with imagination, man! Just like Orson Welles did... OK, seriously, it did not occur to me that the fabrication wouldn't be obvious -- but I am rather proud of my techno-speak obfuscation now... "inject it with negative phase-shift back into the original" does sound pretty scientific, huh? :-) Thanks Eli... I read that just before leaving work and couldn't stop laughing until I got home 20 min later. You've made my week.
by Stableboy on May 9th, 2007
LOL at this whole thing! The song reversal is awesome, but very scary sounding!
by Carmella on May 9th, 2007
Dude, I didn't ACTUALLY think it'd work, but I HAD to find out. You would be the person to know if it did work.
by EL1 2 on May 9th, 2007
eli, if it makes you feel any better, i can relate! while i sensed SB was full of it, i was curious enough that i too, was searching for the song (cuz i couldn't get his download link to work), but then i didn't want to install the software to reverse the MP3. for some reason, wimamp didn't find that feature to be important enough to install. i must admit SB's faux-techie-talk was a little to genuine sounding. reminds me of that whole "flux capacitor" reference in back to future. furthermore, who many "jiggawatts" is it gonna take to run that bitchin' turntable?
by zee-ster on May 10th, 2007
You mean there's no such thing as a flux capacitator?!
by Carmella on May 10th, 2007
@zee: Luckily, I learned the easy way by actually playing the record backwards, it sounded... Interesting, but nothing like the forwards version.
And it takes a total power input of 6 Jiggawatts, but you need a J/C-D/C adapter or else it'll burn out the motor.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 10th, 2007
It's conversations like this that make my laugh and think "God, I'm glad I'm old...!" -- y'all are just too cute, I wanna knit you little booties or something. :-)
by Stableboy on May 10th, 2007
I take a size 12 1/2 booty.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 10th, 2007
yeah, i'm a size 11. how about you make me two pairs of booties? one that'll actually fit and one that'll remind me of my occasional gullibility which is apparently cute to some people!
by zee-ster on May 10th, 2007
btw, radioshack is all out of J/C-D/C adapters! there must have been a run on them because they don't have a single store in the country that has them in stock right now. just thought i'd pass that info along. ;)
by zee-ster on May 10th, 2007
They stopped making J/C-D/C adapters in the mid-1980s, I had to go back in time in my custom DeLorean get my hands on one.
Admittedly though, it probably would have been easier to just get a new turntable...
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 10th, 2007
I could use some new Birkenstocks while you're dishing out footware.
by EL1 2 on May 10th, 2007
Ok, so this is the 455th comment, and I think we're pretty well out of steam now. Thanks to everyone for participating, that was fun! (For those unaware, this thread started with Carmella and I attempting to see how long we could keep a comment thread going... trying to produce the longest thread on AB ever.) I'm sure 455 comments isn't going to be topped for a very long time. Here's another way to have a little AB fun now: http://tinyurl.com/ywhylk
by Stableboy on May 12th, 2007
I've had tried to read this twice and get lost every single time. I give up. And there's
by P. W. Pasobrio loves Marines on May 12th, 2007
comment 456 and 457 becasue as always with these new comment boxes my computer froze up half way through.
by P. W. Pasobrio loves Marines on May 12th, 2007
Last word! Ha!
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 12th, 2007
I have the laster word. HA!
by EL1 2 on May 12th, 2007
Lastest word! Ha, Ha!
(Don't you make me break out the long black cape and start quoting Mel Brooks!)
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 12th, 2007
Now boys... the idea if you're going to extend the thread is to find something to say! :-)
by Stableboy on May 12th, 2007
Ok then, who can tell me which movie I was referencing there?
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 12th, 2007
This is the tread that never ends, It just goes on and on and on! (I need musical notes)
by P. W. Pasobrio loves Marines on May 12th, 2007
Some people started posting it, not knowing what it was, and they'll continue posting it, forever it just because, it's just the thread that never ends... It goes on an on my friends! Some people started posting it....
*snicker*
by Penny The Wise on May 12th, 2007
That reminds me of my childhood. Yikes!
by EL1 2 on May 12th, 2007
Oh, the humanity! And, Penny, thanks for the next verse. I only ever get the first line.
by P. W. Pasobrio loves Marines on May 12th, 2007
'Ts what I'm here for!
@Eli- I SO miss Lamb Chop. I wish they would play it!
by Penny The Wise on May 12th, 2007
Well if this is just going to become a last-word competition, I do believe I'm telling Joel. :-)
by Stableboy on May 12th, 2007
Uh, oh, I think we're going to get an internet spanking coming on.
by P. W. Pasobrio loves Marines on May 12th, 2007
Well... I don't like to pull rank, of course. I think of myself as a gentle, self-effacing, modest sort of dictator. But it's important for any ruler to be able to sense when the masses are growing restless and beginning to think of civil disobedience... and a monarch in that position does need to know when to send in the troops to mop up -- always with a heavy heart, of course -- but a firm hand.
by Stableboy on May 12th, 2007
And there's the spank!
by P. W. Pasobrio loves Marines on May 12th, 2007
I recall these words of wisdom from the book The Little Prince, by Antoine St. Exupery - "What type of king would I be if I asked one of my subjects to fly like a bird? The key to being a good king is to expect absolute obedience, and to only ask of your subjects tasks that they are capable of."
by ptrask on May 13th, 2007
I'm not really into SnM some light bondage maybe and the occasional blindfold perhaps...but this is my first internet spanking....rather odd being a GROUP thing! And aren't you a Buddhist SB? I'm so confused!
by Redhawk on May 13th, 2007
@ptrask: The Little Prince is also the source of all my wisdom. Good choice! @Redhawk: violence on behalf of non-violence is not violence, if you catch my drift... not sure I do either, actually. But it sounds very deep.
by Stableboy on May 13th, 2007
Sorry for being the better prince, but "The Prince" teaches ME that "it would be best to be both loved and feared. But since the two rarely come together, anyone compelled to choose will find greater security in being feared than in being loved." In other words, be as cruel as you need to be... I guess.
by EL1 2 on May 13th, 2007
Why on Earth are we talking about 'The Little Prince' here? I know that you Yanks don't appreciate absorbing a little culture if you can help it, but jeez, I was reading 'LE PETIT Prince' when I was in 'grade school' as you call it. IT IS FRENCH! :)
by Carmella on May 13th, 2007
Ah, Machavelli, didn't they put him in prision or a nut house. You kno we get the term machocist from him?
by P. W. Pasobrio loves Marines on May 13th, 2007
boy this conversation is going on and on. must be really ineresting.
by tinybubbles is sitting on the carpet read on May 13th, 2007
Didn't you see our little song? And Carmella, no fair you were taught french when you were little. Around here they don't start that till you're in high school.
by P. W. Pasobrio loves Marines on May 13th, 2007
sorry no. I haven't been around much in the lasat little bit. I just casn't find the time to get here somedays,and when i do i am just to tired to spend time on here. like today i am so tired i had a late night last night,I went to a good friends wedding and reception it was great. I sure feel rotten now though.
by tinybubbles is sitting on the carpet read on May 13th, 2007
@Stableboy - I look for wisdom wherever I can find it. The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince for Carmella) is one of the sources i have found. Another is Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, by Richard Bach.
by ptrask on May 13th, 2007
Thank you ptrask, your consideration for French has been noted. I much prefer 'The Beano' for my quips of wisdom though, I find them to be more insightful :)
by Carmella on May 13th, 2007
So, what do you all say to another 500 comments? All of us saying goodbye, and, "See you on the next adventure/rebellion/chat room." Throw in the occassional rantings of an overbaring monarch, for extra fun, eh?
by Metaphiz on May 14th, 2007
@metaphiz: I think it's important to listen for the reaper and know his dark shuffling noises. This thread is dying, and clinging to it's pathetic little heartbeat just prolongs it's suffering. We had our phun, phiz. Let's not phake it or phall into pholly... Buddha say "all is imphermanent".
by Stableboy on May 14th, 2007
Is it dying... or is it the calm before the storm?
by EL1 2 on May 14th, 2007
@SB: Oh, no, our phearless leader. "Sew to the wind. . . " Besides, I have so much to say. Why stop now? Sure it's big, but it could be HUUUUUUGE!!! I'm aphraid you've created a monster, my phriend.
by Metaphiz on May 14th, 2007
i 2nd the monster notion! oh, and i have no idea what all this business is about the little prince, but i have learned one thing from being in this thread: do not google anything from this thread that you don't already know about. you'll get stuck in the stickiness of the web for hourz...
by zee-ster on May 14th, 2007
Oooh, stickiness!?. . .web!? I'm intrigued.
by Metaphiz on May 14th, 2007
@All: for those tired of the comment light problem, I've stumbled onto a tip: if I just sit there on my feedback page when the comment light is broken, and hit the browser refresh button a few times, sometimes the missing follow-up comment(s) will magically appear.
by Stableboy on May 14th, 2007
Yes, SB. I've been doing the same and have phound that it is a phantastic way to phlick that little phellow right back on. Thank you phor your phriendly phollow-up on the malphunction, my phriend.
by Metaphiz on May 14th, 2007
<and metaphiz is sucked in!> i noticed the same business about the comment indicator. although, i seem to be missing out on other new comments that aren't from this question. i'm not feeling 100% though, so it could just be my spinning head. if anybody else seems to be stumbling upon new comments not listed in their summary, please speak up!
by zee-ster on May 14th, 2007
Yes, misszee, that is precisely the problem which is leading to all the whining: the comment light comes on, but the new comments are not shown in your profile. So if you dig through your recent postings, you have a decent chance of stumbling upon the new comment, but that's a tedious way to go. Several of us have been posting about this on the blog, but it's being drowned out by the Horror Junkie's smash hit "8,000 points to the next level".
by Stableboy on May 14th, 2007
Sucked in? Are you rephering to my "Ph's". It's just a cute little reminder to SB that, while he insists on saying that this string is dying, he seems to have a new comment every day. Call it an intervention on his behalph. Remember, phirst you have to acknowledge that you have a problem.
by Metaphiz on May 14th, 2007
@SB: *I sense a new mission*!
by Carmella on May 14th, 2007
@metaphiz: no, i just meant you were getting sucked in because you were intrigued and that's the first step to getting stuck on sites you found from goggle for hours thanks to something posted on AB that you had additional questions to. @SB: no, my problem is more problematic than that! :)~ the comments just aren't being displayed at any point. not even a full day later! except the ones in this thread, they seem to eventually be coming through with enough "refreshes". although, i was wondering if the other issue i think that i am experiencing is really something i am truely experiencing, or if i just licked the wrong album that someone spilled a vial of you-know-what on... although, i see no "pretty colors". all i have going is general confusion and dizziness.
by zee-ster on May 14th, 2007
miss zee, I recommend licking 1910 Phruitgum Company's Greatest Hits album, it cures just about anything, and it's sweet.
by LynfromNM on May 14th, 2007
I must say, this is the longest list of comments I've ever come across on Answerbag.
by Runaholism on May 15th, 2007
@T.K.O.: Welcome to the Megathread. Please check your sanity (and our comment light) at the door. A bellhop will be along shortly to take your soul as well. Enjoy your stay, it will be long! :-)
by Stableboy on May 15th, 2007
I'd run while you have the chance, TKO!
by EL1 2 on May 15th, 2007
Phor crying out loud, will you people stop commenting on this thread. Don't you know that since yesterday it has been dead. It is quickly become remeniscent of necrophylia. A gaggle of ABer's humping phor the best warm spot phamiliar. Get over it! It's gone phorever! Move on! And return never! Stop trying to phein something clever! Click the home button! Pull the lever! Haven't your insane minds been amply phed? Phorget it! THE STRING IS DEAD!
by Metaphiz on May 15th, 2007
Aaawwwwwwww! Somebuddy needs a big phat hug!
by Stableboy on May 15th, 2007
Always love a good hug. <standing with my sad face on, and arms open> :-(
by Metaphiz on May 15th, 2007
metaphiz ... The MegaThread is not yet dead! my phun phact phiending mind is still seeking a new phind! <hands over virtual valium>
by zee-ster on May 15th, 2007
Then let the thread live, And all that comment give, No answer to they that scophph, Nor they that get pissed ophph! Do we care that our task is in excess? Do we bother that the orange light is in distress? NO! We lauph in the phace of sence, We lounge at sanity's phence, And though they may hate us, Curse and berate us, We go to anarchy, and bring our King, Stableboy with us!
by Metaphiz on May 15th, 2007
Winner "Best Bizarre but Hilarious Poem" of May '07. Great work, sir!
by Stableboy on May 15th, 2007
holy cow,is this going to go on forever and ever? this is the longest this has been since i have been here.
by tinybubbles is sitting on the carpet read on May 15th, 2007
Nobody knows, tinybubbles... it's one of those things that seems to have grown it's own brain, and nobody knows how to shut it down. I tried, but it turns out I'm more of a creator than a destroyer, and that failure has left it like the Terminator -- if you don't kill every last bit of it the thing pulls power from the battery on the truck, puts itself back together again, and starts galumphing down the road in search of new infrastructure to destroy. I'm so sorry...
by Stableboy on May 15th, 2007
Enouf with the ph-ing already!
by EL1 2 on May 15th, 2007
what did i do?
by tinybubbles is sitting on the carpet read on May 15th, 2007
I don't think you did anything, tinybubbles... Eli is just complaining about the latest Megathread trend of substituting 'ph' for 'f' everywhere in comments... some adolescent thing somebody started and now it also has a life of it's own. Being on this thread is a lot like being in a mental institution where the staff have all fled but forgot to leave the medication cabinet locked. ;-)
by Stableboy on May 15th, 2007
some people must be very bored.
by tinybubbles is sitting on the carpet read on May 15th, 2007
or perhaps they are just under-medicated? stableboy, you're officially phreaking me out. the terminator never went away. he just got a new role as governer. i hope The MegaThread isn't an eligable political candidate! oh, and to the coders at AB: sorry about my contribution to this monstrosity which seems to be highlighting one of your site's fine bugs, or features...
by zee-ster on May 15th, 2007
Adding a comment, based solely on stableboy's recommendation.
by Jon the human on May 15th, 2007
Bad reason. If SB jumped off a cliff would y... never mind. He would levitate.
by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on May 15th, 2007
Welcome, Jon... I really thought you would use a test account so as not to corrupt your future with this thread. But like all of Hell's captives, we're gleeful at the arrival of new sinners. Always a warm welcome.
by Stableboy on May 15th, 2007
plus, hell has all the good musicians that make bitchin' sounds man! welcome to comment light insanity. i wonder if anyone has quit there AB job because of us meddlesome megaThreaderz?
by zee-ster on May 15th, 2007
when is this madness going to end? maybe soon, or will this be going on and on forever and ever?
by tinybubbles is sitting on the carpet read on May 15th, 2007
One consequence of the sheer weight of this thread is that lots of folks are missing out on Redhawk's wildly hilarious description of her pet bird's behavior on another answer to the same question (see the comments here: http://tinyurl.com/2r4vry). @tinybubbles: sorry, nobody knows the answer to your question. We really do try to stop every few days or so, but we think our addiction is too much. Perhaps a 12-step program?
by Stableboy on May 16th, 2007
@SB: So, what's the count up to now? I only ask because I've decided to end my involvement in this phrivolous (sorry, Eli. Blame SB, and my childish tendency to NEVER let a joke die) venture once we reach 1000.
by Metaphiz on May 16th, 2007
BTW, I just read this ENTIRE string, and as much as I may have desired to justify its existance, I couldn't help but have the feeling that to attempt such an exercise would be like picking up a turd by the clean end. Having said that, BRILLIANT!
by Metaphiz on May 16th, 2007
Well of course I could never agree with such a plan as to continue commenting until there are 1000 comments. Trying to set such a record seems like an entirely fruitless and childish act ;)
by Carmella on May 16th, 2007
As of my post, the current total is 522.
by Jon the human on May 16th, 2007
Have we broken your comment light yet Jon?
by Carmella on May 16th, 2007
Nope, it's working just fine. Kind of a shame, I was looking forward to experiencing it.
by Jon the human on May 16th, 2007
@Carmella: Childish maybe, but the release of endophins (did I spell that correctly?) caused by uncontrollable laughter is hardly what I'd call fruitless. Besides, I've yet to see any of the AB staff complain. Have you?
by Metaphiz on May 16th, 2007
Metaphiz, I suppose the wink was indicative of a 'joke' that in hindsight it's unlikely you could have gotten, whereas other ABers may have done. I guess that's why I didn't directly address the comment at you :)
by Carmella on May 16th, 2007
See, Jon even welcomes the challenge. It helps to better hone his skills, and pushes toward improvement of the overall AB experience for we diehards. If we are not challenged, we stagnate and die.
by Metaphiz on May 16th, 2007
Oh for heavens sake Metaphiz, you're taking this entirely out of context.
by Carmella on May 16th, 2007
@Phiz:I think it's spelt Endolphins.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 16th, 2007
And we may not "Stagnate and die" but we do seem to go mildly insane(r than usual).
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 16th, 2007
Never mind me. Just keeping the thread moving. I'm actually quite sane on other comment threads.
by Metaphiz on May 16th, 2007
@Carmella: I'm sorry. I know you are only joking. Which makes my crime all the more heinous, I suppose. I just haven't mastered the ability to mark inflections (nor notice them, apparently)while typing. For future reference, I am of no use to you on this thread as long as you expect me to be serious. I visit only when I need the endolphin (thank you, RF)release, and mean no malice nor harm. OK?
by Metaphiz on May 16th, 2007
okay, whatever you need to tell yourself in order to sleep at night is fine by me metaphiz.
by zee-ster on May 16th, 2007
<grin> I'm also sorry. I should try to be less ambiguous and more patient.
by Carmella on May 16th, 2007
RFlagg: LOL! How hilariously cruel of you (endoLphins). And to think I trusted you enough to actually use it in a later comment. I don't know which is worse, the cruelty of your prank, or my gross display of ignorance. lol. By the time I’d realized my error it was too late to edit. Here immortalized lies my shame. lol. BTW, just in case you REALLY thought that it was spelled correctly (God, let it be so), it is actually spelled, “Endorphins”. @Carmella: ;-)
by Metaphiz on May 16th, 2007
Thank you, Miss Zee. That means a lot to me. ;-)
by Metaphiz on May 16th, 2007
somehow i sense you may not be serious with that remark. haha.
by zee-ster on May 16th, 2007
hey stableboy, I don't like lentil soup. Can i have a different kind? lol.how about some really ripping mushroom soup? with crackers and salt and pepper.lol
by tinybubbles is sitting on the carpet read on May 16th, 2007
Yer askin the wrong guy, tinybubbles: I've pretty much stayed away from the whole soup business. I'm not much of a cook. @AB-Jon: some other possibilities for bug reproduction -- many of these users are also commentors on other answers for this question. In addition, these people tend to be serial-commentors in general on other threads. If you're only active on this one thread, that may be a factor in being unable to reproduce the problem. Suggestion: get out and mix with the common folk more! :-)
by Stableboy on May 16th, 2007
@AB-Jon: the other approach would be just to take over my account -- I have the problem almost all the time when someone posts to this thread. If you IM me or whatever, I could just log out and let you take over on an account with known problems. (Yahoo IM is "StabledogsHuman")
by Stableboy on May 16th, 2007
hi. my name is zee and i'm a serial-commenter. :) i think this thread is worthy of being renamed from The MegaThread to The GigaThread, AKA TGT.
by zee-ster on May 16th, 2007
lol, Zee, I think you may be on to something. :-)
by Metaphiz on May 16th, 2007
Anybody found to eat mushroom soup opposed to lentil soup will be instantly banished from the thread. Mushrooms are evil, evil things, more so when blended. <mutters incoherently under breath>
by Carmella on May 16th, 2007
@Phiz: I knew how it was really spelled. I was honestly tempted to turn your own gimmick around on you and spell it "Endorfins"...
@Carmella:So, would that be a puree of pure evil?
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 16th, 2007
@All: I'm cautiously optimistic that AB-Jon has nailed the comment-light bug with his scimitar from across the room in a single blinding flash of brilliant scimitaring. It *seems* to be working right. And if the fix holds up, I think we owe Jon a round of <slow clap> for making the ultimate sacrifice in service of his craft: joining his REAL account in comment wedlock for as long as this madness continues. That's courage in action.
by Stableboy on May 16th, 2007
@All also. My comment light is *still* lit even though I'm looking at this thread and I apparently have no other New! feedback according to my profile. I'm afraid Jon won't be getting any applause from me until it *is* fixed for at least 24 hours...hell, he might even get a beer :)
by Carmella on May 17th, 2007
Uh yeah, sorry Jon... I think I spoke too soon. My comment light is also lit without profile feedback. We'll keep your valuable cash and prizes in safe storage :-)
by Stableboy on May 17th, 2007
Wow, I kinda pheel like this is turning into a gang-up on Jon, inspite of his hard work, but. . .yeah. . .my light hasn't turned ophph in over a week now. . .it's not that big of a deal. It's just that. . .well. . .it's just REAL ANOYING!!! WILL YOU PLEASE STOP GOOPHIN' OPHPH, JON, AND PHIX THE DAMB ORANGE THINGY!!! Thank you, and have a nice day. ;-)
by Metaphiz on May 17th, 2007
I know I've said this before. I know you won't believe me. But later today, the comment light should be fixed.
by Jon the human on May 17th, 2007
Well, I must admit, Jon, the light being on all the time is kinda soothing. I get so depressed when I go to see iph anyone has posted a comment phor me, and that little light is out. It's like coming home to an empty answering machine every night. So sad. So lonely. At least this way I get the *illusion* of pheeling loved. Don't ever change, you big lug. :-(
by Metaphiz on May 17th, 2007
jon, you could just change it so the comment light is a different color and then you can tell everybody, "shut up! your comment light isn't orange anymore. now, where's my beer?" :D
by zee-ster on May 17th, 2007
Phive hundred and phiphty two bottles oph beer on the wall. phive hundred and phiphty two bottles oph beer. You take one down, pass it around. . . . . .
by Metaphiz on May 17th, 2007
OMG...you've sucked Jon onto THIS THREAD???? rUn Jon RuN! There's still time if you don't look back...that's when they get you!
by Redhawk on May 17th, 2007
@Redhawk: When he starts up the next verse of this song ("ph's" and all), be aphraid, be very aphraid. The whole AB site is likely to go up in phlames.
by Metaphiz on May 17th, 2007
HEY!! THE OLD COMMENT BOX IS BACK!!! AND TO THINK I WASN'T GOING TO COMMENT BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE METAPHIZ THE ILLUSION THAT I WAS READING HIS PH LEVEL!! HOLY COW!! AND JON SAYS NOW THE COMMENT LIGHT IS REALLY FIXED!! WOW!! I FEEL LIKE CELEBRATING!! WHO ELSE WANTS A NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER??
by Stableboy on May 17th, 2007
Aphter all that yelling you just did, SB, I think I'll have the alcoholic beer. SHHHHHHHH!
by Metaphiz on May 17th, 2007
I'll have vodka! You stick with our non alcoholic beer SB, someone's gotta stay sane on here.
by Carmella on May 17th, 2007
Comment light still broken. Will continue with the drinking of nice, cold, alcholic refreshments anyway. (Wow, I actually wrote a whole comment without a single "ph" in it. . .wait. . .damb!)
by Metaphiz on May 17th, 2007
My comment light appears okay, though whenever Met comments it works, it's just when everyone else posts that things go wrong.
by Carmella on May 17th, 2007
How odd. Does that even make technical sense? Only works when one person comments, and not for the rest? Mine is still useless to me (other than making me feel less lonely, of course).
by Metaphiz on May 17th, 2007
@Phiz: I think you need to click the "mark all as read" link to reset your session. There's a lot of old flags from the bug that didn't get cleaned up, I bet.
by Stableboy on May 17th, 2007
@All - well...it has been almost five pages since I last posted a comment to this thread, so...here it is.
by ptrask on May 17th, 2007
By the way, AB is up to over a minute to post comments to this thread now.
by ptrask on May 17th, 2007
It didn't take ME that long....but then I did a Crap Cleaner, and Avast run on my system earlier today...maybe YOUR puter is slow...Ptrask!
by Redhawk on May 17th, 2007
my comment light is working just fine, fyi. my windows OS however... well, that's another story.
by zee-ster on May 17th, 2007
My comment light works too...it's a miracle! I honestly think the releases today have been the best set ever :)
by Carmella on May 17th, 2007
thanks jon, god of answerbag!!!!
by zee-ster on May 17th, 2007
<claps slowly in honor of Jon, and passes him a virtual, cold brew> Well done. I never doubted you, my friend. @SB: Thanks for the "Marked All as Read" tip. Worked beautifully. (My look at all those "f's".)
by Metaphiz on May 18th, 2007
Well, isn't it all celebratory in here! Wow. And for those feeling guilty about Jon's lack of reward for a job well done, I did offer him real beer over IM, and he turned it down. It seems the satisfaction of making all of our lives finally perfect was adequate reward. That's our boy!
by Stableboy on May 18th, 2007
"A wise man does his work, and moves on thinking nothing of it."
by Metaphiz on May 18th, 2007
Ahhh I love AB comment tangents! BTW I posted one comment 60 comments ago and it is almost like a RSS feed here!
by Fun on May 18th, 2007
LOL...! Yeah, welcome to the head of the line, Fun. Fame is fleeting on this thread though... someone else will bump you from the pole position for the mere thrill of seeing the count go up by one. We're so shallow. But now I'm starting to understand what I didn't understand when this started -- the whole purpose of our converging together on this thread was really just to get the comment bug fixed -- without this thread, it would have been nearly impossible for Jon to reproduce the bug, and we'd just have those occasional random comment light problems instead of the steady diet that got everyone all riled up. So now I'm thinkin' "yeah, I guess everything does happen for a reason!" -- which is exactly the kind of pseudo-insight I usually throw rotten tomatoes at. How odd this world is.
by Stableboy on May 18th, 2007
Well I am VERY happy the old comments are back. I like to scroll and read all the comments so I can "comment" appropriately. Someone posted a question on how they do not like how the comments go off topic. I said those are the best ones!! =)
by Fun on May 18th, 2007
Glad I could fix that one for you guys, it's been bugging me too, believe it or not.
And yes, this comment thread is a monster.
by Jon the human on May 18th, 2007
Jon, the last update fixed a lot of lingering problems and things are working smoothly now. I don't do this for just anyone... <creakily getting up out of my computer chair> Standing ovation! ;)
by Darkling on May 18th, 2007
How depressing. Now that the light orange thingy is working, it stays grey all the time. Is it something I did, something I said. . .Am I that boring?
by Metaphiz on May 18th, 2007
Boring?! You?! Of course not!
You just haven't been answering as much as usual because you've been caught up with this beast of a comment tread, get out there and answer, you'll get some comments.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 18th, 2007
I have been. I haven't visited this string for most of the day. That's ok. A good friend just turned the light back on for me. Thanks RFlagg.
by Metaphiz on May 18th, 2007
@RFlagg - I try to avoid comment treads. They don't give you as much traction as snow treads.
by ptrask on May 18th, 2007
I guess it's kind of immature, but I've decided to go ahead and have the last word here: metamorphose.
by Stableboy on May 20th, 2007
Well as a 'lady' I think I get the last word if I so wish. 'metamorphose' is a sucky word to end such a great thread on. I say: snoodles.
by Carmella on May 20th, 2007
No, I say the last word should be "Beardy", seeing as it's the only word ever to be invented *On* Answerbag.
Beardy!
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 20th, 2007
How about: Rosebud
by Darkling on May 20th, 2007
Hmm... let's see... I happen to know that "badgicide", "invercliculitis", and "enlinken" have all been invented on AB... and I'm sure there's many I haven't remembered.
Here's absolutely the last word ever on this thread: salamander.
by Stableboy on May 20th, 2007
But here's the issue SB, you know for a fact none of us will stand for you having the last word, you have that on most threads when you baffle people with your wizened words ;) ...I'm also going to be a complete bore and point out we can't have the last word for sure anyway...someone might come along next year and add another comment. So there.
by Carmella on May 21st, 2007
I logic that I should get the last word because I got the *First* word, it seems like the only way to ive the thread some
closed-endedness.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 21st, 2007
Word.
by Penny The Wise on May 21st, 2007
Keep it real.
by Carmella on May 21st, 2007
Holy crap.
by Shelby on May 21st, 2007
You guys should win some sort of award.
by Shelby on May 21st, 2007
Well, we've been rewarded with a wonderful little comment light glitch, but apart from that, no very much for our efforts.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 21st, 2007
Holy crap indeed. You guys weren't kidding! I'd actually read this thing but by the time I was done, I'd be ready for Depends and my boobs would be south of the equator! At last, face to face with the Lentil Soup thread. The Mount Everest of comment threads! I might get a sherpa and come back here one day. But I'm going to have to do a lot of training first!
by gtravels loves her life penguin on May 21st, 2007
Glitch is right! My firefox crashed every time I post here!
by Shelby on May 21st, 2007
Your browser isn't actually crashing -- it just takes so long to post the comment that you THINK it's crashed. Be patient... walk off and get a cup of coffee, come back a few minutes after you hit Submit and Voila!
by Stableboy on May 21st, 2007
Patience is not one of my stongpoints Stableboy! I'll give it a try this time though.
by Shelby on May 21st, 2007
No way Jose. I only came back to this sucker to see what pearls Yoda here was leaving. Am considering smacking said Yoda for luring me into this mess! I get finger lock holding down the key just to get to the bottom. This freaking thread could be a full time job!
by gtravels loves her life penguin on May 21st, 2007
Oh! You were right. Now I have to wait again though....ergh
by Shelby on May 21st, 2007
@gtravels: never trust SB. Except for this bit -- you reveal your level of geeklessness with the bit about finger-lock. In most Windows programs (including your browser) hitting Ctrl+End will take you to the bottom of the page in one single, elegant, friend-impressing key sequence. Ok? Oh yeah... and the little tray that slides out is for CDs, not coffee cup.
by Stableboy on May 21st, 2007
Wow SB, I didn't know that particular trick, sounds like fun. <Climbs to the top of of the page and slides gleefully back down> Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 21st, 2007
I'm pleased you're delighted, Flagg... and you don't even have to "climb to the top of the page". Ctrl+Home will teleport you there instantaneously. I can't believe I'm not charging for this incredible tour through the shortcuts listed in your browser's Help page.
by Stableboy on May 21st, 2007
Yeah, you're a real humanitarian Yoda. Thanks for the tip though. I always do enjoy looking like a doofus.
by gtravels loves her life penguin on May 21st, 2007
All right, all right, that control/end thing was pretty nifty. But you'll be sorry. Now you haven't seen the last of me!
by gtravels loves her life penguin on May 21st, 2007
Hey, hey, I just got that coffee cup remark- nobody likes a smarty pants!
by gtravels loves her life penguin on May 21st, 2007
What does lentil soup taste like anyways?
by Fun on May 21st, 2007
Lentils must be long and stringy. But nothing like this! Actually, they're probably pretty gassy too!
by gtravels loves her life penguin on May 21st, 2007
Is that it? Is that all it is?
by Fun on May 21st, 2007
Lentil soup is fabulous, there's nothing long and stringy in it! I highly recommend you go buy a can, or ask RFlagg and ptrask to make you some home made stuff and ship it to you. They're suckers for pretty women :)
by Carmella on May 21st, 2007
A sucker, moi? No, no, I'm just considerate... (That's my story and I'm sticking to it.)
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 21st, 2007
More like that's your story and you're stuck with it! Hey Carm, don't you have to have some of that wierd cake you like with it?
by gtravels loves her life penguin on May 21st, 2007
Will someone make me some? I "cooked" my own lunch today and it consisted of a PB&J sandwich and some goldfish crackers.
by Fun on May 21st, 2007
I could, but it would probably be ice cold by the time it got there, those damned Fed Ex people simply refuse to upgrade to hot-plate trukcs for my soup.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 21st, 2007
Damn them to heck.
by tinybubbles is sitting on the carpet read on May 21st, 2007
And when they go they can take my soup with them, I figure heck would at least keep it warm.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 21st, 2007
LOL! heck is for people who don't beleive in gosh.
by zee-ster on May 21st, 2007
Can I nuke it?
by Fun on May 21st, 2007
@Fun: There you go, simple solutions to overly complex problems.
@Zee: Then I guess the*Real* question is, Does lentil soup believe in Gosh?
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 21st, 2007
i dunno. i'll have to go check with lentil soup. if it starts talking back to me though, you won't see me on here. i'll be in "the bin" (AKA the looney bin).
by zee-ster on May 21st, 2007
See, stable boy, you can stab it all you want it just won't die. And now we're back to lintel soup.
by P. W. Pasobrio loves Marines on May 21st, 2007
I actually do have a secret termination weapon which I've been keeping at a secret location, to be unloaded if a certain set of secret criteria are not met. Obviously I can't tell you much more about that.
by Stableboy on May 21st, 2007
yes, blowing up the entire earth would stop this thread. no, you should not do it.
by zee-ster on May 21st, 2007
Save the Stableboy, Save the world.
Word.
by Penny The Wise on May 21st, 2007
LEBKUCHEN!!!
by Carmella on May 21st, 2007
Geshuntheit! << SB offers Candy a tissue >> Hey, I just found a use for this thread. As some of you know, Jodie44 is a good friend of mine. But not everyone is aware that she and I and Darkling had dinner in L.A. recently. So that's news. But there's a problem... we took a photo together, and she doesn't like the way it turned out. So I "helped" a bit with Photoshop, and I wanna get an opinion from y'all about how it looks before she sees it. So if you're willing to check it out, please visit this answer and click on the photo. Be honest... I'm not sensitive about it. http://tinyurl.com/298twc
by Stableboy on May 21st, 2007
Poor Jodie- I can't believe you would do something so... So... Horrible! *comforts Jodie*
by Penny The Wise on May 22nd, 2007
Here's the thing, I've searched my German dictionary , I tried asking my German speaking peers before (I received odd looks... my German skills are non existent) but still I don't know what 'Geshuntheit' means. I even adulterated on the bag and turned to Google...but no luck. Care to translate SB?
by Carmella on May 22nd, 2007
Miss Jodie has steadfastly refused to come to the Megathread, so we must bring the Megathread to her! :-)
by Stableboy on May 22nd, 2007
Doesn't it mean "Bless you"? Or are we the only ones (English as 1st Language) who use Bless you?
by Penny The Wise on May 22nd, 2007
Penny is right: you sneezed, I blessed you! I'm practically a priest, you know...
by Stableboy on May 22nd, 2007
that photo was truely frightening. i knew photoshop could do some awful things, but ... my whole idea of good and evil is screwed up now. >:|
by zee-ster on May 22nd, 2007
Good lord Stable, I can't believe you set out to cross polinate the two threads! You do know that they have the potential to swallow AB whole! I'll be seeing them on my Profile Page until I'm ready for Depends. Which should be at least a week;)
by gtravels loves her life penguin on May 22nd, 2007
@SB: Did you get the email I sent you in response to the link you last posted here? I want to appologize for the shabby work, but I'm pretty new at this stuff.
by Metaphiz on May 23rd, 2007
@gtravels: I apologize for the cross-pollenization - if I had any conscience at all I would have Joel delete the whole stinkin mess and set everyone free... I think we're agreed that it's a terrible yoke for all of us to bear. Thanks for being a good sport, I'm sure it will all be over in a year or two. @Phiz: yes, I saw your mail. It's definitely worthy of posting in "What would you look like if you were a victim of partial cremation?" :-)
by Stableboy on May 23rd, 2007
Haven't seen the Q. Did someone already asked it, or is it another of you future excursions?
by Metaphiz on May 23rd, 2007
It's a *joke*, you foo! Actually, I think you should post it as an answer to this question, and then link it back there so others can admire your hackiwork. :-)
by Stableboy on May 23rd, 2007
"Fool" Wow! I emailed it to you because I didn't feel it was worthy of public consumption. I just thought you'd find it amuzing, in spite of its hackiness. "Fool", Wow! :-O
by Metaphiz on May 23rd, 2007
HAHA! I notice you still haven't posted it... c'mon, man -- share the wealth! You got everybody wondering what you're talking about and they can't go on with their lives until they see this masterpiece :-)
by Stableboy on May 23rd, 2007
What? And steal your brilliant Q.? Besides, how could you pass up the opportunity to ridicule my hackiwork in a public forum?
by Metaphiz on May 23rd, 2007
I sincerely hope this long comment thread won't be consumed by a discussion on what we mere mortals can't see. You should post the picture Met!
by Carmella on May 23rd, 2007
Fine. There. . .http://www.answerbag.com/profile?id=68559
by Metaphiz on May 23rd, 2007
Uhh... you just posted a link to your own profile. Really, we know who you are already. How about a permalink to the answer with the photo?
by Stableboy on May 23rd, 2007
lol. Ooooops! Did it work this time? http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/894392
by Metaphiz on May 23rd, 2007
The more you doctor that photo the more fake the people who are left intact look. I liked the original myself...when we meet up in London next month I will refuse to allow a full group photo to be posted *unless* the original photo is returned :)
by Carmella on May 23rd, 2007
@Carmella: Hey, can you send me the photo? I could use the practice. :-)
by Metaphiz on May 23rd, 2007
The one that will be taken next month or the original SB one? I don't currently have either in my possession, but with time and coercion I'm sure I'll manage it ;)
by Carmella on May 23rd, 2007
The one to be taken in London. If nothing else, it would be a welcome addition to my AB album.
by Metaphiz on May 23rd, 2007
Answerbag SERIOUSLY needs to install a messenger feature.
by Kokomojeezus on May 24th, 2007
This IS the messenger feature, Kokomojeezus. Welcome to the Inescapable Chat Room. Those sitting in the back remember when it started, and wish they didn't. Those sitting in the front think "Hmm... this might be interesting". Nobody knows who runs the thing.
by Stableboy on May 24th, 2007
Stableboy doesn't know who runs it...but everyone else knows *I'm* the boss.
by Carmella on May 24th, 2007
Stableboy: Thank you for the invitation. But I think this thread is trying to push AB to the limit. I can barely write something in this thread. The characters appears a long time after I have finished the sentence. And the computer that I use now cannot even load the question view. Anyway, I find your answer interesting and the whole thread very nice. I must admit that I do not have read everything until now. And I give you points for the fun.
by iwnit on May 24th, 2007
Thanks iwnit1 - you've done your duty by showing up and signing in... we do understand the sacrifice that it takes to wait 2 minutes (or whatever it is now) to post a new comment. We've all made that sacrifice, and we feel that we're better people for having given so deeply of ourselves! :-) And now, for something completely the same...
by Stableboy on May 24th, 2007
@SB - if it takes that little to become a better person I guess I should do it more often!
by LynfromNM on May 24th, 2007
Wow! I love it when one of our Sleeper Cell (TM) members is activated by the system... (and people used to laugh at the cryogenic stuff in Sci Fi :-) ... hey, if you really wanna be a better person, stop dropping your end of e-mail load!
by Stableboy on May 24th, 2007
Hey Bro, I'm working on it! The part of my brain that's thawed is, anyway.
by LynfromNM on May 24th, 2007
O_o holemeimscared.
by Kokomojeezus on June 1st, 2007
welcome to The Lentil GigaThread. try to appreciate your current sanity; it won't last long.
by zee-ster on June 1st, 2007
To my utter shock, horror and a bit of delight, this comment thread pops up once again! *grin*
by Fun on June 1st, 2007
Delight just went out for me. :-(
by Stableboy on June 1st, 2007
and stableGOD yentilYoda wins the award for witty instigator who's full of s**t! :)
by zee-ster on June 1st, 2007
I cannot hear that name today (Yoda) She keeps calling me a man!
by Fun on June 1st, 2007
okay, THAT is funny cuz i thought she was a he... and, i really didn't get what that whole male bit was referring to! i'll try to hold out for the day, special for you fun.
by zee-ster on June 1st, 2007
Why oh why did I ever put a comment on this thread? Maybe just to hear the name Yenta Yoda again! Guess I just like to be among the greats, no matter how much suffering is involved!
by gtravels loves her life penguin on June 1st, 2007
i'm getting in the spirit of randomness now.
"Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet." Mark Twain. -
"You're about as useful as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest." - Rowan Atkinson.
by Kokomojeezus on June 10th, 2007
To live we need salt. But if you were to eat a kilo of salt it would probably kill you.
by EL1 2 on June 10th, 2007
nice comparison eli!
by zee-ster on June 11th, 2007
I just used the snazzy 'Ctrl End' thing to get down here. Impressive, huh? Lebkuchen.
by Carmella on June 11th, 2007
What in the world is a Lebkuchen? Is it anything like a capuchin?
Is it salty? I wonder if capuchins are salty...?
by Mr. Meaulnes on June 11th, 2007
OMG OMG and OMG. You *still* don't what Lebkuchen is?! Dear Lord...woe is me. Lebkuchen is German spice cake, sold only around Christmas in my part of the world.
It's the nicest food EVER, though to be honest I've never met anybody who likes it *quite* as much as me, in fact many (probably mentally ill) people think it's vile. There are several types, all of them inferior except the round glazed ones with chocolate on one side that come seven in a packet. <faints with shock>
by Carmella on June 11th, 2007
carmella, you are too cute.
by zee-ster on June 11th, 2007
So... Not a salty monkey, then?
by Mr. Meaulnes on June 11th, 2007
No salt...thought I do eat much more than the RDA of that too. Lebkuchen (though it saddens me to say anything could be spoiled by extra salt)...would be spoiled by salt. I really hope they sell Lebkuchen in CA somewhere, I'm going to buy a ton and hand it out free in the streets of LA to spread the word. I feel like the Messiah of Lebkuchen...sent direct from Europe to spread the sweetness.
by Carmella on June 11th, 2007
All right. How much cold hard cash do I have to put on the table for this thread to stop? I'm willing to go as high as three dollars.
by gtravels loves her life penguin on June 11th, 2007
GTr- We'll take either a monkey, or six large pieces of lebkuchen, you're choice.
by Mr. Meaulnes on June 11th, 2007
Won't give you both though. If that monkey eats all the cake, the smell will be worse than this thread.
by gtravels loves her life penguin on June 11th, 2007
"Lebkuchen are a traditional German Christmas cookies form of gingerbread, which were probably invented by Medieval monks in Franconia, Germany in the 13th century. Lebkuchen bakers were recorded as early as 1296 in Ulm, and 1395 in Nuremberg, the latter being the most famous Lebkuchen exporter today."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebkuchen
by iwnit on June 11th, 2007
Sorry, I meant *Your* choice, I just can't let a grammatical error stand like that.
@Carmella-There are worse things you could be the messiah of, my parents knew a fellow in Austin who had a handlebar mustache and drove around in a van with half a dozen capuchin monkeys, so I guess they already have a messiah.
by Mr. Meaulnes on June 11th, 2007
"Sometimes Lebkuchen are packaged in richly decorated nostalgic tins and boxes which have become collectors' items. Lebkuchen range in taste from spicy to sweet and come in a variety of shapes with round being the most common. The ingredients usually include honey, spices and nuts, almonds or candied fruit. Salt of Hartshorn and Potash are often used for raising the dough. The Lebkuchen dough is often placed on a thin wafer base called Oblate. This was an idea of the monks who used communion wafers to prevent the dough from sticking."
Source and further information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebkuchen
by iwnit on June 11th, 2007
I LOVE LEBKUCHEN!!!
by Carmella on June 11th, 2007
Oy vey.
by gtravels loves her life penguin on June 11th, 2007
carmella, glad you lceared that up. otherwise, we surely wouldn't have known! ;)
by zee-ster on June 11th, 2007
You know, I'm rather jealous of people who speak Yiddish and Hebrew. I know the alefbet, and that's it pretty much (I get a bit stuck after lamed though). I can also recognise what sounds like ''baruch omer gozar''. I'm quite sure it was actually Jews who invented Lebkuchen....either them or English people.
@Miss Zee: Yah, it's a little known fact ;-)
by Carmella on June 11th, 2007
I think the real question on everyone's minds here is...
Can you get lebkuchen with lentils in it?
by Mr. Meaulnes on June 11th, 2007
@Carmella: I heard it was the Keebler Elves.
by gtravels loves her life penguin on June 11th, 2007
G: don't encourage them, demmit!
by zee-ster on June 11th, 2007
The ship has sailed Miss Zee. The Titanic of comment threads. I think the real question on everyone's minds here is which is more likely? This thread ending, or Paris Hilton becoming Amish?
by gtravels loves her life penguin on June 11th, 2007
Trashcan Man: I found some recipes in German:
- Linsensuppe mit Blutwurst und Lebkuchen
http://www.swr.de/swr4/rp/ratgeber/essen/kochclub/-/id=263668/nid=263668/did=783354/1s2zbs7/index.html
- Gebratene Entenleber mit Pfifferlingen und Linsen
(uses Lebkuchen)
http://www.brf.be/brf/ratgeber/rezepte/brf2/rezept812005
by iwnit on June 11th, 2007
is there a plank somewhere that i can jump off of? i'd rather not wait for the iceberg.
by zee-ster on June 11th, 2007
EWWWWW! Lebkuchens and lentils...certainly not. You know not what you say, squirt.
by Carmella on June 11th, 2007
<looks around for plank big enough for two>
by gtravels loves her life penguin on June 11th, 2007
that 'berg attacked us! let's declare war on the artic.
by zee-ster on June 11th, 2007
why is this back,i thought it was gone.
by tinybubbles is sitting on the carpet read on June 11th, 2007
The iceberg is no match for this bloated lentil soup thread! The arctic will never be the same! But then again, neither will we! Sorry tiny, every time it goes away, someone pulls it back in!
by gtravels loves her life penguin on June 11th, 2007
<looks for plank big enough for 3>
by zee-ster on June 11th, 2007
And Carmella pushed her former friends off the ship, crying out 'For these scurvy dudes have not an appreciation of that which they doth notst desirest, I shall consumerest Lebkuchen in solitary for woe is not mine, I am rich! Be gone, dirty scoundrels!''
by Carmella on June 11th, 2007
Way to crowd my activity area with all these comments, guys! Half of them are useless, too. The other day I was talking about lebkuchen, I think. They're alright, I guess.
by EL1 2 on June 11th, 2007
*peeks in* Why, I ask... WHY?
by Fun on June 11th, 2007
GO AWAY! RUN! This is madness!
by EL1 2 on June 11th, 2007
join me in the sea with the sharks! it'll end for me soon enough...
by zee-ster on June 11th, 2007
<SB puts on his very best Unofficial Answerbag Authority Figure face and shouts:> THIS THREAD IS CLOSED. EVERYBODY SHUT UP!!!
by Stableboy on June 11th, 2007
@ Eli: why were you talking about lebkuchen, who were you talking to? only i should be the one to spread the word...I am the Messiah of Lebkuchen after all. Therefore all lebkuchen should be sent to me for testing before consumption. I also hereby announce lebkuchen should be spelt ''L*bkuchen'', so as not to deface such a sacred name.
@SB: like this thread will end! You started it mate...oh and btw you need a louder tannoy.
by Carmella on June 11th, 2007
It never is going to end, is it? Come on Stable, yell louder. There's got to be some way to make this nightmare stop. I know, if we all shut up, right? Wow, I must be some kind of genius!
by gtravels loves her life penguin on June 12th, 2007
"One that seeks happiness outside daily activities, is as one that moves a wave aside in search of water."
by Metaphiz on June 12th, 2007
Jazz.
by EL1 2 on June 12th, 2007
@Carmella: I'll have you know that an old friend of my mum's used to make a ripping faux-chocolate brownie recipe using lentils.
If they can be brownies, why not lebkuchen? Lentils don't always have to taste "Lentilly", you know.
by Mr. Meaulnes on June 12th, 2007
Relativity.
by Stableboy on June 12th, 2007
Hey Carmella... did they ever find that little girl?
by Fun on June 12th, 2007
i am SO onto you fun!
by zee-ster on June 12th, 2007
<wanders through and looks startled to see a room full of people again> <grumbling> Don't they ever turn the lights off and send people home around here?
by Darkling on June 12th, 2007
no. it's the fucking internet. 24/7 = designed to make us crazy. sorry darking. i didn't mean to lash out at you.
by zee-ster on June 12th, 2007
Stoned Wheat Thins! Stronghold! Zirconium! Lutes! TI-83+! Scotland!
by EL1 2 on June 12th, 2007
cucumbers! candied yams! organic free range potatos! pornland!
by zee-ster on June 12th, 2007
No worries, Miss Zee. I was just joking anyway :) Are you doing ok?
by Darkling on June 12th, 2007
um, that depends on your definition! mostly i'm okay. thanks for asking.
by zee-ster on June 12th, 2007
Is there anyone who is not on this thread? I'm expecting a transmission from Jimmy Hoffa at any minute.
by gtravels loves her life penguin on June 12th, 2007
yes. i think IDNE, JODIE, & PASOBRIO all managed to avoid it. elvis should be in any minute though.
by zee-ster on June 12th, 2007
Well, I hope the mostly part clears up soon, Missy Zee.
by Darkling on June 12th, 2007
thanks darkling! and now, i'll *attempt* to stop contributing to this monster!
by zee-ster on June 12th, 2007
How about we use the energy on this thread... to answer my 21 unanswered questions!?
by EL1 2 on June 12th, 2007
@Flagg: No, just no lentils in lebkuchen.
@Fun: No, they still haven't found her. I don't really think they will, tbh. A little boy from England was abducted from Greece I think about 15 years ago and they never found him...I don't think they're dead but some people are sick.
by Carmella on June 12th, 2007
Okay, okay, so no lentils...
The thing with longstanding missing persons cases is that by the time they've been found, it's been so long since anyone even noticed the case, that no one has any point of reference.
By the time that girl's found I bet most people will look at the news story and think "Oh yeah, Madeleine McCann, I remember that." but no one will really remember how long it's been.
Sad, really.
by Mr. Meaulnes on June 13th, 2007
The police actually got a tip off reporting to claim to know where her body is buried. You wouldn't know if it's just another sicko playing a ''prank'' though. I would give whoever finds her (alive) all the lebkuchen I could afford. And I'd buy them a mailbox.
by Carmella on June 13th, 2007
Strange coincidence, I just checked my email and found a forwarded message from a friend of mine about a three year old girl who went missing in Houston nearly a week ago.
What *Is* this world coming to?
by Mr. Meaulnes on June 13th, 2007
Ooooh. We sound like a couple of old grannies. Care for a Garibaldi anyone? <takes out false teeth, opens hipflask and swigs>
by Carmella on June 13th, 2007
Way ahead of you <Sips delicately at Bailey's-spiked breakfast tea>
by Mr. Meaulnes on June 13th, 2007
f*** the garibaldi! pass me the whiskey!!! or tequila. or... anything that will put me in a state of mental fog.
by zee-ster on June 13th, 2007
What in the UNIVERSE are you d00ds talking about?
by New Member on June 19th, 2007
oh no... another one joins the black hole. welcome to hell new member!
by zee-ster on June 19th, 2007
New Member, we're just using a whole lot of words to say a whole lot of nothing! Jump in and spout whatever is on your mind :)
by Darkling on June 19th, 2007
darking, you just described a third of my life.
by zee-ster on June 19th, 2007
Hey, at least it's an entertaining whole lot of nothing!
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Uh... Unless you were talking about jumping in and spouting whatever is on your mind. Then it's entertaining spouting that isn't nothing at all... because it's something...
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I'm going to shut up now..
by Darkling on June 20th, 2007
hehe. this sentence is a lie.
by zee-ster on June 20th, 2007
Cannot compute... <Head explodes in shower of brightly coloured sparkly things.>
by Mr. Meaulnes on June 20th, 2007
Ummm... you really need to just get an instant messaging program and all join it, so you can actually converse.
by Capt.Lizzie_pirate king_Swann on June 21st, 2007
oops.
by Stableboy on June 21st, 2007
Let's resurrect gabbly!
by EL1 2 on June 21st, 2007
No one used gabbly.
by Carmella on June 21st, 2007
I did! Staffie did!
by EL1 2 on June 21st, 2007
Wouldn't it be easier for you two just to talk over IM?!
by Carmella on June 21st, 2007
Why are people still posting here? I wish I could select certain questions that it doesn't indicate when there are comments, cause this thread almost crashes my computer! Stop the nonsense!!
by Penny The Wise on June 21st, 2007
Pens...don't read it. Read all your other comments and then hit ''mark as all read'' so you don't have to load this one.
by Carmella on June 21st, 2007
Gabbly wouldn't work with my browser and it didn't annoy people half as much as this does!
by Darkling on June 21st, 2007
ARG!!! Wrong button. Can't. . .help it. . .must. . .contribute. . .to the. . .mega thread. . .anyway.
by Metaphiz on June 22nd, 2007
Did everyone check this page out? It's the only question that earned me more points than this one! http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/328725
I knew you'd all be too upset if I didn't post a link!
by Carmella on July 3rd, 2007
Oy vey. Just when you thought it was safe......
by gtravels loves her life penguin on July 3rd, 2007
Good link!
And let's have this be the last comment for the megathread, ok?
Gosh, I have good ideas!
by Stableboy on July 3rd, 2007
This is a bit long...
by Mr. Josh on July 3rd, 2007
wow!
by Blatantly Beckii on July 3rd, 2007
By the way, I just posted another answer for this question. Feel free to give some comments there...
by iwnit on July 3rd, 2007
The thread is reborn, mwhahahahaha! It's like AB's own Voldemort...it just won't die.
by Carmella on July 3rd, 2007
Ok, last person to comment gets £1,000,000.
by Matt Adore on July 3rd, 2007
i think i'd file people restraining themselves enough to not comment under the "never gonna happen" catagory!
by zee-ster on July 3rd, 2007
I'm having to go back to my profile every ten seconds when my comment light comes on, just to find this, and it's really beginning to tick me off!
Halt immediately or face the wrath of Lord Byron R. Flagg, the Maker of Paradoxes Most Confusing!
So would everyone please just *Shut Up*?!
by Mr. Meaulnes on July 3rd, 2007
I agree: no more comments for this thread. That's an order!
by Stableboy on July 3rd, 2007
But I want 1,000,000 somethings. As long as it's money, I'm okay.
by Mr. Josh on July 3rd, 2007
Lord Byron R. Flagg XXVII: maybe I'm not amazed, after all, but just confused. How come that "XXVII" stays for "the Maker of Paradoxes Most Confusing!" ? And yes, I am shutting up. I always do, when asked politely.
by iwnit on July 3rd, 2007
lmao! SB, remeber that whole irony thing you were talking about the other day? well, i think posting a comment to tell others not to comment falls into that catagory.
by zee-ster on July 3rd, 2007
How about 1,000,000 lentils, I think I have a sack full of lentils in the back of my pantry, there must be at least 1,000,000 in there.
@iwnit: The XXVII just stands for the fact that I like the number 27, the title is a completely separate matter.
by Mr. Meaulnes on July 3rd, 2007
''Too many fragments of the spirit I have scattered in these streets, and too many are the children of my longing that walk naked among these hills, and I cannot withdraw from them without burden and ache. It is not a garment that I cast off but a skin that I tear with my own hands. Nor is it a thought I leave behind me, but a heart made sweet with hunger and thirst. Yet I cannot tarry longer. The sea that calls all things all things unto her calls me, and I must embark''.
by Carmella on July 3rd, 2007
Wow Carm, did you write that? I'm officially impressed.
by Mr. Meaulnes on July 3rd, 2007
Who has been on this commenting thing from the very beginning?
by Mr. Josh on July 3rd, 2007
I am posting this as a futile attempt to get *THE* last word on this our monumental Megathread. Therefore, I humbly request that all ignore this thread heretofore for the sake of my already crippled, and downtrodden ego. Give this one thing to me as a gift of love, and I'll shall ever keep all the names listed in this thread within my will and testament. Pathetically (and most likely, futilely)Yours, The Departed.
by Metaphiz on July 3rd, 2007
@anminem: I believe I claim the offical title of someone who's been here from the very beginning, the only person here before me was Stablebopy when he answered in the first place.
Patrick:Nice try.
by Mr. Meaulnes on July 3rd, 2007
Last word.
by Metaphiz on July 3rd, 2007
Lastest word.
by Mr. Meaulnes on July 3rd, 2007
Lastester word.
by Metaphiz on July 3rd, 2007
Lastestest word, xInfinity.
So there!
by Mr. Meaulnes on July 3rd, 2007
Stop it.
by Metaphiz on July 3rd, 2007
When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful, look again into your heart and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. Some of you say, ''joy is greater than sorrow'', and others say ''nay, sorrow is the greater''. But I say to you, they are inseparable. Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.
by Carmella on July 3rd, 2007
this is the last word,i thought that this was gone. why do you torture me so? please stop the insanity.
by tinybubbles is sitting on the carpet read on July 3rd, 2007
WHY ARE YOU TALKING SO MUCH WHEN YOU COULD BE EATING ICE CREAM?!?!?!?
by New Member on July 3rd, 2007
Same reason you are.
by Carmella on July 3rd, 2007
on the other hand, there's other fingers...
by zee-ster on July 3rd, 2007
I'm just here to tell you all to quit this stupid thing! And eat some ice cream. ;-) That sounds good right now...
by New Member on July 3rd, 2007
"all time is all time. it does not change. it does not lend itself to warnings or explainations. it simply is. take it moment by moment, and you will find that we all are, as i've said before, bugs in amber."
by zee-ster on July 3rd, 2007
I really wish I didn't post on the board. Congrats Bryan.
by Mr. Josh on July 3rd, 2007
I sincerely apologize for my actions.
by EL1 2 on July 3rd, 2007
What actions?
by Mr. Josh on July 4th, 2007
I can eat ice cream AND post on this thread. MUHAHAHAH!!
by Darkling on July 4th, 2007
Congratz. I'm not proud of you.
by Mr. Josh on July 5th, 2007
I am proud of you.
by EL1 2 on July 5th, 2007
Last Word.
by Metaphiz on July 5th, 2007
Thank you, Eli. I'm going to pretend that you don't lie and take that as a sincere compliment ;)
by Darkling on July 5th, 2007
Wow. I'm part of history now. Thanks SB
by ericscott on July 17th, 2007
yeah, but what if eli lies about lying, eh? hehehe.
by zee-ster on July 17th, 2007
I don't. Or did I lie there?
by EL1 2 on July 18th, 2007
Can we PLEASE have some silence here? I'm trying to ponder something.
by Stableboy on July 18th, 2007
Is it the JACKASS thing?
by gtravels loves her life penguin on July 18th, 2007
Just when you think a comment thread might die...
by Shelby on July 18th, 2007
Seriously. Please. Make the bad thread go away, mommy! *Curls up into fetal position, and waits for her browser to try and crash from posting a comment on the MONSTER Thread that just won't DIE!*
by Penny The Wise on July 18th, 2007
It took me 45 minutes to load the damned page and then another 30 to scroll down.
by Fun on July 18th, 2007
And probably another hour to post that comment, eh?
by EL1 2 on July 18th, 2007
I can only look at it on my work PC now. The home one isn't fast enough.
by Matt Adore on July 18th, 2007
Last word.
by Metaphiz on July 18th, 2007
No! Last word is mine.
by Shelby on July 18th, 2007
As the author of the original question, clearly the last word should be mine, and this is it: rosebud.
by Stableboy on July 18th, 2007
Last word. (P.S. Stableboy is a glory hog) THE LAST WORD SHALL BE MIIIIINE!!!! Or I SWEAR this thread will never end as long as I am able to post these two words, "Last word."
by Metaphiz on July 18th, 2007
rosebud
by Shelby on July 18th, 2007
Last word.
by Metaphiz on July 18th, 2007
Do I have to go through this EVERY time? Guys, please! PLEASE! Let dead horses lie. Please stop beating them. Seriously. I WILL go on an AB strike- though many might be HAPPY about that... Please, let the thread go. Put the thread down and back away slowly and no one will get hurt.
by Penny The Wise on July 18th, 2007
Let's all stop this and say bye to each other or else I'm bringing over the King of Awesome!
by New Member on July 18th, 2007
Excuse me, Stableboy. WHO did you say is the author of the original question?! Hmm.
by Carmella on July 18th, 2007
Sorry, I meant original ANSWER of course. <bows to Candy, but far enough from her to avoid the slap>
by Stableboy on July 18th, 2007
Pluto is NOT a planet!!!
by New Member on July 18th, 2007
Sadly, you are correct New Member. I miss Pluto.
by Shelby on July 18th, 2007
Really? Maybe you could tell me his last name?
by New Member on July 18th, 2007
Pardon? I didn't know ex-planets HAD last names...
by Shelby on July 18th, 2007
Can't we think of a more interesting last word? Rosebud is sooo overdone.
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How about cathode? Duodenum? Calligraphy? Attenuation?
by Darkling on July 18th, 2007
I think 'lentil soup' would be fitting.
by Shelby on July 18th, 2007
Hmm.. A little obvious in my opinion. I guess I'm more of a fan of the non sequitur.
by Darkling on July 18th, 2007
this is the very last word. just stop it,please.
by tinybubbles is sitting on the carpet read on July 18th, 2007
gobbledygook!
by zee-ster on July 18th, 2007
lmao
by tinybubbles is sitting on the carpet read on July 18th, 2007
Stableboy, does it get really annoying to be getting all these comments all the time? They probably don't have anything to do with something you want to know!!
by HarryBack on July 20th, 2007
He loves it.
by Shelby on July 20th, 2007
really?
by HarryBack on July 20th, 2007
He's the one that started the whole mess so he better love it!
by Darkling on July 20th, 2007
@HarryBack: THANK YOU for understanding my problem! Finally, somebody who GETS THE FREAKIN POINT!! Apparently the rumour got going that I wanted to just see the comment chain spin out of control, so people piled on to "help out". This has been going on for months. If you scan back through the thread, you'll see numerous times in which I've begged and pleaded to get the nonsense to stop, only to hear this rumor thrown back in my face repeatedly.
Frankly, I've learned to live with it. Many of these people are my friends, they mean well even if they're hopelessly confused and currently unwilling to hear my cries of pain. The good news is there's some revenge in all this -- every time a new comment goes up, THEIR light suffers as well! So I have company in my misery.
by Stableboy on July 20th, 2007
Actually, SB, I recall a certain person sending me an email not only to inform me that this thread existed, but asking for my support in the effort of starting the "longest thread ever". So, not only did you did you want this thread to "spin out of control", apparently, you even went as far as to campaign support. YOU TELE-MARKETTED THE IDEA!!! Oh, and by the way. . .Last Word.
by Metaphiz on July 20th, 2007
Anybody can forge e-mail. Ever get a message from eBay warning you that your credit card needed to be updated? Jeez. That was how all this got started... yes, somebody "simulated" an invitation from myself and Carmella. We've been over this territory many times.
Speaking thereof: do you do anything on AB now EXCEPT append to the lentil soup thread? :)
by Stableboy on July 20th, 2007
OMG! This thread now also crashes my iTunes temporarily and any songs that are playing. I was listening to a real heart breaker then, and it totally ruined the mood!
@SB: posting on this means you CAN'T do anything else on AB!
by Carmella on July 20th, 2007
hahaha! learn to enjoy the pain, b*tches. most of you already do anyway. :)~ @candy: iTunes was meant to be crashed. sorry, but iMac, iPod, iPhone, and iTunes suck arse.
by zee-ster on July 23rd, 2007
Zee: Mac OS X is superior to Windows in absolutely every way. Unless you're a Linux fan, which I highly doubt, you have no right to be talking. iTunes is more stable than most Windows applications, anyway. It has led the way for the digital music revolution. If the iPod hadn't come around, I promise you CDs would still be cool.
by EL1 2 on July 23rd, 2007
actually, i am a linux fan. and, i wasn't referring to the stability of the iTunes app, i'm just anti-mac. their marketing annoys the hell out of me & i don't understand why anybody would pay for an iPod, given the music format limitations. plus, i'm not down with iTunes having that big of a share in the music industry; we already have enough other giants screwing it up... that's a whole other story though, so i'll stop now.
by zee-ster on July 23rd, 2007
ps - i think napster led the way. people weren't even seriously considering legal digital download sites for music until napster basically showed that you couldn't stop the demand or the supply for digital music...
by zee-ster on July 23rd, 2007
Nothing suppresses a technical argument quite like a 10-minute comment posting delay! :)
by Stableboy on July 23rd, 2007
hahaha! the irony there is beautiful.
by zee-ster on July 23rd, 2007
Here's one reason to be pro-Mac. GIMP sucks and there's no Photoshop for Linux. OS X is built on a Unix core and thus functions very similarly to some forms of Linux. Also, their hardware is so very neat.
by EL1 2 on July 23rd, 2007
(efg) ok HERE'S some REAL news! I have to fly back out to San Diego AGAIN...because the bastard APPEALED the Small Claims decision (I won!). NOW, we go to Superior Court and I can take my attorney with me. She's great and can (hopefully) remove his nutz, shove them down his lying throat, without breaking a sweat and still look like a lady....got to love a professional DYKE! I should also be able to add on attorney's fees/costs and the cost have having to fly back out for this song and dance....Brothers and Sisters...let us pray! (Or sprinkle fairy dust in my direction, if you do not pray!) I ain't too proud to ask for help.
by Redhawk on July 24th, 2007
<sprinkles Ronco(R) Fairy Dust on Redhawk> That dude is going down, dear. I feel the future.
by Stableboy on July 24th, 2007
Can there be no peace from this beast even when I'm trying to vacation? A special pass or something? Hey Yoda, what happened to being able to opt out of these things? You're all knowing and all powerful. We need the influence that only you can wield. Come on, I need to be able to relax when I'm poolside again!
by gtravels loves her life penguin on July 24th, 2007
@Redhawk. Just make sure the dude appeals in October. That's a plan. And I'm sending the fairy dust AND prayers your way, don't think you'll need 'em though by the sounds of things :D
@G: You know you love it ;-)
by Carmella on July 24th, 2007
3 minutes of load time, for what? Well, I'll tell you what, you obsessive compulsive, narcissistic commenters; all for the pure joy of having THE LAST WORD!!!!!!
by Metaphiz on July 24th, 2007
Never again will I start an utterance with "No, it's even stranger than that". I'm retiring that phrase, having re-read it enough times already.
@Glori: anybody who can't see their way clear to have their vacation in So. Cal. during October has earned their torment. Sorry, but that's the rules.
@Patrick: right. The last word. I get it... As they say in philosophy, "there's always more crap where this came from!" :)
by Stableboy on July 24th, 2007
please, please, please, do something! I do not want to have the last word!
http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1123364
by iwnit on July 24th, 2007
You know...Kings Cross is actually a train station. We don't have subways...just to bring this back to the actual answer.
by Carmella on July 24th, 2007
there was an answer up there?! @redhawk: lotz o' fairy dust for you!! gotta love your lawyer. :) @eli: i am refuse to photoshop any pictures i've taken. i'm a photo purist that way, but i do enjoy all the crazy stuff others come up with ... like sb's crazed avatars. thanx for the other info though. to be honest, i have to give into the bill gate's environment at work, for good puposes. we have some special software and i have to make sure anything i do with that is compatible with the average user's environment companywide. so, i have to test these things on a pc with xp. although, i would just throw the entire windows os into a dumpster if it were up to me.
by zee-ster on July 24th, 2007
<whipping out the George Foreman Knock Out the Bad Luck Fairy Dust Cannon, training the crosshairs on Redhawk, and firing> Here's to his legal evisceration! May you be jumping rope with his entrails and rolling naked in his money soon.
by Darkling on July 24th, 2007
@Darkling: That is officially the single strangest paragraph I've ever read. <hands large trophy>
by Mr. Meaulnes on July 24th, 2007
<laughing my butt off> I am so honored to have been chosen. I would like to thank my absurd sense of humor and giddiness due to lack of sleep.
by Darkling on July 24th, 2007
THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL...love you guys! @Darkling...WOW that was a vivid image! August 24 1100 San Diego Superior Court! This is really a ploy to cost me more money in having to fly out there. He can't even bring up his original suit against me for keeping his $2000 deposit (to cover $8000+ worth of damages!) I wouldn't mind locking this pompous azz in a small room with Stableboy for three days...me thinks the silver-tongued Buddhist would drain his over-inflated EGO from him and replace it with some gentle form of humility....and if THAT didn't work...we can give him over to Darkling to play with!!!!! hee hee
by Redhawk on July 25th, 2007
Why is she thinking of new ways to punish me? Isn't it enough that I can't dunk?
by Stableboy on July 25th, 2007
It's NOT a punishment....no, no, no...it's an opportunity for you to bestow a loving gift of enlightenment and joy to a heart that is burdened with being AN AZZWHOLE! His son (who did the damage) is a flipping heroin addict. I can't even dislike HIM, (I don't like what he did to the house and the neighbors there) but if he doesn't change, he's going to be dead. OD, bad chit, or someone will put a bullet in his 28 year old head. While DADDY cleans up his messes...and supports him by giving him a Medical Marijuana Card so he can grow and sell pot as a sideline for spending money! I figure Dad's Karma debt is huge...his own son...and just to think...he's a retired OBGYN....God help the women of Atlanta, GA!
by Redhawk on July 25th, 2007
Damn. It's all going down in San Diego!
by Carmella on July 25th, 2007
I am bitter. And thanks to Stable, I have more Jewish guilt. Even though it WAS a long planned family vacation. And even though I looooove So. Cal. And even though I've driven the PCH up to SF and it was one of the best trips ever. And even though I'd love to finally meet all you wierdos......
by gtravels loves her life penguin on July 27th, 2007
@Stableboy...here's a whole wheat honey donut and some organic (free trade) coffee so NOW you CAN dunk!!!!!!!! See it's not so difficult! Passing out donuts...2 for Gtravels so now you won't have to be bitter!
by Redhawk on July 27th, 2007
Never thought that typing a comment would be paralleled, in my thinking, to that of an addict shooting dope after getting out of rehab. Yet, here I am, typing away in spite of the fact that I KNOW I shall be forced to, yet again, wait here, immobile, as this thread goes along it's usual, arduous attempt to post these very superfluous words. And, as is typical of hopeless addicts, I go on typing anyway in the very face of self depravity, and a TOTAL waste of yet another otherwise precious 2-3 minutes of my life. WHYYYYYYYYHEEHEEHEE!!!??? WHY CAN'T I JUST STOOOHAHAHOP!!!!!????
P.S. Last Word
by Metaphiz on July 27th, 2007
Street.
by EL1 2 on July 27th, 2007
Avenue.
by New Member on July 28th, 2007
screw the donuts - i'll take that organic free-trade coffee!! thank you redhawk. :) @patrick: lol! those are minutes of your life you will NEVER get back!!!
by zee-ster on July 30th, 2007
Wow. Nobody's commented at all in the month of August! About time that's corrected. So here it is. I won't even bother to pretend I'm trying to comment on the answer or to another user, I'm about to make dinner so it doesn't matter that my computer will be paralysed for the next two hours :P
by Carmella on August 18th, 2007
@Candy: What are you making for dinner?
by Mr. Meaulnes on August 18th, 2007
Lasagne. I've eaten it now, so I can't share, sorry! It was quite tasty though...they put a lot of additives in ready meals :-) Oooh, and I had strawberry ice cream too. That was gross...I only like vanilla and other non fake tasting flavours.
by Carmella on August 18th, 2007
Wow, what a coinicidence, tomorrow evening, my grandmother is coming over, and we plan on having... Lasagna!
by Mr. Meaulnes on August 18th, 2007
Why does my spell check insist on spelling it with an ''e'' as opposed to an ''a''?
by Carmella on August 18th, 2007
Maybe it's a regional thing?
by Mr. Meaulnes on August 18th, 2007
RFlagg and Carmella - I had 3 glorious weeks without this absurd thread popping up in my feedback, and you did it to tell me about ready made lasagna and strawberry ice cream? Watch out now, you've roused the beast.
by LynfromNM on August 18th, 2007
Would chocolate ice cream have soothed the beast instead?
by Darkling on August 18th, 2007
why did you have to start this thread again.?It was so nice not to have this,darn you guys.
by tinybubbles is sitting on the carpet read on August 18th, 2007
If it wouldn't...I make *the best* vanilla ice cream dessert. You basically get the biggest bowl of ice cream you can find and empty a pic-n-mix into it. It's fabulous!! Though I do notice I'm in a rotten mood for a good few hours afterwards, with all the chemicals and whatnot! I truly recommend vegetarianism, it's just one big sugarfest :-D
by Carmella on August 18th, 2007
No idea what pic-n-mix is, but choc and/or vanilla ice cream sounds lovely! Very kind of you Darkling and Carmella. I'm soothed.
by LynfromNM on August 18th, 2007
Pic-n-mix!! You must know Lyn, EVERYONE knows!! It's those sweets that you get at the cinema, they're in clear boxes and you use a scoop to put them into paper bags. Then you take it to the counter where it's weighed and you pay an extortionate amount of money for your loot! They sell it in a lot of supermarkets too, but always the cinema.
by Carmella on August 18th, 2007
Oh, you mean the bulk candy. We aren't anywhere as sophisticated as to call it pic-n-mix!
by Darkling on August 18th, 2007
Right, I was thinking of something like Chex Mix, which Carmella probably hasn't heard of - it's a mixture of dry cereals and nuts with spicy seasonings, which actually might be pretty good with ice cream!
by LynfromNM on August 19th, 2007
if you're happy an you know it clap your hands....if you're happy an you know it clap your hand...if you're happy an you know it then you really ought to show it...if you're happy an you know it clap your hands.......next round.....
by Redhawk on August 19th, 2007
Please stop the madness. This conversation is too long.
by Capt.Lizzie_pirate king_Swann on August 19th, 2007
I was thinking more along the lines of trail mix which has nuts and dried fruit. Sometimes it has M&M's in it, though.
by Darkling on August 19th, 2007
Seeing that comment light pop on so much, I had assumed there was something groundbreaking happening here...and I was right! I love food conversations :)
by Shelby on August 19th, 2007
I love M&Ms. I love all chocolate and sweets! I've never heard of Trail or Chex mix, but it sounds interesting, if not somewhat healthy :-)
by Carmella on August 19th, 2007
Trail mix is sort of yucky, in my opinion. It can have all kinds of nuts and dried fruits in it...I don't mind the nuts so much, but I am definitely not a fan on dried fruit! You were right about the somewhat healthy part though! I'll stick with something that has more chocolate and sugar!
by Shelby on August 19th, 2007
Carmella, you'll just have to try them when you're here :)
Shelby, you can always buy a bag of candy, drop a single almond in there, and call it trail mix!
by Darkling on August 19th, 2007
Actually, it's been my dearest, geekiest wish to see someone buy ''supersize'' food. We don't have it in Europe, at least not that's publicised. I mean...do people *really* eat that much at once?! I need to see the glory for myself...I'll eat my trail mix while I watch.
by Carmella on August 19th, 2007
There are certainly some large portions in America but it isn't nearly as bad as it seems (I think). There is a very strong gourmet culture here, as well as a very strong fast-food-gobbling culture. America, as I've said, is very diverse. I'm sure you'd be able to find some people overeating. As for trail mix: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_mix
by EL1 2 on August 19th, 2007
Thanks Eli...I think I'll give that one a miss. Maybe I'll just pick the M&Ms out.
by Carmella on August 20th, 2007
What is the attraction to this thread? "Ooh yay! I get to wait 10 minute just to post something that won't ever die! WOOT!!!"
I REALLY hope that AB comes up with an ability to be able to NOT read posts that you've previously posted on. I dream about it in my sleep, and I pray to the AB gods that it will happen. And soon...
Why you must post on here is beyond me... and why I continue to beg and plead when no one listens is also beyond me... *sigh* *long, drawn out, beaten down, tired, sigh*
by Penny The Wise on August 20th, 2007
hehe. poor penny... lyn, put down the hookah! chex mix and ice cream? i'm sorry, but that is just wrong. and, i'm pretty damn open-minded, too.
by zee-ster on August 20th, 2007
im starting to wish i never posted on this question. my comments box is getting spammed to all high heaven.
by Kokomojeezus on August 20th, 2007
<mock outrage> SPAM?!!! This is a highly intellectual conversation about food. Seriously though..I'm starving. Fooooooood!!
by Carmella on August 20th, 2007
Is there anything in the works to be able to opt out of a comment thread Carm? Now that you're closer to the power elite, thought you might know.
by gtravels loves her life penguin on August 20th, 2007
Like I would tell minions such Top Secret information, bwhahahaha.
Seriously though...I think Joel said it was on the list. Personally I don't want such a feature. I quite enjoy this thread :-)
by Carmella on August 20th, 2007
What is the attraction to complaining about this thread? If you don't like it, just read the comments on every other thread and then "Mark all as read."
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Unless, you're really a masochist! You love this thread, don't you? You can't help coming back because it hurts so good!!
by Darkling on August 20th, 2007
Both of you! Put your faces against your monitors so I can smack you! I get excellent use out of "Mark all as Read." But this thing is like Jaws. Just when you thought it was safe........
by gtravels loves her life penguin on August 20th, 2007
<looking sufficiently cowed as I press flesh to glowing display> <waiting for the blow> I use a laptop and I got drool in my keyboard :(
by Darkling on August 20th, 2007
Well, I'm considering a pardon for now. I'll suck it up with "Mark all as Read." Gives me something to be bitter about. Makes me feel more comfortable;)
by gtravels loves her life penguin on August 20th, 2007
Darkling, are you in or near Rochester? If so, wanna have lunch some time before I go to college on Monday? Email me (eli@elilies.com) if you're interested.
by EL1 2 on August 20th, 2007
<SB whips out The List, adds Eli to it. Comment column says "used lentil soup thread for personal email to Darkling". Checks the box marked "Terminate user". Clicks pen smartly back into pocket protector... another busy day making the world a better place!>
by Stableboy on August 22nd, 2007
haha! "terminate"?! run eli, run.
by zee-ster on August 22nd, 2007
Eli, I thinks you should go in the back door to the social club. Stable "The Bull" Boy put a hit out on yous.
by Darkling on August 22nd, 2007
Uh oh! Maybe I won't be coming to CA, then.
by EL1 2 on August 22nd, 2007
I won't pretend that in hindsight it doesn't concern me this thread isn't *quite* long enough.
by Carmella on August 30th, 2007
This comment is going to take FOREVER to post. Eh.
by EL1 2 on August 30th, 2007
hehe. silly eli! :) anybody want to do a count on this thread? i'm wondering if we're at the 1k mark with comments yet.
by zee-ster on August 31st, 2007
I'll count, one second.
by EL1 2 on August 31st, 2007
Alright, this is the 890th comment.
by EL1 2 on August 31st, 2007
thanks eli! i'm gonna have to agree with candy. this thread isn't long enough.
by zee-ster on August 31st, 2007
I think Carmella was being sarcastic. Then again she's British so who knows what she meant!
by EL1 2 on August 31st, 2007
wait, did you count all these comments? It needs to be longer just so if anyone wants to make a long one, this will be far greater...
by HarryBack on August 31st, 2007
I needs to be longer. dammit!
How else are we going to trap unsuspecting ABers here for days at a time waiting for their comments to post?!
by Mr. Meaulnes on August 31st, 2007
Here's how I counted. I saved the webpage as comments.html and then ran this python script:
count=0
f=file("comments.html","rb")
fi=readlines(f)
for x in fi:
count += x.count("[Delete]") #CLs see a delete button every comment
print count
by EL1 2 on August 31st, 2007
I understood about half of that, so I'll just have to assume that the other half was equally brilliant ;)
by Mr. Meaulnes on August 31st, 2007
There's a missing indent on the line count +=...
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Anyway, here's a line-by-line:
set count to be zero
assign f to be the file comments.html and open it for reading
assign fi to be an array of all the lines of comments.html
for each line in comments.html
add to count the number of times the string "[Delete]" shows up
once done with that, display the count
by EL1 2 on August 31st, 2007
nice. i suppose i should scope out the text version of this page. i would not have guessed that there was "[Delete]" for each comment. btw, i was wondering if candy was being sarcastic. regardless, i was actually being serious for once. sorry penny, but the thread must go on! >:) twahahahaha
by zee-ster on August 31st, 2007
No, I meant it. This isn't actually that long. We need more comments! How 'bout a song? -- the longest ever comment thread song!
#''100 green bottles
Hanging on the wall
100 green bottles
Hanging on the wall
And if one green bottle
Should accidentally fall
There'll be ninety nine green bottles
Hanging on the wall''#
by Carmella on August 31st, 2007
I suppose it's time for the truth to be told here. Carm and I were talking on IM one day back in May. I don't recall whose idea it was, but basically we conspired to create the longest-ever comment thread, so we recruited about 7 others, and asked them to just keep the thing going, with the notion that other people would get hooked in incidentally as time goes by, and eventually we'd have the longest thread ever! Woohoo!
Unfortunately, it never occurred to us that we'd be unable to shut the freakin thing down. This is a bad thing. This thread is BAD. It's too long. It's evil. I regret having participated in it's creation, and I would very much like it to end now.
As a CL, that's easy: I can just kill it with the CL hammer. But that seems heavy handed... it's still sort of a little bit of AB history or whatever. But can we please just stop extending the damn thing? Ok? How about we end with: The End.
by Stableboy on August 31st, 2007
I need to give an honourable mention to Mexican Jumping Beans...then it can be the end. Sorry SB :)
by Shelby on August 31st, 2007
Actually that's abuse of CL powers, there isn't a real reason to shut this entire thing down. But I really don't understand the point of stopping before the 1000th comment.
by Carmella on August 31st, 2007
SB: you are insidious. Never again will I trust you fully. And if you shut this operation down, there will be HELL TO PAY!
by EL1 2 on September 1st, 2007
Yes, if you want to do something as a Community Leader about the mega-thread, perhaps it would be more prudent to use your influence to push for an "Unsubscribe to comment thread" function.
As one of the original agents of the Great and Insufferably Irritating Mega-Thread, I absolutely refuse to see all my obsessive hard work go to waste! I reufuse! Refuse I tells ya'!
by Mr. Meaulnes on September 1st, 2007
i realize many of you would like to see that feature, but to be fair to the ab staff, that might be more work than it's worth. or, it may just be more work than they have time for. just a thought...
also, i am with candy on making it to the 1000th comment mark! i realize that may make some of you cringe, but that is the chance you take when help create or participate in threads such as this.
by zee-ster on September 3rd, 2007
r flagg: you rawk, you silly portlander!!!
eli: what exactly do you have in mind for satanboy should he try to shut this down?
by zee-ster on September 3rd, 2007
''Satanboy''?! Lmao, we should make that official. I actually did think SB had done something to spoil our fun last time, because when I posted a reply Firefox automatically shut down afterwards. That hadn't happened before, usually my computer just wheezes. It does take about 4 or 5 minutes for me to post a comment now, but when you check the time the comment posts, it is instantaneous... I have no clue what my computer does in the intervening minutes.
by Carmella on September 3rd, 2007
I can literally hear my computer working harder every time I post on this thread. The fan kicks in, and it like...grumbles. Yet, here I am, posting.
by Shelby on September 3rd, 2007
Yay for inefficient Javascript! I could write a better comment-posting algorithm in seven minutes flat.
by EL1 2 on September 4th, 2007
Sh*t, man! Now, this thread is what I call a NET(Never Ending Thread)!!! Damn!!! Holy sh*t, man! This is AWESOME! I cant explain, make you...um...understand...how effing AMAZED I AM !!! I LOVE THIS THREAD!!! I WISH WE COULD RATE COMMENTS TOO!!!
by T4 on September 11th, 2007
My system is going lsow coz of this thread AND I AM NOT EVEN FRUSTRATED!!!
by T4 on September 11th, 2007
hee hee! :) welcome to the ab insanity kai.
by zee-ster on September 11th, 2007
That's the kind of enthusiasm we need here. The bellyachers can get stuffed!!
by Darkling on September 12th, 2007
YIPPEE YOO HAY!!! JUST LOOKING AT THIS THREAD MAKES ME WANNA SHOUT OUT IN AMAZEMENT, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I SEE IT!!!
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by T4 on September 14th, 2007
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Why? Whats wrong?
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by iwnit on September 14th, 2007
Oh sh*t... Eli is getting nasty. *poke poke*
by Fun on September 14th, 2007
iwnit1, you're toast. And fun, watch your language.
by EL1 2 on September 14th, 2007
What up Eli? Why spoil the fun?
by T4 on September 14th, 2007
I'm super-duper mean, and being an adult now, I'm super-duper responsible as well.
by EL1 2 on September 14th, 2007
I did watch my language... I *'d it!
by Fun on September 14th, 2007
Did you just have your 18th birthday or something?
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by Shelby on September 14th, 2007
Sorry Eli, I HAD to!
by Shelby on September 14th, 2007
Fun: ;).
T4: Yes, on Tuesday.
Shelby, you're on the silent treatment.
by EL1 2 on September 14th, 2007
Isn't there a chat room you guys can meet at? I don't want to be a jerk, but this stuff is starting to cause me a bit of a problem. Every time I get on AB I get a 15 comments from here that I have to get rid of before I can see the ones that I actually care about. Which wouldn't be that bad except for the fact that I have to wait 2 minutes for the page to finish loading so I can refresh my comment list to see the new comment threads. Will you PLEASE find somewhere else to B.S.?
by Metaphiz on September 14th, 2007
Just go through the ones you want then click "mark all as read". I have a feeling this thread ain't gunna die.
by EL1 2 on September 14th, 2007
while eli admittedly lies (or is that a lie?), i'm gonna have to agree with him on this one. yes, there are many sites that have chat rooms, but the people here are here in part, because it isn't a chat room. at least, that's what i think. @shelby & fun: so how are we going to go about this jell-o wrestling insanity? it sounds like great fun, but plans are required considering our locations... :)
by zee-ster on September 17th, 2007
@Patrick: Sorry, mate. Not gonna happen. P.S. You need more will power.
@Zee:Jell-o wrestling? Sounds...um...interesting...
by T4 on September 18th, 2007
As my final contribution to this mess, I'd just like to say that I LOVE the new "Unsubscribe from Comments" feature on Answerbag.
May we never be afflicted with lentil soup again! :)
SB signing off.
by Stableboy on September 19th, 2007
This has reached a whole new level of sickness....I may not unsub from the comment...but I rarely bother to look at where it's gotten out of hand to now....probably MY last comment as well....raising a glass...clink, clink....it's been real...(insane)...hugs and kisses to everyone...don't forget...last one out, turn off the lights, and shut the door!
by Redhawk on September 19th, 2007
<luxurious sigh> Finally... The whiners will stop showing up around here!
by Darkling on September 19th, 2007
Yeah. Some people with PTDJP as their initials sure will stop showing up and irritating us. But I have a doubt, once you Unsubscribe from a comment, can you come back later and make another comment? Thereby 'Re'-Subscribing to the comment?
by T4 on September 20th, 2007
Long live the lentils!
by EL1 2 on September 20th, 2007
And the Octopuses, and Mr. T, and Lebkuchen, we mustn't forget about them.
by Mr. Meaulnes on September 20th, 2007
Yeah! Nobody better speak ill of the T or they'll have to answer to me. Grrr!
by Darkling on September 20th, 2007
Stay boy! STAY! Dont go growling at everyone! Everybody isnt a 'I speak ILL of Mr.T' man. Good boy, heres a treat. Now keep watch. Some wrong-doers may ill-talk T. So, be alert. I've heard they plan to strike tonight. CONSTANT VIGILANCE!!! We're here on a mission. A mission for ABJustice! Dont forget that! Heres another treat....... ;) jk
by T4 on September 21st, 2007
hahaha! silly kidz... rflagg, perhaps they are octopi? maybe not. anyhow, it's been reali, and it's been fun, but has it been real fun? :)~ i'm over & out for now. peace.
by zee-ster on September 24th, 2007
Peace to you too. Have a nice day! And before you go, would you be interested in an Insurance Policy newly designed by our Company? It covers damages done to your AB account, damages done to your furniture by mad chimpanzees or EVEN the damage done to your soup by cockroaches... ;)
by T4 on September 24th, 2007
<turning around three times, curling up with my tail over my nose, and closing my eyes> <a keyboard clicks and one eye opens> grrrr... <realizing the person is just busting on Paris Hilton, the growl dies off and the eye closes> <thinking to myself, "I better get another fricken treat soon">
by Darkling on September 24th, 2007
There are 960 comments before this.
by EL1 2 on September 24th, 2007
Not too bad. Not too bad at all.
by Darkling on September 24th, 2007
Eli, you actually counted them?
by T4 on September 25th, 2007
Nope. Python did. Search for "python" on this page to see how I counted.
by EL1 2 on September 25th, 2007
HOW SHOULD I SEARCH??? TELL ME!!!
by T4 on September 25th, 2007
Control (PC) or Command (Mac) + F. Then type your query.
by EL1 2 on September 25th, 2007
Hmm... I'm rather proud of my computer, considering how fast it opened this comment thread.
by The Account Formerly Known As Peyton on September 26th, 2007
I am here to ad a comment? Just thought I would help you reach 1000...one is better than nothing!
by HarryBack on September 26th, 2007
ooh....btw, did stable boy get the millions of points for the answer or for just the long comment thread?
by HarryBack on September 26th, 2007
Beats me. I didn't give him any points. I never do. He's a fool!
by EL1 2 on September 26th, 2007
You're just saying that because you know he unsubscribed and won't be around to defend himself.
by Darkling on September 27th, 2007
Yup.
by EL1 2 on September 27th, 2007
hi! I just though I'd stop by and add to your comment thread....How many are you up to now?
by HarryBack on October 7th, 2007
This is number 971.
by EL1 2 on October 7th, 2007
With so many people gone, it echoes a little in here.
by Darkling on October 9th, 2007
here...
by Darkling on October 9th, 2007
It does?
by T4 on October 10th, 2007
Hmm.. Maybe I just need to get my ears checked.
by Darkling on October 10th, 2007
Hello - ello - ello - elo - lo - o :)
by MrBLT needs to be contained on October 10th, 2007
I couldn't resist...I'm back. I'll try and make it a little less echo-y in here!
by Shelby on October 10th, 2007
Is it true that if you play 'Maybe I'm Amazed' backwards you'll hear a recipe for a really ripping lentil soup?
by iwnit on October 10th, 2007
echo-y - good word Shelby :)
by MrBLT needs to be contained on October 10th, 2007
No, it's not. I tried it.
by EL1 2 on October 10th, 2007
Thanks MrB!
I don't think I have ever eaten lentil anything. Including soup. Ever.
Is it good?
by Shelby on October 10th, 2007
Shelby: yes, but some people prefer Lebkuchen...
by iwnit on October 10th, 2007
Grrrraaa! You knew Lebkuchen would bring me out of hiding! I hate posting here because it almost crashes my computer, so here's my obligatory input :)
by Carmella on October 10th, 2007
Lebkuchen? More like Lebpuking!
by EL1 2 on October 10th, 2007
yeah - or Lebthrowup :)
by MrBLT needs to be contained on October 10th, 2007
OH MY GOD ELI, WASH YOUR MOUTH OUT. I'm going to FORCE you to eat some. You *will* enjoy it. <glares>
by Carmella on October 10th, 2007
<Totally off topic spasm of shamelessly oppurtunistic publicism>
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/426958
by Mr. Meaulnes on October 10th, 2007
Youre perfectly mad, I tell you. :)
by T4 on October 13th, 2007
After so long, I thought I would finally join the longest comment thread in AB! It sounds kind of fun!
by GiraffeyedDonor-ish on October 13th, 2007
Yeah, it is.
by T4 on October 13th, 2007
I can't believe this is the longest thread...and it started with lentil soup.
by Psycho the kid on October 19th, 2007
Psycho: imagine it could have started with spaghetti...
by iwnit on October 19th, 2007
You think it would be longer? Probably...hmmmm...
by Psycho the kid on October 19th, 2007
nope! I don't think it is in any way, shape, or form related to lentil soup....or spaghetti.
by GiraffeyedDonor-ish on October 19th, 2007
Yeah, I totally agree! I dont think so either! Its related to BROCCOLI...
by T4 on October 19th, 2007
The Unofficial (But Pretty Damned Close to Official) List of Things the Longest Comment Thread is Related to is as follows:
-Lentil Soup.
-Bourbon Creams.
-Octopi.
-Stoned Vegetarians.
-Drunken Bloggers.
-Mr. T.
-Lebkuchen.
-100 Green Bottles.
-The Pretend Mafia.
(Feel free to add anything I forgot.)
But I'm quite sure that yours was the first mention of broccoli.
(Well, I'm not sure, the Stoned Vegetarians might have been eating brocolli, you'd have to hunt them down yourself and ask)
by Mr. Meaulnes on October 19th, 2007
I'll have to check that out! Thanks!
by GiraffeyedDonor-ish on October 19th, 2007
You forgot...um...what about....uhhh....damn, you did not forget anything...
by T4 on October 24th, 2007
The length of the list of topic of discussion.
by EL1 2 on October 24th, 2007
Doiiii...*drools stupidly*...what???
by T4 on October 29th, 2007
I just want to celebrate the power of "unsubscribe" tonight.
by Stableboy on October 31st, 2007
Don't do it!
by EL1 2 on October 31st, 2007
NOOOOO!!!! DON'T DO IT!!!!
by GiraffeyedDonor-ish on October 31st, 2007
Pfah! He's such a gloater!
by Darkling on November 1st, 2007
Oh, you mean this thread!
by Perryman on November 1st, 2007
I thought he had unsubscribed a while ago...
by GiraffeyedDonor-ish on November 1st, 2007
DONT STABLEBOY!!!
by T4 on November 18th, 2007
I think he's already gone....
by GiraffeyedDonor-ish on November 18th, 2007
I thought I would just join this thread for the fun of it. :)
by Da Azian Boi on November 25th, 2007
Yes, but truly, comments don't come around very much. When they do, it's all at once. Then it dies down until someone says something.
by GiraffeyedDonor-ish on November 25th, 2007
Oh, I see now.
by Da Azian Boi on November 25th, 2007
: [)
by GiraffeyedDonor-ish on November 25th, 2007
Some of us are strong and resisted the ''unsubscribe'' button! I haven't posted here in a while, it's grown again :) 6 points to whoever makes a list in comments of all the users who contributed here. C'mon... you know you can't resist the points *stares meaningfully*
by Carmella on November 25th, 2007
hey, carmella! what happened to that wonderful avatar! Well, no. No 6 points...not worth it...But if anyone would like to do it, make it 12 points! : [)
by GiraffeyedDonor-ish on November 25th, 2007
Here is the list:
Da Azian Boi
Patrick The Drunken Jetpack Pilot
Shelby
Matt Zo
LynfromNM
tinybubbles is to sexy for her clothes
Lizzie The Pirate King Swann
iwnit1
HarryBack
Redhawk
Darkling
GiraffeyedDonor-WHHGBSWC
Stableboy
AB-Jon
RFlagg
Sign out
Fun is still the Queen of Bacon
gtravels Has a Life Penguin
MrBLT - Thanky Happsgiving
daniel
Anonymous
Psycho has his head and heels twisted
Penny The Wise is a Steelers fan
Kokomojeezus
Peyton
Redrum is tired
miss zee
Carmella
IdentityCrises
T4AKATheGuyWhoWouldMissBlankSavageMost
Stabledog
T.K.O.
Enminem
jerv
Eli Lies
ericscott
satine
ptrask
Perryman
New Member
unknown
retroglide
P. W. Pasobrio loves Marines
by EL1 2 on November 26th, 2007
You get 6 points from me, Eli!
This thread is so massive that whenever I post a comment here, it makes my Firefox browser "Not Respond"!
by Da Azian Boi on November 26th, 2007
Weird... for some reason "Sign out" appeared on that list. That's not an actual person. Faulty coding on my part or something, I guess.
by EL1 2 on November 26th, 2007
oh wow....That's amazing....I really thought there were more....I wonder how many of those unsubscribed. I'll send you my 6 points...somewhere.
by GiraffeyedDonor-ish on November 26th, 2007
Damn! So many?
by T4 on November 27th, 2007
you better believe it!
by GiraffeyedDonor-ish on November 27th, 2007
The Anonymous is more than one user, I think. The first Anonymous is Auntie Em. <sigh>
by Stableboy on November 27th, 2007
Yeah, I was wondering where Auntie Em had gone in that list..
by Da Azian Boi on November 27th, 2007
I'd say that I miss Em, but I don't know if I'm around enough for such a statement to count.
by Darkling on November 27th, 2007
Do you mean to say that you're leaving, Darkling?
by Da Azian Boi on November 28th, 2007
No, I just meant that I've had people say that they miss me. I'm around so rarely that I could still miss Auntie Em even if she was answering every question around here!
by Darkling on November 29th, 2007
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by T4 on December 1st, 2007
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by iwnit on December 2nd, 2007
...?
by Da Azian Boi on December 2nd, 2007
Da Azian Boi: Did you know that comments must have more than 4 characters?
by iwnit on December 2nd, 2007
Da Azian Boi: No, I mean, "Comments have to be at least 4 characters"
by iwnit on December 2nd, 2007
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by EL1 2 on December 2nd, 2007
Oh, Yeah I know that!
by Da Azian Boi on December 2nd, 2007
As Mr. Spock would say, "Fascinating!" I'll have to go to an antique shop and buy one of those "phonograph" thingies. Er...I don't suppose I can plug it directly into my PC's USB port, eh?
by HungryGuy on December 2nd, 2007
No, not directly. Ask RedJohn how to do it - he seems to be quite an electronics whiz.
by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on December 5th, 2007
Okay. Thanks, Grandma :-)
by HungryGuy on December 5th, 2007
... just run a cable from your "headphones" out plug and run it into your PC's sound card "microphone" in plug ... then you'll need to know how to run your "recording" software that uses a microphone ...
by Takei-Shihan on December 29th, 2007
WTF is lentil soup?
by Cowboy-Matter of Fact on December 29th, 2007
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by T4 on December 30th, 2007
Lol. Its a kind of curry people eat. In India, we have it with rice as a curry. Its pretty good, you know?
by T4 on December 30th, 2007
Lentils are beans
by Takei-Shihan on December 30th, 2007
Cowboys head hurts: please look here for a recipe:
http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1042421
by iwnit on December 30th, 2007
1,121 separate comments in this string including this one, I may have miscounted. You can double-check if you like.
by Cowboy-Matter of Fact on December 31st, 2007
Wow. That is a lot.
by Da Azian Boi on December 31st, 2007
Damn....
by T4 on January 1st, 2008
Eli has a script he uses to count the comments, but we haven't heard from him for a while. I'm sure nobody is going to challenge your hand count :)
by Stableboy on January 26th, 2008
When it gets this long there is an error magin as in a political poll + or - 3% you know. I got a little crossed-eyed and dizzy while counting.
by Cowboy-Matter of Fact on January 26th, 2008
I think this string may become more useful than anyone ever imagined. I have something that is more than just the trivial thing of being the longest string ever, a way to communicate to as many as possible in one fell swoop. Follow the link please. Amazing thing happening. http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2141243
by Cowboy-Matter of Fact on January 26th, 2008
I believe that what we did was amazing. Blank is now #4 in the Top 10 of the week.
by Da Azian Boi on January 27th, 2008
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by T4 on February 1st, 2008
That...was beautiful guys. I am so touched to know that everyone stills remembers and loves Mr. Savage...
by T4 on February 1st, 2008
The famous Lentil Soup thread! I've found it!
It's like the Eighth Wonder of the World, this thing.
by Tinkabelle on February 22nd, 2008
Amazingly, we have competition: http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1984840
by Brand Y on March 7th, 2008
Amazing what a small legume can do. I like lentil soup myself.
by royal77 says hello friend on March 13th, 2008
Ah, the amazing Lentil Soup thread! Hmm...Somehow, being at the end of this thread isn't nearly as exciting as I imagined it would be...(feebly attempting to imitate a caboose)
by Anonymous on April 13th, 2008
You have to have a lot of junk in the trunk to be at the end of this thread.
by Darkling on April 20th, 2008
Darkling: haha! Someone wants to have the last word...
by iwnit on April 20th, 2008
I don't think there will ever be a last word on this thread. Someone will always come along with another quip ;)
by Darkling on April 20th, 2008
Dang...
by Anonymous on April 20th, 2008
By the power vested in me, I declare this experiment complete.
by Brand Y on April 20th, 2008
I doubt this "experiment" will ever be complete!
Nice try, though.
by Tinkabelle on April 21st, 2008
Grossly massive comment thread!
by Hellaphunt's Skynet on April 21st, 2008
This experiment is alive! ALIVE!!!
by Darkling on April 22nd, 2008
Having failed repeatedly to kill this beast, I think it's time to admit defeat. I believe we should organize a memorial: a day of remembrance, a day to recognize our lost innocence and freedom, to mourn the times before the Lentil Soup thread wrapped its textual tendrils around our souls and popped them loose.
If we be the damned, and there be no salvation, let us at least honor what was lost when we first fell into its clutches. Some small action which says "yes, I'm sorry for what I did" seems appropriate. Since I am most guilty of all, I feel I should take the worst self-abuse, and so on May 3rd, at the one year anniversary of this thread, I will atone for my role by posting a "could I be pregnant?" question.
I encourage others to shame themselves similarly... yes, it's embarrassing to stoop low in the public view, but nothing purges the soul like a little humility.
by Brand Y on April 23rd, 2008
lol!
by ImNotAnonymous-COAT of Maestro-ness on April 28th, 2008
I feel some soup coming on!!
by Anonymous on May 25th, 2008
soup is pretty awesome.
by ImNotAnonymous-COAT of Maestro-ness on May 25th, 2008
Quel potage ? ? ? J'AIME le potage de maïs de bébé :)
by T4 on June 1st, 2008
SOUP can be HOT
by New Member on June 7th, 2008
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by T4 on June 14th, 2008
Oh and by the way Brand Y, the 'competition' you speak about is nonsense lol. Those guys got a big comment thread ONLY because their comments itself are very big. So I doubt if they have even HALF of the number of our comments :|
by T4 on June 14th, 2008
omg that's a long comment thread,cheers stable boy that's a great answer i've learnt a lot i prefer noodles to lentils but i would'nt say no to ripping bowl of lentil soup.
by BOOZE HOUND... nothing is nonsence on June 27th, 2008
I can't believe that I never rated this answer until today! I have been receiving notices of new comments here for over a year and never realised that I hadn't actually rated it. My most profound apologies.
by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on June 28th, 2008
Praise the Lord God Almighty!
by New Member on June 28th, 2008
Holy cow, you know what???? I havent rated this +4 either! Ive only rated it +2 :| And my most prodding....pricking....lost&found....whatever Grandma Roses said.......apologies too!!!
by T4 on August 30th, 2008
This answer still makes me laugh.
by Carmella on August 31st, 2008
i know i forget about it and then someone comments and i'm back here again lol
by BOOZE HOUND... nothing is nonsence on August 31st, 2008
Hahaha, this answer is a ghost which will forever haunt you!!!!!! *ooooooo....OOOOOOO.....be scared......*
by T4 on September 13th, 2008
indeed!!!!!!!!!
by BOOZE HOUND... nothing is nonsence on September 13th, 2008
XD
by T4 on September 13th, 2008
Does anybody besides me groan when they see a 'new comment' light for this question in their feedback? Why can't I just unsubscribe?
by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on September 14th, 2008
that's the beauty of it you can never escape lol
by BOOZE HOUND... nothing is nonsence on September 14th, 2008
I regret posting this.
by EL1 2 on November 19th, 2008
Grandma Roses: of course you can, with the button "Unsubscribe from Comments" down there.
by iwnit on November 19th, 2008
I know, I know, I just can't make myself do it.
by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on November 19th, 2008
For the whole summer of 2007, people were whining and complaining that they couldn't escape this thread (because the unsubscribe button had not yet been invented). I think that whining actually pushed the staff enough to get Unsubscribe invented, and then almost everyone unsubscribed. Me too, in fact.
Now you're complaining that you can't bring YOURSELF to unsubscribe? I just don't know if I'll ever understand.
by HasntBeen on November 20th, 2008
I know - I'm hopeless! My husband has been telling me this for years, decades, even.
by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on November 20th, 2008
I know another song that sounds the same backwards and forwards, but I'm not going to tell you what it is. I'll give you some clues. The song title is a girl's name, it was recorded in 1968, it charted as a re-issue in the 1970s, the band's name begins with T, the lead singer's initials were MB, and he's dead now. Do you know which song it is? Oh, by the way, the single version doesn't sound the same backwards, only the album version.
by Andy B has left AB on November 20th, 2008
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by Takei-Shihan on January 2nd, 2009
I think it's time for me to unsubscribe.
by royal77 says hello friend on January 3rd, 2009
Andy B , is the song listed here?
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~msmith03/songtitles/songwomen.htm
by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on January 3rd, 2009
Speaking of "strange", I say "eerie".
It's even eerier than that that if you play one of the Beatles songs backwards, it says, "I shot Paul", or is it, "I shot John."
I can't remember now ... you are speaking of info over 40 years ago!!!!
by denidowi on February 14th, 2009
Andy B, the Turtles released 'Elenore' in 1968.
Is that the track that sounds the same forwards or backwards??
by denidowi on February 14th, 2009
Just so nobody is confused, "Maybe I'm Amazed" does not play the same backwards and forwards. This answer was a joke, one I've come to regret many times over.
But as long as we're on the topic, "Eleanor" actually is less annoying when played backwards.
by HasntBeen on February 15th, 2009
This thread is still going?
Just popping in to say 'Hi' ;)
by ChandaDiane - est. 1975 on February 28th, 2009
May 3, 2009 will be the 2-year anniversary of this thread. I can't decide whether to celebrate or dig my eyeballs out with knitting needles.
by HasntBeen on February 28th, 2009
Hello Chanda.
Hasntbin, if I were you, I'd keep the thread going, but simply change the subject.
Give us a new revelation!
by denidowi on February 28th, 2009
Yes, keep it going by all means whatever.
by Rollie on August 4th, 2009
yeah i like this thread it it's like a old freind hows everyone doing
by BOOZE HOUND... nothing is nonsence on August 4th, 2009
"Old friend" seems an odd phrase for it. More like "crazy old uncle who refuses to die and everybody knows he has money in his mattress".
by HasntBeen on August 4th, 2009
lol,i came in half way though it took me ages to read it all.i've been in a few super long threads but this is still my faverite.
by BOOZE HOUND... nothing is nonsence on August 4th, 2009
Wow, it should be illegal to have a thread this long XD
by Coexist on October 10th, 2010
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by Takei-Shihan on October 10th, 2010
The thread that never dies;)
by gtravels loves her life penguin on October 10th, 2010
Hmm, and I haven't had lentil soup for quite some time. Do you remember whether there is an actual recipe in here somewhere?
by LynfromNM on October 10th, 2010
LynfromNM: I gave it in my answer.
by iwnit on October 10th, 2010
Here you go madam ;-)
by Coexist on October 10th, 2010
Just lovely! Thanks so much, Coexist!
by LynfromNM on October 10th, 2010
:-}
by Coexist on October 10th, 2010
LynfromNM: sorry, what I have is actually just a list of ingredients.
Imagine the rest.
by iwnit on October 10th, 2010
Oh my.
It's odd that this should pop up today. Last night I had lentil soup for the first time in years (purchased at Costco, the heat-and-serve variety).
Coincidence, or sinister forces at work?
by HasntBeen on October 11th, 2010
Do lentils have a tendency to "come back"?
by LynfromNM on October 11th, 2010
Maybe. I'm amazed.
by HasntBeen on October 11th, 2010
I think I found your sinister force HB
by Coexist on October 11th, 2010
Holy Crap, the Lentil Soup Post hath been revived... I may have to make some now. Good Evening, HasntBeen! Long time, my friend!
by ChandaDiane - est. 1975 on October 21st, 2010
Ah, feels good to be back...
by T4 on October 23rd, 2010
Ruh roh. If there's one thing I've learned about the past, it's anything but "dead". :)
(Hi, Chanda!)
@Coexist: the smell of one pot stirring is the sound of one brain frying.
by HasntBeen on October 23rd, 2010
Ain't my brain ;-)
by Coexist on October 23rd, 2010
And fourteen months after the previous, here is comment number 1,095. Happy New Year, enjoy yourself a nice bowl of lentil soup and a wonderful 2012.
by Cowboy-Matter of Fact on December 28th, 2011
Merry new soup!
by HasntBeen on December 28th, 2011
by gtravels loves her life penguin on December 28th, 2011
Hater.
by HasntBeen on December 28th, 2011
Just when we thought it was safe to bury this thread......
by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on December 29th, 2011
... add some lentils to your left over turkey soup ... (comment # 1,100)
by Takei-Shihan on December 29th, 2011
Smooth as a soup sandwich? =P
by dewshaft on December 29th, 2011
AAARRGHH!
This thread still hasn't died?!
by T4 on December 31st, 2011
Death is just a cold bus stop with no vending machines. You get off for a minute, realize you've made a mistake, and grab the next coach to wherever. That's where we're headed.
by HasntBeen on December 31st, 2011
What if you don't have fare for the next coach?
by dewshaft on January 1st, 2012
True that, HasntBeen :/
by T4 on January 2nd, 2012