Random Talk

[Uncle]

apropos of nothing, I hate japan's obsession with the word "esper," I keep encountering it and when you know what it means it's so dumb

esper = ESP-er, guy who uses ESP, which stands for "extrasensory perception"

it's literally just psychic people

it shouldn't have any connotation with magic or ultra-powerful beings, as it's rooted in your ability to sense things, not lightning crackling from your fingertips

feels like the old possibly apocryphal story of how Donkey Kong got his name, it's a complete mangling and misunderstanding of what the word means

and I hate that it's an abbreviation

like imagine if the FBI got distorted into FBI-er, someone who performs FBI-like activities, which the japanese decide means anyone who dresses in sentient black garb that works with the wearer to protect them and they use magical firearms that shoot elemental bolts and Final Fantasy 6 is full of "fbiers"

that's the equivalent of what we're talking about here

[Polident]

I remember watching Haruhi fan subs about 20 years ago and not understanding what an “esper” was. They didn’t have the common decency to add a translator’s note or txt explaining cultural context. Really, I miss the days of weeaboos tossing in nakama or kyoudai or keikaku.

[Polident]

At a kitchen supply store. There’s this old Aussie couple. The guy keeps saying to leave and the wife is like, we’re here a week we have to come back. Husband says “yes, we’ll come back.” Then he walks backwards to me and whispers “we’re not coming back” and starts cackling. wtf.

[HeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth]

At a kitchen supply store. There’s this old Aussie couple. The guy keeps saying to leave and the wife is like, we’re here a week we have to come back. Husband says “yes, we’ll come back.” Then he walks backwards to me and whispers “we’re not coming back” and starts cackling. wtf.

Never met an Australian before?

[Besticus Maximus]

At a kitchen supply store. There’s this old Aussie couple. The guy keeps saying to leave and the wife is like, we’re here a week we have to come back. Husband says “yes, we’ll come back.” Then he walks backwards to me and whispers “we’re not coming back” and starts cackling. wtf.

life lessons for nintex that he won't get on maxxxxing.com

[Nintex]

Confirmed my date for tommorow. Let's see if she shows up and wasn't just drunk swiping.

Also a new match 38f Asian this time, younger than the previous one, prettier too. Geo data scientist.
Hasn't started the chat yet though. That's usually the problem when they have to take the first step.

[chronovore]

apropos of nothing, I hate japan's obsession with the word "esper," I keep encountering it and when you know what it means it's so dumb

esper = ESP-er, guy who uses ESP, which stands for "extrasensory perception"

it's literally just psychic people

it shouldn't have any connotation with magic or ultra-powerful beings, as it's rooted in your ability to sense things, not lightning crackling from your fingertips

feels like the old possibly apocryphal story of how Donkey Kong got his name, it's a complete mangling and misunderstanding of what the word means

and I hate that it's an abbreviation

like imagine if the FBI got distorted into FBI-er, someone who performs FBI-like activities, which the japanese decide means anyone who dresses in sentient black garb that works with the wearer to protect them and they use magical firearms that shoot elemental bolts and Final Fantasy 6 is full of "fbiers"

that's the equivalent of what we're talking about here

Naw, it's not just about sensing regular stuff. If you consider clairvoyance, psychometry, precognition, you're already into superpowered territory. It is lame that it doesn't cover as much ground as "psychic," which includes telekinesis, pyro- and cryokinesis, and updog. 

[BIONIC]

apropos of nothing, I hate japan's obsession with the word "esper," I keep encountering it and when you know what it means it's so dumb

esper = ESP-er, guy who uses ESP, which stands for "extrasensory perception"

it's literally just psychic people

it shouldn't have any connotation with magic or ultra-powerful beings, as it's rooted in your ability to sense things, not lightning crackling from your fingertips

feels like the old possibly apocryphal story of how Donkey Kong got his name, it's a complete mangling and misunderstanding of what the word means

and I hate that it's an abbreviation

like imagine if the FBI got distorted into FBI-er, someone who performs FBI-like activities, which the japanese decide means anyone who dresses in sentient black garb that works with the wearer to protect them and they use magical firearms that shoot elemental bolts and Final Fantasy 6 is full of "fbiers"

that's the equivalent of what we're talking about here

Naw, it's not just about sensing regular stuff. If you consider clairvoyance, psychometry, precognition, you're already into superpowered territory. It is lame that it doesn't cover as much ground as "psychic," which includes telekinesis, pyro- and cryokinesis, and updog. 

Who’s Steve Jobs?

[Nintex]

Confirmed my date for tommorow. Let's see if she shows up and wasn't just drunk swiping.

Not drunk swiping but she forgot she had some other family related thing.

She wants to move it to next week. Fine by me if she actually does but usually that ends in ghosting.

[HardcoreRetro]

Also a new match 38f Asian this time, younger than the previous one, prettier too. Geo data scientist.
Hasn't started the chat yet though. That's usually the problem when they have to take the first step.

If she's chinese, tell her to take a great leap forward.

[killamajig]

I'm not a fanypants like Nintex so I stay in creepy motels. That's how I found this vintage beauty.....



First one to guess the year of manufacturer, gets a like

[Potato]

I'm not a fanypants like Nintex so I stay in creepy motels. That's how I found this vintage beauty.....



First one to guess the year of manufacturer, gets a like

1996?

[Nintex]

Also a new match 38f Asian this time, younger than the previous one, prettier too. Geo data scientist.
Hasn't started the chat yet though. That's usually the problem when they have to take the first step.

If she's chinese, tell her to take a great leap forward.

First date idea?

Let's kiss during the Tiananmen square massacre.

I'm not a fanypants like Nintex so I stay in creepy motels. That's how I found this vintage beauty.....

First one to guess the year of manufacturer, gets a like

1992?

[Besticus Maximus]

There's no where else I can tell this story and have some kind of understanding, somehow.

Anyway.

Was at work today, new team, all meeting onsite for the first time together. New team has 3 indians, a nigerian and a nigerian brit. Everyone other than me who works there grew up with middle class to opulent wealth.

Anyway I get there early and so does the nigerian boss and two of the indian members. We have a 3 hour discussion about race, caste, class and global economics, everyone learns something and I get the amusement of sitting there silently while a nigerian asks two indians what castes they are.

[Polident]

I'm not a fanypants like Nintex so I stay in creepy motels. That's how I found this vintage beauty.....



First one to guess the year of manufacturer, gets a like

The coffee setting in place of tea or simply heating water. Somehow drinking hot tea in 90s America was for effete intellectuals, homosexuals, or the British (redundant?).

[Potato]

Why do Americans hate kettles?

[benji]

Why do Americans hate kettles?

Not all of us do. I even sometimes think about buying a backup one just in case. 

[Uncle]

Why do Americans hate kettles?

the presence of a kettle in salad fingers has led the american public to see them as associated with creepy imagery, much like how clowns are seen as creepy

[Polident]

Why do Americans hate kettles?

American coffee makers are essentially electric kettles. 

But growing up in the 90s and 2000s, if you asked for tea at somebody’s house, it meant filling up a coffee mug with water, tossing in a Lipton or generic black tea bag, and microwaving it. Same for ramen or whatever.

We had a kettle in my house and friends reacted to boiling water directly like 

[Besticus Maximus]

Why do Americans hate kettles?

American coffee makers are essentially electric kettles. 

But growing up in the 90s and 2000s, if you asked for tea at somebody’s house, it meant filling up a coffee mug with water, tossing in a Lipton or generic black tea bag, and microwaving it. Same for ramen or whatever.

We had a kettle in my house and friends reacted to boiling water directly like 

What the actual fuck is this madness

Yanks are fucked up

[Nintex]

[Polident]

This is probably true but she also seems very competitive. She talked about playing sports in school and being a bit of a tomboy growing up. She suggested going to one of these places where you compete in various physical games. So, I might regain some chud pride. No mercy.

Update. She’s better than me at pretty much all racing games. But shooting games? it’s not even close. Maximum American excellence winning by 20x to 40x more points. There’s a Lucky and Wild machine in Akihabara, which seems a decent compromise. 

Speaking of light gun arcade games, I found an arcade that has Virtua Cop 3. Never played it before. It’s pretty darn good. Why it never made its way to the Wii, I don’t know.

[Nintex]

Planning to test drive this Mercedes A 180 next week as well as a Kia Ceed(?) and Kia Rio.
He just got the Ceed in, it wasn't on the site yet. Some kind of GT model. The Rio a white/black duotone GT edition of some sorts.



Found 2 good dealers. one gave me a good offer for the Lancer said it was in great condition so that bodes well for the check up. They didn't have much for sale that I liked. He told me he expected some new stock next week so I'll check their website over the next few days. The other guy that offered the Mercedes was finally a car sales guy still excited about cars. 

Also looking at some Toyotas, Lexus and Mazda. While the more sporty Yaris editions have grown on me, I still find them too expensive.
Both dealers told me the same thing, Audi and BMW are nice cars but lots of maintenance, especially on the BMW. If you're not really a car guy it gets expensive.
The Toyota Corolla not as exciting to drive as it looks, more tuned for safety and comfort less for agility. This Mercedes was very fun to drive the guy said. So we'll see.

[benji]

[Nintex]

After experiencing it first hand for 8 months. From ghosting, to alcoholics, to hidden children, to overly attached GF, to girls having 5 dates in 1 day, to girls alpha widowed on a paris trip with a millionaire, to the date being a groupchat event, to me being the free dinner of the day as she texted her regular FWB to hook up after, to 'forgetting' her flight to Peru the following day. From telling their boyfriends/husbands/next guy "I have to feed my cat", "I'm at dinner with my parents", "I'm not feeling well" on the phone as they sipped cocktails with me

I can tell you

[HeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth]

Doing ladies a favour by revealing themselves as incels.

Dudes will complain about being unable to find a girlfriend and then reject women who actually want to get to know them.

[Nintex]

Yup when they ask for dinner it's a good sign. Just be weary that you don’t casually offer the most expensive place if you're used to fine dining.

[Polident]

I’ve been seeing discourse about that. I can’t tell if it’s misogyny or misandry to think the guy should pay.

[Besticus Maximus]

Meals are great for dates, even if it goes nowhere you get food.

As for who pays, if you can't sort that out good luck to you on your adventures I suppose

[Polident]

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