The "I don't want to talk about AI" thread, and the new topic is: something that rhymes with "clicks"

[StillStunned]

Also, who or what is a stacnash?

I'm going to nip this in the bud. If you want to know, ask in another thread, because this is a generally happy thread and we don't need the bad blood that any discussion of Stacnash is bound to bring.

 

[Z_TheWriter]

I'm going to nip this in the bud. If you want to know, ask in another thread, because this is a generally happy thread and we don't need the bad blood that any discussion of Stacnash is bound to bring.

Sorry, didn't know. I got enough answer, won't ask again.

 

[TheLobster]

How do I get stacnash to notice me?

Message her starting with “Senpai!”

 

[Bamagan]

I'm going to nip this in the bud. If you want to know, ask in another thread, because this is a generally happy thread and we don't need the bad blood that any discussion of Stacnash is bound to bring.

Nipped!

 

[YmaOHyd]

Nipped!

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[StillStunned]

"Incorrector" is a good job title for a really lousy proofreader.

 

[PennyThompson]

Haha, I know right? I was pretty confused the first time I heard the a few bad apples one because I'd read so many older stories about one bad apple destroying an organization, or turning a group of children into bullying assholes.

It reminds me of a Chris Rock bit about bad apples...

 

[onehitwanda]

I'm going to nip this in the bud. If you want to know, ask in another thread, because this is a generally happy thread and we don't need the bad blood that any discussion of Stacnash is bound to bring.

This thread is now under the protection of Safe-T-Dog. Browse safely, everyone!

I was actually looking for a gif of a circle of salt but the Internet let me down

 

[Jackie.Hikaru]

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This thread is now under the protection of Safe-T-Dog. Browse safely, everyone!

I was actually looking for a gif of a circle of salt but the Internet let me down

 

[Z_TheWriter]

"Incorrector" is a good job title for a really lousy proofreader.

The bumbling and incompetent superhero of the Literotica-verse. He has a massive crush on Editrix, the dominating editor/villain who gives people massive rewrite 'suggestions' which they somehow can't resist.

 

[YmaOHyd]

The bumbling and incompetent superhero of the Literotica-verse. He has a massive crush on Editrix, the dominating editor/villain who gives people massive rewrite 'suggestions' which they somehow can't resist.

Hector the Incorrector and Editrix Edith would be good characters to get stuck in the Literotica Pending Black Hole; they can only escape by fucking their way out.

I think the original phrase was, "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb." Which essentially meant that the bonds forged on the battle field are thicker than your familial bonds.

This is an interesting one, because the origin's kind of disputed. One usage in German is basically about heritability; 'kin-blood is not spoiled by water.' Another early usage is in the 'blood of the covenant' style -- specifically, the blood of Jesus and the Covenant of Christ is a closer bond than "the watery relation of nature"; literally inverting the relationship between blood and water. The first recorded American usage, meanwhile, is about cultural heritage, and the bond between the English-speaking peoples in contrast to the water under the keels of ships of war. And in the Scottish folk tradition, it's about the bonds and duties owed to family, even at the cost of personal hardship.

 

[PennyThompson]

you're stuck with family

 

[Bramblethorn]

I think the original phrase was, "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb." Which essentially meant that the bonds forged on the battle field are thicker than your familial bonds.

This seems to be a false etymology. It comes from a claim made by a couple of guys in the 1990s, but with no sources cited: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_is_thicker_than_water

The Wiki article does acknowledge a 1652 version which ties it in with "the blood of Christ" but the "kin > non-kin" interpretation that we're familiar with seems to go back ~500 years earlier than that.

edit: whoops, I see @YmaOHyd already addressed this.

 

[Bamagan]

I'd always assumed the 'blood is thicker than water' saying was a reminder to take your anti-coagulants.

 

[cw5523729]

I'd always assumed the 'blood is thicker than water' saying was a reminder to take your anti-coagulants.

I just nibble on blocks of rat poison to keep that blood moving freely

 

[Bamagan]

I just nibble on blocks of rat poison to keep that blood moving freely

Also a good way to treat any complications that arise from eating rats.

 

[YmaOHyd]

Seems like as good a thread as any. @PennyThompson @KittyOfSteele @Z_TheWriter

Who is the Best Mass Effect Girl? (for the purposes of this question boys, neuters and agenders also count as girls)

 

[Z_TheWriter]

Seems like as good a thread as any. @PennyThompson @KittyOfSteele @Z_TheWriter

Who is the Best Mass Effect Girl? (for the purposes of this question boys, neuters and agenders also count as girls)

I'm quite partial to Tali myself. She's both cute and strong, and very much has her own shit going on too that isn't just about Shepard and their mission.
Also I kinda like Peebee from Andromeda. plsdon'tshootme

Shoutout to EDI, her and Joker are fun together.

 

[KittyOfSteele]

Who is the Best Mass Effect Girl? (for the purposes of this question boys, neuters and agenders also count as girls)

So, Mynx, would you be a good girl and be honest? Or just say EDI for the sake of sending this thread straight into a paradox?

 

[YmaOHyd]

So, Mynx, would you be a good girl and be honest? Or just say EDI for the sake of sending this thread straight into a paradox?

Look, EDI's a great answer. And as much as I'd like to answer with one of the Lesser Girls, like Gia Parasini or Shiala the Green Asari, the answer is Garrus. I'm sorry, but Garrus is the best girl.

 

[KittyOfSteele]

Nooo, the joke didn't land!

 

[PennyThompson]

Seems like as good a thread as any. @PennyThompson @KittyOfSteele @Z_TheWriter

Who is the Best Mass Effect Girl? (for the purposes of this question boys, neuters and agenders also count as girls)

My two favorite genders are BirdCop and RomaniNerd, and I love them both equally and you can't make me choose.

 

[YmaOHyd]

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My two favorite genders are BirdCop and RomaniNerd, and I love them both equally and you can't make me choose.

FUN FACT if you just keep your naughty bits to yourself like God intended (or romance Thane (or romance Kaiden, let him die and then romance Thane)), they get together and you can let them both be happy <3

 

[Z_TheWriter]

Kasumi is awesome btw, we would be best friends, tear up the city, and wingman each other so hard.

 

[PennyThompson]

FUN FACT if you just keep your naughty bits to yourself like God intended (or romance Thane (or romance Kaiden, let him die and then romance Thane)), they get together and you can let them both be happy <3

but... then I won't be happy...