Chat Thread 37: Diss Wants to Be Involved

Liam · Post by **Liam** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:44 am

Nyaliva wrote:Those cats always look freaky to me.

texascat018 wrote:

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:34 am

What's 'tuna'? Eh, Precious? What's 'tuna'?

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:32 am

Today I had some Hot Oat Wheat Cereal today, A.K.A Porridge. Never had that stuff since i was five and living with my granny.

It brought back nostalgic deliciousness. It's also sugarless, but adding a tiny of sugar gives it a flavor that will wake you up in the morning, especially with milk. without either of them though? It's still delicious

holmebrian · Post by **holmebrian** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:12 am

cobra you ever eat cream of wheat. or grits?

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:16 am

Why, Yes! Yes i have

holmebrian · Post by **holmebrian** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:49 am

just wondered cause u made me hungry and i thought id mention some other breakfast grains.
cream of wheat with any kind of jelly/jam is the best. also cheesy grits. Yum

CaptainPea · Post by **CaptainPea** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 11:45 pm

Here's a question
Where you're from, what are hashbrowns?

Because it's a name that can be ascribed to like 5 different potato dishes

What I call hashbrowns is this stuff

Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:10 am

I'm in Pea's hashbrown region.

McFly · Post by **McFly** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:13 am

So am I.

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:13 am

Hashbrowns where we're at are like huge blocked version of french fries. lots of potato in them <3

The Grey Wolverine · Post by **The Grey Wolverine** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:55 am

You chop up potatoes into big chunks and throw em in a pan

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:00 am

Canadian hashbrowns at it's finest =P

Nyaliva · Post by **Nyaliva** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 8:37 am

Hashbrowns in Australia are like slabs of very finely diced potato that have been deep-fried.

Absolutely delicious.

JeffCvt · Post by **JeffCvt** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:04 am

I have all of the above mentioned variations where I live and at one point of another I have heard them all called hash browns. Although my personal thought of hash browns is the picture that Pea posted that I'm too lazy to re-post here.

But now that I think about it, shouldn't this be in the food topic as we are not supposed to talk about things that already have a topic in the chat thread?

CaptainPea · Post by **CaptainPea** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:16 am

My rule of thumb is that after about a page on the Chat Thread about a topic that has its own thread, I redirect people. The rule is there to stop the Chat Thread from turning into an unnecessary duplicate, so it's alright if there's a handful of posts about something with its own thread.

You can move to the food thread if you want, though.

JeffCvt · Post by **JeffCvt** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:27 am

I was just wondering, because I think I was the one to start the food related talk with my question about pizza and having the sauce on top instead of on the bottom.

Just wanted to make sure that I wasn't breaking any rules.

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:44 pm

You're breaking all of the rules, Jeff. ALL OF THEM.

So stop it.

JeffCvt · Post by **JeffCvt** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:47 pm

Darn it. I didn't know.

Oh shoot, did I break another one? I did, didn't I?

I think I just broke another! AHHHH!!!! *Has a mental breakdown*

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:51 pm

Don't worry. They have pills that can help you stop breaking the rules all the time; there is yet hope!

Unless, of course, it turns out that I'm lying about the pills. Then you might be doomed. That's a distinct possibility.

Post by **Sleet** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:59 pm

KJOokami wrote:You're breaking all of the rules, Jeff. ALL OF THEM.

So stop it.

GAH MINIMOD STYAP IT. *shoos*

Psykeout · Post by **Psykeout** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 8:52 pm

CaptainPea wrote:My rule of thumb is that after about a page on the Chat Thread about a topic that has its own thread, I redirect people. The rule is there to stop the Chat Thread from turning into an unnecessary duplicate, so it's alright if there's a handful of posts about something with its own thread.

You can move to the food thread if you want, though.

man this one never gets old

sonic id furreh!!! · Post by **sonic id furreh!!!** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 9:24 pm

GAAAHHHH my internet suuuuuucccccckkkkkkkkkkssssss ;A;

Post by **Sleet** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 9:53 pm

But at least you have it! What a marvel this internet is!

sonic id furreh!!! · Post by **sonic id furreh!!!** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:21 pm

yeah... the govt is gonna tear it apart if any of the laws pass though

The Grey Wolverine · Post by **The Grey Wolverine** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:43 pm

So, today was awesome. I got to hang out with my friends from Peabody for a while, it was great.

0404 · Post by **0404** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:04 am

Just a really random thing, would it be possible to make artificial biological tail of any animal sort and transport it to human? as an usage of opening fridge door when hands are full.

Coatl_Ruu · Post by **Coatl_Ruu** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:34 am

That sounds theoretically possible ... though not with our present technology. That would require some crazy genetic engineering and nerve grafting (if that's even a term, but still). Now, if you wanted a robotic tail, that might be a bit more attainable.

JeffCvt · Post by **JeffCvt** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:43 am

It would still be interesting though. Such technology could make the replacement of lost limbs possible, no more plastic arms.

SirSlappy · Post by **SirSlappy** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:59 am

They are working on bionic hands controlled by the mind. They've even done a few surgeries replacing hands in Austria.

Liam · Post by **Liam** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:03 am

texascat018 wrote:Just a really random thing, would it be possible to make artificial biological tail of any animal sort and transport it to human? as an usage of opening fridge door when hands are full.

Somewhere over the next twenty years it may be possible to cultivate any tissue of the human body we want with iPS cells.

So at first methods to forcefully express the genes responsible for human developmental atavisms like a vestigial tail or, should that prove to be infeasible, throw other kinds of tissue together in a sort of tube via plastic surgery and graft that should be available. While the graft could be linked to the nervous and circulatory system, with this early techniques fine motor control to use handles is likely to be impossible.

In order to synthesize organs that can be used in that fashion genetic engineering has to advance a whole lot more than is currently predictable. 50 years? A hundred? More? No one can tell.

Post by **Sleet** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:26 am

If we can't make humans naturally grow tails, chances are ones we can control would require using nerves from other limbs or things we can control, which would be weird but theoretically possible. And if we do manage to get humans to grow tails, they will not be cute, fluffy tails. They'll actually look pretty gross. I imagine it would not be hard to fit a fake tail of the species of your choice over it, and you'd have control over it. Honestly if I had a human tail I'd wear a fox tail over it constantly, except when I'm taking a shower. It's not like I don't wear a tail most of the time anyway. This way I could actually move my tail, and it would also hide my nasty human tail.

MapleRatty · Post by **MapleRatty** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 11:06 am

if theyre not fluffy... count me out

Post by **Dissension** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:30 pm

Why would they be fluffy? We're not a fluffy species. They may, theoretically, be covered in hair (like an arm or leg), but they may also be hairless. Also, they may cause difficulty purchasing clothing, sitting, balancing, etc.

JeffCvt · Post by **JeffCvt** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:43 pm

If anything, a tail should help us balance. That's what a lot of tails help animals do, so why not us?

And who says we wouldn't be able to get humans to grow fluffy tails? If we ever get the technology to alter our bodies and grow a tail, why can't we alter our bodies to grow fur on the tail? While getting a tail wouldn't be something that I would do, if it ever gets to the point that we can, I'm sure that we would be able to do a lot more than just grow one.

CaptainPea · Post by **CaptainPea** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:45 pm

I apologize but a prehensile tail on a human sounds absolutely terrifying to me, regardless of fluffiness

JeffCvt wrote:It would still be interesting though. Such technology could make the replacement of lost limbs possible, no more plastic arms.

I'm guessing we'll be looking into that first before the posthuman type stuff.

Post by **Sleet** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 2:15 pm

Humans have big butts. Chuckle if you will, but that's how we balance without tails. I'm dead serious.

We have a lot of the genetic framework for tails, whereas fluffiness is a bit more of a stretch. Would it be that hard to wear a fake tail over your tail? It'd even let you customize the variety of tail. :3

Post by **Dissension** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 2:20 pm

Sleet wrote:Humans have big butts. Chuckle if you will, but that's how we balance without tails. I'm dead serious.

It's true. We're just not built for tails. Adding one would throw off your natural balance and require quite an adjustment!

Sleet wrote:We have a lot of the genetic framework for tails, whereas fluffiness is a bit more of a stretch. Would it be that hard to wear a fake tail over your tail? It'd even let you customize the variety of tail. :3

I can only imagine this being unbearably hot and sweaty.

Post by **Sleet** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 2:26 pm

Probably no more than a part of a fursuit. I imagine breathable fur wouldn't be hard, especially if it's a silkier fur, like cats.

Sun Jun 24, 2012 3:15 pm

If we were able to alter ourselves to grow tails naturally, I doubt it would be that hard to make it grow hair like our heads can.

also, if it were fully prehensile like a Monkey's tail, I'd want one. It could prove useful. and furry or not, useful is good.
and if it didn't have hair, it's likely that someone would immediately come out with a line of tail covers. and special chairs to fit the tails.

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 3:28 pm

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:and special chairs to fit the tails.

And pants.

Also, prehensile tail = yes. I'm already basically a monkey when it comes to climbing anyway. Having an extra limb for hanging, swinging, and other such things (not even counting actual practicality) would be unspeakably cool for me.