RandomGeek's Chat Thread Featuring Sleet and Pea: Episode 29

Post by **Obbl** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 11:33 pm

This thread has officially been hijacked, because this is a must see: Tiggy by Frooxius

Cwitt · Post by **Cwitt** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 11:36 pm

Obbl wrote:This thread has officially been hijacked, because this is a must see: Tiggy by Frooxius

lol. Cookie background.

Fri Jul 15, 2011 11:41 pm

I would totally play that game.

KalloonWhite · Post by **KalloonWhite** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 11:50 pm

Homunculi are something that are usually associated with alchemy, right?

kurowolfe · Post by **kurowolfe** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 11:51 pm

Same here.

Fri Jul 15, 2011 11:57 pm

KalloonWhite wrote:Homunculi are something that are usually associated with alchemy, right?

yes, though according to wikipedia it can be used to refer to any representation of a human being.

Post by **Sleet** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:18 am

CaptainPea wrote:I always feel weird watching cartoons, because I really like animation, but their sense of humor is usually either too juvenile because they're trying to appeal to young kids, or even more juvenile because they're trying to be artificially "edgy".

Regular Show and Adventure Time are great because they both avoid those. They're clearly at least partially for adults but they stay pretty appropriate and don't try to be edgy.

Ebly · Post by **Ebly** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:26 am

>Adventure Time
>"clearly at least partially for adults"

Come on Adventure Time is as much 'for adults' as much as My Little Pony is 'for adults'. That is, I'm confident that was never their intent, it's just awesome enough that adults can enjoy it too.

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:28 am

I've never really watched Adventure Time, is it any good?

Psykeout · Post by **Psykeout** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:35 am

CaptainPea wrote:
TougeFoxJ.D.M. wrote:I thought I'd ask this: Does anyone watch Regular Show on Cartoon Network?
I've seen a little bit. It's one of those shows I feel like I should like, but I just don't find very interesting.

What Pea said.

Ebly · Post by **Ebly** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:37 am

Dubiousity wrote:I've never really watched Adventure Time, is it any good?

In my opinion these scenes are the highlight and epitome of the entire run of Adventure Time as it stands

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iPtVall6lA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzxxIhC9Skk

...incidentally they are also from the same episode

yeah this is a recommendation

Post by **Sleet** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:54 am

Ebly wrote:>Adventure Time
>"clearly at least partially for adults"

Come on Adventure Time is as much 'for adults' as much as My Little Pony is 'for adults'. That is, I'm confident that was never their intent, it's just awesome enough that adults can enjoy it too.

I think it's more for older children and teenagers than anything. But not like the stuff that's for "adults" that's actually for teenagers.

And yes, it's very good.

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:58 am

I dunno, I don't really like cartoons anymore.

Post by **Sleet** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 3:17 am

Whaaaaaat. Maybe you're just not watching the right ones.

You should try My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. :B

Ebly · Post by **Ebly** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 3:19 am

Sleet wrote:
Ebly wrote:>Adventure Time
>"clearly at least partially for adults"

Come on Adventure Time is as much 'for adults' as much as My Little Pony is 'for adults'. That is, I'm confident that was never their intent, it's just awesome enough that adults can enjoy it too.
I think it's more for older children and teenagers than anything. But not like the stuff that's for "adults" that's actually for teenagers.

And yes, it's very good.

Well really the most mature aspect of Adventure Time is their diction! (I'm sure they're just using obscure words to get children to look it up or ask the meaning or something, but still, it's pretty random with that at times.)

Psykeout · Post by **Psykeout** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:11 am

Sleet wrote:Whaaaaaat. Maybe you're just not watching the right ones.

You should try My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. :B

Only people who are fans of animation like MLP.

Blue Braixen · Post by **Blue Braixen** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:25 am

Psykeout wrote:
Sleet wrote:Whaaaaaat. Maybe you're just not watching the right ones.

You should try My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. :B
Only people who are fans of animation like MLP.

Hey Sleet, stop trying to recruit more pony watchers! *giggles* You're as bad as a commercial!

Psykeout · Post by **Psykeout** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 5:04 am

Tha Housefox wrote:
Psykeout wrote:
Sleet wrote:Whaaaaaat. Maybe you're just not watching the right ones.

You should try My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. :B
Only people who are fans of animation like MLP.
Hey Sleet, stop trying to recruit more pony watchers! *giggles* You're as bad as a commercial!

Actually, you're worse than a commercial.

Cwitt · Post by **Cwitt** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:41 am

Is it weird that I was more embarrassed watching Almost Naked Animals then I am watching MLP:FiM?

Post by **Sleet** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:33 am

Psykeout wrote:
Sleet wrote:Whaaaaaat. Maybe you're just not watching the right ones.

You should try My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. :B
Only people who are fans of animation like MLP.

Totally true. (And little girls and less self-conscious little boys.) Hence why I was joking. I really doubt he would like that show.

Cwitt wrote:Is it weird that I was more embarrassed watching Almost Naked Animals then I am watching MLP:FiM?

Because Almost Naked Animals is a much worse show?

At least it isn't Problem Solverz.

Foxstar · Post by **Foxstar** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:44 am

Sleet wrote:Because Almost Naked Animals is a much worse show?

At least it isn't Problem Solverz.

CN is full of complete tripe by and large. If it's not annoying cheesy live action shows on AS, it's cheaply animated throw away stuff.

CaptainPea · Post by **CaptainPea** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:36 pm

I don't get Problem Solverz. I assumed at first it was being purposefully aesthetically painful to reject my bourgois notions of "I don't like it when my eyes bleed", but that would only work if it had a good script to back it up, and it didn't. So I'm assuming it's essentially a joke on the viewership.

Post by **Sleet** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:42 pm

You know those horrible, horrible low-budget "adult" cartoons with awful animation and nothing but raunchy, poorly-timed jokes? Problem Solverz was pitched as one of those and was rejected. So they made it kid-appropriate and pitched again and somehow it got through. Basically, it's the kind of show too bad to be the worst kind of show on television.

Alastair · Post by **Alastair** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:59 pm

Sleet wrote:You know those horrible, horrible low-budget "adult" cartoons with awful animation and nothing but raunchy, poorly-timed jokes? Problem Solverz was pitched as one of those and was rejected. So they made it kid-appropriate and pitched again and somehow it got through. Basically, it's the kind of show too bad to be the worst kind of show on television.

Oh man I hate that show. It actually hurts to watch it... I miss cartoons like Dexter's Lab, Johnny Bravo, etc... They need to bring back the cartoons of the 90's...

sonic id furreh!!! · Post by **sonic id furreh!!!** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:20 pm

Sleet wrote:You know those horrible, horrible low-budget "adult" cartoons with awful animation and nothing but raunchy, poorly-timed jokes? Problem Solverz was pitched as one of those and was rejected. So they made it kid-appropriate and pitched again and somehow it got through. Basically, it's the kind of show too bad to be the worst kind of show on television.

never heard of it... what's it about? o.o

CaptainPea · Post by **CaptainPea** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:48 pm

sonic id furreh!!! wrote:
Sleet wrote:You know those horrible, horrible low-budget "adult" cartoons with awful animation and nothing but raunchy, poorly-timed jokes? Problem Solverz was pitched as one of those and was rejected. So they made it kid-appropriate and pitched again and somehow it got through. Basically, it's the kind of show too bad to be the worst kind of show on television.
never heard of it... what's it about? o.o

From what I know, there's not much of a premise to speak of. Just ugly things doing stuff.

I sometimes like to look through old threads on the forums, it's kind of enlightening and it wastes some time. And on a very rare occasion, you find fun little nuggets like this

Dissension wrote:I'd fight fang-and-claw for this, but I'm the least-qualified candidate imaginable. So, Moderator? Not me. *laughs*

Sure, this was for RP/FanFic moderating, but still.

shadowhaz · Post by **shadowhaz** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:44 pm

TougeFoxJ.D.M. wrote:
Sleet wrote:You know those horrible, horrible low-budget "adult" cartoons with awful animation and nothing but raunchy, poorly-timed jokes? Problem Solverz was pitched as one of those and was rejected. So they made it kid-appropriate and pitched again and somehow it got through. Basically, it's the kind of show too bad to be the worst kind of show on television.
Oh man I hate that show. It actually hurts to watch it... I miss cartoons like Dexter's Lab, Johnny Bravo, etc... They need to bring back the cartoons of the 90's...

yes! i wanna see courage, ed edd end eddy, invader zim, topcat, ETC....

Cwitt · Post by **Cwitt** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:46 pm

Ed Edd and Eddy is so much better once your old enough to realize how much Ed breaks the 4th wall.

Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:47 pm

shadowhaz wrote:
TougeFoxJ.D.M. wrote:
Sleet wrote:You know those horrible, horrible low-budget "adult" cartoons with awful animation and nothing but raunchy, poorly-timed jokes? Problem Solverz was pitched as one of those and was rejected. So they made it kid-appropriate and pitched again and somehow it got through. Basically, it's the kind of show too bad to be the worst kind of show on television.
Oh man I hate that show. It actually hurts to watch it... I miss cartoons like Dexter's Lab, Johnny Bravo, etc... They need to bring back the cartoons of the 90's...
yes! i wanna see courage, ed edd end eddy, invader zim, topcat, ETC....

ed edd and eddy still shows occasionally. so does Courage.

shadowhaz · Post by **shadowhaz** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:49 pm

Cwitt wrote:Ed Edd and Eddy is so much better once your old enough to realize how much Ed breaks the 4th wall.

excatally when i was small i laughed beacuse of thier stupid stunts but im watching them again whenever i can and it just got 10 times funnier now that i can see the wit put into the show
sadly where i am you need cable to see the eds D:

Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:52 pm

shadowhaz wrote:
Cwitt wrote:Ed Edd and Eddy is so much better once your old enough to realize how much Ed breaks the 4th wall.
excatally when i was small i laughed beacuse of thier stupid stunts but im watching them again whenever i can and it just got 10 times funnier now that i can see the wit put into the show
sadly where i am you need cable to see the eds D:

so do I, I just have cable.

actually, there's also a channel called Nicktoons that shows old Nickelodeon cartoons like Kablam, Zim, and some others. but again, cable.

shadowhaz · Post by **shadowhaz** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:54 pm

ai dun have cable lol but i can watch malcom in the middle icarly spongebob and dragonball Z monday through friday XD

Aquablast · Post by **Aquablast** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 5:33 am

shadowhaz wrote:
TougeFoxJ.D.M. wrote:I miss cartoons like Dexter's Lab, Johnny Bravo, etc... They need to bring back the cartoons of the 90's...
yes! i wanna see courage, ed edd end eddy, invader zim, topcat, ETC....

Oh, these I remember!

... Actually, cartoons from the 90s might be the only ones I remember, since I stopped watching TV a few years ago.

Psykeout · Post by **Psykeout** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 5:53 am

Tom and Jerry was and is one of the only cartoons i like. Loony Toons was close. I like Phineas and Ferb too.

So i took a walk today, a real long one out in the country. Saw a lot of interesting things.

For those obsessed with cartoons they're too old to be watching and remember that I live in Kentucky, before you ask, yes, I saw a pony that was vaguely Applejack colored.

CaptainPea · Post by **CaptainPea** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 6:43 am

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:actually, there's also a channel called Nicktoons that shows old Nickelodeon cartoons like Kablam, Zim, and some others. but again, cable.

Not to mention it's like channel number 3567.

Psykeout wrote:Tom and Jerry was and is one of the only cartoons i like. Loony Toons was close. I like Phineas and Ferb too.

So i took a walk today, a real long one out in the country. Saw a lot of interesting things.

I'm glad your interest in television is inspiring exercise
Did you see any Elephants?

Psykeout · Post by **Psykeout** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:10 am

There was a period before the conjunction, so it was just poor grammar.

No, but i saw
butterflies, dragonflies, and beetles
horses
miniature horses
flies on horses
more horses
and something that was either a donkey or a young llama. I think it was a llama.

And I did pass someone's house, and I know they have some giraffes and other animals. they MIGHT have elephants, but I don't think so.

Ebly · Post by **Ebly** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:23 am

Psykeout wrote:There was a period before the conjunction, so it was just poor grammar.

I want to get in a debate with you about grammar one day (in the future, not now, I really can't be bothered personally); you appear to have a very prescriptive, formal idea of how grammar 'should' be used, while my opinion is far more fluid and based on common usage.

I suppose in your opinion, a preposition is a word that a sentence should never end with? ;)

CaptainPea · Post by **CaptainPea** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:31 am

Ebly wrote:
Psykeout wrote:There was a period before the conjunction, so it was just poor grammar.
I want to get in a debate with you about grammar one day (in the future, not now, I really can't be bothered personally); you appear to have a very prescriptive, formal idea of how grammar 'should' be used, while my opinion is far more fluid and based on common usage.

I suppose in your opinion, a preposition is a word that a sentence should never end with?

I don't like to end sentences with prepositions, but that's usually because it allows me to use more words and I like to hear myself talk. Or type, as it were.
Also Psyke's grammar is not formal. Hehe.

Psykeout · Post by **Psykeout** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:32 am

Ebly wrote:
Psykeout wrote:There was a period before the conjunction, so it was just poor grammar.
I want to get in a debate with you about grammar one day (in the future, not now, I really can't be bothered personally); you appear to have a very prescriptive, formal idea of how grammar 'should' be used, while my opinion is far more fluid and based on common usage.

I suppose in your opinion, a preposition is a word that a sentence should never end with? ;)

Me? Formal grammar?
BWAHAHAHAHA

That's really interesting, i just had this conversation with myself soon after i saw the donkey-llama

I think that language is a vehicle with which to communicate thoughts, so as long as the other person understands what you're saying, you're using it correctly. There are conventions that help us make ourselves more clear, especially when you're writing, but in the end it depends on whether or not your sentence makes sense. That's why I was ok with staring my sentence with "so," a conjunction. Pea is a nazi and believes the opposite, so he called me out on it.

Ending sentences with a preposition is something up with which I shall not put.
-Winston Churchill THE GOD OF QUOTES

Ebly · Post by **Ebly** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:03 am

CaptainPea wrote:Also Psyke's grammar is not formal. Hehe.

I had the impression his past comments about grammar and what is write and wrong have been very traditionalist! There's occasionally a divide between what people's opinions are and what they actually do anyway. For example: I always make sure that I use semicolons when joining two independent clauses without a conjunction, but really I don't give a toss about semicolon versus colon usage. Especially the obscure stuff. Transitional phrases? Conjunctive adverbs? Who cares!!!

Psykeout wrote:I think that language is a vehicle with which to communicate thoughts, so as long as the other person understands what you're saying, you're using it correctly. There are conventions that help us make ourselves more clear, especially when you're writing, but in the end it depends on whether or not your sentence makes sense. That's why I was ok with staring my sentence with "so," a conjunction. Pea is a nazi and believes the opposite, so he called me out on it.

Sure, but I'm not really talking about the usage of language itself; instead about which of the grammatical rules we naturally abide by are actually necessary to be speaking 'proper' English. To explain: speakers of English can very easily understand pidgin forms. Does that mean the pidgin forms of English are fully-functioning? We still abide by our own grammatical conventions, which are based on our own usage, but are not necessary to our understanding of the language. They merely add intricacies. What I'm interested in here is what specifically you see as the conventions that should be abided by to satisfy this distinction between broken and fluent usage.

For most people I know, they see these distinctions as prescriptive or academic. If a book tells them to, they will believe it. They adhere to those arbitrary rules about prepositions at the end of sentences and get all worked up in the debate about whether to include a comma before the last item in a list or not (tee-hee). I dunno where I got the impression you thought of it as prescriptive, so I'm not going to defend that! *Giggles*