What Did You Say 2014-02-24

[MerchManDan]

They're running fresh out of atolls

Soon, there'll be none left at-oll.

[drops Private Island Fund* into Pun Jar]

*All $4.28 of it.

[jwhouk]

I think, from how Monica responded when Phix arrived, that she's letting the "big guns" handle this, and not getting in the way. She knows Phix, Shelly and company have "issues" with Bia (understatement, I know), and figures they wouldn't like Tina being used as a pawn.


I still say it'd be funny if Tina was a "second cousin" of Shelly (or Monica!) through Bia.

[Fairportfan]

Bud blasted the sand away with great power (being a heavily-armed golem).

Hey! Bud's arms are slender and cute!

[Fairportfan]

They're running fresh out of atolls

Soon, there'll be none left at-oll.

[drops Private Island Fund* into Pun Jar]

*All $4.28 of it.

They could go hang out with Beanie and Cecil at the No Bikini Atoll...

[gharp]

That is now my go to swear phrase. "SON OF A THOOM!"

Would that make "Son of a thu'um" equivalent to swearing in dragon?

(I can't believe that joke is what made me finally create an account... apologies all, back to lurking, I'll toss a nickle in the pun jar on my way out just to be safe)

[Atomic]

Welcome gharp, and Fairportfan -- that was the first time I've seen anything by Beanie and Cecil in maybe 30 years! Nostalgia Rush!!

[Fairportfan]

Welcome gharp, and Fairportfan -- that was the first time I've seen anything by Beanie and Cecil in maybe 30 years! Nostalgia Rush!!

There's a bunch of it on YouTube, and it might even be official.

[Catawampus]

This is why we can't have nice things!

Because they don't have any dogs to find them by smell? Perhaps they need to send for Dietzel.

I think that people are so much better off not trying to force prophecies or whatever and let free will take its course.

Assuming that free will is an option in a universe where prophecy is possible.

And another Bermuda Triangle legend is born.

Or one of the other eleven triangles, at least. I don't think that there's been anything yet to specify which it is.

And Nudge is the sister of...I forget her name! Duh! Who are Charon's daughters.

Tsillah. We know that Tsillah is Charon's daughter, but can only assume that Nudge is as well. They could be half-sisters instead, with their as yet un-named mother being the bond between them. Or possibly even adopted "sisters" like Atsali and Castela; the face markings could be some sort of an artificial clan tattoo or whatever.

Would that make "Son of a thu'um" equivalent to swearing in dragon?

That could be a rather large-scale problem when dealing with people of particularly draconian judgment. You'd need a good bit of lung power to manage it properly, though.

[Julie]

I think that people are so much better off not trying to force prophecies or whatever and let free will take its course.

Assuming that free will is an option in a universe where prophecy is possible.

Fair enough. But if the prophecy is going to happen no matter what, why not sit back and just enjoy your life as if you don't know there's a prophecy...unless that's the lack of free will that you're suggesting...which would suck...

[Catawampus]

Fair enough. But if the prophecy is going to happen no matter what, why not sit back and just enjoy your life as if you don't know there's a prophecy...unless that's the lack of free will that you're suggesting...which would suck...

"I prophesy that you will fret and worry constantly about this prophecy, because I'm bored and I find that sort of thing to be most entertaining. Heh heh heh."

[Dave]

Fair enough. But if the prophecy is going to happen no matter what, why not sit back and just enjoy your life as if you don't know there's a prophecy...unless that's the lack of free will that you're suggesting...which would suck...

"I prophesy that you will fret and worry constantly about this prophecy, because I'm bored and I find that sort of thing to be most entertaining. Heh heh heh."

"I foresee that this prophesy will turn out to be false. Uhhh.. oops..."

(followed by the soft, subtle sound of a timeline imploding due to a Gödel paradox.)

(This is why prophets are required to speak in cryptic, ambiguous terms... it's so that they don't accidentally back the Universe into a corner.)

(Cornered universes can be vicious. Worse than terrorists, worse than wanted drug-cartel leaders, and worse even than politicians.)

[Catawampus]

(Cornered universes can be vicious. Worse than terrorists, worse than wanted drug-cartel leaders, and worse even than politicians.)

*ponders the notion of a cornered universe composed of drug-dealing politicians*

[Jabberwonky]

(Cornered universes can be vicious. Worse than terrorists, worse than wanted drug-cartel leaders, and worse even than politicians.)

*ponders the notion of a cornered universe composed of drug-dealing politicians*

I think that's the Demon Dimension you're contemplating...

[Dave]

(Cornered universes can be vicious. Worse than terrorists, worse than wanted drug-cartel leaders, and worse even than politicians.)

*ponders the notion of a cornered universe composed of drug-dealing politicians*

"Hell."

[Fairportfan]

Fair enough. But if the prophecy is going to happen no matter what, why not sit back and just enjoy your life as if you don't know there's a prophecy...unless that's the lack of free will that you're suggesting...which would suck...

"I prophesy that you will fret and worry constantly about this prophecy, because I'm bored and I find that sort of thing to be most entertaining. Heh heh heh."

David Eddings got ten books out of that idea...

[AmriloJim]

(Cornered universes can be vicious. Worse than terrorists, worse than wanted drug-cartel leaders, and worse even than politicians.)

*ponders the notion of a cornered universe composed of drug-dealing politicians*

Oh! The terror!

[Opus the Poet]

(Cornered universes can be vicious. Worse than terrorists, worse than wanted drug-cartel leaders, and worse even than politicians.)

*ponders the notion of a cornered universe composed of drug-dealing politicians*

I'm wondering if that isn't this universe.

[Julie]

(Cornered universes can be vicious. Worse than terrorists, worse than wanted drug-cartel leaders, and worse even than politicians.)

*ponders the notion of a cornered universe composed of drug-dealing politicians*

Sounds like House of Cards to me.

[bmonk]

They're running fresh out of atolls

That's not funny atoll. I guess they take quite atoll on their islands. Somebody needs to coral them before they get too violent.

[bmonk]

. . .

(followed by the soft, subtle sound of a timeline imploding due to a Gödel paradox.)

(This is why prophets are required to speak in cryptic, ambiguous terms... it's so that they don't accidentally back the Universe into a corner.)

(Cornered universes can be vicious. Worse than terrorists, worse than wanted drug-cartel leaders, and worse even than politicians.)

Nah. Most universes can escape corners through a handy singularity. Unfortunately, naked singularities are not pretty, not pretty at all. There's a reason that all nice singularities are always careful to be fully clothed.