General Discussion Thread

[Solokov]

Can I just ask out of sheer curiosity why all the game thread names start with SPAM?

My understanding is that the idea is kinda like a "twitch plays X" where it's the chat spam that has to create a consensus to make the next action.

[JacobThomsen]

Can I just ask out of sheer curiosity why all the game thread names start with SPAM?

The first SPAM-game on this forum was SPAMKINGDOM (the thread that I'm now running) and was started by Haspen, the other SPAM-games were named the same way since they have a similar game style (I assume, correct me if I'm wrong Purple Wyrm and Solokov). I don't know why Haspen originally chose to name it SPAMKINGDOM, but it must be because the GM and players are supposed to post often, sort of like when your spamming in a chat.

[urbicande]

[Purple Wyrm]

The first SPAM-game on this forum was SPAMKINGDOM (the thread that I'm now running) and was started by Haspen, the other SPAM-games were named the same way since they have a similar game style.

Yeah, I have no idea why SPAMKINGDOM was named such, but SPAM-SSSS is named after it.

[Lazy8]

After resorting to toilet paper and a ziptie to patch up my finger, Band-Aids suddenly became a priority.

[Solokov]

1: why didn't you used paper towels? Especially the brown ones, those work wonderfully as gauze in a pinch.

2: What did you do?

[Lenny]

I actually have energy, I forgot what this feels like, just, WOW. I've even been playing piano regularly again. Haven't done that since I moved to NL.

Moving was a brilliant, brilliant thing and I am so glad it finally happened \o/ Not having to commute three hours a day and not having to walk on eggshells each time I see my fellow housemates is just... it's so incredibly freeing.

1: why didn't you used paper towels? Especially the brown ones, those work wonderfully as gauze in a pinch.

2: What did you do?

I echo the second question, what happened? *is all too familiar with cutting-fingers-up-in-some-way issues* You have my sympathy, I hope it wasn't on the tip or on a joint :'3

[viola]

I actually have energy, I forgot what this feels like, just, WOW. I've even been playing piano regularly again. Haven't done that since I moved to NL.

Moving was a brilliant, brilliant thing and I am so glad it finally hap pened \o/ Not having to commute three hours a day and not having to walk on eggshells each time I see my fellow housemates is just... it's so incredibly freeing.

I echo the second question, what happened? *is all too familiar with cutting-fingers-up-in-some-way issues* You have my sympathy, I hope it wasn't on the tip or on a joint :'3

Glad to hear you're doing well! I hope everything continues to go well for you.

[thorny]

Solokov, JacobThomsen, Purple Wyrm: thanks. I wasn't familiar with the gaming sense, which seems to be a bit different than the email sense. (And thanks also urbicande; though I did know that sketch.)

Lazy8, whatever it was that happened: ouch!

And Lenny, congratulations. It is indeed amazing how energizing it can be to be freed from living arrangements that cause knots in one's muscles.

[Lazy8]

1: why didn't you used paper towels? Especially the brown ones, those work wonderfully as gauze in a pinch.

2: What did you do?

1. Didn't have those either.

2. Just a bad hangnail, but those can get pretty nasty when it comes to bleeding...

[Solokov]

bad hangnail

*mind immediately goes to That image with the strip of skin part way down the finger*


.....ouch.

[Róisín]

Hangnail, ugh! Sympathy! I've spent the last few days harvesting rosehips for the market, so I've needed a few bandaids myself. The rose brambles extract a generous toll of skin, blood and hair. I'm allergic to the plastic/fabric of regular bandaids, and I've run out of the hypoallergenic ones, so I've just been tearing off a bit of mullein leaf and putting it on the scratch. Fortunately I have mullein all over the garden.

So worth it though. Rosehips are one of my most profitable crops, and any extra goes to make wine, tea or sauce eglantine. I'm planning to make a batch of rosehip wine ready for next year.

[Iceea]

The new page is up. It's a wallpaper and is just too cute. You must check it out!

[VibratingText]

Star Trek Online is fun, even if the PS4 controls feel a bit clunky.

Though maybe it's just because the Miranda-class and presumably all other rank 1 ships handle like trucks.

[OwlsG0]

Reading Said's 'Orientalism' for a university class and wow is it a dense book. The concept is nothing new, but there's a whole lot of methodology to get my head around. Edward Said is just kicking my ass in general.