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DG wrote me a love letter...

> There, posted MOAR!!!
>
> Happy now?

Yes, there are smiles on my faces!

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ervaqre is wicked sick

ervaqre schreef:
>> There, posted MOAR!!!
>>
>> Happy now?
> 
> Yes, there are smiles on my faces!
> 
You didn't have to carve them into your face.

WHY SO SERIOUS?!

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Danny.

DG wrote me a love letter...

>> Yes, there are smiles on my faces!
>> 
> You didn't have to carve them into your face.
>
> WHY SO SERIOUS?!

At least there is a movie reference I understand, but did you really 
have to pick such an overhyped movie?

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ervaqre is wicked sick

ervaqre schreef:
>>> Yes, there are smiles on my faces!
>>>
>> You didn't have to carve them into your face.
>>
>> WHY SO SERIOUS?!
> 
> At least there is a movie reference I understand, but did you really 
> have to pick such an overhyped movie?
> 
Yes. It was overhyped. But it is just about the only reference you get that 
doesn't involve wizards with goats.

-- 
Danny.

ervaqre schreef:
>>> At least there is a movie reference I understand, but did you really 
>>> have to pick such an overhyped movie?
>>>
>> Yes. It was overhyped. But it is just about the only reference you get that 
>> doesn't involve wizards with goats.
> 
> But I like wizards and goats!! Even when there is no goat. But at 
> least you could have picked a good movie such as Amores Perros and 
> then you could have made an obscure references like "yeahm there where 
> these dogs and them were fighting and all!!" or Bakha Satang because 
> everybody and his fighting dog knows the ervaqre likes peppermint.
> 
I'm just looking forward to Gwoemul 2, since the first one was such a nice surprise.

The best Spanish language movie I can remember seeing was "El día de la bestia". 
Love the scene where he pushes the mime. The Spanish make some weird comedies. 
Kika is another one of those. I only saw the end of that one and it had me going 
"Huh? What? They'd never get away with a plot like that in Hollywood."

-- 
Danny.

DG wrote me a love letter...

>> But I like wizards and goats!! Even when there is no goat. But at 
>> least you could have picked a good movie such as Amores Perros and 
>> then you could have made an obscure references like "yeahm there where 
>> these dogs and them were fighting and all!!" or Bakha Satang because 
>> everybody and his fighting dog knows the ervaqre likes peppermint.
>> 
> I'm just looking forward to Gwoemul 2, since the first one was such a nice surprise.

Just don't tell others though. Imagine the reaction of normal, not 
insane Dutch people when you tell them you're excited about Gwoemul. 
I bet they won't even dare to ask what a Gwoemul is.

> The best Spanish language movie I can remember seeing was "El día de la bestia". 
> Love the scene where he pushes the mime. The Spanish make some weird comedies. 
> Kika is another one of those. I only saw the end of that one and it had me going 
> "Huh? What? They'd never get away with a plot like that in Hollywood."

I remember I saw Kika, but I only saw the beginning. I think it's from 
the same director who did Volver, Pedro Alemalemale or something. I 
liked Volver more, but I am not sure whether that was because it has 
boobs in it.

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ervaqre is wicked sick

ervaqre schreef:
>>> But I like wizards and goats!! Even when there is no goat. But at 
>>> least you could have picked a good movie such as Amores Perros and 
>>> then you could have made an obscure references like "yeahm there where 
>>> these dogs and them were fighting and all!!" or Bakha Satang because 
>>> everybody and his fighting dog knows the ervaqre likes peppermint.
>>>
>> I'm just looking forward to Gwoemul 2, since the first one was such a nice surprise.
> 
> Just don't tell others though. Imagine the reaction of normal, not 
> insane Dutch people when you tell them you're excited about Gwoemul. 
> I bet they won't even dare to ask what a Gwoemul is.

If they do ask, I'll just tell them it's a "gastheer" that could pass for 
Godzilla's smaller cousin.

>> The best Spanish language movie I can remember seeing was "El día de la bestia". 
>> Love the scene where he pushes the mime. The Spanish make some weird comedies. 
>> Kika is another one of those. I only saw the end of that one and it had me going 
>> "Huh? What? They'd never get away with a plot like that in Hollywood."
> 
> I remember I saw Kika, but I only saw the beginning. I think it's from 
> the same director who did Volver, Pedro Alemalemale or something. I 
> liked Volver more, but I am not sure whether that was because it has 
> boobs in it.
> 
Never saw Volver. If you like movies about boobs, try Journeys with George, it's 
a documentary. Amaldovar I think it is.

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Danny.

DG wrote me a love letter...

>> Just don't tell others though. Imagine the reaction of normal, not 
>> insane Dutch people when you tell them you're excited about Gwoemul. 
>> I bet they won't even dare to ask what a Gwoemul is.
>
> If they do ask, I'll just tell them it's a "gastheer" that could pass for 
> Godzilla's smaller cousin.

And to an English person you would describe it as a Lord of the Guests 
that could pass for Godzilla's smaller cousin. Doesn't make any sense 
at all. Or perhaps it's just me. I'm better with wizard references.

>> I remember I saw Kika, but I only saw the beginning. I think it's from 
>> the same director who did Volver, Pedro Alemalemale or something. I 
>> liked Volver more, but I am not sure whether that was because it has 
>> boobs in it.
>> 
> Never saw Volver. If you like movies about boobs, try Journeys with George, it's 
> a documentary. Amaldovar I think it is.

No way, I'm not going to watch a documentary about some socialist 
former president of the US. What if I get infected with socialism? Is 
there a vaccin already?

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ervaqre is wicked sick

ervaqre schreef:
>>> Just don't tell others though. Imagine the reaction of normal, not 
>>> insane Dutch people when you tell them you're excited about Gwoemul. 
>>> I bet they won't even dare to ask what a Gwoemul is.
>> If they do ask, I'll just tell them it's a "gastheer" that could pass for 
>> Godzilla's smaller cousin.
> 
> And to an English person you would describe it as a Lord of the Guests 
> that could pass for Godzilla's smaller cousin. Doesn't make any sense 
> at all. Or perhaps it's just me. I'm better with wizard references.

I'd just say "host" instead of "Lord of the Guests", unless I'd want them to 
look funny at me, chase me with a butterfly net and send me to China when 
caught. Dressing up as a wizard would have the same effect, judging by your 
travels to the east.

>>> I remember I saw Kika, but I only saw the beginning. I think it's from 
>>> the same director who did Volver, Pedro Alemalemale or something. I 
>>> liked Volver more, but I am not sure whether that was because it has 
>>> boobs in it.
>>>
>> Never saw Volver. If you like movies about boobs, try Journeys with George, it's 
>> a documentary. Amaldovar I think it is.
> 
> No way, I'm not going to watch a documentary about some socialist 
> former president of the US. What if I get infected with socialism? Is 
> there a vaccin already?
> 
You could always try that pill Drion came up with.

-- 
Danny.

DG is a mighty pirate...

>> And to an English person you would describe it as a Lord of the Guests 
>> that could pass for Godzilla's smaller cousin. Doesn't make any sense 
>> at all. Or perhaps it's just me. I'm better with wizard references.
>
> I'd just say "host" instead of "Lord of the Guests", unless I'd want them to 
> look funny at me, chase me with a butterfly net and send me to China when 
> caught. Dressing up as a wizard would have the same effect, judging by your 
> travels to the east.

I *never* dress up as a wizard! I *am* a wizard. Most of the time I 
dress just like mere mortals though. And hey, you might even like 
being sent to the land of the Mandarins. It's a lot of fun here! Just 
make sure you don't end up in a hospital.

>> No way, I'm not going to watch a documentary about some socialist 
>> former president of the US. What if I get infected with socialism? Is 
>> there a vaccin already?
>> 
> You could always try that pill Drion came up with.

No need for that! Socialism is on the way out I heard.

-- 
ervaqre is wicked sick

ervaqre schreef:
>>> And to an English person you would describe it as a Lord of the Guests 
>>> that could pass for Godzilla's smaller cousin. Doesn't make any sense 
>>> at all. Or perhaps it's just me. I'm better with wizard references.
>> I'd just say "host" instead of "Lord of the Guests", unless I'd want them to 
>> look funny at me, chase me with a butterfly net and send me to China when 
>> caught. Dressing up as a wizard would have the same effect, judging by your 
>> travels to the east.
> 
> I *never* dress up as a wizard! I *am* a wizard. Most of the time I 
> dress just like mere mortals though. And hey, you might even like 
> being sent to the land of the Mandarins. It's a lot of fun here! Just 
> make sure you don't end up in a hospital.

Are you better off going straight to the mortuary?

Do they actually have a lot of mandarins there? I mean the fruity orange 
thingies. Like small oranges. And what about the oranges? They're supposed to 
originate there.

>>> No way, I'm not going to watch a documentary about some socialist 
>>> former president of the US. What if I get infected with socialism? Is 
>>> there a vaccin already?
>>>
>> You could always try that pill Drion came up with.
> 
> No need for that! Socialism is on the way out I heard.
> 
Great, next thing the Chinese government is going to block Aglami along with 
Twitter, MySpace and all those blogs.

-- 
Danny.

DG is a mighty pirate...

>> I *never* dress up as a wizard! I *am* a wizard. Most of the time I 
>> dress just like mere mortals though. And hey, you might even like 
>> being sent to the land of the Mandarins. It's a lot of fun here! Just 
>> make sure you don't end up in a hospital.
>
> Are you better off going straight to the mortuary?

Well, I already spent some time there, in a hospital that is, and I 
survived. I still don't get it though why if you want to use the 
bathroom for patients, which is nothing more than a trough filled with 
20 cm of excrements from other patients, they tell you to go buy your 
own toilet paper in the supermarket across the street.

> Do they actually have a lot of mandarins there? I mean the fruity orange 
> thingies. Like small oranges. And what about the oranges? They're supposed to 
> originate there.

They have both of them, though I see a lot more mandarins than oranges 
around here. It might be different in the south.

>> No need for that! Socialism is on the way out I heard.
>> 
> Great, next thing the Chinese government is going to block Aglami along with 
> Twitter, MySpace and all those blogs.

Well, motzarella offers an encrypted connection, and I doubt they 
actually bother to read a little newsgroup about the Monkey Island 
games. The Great Firewall of China is mostly aimed at preventing 
Chinese people from accessing EVIL THINGS, rather than at foreigners 
living in China.

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ervaqre is wicked sick

ervaqre schreef:
>>> I *never* dress up as a wizard! I *am* a wizard. Most of the time I 
>>> dress just like mere mortals though. And hey, you might even like 
>>> being sent to the land of the Mandarins. It's a lot of fun here! Just 
>>> make sure you don't end up in a hospital.
>> Are you better off going straight to the mortuary?
> 
> Well, I already spent some time there, in a hospital that is, and I 
> survived. I still don't get it though why if you want to use the 
> bathroom for patients, which is nothing more than a trough filled with 
> 20 cm of excrements from other patients, they tell you to go buy your 
> own toilet paper in the supermarket across the street.

Someone I know once tried to use a Chinese public bathroom. He became very adept 
at holding it in 'till he reached his luxurious hotel.

Having to buy your own tp? Talk about pulling your own weight.

Of course you wouldn't want a nice hygienic paper filled toilet in a hospital. 
There are well over a billion people that would gladly come visit the hospital's 
toilet. That would only make it dirty and paperless.

>> Do they actually have a lot of mandarins there? I mean the fruity orange 
>> thingies. Like small oranges. And what about the oranges? They're supposed to 
>> originate there.
> 
> They have both of them, though I see a lot more mandarins than oranges 
> around here. It might be different in the south.

And they're all grown there or do they have those cute "España" labels?

>>> No need for that! Socialism is on the way out I heard.
>>>
>> Great, next thing the Chinese government is going to block Aglami along with 
>> Twitter, MySpace and all those blogs.
> 
> Well, motzarella offers an encrypted connection, and I doubt they 
> actually bother to read a little newsgroup about the Monkey Island 
> games. The Great Firewall of China is mostly aimed at preventing 
> Chinese people from accessing EVIL THINGS, rather than at foreigners 
> living in China.
> 
Besides, you usually spell Evil as EEEEEEEEEEVIIIIIIL, they'll never catch on to 
that.

-- 
Danny.

DG is a mighty pirate...

>> Well, I already spent some time there, in a hospital that is, and I 
>> survived. I still don't get it though why if you want to use the 
>> bathroom for patients, which is nothing more than a trough filled with 
>> 20 cm of excrements from other patients, they tell you to go buy your 
>> own toilet paper in the supermarket across the street.
>
> Someone I know once tried to use a Chinese public bathroom. He became very adept 
> at holding it in 'till he reached his luxurious hotel.

It's not that bad, you just need to get used to it. I know this guy 
living in China who wrote something about Chinese bathrooms in the 
moon language: http://tinyurl.com/pepcwx

> Having to buy your own tp? Talk about pulling your own weight.
>
> Of course you wouldn't want a nice hygienic paper filled toilet in a hospital. 
> There are well over a billion people that would gladly come visit the hospital's 
> toilet. That would only make it dirty and paperless.

Dirty it is already! Paperless as well. But come to think of it, the 
only place I have actually seen toilet paper over here, is in first 
class restaurants such as McDonald's.

>> They have both of them, though I see a lot more mandarins than oranges 
>> around here. It might be different in the south.
>
> And they're all grown there or do they have those cute "España" labels?

Well, they do have glasshouses here, but in winter I'm sure they 
import them from the southern provinces. No stickers though. The party 
put a ban on stickers because they're not communist enough.

>> Well, motzarella offers an encrypted connection, and I doubt they 
>> actually bother to read a little newsgroup about the Monkey Island 
>> games. The Great Firewall of China is mostly aimed at preventing 
>> Chinese people from accessing EVIL THINGS, rather than at foreigners 
>> living in China.
>> 
> Besides, you usually spell Evil as EEEEEEEEEEVIIIIIIL, they'll never catch on to 
> that.

BWUAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Power to the people! Oh..wait...that came out the 
wrong way. 

-- 
ervaqre is wicked sick

ervaqre schreef:
>>> Well, I already spent some time there, in a hospital that is, and I 
>>> survived. I still don't get it though why if you want to use the 
>>> bathroom for patients, which is nothing more than a trough filled with 
>>> 20 cm of excrements from other patients, they tell you to go buy your 
>>> own toilet paper in the supermarket across the street.
>> Someone I know once tried to use a Chinese public bathroom. He became very adept 
>> at holding it in 'till he reached his luxurious hotel.
> 
> It's not that bad, you just need to get used to it. I know this guy 
> living in China who wrote something about Chinese bathrooms in the 
> moon language: http://tinyurl.com/pepcwx

RSS added. Now I can read more than just Youp van 't Hek.

I was actually wondering if you'd be blogging about this stuff.

The picture looked quite familiar. They used to have those one-hole-fits-all 
toilets in France too. And that Czech EU piece of art did feature one of the 
Eastern countries depicted as one such toilet.

>> Having to buy your own tp? Talk about pulling your own weight.
>>
>> Of course you wouldn't want a nice hygienic paper filled toilet in a hospital. 
>> There are well over a billion people that would gladly come visit the hospital's 
>> toilet. That would only make it dirty and paperless.
> 
> Dirty it is already! Paperless as well. But come to think of it, the 
> only place I have actually seen toilet paper over here, is in first 
> class restaurants such as McDonald's.

Just imagine seeing people leave that toilet with a transparent plastic bag with 
their used toilet paper in it. Or a Dutch guy entering the toilet armed with a 
plunger...

>>> They have both of them, though I see a lot more mandarins than oranges 
>>> around here. It might be different in the south.
>> And they're all grown there or do they have those cute "España" labels?
> 
> Well, they do have glasshouses here, but in winter I'm sure they 
> import them from the southern provinces. No stickers though. The party 
> put a ban on stickers because they're not communist enough.

It's easy to circumvent though. Don't use stickers but self adhesive labels.

>>> Well, motzarella offers an encrypted connection, and I doubt they 
>>> actually bother to read a little newsgroup about the Monkey Island 
>>> games. The Great Firewall of China is mostly aimed at preventing 
>>> Chinese people from accessing EVIL THINGS, rather than at foreigners 
>>> living in China.
>>>
>> Besides, you usually spell Evil as EEEEEEEEEEVIIIIIIL, they'll never catch on to 
>> that.
> 
> BWUAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Power to the people! Oh..wait...that came out the 
> wrong way. 
> 
Those toilets do weird things to your backside then.

-- 
Danny.

DG is a mighty pirate...

>> It's not that bad, you just need to get used to it. I know this guy 
>> living in China who wrote something about Chinese bathrooms in the 
>> moon language: http://tinyurl.com/pepcwx
>
> RSS added. Now I can read more than just Youp van 't Hek.

If you don't have too many RSS feeds you can also do it the Pixel way. 
After all these years he still hasn't figured out how to use RSS and 
instead made this website to help him out: http://tinyurl.com/nssxuf

> I was actually wondering if you'd be blogging about this stuff.
>
> The picture looked quite familiar. They used to have those one-hole-fits-all 
> toilets in France too. And that Czech EU piece of art did feature one of the 
> Eastern countries depicted as one such toilet.

Yes, though that is actually one of the most civilized toilets over 
here. I'm still not sure if I should take photos of troughs or public 
toilets. I actually had to use one today and boy, it was ehmm... fun.

>> Dirty it is already! Paperless as well. But come to think of it, the 
>> only place I have actually seen toilet paper over here, is in first 
>> class restaurants such as McDonald's.
>
> Just imagine seeing people leave that toilet with a transparent plastic bag with 
> their used toilet paper in it. Or a Dutch guy entering the toilet armed with a 
> plunger...

Hey! I don't plunge other people's toilets! And you're supposed to 
throw the toilet paper in a waste bin, rather than take it with you. 
In the public toilets you can just throw it in, well, throw it in 
between the planks and see it land in half a meter of excrements.

>> Well, they do have glasshouses here, but in winter I'm sure they 
>> import them from the southern provinces. No stickers though. The party 
>> put a ban on stickers because they're not communist enough.
>
> It's easy to circumvent though. Don't use stickers but self adhesive labels.

Yet think of all those poor children who'd have to write 橘子 on all 
these self adhesive labels. 橘 is quite a difficult character.

>>> Besides, you usually spell Evil as EEEEEEEEEEVIIIIIIL, they'll never catch on to 
>>> that.
>> 
>> BWUAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Power to the people! Oh..wait...that came out the 
>> wrong way. 
>> 
> Those toilets do weird things to your backside then.

JISBU

-- 
ervaqre is wicked sick

ervaqre schreef:
>>> It's not that bad, you just need to get used to it. I know this guy 
>>> living in China who wrote something about Chinese bathrooms in the 
>>> moon language: http://tinyurl.com/pepcwx
>> RSS added. Now I can read more than just Youp van 't Hek.
> 
> If you don't have too many RSS feeds you can also do it the Pixel way. 
> After all these years he still hasn't figured out how to use RSS and 
> instead made this website to help him out: http://tinyurl.com/nssxuf

Ah, the foksuk I also RSS. I actually have more than 50 RSS's going. Mostly 
podcasts and a few comics. That Gocomics stuff doesn't work, so no Calvin and 
Hobbes. Thunderbird, Ziepod and Miro are what I use for 'em. Don't do the 
webpage making or blogging.

>> I was actually wondering if you'd be blogging about this stuff.
>>
>> The picture looked quite familiar. They used to have those one-hole-fits-all 
>> toilets in France too. And that Czech EU piece of art did feature one of the 
>> Eastern countries depicted as one such toilet.
> 
> Yes, though that is actually one of the most civilized toilets over 
> here. I'm still not sure if I should take photos of troughs or public 
> toilets. I actually had to use one today and boy, it was ehmm... fun.

Do take photos, nobody's gonna believe you without photographic evidence. I'd 
stop at DNA evidence though or a live video stream. I prefer toilet humor over 
toilet horror.

>>> Dirty it is already! Paperless as well. But come to think of it, the 
>>> only place I have actually seen toilet paper over here, is in first 
>>> class restaurants such as McDonald's.
>> Just imagine seeing people leave that toilet with a transparent plastic bag with 
>> their used toilet paper in it. Or a Dutch guy entering the toilet armed with a 
>> plunger...
> 
> Hey! I don't plunge other people's toilets! And you're supposed to 
> throw the toilet paper in a waste bin, rather than take it with you. 
> In the public toilets you can just throw it in, well, throw it in 
> between the planks and see it land in half a meter of excrements.

Graphic. Very graphic. I think I need a shower now. Luckily ours aren't 
positioned over toilets for simultaneous use.

>>> Well, they do have glasshouses here, but in winter I'm sure they 
>>> import them from the southern provinces. No stickers though. The party 
>>> put a ban on stickers because they're not communist enough.
>> It's easy to circumvent though. Don't use stickers but self adhesive labels.
> 
> Yet think of all those poor children who'd have to write 橘子 on all 
> these self adhesive labels. 橘 is quite a difficult character.

It would actually build character for those kids.

>>>> Besides, you usually spell Evil as EEEEEEEEEEVIIIIIIL, they'll never catch on to 
>>>> that.
>>> BWUAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Power to the people! Oh..wait...that came out the 
>>> wrong way. 
>>>
>> Those toilets do weird things to your backside then.
> 
> JISBU
> 

I haven't seen one of those in a long

-- 
Danny.

DG is a mighty pirate...

>> If you don't have too many RSS feeds you can also do it the Pixel way. 
>> After all these years he still hasn't figured out how to use RSS and 
>> instead made this website to help him out: http://tinyurl.com/nssxuf
>
> Ah, the foksuk I also RSS. I actually have more than 50 RSS's going. Mostly 
> podcasts and a few comics. That Gocomics stuff doesn't work, so no Calvin and 
> Hobbes. Thunderbird, Ziepod and Miro are what I use for 'em. Don't do the 
> webpage making or blogging.

Nerd! More than 50 feeds! I'm only subscribed to 14 feeds, most of 
them being nerdy tech feeds, nerdy asian feeds and wodka.

>> Yes, though that is actually one of the most civilized toilets over 
>> here. I'm still not sure if I should take photos of troughs or public 
>> toilets. I actually had to use one today and boy, it was ehmm... fun.
>
> Do take photos, nobody's gonna believe you without photographic evidence. I'd 
> stop at DNA evidence though or a live video stream. I prefer toilet humor over 
> toilet horror.

The problem is: how am I going to explain it to the other people using 
the toilets when I take a photo of them?

>> Hey! I don't plunge other people's toilets! And you're supposed to 
>> throw the toilet paper in a waste bin, rather than take it with you. 
>> In the public toilets you can just throw it in, well, throw it in 
>> between the planks and see it land in half a meter of excrements.
>
> Graphic. Very graphic. I think I need a shower now. Luckily ours aren't 
> positioned over toilets for simultaneous use.

That's actually a very useful feature when you have food poisoning and 
can't keep it in whilst taking your shower. All you need to do is sit 
down, you can even continue washing yourself while you're at it!

>> Yet think of all those poor children who'd have to write 橘子 on all 
>> these self adhesive labels. 橘 is quite a difficult character.
>
> It would actually build character for those kids.

They really need that as a matter of fact. Many of them lack a 
backbone, and probably some other bones as well. I see a business here 
for pirates.

>>> Those toilets do weird things to your backside then.
>> 
>> JISBU
>
> I haven't seen one of those in a long

Actually, a

-- 
ervaqre is wicked sick

ervaqre schreef:
>>> If you don't have too many RSS feeds you can also do it the Pixel way. 
>>> After all these years he still hasn't figured out how to use RSS and 
>>> instead made this website to help him out: http://tinyurl.com/nssxuf
>> Ah, the foksuk I also RSS. I actually have more than 50 RSS's going. Mostly 
>> podcasts and a few comics. That Gocomics stuff doesn't work, so no Calvin and 
>> Hobbes. Thunderbird, Ziepod and Miro are what I use for 'em. Don't do the 
>> webpage making or blogging.
> 
> Nerd! More than 50 feeds! I'm only subscribed to 14 feeds, most of 
> them being nerdy tech feeds, nerdy asian feeds and wodka.

Most are tech or science related. Like the Naked Scientists podcast.

>>> Yes, though that is actually one of the most civilized toilets over 
>>> here. I'm still not sure if I should take photos of troughs or public 
>>> toilets. I actually had to use one today and boy, it was ehmm... fun.
>> Do take photos, nobody's gonna believe you without photographic evidence. I'd 
>> stop at DNA evidence though or a live video stream. I prefer toilet humor over 
>> toilet horror.
> 
> The problem is: how am I going to explain it to the other people using 
> the toilets when I take a photo of them?

Aren't you fluent in Chinese? I know you're at least fluent in toiletese.

>>> Hey! I don't plunge other people's toilets! And you're supposed to 
>>> throw the toilet paper in a waste bin, rather than take it with you. 
>>> In the public toilets you can just throw it in, well, throw it in 
>>> between the planks and see it land in half a meter of excrements.
>> Graphic. Very graphic. I think I need a shower now. Luckily ours aren't 
>> positioned over toilets for simultaneous use.
> 
> That's actually a very useful feature when you have food poisoning and 
> can't keep it in whilst taking your shower. All you need to do is sit 
> down, you can even continue washing yourself while you're at it!

Can you eat at the same time, since it runs right through you.

>>> Yet think of all those poor children who'd have to write 橘子 on all 
>>> these self adhesive labels. 橘 is quite a difficult character.
>> It would actually build character for those kids.
> 
> They really need that as a matter of fact. Many of them lack a 
> backbone, and probably some other bones as well. I see a business here 
> for pirates.

You've got a point there. We've got plenty of skulls and bones.

>>>> Those toilets do weird things to your backside then.
>>> JISBU
>> I haven't seen one of those in a long
> 
> Actually, a
> 
I doubt if

-- 
Danny.

DG is a mighty pirate...

>> Nerd! More than 50 feeds! I'm only subscribed to 14 feeds, most of 
>> them being nerdy tech feeds, nerdy asian feeds and wodka.
>
> Most are tech or science related. Like the Naked Scientists podcast.

I went there and it looks like an extremely nerdy website. I do not 
like to be associated with the likes of them nerds!

>> The problem is: how am I going to explain it to the other people using 
>> the toilets when I take a photo of them?
>
> Aren't you fluent in Chinese? I know you're at least fluent in toiletese.

My Chinese is far from fluent, unfortunately. I don't even know how to 
say ARRRRRRRRR!!!!!!! in Chinese :(

>> That's actually a very useful feature when you have food poisoning and 
>> can't keep it in whilst taking your shower. All you need to do is sit 
>> down, you can even continue washing yourself while you're at it!
>
> Can you eat at the same time, since it runs right through you.

No! Food usually comes out the other way when consumed. I do believe 
though that the Ministry of Housing is working on a toilet extension 
to remedy this problem.

>> They really need that as a matter of fact. Many of them lack a 
>> backbone, and probably some other bones as well. I see a business here 
>> for pirates.
>
> You've got a point there. We've got plenty of skulls and bones.

Great, I'd like to order half a billion then!

>> Actually, a
>> 
> I doubt if

And now if only they would

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ervaqre schreef:
>>> Nerd! More than 50 feeds! I'm only subscribed to 14 feeds, most of 
>>> them being nerdy tech feeds, nerdy asian feeds and wodka.
>> Most are tech or science related. Like the Naked Scientists podcast.
> 
> I went there and it looks like an extremely nerdy website. I do not 
> like to be associated with the likes of them nerds!

You were hoping it was more naked than scientist? Or at least a very unbuttoned 
labcoat?

>>> The problem is: how am I going to explain it to the other people using 
>>> the toilets when I take a photo of them?
>> Aren't you fluent in Chinese? I know you're at least fluent in toiletese.
> 
> My Chinese is far from fluent, unfortunately. I don't even know how to 
> say ARRRRRRRRR!!!!!!! in Chinese :(

/me has "You can call me ALLLLLLLLL" by Paul Simon (with Chevy Chase) stuck in 
his mind now

>>> That's actually a very useful feature when you have food poisoning and 
>>> can't keep it in whilst taking your shower. All you need to do is sit 
>>> down, you can even continue washing yourself while you're at it!
>> Can you eat at the same time, since it runs right through you.
> 
> No! Food usually comes out the other way when consumed. I do believe 
> though that the Ministry of Housing is working on a toilet extension 
> to remedy this problem.

So not one single hole in the ground but two in the new luxury public bathrooms.

>>> They really need that as a matter of fact. Many of them lack a 
>>> backbone, and probably some other bones as well. I see a business here 
>>> for pirates.
>> You've got a point there. We've got plenty of skulls and bones.
> 
> Great, I'd like to order half a billion then!

You get one skull and two bones free on every flag purchased.

>>> Actually, a
>>>
>> I doubt if
> 
> And now if only they would
> 
They'll never go for

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>> My Chinese is far from fluent, unfortunately. I don't even know how to 
>> say ARRRRRRRRR!!!!!!! in Chinese :(
>
> /me has "You can call me ALLLLLLLLL" by Paul Simon (with Chevy Chase) stuck in 
> his mind now

I'm not going to call you ALLLLLLLL!!

>> No! Food usually comes out the other way when consumed. I do believe 
>> though that the Ministry of Housing is working on a toilet extension 
>> to remedy this problem.
>
> So not one single hole in the ground but two in the new luxury public bathrooms.

Well, how about using the shower drain for that?? At the moment 
it is located to the left of the actual toiler as decided by the 18th 
Communist Party Toilet Delegates Meeting in 2004, but that may all 
change in 2014, they might have it placed in front of the toilet!

>> Great, I'd like to order half a billion then!
>
> You get one skull and two bones free on every flag purchased.

Flag? What kind of flag is that? I thought Red Flag Linux was free.

>> And now if only they would
>> 
> They'll never go for

Actually, these ain't even real JISBUs!

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ervaqre schreef:
>>> My Chinese is far from fluent, unfortunately. I don't even know how to 
>>> say ARRRRRRRRR!!!!!!! in Chinese :(
>> /me has "You can call me ALLLLLLLLL" by Paul Simon (with Chevy Chase) stuck in 
>> his mind now
> 
> I'm not going to call you ALLLLLLLL!!

You haven't got my number anyway.

>>> No! Food usually comes out the other way when consumed. I do believe 
>>> though that the Ministry of Housing is working on a toilet extension 
>>> to remedy this problem.
>> So not one single hole in the ground but two in the new luxury public bathrooms.
> 
> Well, how about using the shower drain for that?? At the moment 
> it is located to the left of the actual toiler as decided by the 18th 
> Communist Party Toilet Delegates Meeting in 2004, but that may all 
> change in 2014, they might have it placed in front of the toilet!

And everyone that doesn't move the drain has to pay a fine to the capitalist 
government. You're lucky they don't change the law every month or so.

>>> Great, I'd like to order half a billion then!
>> You get one skull and two bones free on every flag purchased.
> 
> Flag? What kind of flag is that? I thought Red Flag Linux was free.

Jolly Roger.

>>> And now if only they would
>>>
>> They'll never go for
> 
> Actually, these ain't even real JISBUs!
> 

They lack the accidentalnessishivety.

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DG is a mighty pirate...

>>> /me has "You can call me ALLLLLLLLL" by Paul Simon (with Chevy Chase) stuck in 
>>> his mind now
>> 
>> I'm not going to call you ALLLLLLLL!!
>
> You haven't got my number anyway.

Yes I do, ALLLLLLL.

>> Well, how about using the shower drain for that?? At the moment 
>> it is located to the left of the actual toiler as decided by the 18th 
>> Communist Party Toilet Delegates Meeting in 2004, but that may all 
>> change in 2014, they might have it placed in front of the toilet!
>
> And everyone that doesn't move the drain has to pay a fine to the capitalist 
> government. You're lucky they don't change the law every month or so.

The government isn't capitalist. It's socialist with Chinese 
characteristics, or so they say. I guess they mean corruption.

>> Flag? What kind of flag is that? I thought Red Flag Linux was free.
>
> Jolly Roger.

The name Jolly always makes me think of Lucky Luke.

>>> They'll never go for
>> 
>> Actually, these ain't even real JISBUs!
>
> They lack the accidentalnessishivety.

No! Also in a real JISBU, this text wouldn't be here.

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ervaqre schreef:
>>>> /me has "You can call me ALLLLLLLLL" by Paul Simon (with Chevy Chase) stuck in 
>>>> his mind now
>>> I'm not going to call you ALLLLLLLL!!
>> You haven't got my number anyway.
> 
> Yes I do, ALLLLLLL.

Post proof.

>>> Well, how about using the shower drain for that?? At the moment 
>>> it is located to the left of the actual toiler as decided by the 18th 
>>> Communist Party Toilet Delegates Meeting in 2004, but that may all 
>>> change in 2014, they might have it placed in front of the toilet!
>> And everyone that doesn't move the drain has to pay a fine to the capitalist 
>> government. You're lucky they don't change the law every month or so.
> 
> The government isn't capitalist. It's socialist with Chinese 
> characteristics, or so they say. I guess they mean corruption.

That would mean Chinese = capitalism since corruption usually takes some form of 
trade or money changing hands in exchange for a service outside of regulations. 
I never thought of myself of Chinese though.

>>> Flag? What kind of flag is that? I thought Red Flag Linux was free.
>> Jolly Roger.
> 
> The name Jolly always makes me think of Lucky Luke.

The name Lucky Luke always makes me think of Rataplan.

>>>> They'll never go for
>>> Actually, these ain't even real JISBUs!
>> They lack the accidentalnessishivety.
> 
> No! Also in a real JISBU, this text wouldn't be here.
> 
You mean the bit after the comma? Or the whole line.

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DG is a mighty pirate...

>>>> I'm not going to call you ALLLLLLLL!!
>>> You haven't got my number anyway.
>> 
>> Yes I do, ALLLLLLL.
>
> Post proof.

No! This is a family newsgroup!

>> The government isn't capitalist. It's socialist with Chinese 
>> characteristics, or so they say. I guess they mean corruption.
>
> That would mean Chinese = capitalism since corruption usually takes some form of 
> trade or money changing hands in exchange for a service outside of regulations. 
> I never thought of myself of Chinese though.

Uhh..I always associate corruption with socialism. In a completely 
free market with no regulation whatsoever, corruption wouldn't exist 
because there are no government officials involved that can be bribed.

>> The name Jolly always makes me think of Lucky Luke.
>
> The name Lucky Luke always makes me think of Rataplan.

Rataplan always makes me think of Mexican food.

>> No! Also in a real JISBU, this text wouldn't be here.
>> 
> You mean the bit after the comma? Or the whole line.



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ervaqre schreef:
>>>>> I'm not going to call you ALLLLLLLL!!
>>>> You haven't got my number anyway.
>>> Yes I do, ALLLLLLL.
>> Post proof.
> 
> No! This is a family newsgroup!

That has never stopped you before. You've made an 180 on censorship since you 
went to China. Coincidence? Me thinks not!

>>> The government isn't capitalist. It's socialist with Chinese 
>>> characteristics, or so they say. I guess they mean corruption.
>> That would mean Chinese = capitalism since corruption usually takes some form of 
>> trade or money changing hands in exchange for a service outside of regulations. 
>> I never thought of myself of Chinese though.
> 
> Uhh..I always associate corruption with socialism. In a completely 
> free market with no regulation whatsoever, corruption wouldn't exist 
> because there are no government officials involved that can be bribed.

Corruption need not be limited to government officials. One can bribe a worker 
of another company to get company secrets. One may hand over a wad of cash just 
so someone will go away.

>>> The name Jolly always makes me think of Lucky Luke.
>> The name Lucky Luke always makes me think of Rataplan.
> 
> Rataplan always makes me think of Mexican food.

Mexican food always makes me think of the picture Reinder made of his toilet.

>>> No! Also in a real JISBU, this text wouldn't be here.
>>>
>> You mean the bit after the comma? Or the whole line.
> 
> 
> 
That's not much of an answer.

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DG is a mighty pirate...

>> No! This is a family newsgroup!
>
> That has never stopped you before. You've made an 180 on censorship since you 
> went to China. Coincidence? Me thinks not!

Shut up! Sometimes it is better to counter counter-revolutionary 
thoughts by obfuscation rather than downright punishment of the 
perpetrators though. The same goes for the information flow. There is 
a lot of material that can be found, even by ordinary Chinese, that 
can be labelled as counter-revolutionary, but there is at least 100 
times as much information in favor of the government. So now all I 
need to do is find somebody who is going to write a hundred-page essay 
and post it here on Aglami.

>> Uhh..I always associate corruption with socialism. In a completely 
>> free market with no regulation whatsoever, corruption wouldn't exist 
>> because there are no government officials involved that can be bribed.
>
> Corruption need not be limited to government officials. One can bribe a worker 
> of another company to get company secrets. One may hand over a wad of cash just 
> so someone will go away.

That's not corruption, that's just either smart or stupid, depending 
on the outcome of the attempt at bribery.

>> Rataplan always makes me think of Mexican food.
>
> Mexican food always makes me think of the picture Reinder made of his toilet.

The picture I made of my toilet always makes me think of sandy 
beaches.

>>> You mean the bit after the comma? Or the whole line.
>> 
>> 
>> 
> That's not much of an answer.

But it is what many original JISBU's were like. From the AGC FAQ:

JISBU: John Ievins Style Bugger Up. Luke writes:
  "These occur when you are replying to a post with multiple
  discussions contained therein. A JISBU is either when you
  leave a space blank intending to write a reply to that segment
  later or begin writing a reply and then decide to finish it off 
  after the rest of the post is written, but then forget about the spaces
  and send it, unfinished, leaving unsightly gaps." 

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ervaqre schreef:
>>> No! This is a family newsgroup!
>> That has never stopped you before. You've made an 180 on censorship since you 
>> went to China. Coincidence? Me thinks not!
> 
> Shut up! Sometimes it is better to counter counter-revolutionary 
> thoughts by obfuscation rather than downright punishment of the 
> perpetrators though. The same goes for the information flow. There is 
> a lot of material that can be found, even by ordinary Chinese, that 
> can be labelled as counter-revolutionary, but there is at least 100 
> times as much information in favor of the government. So now all I 
> need to do is find somebody who is going to write a hundred-page essay 
> and post it here on Aglami.

I hear the Chines food is good there.

>>> Uhh..I always associate corruption with socialism. In a completely 
>>> free market with no regulation whatsoever, corruption wouldn't exist 
>>> because there are no government officials involved that can be bribed.
>> Corruption need not be limited to government officials. One can bribe a worker 
>> of another company to get company secrets. One may hand over a wad of cash just 
>> so someone will go away.
> 
> That's not corruption, that's just either smart or stupid, depending 
> on the outcome of the attempt at bribery.

The intelligence of the perpetrator has nothing to do with whether or not it is 
corruption.

>>> Rataplan always makes me think of Mexican food.
>> Mexican food always makes me think of the picture Reinder made of his toilet.
> 
> The picture I made of my toilet always makes me think of sandy 
> beaches.

Who is Sandy Beaches? And why do you think of her at the toilet?

>>>> You mean the bit after the comma? Or the whole line.
>>>
>>>
>> That's not much of an answer.
> 
> But it is what many original JISBU's were like. From the AGC FAQ:
> 
> JISBU: John Ievins Style Bugger Up. Luke writes:
>   "These occur when you are replying to a post with multiple
>   discussions contained therein. A JISBU is either when you
>   leave a space blank intending to write a reply to that segment
>   later or begin writing a reply and then decide to finish it off 
>   after the rest of the post is written, but then forget about the spaces
>   and send it, unfinished, leaving unsightly gaps." 
> 
That's got Reinder written all over it. He's all about the unsightly gaps.

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DG is a mighty pirate...

> I hear the Chines food is good there.

I don't fancy it. I like dumplings though.

>> That's not corruption, that's just either smart or stupid, depending 
>> on the outcome of the attempt at bribery.
>
> The intelligence of the perpetrator has nothing to do with whether or not it is 
> corruption.

I'm the dictator in here and I have the right to define words. Take it 
up with the authorities if you disagree!

>> The picture I made of my toilet always makes me think of sandy 
>> beaches.
>
> Who is Sandy Beaches? And why do you think of her at the toilet?

She's the one who's good at cooking Mexican food of course!

>> But it is what many original JISBU's were like. From the AGC FAQ:
>> 
>> JISBU: John Ievins Style Bugger Up. Luke writes:
>>   "These occur when you are replying to a post with multiple
>>   discussions contained therein. A JISBU is either when you
>>   leave a space blank intending to write a reply to that segment
>>   later or begin writing a reply and then decide to finish it off 
>>   after the rest of the post is written, but then forget about the spaces
>>   and send it, unfinished, leaving unsightly gaps." 
>> 
> That's got Reinder written all over it. He's all about the unsightly gaps.

Oh yeah, you fight like

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ervaqre schreef:
>> I hear the Chines food is good there.
> 
> I don't fancy it. I like dumplings though.

"Hi, I'm Reinder. I don't fancy Chinese food, so guess where I'm going to spend 
the rest of my life?"

>>> That's not corruption, that's just either smart or stupid, depending 
>>> on the outcome of the attempt at bribery.
>> The intelligence of the perpetrator has nothing to do with whether or not it is 
>> corruption.
> 
> I'm the dictator in here and I have the right to define words. Take it 
> up with the authorities if you disagree!

That'll be easy. They're corrupt anyway.

>>> The picture I made of my toilet always makes me think of sandy 
>>> beaches.
>> Who is Sandy Beaches? And why do you think of her at the toilet?
> 
> She's the one who's good at cooking Mexican food of course!

So that's what the kids call it these days?

>>> But it is what many original JISBU's were like. From the AGC FAQ:
>>>
>>> JISBU: John Ievins Style Bugger Up. Luke writes:
>>>   "These occur when you are replying to a post with multiple
>>>   discussions contained therein. A JISBU is either when you
>>>   leave a space blank intending to write a reply to that segment
>>>   later or begin writing a reply and then decide to finish it off 
>>>   after the rest of the post is written, but then forget about the spaces
>>>   and send it, unfinished, leaving unsightly gaps." 
>>>
>> That's got Reinder written all over it. He's all about the unsightly gaps.
> 
> Oh yeah, you fight like
> 
World Wrestling Champion?

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DG is a mighty pirate...

>> I don't fancy it. I like dumplings though.
>
> "Hi, I'm Reinder. I don't fancy Chinese food, so guess where I'm going to spend 
> the rest of my life?"

There are other things here that I like. Food is only fuel.

>> I'm the dictator in here and I have the right to define words. Take it 
>> up with the authorities if you disagree!
>
> That'll be easy. They're corrupt anyway.

But do you have the money?

>>> Who is Sandy Beaches? And why do you think of her at the toilet?
>> 
>> She's the one who's good at cooking Mexican food of course!
>
> So that's what the kids call it these days?

I am too intoxicated to reply to this.

>>> That's got Reinder written all over it. He's all about the unsightly gaps.
>> 
>> Oh yeah, you fight like
>> 
> World Wrestling Champion?

See above.

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ervaqre schreef:
>>> I don't fancy it. I like dumplings though.
>> "Hi, I'm Reinder. I don't fancy Chinese food, so guess where I'm going to spend 
>> the rest of my life?"
> 
> There are other things here that I like. Food is only fuel.

It is regarded as culture too.

>>> I'm the dictator in here and I have the right to define words. Take it 
>>> up with the authorities if you disagree!
>> That'll be easy. They're corrupt anyway.
> 
> But do you have the money?

Hmmm, you've got a point there. Maybe I can get some by offering to be bribed.

<snip intoxication>

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>> There are other things here that I like. Food is only fuel.
>
> It is regarded as culture too.

What? Culture? Do they get subsidies for that as well?

>> But do you have the money?
>
> Hmmm, you've got a point there. Maybe I can get some by offering to be bribed.
>
><snip intoxication>

Snipping intoxication might be a good way to earn money too. 

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