The person below me

[theCryptofishist]

No, but that sounds very zen.
tpbm thinks that's an utterly shallow understanding of zen.

[ranger magnum]

Not really. My zen is in the garage working on cars.

Tpbm should try a payday candy bar smeared with nutella

[Ratty]

No thanks. I've never eaten nutella. but I just bought some off-the-wall candy for variety in my vending machines. Payday, $100,000 bar, whatchamacallits and sour patch kids.

TPBM wants to wander the mall and 'people watch'.

[FossaFerox]

No thanks. I've never eaten nutella. but I just bought some off-the-wall candy for variety in my vending machines. Payday, $100,000 bar, whatchamacallits and sour patch kids.

TPBM wants to wander the mall and 'people watch'.

Only if I can somehow convince David Attenborough to wander with me and narrate.

TPBM agrees that David Attenborough is the best narrator on Planet Earth. And gets the half-joke.

[Eric]

I get the half-joke, but this guy is the greatest narrator:

[media]

tpbm hates the "true facts" videos, even though the facts stated are, indeed, mostly true.

[Elorrum]

I am usually skeptical about the entertainment machine built on debunking things we commonly hold to be true. I like to learn new things, but it bothers me to be told I am so wrong about things I've relied on for years. Like a headline saying: "Mother's milk is toxic and should never be given to babies."

tpbm thinks this might be where the phrase "what's next?" comes from.

[ranger magnum]

Sure. Lets go with that.
Tpbm is drinking a pina colada straight out of the blender from which its made

[C187]

Actually drinking water out of a bottle from which I'm told was filled from glacial ice. Personally I don't buy that.

TPBM has read a newspaper from the nineteenth century recently.

[Eric]

I read a paper today that was founded in the 19th century and has only been owned by two families since, so... kinda?


tpbm misses something they had as a child

[FossaFerox]

I read a paper today that was founded in the 19th century and has only been owned by two families since, so... kinda?


tpbm misses something they had as a child

I'm actually in the process of rereading the last books my mom read to me as a child, though it would be hard to put my finger on what exactly it is that I miss.

TPBM still likes being read to.

[BBadger]

Sure do, or at least having someone tell me the story they're reading about and what they're thinking.

Having someone (something) read to you is also a great way to proof-read your writing. Toss that stuff into a text-to-speech engine and listen to the words being spoken back to you. I can't take credit for that idea though.

TPBM secretly wants to publish a book.

[theCryptofishist]

No, I secretly want to write a book. But, it never happened, and it's not really burning a whole in my pocket, so I'm guessing that my desire to be a writer wasn't that strong.
TPBM wants to build a house.

[Eric]

I want to have the money to pay someone to build me a house. I'd rather be learning other skills.



tpbm is already building themselves a house.

[ranger magnum]

I am a contractor, and remodeled my bathroom. We'd like to build a house pretty soon.

Tpbm remembers their 3rd grade teacher

[AntiM]

Not really, female, but no name or face. I do remember the school, it was in VA, near Oceana, in an old courthouse. The year I went through the reading tests so fast the teacher told me I couldn't have read the passages and had just guessed the answers. Oh, and that's why I didn't get a single answer wrong? I do recall that haughty demeanor as she graded my test with the intent of shaming me, and her silence when she sent me back to my seat to wait for the other kids to finish.

TPBM is trying out a new recipe on unsuspecting guests.

[Aurelia]

I am passing out that recipe to everyone who eats a lot
because I was that 3d grade teacher but because I was the only whiteface there I learned a lot

TPBM lets me ride on his Harley

[theCryptofishist]

Um, yeah. I'll be by on Saturday, about 10:30...
tpbm knows how to sail.

[FossaFerox]

Um, yeah. I'll be by on Saturday, about 10:30...
tpbm knows how to sail.

I was sailing before I could walk. I've sailed everything from small boats on up to 50 footers. I've spent more time on the water than in any church.

TPBM knows how to sell.

[Eric]

As long as I'm not doing it on commission, I can sell anything to anybody. Make my pay dependent on that though, my skills go out the window.



tpbm hates commission sales jobs as well.

[theCryptofishist]

I hate all sales jobs. It's so not my reality...
TPBM likes mowing the lawn.

[AntiM]

Are you fucking kidding me? I can't handle our crappy mower and the yellowjackets freak me out. They live in the damn ground.

TPBM loves bugs.

[theCryptofishist]

Not especially. But two of the people in my section at work have degrees in entomology.
tpbm thinks I just make a LOR reference.

[Eric]

Nope - my wife is an entomologist, so I know it's not LOR related.


tpbm has a favorite insect

[FlyingMonkey]

There are so many great ones to choose from but I would have to go with the Goliath beetle, and cicada a close second.

TPBM had their IP address blocked and couldn't get on ePlaya this morning (or was it just me)

[GreyCoyote]

Indeed my IP was blocked! Damned those flying monkeys anyways!

TPBM was worried they might have to work while eplaya was down.

[theCryptofishist]

I'm taking the fifth.
tpbm wonders where all these questions come from. (But suspects it might just be the concerns and worries of teh asker, filtered into something vaguely appropriate.)

[fernley1]

Yes, I am sure most of the questions are concerns or something that the person is wondering about.
Some of the questions also follow a common theme sometimes.

TPBM wonders what I was rambling about.

[theCryptofishist]

You were rambling? Sorry, I didn't notice.
TPBM always answers questions with a question.

[ranger magnum]

Do I?

Tpbm wraps everything edible in bacon

[theCryptofishist]

No. just x=muss presents.
tpbm is just giving gift cards this year. Re=gifted gift cards...