Random Rants 91 - Semiprimal Rage

[GenMarshall]

The plus side would be the only thing that would need replacing is the face of the keyhole (I don’t know the technical term). Just hope it doesn’t come down to replacing not just the face but the key tumblers themselves if the screwdriver managed to ruin those as well.

 

[Samson]

I do not know what I am talking about, and do not take any risks if you think someone may have tampered with your vehicale, but those keyholes do not look damaged by a screwdriver to me.

Spoiler Random image of ignition keyhole from internet :

 

[Takhisis]

It should be law that any restaurant that doesn’t use ＄ on its menus has to accept the equal number of anything.

Le Fancy Jerque

Hamburger

Prairie-fed beef from the Seychelles islands,
served on caramelized brioche.
Choice of salmon pudding or buttered kiwi.

75
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Okay, you’re getting seventy-five toothpicks!

Madam, if you are not ‘appy with ze sides we may offer you an alternative of paella with crushed almonds and butterscotch or seared octopus on Keynan snap peas.

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Please to include zees ones in vôtre strip comique whenever you resume? Zey are très hilarieux, hon hon hon.

 

[amadeus]

Why would Google want me to wholesale sell me a fingernail-sized battery?

The ad also says it’s microscopic—not sure about the rest of you, but I can see fingernails without using a microscope.

I asked “why this ad” and one of the reasons was Google’s estimation of my income. Maybe their algorithm doesn’t get that yen/dollar isn’t 1:1.

One of the merits of this tiny battery? It could be used to power smart contact lenses. Ah, yes, I would like some ransomware for my vision please! Neither here nor there as I’ve never worn contacts and don’t have glasses anyway.

 

[Takhisis]

Perhaps the smart contact lenses are meant to be more like the ones in Mission: Impossible*?

*the Tom Cruise edition

 

[Gori the Grey]

I only just saw, too late, that there was a poetry contest to celebrate Civ's 30th. I would have cleaned up!

 

[amadeus]

Perhaps the smart cotnact lenses are meant to be more like the ones in Mission: Impossible*?

*the Tom Cruise edition

Never saw it!

 

[Ajidica]

The 12 pack of tortillas I bought today only came with 11! A cruel and cowardly betrayal of an innocent shopper, on a date that will live in infamy!

 

[The_J]

I only just saw, too late, that there was a poetry contest to celebrate Civ's 30th. I would have cleaned up!

Too bad to hear that .
We did have a banner on top of the forum the whole time though, so not sure what we could have done better :/.

 

[H4run]

Just realized my cigs carton is not near me any longer. So my wife decided to ration my cigarette consumption today. This gonna be tough.

 

[amadeus]

Oh! It’s October 26th, I thought my year’s end tax adjustments had to be done today. See you next month tax papers!

 

[H4run]

Someone stabbed a screwdriver into the ignition of both my scooters. Now the key won't go into one of them (the faster, highway legal one I use to goto school). The other ones appears fine but these things undermine ones trust in people. Why if they were to try and **** w the brakes next time. So messed up, I pick my daughter up on one of them.

Don't know whether it's some random person attempted theif or someone I know attempting to mess with me. Unfortunately I suspect the latter.

Fortunately there's a security camera that should've caught the whole thing. He claims he's gonna check out the footage today and get back to me.

My friend lent me her car to goto school over next two days.

Spoiler :

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So who did it? Do they check the camera footage already?

 

[Gori the Grey]

We did have a banner on top of the forum the whole time though, so not sure what we could have done better :/.

Not faulting you. It's cool that you had such a contest. i feel as though I even went into that 30th anniversary celebration thread. Don't know how I overlooked a poetry contest, of all things.

 

[The_J]

So it wasn't specifically a poetry contest, but everything nice for Civ was welcome, including poems.

Next change in 10 years .

 

[Kyriakos]

Not faulting you. It's cool that you had such a contest. i feel as though I even went into that 30th anniversary celebration thread. Don't know how I overlooked a poetry contest, of all things.

They paid no money to the winners. I know, because I won for "random" (damning with faint praise? ).
So unless you wanted a copy of a Civ game, you didn't miss out.

They could at least have given us a badge or something.

 

[H4run]

So it wasn't specifically a poetry contest, but everything nice for Civ was welcome, including poems.

Next change in 10 years .

It already passed, isn't it? The event?

 

[The_J]

Yes, we ran it trough september, which was Civ's 30th birthday (released September 1991).

Seems I should have re-rolled when Kyriakos name came up, he's complaining about getting stuff for free, pff.

 

[Snerk]

I wrecked 3 tubes and 1 tire when changing to winter tires on my bike. So that got very expensive. I hate changing bike tires.

 

[Kyriakos]

Yes, we ran it trough september, which was Civ's 30th birthday (released September 1991).

Seems I should have re-rolled when Kyriakos name came up, he's complaining about getting stuff for free, pff.

I always hated the presents I got in the gift-exchange at elementary school. So cheap

 

[Takhisis]

Just realized my cigs carton is not near me any longer. So my wife decided to ration my cigarette consumption today. This gonna be tough.

Cigarettes may be permitted or disallowed under different schools of Islam, and the government may raise or lower taxes on them, but a wife's word is law.

(and I agree with your wife)