Random Raves XXXV: The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems

[Valka D'Ur]

Sometimes I'm really bad at guessing ages. -_-

Whippersnappers. I'll be 52 in June. And yes, I would appreciate a birthday thread, if anyone remembers.

However, there is a CFC member who claims to have us all beaten age-wise. The other day I saw someone in the birthday list who apparently turned 113...


My rave: I occasionally get to beta test for Big Fish Games. They sent me two this week. I haven't done them yet, so have no idea if they're any good.

 

[Lohrenswald]

However, there is a CFC member who claims to have us all beaten age-wise. The other day I saw someone in the birthday list who apparently turned 113...

I did that on facebook.
I eventually switched to my real age after being tired of ads about dating sites for retired people :/

 

[cybrxkhan]

Whippersnappers. I'll be 52 in June. And yes, I would appreciate a birthday thread, if anyone remembers.

Not to make you feel old, but I *still* find it interesting that there are people here who are my parents' age.

I think RT is close to you, though, and I think we might have a poster or two in their 60s.

However, there is a CFC member who claims to have us all beaten age-wise. The other day I saw someone in the birthday list who apparently turned 113...

sometimes on those age checks things I make my birthday 1/1/1900 because I can. Those things are such a pleasant formality.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Not to make you feel old, but I *still* find it interesting that there are people here who are my parents' age.

I think RT is close to you, though, and I think we might have a poster or two in their 60s.

Yep, there are a few.

I was raised by my grandparents, so getting older isn't something that bothers me as much as it bothers some people.

 

[Kennigit]

I mean im 47

 

[Lohrenswald]

I mean im 47

Your page says you're 22

 

[sophie]

Your page says you're 22

Why don't you just take a seat right there.

 

[Lohrenswald]

Why don't you just take a seat right there.

The thing is, he said this in the rants thread:

I wonder if i have 30-40 more years of living in the Office Space world. I can barely handle 1 (need to not get fired for 6 more weeks! )

That doesn't make sense for a 47 year old.
Granted, 22 is a bit young as well.

 

[Kennigit]

22 is the new 47

Trust me

 

[gay_Aleks]

You have never seen the sea?

Are you southgerman or something?

No, I am just a person with the bad, bad luck of being born in what people call the Danube ravine but I like using the more colloquial name "middle of bloody nowhere".

 

[ReindeerThistle]

I am 47 in September. Rebel Redfish, not a thread member, turned 35 this year.

As Groucho Marx said: "A man is only as old as the woman he feels."

So, 35 is the new 47! Nyuck! Nyuck!

@Valka: we will remember your Birthday!

 

[Snerk]

Hwat sort of game?

The most dangerous game of all... man!

Well actually just grouse to begin with. We'll see if it escalates.

please Owen

also, I might be stupid, but I don't think there are many elks that far north

There actually quite a lot of elk in these parts. But I'm not sure if I feel that elk hunting is my cup of tea. As far as I understand there is a lot of waiting and sitting around drinking coffee.

 

[Phrossack]

please Owen

also, I might be stupid, but I don't think there are many elks that far north

Are we talking elk:

or what in German is called ,,Elch" ("moose" in English)?

 

[Snerk]

We're talking the animal on the second picture. I've heard conflicting information on weather they're called elk or moose in English, so I dunno really.

 

[Phrossack]

We're talking the animal on the second picture. I've heard conflicting information on weather they're called elk or moose in English, so I dunno really.

I had to look this up, actually, and apparently, it is called "elk" in British English. In North America, it's always called a "moose" to distinguish it from the first animal, which is called an "elk."

 

[Arakhor]

That's because we're less picky about what we call our large animals.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

We're talking the animal on the second picture. I've heard conflicting information on weather they're called elk or moose in English, so I dunno really.

It's a moose.

 

[Snerk]

I had to look this up, actually, and apparently, it is called "elk" in British English. In North America, it's always called a "moose" to distinguish it from the first animal, which is called an "elk."

Well that would explain the terminological confusion. But is the word moose not used at all in Brithish English then?

That's because we're less picky about what we call our large animals.

Yeah, actually anything larger than a badger is called an elk in the UK. Just to keep things extra simple.

 

[Lohrenswald]

That's apparently a wapiti.

I know 'bout elks, son.

 

[Arakhor]

Well that would explain the terminological confusion. But is the word moose not used at all in Brithish English then?

I don't generally use the word moose, unless I'm specifically referring to the North American variety (and maybe not even then).

Yeah, actually anything larger than a badger is called an elk in the UK. Just to keep things extra simple.

On the other hand, horses are totally elks without horns.