General discussions on all sorts of topics EXCEPT books.

Request - xkcd SPOILERS for FARSEER TRILOGY

feeds@yuku.com (Keppet) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:09:49 GMT

Can we do this for her Hobbness' books?

It would be rather cool...

I don't have my books with me but if no one else does it, I will make it my Christmas task (next time I will be home).

Is there a tool where we can do this collaboratively? A shared whiteboard...

Hobb Pod #2 - It's Here!

feeds@yuku.com (Snail) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:44:47 GMT

...well, in a moment.

Craig will post the links to the audio files as soon as possible.

As we can't all be listening to them in the same room, how about people join me in the chat room so we can share our immediate reactions?

79-89-99-09

feeds@yuku.com (carlotta) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:55:18 GMT

Found this on my paenting board.

What happened to you in

1979 - I turned 4. My fathers collegue acted as St. Clause and scared me so much it almost ruined whole chritsmas
1989 - Lots of funny cars turned up in my hometown. Suddenly the country was twice as large. Almost.
1999 - I had a good time at university and the first one of my friends married. I got my first e-mail address and...

Halloween

feeds@yuku.com (everythingsused) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:57:38 GMT

Didn't think this one fit in anywhere else and since it's almost Halloween and all- I figured it would be important to remember a few things: (I cheated btw- got this off a friends blog- too funny- had to share!)

The Rules

1. When it appears that you have killed the monster, NEVER check to see if it's...

The Draft: would you comply?

feeds@yuku.com (jesic) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:26:24 GMT

Something I read yesterday has piqued my curiosity, so...

Imagine there is a third world war and your country has decided to implement the draft. For the sake of including everyone, ignore normal age restrictions, education/job exemptions, and pretend that female soldiers have to perform the same duties as the men.

Happy 10 year anniversary!

feeds@yuku.com (Keppet) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:13:28 GMT

Here's to Willem and the Robin Hobb Board!

Cheers!

Do you know "Amber"?

feeds@yuku.com (Mervi) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:00:27 GMT

A girl turned up in New York's Times Square two weeks ago saying she doesn't know who she is, or where she came from. She does however react to the name "Amber" and is said to have quoted a passage from Fool's Fate. She also said she has been writing a fantasy story featuring a heroine named Rian "who's been raised by the commander of the guard post on the edge of a fantasy kingdom." Please check the following articles to see if she looks or sounds...

What Is the Most Outlandish Place You've Ever Posted on the Board From?

feeds@yuku.com (Snail) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:04:47 GMT

I've posted here from a gay bar, from an outdoor internet cafe at a Cretan beach, from under my bed, from above the Arctic Circle and by using Windows95.

That's not much, I know. I'm sure you guys can do a lot better, being freaks. So let's have it! What are the weirdest places you've posted here from? Where are you posting from right NOW!?

(Right now, I'm posting from behind your back. Yes, YOUR back. Think about it for a moment.)

When Parents and Entertainment Clash - Childhood Memories

feeds@yuku.com (Snail) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:14:17 GMT

So, what did your parents not allow you to watch/play/read?

When I was around 10 and my baby sister was around 6, we were watching an episode of Mr. Bean. In this episode, Mr. Bean ties a bunch of balloons to a baby's carriage and the carriage is lifted up into the air with the baby in it. The baby was not harmed, however, because after a chase scene the carriage returned to the ground, but the fact that the baby was in danger at all...

Madeleine's Health, revisited.

feeds@yuku.com (MikeTransreal) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:19:38 GMT

Yes, it's an update!
Her operated hip has been improving fairly steadily and she's actually back at work full time at the moment. (Her first full week was last week)
I've been waiting for definite news before saying anything here although some of you on Flickr and so on might have an idea of what I'm about to say.

As I said somewhere in the

Innocent Announcement

feeds@yuku.com (Keppet) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:42:34 GMT

I think kiwis, apples & limes may be my favourite. Mmmm.

It's amazing (to me) just how many Innocent Smoothies I get through on my trips to Oxford. I think I spend too much on food... But oh, they are so good. I also have pineapples, blueberries & ginger though I may save that until tomorrow and make myself some herbal tea instead.

Do We Have Enough Moons?

feeds@yuku.com (Snail) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:00:29 GMT

Learning emotions the... stupid way?

feeds@yuku.com (Keppet) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:54:24 GMT

Recently, Sesame Street paid an honour to Mad Men with their piece teaching children what "mad", "sad" and "happy" (but not, strangely enough, glad) looked like.

This made me think, cast my mind back to the time when I needed to be taught these basic emotions. Not because I didn't feel them so much as I didn't...

Happy birthday Nadine

feeds@yuku.com (Dilir) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:47:36 GMT

Hey Nadine, hope you have an awesome day!

Happy birthday

I want my own thread/Links to weird sites

feeds@yuku.com (MidnightandOreo) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:56:24 GMT

Mostly because I can't figure out where to put this and am too lazy to break things up into multiple posts in multiple places that might make sense. First, I just dropped Liz, little Candycanegirl, off at the Homecoming Dance. First, I was supposed to take her to someone's house for pictures. I thought there'd be a few people, but there were about 40 kids and dozens of parents with cameras.

Also, once upon a time, I used my gmail address to make a "fake"...

Happy Birthday Snail!

feeds@yuku.com (nadine74) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:51:55 GMT

A very slimey birthday to you my friend!

What a lovely surprise: A thank you and wedding photos galore

feeds@yuku.com (Witty Lela) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:32:41 GMT

Wonderful Hobblings,

We came home to Scotland, tired from a 19 hour flight (22 hours from door to door) and stumbled upon your card. Thank you SO much. We were speechless. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

As due payment, here are many photos of the ceremony and reception of Sept 5th, 2009:

First, the ceremony site:

...

Happy (belated) birthday Willem

feeds@yuku.com (Dilir) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:13:38 GMT

Hope you had a great day

Happy birthday

Bored Now.

feeds@yuku.com (Keppet) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:24:24 GMT

A thread to combat boredom.

Bored? Why don't you....

Learn a card trick.

(More suggestions please for things bored people can do simply and in appropriate time scales).

Which fictional character do you relate to the most?

feeds@yuku.com (Keppet) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:45:49 GMT

A conversation with jes in the tv thread has made me ponder this. I don't mean which character you sympathise the most with or have the most in common with but which character do you think the most like?

Though actually, those are good questions too...

But it is Dexter from the tv show of the same name that showed up and made my jaw drop by being like me. Exaggerated of course.

I guess looking at characters I have stuff in common with, I would go for...