The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Ryujin]

Visual representation of some ppl on this forum depending on the thread they are thread crapping

Hell, if I could pull off looking like the guy who taught Peter Jackson the noise a man makes when he gets stabbed in the back, because he had personal experience, then I would as well.

 

[CleverNickName]

Actual footage of me reading through a thread about homebrew monsters, spells, magic items, and other community-made stuff:

Actual footage of me reading through a thread with digital maps, tokens, and other downloadable digital content for Roll20:

Actual footage of me reading a thread about how Wizards of the Coast is going broke, or a list of demands that WotC must follow:

Actual footage of me whenever someone mentions "broken" wizards, "broken" fighters, "broken" combat, or any other "broken" part of the game:

Actual footage of me whenever someone types the word "Nazi," or "woke", "canceled," or any other hate-group dog whistle:

And actual footage of me returning, to see who got a mod warning and if people have stopped mistreating each other:

 

[J.Quondam]

Visual representation of some ppl on this forum depending on the thread they are thread crapping

To be fair, Christopher Lee actually deserves to cast his signature look of superiority wherever he wants*.
Threadcrappers, on the other hand, are feeble poseurs, at best.


*Well, "wanted".

 

[payn]

To be fair, Christopher Lee actually deserves to cast his signature look of superiority wherever he wants*.
Threadcrappers, on the other hand, are feeble poseurs, at best.


*Well, "wanted".

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

@Whizbang Dustyboots

I remember that there was a time that I not eaten pineapple on pizza.

So I was intrigued and open-minded when I wandered into a pizza-eating forum. Sure, there were people that talked about how much they hate pineapple pizza, but there are haters everywhere. I also found that there was a small group of people that not only enjoyed pineapple on pizza, they talked about it. Talked about it endlessly. Surely they would educate me on the benefits of pineapple as a topping, and perhaps instruct me in the mysteries of the Canadian delicacies.

Here's the thing though. They spent all their time not just talking about putting pineapples on their pizza, but also why all other topping were bad. And you couldn't just have pineapple pizza; no, you had to have particular pineapples served only with deep dish pizza. And anyone who ate any other kind of pizza, with any other kinds of toppings, was just a terrible person. Even moreso if you dared to try and mix other toppings with the sacred pineapple, because then you had a completely incoherent pizza and that was terrible. You also couldn't order a pizza that had different toppings if you had a mixed group- I was told in very strong terms that ordering a pizza that was half pepperoni and half pineapple was not just wrong, but the type of thing that only a deranged and damaged mind would do.

Of course, in order to understand all of this pineapple talk, I couldn't just, you know, talk to them. Nope. I had to read twenty-year old treatises on pineapple that used a bunch of made-up terms like "scrumdiddlilicious" and then defined them in ways that no one could possible follow. "You know, scrumdiddlilicious, that's when a pizza has nasty non-pineapple toppings. It's a terrible thing!" Or used words I thought I knew in a way that made sure I couldn't follow. "We call a pizza 'tasty' when it is inedible because it has been contaminated by non-pizza toppings, and 'grilled' when it is a pan pizza. These are specialized terms defined by this Chef Don Doomin, in this blog post from 1999, except he wasn't a chef. It makes talking easier!"

After a while, I realized that any enjoyment I might get out of pineapples on pizza would come despite these fans, not through them. It's a happy and good realization- always separate the fans from the thing itself.

 

[CleverNickName]

After a while, I realized that any enjoyment I might get . . . would come despite these fans, not through them. It's a happy and good realization- always separate the fans from the thing itself.

This is peace. This is wisdom.

My final thoughts on the topic:

• Your enjoyment of a pizza topping shouldn't depend on other peoples' opinions. You don't need consensus to enjoy a pizza topping.
• It's your pizza; you should eat whatever you like, and let everyone else do the same.
• If there's ever a disagreement, find a compromise.
• It's not about being right or wrong; it's about being the kind of person that others will want to share a pizza with.

 

[Ryujin]

If the pizza satisfies you in an empty room, then that is enlightenment.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

It's not about being right or wrong; it's about being the kind of person that others will want to share a pizza with.

In college, I developed what I called the "free beer" philosophy. When a friend of mine needed a beer, but couldn't afford one, I gave him one when I could. When I was without beer, I had put enough of it out into the world that people covered me when I needed help.

It turns out this also works with other things as well.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Emmy noms are up, but who cares? The Last of Us episode 3 Long, Long Time should sweep every category and award.

Both drama and comedy categories are ludicrously stacked this year. Both of the leads of Long, Long Time are nominated in the same category, for instance. I don't envy the voters.

 

[Hussar]

Please stop presuming your problems are universal. Please? And if your problem is described by using a bunch of memes and jargon, it very very likely isn’t as widespread a problem as you think.

Also, people who put answers to product questions in YouTube videos instead of proper documentation deserve a special corner of hell. No I don’t want to watch commercials then hunt through your two hour video to find a thirty second answer.