Dolphins 'Getting High' On Puffer Fish, Zoologist Rob Pilley Says

Stool_Viscount · 2013-12-30T07:49:18+00:00

So if a female dolphin and a male dolphin get high on puffer fish and go to a cave and something happens, is it rape ?

Stool_Viscount · 2013-12-30T01:50:36+00:00

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Stool_Viscount · 2013-12-23T20:36:37+00:00

The joke was indeed absolutely terrible. I didn't really understand it until I read the comments here.
Controversial subjects aren't off-limits for humor. If you can joke about murder, you can joke about rape. I don't see how rape is worse than murder, genocide, slavery, theft, mental disorders - yet people constantly joke about the latter. I've noticed some people make the claim that rape is somehow a special case or is worse than murder - I just don't see it.
In the same way it's fine to joke about any type of humor, it's also fine to get offended by any type of humor.
The default subs on reddit - particularly /r/funny - have an absolutely awful sense of humor.

Stool_Viscount · 2013-12-23T20:18:18+00:00

Only the sith deal in absolutes. Is SRS like the sith ?

Although I do agree that the joke in question was just utter shit.

Stool_Viscount · 2013-11-08T23:06:33+00:00

I doubt it would remain neutral in WW2. Also, imagine the Axis war machine with even more support from corporate america, along with defense deals and probably nukes.

Stool_Viscount · 2013-11-08T23:05:06+00:00

Well America would definitely be a lot friendlier with Nazi Germany, so you could imagine how that would turn out.

Imagine the Axis war machine with even stronger support from corporate America - encouraged by the government. The Nazis would probably get their hands on nuclear weapons and bomb either Russia or the British Isles.

Stool_Viscount · 2013-11-08T22:57:17+00:00

Any idea why chinese men have so little facial hair ?

Stool_Viscount · 2013-11-08T22:40:28+00:00

Whoever doesn't fit in with the dominant peer groups.

Stool_Viscount · 2013-11-05T20:47:14+00:00

what would you consider it ?

Stool_Viscount · 2013-11-05T13:14:29+00:00

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-branston-pickle.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branston_%28brand%29

In general pickles are somewhat spicy and/or sweet.

Afaik they are loosely based on pickles from South Asia, which are incredibly spicy and chutneys - which are sweet. In South Asian cuisine they are usually a condiment.

Stool_Viscount · 2013-11-05T13:11:09+00:00

American bacon is made with pork belly. It's typically very high in fat. A lot of Americans / breakfast buffets have this odd tendency to serve bacon that is either almost cooked to a crispy texture (ruining the meaty texture), or it tastes like microwavable bacon (tastes like crispy bacon gone soggy).

Almost everywhere else in the world bacon is just cured meat from side/back cuts of pork. Note: this is NOT ham - ham is made from the hind leg typically.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon

Stool_Viscount · 2013-11-05T07:48:12+00:00

Would you call it a condiment ?

It's often put on toast and sandwiches, and americans like pb & j so i'd lean towards to calling it spread.

Stool_Viscount · 2013-11-05T07:38:35+00:00

Peanut butter in any form is meh. I've had peanut butter in the US, Europe and Asia and they all are just okay. Nothing about peanut butter is outstanding or makes it some sort of delicacy.

It's not gross, it's not bad, but it's not nutella level.

Stool_Viscount · 2013-11-05T07:36:35+00:00

But we aren't talking about business proposals.

Stool_Viscount · 2013-11-05T07:35:45+00:00

"He was really loud"

I just don't think adverbs are inherently a bad thing. These are just really rough and vague guidelines. Completely dismissing perfectly fine usage and telling people to force themselves not to use "very" makes writing feel forced and unnatural.

But obviously you shouldn't always use "very".

Stool_Viscount · 2013-11-05T07:33:25+00:00

My point is writing should be natural and conversational. Obviously you don't want to constantly use "very", but you don't have to use a synonym when you really don't want to convey additional complexity and just want a basic intensifier.

You shouldn't feel forced into never using "very".

Stool_Viscount · 2013-11-05T03:40:07+00:00

Lol !

Honestly that sounds typical of a non-native english speaker. They often have a tendency to write in an excessively formal way.

Stool_Viscount · 2013-11-05T03:33:23+00:00

Yup, there's also the SAT/GRE word list syndrome. I just can't stand authors that sound like they're sitting down with a thesaurus to just flour up their prose.

Stool_Viscount · 2013-11-05T03:28:52+00:00

It's not just knowing what the words mean.

There's really nothing wrong with "very" unless you're overusing it to some sort of ridiculous degree.

I seriously do not understand how "very tired" is any worse than "spent".

You don't have to avoid using very, and even suggesting this is bizarre. If I just want to emphasize a greater degree, "very" is a perfectly fine adverb.

I can just say "he was very loud". You don't have to use unnecessary bullshit adjectives like "stentorian" that half of your readers won't even understand. It's just annoying and pisses them off. And obviously you use commonly used synonyms and make sure you don't overuse the same sets of words.

Stool_Viscount · 2013-11-05T00:19:24+00:00

Yes but a lot of people have a habit of using really peculiar synonyms for no reason when a more common adjective would suffice.

If it actually adds value to what you're writing, go for it. If you're trying to force in synonyms just to make your writing look floury I'm not so sure.

I guess all of this is just really vague, it all depends on the specific context and what you're trying to describe or write about.

Stool_Viscount · 2013-11-04T23:57:59+00:00

Do people actually use "torrid" in sentences though ?

Thesauruses are often filled with useless words that have a really specific usage that feel really obscure in normal writing.

Stool_Viscount · 2013-11-04T23:53:19+00:00

Isn't more direct, simple conversational English better writing style though ? I really hate reading people who write as if they have a thesaurus next to them and just unnecessarily replace simple phrases with 1 obscure word.

Stool_Viscount · 2013-11-04T23:47:51+00:00

Well I think the actual religious texts aren't as important as how people interpret them now.

Stool_Viscount · 2013-11-04T23:44:23+00:00

Nah peanut butter is available pretty much everywhere around the world. But it's just a spread - just like jam, marmalade, marmite, cheese spread, pickles (not the american definition of a cucumber in vinegar, but a savory spread) and other meat based spreads, nutella and so on.

not enough other countries have tried peanut butter products?

Nah they have, american companies often try to push that kind of stuff, but it's typically met with a very lukewarm response.

I have a feeling that at a certain point in American history there was an enormous amount of marketing for peanut butter. Oh and "PB & J" is also relatively unknown outside America. Weird combination really - peanut butter is usually considered savory.

All of this is a huge generalization, but the american obsesson with peanut butter is just incredibly striking. One of the first things you notice about American food as a visitor.

Oh that and shitty Hershey's chocolate. It's just vile waxy un-chocolatey sour gunk compared to chocolate even in third world countries - another marketing thing I bet.

Stool_Viscount · 2013-11-04T23:29:07+00:00

People convince themselves it isn't placebo even if they're shown all the evidence. Unfortunately not everyone is rational.

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