KnightShade

GBP conversion rates?

It's a common mistake to assume Top Lad Points can be converted into Good Boy Points, the two in fact mean the opposite of each other. Do not despair, you can get TLPs by exchanging Banters at a rate of 10 to 1.

Hateful Eight is good.

No doubting it's a good film. It's just not good by Tarantino's standards. The characters were interesting but it completely wasted the well built tension. Its attempts to be provocative also felt aimless, perhaps even pandering.

A couple from my hometown (rural midwest) are trying to crowdfund their wedding.

Whoever just gave $5 is either doing pity wrong, or has an evil sense of humour.

We are declaring war on mexico!

There's no illegal immigration if we own the entire planet.

@Keyguyperson

What about the illegal aliens? Let's build a wall around the solar system.

Who's ready for Game of Thrones?

I never bought Stannis not wanting to win the throne, or atleast only wanting it out of duty. Maybe he doesn't want to be king, but he sure as hell doesn't want to lose to anyone either.

Ugh

Do you have a fucking pterodactyl or something? O___o

@Rusalka

The spinosaurus is the only prehistoric animal that eats handheld electronics. True fact.

Something is happening

Basically, she didn't like my dad (this is my mom's mom) and was convinced that he must be mistreating the dog. So one day, when she was babysitting me, the dog ran away and everybody fanned out to find it. I thought it was just gone, but I found out years later that she did in fact find it and decided to have it put down because, you know, she didn't like my dad.

@Vilageidiotx

I'm sorry to hear that. That's some major mental hoops to jump through to do something that's just plain sick.

An evangelical Christian-operated thrift shop was selling animal ear headbands for 75c

Don't be so sure. I knew a fairly evangelical Christian family that was very interested in Magic: The Gathering and Shadowrun. They weren't what I'd call the stereotypical evangelical family, but they'd beat your brow with the Bible if you let them.

@Shorticus

I decided to look up if there was a game that used biblical history as a source, and now I'm seriously considering getting a few packs of Redemption cards.

Something is happening

Don't have any experience with in-laws, but bitchy narcissistic relatives are a tick. 27 years ago my aunt made my mum cry by telling her she'd only got pregnant to get their dad's attention. Her main hobby to this day is guilt tripping and manipulating my Nan (the only family member who can't see through her bullshit) into giving her money, eating food she hates, and just generally making her miserable but having her turn it on the rest of her family and friends so she becomes more isolated from everyone else. Oh yeah, she also banned my Mum from visiting Nan in hospital, but my Nan doesn't know this and just thinks she's the perfect daughter.

Anyway, I've watched my Dad get angry at her and vent to me about it. I've watched my Mum get stressed out over it and the toll that's taken on their marriage. Neither of those approaches seem to work. I only really got around to dealing with it when I realized how fucking pathetic you have to be to have nothing better to do with your life than hate your own family. You've got to see how much bigger and better a person you are by just trying to live your life well, while they have to tear down and compete to feel good about themselves. Try to forgive, and even pity them, because they should matter that little to you.

wait, what? who?

Ramen?

@Aragorn

Let's not overplay that aspect of the trinity, I don't think we can compete with the Pastafarians.