Be a post whore! - Page 96

jinx · 08-22-2009, 07:20 PM

Shawnee123 · 08-22-2009, 07:25 PM

haggis!

glatt · 08-25-2009, 01:51 PM

So I was surfing around today (Facebook) and learned that not only do we know this place from Seinfeld, but it's also the inspiration for the Suzanne Vega song "Tom's Diner." And the Suzanne Vega song was the inspiration behind the MP3 format. Every time the engineers thought they had figured out the right compression format to use for shrinking song files, they would use it on "Tom's Diner" to see if Vega's voice kept its warmth and clarity. It wasn't until the compression format passed the "Tom's Diner" test that they settled on using it for the MP3 format we all know and use.

So Tom's Restaurant, pictured here, is really the ultimate power in the universe.

Shawnee123 · 08-25-2009, 02:07 PM

My name is Luka
I sell pizza at the mall...

Cloud · 08-25-2009, 03:00 PM

Had another round of contentious bickering on another forum regarding the derogatory phrase, "that's so gay."

Kind of ruined my day.

classicman · 08-25-2009, 03:15 PM

You got the phrase wrong - It's supposed to be "that's so ghey."

Cloud · 08-25-2009, 04:17 PM

ha!

I know a fanfic writer who spells "god" in her fanfic "ghod." This is to avoid offending the deity, I guess.

But since this particular fanfic was about men screwing each other, I think it was kind of a wasted effort.

DanaC · 08-25-2009, 04:52 PM

You're all totally teh ghey.

Just sayin'

monster · 08-25-2009, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

ha!

I know a fanfic writer who spells "god" in her fanfic "ghod." This is to avoid offending the deity, I guess.

But since this particular fanfic was about men screwing each other, I think it was kind of a wasted effort.

maybe she's Jewish.

Quote:

Judaism does not prohibit writing the Name of God per se; it prohibits only erasing or defacing a Name of God. However, observant Jews avoid writing any Name of God casually because of the risk that the written Name might later be defaced, obliterated or destroyed accidentally or by one who does not know better.

The commandment not to erase or deface the name of God comes from Deut. 12:3. In that passage, the people are commanded that when they take over the promised land, they should destroy all things related to the idolatrous religions of that region, and should utterly destroy the names of the local deities. Immediately afterwards, we are commanded not to do the same to our God. From this, the rabbis inferred that we are commanded not to destroy any holy thing, and not to erase or deface a Name of God.

from here which has been a very useful and infomative site for me since moving to America.

SteveDallas · 08-25-2009, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

ha!

I know a fanfic writer who spells "god" in her fanfic "ghod." This is to avoid offending the deity, I guess.

But since this particular fanfic was about men screwing each other, I think it was kind of a wasted effort.

Only if you think the deity is offended by man-on-man action.

ZenGum · 08-25-2009, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

Had another round of contentious bickering on another forum regarding the derogatory phrase, "that's so gay."

Kind of ruined my day.

Serves you right you forum floozy.

Get your contentious bickering HERE.

All other fora are ghey.

Cloud · 08-26-2009, 08:42 AM

I'm sure she was probably jewish, but since she was essentially writing porn, it seemed kinda incongruous to me.

and you're right, Zengum. I am suitably chastised.

ZenGum · 08-26-2009, 08:48 PM

Lately, I've been drinking a super health drink.

I mix up a musashi protien drink, then add a Yakult yoghurt drink to it, and then use this to wash down a fish oil capsule.

If this doesn't work, I'm gonna cross the streams.

DucksNuts · 08-27-2009, 04:39 AM

How do you not vomit, Zen?

ZenGum · 08-27-2009, 06:00 AM

Well, the two drinks taste fine by themselves, and you hardly notice the capsule.

Mind you, that is only for a certain brand of whey-based protein, the soy-based ones I have tried (a) taste gross and (b) do terrible things to/in my bowels.

08-22-2009, 07:20 PM	#1426
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	__________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

08-22-2009, 07:25 PM	#1427
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	haggis! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-25-2009, 02:07 PM	#1429
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	My name is Luka I sell pizza at the mall... __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-25-2009, 03:00 PM	#1430
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Had another round of contentious bickering on another forum regarding the derogatory phrase, "that's so gay." Kind of ruined my day. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

08-25-2009, 03:15 PM	#1431
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	You got the phrase wrong - It's supposed to be "that's so ghey." __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

08-25-2009, 01:51 PM	#1428
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	So I was surfing around today (Facebook) and learned that not only do we know this place from Seinfeld, but it's also the inspiration for the Suzanne Vega song "Tom's Diner." And the Suzanne Vega song was the inspiration behind the MP3 format. Every time the engineers thought they had figured out the right compression format to use for shrinking song files, they would use it on "Tom's Diner" to see if Vega's voice kept its warmth and clarity. It wasn't until the compression format passed the "Tom's Diner" test that they settled on using it for the MP3 format we all know and use. So Tom's Restaurant, pictured here, is really the ultimate power in the universe.

08-25-2009, 04:17 PM	#1432
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	ha! I know a fanfic writer who spells "god" in her fanfic "ghod." This is to avoid offending the deity, I guess. But since this particular fanfic was about men screwing each other, I think it was kind of a wasted effort. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

08-26-2009, 08:42 AM	#1437
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I'm sure she was probably jewish, but since she was essentially writing porn, it seemed kinda incongruous to me. and you're right, Zengum. I am suitably chastised. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

08-26-2009, 08:48 PM	#1438
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Lately, I've been drinking a super health drink. I mix up a musashi protien drink, then add a Yakult yoghurt drink to it, and then use this to wash down a fish oil capsule. If this doesn't work, I'm gonna cross the streams. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-27-2009, 04:39 AM	#1439
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	How do you not vomit, Zen?

08-27-2009, 06:00 AM	#1440
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Well, the two drinks taste fine by themselves, and you hardly notice the capsule. Mind you, that is only for a certain brand of whey-based protein, the soy-based ones I have tried (a) taste gross and (b) do terrible things to/in my bowels. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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