megan, could you do a quick translation check? the rugby boys are going to a tournament in Montreal, and want the team motto "Everything in Excess" on the jerseys in french. I think it would be "Tout à la excès" or possibly ""Tout de excès"? any thoughts?
Mal: You know, you ain't quite right. River: It's the popular theory.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Vortex - Jul 26, 2011 9:15:48 pm PDT #18211 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Polter-Cow - Jul 26, 2011 9:19:56 pm PDT #18212 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Old Spice Guy and Fabio have been doing Twitter responses all day. Shenanigans!
Jessica - Jul 27, 2011 2:37:33 am PDT #18213 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Perhaps you should contact Oliver Sacks?
Oh please don't - according to 2 completely unconnected sources (1 fellow neurologist and 1 ex-patient) he's a great writer but a TERRIBLE doctor. You ever notice how his books are all about incurable cases? That's because he's not very good at helping people get better.
le nubian - Jul 27, 2011 2:45:43 am PDT #18214 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
damn.
bubble burst and it isn't even 8 am.
brenda m - Jul 27, 2011 3:53:02 am PDT #18215 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Frankenbuddha - Jul 27, 2011 4:08:07 am PDT #18216 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
This kind of makes me want to bust out the Monopoly board.
No shit. That makes it a whole different game. I can see it causing more fights to break out than Risk played that way.
sumi - Jul 27, 2011 4:24:31 am PDT #18217 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Ha!
I recall that we always played the "short" form of Monopoly - and that when you play Monopoly with children (which is what I and my brothers are) there are somethings that you don't bother with - like auctioning property.
One of my co-workers has a son who is playing with a couple of local municipal bands. One of them has Johan de Meij guest conducting and he contributed music to the LotR symphony. Isn't that cool?
And in Mexico a 15 year old was arrested for "cartel killings" - he says he started murdering people when he was 11. Yikes.
In happier news: check out this Iron Throne cake.
Sophia Brooks - Jul 27, 2011 4:39:13 am PDT #18218 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I don't think I have ever played Monopoly the whole way through. I always found it super boring. Although maybe with this auction things it would work. The funny thing is that without the auction, the only thing that ever seemed to make it fun was cheating and bribing the banker and stuff
billytea - Jul 27, 2011 4:43:43 am PDT #18219 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Even played by the proper rules, Monopoly is still pretty flawed. It can be fun while properties are still unowned and you're trying to finish your sets, but thereafter, working your way to a winner can be a bit of a grind. (And it's usually apparent who the winner will be a while before it happens. This is another area where common house rules make things worse.)
If you like the auction mechanism, here are some other games worth looking for:
Taj Mahal
Ra
Modern Art
If you like trading games, here are some good options:
Bohnanza (I love this one, it's light and can really get people into the swing of things)
Pit (adrenaline rush!)
Genoa
Settlers of Catan
Frankenbuddha - Jul 27, 2011 4:54:36 am PDT #18220 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Settlers of Catan
This is an awesome game.