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What he does is make a vanilla custard and puts it in a premade pie crust.
No meringue or anything.
In a world where boxed white zinfandel and Spaghetti-O's are popular, are you surprised?
People like crap.
...I like white zinfandel...
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You know, I'm glad this is top instead if the thing about me liking custard...
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My parents raised us better than that.What he does is make a vanilla custard and puts it in a premade pie crust.
No meringue or anything.
In a world where boxed white zinfandel and Spaghetti-O's are popular, are you surprised?
People like crap.
I... I like Spaghetti-O's! There! I said it!
And, yeah, it's better than zeppelinni's! There! I said it again!
(But it's not as good as rando street vendor sheshlika*!)
(Or pomafritis in the snow**!)
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(I don't know what boxed white zinfandel is, exactly.)
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Monster: Thunderwolf
I need a thundersnow version of this.
Happy Birthday!
Take your pick:
option three (this has to happen first)
option five (with appropriate choices, obviously)
option five (if you're feeling morbid)
There are, of course, a few other options, too.
Stuff like this guy or this one (with appropriat selections), but they might need a certain kinds of templates first. So I'm not super into setting up all those options.
(These aren't as cool - - as Drejk building a unique variant creature, but they're place holders until and unless he opts for that. :D)
EDIT: to add an important message
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(I don't know what boxed white zinfandel is, exactly.)
Zinfandel is a type of wine. Wine that comes in boxes is typically considered cheap and low quality.
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Survived a Saturday of shopping!
Old wizzies feet hurt.
But, not as much as my pocketbook. :(
Happy start-of-a-new-week! :)
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Unfortunately, in our area Crookshanks is a ray of light in a sea of s##& and entitlement, all the kids in her class are, to put it nicely, self absorbed inconsiderate entitled a@@&$!$s.
Tiny T-Rex and his class are the hope for the future in the Midwest, which is unsurprising because the Midwest is always 5-15 years behind the west coast.
Edit: the plus side is, since we've always kept up with the west coast we're always ahead of the curve. :-)
I'm entirely certain the worst part about being a father will be that my daughter will have friends that are other children.
Other people's kids are horrible.
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I guess I hadn't posted it here yet.
I'm not 100% after the car accident. I do have a case of whiplash, and it's causing some discomfort. But all in all...given what could have happened...it's pretty minor.
(I don't know what boxed white zinfandel is, exactly.)Zinfandel is a type of wine. Wine that comes in boxes is typically considered cheap and low quality.
Ah, that explains it. I recognized the "sound" in my mind, but I really couldn't identify where I'd heard it. Thanks!
(I was at least cognizant to realize that wine in boxes is considered "cheap" but I have no idea why beyond the fact that it's shipped in boxes. It could well have some influence on whatever it is that makes wine "wine" - fermented juice - but I'm not familiar with the topic enough to know about what, exactly, the differences entail. "Emergency" mac-n-cheese*, though, is both exceptionally cheap** and exactly what I want sometimes.)
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I guess I hadn't posted it here yet.
I'm not 100% after the car accident. I do have a case of whiplash, and it's causing some discomfort. But all in all...given what could have happened...it's pretty minor.
Whiplash does suck, though. I pray it heals, quickly.
Survived a Saturday of shopping!
Old wizzies feet hurt.
But, not as much as my pocketbook. :(
Happy start-of-a-new-week! :)
My feet hurt often! Feet-hurt bros!
And, yeah, it's better than zeppelinni's! There! I said it again!
For those who don't know what zeppelinni's are, take a potato; remove the inside of the potato and mix liberally with lard; reinsert into potato.
Done.
(Sometimes mushrooms and other elements may be added. Those poor, poor abused mushrooms and other elements.)
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I guess I hadn't posted it here yet.
I'm not 100% after the car accident. I do have a case of whiplash, and it's causing some discomfort. But all in all...given what could have happened...it's pretty minor.
I do hope that you feel better soon. Whiplash sucks.
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Monster: ThunderwolfI need a thundersnow version of this.Happy Birthday!
Take your pick:
option three (this has to happen first)
option five (with appropriate choices, obviously)
option five (if you're feeling morbid)
There are, of course, a few other options, too.
Stuff like this guy or this one (with appropriat selections), but they might need a certain kinds of templates first. So I'm not super into setting up all those options.
(These aren't as cool - - as Drejk building a unique variant creature, but they're place holders until and unless he opts for that. :D)
EDIT: to add an important message
I love this. All of it.
But I need something from Drejk himself to welcome winter appropriately.
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Monster: ThunderwolfI need a thundersnow version of this.Happy Birthday!
Take your pick:
option three (this has to happen first)
option five (with appropriate choices, obviously)
option five (if you're feeling morbid)
There are, of course, a few other options, too.
(...)
I love this. All of it.
But I need something from Drejk himself to welcome winter appropriately.
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So yesterday, my kid sister Eve took my almost-two-year-old niece into her local gaming store, and they had a big felted plushie Xanathar.
My darling little niece looked at the cuddly monstrosity and said, "PLEEEEEEASE?!? I NEEEEEEED THAT."
And Eve got it for her.
Probably so she could carry it with her to playdates or story hour to scare the other moms, or to act as a shibboleth to find the other stealth geeks.
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So yesterday, my kid sister Eve took my almost-two-year-old niece into her local gaming store, and they had a big felted plushie Xanathar.
My darling little niece looked at the cuddly monstrosity and said, "PLEEEEEEASE?!? I NEEEEEEED THAT."
And Eve got it for her.
Probably so she could carry it with her to playdates or story hour to scare the other moms, or to act as a shibboleth to find the other stealth geeks.
Awwww...
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Post the picture of the plushie!
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Post the picture of the plushie!
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(I don't know what boxed white zinfandel is, exactly.)Zinfandel is a type of wine. Wine that comes in boxes is typically considered cheap and low quality.Ah, that explains it. I recognized the "sound" in my mind, but I really couldn't identify where I'd heard it. Thanks!
(I was at least cognizant to realize that wine in boxes is considered "cheap" but I have no idea why beyond the fact that it's shipped in boxes. It could well have some influence on whatever it is that makes wine "wine" - fermented juice - but I'm not familiar with the topic enough to know about what, exactly, the differences entail. "Emergency" mac-n-cheese*, though, is both exceptionally cheap** and exactly what I want sometimes.)
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So... wine...
Winemaking is a remarkably complex process, to the point that my alma mater (U.C. Davis) offered full degrees on the subject. Temperature, humidity, the wood you use, the age of the grape vines, all matter, on top of the usual (amount of sugar in the grapes, amount of water in the grapes, etc.).
It's a lot of work.
So, to mass produce wine, you need to cut corners. Gallo is the most infamous company I know of, buying up all the grapes other wineries rejected for having the wrong sugar level or whatever, and grinding them all up and fermenting them into an appalling alcoholic beverage called "Gallo Hearty Burgundy".
And, just as people can train themselves to drink appallingly crappy beer (Coors, anyone?), people can train themselves to drink appallingly crappy wine.
It's cheaper, and it still gives you a buzz. It's just hard to imagine drinking it for enjoyment. Kind of like American chocolate.
Back to the point: The science behind boxed wine is sound: You put the wine in an airtight mylar container, preventing any further fermentation and preserving the wine as-is for eternity. But just as with any other discipline with academic degrees, the high-end wine snobs look at boxes disdainfully and won't buy them. Meaning that the only companies that can profitably produce boxed wines are the "low end cheap swill" companies.
So it's not the boxes that are the problem per se; it's that wine snobs won't buy them, so higher-end winemakers won't produce them, so you'll never be able to get anything better than mediocre wine in a box.
(I've had drinkable boxed wine, but only once or twice in my many years of drinking.)
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Well, today will be an interesting day:
- My first time ever using a table saw
- My first time ever trying to lay a hardwood floor
If my typing tonight is missing every 10th character, you'll know what happened...
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When I worked at Toys R Us the most requested toy we didn't have was a Cthulhu plushie.
At least once a month someone would ask if we had any.
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Well, today will be an interesting day:
- My first time ever using a table saw
- My first time ever trying to lay a hardwood floorIf my typing tonight is missing every 10th character, you'll know what happened...
I love table saws!
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Position yourself well. Kickback from a table saw will ruin your day.
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Always wear eye protection!
The black market for new eyeballs is through the roof right now.
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And NEVER operate a saw around goblin babies.
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And NEVER operate a saw around goblin babies.
Yes, yes, I know: Goblin babies go ON the saw, not around it...
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And NEVER operate a saw around goblin babies.Yes, yes, I know: Goblin babies go ON the saw, not around it...
Do it!!!
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I get to go pick up and then return the dog bed I bought online this morning because SOMEONE didn't look at the dimensions.
This is why I'm not allowed to shop online.
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I get to go pick up and then return the dog bed I bought online this morning because SOMEONE didn't look at the dimensions.
This is why I'm not allowed to shop online.
Hey, I went to the local hardware store and bought 1/4 pound of nails. The guy thought it was 1/4 box of nails, so charged me for 2.5 pounds of nails.
Most expensive nails ever!
So yeah, that's on my list to go back and fix today...
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(I don't know what boxed white zinfandel is, exactly.)Zinfandel is a type of wine. Wine that comes in boxes is typically considered cheap and low quality.Ah, that explains it. I recognized the "sound" in my mind, but I really couldn't identify where I'd heard it. Thanks!
(I was at least cognizant to realize that wine in boxes is considered "cheap" but I have no idea why beyond the fact that it's shipped in boxes. It could well have some influence on whatever it is that makes wine "wine" - fermented juice - but I'm not familiar with the topic enough to know about what, exactly, the differences entail. "Emergency" mac-n-cheese*, though, is both exceptionally cheap** and exactly what I want sometimes.)
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So... wine...
Winemaking is a remarkably complex process, to the point that my alma mater (U.C. Davis) offered full degrees on the subject. Temperature, humidity, the wood you use, the age of the grape vines, all matter, on top of the usual (amount of sugar in the grapes, amount of water in the grapes, etc.).
It's a lot of work.
So, to mass produce wine, you need to cut corners. Gallo is the most infamous company I know of, buying up all the grapes other wineries rejected for having the wrong sugar level or whatever, and grinding them all up and fermenting them into an appalling alcoholic beverage called "Gallo Hearty Burgundy".
And, just as people can train themselves to drink appallingly crappy beer (Coors, anyone?),...
I love box wine.
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There are some things that just constantly incense me, such as "friends" being utterly incapable of understanding something as simple as, "GothBard did NOT take my name!"
Lisamarlene will probably understand this all too well.
When we got married, we were poor grad students, so we could afford the $15 for GothBard to legally change her name to a hyphenation of our surnames, but we couldn't afford the $300 it would cost for me, so legally I still hold my last name. Basically, we can say she was GothBard Black and I was NobodysHome Heart and she became GothBard Black-Heart while I stayed NobodysHome Heart.
We have made it abundantly clear to ALL of our friends and relatives that they are NEVER to use "GothBard Heart" under any circumstances, EVER. Under pain of dissociation. Of all the things women have suffered throughout history, losing their very identities and becoming "Mrs. Man" is high on GothBard's list. She hates it... passionately.
The first time our friends/family make the mistake, we send them a polite note saying, "We're sorry, GothBard doesn't use that name. Please address her as Ms. GothBard Black-Heart."
The second time, we get a bit more blunt, returning the card with, "There is no one by that name who lives here."
And yeah, now we have a third year in a row of someone just sending it to "NobodyHome and GothBard Heart".
It's like, "How can you possibly NOT KNOW how insulting this is?!?!?!?!?"
EDIT: GothBard just made the excellent point that I've gone by NobodysHome Black-Heart since we got married in 1994; it's just not my legal name. So even a card addressed to "NobodysHome and GothBard Black-Heart" would be welcome.
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Gallo Hearty Burgundy sounds like a dreadful TV chef.
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This has been the 6 o'clock news on KBMR, with me, Margin Headwinds
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And me, Chyna Barbello.
Now, who's this 'jest a-settin' on the porch?' Why, it's Gallo Burgundy, here to welcome you into Gallo's Country Kitchen!!!
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"Waaal, howdy thar, neighbors! Tonight we's a-doin' live raccoon in cheez-whiz, and remember, if'n ya cain't get cheez-wiz, y'all kin use yer own!!!"
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Since I run a silly game, I have a silly question: Can you use Sleight of Hand to take someone's hat?
Without spoilering excessively, Impus Minor was in "negotiations" with a mad king. He walked around behind the king and convinced him they were playing some kind of game, so the king didn't look back.
His character rolled a 23 Sleight of Hand to grab the king's (leather) crown. The king rolled an 18 Perception to notice. Even with the +4 for a larger object, that's a clean steal. Of a king's crown. While the king was on his throne.
Anything wrong with this analysis? Other than the whole scenario in the first place?
...(I don't know what boxed white zinfandel is, exactly.)Zinfandel is a type of wine. Wine that comes in boxes is typically considered cheap and low quality.Ah, that explains it. I recognized the "sound" in my mind, but I really couldn't identify where I'd heard it. Thanks!
(I was at least cognizant to realize that wine in boxes is considered "cheap" but I have no idea why beyond the fact that it's shipped in boxes. It could well have some influence on whatever it is that makes wine "wine" - fermented juice - but I'm not familiar with the topic enough to know about what, exactly, the differences entail. "Emergency" mac-n-cheese*, though, is both exceptionally cheap** and exactly what I want sometimes.)
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So... wine...
Winemaking is a remarkably complex process, to the point that my alma mater (U.C. Davis) offered full degrees on the subject. Temperature, humidity, the wood you use, the age of the grape vines, all matter, on top of the usual (amount of sugar in the grapes, amount of water in the grapes, etc.).
It's a lot of work.
So, to mass produce wine, you need to cut corners. Gallo is the most infamous company I know of, buying up all the grapes other wineries rejected for having the wrong sugar level or whatever, and grinding them all up and fermenting them into an appalling alcoholic beverage called "Gallo Hearty Burgundy".
And, just as people can train themselves to drink appallingly
And I like American chocolate! And, yes, I've had European chocolate!
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Since I run a silly game, I have a silly question: Can you use Sleight of Hand to take someone's hat?
Without spoilering excessively, Impus Minor was in "negotiations" with a mad king. He walked around behind the king and convinced him they were playing some kind of game, so the king didn't look back.
His character rolled a 23 Sleight of Hand to grab the king's (leather) crown. The king rolled an 18 Perception to notice. Even with the +4 for a larger object, that's a clean steal. Of a king's crown. While the king was on his throne.
Anything wrong with this analysis? Other than the whole scenario in the first place?
From what I'm seeing, that's completely by-the-book legit. DC 20 to succeed at all, with an opposed Perception against whatever Impus rolled. You actually made it harder than it needed to be with the +4 on the opposed check, but that isn't an unreasonable adjustment in this case.
So yeah. He stole the crown. Right off the king's head. While sitting on the throne. The throne in the throne room, of course. Not that other throne. That would be inappropriate.
Well done.
(If this were a combat situation, he'd have had to use the steal combat maneuver.)
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Gallo Hearty Burgundy sounds like a dreadful TV chef.
Now I'm envisioning a televised food competition, like a trashy Iron Chef. The three competitors will be Iron Chef Hearty Burgundy, Iron Chef Chablis, and Iron Chef Sangria. The ingredient of the week will vary, but they have to build their sauces, marinades, etc. out of their signature "wine".
Since I run a silly game, I have a silly question: Can you use Sleight of Hand to take someone's hat?
Without spoilering excessively, Impus Minor was in "negotiations" with a mad king. He walked around behind the king and convinced him they were playing some kind of game, so the king didn't look back.
His character rolled a 23 Sleight of Hand to grab the king's (leather) crown. The king rolled an 18 Perception to notice. Even with the +4 for a larger object, that's a clean steal. Of a king's crown. While the king was on his throne.
Anything wrong with this analysis? Other than the whole scenario in the first place?
Well, *stretches hands forward with fingers entertwinned* time to get Rules Forum up in hear!
Since I run a silly game, I have a silly question: Can you use Sleight of Hand to take someone's hat?
Yes.
Without spoilering excessively, Impus Minor was in "negotiations" with a mad king. He walked around behind the king and convinced him they were playing some kind of game, so the king didn't look back.
This is all legit (also Bluff v. Sense Motive, unless it's waived, which is also cool for different games.
His character rolled a 23 Sleight of Hand to grab the king's (leather) crown. The king rolled an 18 Perception to notice. Even with the +4 for a larger object, that's a clean steal. Of a king's crown. While the king was on his throne.
Anything wrong with this analysis? Other than the whole scenario in the first place?
There are other potential factors, but yeah, that's about right.
From here,
Take Something Unnoticed
If you try to take something from a creature, you must make a DC 20 Sleight of Hand check. The opponent makes a Perception check to detect the attempt, opposed by the Sleight of Hand check result you achieved when you tried to grab the item. An opponent who succeeds on this check notices the attempt, regardless of whether you got the item. You cannot use this skill to take an object from another creature during combat if the creature is aware of your presence.
(Also, see "lifting large objects" in that section, though I don't think it necessarily applies, here.)
Perception notes:
> favorable conditions (grant -2 to Perception DC
> don't forget to factor in IM's character's smell (up to -10 if like garbage)
Remember! If anyone else is around (not necessarily likely, especially if the guy you're talking about is the guy I'm thinking of - he had a lot of folks around, but with a good bluff you should be able to get him at least moderately alone) they can Aid Another. But with a high enough Bluff check (and glibness) most anything is possible, even this.
(And, look, if IM doesn't make a delightful song number about the color of his new crown I'm going to be very disappointed.)
(The 1987 Sid Ceaser film, for the record. I'm afraid I can't find a better version of that song. It's so bad, and I love it.)
From what I'm seeing, that's completely by-the-book legit. DC 20 to succeed at all, with an opposed Perception against whatever Impus rolled. You actually made it harder than it needed to be with the +4 on the opposed check, but that isn't an unreasonable adjustment in this case.
So yeah. He stole the crown. Right off the king's head. While sitting on the throne. The throne in the throne room, of course. Not that other throne. That would be inappropriate.
Well done.
(If this were a combat situation, he'd have had to use the steal combat maneuver.)
This is also correct.
Gallo Hearty Burgundy sounds like a dreadful TV chef.Now I'm envisioning a televised food competition, like a trashy Iron Chef. The three competitors will be Iron Chef Hearty Burgundy, Iron Chef Chablis, and Iron Chef Sangria. The ingredient of the week will vary, but they have to build their sauces, marinades, etc. out of their signature "wine".
I don't wanna! You can't make me! It smells bad and I hate it!
*throws it into a pot*
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Gallo Hearty Burgundy sounds like a dreadful TV chef.Now I'm envisioning a televised food competition, like a trashy Iron Chef. The three competitors will be Iron Chef Hearty Burgundy, Iron Chef Chablis, and Iron Chef Sangria. The ingredient of the week will vary, but they have to build their sauces, marinades, etc. out of their signature "wine".
I would *so* watch that! Religiously.
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And I like American chocolate! And, yes, I've had European chocolate!
Likewise.
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You might have too many aliases if you get an idea for an alias but by the time you get to the end of your aliases and the create alias button you forgot what alias you were going to create.
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And I like American chocolate! And, yes, I've had European chocolate!Likewise.
Of course, you might have spent too much time in retail markets if this is the best you can do.