00:04 * Cepheid flops about.
00:04 * Schism claps at protesters blaring 'Born in the USA' at rallies. "Well done, people. Good job. That's just the sort of song to inspire faith in your country."
00:05 <Schism> Go on, follow that up with 'Sixteen Tons'.
00:05 <Schism> And 'American Woman'.
00:06 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: 6 "Friendship is Forever" Clop Shows in Total, Created Back During Season 9's Production [ http://tinyurl.com/ybhj6kyj ]
00:07 <Cepheid> I wonder how many more years the US will remain "United"
00:08 <Schism> According to Shadowrun, about two years ago, when the Ghost Dance War resulted in the Treaty of Denver and a good chunk of the US (and most of Canada) were signed over to the First Nations.
00:09 <Cepheid> Heh.
00:09 <Cepheid> Legitimate question, though. The division between the people is getting worse and worse.
00:09 <Schism> Hard to say. Might happen by the end of the year.
00:10 <Cepheid> ...
00:10 <Cepheid> That's... not a good sign, laptop.
00:10 <Schism> ?
00:10 <Cepheid> Laptop went from 20% battery left on the display to 100%.
00:10 <Cepheid> It's not even plugged in.
00:10 <Schism> ...Um.
00:11 <Schism> Time to order a new battery?
00:11 <Cepheid> Honestly, if I could get my hands on that CESB, I'd just buy a new laptop.
00:17 <Schism> In less divisive news, a great big "HA-ha!" is provided to the investors in Magic Leap, Inc., which after getting more than $2 in venture capital just laid off half its workforce.
00:18 <Schism> While I feel for the employees, the CEO felt that they would sell a whopping 1 million AR devices.
00:18 <Schism> At $2250 USD a pop.
00:18 <Schism> Sorry, more than $2 billion.
00:25 <Cepheid> Where the hell did they get that number?
00:26 <Cepheid> The AR devices number that is.
00:26 <Schism> Insert hand into rectum, grip, yank.
00:27 <Schism> The CFO evidently convinced the CEO that a more reasonable number would be 100,000 devices, which is still a sky-high prediction for first-gen tech.
00:28 <Cepheid> Mmhmm.
00:28 <Cepheid> I would have put it at 10,000. Especially at $2,250 USD, and when comparing to the competition.
00:29 <Schism> You wouldn't be anywhere near as far off, either, as I believe estimates showed some 7,000-ish devices.
00:29 <Schism> That have sold, that is.
00:32 <Cepheid> It's not a bad concept, I won't lie. It's just it needs work, and to come down in price.
00:33 <Schism> Well, like I said, first-gen tech. There needs to be a bigger market for it, which can be handled in a number of ways, including that price drop.
00:34 <Cepheid> https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/g5u46l/margo_is_29_years_old_and_she_still_knows_what/
00:35 <Cepheid> 29-year old cat.
00:35 <Schism> Cat-thuselah.
00:36 <Cepheid> Mmhmm.
00:36 * Schism flies over to the beast tribes to do the dailies.
00:36 <Cepheid> Apparently the spot on his paw that's clean of fur is because apparently he was having pancreas issues, and they needed to do bloodwork.
00:37 <Schism> That is to be expected at that age. Feline diabetes and all.
00:37 <Cepheid> Apparently it was an infection.
00:37 <Cepheid> Cat's doing fine, based on what I found.
00:38 <Schism> I can believe that, after my recent hospital visit.
00:41 <Schism> Any illness, but especially an infection raging out of control, can cause the pancreas to have issues.
00:43 <Cepheid> My dad has a bad memory. He can't believe that one of our previous cats lived to 22 years old. >.>
00:44 * Schism flies a fire pony underwater.
00:44 <Cepheid> ... So.
00:45 <Cepheid> In DOOM 2016, there's a log entry that makes reference to one of the Lords of Hell, known as the Great Serpent.
00:45 <Schism> That's... interesting. I wasn't aware of any previous mythology of such a being, but it sounds vaguely familiar.
00:45 <Cepheid> Yes.
00:45 <Cepheid> But that's not the point.
00:46 <Cepheid> When I recalled that yesterday, my mind drifted to FF14.
00:46 <Schism> I know, I know. Scree!
00:46 <Cepheid> Now I'm imagining an incredibly large version of that serpent roaming across Hell.
00:46 <Schism> The idea appeals.
00:46 <Cepheid> And not just a grown-up version.
00:47 <Cepheid> I mean, take the current Serpent of Ronka, and scale it up.
00:47 <Schism> Heh, bouncing and rolling across Hell's plains like a Filly_Nightmares.
00:47 <Cepheid> All while emitting ear-splitting screeches.
00:50 <PinkieShy> i think with the tf2 and cs:go thing that happened..
00:50 <PinkieShy> I'm going to set my steam profile to private for a while.
01:06 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: New Limited Edition Rainbow Dash Plushie for BIG W in Australia [ http://tinyurl.com/ybql36h9 ]
01:09 <Cepheid> If you ever want an example of how much my sinus issues bug me these days, consider this: For the last week, every time I walk into my bathroom and see the Polysporin on the counter, my mind immediately thinks "I wonder what would happen if I just crammed all of that up into my nasal cavity." And then I think better of it.
01:37 * Filly_Nightmares noms Schism
01:37 * Schism pours some tea into floof!
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01:53 *** Ali|Nap is now known as Ali
02:01 * Filly_Nightmares pants at Schism because is too hot!
02:06 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Nightly Discussion #2139 [ http://tinyurl.com/ybq3atlp ]
02:22 * Schism snugs the Filly_Nightmares. Ish cold here!
02:23 * Filly_Nightmares nomfs Schism nosie
02:38 * Schism patpats the Filly_Nightmares, and offers oatmeal cranberry cashew sunflower cookies!
02:42 * Filly_Nightmares sprawls out on her belly and lazily nomfs cookie!
02:58 <Schism> Pfffff, no wonder that wasn't doing much. *goes from Ironworks to Shire on RDM*
02:58 <Schism> Just weapon, but yeesh.
02:58 * Schism also provides Filly_Nightmares wif some banananana.
02:58 * Filly_Nightmares nom noms da bananannanana
03:06 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Makenshi: More Pony Music! A Gold Saucer of Wonders! [ http://tinyurl.com/y9gcqhnm ]
03:08 * Schism makes for himself a peanut butter, bananana, and miracle whip sandwich.
03:09 <Ali> What are you Schism Elvis?
03:11 <Schism> Considering that I also make peanut butter, grape jelly and bacon sandwiches, sure, why not?
03:19 <Ali> Hmm, is there a reason to go to the next bot level up? I mean most of the early game techs in Autonauts don't do much for the time being
03:20 <Schism> Um. Yes?
03:20 <Schism> They give you more storage space, more instructions, and faster movement.
03:31 <Ali> Game has a small down time issue cause the wuv game from teir one to tier two kinda stinks
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03:51 <Schism> I have no issues in keeping the Shire Philosopher Gear for my RDM at this point. https://imgur.com/YPUe2TW
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03:55 <Ali> And seems like your laptop keeps wanting to connect
03:55 <Schism> Yeah, if Adagio keeps this up I might just kill mIRC on her for now.
03:56 <Schism> Even close her down for the moment.
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04:06 <Ali> God this stupid game, can you not give MK0 bots upgrades? I'm trying just about everything..
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04:37 <PinkieShy> GeePM noticed me :)
04:37 <PinkieShy> I got to say hi and such to him in the chat on his live stream earlier.
04:39 * Ali jellies on PinkieShy
04:44 <Ali> I tend to be scared of chatrooms
04:44 <Ali> I only good here cause I'm used to the group now
04:44 <Ali> But gods alinve I don't remember how long I lurked scared to death to say things..
04:44 <Schism> Gaaaah I hate the day before I return to work.
04:46 <Ali> Oh when things return to normal. WHAT WILL YOU DO
04:46 * Ali nyams Schism ear
05:09 <Schism> Well, it's not returning to normal.
05:09 <Schism> I'll wake up in 7 hours, do the three S's, and then log in.
05:13 <Schism> And my bedroom is now also my office, so.
05:24 <Finwe> Good morning, my perissodactyls of minute stature.
05:24 <Finwe> Mlles Ali, Filly_Nightmares and PrincessRainbows; Messrs PinkieShy and Schism.
05:24 * Finwe doffs his hat.
05:24 * Ali doffs over Finwe
05:24 <Schism> rAdm. Finwe.
05:24 * Schism doffs his pillow.
05:25 * Finwe hats on Ali.
05:25 <Schism> I'm in a state where I want to sleep, but I'm also in a situation where I really, really can't because I'm tense as heck about working today and aaaaaaa.
05:25 * Finwe patpats Schism.
05:25 <Ali> Tends to happen
05:27 <Schism> At least my office/room is clean. Well, laundry inside the closet, but otherwise clean. And I think I'll be throwing out more stuff tomorrow, like that 12-cup coffee pot, because I have something better now.
05:34 <Ali> Clean? What's that?
05:34 * Ali sads but she's just a messy mare.
05:34 <Schism> The sort of thing you do when you need to take pictures of a room for the purposes of your workforce. Like, oh...
05:35 <Schism> workspace*
05:36 <Schism> Oh, this'll be fine. https://imgur.com/QRsgEKh
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05:39 <Schism> No identifying information, nothing problematic, just a look at what I'll be working with.
05:40 <Schism> And that is a surprisingly comfortable chair, even if its colour scheme pins it as precisely mid-1970s.
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06:02 <Schism> Possibly the only Animal Crossing post that Cepheid would appreciate: https://twitter.com/_Ninji/status/1252078496085655552
06:04 * Finwe noms on Schism's workpost.
06:04 <Finwe> https://photos.app.goo.gl/6M1TzoqNc4L8k7PCA
06:05 <Finwe> There's my home office. o3o
06:20 * Ali bleps at Finwe. "Eet too clean and white."
06:23 * PrincessRainbows flops on Finwe and licks
06:26 * Finwe ruffles an Ali.
06:27 <Finwe> Ali: Well, the cables behind the desk are a mess.
06:28 <Ali> Still room is too white
06:30 <Finwe> How so?
06:32 * PrincessRainbows sits on Ali and makes tired little horse noises
06:32 <Ali> Like bright
06:32 <Ali> Super bright
06:32 * Ali ruffles PrincessRainbows mane
06:33 * PrincessRainbows boops Ali's horn hoping it'll take her to bed
06:34 * Ali magic's PrincessRainbows off to the good little filly's bed and tucks her in. Also gives her plushie.
06:35 * PrincessRainbows yays and goes sleepy. Night
06:36 <Finwe> good night, PrincessRainbows!
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07:53 <ConfusionRift> Hello everypony.
07:53 * Ali flops over ConfusionRift
07:54 * ConfusionRift patpats Ali.
08:14 * Ali leans into ConfusionRift and yawns a little
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08:17 * PrincessRainbows whimpers because can't sleep
08:19 * PrincessRainbows hugs ConfusionRift tightly
08:20 * ConfusionRift huggles both Ali and PrincessRainbows.
08:21 * Ali brushies the PrincessRainbows softly
08:22 * PrincessRainbows hugs Ali too and grabs her pacifier to try again
08:22 * Ali nod nods and flops over the ConfusionRift nows
08:40 <Finwe> Lt Cdr ConfusionRift, Capt Koopz.
08:40 <Finwe> o7
08:41 <Finwe> Mr Golden.
08:41 * Finwe doffs his hat.
08:41 <Koopz> RAdm. Finwe o7
08:41 <ConfusionRift> RAdm. Finwe. (salutes)
08:41 * Finwe ushers Ali to tidy her apartment. o3o
08:42 <Ali> Apartment?
08:42 * Ali doesn't live in no small shack :P
08:42 <Finwe> Room?
08:42 <Finwe> Small shack?
08:42 <Finwe> Garden shed?
08:42 <Finwe> Ali "Two Sheds" Unicorn.
08:43 * Ali baps Finwe
08:43 <Ali> I live in a two story house :P
08:44 <Finwe> Well, the house then.
08:45 <Finwe> Do you have two garden sheds?
08:45 <Finwe> https://www.snotr.com/video/4935/Arthur_Two_Sheds_Jackson
08:45 * Ali boops Finwe nosie
08:46 * Finwe scrunchymuzzles.
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09:59 <Ali> God I hate animals in this game
09:59 <Ali> They wander in out of nowhere and eat all your seeds
10:02 * ConfusionRift is nomming on something. Stops. Then runs away.
10:11 * Filly_Nightmares noms ConfusionRift!
10:13 * ConfusionRift patpats Filly_Nightmares.
10:16 * Filly_Nightmares curls up wif ConfusionRift for snugglies
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11:06 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Morning Discussion #1911 [ http://tinyurl.com/ycxmm4kd ]
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12:06 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Comics: Ponires React to Separation: Rarity / Student Six / Changes / Paper Wings #3 / Unwanted Guests [ http://tinyurl.com/y99slyaf ]
12:32 * Schism hums, eating before prepping for work. "Bowl of cereal, glass of juice, big mug of coffee, cup of yogurt, banana."
12:41 * ConfusionRift looks at Schism's food. 0_0
12:44 <Schism> A good breakfast is essential for starting the day. *sagenod*
12:45 * Schism prepares for work now. Whee~
13:15 <Finwe> o3o
14:33 * ConfusionRift flops asleep.
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15:12 <Cepheid> Is it weird that I finally found a way to hold Tizzy such that she doesn't squirm and stuff?
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15:35 <Schism> Mumblegrumblebrownouts.
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16:02 <Cepheid> So, I'm playing DOOM Eternal. Game decides it's gonna piss me off with some stupidity.
16:02 <Cepheid> I literally went "I am going to murder all of you." in rage. And then proceeded to commit an atrocity and murder them all within less than a minute.
16:03 <Cepheid> Frustration, along with rage, are terrifying things.
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17:06 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Makenshi: Daybreaker Music: L-Train - Daybreaker Boogie (feat. 4EverfreeBrony) [Electro Swing] [ http://tinyurl.com/y8337ar3 ]
17:08 <Cepheid> Still don't see the difficulty of those enemies. Still easier than certain other enemies in this game. Just need to hit 'em with a hard weapon to stun them.
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18:16 * Schism flops. "Lunchtime."
18:16 <Schism> Fun fact! When there's a shutdown, people buy a lot of things online.
18:17 <Schism> Also, water is wet, and dogs like steak.
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18:25 <Cepheid> Yep.
18:26 <Cepheid> If you ever purchase Metro 2033 Redux, my advice? Don't use a TV to play it. For whatever reason, it's a piss-poor port that ignores the TV resolution settings and sets the internal framebuffer to THE WRONG RESOLUTION and makes the game all aspect-ratio incorrect.
18:26 <Cepheid> It takes a hell of a lot to fix.
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18:35 <Ali> And hot water kills viruses
18:36 * Ali noms Schism ear
18:37 * Schism ish just on lunch. Hour lunch! Noms his bowl of ramen.
18:39 * Ali noms Schism tail for lunch
18:44 * Schism also has a bowl of gluten-free ice cream. You know, as opposed to all those other ice creams which are absolutely filled with wheat gluten.
19:06 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Choose Your House! [ http://tinyurl.com/y8v79ufp ]
19:16 <Finwe> Good evening, everypony.
19:17 <Finwe> Ali: Viruses cannot be killed.
19:17 * Ali pours mildly warm water on Finwe
19:17 <Finwe> The reason being that they are not living entities.
19:18 <Cepheid> From what I can tell, this game's renderer is fundamentally broken. How, I don't know. But first off, it seems to use the highest resolution reported by the display to set the aspect ratio for the renderer. Next, it doesn't seem to note all the supported resolutions..
19:18 <Finwe> You can destroy them, but not kill.
19:19 <Finwe> Killing a virus would be much like killing a stone or a piece of cheese or whatnot.
19:34 * Cepheid goes and plays some Brutal Doom. Goes to work on third episode. Currently at E3M3
19:38 <Ali> I've only been awake for 90 minutes, why do I feel like its been three weeks
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19:45 <Cepheid> Because I've been working on technology to accelerate time for everyone else but me.
19:49 <Cepheid> Goddamnit, I'm doomed to take aleve for the rest of my life, aren't I? Been trying to go without it, but I've been getting headaches regardless of what I do for treatment. Nasal rinse, sinus spray, anti-histamines, doesn't work.
19:50 <Cepheid> There's a few other things I can try, but one of them requires that the lockdown end.
19:50 <Cepheid> That one is "get regular weekly shots for dust mite allergies."
19:51 <Cepheid> The other is to further enhance the nasal rinse. There was a time for a short while where I was put on a prescription of some sort of steroidal medicine that I added into the nasal rinse. I forget what it was called, though.
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20:06 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend Stuff (Pony Art Gallery) #3319 [ http://tinyurl.com/y7gj5wom ]
20:07 <Cepheid> Never thought I'd miss the weapon wheel from DOOM 2016 and DOOM Eternal.
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20:38 * Finwe noms on Ali's tail.
20:38 * Ali squeaks at Finwe
20:39 * Finwe countersqueaks at Ali.
20:48 <Cepheid> Sweet merciful- What was up with that level?
20:49 <Cepheid> 35 imps, 13 lost souls, 33 demons, 2 spectres, 6 cacodemons, 5 barons of hell. For a total of 94 enemies. Many of them crammed into one room.
20:51 <Ali> BFG time~
20:58 * Finwe fires rocket launcher at an Ali.
20:58 * Ali hides under Finwe
20:59 * Finwe does a rocket jump.
21:00 <Finwe> Uh-oh, wrong game.
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21:03 * Ali hides under PinkieShy then, seems safer and less rockets
21:08 <Finwe> Mr PinkieShy.
21:09 * Finwe doffs his hat.
21:09 <PinkieShy> hihi
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21:10 <Cepheid> Oh my gods, the lost souls on that level. Must have been seventy of them.
21:11 <Lumindia> what level?
21:11 <Finwe> Mr Lumindia.
21:11 <Lumindia> Heck
21:11 * Finwe doffs his hat.
21:12 * Lumindia hecks at Finwe, hides
21:12 * Finwe counterhecks at Lumindia.
21:12 <Finwe> Newton's fifth law. For every heck there is an equal but opposite heck.
21:12 <Finwe> o3o
21:16 * Lumindia is counterhecked
21:16 * Lumindia falls over, flailyhooves
21:17 <Ali> Can someone who understands brit expland what this trait means. I mean I get what Flat Spotter does but the text "The tyres look like 50p pieces again..." means
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21:21 <Dranae> The tires look like fifty pence pieces.
21:21 <Dranae> https://www.leftovercurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/50-pence-coin-great-britain-obverse-1.jpg
21:21 <Dranae> "Pence" is "pennies", basically.
21:22 <Finwe> Not very enjoyable ride with tyres like that. o3o
21:22 <Dranae> I think it comes from tuppence.
21:22 <Dranae> Two pence.
21:22 <Dranae> ahhh, nope
21:22 <Dranae> comes from German, again.
21:22 <Dranae> pening
21:22 <Dranae> penning*
21:22 <Finwe> Pfennig in modern German.
21:23 <Dranae> I love to hate English language :)
21:23 <Dranae> https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6f/c8/1f/6fc81ff9934c417a2368aa28ee49213e.png
21:24 <Cepheid> Oh gods, I made it to the final level of episode 3.
21:24 <Dranae> https://i.imgur.com/hZIe1RV.jpeg
21:24 <Finwe> An obscure mixture of Saxon, Norse and French.
21:25 <Ali> Engrish
21:25 * Ali flops onto Dranae
21:25 <Dranae> oh oh oh
21:25 <Dranae> Finwe, Ali
21:25 <Dranae> Ever wonder why we shorten Christmas to X-mas?
21:25 <Dranae> Instead of like
21:25 <Dranae> C-mas?
21:26 <Ali> Cause Xmas sounds better?
21:26 <Dranae> NOPE
21:26 <Dranae> Sit down, it's fudging storytime.
21:26 <Finwe> The Greek word for Christ begins with a khi that looks like an X.
21:27 <Dranae> So, there are things called 'Christograms'. These are symbols or images that represent Christ.
21:27 <Dranae> In old Greek, probably the earliest christogram is known as the 'chi rho'.
21:27 <Finwe> Χριστος.
21:27 <Dranae> It looks like someone put a P on an X and welded them together.
21:27 <Dranae> https://img.favpng.com/10/10/10/chi-rho-christian-symbolism-christogram-png-favpng-ichPntSYWsAcaZimZGsegStJK.jpg
21:28 <Dranae> So, people would use, in illuminated books, the chi rho to shorten Christ's name. And also to make it fancy.
21:28 <Dranae> So it was (chi rho)-Mass.
21:28 <Dranae> Christ's Mass.
21:29 <Dranae> However, you can blame Gutenberg for the X.
21:29 <Dranae> Because his printing press did not have the chi rho.
21:29 <Dranae> It did, however, have a very similar letter. 'X'.
21:29 <Dranae> So he bastardized the name of Christ to fit Christ's own holiday, turning into X-Mass.
21:30 <Dranae> This was later shortened to x-mas.
21:30 <Dranae> Oh, and 'Goodbye' came about as a sort of 16th century chatspeak error.
21:30 <Cepheid> Aaand I basically can't win.
21:31 <Dranae> Someone put G O D B W YE (GOD Be With YE) at the end of a letter. This was read as 'goodbye'.
21:31 <Dranae> It has stuck.
21:31 * Ali nibbles on Dranae
21:31 * Dranae picks Ali up and gently shakes her.
21:31 <Dranae> Isn't learning FUN?!
21:31 <Ali> FUN? DID YOU SAY FUN
21:31 <Ali> FUNFUN FUN FUN FUN FUN
21:32 * PinkieShy licks Ali
21:32 <Finwe> Dranae: It goes on.
21:33 <Dranae> I could go on about weird English forever.
21:33 <Schism> Mmm, final break, just an hour left to go.
21:33 <Dranae> But I'll leave it be with perhaps the most disgusting word in the English lexicon that is also a 'real' word.
21:33 <Dranae> y'all'd've
21:34 <Finwe> Ye comes from þe, because many printing presses didn't have þ.
21:34 <Dranae> Yup
21:34 <Dranae> lol
21:34 *** Quits: Colgate (rabbit@brushie.horse) (Quit: WeeChat 2.5)
21:34 <Dranae> It isn't "Ye Olde Inne"
21:34 <Dranae> It's "The Olde Inne"
21:34 <Finwe> Likewise, z was used for ȝ.
21:35 <Dranae> uhhh
21:35 <Dranae> That last is just a garbage character on my screen
21:35 <Finwe> Like in the name Dalziel, Daile-gheail in Gaelic.
21:35 <Dranae> Ah, yeah, the uhhh
21:35 <Finwe> That's why it's pronounced like D-L.
21:36 <Dranae> "yoff? yogg?" something like that
21:36 <Finwe> Yogh.
21:36 <Dranae> looks like a backward E, I think?
21:36 <Dranae> Or heck
21:36 <Dranae> Let's get into Gaelic for just a tick.
21:36 <Dranae> Dubh Linn.
21:36 <Finwe> And a lot like the alternative form of z.
21:36 <Dranae> "Duvh linn"
21:37 <Dranae> Is the pronunciation
21:37 <Dranae> Not a hard 'b'
21:37 <Schism> Every time someone discusses runes, I get a bit thorny.
21:37 <Dranae> are we talking the Elder FUTHARK?
21:37 * Finwe slaps Schism around a bit with a runestone.
21:37 <Schism> Heh, yeah. Though terrible pun is terrible.
21:38 <Dranae> oh
21:39 <Dranae> while we're on the subject
21:39 <Dranae> winni weedi weechi
21:43 <Finwe> Quidquid latine scriptum sit, altum videtur.
21:44 *** Joins: Filly_Nightmares (Surreal_Nig@Cutest.Floofy.Changeling.Batpone)
21:44 <Finwe> Miss Filly_Nightmares.
21:44 * Finwe doffs his hat.
21:44 <Schism> What'd the cowboy say when he brought an enchanted hat of truth to a court case?
21:45 <Schism> "Wear it, hoss."
21:45 * Schism returns to the salt mines.
21:46 <Finwe> With half rations.
21:46 <Finwe> Abysmally horrible puns are not tolerated.
21:49 <Dranae> Exercitus noster est magnus, Persicus inquit...
21:49 <PinkieShy> I feel like i need a nap
21:50 <Finwe> Pueri sunt pueri, pueri puerulos puerunt.
21:52 <Dranae> Pecunia non satiat avaritia sed inritat.
21:54 * Finwe caudam Draenais manducat.
21:56 <Finwe> Or Draenarum? That would be plural, though.
22:02 <Finwe> Oh joy, an official Russian report "shows" that we gassed and buried alive Soviet prisoners-of-war during WW2.
22:06 <Finwe> The Russians would be better off doing something else than inventing these things. I hope we're safer than the Ukrainians in the Crimean peninsula were.
22:06 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Makenshi: Elements Of Harmony Music: RedSpark - Elements [Hybrid Orchestral] [ http://tinyurl.com/yc99eefk ]
22:06 <Lumindia> Alea Iacta Est
22:07 <Finwe> Die!
22:07 * Finwe rolls 1d20.
22:22 * Ali rolls into Finwe
22:26 * Lumindia picks up Ali, brushes lots
22:33 * Ali boops Lumindia nosie
22:52 <Schism> Hoowharf. I'll get used to it, but 10 hours is a long day.
22:57 <Ali> It is when you haven't done it for how long now?
23:06 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: My Little Pony Speedpaint Compilation #132 [ http://tinyurl.com/ydbgec7k ]
23:22 <Cepheid> https://v.redd.it/6dpa5thsqlu41 Dogs. Stupid as hell but easy to make happy.
23:26 <Schism> Heh. https://www.reddit.com/r/thisismylifenow/comments/g6pi5i/one_of_these_things_is_not_like_the_others_the/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x
23:34 <Schism> Note: Please do not inject hand sanitizer into your veins.
23:35 <Cepheid> That seems like a sane suggestion. What about shoving polysporin up into one's nasal cavity?
23:35 <Ali> Cause people are stupid enough to do that huh?
23:35 <Schism> Probably also not a good idea.
23:35 <Schism> Ali: A certain man believes that it's a good cure for a certain virus.
23:35 <Schism> I'm not sure if he got the idea from Mehmet Oz.
23:36 <Cepheid> Almost as bad as drinking bleach as a sacrament.
23:37 <Schism> It's not bleach, it's a miracle solution.
23:37 * Finwe miraculously solves Schism.
23:37 <Finwe> !lullaby
23:37 * DerpyBot carries Finwe off to bed
23:37 * DerpyBot tucks Finwe in and hums a lullaby
23:38 <Finwe> !shoo
23:38 * DerpyBot sways from side to side, quietly humming "shoo be doo shoo shoo be doo"
23:38 <Schism> Which just so happens to have bleach-like properties.
23:38 <Finwe> Good night, everypony!
23:40 <Cepheid> I mean technically, if you die of bleach poisoning, you no longer have Coronavirus.
23:40 <Cepheid> Your corpse has it now.
23:41 <Dranae> !hug
23:41 <DerpyBot> I don't like you.
23:41 <Dranae> :(
23:41 *** Dranae is now known as Angeline
23:41 <Angeline> !hug
23:41 <DerpyBot> Hugtiem? :3
23:41 <Angeline> :3
23:41 * DerpyBot wraps her front hooves around Angeline in a tight embrace
23:41 <Schism> You know, why has nobody ever done a film version of Sweet Ermengarde?
23:42 <Schism> Or a cartoon version.
23:44 <Schism> A very short film, mind you, but it is a classic parody.
23:45 * Lumindia brushes Angie
23:45 <Lumindia> o wo
23:47 <Cepheid> https://i.redd.it/csjikfhx0mu41.png
23:48 <Lumindia> holy hell that's cursed as ef
23:48 <Lumindia> I absolutely hate it
23:50 <Cepheid> Get the BFG 10,000.
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