Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@NEStalgia the eye dilation can be a real pain but for my orthoptic tests it's completely necessary. I have a lazy eye so the dilation was needed to help the brain to stop defaulting to my strong eye and it helps them to more accurately observe how the eye wanders minus the effects of specific focusing.
Overall, it's usually not needed for routine tests so I fully agree with you there but in some cases it's a necessary evil 😊

@bimmy-lee yea for sure. Ill prob tune in. They got Some big time-ish names (Landry Jones, Marc trestman-head coach) In the league. And yea the extra pt thing is sweet. I remember watching the original back in the day too. "He Hate Me".. And all the other good stuff. I'd love to know how he does his ribs. Especially being from the south

@Anti-Matter Sometimes I think you just misunderstand intent. All of us here poke fun and jab each other.... It's a fun place and that's what friends do, so long as it's all in jest and fun. Thanos knew you meant Bayonetta and was poking you a bit. You could say he was giving you a rib....................

@ThanosReXXX ok seriously wtf is it with you and ribs? . Is this an annual thing by tradition, is is it a rite of passage or what?

@alpacatears Oh, definitely something that's being done for a specific purpose to resolve a specific defined problem makes sense! It's just when they go causing problems to find new problems you weren't even looking for that i object.

@ThanosReXXX Dood, that sucks! What did you do??

@NintendobyNature @bimmy-lee normally I’d slow cook them on the grill, but I’m out of propane. So they’re wrapped in the oven for a good 2 1/2 hours on 220*. Slathered some Lowry’s seasoning and Sweet Baby Ray’s bbq sauce on ‘em first. Can’t wait.

@HobbitGamer nice, as good a cook as i am, and even a decent grill master, I've never been good at cooking ribs. Then again I'm sure it has to do with the quality of the rib too.

I used to just grill or put them in the oven, and last time I completely changed it up. I put them in the crock pot after a dry rub of spicy seasoning (ground red pepper, paprika, garlic powder, mustard powder and chili powder). Over the top I sprinkled brown sugar and put orange juice at the bottom. After about 6 or 7 hours i took them out and put them in the oven for about 5 min on each side to brown a bit. Turned out to be the best I've made.

@NintendoByNature Oh man, I totally forgot I’ve used the ole crock pot. Hands down, that’s my favorite way. The fleshy bits just slide right off the bone and into my mouth mashers. I’m hungry.
I’ve gotta swap tanks tomorrow (only $19 here), because I did much better with home cooking when I grilled almost nightly. But it’s balanced a little since I’ve been eating oatmeal every work morning for two weeks. I don’t have the need to snack of money wasting junk, haha.

mario on the ps4
luigi on the xbox one

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@bimmy-lee Yes it is disgusting. Also because other than an elastic brace, there's nothing else you can do about this injury, and almost everything you do results in a pain spike.

As mentioned in my previous comment to @HobbitGamer, it was somewhat of a minor accident. As @NEStalgia already so rightfully noted, of late, rib injuries seem to be par for the course for me, as well as buses being involved. Remember last year, when I got slammed into a metal bar inside a bus? Well, this time, I was outside, running for the bus, but I somehow lost my footing, and slammed full speed into the side of the bus stop, which over here consist of a metal beam construct with iron-glass panes. So, regardless of my speed and mass (little over 200lbs) the glass didn't break, so the energy of the impact slammed right back into me.

Last year I actually broke the rib, this time it's "only" bruised, but the feeling is pretty much the same. And as it so happens, it's the exact same rib as well...

Oh, well. In a week or 4 - 5, it'll be all better again. Until then, I'll be walking around with an elastic rib brace. Something I didn't even have last time, so at least I'm slightly better off. It does help with moving around, getting up from seats, and sleeping, even though it only dampens the pain. And I've stopped taking the pain killers, because they don't work and they make me drowsy, so I'm living through the full experience right now...

@NEStalgia P.S.

You think he SOMETIMES misses intent? I'd sooner say that he nearly always misses it. Now, I don't know if that's because of his autism or because of his origins, because humor/comedy is obviously different in various countries and/or areas, but I usually hope that when I plaster my comment with a whole bunch of smileys, especially at the end of it, that it will be clear regardless of that. I guess not...

@NintendoByNature The town I grew up near was VERY small (<1000 people), and everyone knew everybody. I'm sure my parents would have let me wander around in town if we had actually lived in it as long as I was home by a certain time and told them what I was doing/where I was going. I grew up in the woods a couple of miles away instead; we had neighbors close enough to walk to, but barring one house (very little interest there as I got older, plus my parents didn't approve of those kids....they tended to get me in some trouble), the rest had kids way above or below my age group.

I'm not on social media barring Facebook and LinkedIn, and I wouldn't even have bothered with the latter if it wasn't a good job-searching tool. I'd love to close my Facebook account, but unfortunately it's the only way I stay in contact with some people and is also the tool of choice for haunted house communications. I much prefer instant messaging tools/servers like Discord and Slack.

@bimmy-lee I've intentionally stayed away from BotW's soundtrack for the most part, minus the main theme that played in trailers before the game was even released. Like with previous Zelda tunes - those definitely find their way onto my rotation - I like to discover the new ones and be pleasantly surprised. The only exception is Majora's Mask; I'm pretty sure I listened to the entire OST a few hundred times before playing the game. That was back before we knew the 3DS entry officially existed.

@HobbitGamer Man, I LOVE ribs! Stop making me hungry! Seriously though, I hope you enjoy them; after getting the peepers dilated, they need to devour some pleasing visuals.

@ThanosReXXX I'm starting to think that you and buses don't exactly mix....

Seriously though, I hope you get to feeling better soon! I've never broken any bones (yet), but I've sure bruised a couple and know what a hyperextension feels like.

@HobbitGamer for sure. Crock pot is the way to go to soften it. Only way I can eat it.
@ThanosRexxx at the daddy daughter dance with my daughter and low and behold; baby shark comes on 😣. I Can't escape it.

@NintendoByNature Just start singing it loud and flat. Embrace it by trolling.

@Tyranexx Yeah, so it would seem. Only of late, though. Never had any issues with them in the previous 48,5 years.

But hey, at least I either crash inside a vehicle, or against an immobile object. Other people might have been flying over the hood of a car or something when they speed run across the street to catch a bus, so maybe my accidents aren't even that bad in comparison...

@NintendoByNature Ah.... it IS everywhere, isn't it? When I say I actually DO feel your pain, then it's because I had to laugh a little when I read your comment, and in my current condition, that's kind of a mixed bag of trying not to laugh too physically and bracing for the inevitable pain spike...

@NintendoByNature Sorry, I must've jinxed it! XD Besides some of the tunes though, I hope you have a great time! Or at least that your daughter has a fun time, anyway.

@ThanosReXXX Maybe you've displeased the metallic bus deities. I've heard they like extra change and some polish.

True, at least you don't seem to have the life of a (very) unfortunate stunt performer. Maybe you should take up stunt training, do some side work?

@NintendoByNature - Yeah, with so many ways to prepare ribs, I always like hearing people’s methods. I prefer pork ribs, though beef are great too, and I’ve pretty much adopted my father in law’s method of an oven bake followed by a hot grill to finish them off and char up the sauce and fat. Midwinter though, I’ll just do the crock and let them cook all day. So good. Man, now I really want ribs.

@HobbitGamer - Love some Sweet Baby Rays. Lots of sugar, so it’s perfect for ribs. Hope you enjoyed. Watch those bones, it’s one of the few items that will make my dog dig in the trash if I leave the door cracked. They make him crazy, and the pork bones are so sharp, it’s like he’s eating barbecue knives.

@ThanosReXXX - Brutal. No laughing or coughing, and definitely no sneezing. I hope it heals up quick. You might try sleeping in a chair if you can pull it off. Sometimes that helps. Otherwise there’s not much to do with the ole ribs but wait it out. I’m with you on the opioids. I hate them and the way they make me feel, and I reserve them for emergencies. An extra stiff B&C can take the edge off a bit and help with sleep.

@Tyranexx - Whelp, I’m officially in broken record mode now (if I wasn’t before), but you’re in for a treat. Both when you experience the music in game, and also when you allow yourself to listen to the OST.

@ThanosReXXX I shouldn't be laughing. But I'm laughing. You with the buses. Always with the buses. You see? These things wouldn't happen if you just took a train.....

But yeah, like i mentioned last time, i know too well the bruised rib feeling.... Hit a steel bolt and the edge of a row of cinder blocks. Even years later if i sleep the wrong way I can feel it a little.

@Tyranexx yea I get it. I had quite a few kids my age on the block so we all got along. I don't fault you for fb at all, thats why my wife is still on it too. I just got tired of alot of people posting stuff about 5 years ago so i just ended it. I get why people are on it though. And we have a wonderful time! Lots of off tune dancing but we loved it! Lol
. @HobbitGamer who says i didn't? 😜
@thanosrexxx just can't hide from it. Hope the ribs get better

@bimmy-lee yea I'm with you. If I still had my smoker I'd go that route. But until then, crock pot it is. It's so easy that way.

The wonderful 101, totally, 100%, tried to copy viewtiful joe , I'd just buy viewtiful Joe. Viewtiful joe has loads of replay in it and it's one of the best games ever released. You can get it for €20. It was €200 on release around 16 years ago. I never played wonderful 101 but looked at gameplay on you tube. It doesn't look any good either

@Ninfan heard it takes some getting used to but it's supposed to be really good.

@NintendoByNature which are you talking about viewtiful Joe or wonderful 101 ??