Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

I have a childhood memory. At my daycare, there was a PS2. It had one game, a Disney Princess game that was one of the funnest games I’ve ever played. The problem is- there was 5 sections of the game, each were quite time consuming. And the PS2 didn’t have a save card. So we had to restart the game every day. Once, after like 7 hours of gaming, we FINALLY beat the game. That was one of the happiest moments of my life.

@BabyYoshi12 I haven't gotten much sleep lately either. Had to get some doctor-prescribed medicine to help out. Tell me more about this lovely pooch of yours

Gift cards purpose is to give people as a gift. So for example, instead of giving them 20$ and telling them its for whatever you want, you give them a 20$ gift card for Applebees, -Your pretend friend's favorite restaurant-. It's more thoughtful and a better gift than just plain old cash. Gift cards aren't meant to be for you, for someone as a gift instead.

@BabyYoshi12 I don't mind receiving gift cards for stores I'm genuinely interested in. That said, I don't ask for just gift cards but mention them on Christmas lists if someone would be more comfortable getting them. My immediate family doesn't gift them too much, but my mom gets them a lot typically for her own use. There's a fundraising program out there called Scrip that some school systems use to raise money. Basically they get a percentage of the proceeds from gift card sales.

Any old gift card is pointless if it isn't for a place someone ever shops at, so that's why I always specify.

I saw a nice discount for The Legend of Zelda: Art and Artifacts and World of Warcraft: The Official Cookbook (LootCrate Edition). I saw reviews of both and ordered them instantly.

After that I realized just how much I have missed on Gaming Art Books. The Art of Diablo, the artbook of Zelda Links Awakening and so much more.

@Zuljaras what was the discount?

@Tyranexx @Apportal I understand that gift cards are meant for other people and I don’t mind getting them or giving them. I just sort of wonder how the person who created it came up with the idea? It’s interesting.

On August 29 (1 week and 2 days ago) I got my second puppy!

He’s super duper cute! His name is Rudy. He’s getting along well with my first puppy, Maui. They nap together!

I'm sorry @BabyYoshi12, the owner of this device is now dead. While performing the autopsy it was shown he died of cuteness overdose.

Adorable!

Anyone here knowledgeable about stocks and mutual funds?

I’m reasonably well versed, but self taught, and would like some opinions on what most people consider a reasonable fund allocation for 401k portfolios to hit 7%+ per year on average.

Been doing 50% S&P500 and 50% technology, but moved funds out of tech into US Bonds because I feared a sharp correction in tech due to the massive summer rally. So I thought it might be a good time to rethink diversification, maybe put some into Healthcare and some into Retail... not a big fan of bonds because I have 35 years until retirement and want to see more growth. But I’m not quite sure what a good investment mix would be. I don’t like Fidelity’s Target Date 2055 fund, because it’s not nearly aggressive enough and doesn’t see adequate growth.

I know a lot of people here are my age so I figured I might have a good shot of at least one person knowing a little bit about this.

@Apportal 70%.

@BabyYoshi12 Wow, Rudy looks cute Awesome to see that you gave this pup a home.

@Zuljaras damn, that’s nice.

Why is resurrecting older threads wrong?

Mostly because bringing up old conversations only confuses people, who may thing these topics are recent and try to interact with people who may not even be active anymore, or think something happened (someone bringing up a thread with a vague title), or etc, you know, that kind of things. It can be confusing and disrupting.

If there's a topic you wish to bring up, and it doesn't fit in one of the current active threads (or one of the main threads dedicated to a particular game), then it's usually better to start it as a new thread.

The vast majority of the time, these revivals are also completely unnecessary, like some random person bringing up a decade old thread just to say "Omg, same!".

@Eel ah, I see. Thanks for the explanation. I’m not going to resurrect an old thread any time soon, I was just curious. Thanks mate

@BabyYoshi12 Rudy is just way too cute! Also, your childhood memory was adorable.

Today I stabbed myself in the fast on a cactus. I miss Japan...

Why do people live here?

@Heavyarms55 ever drink that cactus juice?

@NintendoByNature It'll quench ya! Nothing's quenchier!

@BabyYoshi12 ...I'm sorry, what were we discussing? Gift somethings? My brain pulled a disconnect after seeing the ensuing cuteness in your post.

Rudy is cuuuuute! I absolutely love dogs. Most animals really. I ever so slightly prefer cats, but it's a tough contest sometimes.

@Heavyarms55 Stabbing oneself on a cactus is a new one on me. Rosebushes and raspberry plants, on the other hand...those can be brutal.

@Tyranexx I've never tried it but im willing to. I mean..they have to be useful, right.

@NintendoByNature Crazy brain trip aside, yes. (I really hope you know what I was referencing)