xkcd

by **electoralfraud** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:27 am UTC

Well the Hyde Park component of the experience had to be called off due to inclement weather.
Moo, Felltir and myself had a good chinwag in a Sam Smiths, applied an 'Actual Size' sticker or two (good thinking Moo, I've already applied two of the three you gave me, including one on the physiology chart of a newly qualified doctor... god help the NHS) and ate unhealthy foodstuffs.
Moo hopefully has a pic for the sea of memes, that was 'where?' followed by 'buckets?' quite literally, taken on Oxford Street. So I guess that'd fulfill "Pix Pls or it didn't happen" criteria.
An evening well spent I think, it was nice to meet Felltir and good to chat with Moo again. We were saying we should make a regular date either monthly or every two months to do this sort of thing and make it less of a crapshoot.

Thats my two quid anyway.

by **Blokey** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:27 pm UTC

I'd be rather up for the next one. Hopefully I'll be a bit more familiar and less of a stranger around here by then.

Did anyone go to the Scientology protests at St. Pauls and Tottenham Court Road today? T'riffic fun, even if standing around all day in trousers that were too tight has taken it's toll. In typical fashion, this was only noticed retrospectively. Erm, anyway, yes. Saw someone in a 'I know regular expressions' shirt, and also someone in a 'no raptors' shirt. I shouldn't find it surprising or that 'significant' at all, but still... it's kinda like hearing a favourite song on the radio despite the fact that you've heard it an exaggerateable number of times. In a roundabout way.

Rambling. Less.

by **LE4dGOLEM** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:38 pm UTC

Blokey wrote:I'd be rather up for the next one. Hopefully I'll be a bit more familiar and less of a stranger around here by then.

Did anyone go to the Scientology protests at St. Pauls and Tottenham Court Road today? T'riffic fun, even if standing around all day in trousers that were too tight has taken it's toll. In typical fashion, this was only noticed retrospectively. Erm, anyway, yes. Saw someone in a 'I know regular expressions' shirt, and also someone in a 'no raptors' shirt. I shouldn't find it surprising or that 'significant' at all, but still... it's kinda like hearing a favourite song on the radio despite the fact that you've heard it an exaggerateable number of times. In a roundabout way.

Rambling. Less.

You are a good person and I do hope you pestered those people.

by **Blokey** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:54 am UTC

We did a great job. Lots of chanting and pointing and "We have cake! They have lies!"

Oh, and you know how The Scientology centre on Tottenham Court Road has next to it, a small casino, and a KFC? All together now:

Big fat cult, big fat cult, ken...tuckyfriedchicken and a big fat cult!
Ca-si-no, ca-si-no, ken...tuckyfriedchicken and a big fat cult!

Though the scientolo-gits were being boring and hiding in their pillow fort like pansy-arsed gophers.

by **felltir** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 3:25 pm UTC

Blokey wrote:We did a great job. Lots of chanting and pointing and "We have cake! They have lies!"

Oh, and you know how The Scientology centre on Tottenham Court Road has next to it, a small casino, and a KFC? All together now:

Big fat cult, big fat cult, ken...tuckyfriedchicken and a big fat cult!
Ca-si-no, ca-si-no, ken...tuckyfriedchicken and a big fat cult!

Though the scientolo-gits were being boring and hiding in their pillow fort like pansy-arsed gophers.

I was there! Woop'd.

by **Moo** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 4:46 am UTC

electoralfraud wrote:Well the Hyde Park component of the experience had to be called off due to inclement weather.
Moo, Felltir and myself had a good chinwag in a Sam Smiths, applied an 'Actual Size' sticker or two (good thinking Moo, I've already applied two of the three you gave me, including one on the physiology chart of a newly qualified doctor... god help the NHS) and ate unhealthy foodstuffs.
Moo hopefully has a pic for the sea of memes, that was 'where?' followed by 'buckets?' quite literally, taken on Oxford Street. So I guess that'd fulfill "Pix Pls or it didn't happen" criteria.
An evening well spent I think, it was nice to meet Felltir and good to chat with Moo again. We were saying we should make a regular date either monthly or every two months to do this sort of thing and make it less of a crapshoot.

Thats my two quid anyway.

Indeed, I think a fun time was had by all. I just regret that we couldn't temporarily vandalise more things with stickers (I didn't make enough) or googly eyes (coulndn't find any by the time I thought of it*). Good to see electoralfraud again and meet Felltir; just goes to show that xkcdans are cut from the better subset of people.

We should definitely make a standing arrangement.

All the pics came out really really crap but I'll see if I can clean them up a tad.

*by which I mean "looked through the Making The World A Weirder Place thread a bit".

by **felltir** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:47 pm UTC

Moo wrote:
electoralfraud wrote:Well the Hyde Park component of the experience had to be called off due to inclement weather.
Moo, Felltir and myself had a good chinwag in a Sam Smiths, applied an 'Actual Size' sticker or two (good thinking Moo, I've already applied two of the three you gave me, including one on the physiology chart of a newly qualified doctor... god help the NHS) and ate unhealthy foodstuffs.
Moo hopefully has a pic for the sea of memes, that was 'where?' followed by 'buckets?' quite literally, taken on Oxford Street. So I guess that'd fulfill "Pix Pls or it didn't happen" criteria.
An evening well spent I think, it was nice to meet Felltir and good to chat with Moo again. We were saying we should make a regular date either monthly or every two months to do this sort of thing and make it less of a crapshoot.

Thats my two quid anyway.
Indeed, I think a fun time was had by all. I just regret that we couldn't temporarily vandalise more things with stickers (I didn't make enough) or googly eyes (coulndn't find any by the time I thought of it*). Good to see electoralfraud again and meet Felltir; just goes to show that xkcdans are cut from the better subset of people.

We should definitely make a standing arrangement.

All the pics came out really really crap but I'll see if I can clean them up a tad.

*by which I mean "looked through the Making The World A Weirder Place thread a bit".

A fun time WAS had by all. I recently used mine on a giant coke can, a midget freind of mine, and a giant breast.

Good to meet you both, and a standing arrangement ought to be made.

by **cypherspace** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:24 pm UTC

Update!

I will be in London from the 30th to the 5th. Any day apart from the 2nd should be fine. Who wants pints and food? Yes, I know, pubs aren't the only place etc blah blah, but I like pubs.

by **Moo** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:03 pm UTC

My stupid phone is dead and my life is on there, once I get it back I will check to see what dates I could make and get back to you.

by **Felstaff** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:28 pm UTC

Greenwich Beer & Jazz festival today!

I'll be there, wearing this t-shirt, weather permitting.

: tshirt.jpg (30.1 KiB) Viewed 5359 times

Come join me and we'll enjoy jazz and beer together. Although if there's beer involved, by the time you get to me, aforementioned t-shirt will most likely be swung around my head, and I may (just may) be saying 'woo!' a lot.

by **Moo** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:52 pm UTC

Alack and foresooth, I am unable to join you, but I hope you have a great time.

by **Felstaff** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 8:46 pm UTC

Hurrah, it was so much fun. I need to go to more of these things. There was jazz, and there was beer, and there was ale and cider and bottles and lager and wines and spirits and mixers and did I say cider? because there was cider and cider was had by all.

New Forest Vintage Kingston Black Cider; like being kicked in the teeth by a fizzy mule. It took one pint of this thick, syrupy, furry, tangy, brown slop to make everybody in the circle very, very happy with the world. And the happiness lasted all evening.

by **Moo** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:53 am UTC

Well if festivals is what you desire - a friend of mine is running a food stall at the London Thai Food Festival in Battersea Park on Sunday, to which I am going. It's a bit of a trek for us but I love Thai food and I want to support my friend (who makes yummy yummy food).

http://www.batterseapark.org/html/whatson.html

by **cypherspace** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:49 pm UTC

I would like to note that you all suck.

by **Moo** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:50 pm UTC

Aah! I do suck! I totally meant to respond once I could check my calendar, I just have an attention span of a few microns.

I can do Monday night?

by **cypherspace** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:52 pm UTC

Hah! Actually I can do Monday. Where?

by **Moo** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:05 pm UTC

I'll PM you for possibly lengthy discussions, and post the outcome on here if anyone wants to join us.

by **Felstaff** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:18 pm UTC

Monday! I'll be alive on Monday!

Monday!

Monday!

by **Moo** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:23 pm UTC

Ye Olde Cheddar Cheese (or whatever the pub's actually called) in Fleet Street at 7ish on Monday?

by **electoralfraud** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:30 am UTC

I could be up for that. I was supposed to start work on monday, but they pushed my starting date back a week, so I shouldn't be busy.

by **Moo** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:33 am UTC

Yay eloctoralfraud's job, yay more friends!

by **cypherspace** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 7:06 pm UTC

Felstaff wrote:Monday! I'll be alive on Monday!

Monday!

Monday!

You, especially, come.

by **Artemisia** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 4:47 pm UTC

Moo invited me and I actually can make it Monday, so I'm in too!

by **Moo** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:10 am UTC

I'm totally going to be there, and I found a moo hat at Camden at the weekend. It's just that I may be a little closer to 19:30 than 19:00.

See yous alls there.

by **Felstaff** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:14 am UTC

Huzzah, then we're all in. (It's opposite the Tipperary, which is an easier pub to spot--and does a nice steak & Guinness pie!)

I look like shit today!

And I feel worse!

Woo.

by **Moo** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:16 am UTC

Then allow us to aid you in your recovery by joining you in the soothing consumption of malted hopsy goodness.

by **cypherspace** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:19 pm UTC

To save confusion, I will probably be a little early, and will be wearing a No Raptors tee.

by **Felstaff** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:09 pm UTC

I, too, will be early.

My appearance:

White work shirt (creased)
Black, pinstriped trousers (creased)
Cheap glasses (with arms like biros)
Black shoes (scuffed)
Hair (bedraggled)
Face (equivalent of bed-head for hair)
Posture (slumped)
Teeth (yellowed)
Chin (ginger'd, unshaven stubble/bumfluff combo)
Drink (ale, or something stiff)

Yup, I'm looking a real catch today.

by **cypherspace** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:11 pm UTC

I have taken the liberty of printing out your avatar so we can maintain an air of mystery in any subsequent photos.

by **felltir** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:29 pm UTC

CRAPPPPP I CANNOT COME NOW TOO LAAAAATE

by **Moo** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:42 am UTC

We will just have to have another one soon.

On a related note, last night was great fun; hopefully we will arrange another soon. I strongly suspect there will be photo posting later.

by **Felstaff** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:16 am UTC

Felltir wrote:CRAPPPPP I CANNOT COME NOW TOO LAAAAATE

You lose! Especially now we found out everyone looks identical to their avatar.

And I can even talk in italics.

by **felltir** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:50 am UTC

'nother one. soon.

by **Artemisia** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:06 pm UTC

Felstaff wrote:
Felltir wrote:CRAPPPPP I CANNOT COME NOW TOO LAAAAATE

You lose! Especially now we found out everyone looks identical to their avatar.

And I can even talk in italics.

QFT!
Your talking in italics skillz are really impressive!

I was hoping to meet you too Felltir, sorry you couldn't make it! I owe it to Moo that I knew about it on time tbh, I hadn't noticed (and I am supposed to be subscribed to this thread, FAIL!)

Moo and I will meet up frequently so no worries tho

there will be a new one soon, I'm sure

by **cypherspace** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:50 pm UTC

Moo wrote:I strongly suspect there will be photo posting later.

Yes. But where? Here? Post yo' face? Ideas!

by **Moo** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:02 pm UTC

Secret invisible photo thread with a script that randomly dumps them into unsuspecting newbies' posts in SB.

(or, here?*)

*obligatory vain girl voice: please do not post really really hideous ones of me? Or pixelate the flab, at least. Airbrushing is also ok.

by **Felstaff** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:06 pm UTC

Moo wrote:Or pixelate the flab, at least.

I don't appreciate having my face referred to as 'the flab'

by **Moo** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:10 pm UTC

... and I'm totally tilting my head when I read anything you say in italics.

by **cypherspace** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:40 pm UTC

Ready? Guess who, go on.

Spoiler:

by **felltir** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:55 pm UTC

thank you cypherspace. Now I know what you all look like.

(DAMN YOU FELSTAFF)

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