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zelda_pinwheel · 08-20-2008, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

Yes, my ears are buzzing all over the 'net lately. I've even been called supremely silly. To which I nearly replied, "oh, if you only knew!"

What, an android in a cowboy hat with "Join Adorable Madness" as his signature, which is actually an anagram stunningly devised by a forum member with the most amazing album cover collection in history... silly? And it's "Unutterably", pal.

what master of the blindingly obvious with no grasp of the official terminology called you "supremely silly" ? (we should buy him / her a drink).

pshrynk · 08-20-2008, 09:07 AM

"You can't hurry Silly!
Noooooo! You'll just have to wait!"

zelda_pinwheel · 08-20-2008, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

The penis is a dead giveaway.

Cheers,
Marc (adding to my "quotes to be taken out of context")

you know, that's a startling phrase to see go past in the forum spy.

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

I don't do anagrams. They hurt my brain, and the espresso machine's broken, so it already hurts enough to make me want to do bad things. So, I'm going to assume it's an anagram of "Shine on you crazy diamond", using the silent letters between the other letters, hidden in the super-screwed-up superstring dimensions.

Can I buy a fowl?

Chrs,
Mrc

yes, exactly right.

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

I would imagine that there has to be some sort of transcendent state of silliness that goes beyond the scope of Unutterably. Supremely may not be the actual nirvanic level, but may be a transitional state of transcendent silliness

aha, now there is a fascinating question. has anyone yet attempted to determine, scientifically, the degrees of silliness ? perhaps this bears examination. at the very least it panda bears examination. or it might, except that pandas aren't bears, and also i have it on good authority that llamas are the new panda so i suppose i should really say "it llamas examination." please discuss.

pshrynk · 08-20-2008, 09:13 AM

I would say that the lemma of that research would be that Silliness, being a pervasive state, can be measured by the use of the unit Bob. One Bob being the force created by applying one gsnort to one liter of credule. The resulting shift in credulity being the Bob.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-20-2008, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

I would say that the lemma of that research would be that Silliness, being a pervasive state, can be measured by the use of the unit Bob. One Bob being the force created by applying one gsnort to one liter of credule. The resulting shift in credulity being the Bob.

all in favor of the use of "bob" as unit of silliness ?

"aye"

good. We declare the unit of silliness to be called "bob". (it's about time pshrynk got to name something bob around here).

Taylor514ce · 08-20-2008, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

what master of the blindingly obvious with no grasp of the official terminology called you "supremely silly" ? (we should buy him / her a drink).

Patrick Nielson Hayden, Editor-in-Chief of Tor, who is, as it turns out, a bit of a jerk - unapologetically so. Which means he would actually be my kind of guy, if it wasn't also clear that it's a cultivated image, which turns him right back into, well, kind of a jerk.

The conversation though did give me a new way to exit a conversation, with all of the grace of an ostrich attempting flight: Flounce, Flounce, and Away!

montsnmags · 08-20-2008, 09:24 AM

"Transcendent Silliness" is an anagram of "Scent-installed Sinners".

Coincidence?

Probably.

Cheers,
Marc (What's that smell?)

zelda_pinwheel · 08-20-2008, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

Patrick Nielson Hayden, Editor-in-Chief of Tor, who is, as it turns out, a bit of a jerk - unapologetically so. Which means he would actually be my kind of guy, if it wasn't also clear that it's a cultivated image, which turns him right back into, well, kind of a jerk.

The conversation though did give me a new way to exit a conversation, with all of the grace of an ostrich attempting flight: Flounce, Flounce, and Away!

seriously ? you managed to get the editor-in-chief of tor to call you supremely silly ? (actually i'm surprised he didn't call you something else if he's a jerk poseur, but that's beside the point) my my, you have progressed along the road to greatness. hm. who should you try for next ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by montsnmags

"Transcendent Silliness" is an anagram of "Scent-installed Sinners".

Coincidence?

Probably.

Cheers,
Marc (What's that smell?)

probably.

or is it ???

pshrynk · 08-20-2008, 09:35 AM

I'd say that it was only about a half a bob. The Bob-o-Meters are on back order with Amazon, unfortunately. They seem to be getting their supply from a place called Montymaggie (Holdings) LLC.

GeoffC · 08-20-2008, 09:49 AM

bobbin' in and out as I do...a bob millionaire I am....

nekokami · 08-20-2008, 10:25 AM

Silly Marc, miso has no caffeine!

I forgive you for speaking so rudely of my favorite beverage, however. (I put it down to caffeine withdrawal.

)

RickyMaveety · 08-20-2008, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

Come back drunk, or don't come back at all!

Oh, I got ever so drunk last night. It was so much fun .... although it rained a lot of the time, so we stayed on the porch instead of going into the pool.

And, even better, we're having another party on Friday.

RWood · 08-20-2008, 10:37 AM

Here's a picture of Bob from the photo section of my profile. Poto Bob is one of the cast of characters that roam around my office.

He is flattered that you have chosen him as your unit of silly measure. He deems it an honor and his just due.

He loves llamas, medium rare with a bit of mint jelly on the side.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-20-2008, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RWood

Here's a picture of Bob from the photo section of my profile. Poto Bob is one of the cast of characters that roam around my office.

He is flattered that you have chosen him as your unit of silly measure. He deems it an honor and his just due.

He loves llamas, medium rare with a bit of mint jelly on the side.

bob is clearly a worthy mascot of Unutterable Silliness, despite the fact that he is neither a panda nor a llama (and not even a squirrel). well, nobody's perfect. he makes up for it with that ineffably goofy expression.

nekokami · 08-20-2008, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RWood

Here's a picture of Bob from the photo section of my profile. Poto Bob is one of the cast of characters that roam around my office.

He is flattered that you have chosen him as your unit of silly measure. He deems it an honor and his just due.

He loves llamas, medium rare with a bit of mint jelly on the side.

I'm sure Bob is entirely suitable as a unit measure of silliness, but while I find the preference for mint jelly plausible, he doesn't seem to have the dentation (not to mention evolutionary history) to enjoy eating llamas.

Still, who am I to argue with such an august personage?

08-20-2008, 10:37 AM	#133
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08-20-2008, 09:07 AM	#122
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	"You can't hurry Silly! Noooooo! You'll just have to wait!"

08-20-2008, 09:13 AM	#124
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	I would say that the lemma of that research would be that Silliness, being a pervasive state, can be measured by the use of the unit Bob. One Bob being the force created by applying one gsnort to one liter of credule. The resulting shift in credulity being the Bob.

08-20-2008, 09:24 AM	#127
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	"Transcendent Silliness" is an anagram of "Scent-installed Sinners". Coincidence? Probably. Cheers, Marc (What's that smell?)

08-20-2008, 09:35 AM	#129
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	I'd say that it was only about a half a bob. The Bob-o-Meters are on back order with Amazon, unfortunately. They seem to be getting their supply from a place called Montymaggie (Holdings) LLC.

08-20-2008, 09:49 AM	#130
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	bobbin' in and out as I do...a bob millionaire I am....

08-20-2008, 10:25 AM	#131
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Silly Marc, miso has no caffeine! I forgive you for speaking so rudely of my favorite beverage, however. (I put it down to caffeine withdrawal. )