Is off-topic on its last legs?
Well, it's not nearly as jam-packed as it used to be when those HSH threads had hundreds of replies. Lots of threads with one or two replies, even with Gonz around to jolly things along. I'm shocked. Since this place is marginally more friendly than talk, I quite like it (even if you hate my threads). So what's happened? Is it a lack of quality? Too much quantity? Has everyone legged it and gone somewhere else? Has the summer taken people out to Real Life^(TM))

So my question is, given that the amino acid glycine has been found in a comet's trail (one we sent a robot to go and have a look at and come back with lots of stardust goodies) and that it's a building block of earth life, do you think that the universe is crawling in aliens? I do, but I suspect no-one has ever visited this place. I really hope aliens are like Roger from American Dad.

And if that question is to serious for 2:30 in the afternoon, perhaps you could either a) tell me to fuck off, b) rate this thread or c) speculate on the downfall of offtopic.
(Deadly Octopus no deaths since, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 14:40, 39 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

YM
Fuck off you caaaaaaaaaaant.

I like offtopic althoguh it could do with a few more threads. Not that I contribute much in that respect! I prefer it this way than the HSH's which with me only being able to log in every so often, would just get out of control and be impossible to keep track of unless you're constantly F5-ing.

By the way Aliens killed JFK, broke the twin towers and introduced Elvis to the fried peanut butter and bacon sarney...
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 14:52, Reply)

Does fried peanut butter
actually exist?
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 14:56, Reply)

If it exists it can be fried
That's my motto. I'm especially fond of friend tuberculosis...
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 14:58, Reply)

Friend?
Awh, you're so lovely!
( Cawl, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:01, Reply)

Oh for fuck sake
It's not easy being retarded
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:02, Reply)

But you make it look
Effortless :D
( Cawl, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:03, Reply)

As all the finest retards do ;)

( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:04, Reply)

Well, I can think of lots of things that cannot be fried...
... such as... um. No, actually, I can't. I guess you can even fry ice cream if you do it quickly. Hmmmmm... fried iccceee creeeaaammm.... *drool*
(Deadly Octopus no deaths since, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:01, Reply)

Shirley
that just makes a big mess in a pan?
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:01, Reply)

You could say that about curry
Which sometimes just looks like Diarrhea...
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:02, Reply)

Well, you'd batter it first...
... and deep-fat fry it rather than shallow fry. It should work. Surely...
(Deadly Octopus no deaths since, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:03, Reply)

I've had deep fried ice cream
at a chinese restaurant. it was awesome.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:19, Reply)

MORE threads, you say?
Well, in that case, I'm on to something. I've posted a whopping three threads, all of which have been complete bollocks but seem to have generated a response or six. Which is nice. Today, my excuse is that I've drunk a lot of espresso and it's tripled my typing speed.

You're right about the old HSHs, when everyone in offtopic was involved in a vast pissing match of biblical proportions over whether responses to OT threads should be threaded or not. I laughed during that one.

On the subject of aliens, I also think that perhaps they're responsible for making my lawn grow so fast in the last week or two. I can't keep up with the mowing. It's depressing.
(Deadly Octopus no deaths since, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 14:58, Reply)

it's because
I'm not here as much. People have to go worship their shrines rather than adore me online.
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 14:52, Reply)

I think that you may be on to something
... although last time we got into an argument about cider. I've not worshipped any shrines today. Do you have your own Grammar Badger religion that I should be praying to, or do you just want standard panders and adoration?
(Deadly Octopus no deaths since, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 14:55, Reply)

Worship
good spelling and grammar
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:10, Reply)

I do
Particularly spelling and apostrophes. I've made fairy cakes with apostrophes on them to illustrate just how depressingly critical I am about them being incorrectly placed.
(Deadly Octopus no deaths since, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:13, Reply)

ooh grammar cakes!
I think I love you a little bit
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 16:08, Reply)

Grammar cakes are gorgeous
AND, there is a raspberry version where a single juicy raspberry is stuffed into each cake before it is popped into the oven. And then the icing is fortified with more raspberries by crushing some up and adding them (along with some raspberry liqueur) to the icing sugar. Then you add apostrophes to the top using chocolate fudge icing in a tube. It's a package of cake sexiness that's hard to beat, frankly... unless you hate raspberries.
(Deadly Octopus no deaths since, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 16:41, Reply)

It's general sadness
At the fact that I'll be leaving soon.
( Cawl, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 14:57, Reply)

Kaol?
where will you be going?
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 18 Aug 2009, 14:58, Reply)

Wales.
I'm gonna make a wild assumption that whatever job I end up doing won't allow me the web-admin/not much work combination that this one does.
( Cawl, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:00, Reply)

Then why go?
Whyyy?
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:03, Reply)

I've got lots of good reasons.
No job prospects, and the pay is shit.
Fed up of living in the middle of nowhere.
That and I shall be moving in with my girlfriend.
And trying to get a useful job that'll help with my teaching-plans.
( Cawl, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:14, Reply)

Am actually relocating myself shortly
And in the same situation that the likelihood come 1 or 2 months time is that I won't have all day access to this site.

I am however concerned about moving during this so called recession, although they say that Aberdeen is "recession proof", due to the Oil industry / North Sea links...
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:22, Reply)

I have to say that I preferred it
when we still had HSH threads and didn't have nested replies.

But then maybe I'm just old and I don't like change.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 18 Aug 2009, 14:58, Reply)

Hahahahaha!
And whilst you were typing that, I was typing how much I giggled my way through the nested responses arguments. Given that it's a polarised issue, I support nested replies. Neater, tidier and you can see who is responding to who. Which is nice.
(Deadly Octopus no deaths since, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 14:59, Reply)

So you've sided with the Spork Of Progress, then?

( Cawl, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:00, Reply)

I have indeed
Because it is juicy, delicious, tender and sexy common sense.
(Deadly Octopus no deaths since, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:02, Reply)

You'll go far in life.
You get my official seal of approval.
( Cawl, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:03, Reply)

Outstanding.
Do I get a certificate?
(Deadly Octopus no deaths since, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:04, Reply)

Congratulations:
....______________
.../.. THE OFFICIAL.../
../........SEAL OF......../
./KAOL-APPROVAL/
/______________/
( Cawl, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:10, Reply)

*blush* thank-you!
I tried to put it in my profile, but the formatting went wrong. I guess it's a bronze seal of approval rather than the pre-formatted gold one?

I will try harder in future.
(Deadly Octopus no deaths since, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:14, Reply)

Nah, you just have to copy and paste it
With all the dots and lines.
It'll look all wrong when you paste, but when you click "ok" it'll be fine.
( Cawl, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:17, Reply)

Everyone's fucked off to a secret message board.
Probably.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:08, Reply)

Woo, Validation though, that's a deffo bonus !

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:08, Reply)

Is it YOUR secret message board?
Or is it someone else's secret message board? And what's so secret about it? Is JMG banned?
(Deadly Octopus no deaths since, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:11, Reply)

I'm going to be honest, I don't know.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:32, Reply)

Sure... sure...

(Deadly Octopus no deaths since, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 16:41, Reply)