And I probably Jimmy Carr, because YouTube kept pushing his shorts.

I googled this Hovind fella and you’re right, I can see that as well.

I actually thought he looked liked Jimmy Carr

I’m sure you were very good, but I doubt that you had that good a name memory as a five-year old.

I taught myself how to read as well, so I ain’t the dullest of pens either but somehow I just doubt you could’ve rattled off that many correct names and titles as a five-year old. Although, it might just be projection from my almost 40-year old weed-smoking soon-to-be-some-serious-memory-problem having ass. If so, apologies.

Seconded, good advice from them.

I was just thinking about the egg thing before reading.

I managed a very nicely boiled eggs just now. Instead of heating them in cold water, I boiled some water in a kettle and poured it on them and then waited a min or two until it boiled properly again on the hob and then took five minutes and put them in cold water. The center of the yolk is a bit runny while the edges of the yoke are still firm enough and the white is just firm enough. These will go great on a sandwich mmm.

Or just by themselves, really. A little maldon salt on top, mmm. (That’s a level up as well, changing from basic table salt to buying a bit of fancier salt for topping something. But man is it more costly per kg/lbs.)

Russia is free again

I really wish that will happen as well, but when has Russia actually been free?

I was like, wait, what’s “touch typing”? Oh writing without looking?

Yeah, been doing that a couple of decades prolly. I even do it on my phone most of the time. That’s why I typo quite a lot unless I proofread. I do usually use the suggestions and glimpse at the kb from time to time and you can half see it anyway but yeah.

With a computer I don’t really ever look at the keyboard. My speed has been measured a couple of times I think but can’t recall anything except getting the highest grade. And I think those tests limit my speed as I don’t copy things as fast as when I’m heatedly constructing and argument myself. Feels like I’ve got much better flow then than when reading a word and then having to output it at the same time.

I need to see whether I can measure my own speed sometime when I get into a nice argument and have good flow again.

Literally everything in Africa has evolved to run away from humans, because when animals hear human speech and don’t run away they get eaten or domesticated.

When you look at a map of domesticated animals origins, not a single one comes from Africa. All the animals there know what humans are like no matter how we try fooling them.

Oh yah here’s the video sourcing that shit I just listened to today https://youtu.be/EqGxxWvDXsM

Or maybe this is the streaker winning his bet, hmm?

I’ll be the first to say “well done, you”. I only got 32 could’ve easily spulrged at least for 64.

I’m curious as to why the Earl Grey scented isn’t more popular.

It’s bergamot orange. Citrus fruit shower gels are popular af.

Idk “account tenure” sounds like “if you signed up when we first opened in 2015 we prolly don’t need an id”

But what do i know

I started reading in other languages for her. To which I credit a lot of my English skills. I couldn’t wait for fifth one to be translated so just started reading books in English.

My mom got me onto them though.

I’ve used rapeseed oil to oil the handles of my knives and whatnot since I couldn’t be arsed to buy an oil for that purpose.

Seems to work fine since it’s a half-hard oil iirc.

(edit Canola oil for the Americans )

doesn’t need any particular structure.

Ofc it does. You still haven’t given a single example of these things you pretend can be true. (Which they aren’t.)

Stories do have a beginning middle and end. That’s what a narrative structure means. No matter how much you break fourth walls or film a movie like Memento, it still has a start an end and a beginning, as does 2001. (Which I never said I disliked or liked, just to reiterate as you got me confused with someone else there.)

I read plenty of books and watch films that have no clear linear narrative, a

“no clean linear narrative” doesn’t mean it’s not a narrative with a start and an end

Just like no-one would describe you as (I’m just assuming gender now but whatever doesn’t make the point any different) a handsome and successful man, but I still think you can be described as a man (or a woman).

So your “no clear linear” is just shifting goalposts.

a particular story structure, doesn’t mean that’s the only type of structure that is valid.

And why would it? But see, even you point out the alternative is other story STRUCTURES because stories have structures. Mainly a beginning and an end, when you generalise enough. But narrative stories do have structure.

You’ve still not given a simple example or a narrative story without a beginning a middle and an end, have you?

Oh little babby is trying to be condescending while talking utter shite out of his arse, how adorable.

I point to literally all stories. Just because some narratives are more convoluted than others doesn’t mean they don’t begin and end, dumbo.

Oh you do give an example… of what you point out isn’t a story as such. Because it’s not a narrative. Did I ever say all written art is stories? I don’t think I did. But I get it… You’re not here to argue or with an open mind. You just said something dumb and now refuse to accept you did.

You’re even confusing me with someone else.

Tell me, which definitions of a story are you aware of, then?

Because I can’t find a single one that even slightly supports your naive garbage. A story is narration. (from latin narrare, to tell) and a narrative has a plot and a plot has a beginning, a middle and an end.

I’m not conflating shit. You’re pretending you can tell a narrative without touching any conventions (which go back tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of years).

Just because you don’t get the art film doesn’t mean it didn’t have a beginning, a middle and an end. If it doesn’t then it’s just okay to only watch a portion of it? And since there’s no end or start, you can just watch a random 10 min from anywhere and backwards or forwards… riiight? Because that’s what you’re saying, dimwit.

Just like with the structure of a narrative, you’re completely wrong. I have never said I don’t like 2001. But will you accept that? Ofc you won’t.

Your argument is a thing you’re not aware of can’t exist.

Can’t really talk to such a fundamentally moronic person, really. If you don’t realise that there are things which you don’t understand but others do, then there’s just no helping you. Maybe try a few milligrams of LSD.

Must be nice to be smarter than professionals who make movies and cars. Wish I as much of a genius as you clearly are.

It’s not actually, because the large majority of people are like you, who just won’t accept the fact they’re ignorant of something.

So which professional storytellers have said that there are no conventions in stories? Which movie doesn’t have a start middle and end? Documentaries? Even they do. Because it’s ingrained in humanity for hundreds and thousands and tens of thousands of years.

Who were the professionals whom I am smarter than?

Not Dan Harmon, that’s for sure. https://youtu.be/RG4WcRAgm7Y

i’m not aware

And that’s sort of the issue here.

I too could argue that you have a way too narrow definition of a car and since my feet also take me places, they’re also a car. But it’d be fucking moronic to do that, just like your argument is utterly moronic.

Cheerio

“A certain way” in much the same sense all cars need four+ wheels, a steering wheel and an accelerator and some breaks. If I get into the tiny details, having lights is also rather good.

What you were saying is that it’s unreasonable to expect stories to be… well, stories. You know, with a beginning, middle and end?

Unless you’re trying to tell me that two-wheeled chain driven transport with no steering wheel or motor is also “a car”, I think I’ve made my point.