The evolving thread...

[insane_alien]

Ok so i've noticed that in a lot of threads just now it all seems to be going horribly off topic before being closed by a moderator and ending what could have been a good discussion if it had its own thread.

 

Since i'm a bit of a fan of how a discusions topic can change over time(how me and my friends got from a debate about the matrix trilogy to the monarchy of sweden i will never know) i wanted to start a thread where there is no set topic and it just gradually flows from one subject to another, hopefully without being shut down by a mod. Just call it an experiment.

 

So, now to start off with were going to need a topic to begin a half decent disscussion that everybody can get into.... i think we should start with the best starter topic ever:

Whats more awesome, an Orang-utan or a Chimpanzee?

 

I have to go for the Orang-utan because the wee Orang-utan children look like they are made of orange fluff. and who wouldn't want the huge arms. just think of how hard you could whack the stupid out of a creationist.

[silkworm]

Yeah, but the Orangutans end up looking like what a squished orange marshmellow would look like with two appendages. And although they're negotiation of branches and trees is impressive, they're sort of stuck there.

 

I like chimpanzees. They're more general. Hell, even one has been to space. Not only that, they're buff. I just wish they weren't used in so many bad movies.

 

What bothers me is neither one of them can swim.

[insane_alien]

evolution can sort out the swimming problem eventually. Chimps are too impulsive, Orang-utans seem more like the wise philosopher type.

[Royston]

Orangutans blow better raspberries than chimps.

[AzurePhoenix]

Definately the Orang. Pretty fur, and you can trust them to not bash in your skull with a rock and rape your corpse when you aren't looking. Unlike chimps.

[ecoli]

Orangutans have especially did did not have to Be a good Graduate Student.

 

(the above statement was supplimented with Google talk)

 

http://douweosinga.com/projects/googletalk

[the tree]

Orangutangs are better at finding books, particuarly those of a magical persuasion.

[insane_alien]

Yay terry prachet. he makes everything awesome.

[AzurePhoenix]

Yay terry prachet. he makes everything awesome.

He's the diskworld guy, right? How are those?

[bascule]

He's the diskworld guy, right? How are those?

 

Did you know Christopher Lee did the voice of Death in the Discworld cartoon miniseries?

[insane_alien]

yeah he's the discworld guy. the books are really good. lots of magic and non sience so its a good break from the sientific environs of here and universities

[ecoli]

He's the diskworld guy, right? How are those?

 

Pretty good. I read the first couple, which were amazing. But, I've had "The Lost Continent" sitting on my bookshelf for a while now, and I can't get past the first chapter. It's too confusing. Reading "The Color of Magic" and "The Light Fantasic" should be required by law, though.

[aj47]

I have my brothers signed copy of 'The Colour of Magic' in my house but im yet to read it.

 

Dont hate me

[Guest kro]

I've read most of them. I think they get much better as the series progresses and the characters develop greater depth - a bit like the Simpsons. Prachett also seems to increasingly add social commentary, some of which iI suspect may be mised by the non-British (see Going Postal).

[bascule]

And it came to pass that in time the Great God Om spake unto Brutha, the Chosen One: "Psst!"