Quick update: Before anyone else jumps on me about my spelling (which really is very, very, very, and very poor) of “looser” vs. “loser” … this is not a misspell. The word “loosers” here is usually seen as lOOser in the urban dictionary “uncombined as a chemical element” meaning those who can’t get a date. It’s right up there with “pi-bonding” as “dating”. “Loser” would have been the correct spelling in street lingo rather than geek speak. Clearly the problem here is not my spelling as much as it is my joke was/is not funny. Bummer.
Howdy folks. I’m back from Fort Lost-in-the-woods safe and sound. The E3 is getting his apartment squared away. The rest of the family is relaxing.
So I thought I would start our week here with something a little different. More geek humor. A handful of us are trying to slowly form up a group tentatively called OpforToons (as in opfor = opposing force). The guys over at “Armed with Science” asked us to do a couple of toons for them. That means today you get a couple of lab rats instead of our friendly neighborhood soldiers. Don’t worry. Our regularly scheduled programming will be back tomorrow.
To make it up to you I’m stealing one of THE SNIPER’s famous de-motivational posters:
There’s more, of course, over at his site. I really like the DADT posters but I don’t want to steal all his thunder by just posting all his stuff here. Naw. You gotta go get it. Its worth getting. Roger?
BTW, Sniper, my latest beer batch was a nut brown ale. HH6 and I love the darker recipes. I think I’ll try a chocolate mocha stout next (using sniper’s brew coffee of course)!
Damon
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beer batch? Someone homebrewing?
I’ve recently got into homebrewing- using 2 MrBeer kegs, I have a West Coast Pale Ale, hard cider, Irish Stout, and a cowboy lager on . The first two are in the bottles and carbonating, the other two will be there in about two weeks.
What’s your setup?
I am uncertain about this Hiesenburg fellow in the cartoon, do we know where he is and how fast he’s going?
“Looser” means not as tight as it was. “Loser” means they need to turn in their pocket protectors.
Common mistake, but…..
Context, Major, context … in this case looser meaning “uncombined as a chemical element” which in geek speak means “can’t buy a date”. Typically spelled with two “0″s similar to n00b. “Loser” would be the street version but I wasn’t speaking to streeties. Just geeks.
BTW, OldTanker … you’re right. You can know either but not both! So you weren’t sleeping in class? I was … (me whistling in the dark) …
I’m a recovering chemistry and physics teacher……NO ONE slept in my clss!!!
Glad to hear you’re recovering. They say admitting you have a problem is the first step yah know.
I’m a big fan of porters myself. Lately I’ve been getting into Scotch ales. I once drank too much Scotch ale and it nearly kilt me.
oooooow sniper.:,
Rim shot. Sniper’s here till Wednesday. Try the veal.
jafo,
I meant to reply to your comment earlier but better late than never. I started out with a kit like bestbrew or MrBeer or some such. Then I discovered that I had TWO local suppliers to provide all my equipment needs. I also figured out that my science degree was useful in deciding or even rigging up equipment. So now I got a couple of buckets, a wort chiller, and an extra large strainer added to my set up. The chiller and strainer (I double strain) made all the difference in my results!
ROTFL, BRAVO ZULU!
Hey I just posted the cartoon on the Armed with Science Facebook Fan Page (http://facebook.com/armedwithscience) and blog (http://science.dodlive.mil/2010/02/15/miltoon-monday-calling-all-science-and-military-cartoonists/).
Thanks so much!
John from the Armed with Science team
http://science.dodlive.mil