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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Dec 4, 2019 12:40:02 GMT
Gremlins is the best Christmas movie.
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Post by scubar on Dec 4, 2019 12:42:39 GMT
The worst thing that ever happened to me was on Christmas. Oh, God. It was so horrible. It was Christmas Eve. I was 9 years old. Me and Mom were decorating the tree, waiting for Dad to come home from work. A couple of hours went by. Dad wasn’t home. So Mom called the office. No answer. Christmas Day came and went and still nothing. So the police began a search. Four or five days went by. Neither one of us could eat or sleep. Everything was falling apart. It was snowing outside. The house was freezing, so I went to try to light up the fire. And that’s when I noticed the smell. The firemen came and broke through the chimney top. And me and Mom were expecting them to pull out a dead cat or a bird. And instead they pulled out my father. He was dressed in a Santa Claus suit. He’d been climbing down the chimney on Christmas Eve, his arms loaded with presents. He was gonna surprise us. He slipped and broke his neck. He died instantly. And that’s how I found out there was no Santa Claus.
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Dec 4, 2019 12:45:17 GMT
I remember one Christmas when Mum got pregnant even though Dad wasn't around yet. Then she concocted some bullshit story about angels visiting and my new Dad made us walk to some far away dusty place. Worst of all she gave birth to the little sod in a shitty barn. And the fuckin' Romans were on our case throughout.
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Post by Tuffers on Dec 4, 2019 12:45:21 GMT
Morj'
Xmas party chat?
First one tomorrow night. Already dreading Friday. I've gone traditional with my choice from the menu options. Soup, turkey, Xmas pudding.
Another one, two weeks* later. India restaurant. That's more like it.
*get ready for a surprise
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Post by MrTiddles on Dec 4, 2019 12:48:35 GMT
At least my story was true. It was in Croydon, 'nuff said.
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Post by tenthenemy on Dec 4, 2019 12:55:25 GMT
I played Pokemon until it was time for bed. I have finally organised my boxes by type, with matching wallpaper. This makes everything so much easier and it looks very nice. I now also have a much better way of marking Pokemans with an aura. I worry about Pyjakson and his half-understood dialogue. This game has so much intricacy and depth as I found out by sheer dumb luck. I got a strawberry sweet from battling the cafe owner. The description gives a hint: "When a Milcery holds this, it will spin around happily". So I gave the sweet for my Milcery to hold and put it into my party. Nothing happened, so I completely forgot about it.
I had seen other people spin around and striking a pose by rotating the left joycon stick, so I thought I'd try that as well. And this is when I got alerted to the Milcery evolving - of course! What the game doesn't tell you and I've meanwhile read up on is that this evolution takes several forms depending on how long you spin and whether the spin is clockwise or anti-clockwise. Of course I want all of them. Love the idea of salted caramel. Pyjakson , have you understood how to blag stuff in the Wild Area, go camping, make curry? |
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Post by Faceless on Dec 4, 2019 13:00:36 GMT
Afterjoon,
I have been sent home from work, with the words "fuck off and stop infecting us with your disease"
I had to seek clarification, as it's a fairly common utterance.
I am now debating Fortnite, Dark Souls, or RDR2 online.
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Post by Tuffers on Dec 4, 2019 13:02:59 GMT
Gremlins is the best Christmas movie. Jaws 4 - The Revenge is the best Christmas movie. I actually saw it at the cinema on Christmas eve when it came out. Cool story etc |
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Post by tenthenemy on Dec 4, 2019 13:26:14 GMT
Headphones for the Switch are a complete nightmare, because Nintendo. I've vented my frustration on this issue on these pages before. It's like this: These headphones will only plug into the headphone jack of the actual console. Fine on the go, not such a good idea if the console is docked and you are sitting on your sofa because it's too easy to yank the whole thing out. The Nintendo Pro Controller, nice as it is otherwise, does not have a headphone jack. It's ridiculous. However, there is now at least one licensed third party controller that has this hi tech feature. There's a slight drawback on all third party controllers, I think none of them allow you to switch the console on remotely the way the first party stuff does and they don't do the HD rumble, but these are things one can live without. If you google "Nintendo Switch controller headphone jack" you should be able to find more details and reviews. It's apparently also possible to use an XBox One or PS4 controller with the help of an adapter but I don't know anything more about that. My own solution to this problem has been using wireless headphones, but even that is more cumbersome than it should be, because Nintendo. The console doesn't have fucking Bluetooth, so I've bought a Bluetooth transmitter (the ridiculously named GuliKit one has been specifically developed for Switch and it works like a charm) and am now a happy bunny, but really. Really. |
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Dec 4, 2019 13:26:14 GMT
So headsets and Switches, are they basically a no go area? As far as I can see they only work in the actual unit itself and as the leads are a metre long that makes it kinda dumb.
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Post by Pyjakson on Dec 4, 2019 13:29:20 GMT
I played Pokemon until it was time for bed. I have finally organised my boxes by type, with matching wallpaper. This makes everything so much easier and it looks very nice. I now also have a much better way of marking Pokemans with an aura. I worry about Pyjakson and his half-understood dialogue. This game has so much intricacy and depth as I found out by sheer dumb luck. I got a strawberry sweet from battling the cafe owner. The description gives a hint: "When a Milcery holds this, it will spin around happily". So I gave the sweet for my Milcery to hold and put it into my party. Nothing happened, so I completely forgot about it.
I had seen other people spin around and striking a pose by rotating the left joycon stick, so I thought I'd try that as well. And this is when I got alerted to the Milcery evolving - of course! What the game doesn't tell you and I've meanwhile read up on is that this evolution takes several forms depending on how long you spin and whether the spin is clockwise or anti-clockwise. Of course I want all of them. Love the idea of salted caramel. Pyjakson , have you understood how to blag stuff in the Wild Area, go camping, make curry? Blag stuff, no. Camping and curry, yes. To be honest, I'll need to look at a guide once I've beaten whatever the elite 4 are called in this one. I'm still stuck with the basic fishing rod just now, which is a pain. I'm hoping the seafood restaurant give me one so I can catch something other than koikingu (magikarp) and some new turtle thing. |
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Post by Tuffers on Dec 4, 2019 13:31:55 GMT
My daughter uses the ps4 headset with the switch and it seems to work OK.
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Post by scubar on Dec 4, 2019 13:38:23 GMT
Someone has been defacing my Tory MP’s campaign posters, writing twat all over them. You’d have to have a heart of stone not to laugh.
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Dec 4, 2019 13:39:07 GMT
Headphones for the Switch are a complete nightmare, because Nintendo. I've vented my frustration on this issue on these pages before. It's like this: These headphones will only plug into the headphone jack of the actual console. Fine on the go, not such a good idea if the console is docked and you are sitting on your sofa because it's too easy to yank the whole thing out. The Nintendo Pro Controller, nice as it is otherwise, does not have a headphone jack. It's ridiculous. However, there is now at least one licensed third party controller that has this hi tech feature. There's a slight drawback on all third party controllers, I think none of them allow you to switch the console on remotely the way the first party stuff does and they don't do the HD rumble, but these are things one can live without. If you google "Nintendo Switch controller headphone jack" you should be able to find more details and reviews. It's apparently also possible to use an XBox One or PS4 controller with the help of an adapter but I don't know anything more about that. My own solution to this problem has been using wireless headphones, but even that is more cumbersome than it should be, because Nintendo. The console doesn't have fucking Bluetooth, so I've bought a Bluetooth transmitter (the ridiculously named GuliKit one has been specifically developed for Switch and it works like a charm) and am now a happy bunny, but really. Really. Thanks Ten - our comments crossed. I looked into that controller with the headphone jack and the reviews were pretty mixed and the cable still looked on the short side. I will give it up and get him something else for Xmas. |
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Post by scubar on Dec 4, 2019 13:39:10 GMT
On an unrelated note, does anyone know how to safely dispose of empty cans of spray paint?
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Post by Ozymandias Kane on Dec 4, 2019 13:44:48 GMT
At least my story was true. It was in Croydon, 'nuff said. I remember being home alone at Christmas when I was younger, I had a couple of teefs trying to get in and rob the house, it didn't end well for them - fun fact! |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2019 13:44:51 GMT
On an unrelated note, does anyone know how to safely dispose of empty cans of spray paint? Huff through a paper bag. |
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Post by Ozymandias Kane on Dec 4, 2019 13:46:10 GMT
I am now doing RDR2 online. ftfy |
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Post by Ozymandias Kane on Dec 4, 2019 13:49:41 GMT
On an unrelated note, does anyone know how to safely dispose of empty cans of spray paint? Stick a hole in them make sure you wipe your fingerprints off and then bin them in your neighbours bin just in case! |
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Post by crankcaller on Dec 4, 2019 13:59:34 GMT
Steam controller being delivered today and I have no idea why I bought one, apart from the fact it was cheap. Mine arrived yesterday. I wasn't going to be in and so my neighbour signed for it. I had told parcel force to take it to the post office. It was the guys first day and ignored my instructions. My laptop arrived today. It hasn't been signed for and I'll probably have to go to the Post office. Why couldn't it have been the other way round? OTTM. First pair of DM's in about 25 yrs. My heels are in shreds. Shreds I tell you. TV. Ray Donovan Games. No. |
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Post by Faceless on Dec 4, 2019 13:59:42 GMT
Opted for Dark Souls. I put it down in October last year, and my guy has been sat in the lava area ever since. I can't remember the controls, where I'm supposed to be going, or why my attacks are so slow.
Good thing it's a very forgiving game, so I should be able to ease back into it.
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Post by RollingEscargot on Dec 4, 2019 14:00:22 GMT
Sounds like MrTiddles is one of those Are You Being Served LARPers we're always hearing about. |
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Post by tenthenemy on Dec 4, 2019 14:03:29 GMT
Thanks Ten - our comments crossed. I looked into that controller with the headphone jack and the reviews were pretty mixed and the cable still looked on the short side. I will give it up and get him something else for Xmas. As I said, I can warmly recommend the GuliKit Bluetooth transmitter, paired with a wireless headset. I've tried a different transmitter before and while it worked, charging it and having it stick out of the console wasn't satisfactory. But if you want to make a Switch owner happy this Christmas buy them a micro SD card, as large as possible (beware of the fake ones that are suspiciously cheap and a dodgy brand). I've just splashed out on a 500 GB one on Black Friday, but any size is welcome. The Nintendo branded ones are pretty but overpriced. The demand for them generated by the Switch really has brought prices down, look out for a good deal. You can't go wrong with that. |
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Dec 4, 2019 14:09:51 GMT
Thanks Ten - our comments crossed. I looked into that controller with the headphone jack and the reviews were pretty mixed and the cable still looked on the short side. I will give it up and get him something else for Xmas. As I said, I can warmly recommend the GuliKit Bluetooth transmitter, paired with a wireless headset. I've tried a different transmitter before and while it worked, charging it and having it stick out of the console wasn't satisfactory. But if you want to make a Switch owner happy this Christmas buy them a micro SD card, as large as possible (beware of the fake ones that are suspiciously cheap and a dodgy brand). I've just splashed out on a 500 GB one on Black Friday, but any size is welcome. The Nintendo branded ones are pretty but overpriced. The demand for them generated by the Switch really has brought prices down, look out for a good deal. You can't go wrong with that. I wanted to get the headset so we can play Fortnite together, but I don't want to also buy various other gadgets too because it gets too expensive. I will buy him something weird instead. |
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Post by amipal on Dec 4, 2019 14:36:51 GMT
Why don't you plug a sweet pair of cans straight into the telly?
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