Comments on: Rum Doings Episode 17

By: jeff

jeff — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:34:45 +0000

hey this is good!

i feared it might be shit, but you and your entertainingly accented chum work really well together. downloading the rest now!

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:59:18 +0000

Perhaps the reason that Starbucks charges more for a larger cup of hot water is because they plow so much of their profits back into cardboard cup R&D.

By: James Campbell

James Campbell — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:40:37 +0000

Freudian Trip: I’d like to point out that I “retweeted” “Rum Doings” and now I have an extra (seemingly) real follower. Though she does appear to have highly questionable sexual morals so she possibly used to follow you.
Also her surname is Tobin so I think she may just be following me because of my distasteful Peter Tobin joke which really makes me question her morals generally…

By: EthZee

EthZee — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:17:55 +0000

I started a couple of threads on some forums I frequent. I hope you’re happy with yourself.

By: Flameberge

Flameberge — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:05:19 +0000

To bring the quality of refreshment a lot lower from sake, I recently noticed Frijj Chocolate Fudge Brownie Milkshakes suggested they could be served hot. Which just sounds terrifying.

I also agree with Nick – people who get offended over the meaning of words they don’t understand irritate me intensely, especially now that my girlfriend is in her second year of her English degree, and has turned into something of an ‘etymologist’, as it were.

By: Nick Mailer

Nick Mailer — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:51:08 +0000

Jsutcliffe: The bottle suggests either hot or very cold is acceptable.

By: jsutcliffe

jsutcliffe — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:31:07 +0000

Interestingly, ume plums are actually botanically closer to apricots than the Western plums we know and love. Pickled ume are also extremely delicious buried at the bottom of a noodle dish as a hidden treat.

I am not an experienced sake drinker, but shouldn’t it be served hot, not on ice?

By: Nick Mailer

Nick Mailer — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:17:19 +0000

For goodness sake: the word niggardly comes from a completely difference source (and, indeed, language)! I am aware you would not be able to use it because of the number of OVERLY SENSITIVE IDIOTS who would hurt you, but this is something to be sad about, not celebratory of. If the First Amendment doesn’t *actually* protect even irrelevant homophones, you’re in trouble.

By: Rosti

Rosti — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:14:54 +0000

Harrumph! Just because you can’t follow the hashtags doesn’t mean we’re not spreading the word, Laura’s Boyfriend.

(I’m aware you’ve dealt with this one by now but I’d pent up some rage before hitting the comments and I don’t want you to think I don’t care. bit.ly reports one paltry click on the link I be-statused though, so it’s swings and roundabouts really.)

Incidentally, what are your feelings on board games? I know there’s animosity on their televisual cousins, just that amongst the folk I know only a handful care about comp-uter games but all will happily nudge up to a table for a similar experience. Or rather, my taste in videogames has leaked into the board games I present to anyone who’ll listen.

By: Pace

Pace — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:33:07 +0000

Don’t be ridiculous Nick, that analogy is meaningless. Some words just sound suspicious regardless of their actual meaning. Must be a cultural thing; I’d never use niggardly because it sounds offensive, and the same goes for most Americans; I don’t think I’ve ever heard it in ordinary conversation.
Take the example from that wikipedia article:
“He expected a number of “pinheads” to be asking “black waitresses not to be ‘niggardly’ with the coffee.”"
That sounds more offensive to me than just straight out calling her a nigger.

(but of course “spaz” to me doesn’t sound offensive at all.)