Wheel of Time

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

uh... thanks for that enlightening viewpoint.

[fuzzyoctopus]

Yes have you noticed our new pet teenager?  Gorgon and Onion can breathe a sigh of relief now that they no longer carry the title of "absurdly young newbie who comes out of nowhere and posts random things that have no purpose."

[JP Dogberry]

I know him IRL. I apologise for him. Please don't blame me, I didn't invite hm here or even tell him about the site.

[EUOL]

Oh, be nice.  Honestly, we were all random, brainless teenagers once.  I have fond memories of that time (the ones I'm not repressing....)

[fuzzyoctopus]

I wasn't a random brainless teenager who went to new places and spouted off random things to people I didn't know.  I was a quiet shy introverted brainless teenager who kept to herself and read lots of escapist fantasy.

I just think it's common sense to introduce yourself when you're among strangers.  If I walked into a crowd of strangers at a party and said, "Man I hate Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time!" (and I might, don't put it past me)  I'd expect to be looked at funny, and for them to make fun of me once I'd left.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

YOu should note that the only post I mocked (and mocked very lightly at that) was the one that had the least content and was the most flamable of Xaio's posts.

[Spriggan]

I know him IRL. I apologise for him. Please don't blame me, I didn't invite hm here or even tell him about the site.

Yes but the question is, does he enjoy hitting Koalas with sticks?

[JP Dogberry]

Quite possibly, but I've never witnessed him doing it. Koala whacking is a high ranking and well-repsected job here, so i doubt he'd get a position doing it.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

I thought you said it was a minimum wage job

[fuzzyoctopus]

I could imagine some PETA group paying people to hit the people who hit koalas, but...

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

Maybe the government pays for Koalas to be hit with sticks in order to bait PETA.

[JP Dogberry]

No, no, no, no no. There's Koala Whacking and then there's *Koala Whacking*. One is a minimum wage job done by teens and uni students. The other is a professional career requiring a four year degree. We respect our Koala Bashes, we do.

[Spriggan]

other is a professional career requiring a four year degree. We respect our Koala Bashes, we do.

I now know what I'm going to change my major to next.

[JP Dogberry]

We just went through this on the other thread. You can't change your major in an Australian uni, you need to apply directly to the course, in this case Bachelor of Koala Relocation. You then need to do several units. First semester includes:

Basher's Network, which discusses how the career uses a combination of compitition and co-operation.

Studies of Koala Bashing, which looks at the Technical and Social issues of Koala bashing.

Tools for Bashers, which is all about the equipment.

Recording Koalas, which is how to fill out the complex paperwork in order to claim rightful bounties and not be overcharged in tax.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

We just need to import a high quantity of Koalas so we can start a program in koala bashing at an American school, so we can remain competitive.