Traegus

this makes me happy, and seeing as i have decided that you and Aett owe me copious amounts of drinks due to the completely uncalled for ribbing, i'm sure we can find a bar (Duclaw microbrewery anyone?) to kill the time!

REALLY???????????







i get no respect i tell ya, no respect!

hey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that's not a big deal, i don't think most of the people there last time drank, just those of us that were forced to deal with Aett!

ok, i REALLY gotta stop picking on Aett, he's a great guy in real life..... guess we pick on Turg next!

really Vexen, fun group of folks, you will fit in just fine, think of this as a group of extended family that you actually like. besides, i may have chronologically gone beyond 12 years old, but i don't act it, therefore, you won't be the least mature person there if nothing else.

YOU MADE THOSE WORDS UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i say this because i tried to pronounce one, my brain swelled to twice it's normal size, oozed out my ears and i fainted! no real word would do that....

maybe maud'Dib

absolutely NOT TEA!!!!!!!!!! but if it was tasty, good for you . question though, if you had any ability to separate the flavors in that super combo of not-tea-ness, how did the stevia taste? i know it's a natural, noncaloric sweetner, and i had tried it years ago, and it was horrible, was just wondering if maybe they have made it taste better or something.

ironically enough, this made me spit tea all over my desk. well played good sir, well played!

hey, not nice! the OP was just making sure that the invite was posted in the server forums, as per a suggestion in the original thread by another user. there are some folks who frequent only their server area, wouldn't want to leave them out. no need to get snippy with OP, you don't want to come, don't post.

go you one better;
THERE WILL BE CAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!























most likely cake, very possibly cake..... maybe

heh.... knew that would work
i vote for forum names again, and maybe a a M&G II kinda logo, wouldn't want to confuse my commemorative name badges

owe you a beer Torroes!

i is always here
and i will be coming if at all possible (which means most likely as Saturdays are usually completely free for me)
it would be great to see you guys again
Turg will need the time away from miniturg
Aett can see the sisters kid anytime..... i mean jeez Aett, how inconsiderate are you???
And didn't quasado make teh awesomest cheescakes or something?
and someone find miss catz (katz?)

last time was a blast, everyone was very friendly, so to all the other introverts out there who are on the fence (i do sometimes fall into that category), trust me when i tell you that it was a great group of 40-50 we had last time, everyone very friendly, i think everyone settled into the group dynamic in mere minutes. much fun was had by all..... except the staff, who got a little nervous when turg decided to start crawling on the pool tables, that was until he promised them he would use coasters... which i think just confused them, but he got away with it, and we ended up with a great photo album record of the event!

dude!!!!!!!!!! first, grats on the niece/nephew thingy, but man, really????? that little suckers gonna be around for decades, how could you skip a reunion of Torroes, Turg, Traegus and Aett?

by the way, i will so be there for this! looking forward to seeing everyone from last time who can make it.

welllllll, the pool tables only worked out well if you DON'T MIND LOSING AETT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! neener neener

OK, this is about as far as i got in this thread before i had to answer.....
first, i DO NOT believe it's a "lifestyle", it's a damn drink, that's all. but it is one i really enjoy and have learned a bit about.

first, the types of teas:
Black Tea = fermented tea leaves, that's why it's black, and stronger flavored then other teas. i like the bitter edge to tea if you leave the tea to steep longer then "recommended", it's my damn tea, i'll drink it how i like it!

Green tea = non-fermented leaves, milder flavor, sometimes slightly grassy, i like this about green tea, and the flavor tends to mix well with fruit flavors, so dried fruit bits are sometimes added for a different flavor, i recommend that.

oolong tea = half-fermented, so stronger/more bitter than green, but not as much as black.

white tea = immature tea leaves, or new leaves, very mild flavor, and the one instance of "oversteeping" i do avoid. some nasty flavors come out of white tea if steeped too long. but when steeped appropriately and with the addition of subtle fruit flavors, it can be very good.

Red tea (rooibos) = south african "tea", not actually TEA, but a different plant altogether, interesting flavor that's hard to describe, but pairs well with what i call "fall flavors", cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice. it's not a "traditional" flavor for munching the fall treats like pumpkin pie, but it should be! though due to my own weirdness, i can't drink this tea in warm weather.... it don't seem right to me

herbal "tea" = NOT TEA, just a bunch of grass and stuff unless it says tea, or tea leaves on the ingredients listing, then it ain't tea, and i don't see the point.

ok, after varieties, we have benefits of tea. first, antioxidants, especially in green tea, whites haven't developed as much and black and oolong lose some in the fermentation process, but really, health benefit is health benefit, drink the tea you like. there is a study out there that shows an increase in immune system function when moderate or more amounts of tea are consumed regularly, i don't remember who did the study, if i come across a link i will edit the post and add it. i don't jump on the "next big health craze" bandwagon, but i must admit since i started drinking tea in general, and using it to stave off colds and such (if i feel one coming on, i drink probably 8-10 cups of tea a day) and i haven't had a bad cold or flu in years, but that's my personal experience, may be coincidence, or even placebo, but i will take it nonetheless!

also, though it does not have the same quantity of caffeine that coffee it does, it does have enough (subjective i know), and the metabolizing of said caffeine differs between the two beverages. coffee spikes high, then drops off almost as quick. Tea slowly ramps up, never attains the high peak coffee does, but levels off and sustains for much longer. so you get the nice light caffeine boost for a couple of hours as opposed to big spike/big crash of coffee.

that went longer then i thought it would....

is it the dose of reality that bugs you? give any teenagers, anywhere, that kind of power and they will, without fail, cross the line.

this, it is, apparently, all about Houtex.... i checked

and the word terrific used to mean "inspires terror"...... things get misused, meanings become the socially acceptable usage, and internet nerd-ragers get plenty of fodder to call you on when they wanna tweak you. this is the way the world works, we may not all like it, BUT, we can take advantage of it. i mock folks for the "decimate" misuse all the time (well, as often as folks actually say decimate). just choose your favorite one, and lay in wait for your unsuspecting friends, and when the time is right...... WAMMO!

orgyweapons!?................... what? steelclaw said it, not me

first, the 22-episode format only exists nowadays for sitcoms, just about everything else runs 13 episodes. i would love to see this as a cable show, say showtime or starz or something, allowing for a more true-to-form show. and i really like the parallel story idea

wait, does this mean you want a petless MM that summons more petless MM's? (in essence anyways, but the end result would be a bunch of MM's with only secondaries running around, which could actually be quite funny.)