Warning: Insane Troll Logic is legal here, though not required.

Y'know how G Chat turns asterisk-surrounded words into bold? And how people usually use asterisks to denote an action? And how people usually associate bold text with speaking more emphatically?

Well, they're trying to show that actions speak louder than words.

I was watching the first five or so episodes of Excel Saga, and I was wondering why they made Pedro the Butt Monkey. I didn't think it was that entertaining, funny, or relevant to the plot.

Then I realized... He was getting fucked over by the universe.

"PlayStation" is a pun on "workstation".

Elapsed time to get joke: 11 years.

^ Holy crap! O_O

*facepalms at self*

I never got it until I heard it explained before either. I don't think it's that big of a deal since I've probably heard the word Playstation long before workstation.

There's also the arrow hidden in Fed Ex, and the arrow from Amazon.com pointing from A to Z.

The dial on the toaster is for minutes.

My best friends clued me in on this yesterday. In Wayne's World, when Garth is sitting in the donut shop repeatedly stabbing a jelly donut, the "MREE! MREE! MREE!" sound effect isn't the donut screaming. It represents the classic horror movie violin sting.

Granted, I've only watched that movie dozens of times over the years, so I can be forgiven for not catching on.

Yeah, I think that's what happened to me, too, since I was 5 when the PlayStation came to the U.S.

Eminem got his name from his initials.

Time elapsed? three years.

The Super Nintendo was named after Nintendo's flagship game.

13 years.

What did you think it was? Seconds?

Elapsed time to get joke: 7 years.

edited 16th May '10 1:53:39 PM by Wicked223

Presumably, toastedness level. Of course, as discussed in the other topic, different amount of minutes in the toaster will result in different toastedness levels, so it's all OK.

^I always thought that too. But then, I grew up with a toaster that didn't have numbers on the dial; it had tick marks and little icons showing toast of various shade levels.

O_O

I feel like an idiot.

I enjoy the atmosphere of stories.

Well, I've been studying atmospheric science.

"Rednecks" from the south(east)ern United States are stereotyped with various traits, among which are:

• being racist
• enjoying NASCAR

You should be groaning in about five seconds.

edited 24th May '10 12:39:00 AM by GlennMagusHarvey

Must.

Not.

Laugh.

^^ I don't get it.

I'm facepalming and laughing at the same time.

@The Jackal: Think about what NASCAR actually is.

edited 25th May '10 4:20:43 AM by Nyktos

That took me about 30 seconds from reading GMH's post.

edited 25th May '10 4:34:26 AM by BobbyG

I don't get it either, but that may be because I'm not American.

No, you don't need to be American.

Think about it.

I'm not American either. You just need to know what NASCAR is.

...

D'ooooooh! That was literally what I vocalized just now.