The things that pissed you off today ™ thread

[wub]

The conker is the brown ting inside get me

Yeah, I don't think we get those, have lived from coast to coast, but not so much in between, but never seen anything quite like that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_chestnut

If you'd like to know more...

[Electric_Head]

Are they conkers though?
Looks almost like Datura to me.



On a side note, up till now I did not realize that Datura and moonflowers were the same thing.
That is not a fun trip by any means.

[nowaysj]

Just saw a gif of the original subject matter. Ouch.

Would be jokes in revers though!

[Electric_Head]

Just saw a gif of the original subject matter. Ouch.

Would be jokes in revers though!

Like Emanuel but with the ping pong balls.

[sigbowls]

whats that fruit that looks like that?

i saw it on youtube it was in asia

[Shum]

lychee or rambutan maybe?

[Electric_Head]

Not lychee.
It's Durian you're thinking of.

[garethom]

Are they conkers though?
Looks almost like Datura to me.



On a side note, up till now I did not realize that Datura and moonflowers were the same thing.
That is not a fun trip by any means.

Yeah, they are, not everything is drugs.

[Electric_Head]

What do you mean?

For centuries, Datura stramonium has been used as a mystical sacrament which brings about powerful visions (lasting for days) and opens the user to communication with spirit world.

The ancient inhabitants of what is today central and southern California used to ingest the small black seeds of datura to "commune with deities through visions". Across the Americas, other indigenous peoples such as the Algonquin, Cherokee, Marie Galente and Luiseño also utilized this plant in sacred ceremonies for its hallucinogenic properties. In Ethiopia, some students and debtrawoch (lay priests), use D. stramonium to "open the mind" to be more receptive to learning, and creative and imaginative thinking.

The common name "datura" has its roots in ancient India, where the plant is considered particularly sacred—believed to be a favorite of the Hindu god Shiva Nataraja.

[Molzie]

how did a discussion about slingshotting conkers into cornholes turn so boring?

Someone pls send me the link

[nowaysj]

Is banbonic looking?

[wub]

how did a discussion about slingshotting conkers into cornholes turn so boring?

Someone pls send me the link

Just Google "efukt conkers", it'll come up.

[Molzie]

Oh shit, bullseye

[wub]

Oh shit, browneye

[nowaysj]

Oh shit, bullseye

That is what I was thinking, but then I think she was aiming for the puss. Which probably would be worse, wouldn't it.

[nowaysj]

How heavy are those things, are they light, or do they have penetration mass.

[m8son666]

i can send you some if you want for experimentation purposes?

[Marcus]

Just ripped one of my best shirts on a door handle, fucking fuming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nowaysj]

@masson: If that is a food item, please send them before it becomes illegal to privately transfer food.

[magma]

Apparently conkers are called buckeyes in the States. The tree isn't native to Britain either... I think it was brought over from Eastern Europe, but I'd be surprised if we didn't take it to America too.

We call them conkers because they replaced conch shells that were used for essentially the same game called "Conquerers".

I haven't had to use any of these facts since my age has been in double digits.