2 posts tagged “gullible”
Read this post first for context.
Dave says:
is that cell phone ring from zelda?
Max "Trim Job" Lin says:
no
Max "Trim Job" Lin says:
it's from debussy
Dave says:
debussy?
Dave says:
what's that?
Max "Trim Job" Lin says:
a kick ass RPG
Dave says:
hmm ok
Max "Trim Job" Lin says:
you never played it?
Dave says:
nope
Max "Trim Job" Lin says:
omg
Max "Trim Job" Lin says:
it's one of the best RPGs ever
Dave says:
oh yeah?
Dave says:
is it tactics style
Dave says:
oldschool, newschool?
Max "Trim Job" Lin says:
oldschool
Max "Trim Job" Lin says:
very old school
Dave says:
fantasy, medieval?
Dave says:
it sounds japanese
Max "Trim Job" Lin says:
it's totally fantasie
Max "Trim Job" Lin says:
it's not really tactics style
Max "Trim Job" Lin says:
it's more impressionistic style, really groundbreaking stuff
Dave says:
hmm
Dave says:
what year?
Max "Trim Job" Lin says:
oh gosh
Max "Trim Job" Lin says:
I don't know
Max "Trim Job" Lin says:
at LEAST ten years
Max "Trim Job" Lin says:
before our time really
Max "Trim Job" Lin says:
i didn't discover it til way after it was released
Dave says:
hmm
Max "Trim Job" Lin says:
Debussy is like an adventure, one of those soul journey things
Max "Trim Job" Lin says:
usually you only have one character, but sometimes you can have two or even an entire group
Max "Trim Job" Lin says:
the objective is to please nobles around the countryside
Max "Trim Job" Lin says:
and gain popularity
Dave says:
interesting
Max "Trim Job" Lin says:
it's heavily influenced by natural themes, like rain and the sea
This is one of my favorite IM conversations ever. Dave is one of my favorite coworkers. He's really smart, but kind of innocent. I try to play nice, but sometimes he just hands himself to me on a plate.
Dave says:
if you were a poptart, what flavor would you be?
Maximov Linsky says:
smores
Maximov Linsky says:
b/c I'm half black
Dave says:
haha
Dave says:
wait, are you serious?
Maximov Linsky says:
yeah
Maximov Linsky says:
I never told you?
Dave says:
no
Maximov Linsky says:
yeah, most people can't tell
Dave says:
I thought you were all asian
Maximov Linsky says:
nope
Dave says:
what's the mix?
Dave says:
mom->half black
Dave says:
half chinese?
Dave says:
dad->japanese?
Dave says:
what's the breakdown
Maximov Linsky says:
yeah, that's exactly it
Dave says:
...
Dave says:
well that was a shot in the dark
Maximov Linsky says:
it was a good guess
Maximov Linsky says:
but i guess there's not many major asian countries to choose from
Maximov Linsky says:
at least
not ones with people that emigrate to the United States in bulk
Dave says:
true
Dave says:
but then i got the black side right too
Maximov Linsky says:
my parents are rare
Maximov Linsky says:
usually the male in a mixed asian/black relationship is black
Dave says:
why is that?
Maximov Linsky says:
you know, I'm not sure
Maximov Linsky says:
I can ask my parents
Dave says:
size maybe?
Dave says:
males are usually bigger than the female in a relationship
Dave says:
and (sweeping generalization) black people are bigger than asian people
Maximov Linsky says:
oh
Maximov Linsky says:
interesting hypothesis
Dave says:
so in one case
Dave says:
black male >> asian female
Dave says:
other case black female ~= asian male
Dave says:
hmm, does that qualify as racist?
Maximov Linsky says:
yes dave, i think it does
Maximov Linsky says:
actually, my mom is bigger than my dad
Dave says:
yeah i'm a bad person
Dave says:
are you bigger than your mom?
Maximov Linsky says:
nope
Maximov Linsky says:
she's got me beat by a bit
Dave says:
oh, interesting
Maximov Linsky says:
she's not fat or anything
Maximov Linsky says:
she's like a healthy, i can beat you up kind of bigger
Maximov Linsky says:
she's 5'11" I think
Dave says:
dad is...5'8?
Maximov Linsky says:
5'6
Dave says:
wow, that's rare
Maximov Linsky says:
I'm a nice average
Dave says:
and i'm racist
Dave says:
apparently
Maximov Linsky says:
yeah, actually
Maximov Linsky says:
you might not want to say what you just said to any asians/black people
Dave says:
yeah i wouldn't generally, i just thought it was relevant
Dave says:
and now that i said it, i realized it's racist
Maximov Linsky says:
yeah
Dave says:
unless it's correct
Maximov Linsky says:
there are lots of hidden rules like that
Maximov Linsky says:
like one thing Americans get wrong a lot around Asians
Maximov Linsky says:
is you aren't supposed to make direct eye contact when talking to an East Asian woman
Dave says:
oh yeah? is she allowed to look at you?
Maximov Linsky says:
it's considered really rude
Maximov Linsky says:
yeah, it's a one way street
Maximov Linsky says:
they're allowed to look at you
Dave says:
so what do you look at? their breasts?
Maximov Linsky says:
you look downwards, I think it traces back to respect and demonstrating humility
Dave says:
for some reason, i thought it was the other way around
Maximov Linsky says:
more around like the knees
Dave says:
that women weren't supposed to look at the men
Maximov Linsky says:
no no
Maximov Linsky says:
Asian culture has a strong sense of respect for women
Maximov Linsky says:
I mean, sure, it gets abused sometimes
Maximov Linsky says:
but traditionally it's that way
Dave says:
hmm ok
Maximov Linsky says:
so like, Prae has been in the United States for a while so she's used to men looking her in the eye
Maximov Linsky says:
but if you follow the traditional rules
Maximov Linsky says:
she would be impressed
Dave says:
so i should look at her knees
Maximov Linsky says:
more or less, yeah
Dave says:
ok, weird
Dave says:
i'll try it
