THINGS YOU CAN TALK ABOUT IN RAP MUSIC:
- fast cars
- doing crimes
- enjoying sexual intercourse
- people you are currently having an argument with
- violent crimes you intend to do to people you are currently having an argument with (speculative)
- violent crimes you intend to do to people you are currently having an argument with (actual)
- proficiency at sexual intercourse
- large animals
- body parts of unusual size or other qualities
- having a large amount of money
- making a large amount of money (legal)
- drugs
- making a large amount of money (illegal)
- the inner city
- Warsaw, Poland (NOTE: Uncommon but permitted)
THINGS YOU CANNOT TALK ABOUT IN RAP MUSIC:
- baked goods
- disliking sexual intercourse
- slow crimes with potentially large jail sentences (all forms of fraud, illegal spying, keeping large animals on premises, etc.)
- being polite
- the 1974 Chicago White Sox
- uncomfortable bedding
- a t-shirt with the phrase “AIN’T BEEN TO MISSOURI” on the front
- a t-shirt with the phrase “AIN’T BEEN TO MISSOURI” on the back
- illegal shipments of bones
- Kansas City, MO, suburbs
- men named Aiden
- women named Hildegarde
- dogs named Aidengarde
- being French
- running into a gas station because you need to pee really bad and asking the person at the counter if you can have the key and being told that you have to buy something first and asking if you can just buy something second and being told no and then going off into a corner and being all like, “eff this,” but then you realize that what you previously thought was a snack stand was actually a police officer and he asks you if you are, in fact, relieving yourself directly on his shoes only to find out that “not intentionally” was not the correct answer in this scenario before he asks why you didn’t talk to the person at the counter and then explaining it and having him be actually reasonable about it but still needing to ticket you because actually never mind this isn’t a real story please forget this one
- What Are You Playing
Bonus question: What are your feelings about fireworks?
​Andrew Ross (@dengarsw): It’s Go Fest weekend, so I got that, and if I can sneak it in, some Monster Hunter Wilds and Splatoon 3.
I prefer fireworks to drone shows, but as a community event done in the proper zones, especially in Japan and Japanese parks. I’ve had to deal with a small fire once though, and plenty of anxious pups, so I see both sides.
Brianna Royce (@nbrianna.bsky.social, blog): I’ve got a bunch of things queued up: Palia, the Lord of the Rings Online event, and even the Erenshor demo. I picked up some goodies from the Steam sale too. We’ll see what I have time for!
Love the big pro shows when everyone is expecting them and they’re safe. Saw enough dipshit behavior from amateurs as a kid to stay the heck away from it now. Feel sorry for people with pets, kids with sensory problems, and shifters who sleep early. Also spoiled by video games.
Chris Neal (@wolfyseyes.bsky.social, blog): The Quest for the Robopupper continues in Palia; after clearing the hurdle of gathering 3,500 infected essence, I now am grinding my way to level 10 in mining in order to make platinum bars for the next step. I swear Singularity Six has designed this quest to annoy people to buy a pet… which only makes me want to clear it out of spite.
Bonus: I’ve since grown out of favor with fireworks, or at least am indifferent to the professionally created shows. Most of the time “fireworks” are equated to whatever cheap and obnoxious explosions people can set off in the street without regard for others.
Eliot Lefebvre (@Eliot_Lefebvre, blog): Spider-frame, spider-frame, playing her inside Warframe. She can dash with a web, inflict toxin, make things dead. Look out, it’s the spider-frame.
I will also play Final Fantasy XIV.
Honestly, I’ve never really cared for fireworks! This isn’t some sort of tedious “how dare other people enjoy this” thing, they’ve just never done it for me personally so I tend to avoid the shows. The fact that they’re most frequently shown during times I like being outside the least might contribute, to a degree.
Sam Kash (@samkash@mastodon.social): This will be a good ol’ fashion regular weekend for me. So, there shouldn’t be anything that keeps me from gaming. I’m still slowly making my way through Dune Awakening. It’s fun but I am getting close to that point where I’m ready to just get on with things already. Some of the back and forth base camp stuff is annoying but I know the bike and such will help out in that regard. Also I’m officially back on track in Nine Sols – the reason I was lost was so dumb. Basically there was a laser track that I didn’t realize could just be dodged through – ugh.
Bonus: I like fireworks. I can understand people being annoying by them going off late and such – but they don’t bother me. Family likes seeing them so I’m in for it. I also get that it’s kind of silly to sit and watch color lights boom in the sky in the year 2025 with all the real marvels of tech we have. Drone shows are on the rise, and those are pretty cool too.
Tyler Edwards (blog): Slowly working my way through Path of Exile, playing some Overwatch 2 Stadium on the side.
Bonus: I generally enjoy them, but not enough to motivate myself to actually go see them more than once in a blue moon. Is it weird that I love the smell?
Every Saturday, join the Massively OP community and staff for What Are You Playing, our roundup of what MMORPGs and other games we’re hoping to play this weekend (with a bonus question or two for our amusement). Tell us what you’re up to! Go off-topic! And don’t forget to have fun!
