# Off-topic **URL:** https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/c/offtopic/14.md?page=2 [Latest](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/categories.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [WARNING: dangerous topic (politics!)](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/warning-dangerous-topic-politics/2753)
**Author:** [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Replies:** 350\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/warning-dangerous-topic-politics/2753 "2021-01-27T20:48:51Z")
Since I truly believe that all the people currently writing on this forum are intelligent and respectful each other, I feel we can try, if you want, a discussion on a sensible subject: politics. The best way to break fr… --- ## [Random Anecdotes](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940)
**Author:** [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940 "2021-01-21T19:40:36Z")
So, I was at the dentists´ office once. As I leave I go into the waiting room once more and there stands this boy who is maybe around 3 years old and is really really small. He takes a long deep look at me. And I swear t… --- ## [The "please, tell us a fairy tale" thread](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-please-tell-us-a-fairy-tale-thread/4684)
**Author:** [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2021, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-please-tell-us-a-fairy-tale-thread/4684 "2021-01-18T10:32:22Z")
Once upon a time in a land far away there was the dark forest Wood nearby the river Lake. Deep in the Wood lived a cute little girl called Maxima. One day she decided to bring her big fat ugly grandmother Minnie a basket… --- ## [Netflix (and other VOD) recommendations](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/netflix-and-other-vod-recommendations/2837)
**Author:** [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Replies:** 702\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/netflix-and-other-vod-recommendations/2837 "2021-01-10T18:05:41Z")
Do many of you use Netflix? I thought it’d be good to have somewhere we can make recommendations (other than the sci-fi thread where me and Milan have exchanged a few). Here are some programmes I’ve enjoyed: Mindhunter … --- ## [When Games Break](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/when-games-break/3726)
**Author:** [@tasse-tee](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/tasse-tee)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/when-games-break/3726 "2020-12-09T13:35:54Z")
So I figured it was time to make a thread to document my future game-breaks! Feel free to add your own examples of glitches and bugs you’ve discovered in games through experimentation, especially those that cause a crash… --- ## [Wanted: Adventure games with European voice acting](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/wanted-adventure-games-with-european-voice-acting/4615)
**Author:** [@DanielWolf](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/DanielWolf)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/wanted-adventure-games-with-european-voice-acting/4615 "2020-11-16T10:37:28Z")
I’m working on a proof of concept for Rhubarb Lip Sync 2, where I plan to implement full support for multiple European languages. To train the machine learning model, I need a large collection of voice recordings with th… --- ## [The official COVID-19 thread](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-covid-19-thread/4159)
**Author:** [@Guga](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Guga)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-covid-19-thread/4159 "2020-11-10T16:58:46Z")
Seriously guys. I want to know how’s it going where you live and how you’re facing the outbreak. Being Italian but living right outside Italy I consider myself lucky, we’re seeing what are the consequences of underestim… --- ## [Bottled iMuse system](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/bottled-imuse-system/4409)
**Author:** [@piratepants](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/piratepants)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/bottled-imuse-system/4409 "2020-07-18T19:57:16Z")
2020, what a year. At least we have bottled iMuse. :+1:t2: --- ## [Favourite theme songs from our childhood TV shows](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/favourite-theme-songs-from-our-childhood-tv-shows/2715)
**Author:** [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/favourite-theme-songs-from-our-childhood-tv-shows/2715 "2020-06-29T19:30:28Z")
As suggested by @milanfahrnholz in another thread I’ll open a new thread for your favourite theme songs from our childhood TV shows. I’ll start with a classic: --- ## [Sierra Mansion Mansion](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/sierra-mansion-mansion/4035)
**Author:** [@Nor\_Treblig](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Nor_Treblig)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/sierra-mansion-mansion/4035 "2020-05-25T02:12:10Z")
Need a new house? Look no further, get this nice mansion for just $2.3 million: https://www.realliving.com/homes-for-sale/40367-Goldside-Drive-Oakhurst-CA-93644-284692284 A lot of interesting photos! Source: --- ## [Microchips on Human Brains: Could be a nice plot for a game lol](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/microchips-on-human-brains-could-be-a-nice-plot-for-a-game-lol/4278)
**Author:** [@elenahitomi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/elenahitomi)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/microchips-on-human-brains-could-be-a-nice-plot-for-a-game-lol/4278 "2020-05-19T05:51:45Z")
But if you ask what I think about it… I’m a bit iffy about the whole “volunteer and we will drill a hole in your brain so we know what you’re thinking…” proposal… Idea… What say you, humans, with human br… --- ## [The drinks thread](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-drinks-thread/2745)
**Author:** [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-drinks-thread/2745 "2020-04-19T20:23:56Z")
I’ve been thinking about starting this thread since some recent chat about beer. So post all your drink-related memories, discoveries and musings here. I just made myself a ‘fake’ cream soda like we used to do as kids … --- ## [Testers (and translators!) needed for my game](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/testers-and-translators-needed-for-my-game/4116)
**Author:** [@Guga](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Guga)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2020, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/testers-and-translators-needed-for-my-game/4116 "2020-03-20T09:36:22Z")
Hi guys, as I already announced in another topic, I’m porting Kill Yourself on PC using Adventure Game Studio. The game is in advanced beta stage, it’s basically ready, but there are parts of the script that might have… --- ## [Did Ron Gilbert raise a hidden army of software developers with his games?](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/did-ron-gilbert-raise-a-hidden-army-of-software-developers-with-his-games/1669)
**Author:** [@AndreKraemer](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/AndreKraemer)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/did-ron-gilbert-raise-a-hidden-army-of-software-developers-with-his-games/1669 "2020-02-10T09:19:21Z")
I spend the last weeks reading several threads in this forum and one thing that I noticed is that a lot of people here in the forum seem to have a software development background. So I wondered if that is a coincidence … --- ## [Italian common saying -- in english (for fun)](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724)
**Author:** [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724 "2020-01-31T22:07:28Z")
You know, we Italians have fantasy: we speak with hand gestures, we also like to express concepts with ways of saying, typically figurative. Here is a list of 11 common saying, literally translated in english. We Italia… --- ## [Homemade Pasta made at home with hands and stuff ;)](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/homemade-pasta-made-at-home-with-hands-and-stuff/2226)
**Author:** [@Mario](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Mario)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/homemade-pasta-made-at-home-with-hands-and-stuff/2226 "2020-01-21T21:44:30Z")
Hello, my name is Mario and I’m a pasta addict. I’m from Germany but I have a big love spot for Italian food in my heart (belly). The New Years Resolution for 2017 was to produce handmade pasta in my own kitchen without… --- ## [Merry Christmas 2019 (and a happy new year)](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/merry-christmas-2019-and-a-happy-new-year/4064)
**Author:** [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/merry-christmas-2019-and-a-happy-new-year/4064 "2020-01-06T16:19:24Z")
Wherever you are: Have a nice Christmas! :blush: And as I’m going on a short trip on Friday I wish you all from Thimbleweed Park a happy new year! See you in 2020! :smiley: --- ## [Tell me your dreams](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/tell-me-your-dreams/2422)
**Author:** [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Replies:** 1469\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/tell-me-your-dreams/2422 "2019-11-12T17:22:11Z")
I’ve been collecting dreams of people I know, and @Guga has inspired me to involve you lot too. So, tell me your dreams! As in the ones you have at night, not your ambitious plans and aspirations. I’m especially interes… --- ## [NOW I got it... THAT´s it!](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/now-i-got-it-that-s-it/4025)
**Author:** [@tlammert](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/tlammert)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/now-i-got-it-that-s-it/4025 "2019-11-07T18:51:02Z")
It took me a long time and we discussed it a lot. We had a lot of reasons for it too. But now I got it. That´s the reason, I´m sure: Welcome to the OTPF Official Thimbleweed Park Forum Off Topic Post Forum :rofl: --- ## [Let AI create a story for you](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/let-ai-create-a-story-for-you/3990)
**Author:** [@Festarossa](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Festarossa)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2019, 7:42am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/let-ai-create-a-story-for-you/3990 "2019-10-17T07:42:05Z")
https://talktotransformer.com is an AI driven story creator. I typed in this sentence: “Guybrush Threepwood came to Melee Island to become a pirate” and the AI created this: Guybrush Threepwood came to Melee Island to b… --- ## [Suggestions for free fireplace videos](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/suggestions-for-free-fireplace-videos/3284)
**Author:** [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/suggestions-for-free-fireplace-videos/3284 "2019-10-08T21:56:22Z")
I know that this is an odd question, but I need some help. :slight\_smile: For a project I need the video of a fireplace. Like this: The video should run in the background on a TV (just for a nice ambience). The video h… --- ## [What would you put in Room 101?](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638)
**Author:** [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Replies:** 1029\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2019, 4:30am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638 "2019-09-26T04:30:47Z")
In the UK we used to have a TV show called Room 101. Each episode, the host (Paul Merton) would interview a celebrity about things they don’t like - particularly their pet hates. The host would then decide whether that i… --- ## [Chocolate skulls](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/chocolate-skulls/3946)
**Author:** [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2019, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/chocolate-skulls/3946 "2019-09-16T08:53:42Z")
Always good to see. --- ## [XXX - Hardcore food](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/xxx-hardcore-food/2933)
**Author:** [@Ema](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Ema)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2019, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/xxx-hardcore-food/2933 "2019-08-17T09:56:10Z")
I’ve been in this restaurant once, months ago. In that occasion, I sent you some very explicit pic. Tonight I’m here with my wife, and I thought about you and about the fact we don’t have a proper “food porn” thread. Ye… --- ## [What's for dinner?](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/whats-for-dinner/2888)
**Author:** [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Replies:** 922\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/whats-for-dinner/2888 "2019-08-15T10:24:37Z")
A Brit classic: toad in the hole. And yes, that’s all for me. --- ## [A mini Commodore 64 is coming. Would you buy it?](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/a-mini-commodore-64-is-coming-would-you-buy-it/1797)
**Author:** [@LowLevel](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/LowLevel)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/a-mini-commodore-64-is-coming-would-you-buy-it/1797 "2019-08-14T20:40:02Z")
Apparently, we’ll get this thing: \[image\] I’m not really sure to understand this whole “mini” trend. Article about it: (It drives me crazy when people call the C64 or the Amiga “consoles”. They were no freaking consol… --- ## [Right after Maniac Mansion shipped](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/right-after-maniac-mansion-shipped/3827)
**Author:** [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2019, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/right-after-maniac-mansion-shipped/3827 "2019-07-08T15:56:59Z")
What did Ron Gilbert do after the release of Maniac Mansion? Right, he traveled to the Great Wall of China (pic included): --- ## [Language, Step-ladders, Ace Attorney, and Why Do We Keep Going Off-topic](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/language-step-ladders-ace-attorney-and-why-do-we-keep-going-off-topic/2429)
**Author:** [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/language-step-ladders-ace-attorney-and-why-do-we-keep-going-off-topic/2429 "2019-07-04T13:41:19Z")
No by that I mean “not at all”. --- ## [Toy Story 4 and Steve Purcell](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/toy-story-4-and-steve-purcell/3826)
**Author:** [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/toy-story-4-and-steve-purcell/3826 "2019-07-01T16:07:07Z")
What they have in common? Easy: if you have the lucky to watch Toy Story 4 (in english), pay attention to “The Dummies” characters: their voice is Steve Purcell’s! --- ## [TWP Forum Meetup Discussion](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/twp-forum-meetup-discussion/2428)
**Author:** [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2019, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/twp-forum-meetup-discussion/2428 "2019-06-27T08:18:32Z")
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