Nice. The music is great, and fits the game. The physics don't remind me of an airplane, but I'm not sure what would they do remind me of (a rocket maybe?). |
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9436. Behind the Redwood Curtain (netblock-68-183-224-208.dslextreme.com) –
24 Apr 2010 00:02:06
[ Bathroom? Mushroom! ]
Ick. We found the noodle-y kind in our house, too. It might be peziza domiciliana, but it also kinda looks like tremella foliacea...what do you other "lasagna mushroom" sufferers think? I have 2 botanist friends, both are avid mycology fanatics, and they were all shrugs about this situation.
No one knows how to find out if their type of fungus is dangerous to their respiratory health or otherwise? Cursedagger posted that they were able to send off a specimen of their mushroom infestation to someone for analysis (albeit it in Australia)--what kind of professionals can you send your bathroom mushrooms to?! Do we have these "mushroom analysts" in the US?
Questions aside, the hard truth of the matter is that if you have mushrooms growing in your house the actual mushrooms are the proverbial "tip of the iceberg," as they are just the "seeds" from the mycelial threads hidden beneath your floor or wall. Getting rid of the mushrooms alone is like trying to remove your apple tree by picking all the apples off.
I'm going to try to figure out how extensive the damage is in my case, and then get back on here when I know more. But I implore anyone who has *real*, *professional,* *educated* answers on the subject to please share them. It's scary as hell finding this crap in your house, and showering next to creepy yellow brain-looking things sucks on toast! These are not the cutesy cap mushrooms that smarmy caterpillars puff hookas upon. Nooo.
Some answers, or an indication of who to call for answers would make having read all these horror stories have some kind of point... (I hope.) |
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9434. Anonymous (173-19-119-223.client.mchsi.com) –
21 Apr 2010 19:47:31
[ Bathroom? Mushroom! ]
Ahh I just found these mushrooms in my basement...sick! |
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not really my dad is 48... |
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9431. FLESHY COLORED PALE WRINKLY/PIG SKIN ... (cache-mtc-ae04.proxy.aol.com) –
16 Apr 2010 12:52:09
[ Bathroom? Mushroom! ]
I went to do laundry this morning and noticed the side of my cement wall has light pale, flesh colored wrinkly looking mushrooms, sort of like pig ears/skin as stated above by others. I live in Atlantic county NJ and we have just been through some severe flooding in the past 2 months and President Obama has declared it a disaster area. Are these a poisonous variety? My husband goes mushroom hunting in the woods a lot, but can't seem to figure out what kind these are? I wouldn't eat them but wanted to find out if they are a health hazard. |
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"We should record them for our non-Pittsburgh peoples."
Now that I'm one of the non-Pittsburgh people, I definitely agree with this! |
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9429. Anonymous (host86-144-97-154.range86-144.btcentralplus.com) –
13 Apr 2010 13:41:22
[ Bathroom? Mushroom! ]
Ive got a house that is 550 years old. The old occupents, about 20 years ago layed a flagstone floor on top of the soil in the living room. Nothing between the gaps. Looks great and old, but if freezing cold, and feels damp, even though some of the slabs are 4 inches thick. Then about a year ago we noticed mushrooms coming through some of the gaps. I lifted the slabs ( a real job! ), and pulled them up, right from underneath. Treated with fungiside, and layed the slabs back. Now they are spreading underneath, and its a nightmare. They are totally gross, but I think we need to leift the whole floor. Lay plastic sheeting, and then put sand down and put the slabs back. Its all I can think of. Im worried the spores are going to be in the slabs and grow back "0ver" the plastic. Im temted to take it all, put plastic down and pour concrete over the whole thing. The trouble is, wont this spread the damp sideways to the walls? Being a timber framed house thats really bad news, as the base timbers hold the whole house up! Any suggestions would be great. I could do the last suggestion and leave a gap all the way round, so the moisture isnt being forced up the walls. If its starts going up the walls, then im covering it up and selling! |
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Yep, be my guest! Please send me the game when it's ready or previewable. :) |
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Wow, Tom7, Love these tunes. I'm making a indie game in the style of an 8-bit NES game, would you mind if I use some of your tunes? I'll give you full credit of course. |
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9426. Anonymous (proxy1.dmu.ac.uk) –
12 Apr 2010 11:31:44
[ DBZNN ]
boo |
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I think it was 2001 when I first found your Illustrated Guide to Breaking Your Computer. I looked at all your other pages, got hooked, and I've been checking up on you (in a non-stalker-like way, really!) ever since. |
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9424. Anonymous (6532242hfc166.tampabay.res.rr.com) –
09 Apr 2010 21:42:19
[ BAD SAT SCORES ]
1580 is fine if your trying to get into a normal public university. 1500 is average. If you want to be really competitive i would try to get to the 1700 range but regardless its a solid score. If ur GPA is decent you shouldn't be worried. I haven't taken the ACT but my friend said that is was easier than SAT. good luck :) |
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Well, Tom, I've been a fan since I first randomly typed snoot.com into a webtv browser window back in (I think) 1999. SICO is still one of the best toys ever devised. |
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9422. Anonymous (cpe-76-88-77-174.san.res.rr.com) –
03 Apr 2010 18:46:19
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1000 is average? I recieved 1580 and I'm still freaking out. About to take the ACT in a week.. Hopefully that is better. My cousin recived a 1940 on his and Im constantly being compared to him.. Parents are going to freak. Is a 1580 bad? |
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I love how when a post seems to be easily-googleable the comments all turn into HALP what do i do????? LOL and other times it's like normal humans.
On a Pac Tom note, I now know what you were talking about when you mentioned how hilly it could be. I was in Pittsburgh for a concert the other day, staying at a friend's place in the Duquesne Heights area, and it was seriously like XTREEEEM hills, I was surprised. |
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Sometimes when I'm having a bad day I read the bathroom page to lift my spirits. I hope it is still the #1 hit for the search term "bathroom mushroom." |
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Thanks for pointing out the bathroom mushroom post. I've been a Tom 7 reader for some time, but hadn't read many pre-2005 posts. After reading that, my life is that much more complete. Happy 10th! |
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9418. Anonymous (pool-96-232-146-150.nycmny.east.verizon.net) –
01 Apr 2010 17:14:54
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happy april fools day!
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9417. Anonymous (pool-96-232-146-150.nycmny.east.verizon.net) –
01 Apr 2010 17:13:51
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1000 is a bad sat score |
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I discovered a bug where the timestamp reflects the time the post was drafted, not submitted. There goes my down-to-the-minute-anniversary strategy! |
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You may comment on any historic post at any moment. |
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So wait, you want us to post on the first entry? |
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9413. Anonymous (pool-96-232-154-7.nycmny.east.verizon.net) –
31 Mar 2010 21:45:20
[ BAD SAT SCORES ]
to get into a decent college try aiming to the 1700 range |
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