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You know the saying...
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What did you learn today?
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Today I learned what a Pearl Necklace is. No, not by experiencing one. By coming across the topic in images (http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=31236.0) and googling the term.
For those that don't know what it is, here is the Cosmo explanation (http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/advice/a303/pearl-necklace/)
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Today I learned that Nicole has a daughter. I never knew that.
I'm actually in my car waiting for my daughter...
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Nothing. :roll:
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Today I learned what a Pearl Necklace is. No, not by experiencing one. By coming across the topic in images (http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=31236.0) and googling the term.
For those that don't know what it is, here is the Cosmo explanation (http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/advice/a303/pearl-necklace/)
Not a pearl necklace (http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=19339.0) a slightly older thread but still frequently posted on.
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I learned that there is no visible difference between natural pearls, cultured pearls and synthetic pearls. They're all nice to look at, especially when stuffed into clams.
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Today I also learned what a "pearl necklace" is. Think at our age, my better half would much prefer the pearls that are found in oysters.
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Today I also learned what a "pearl necklace" is. Think at our age, my better half would much prefer the pearls that are found in oysters.
I didn't learn that today, but it's one of a long list of things I learned here on KB...
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Today I also learned what a "pearl necklace" is. Think at our age, my better half would much prefer the pearls that are found in oysters.
I didn't learn that today, but it's one of a long list of things I learned here on KB...
You and me both. I thought I had a pretty good "sex" education growing up on the streets but nothing compared to what I have learned regarding sex here at KB. Kudos to KB for broadening my horizons.
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I learned you can trigger people of certain left leaning political beliefs with a single word. 8)
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I learned you can trigger people of certain left leaning political beliefs with a single word. 8)
You should also learn not to troll in areas of the board outside of 1408.
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:emot_rotf:
:-*
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Not that it's anything I learned today but I learned what a pearl necklace is from ZZ Top.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne3XojNonEU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne3XojNonEU)
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I learned about a rumor spreadin' 'round
In that Texas town
About that shack outside La Grange
And you know what I'm talkin' about… from ZZ Top.
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I learned I forgot every god damn thing I knew about 3D modelling.
Not long ago I could actually build the fucking star ship enterprise in 3D, now I can't remember fuck all how to do it. So much time wasted. :facepalm:
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President John Tyler was born in 1790 and served in office from 1841-1845.
He has two living grandchildren.
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President John Tyler was born in 1790 and served in office from 1841-1845.
He has two living grandchildren.
Wait. That would almost be impossible. Even if he had his kids at 70, he'd have had his child in 1860. If his child was 60 when giving birth, the grandchild would be born in 1920. So the grandchild would be 97. Those ages of becoming a parent seem a bit old though.
*edit*
I had to look it up. WOW.
from Wikipedia
Tyler is the earliest former president with a living grandchild, having one living grandson through his son Lyon Gardiner Tyler. Until some time around 2016, Tyler had two living grandchildren, prior to the death of grandson Harrison Ruffin Tyler, who was born in 1928. Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Jr., born in 1924, is Tyler's last surviving grandchild.
Lyon (1853–1935).
So Pres Tyler was 63 when Lyon was born. Lyon's wife had children when he was 71 and 75.
Thanks for sharing Barb. That is amazing.
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I learned that pregnant women should not eat licorice.
Children whose mothers had licorice during pregnancy performed less well than others in cognitive reasoning tests.
Okay, so I will for sure never get pregnant then.
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I can understand a pregnant woman not smoking or drinking alcohol, but not having licorice? In the study, I wonder just how much licorice a pregnant woman had to eat?
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I learned that pregnant women should not eat licorice.
Children whose mothers had licorice during pregnancy performed less well than others in cognitive reasoning tests.
Okay, so I will for sure never get pregnant then.
I hate that shit. Must explain why my kid is so smart. :D
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Today I learned that 50% of vasectomies done each year are done in March.
On the car ride back from lunch, the radio was on. A news station. It was a medical segment. The topic was vasectomies. I was half listening, but to wrap up the report, I heard the reporter finish with....
"....50% of the vasectomies performed throughout the year are done in March. The majority of those in early March. Why? So that patients can recuperate at home while enjoying March Madness, the NCAA basketball tournament."
Sure, a wedding, a holiday, or a trip coming up I might plan a medical procedure around it. But a basketball tournament?!? :roll:
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GGGGrrrrrrrrr............
Okay, what I learned today.......................
"I HAVE GRAY HAIR"........Crap, I'm not suppose to have gray hair..!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And friend of mine AND my mother both pointed it out to me......!!!! .....WTH.....Thank You Very Much. My Dad bless his heart was a little more (or less) subtle when he said "have you looked in the mirror recently"......Like I needed to hear that........"Of course I look in the mirror, at least once a year"!!!!!
OMG......!!!!!
Love,
Liz
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We love you any way, Liz.
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GGGGrrrrrrrrr............
Okay, what I learned today.......................
"I HAVE GRAY HAIR"........Crap, I'm not suppose to have gray hair..!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And friend of mine AND my mother both pointed it out to me......!!!! .....WTH.....Thank You Very Much. My Dad bless his heart was a little more (or less) subtle when he said "have you looked in the mirror recently"......Like I needed to hear that........"Of course I look in the mirror, at least once a year"!!!!!
OMG......!!!!!
Love,
Liz
hahaha
I spotted my first gray hair at 22.
Correction: It wasn't gray, it was white as snow.
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Society has trained us to believe that grey/white hair is a bad thing. They want you to rush right out and buy some hair dye when actually grey and white hair is special. It's your crown of achievement. You are lucky that you made it this far in your life. People who have been taken out of this life earlier than they should have would give anything to grow old. The ability to look back on their life and every struggle they were able to overcome and every celebration they were lucky enough to be a part of. But not everyone is blessed with a long life and is given the ability to reflect on their life because some are taken away too soon and too quickly. The gray hair is a badge of honor that not everyone gets to wear. I personally look forward to looking like this.
(https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ8KYJ135Uk7MFjG3PKM6fjvoO3-gyPJWmXwenEtGopm0re04JxJw)(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRYIam9dxtM0wmasM4EkH85s0_9BP_hLNDJ7UzJTjRFYES16UHcfQ)(https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQKGmeIuRObWRPazUNUx-MZsIUAOrQXOAWJx2K4q7uRp6-FgzLh3w)
GREY IS BEAUTIFUL
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I learned my daughter thinks I'm the most immature person she knows, but she loves that about me. :facepalm:
Baby girl seems to forget mommy not only pays for everything she has, but owns everything she has. :D
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GGGGrrrrrrrrr............
Okay, what I learned today.......................
"I HAVE GRAY HAIR"........Crap, I'm not suppose to have gray hair..!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And friend of mine AND my mother both pointed it out to me......!!!! .....WTH.....Thank You Very Much. My Dad bless his heart was a little more (or less) subtle when he said "have you looked in the mirror recently"......Like I needed to hear that........"Of course I look in the mirror, at least once a year"!!!!!
OMG......!!!!!
Love,
Liz
You should have been born a blonde, Liz. We somehow are lucky and don't get any gray hairs. Now giving others gray hairs is another story. ;D
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I learned my daughter thinks I'm the most immature person she knows, but she loves that about me. :facepalm:
Baby girl seems to forget mommy not only pays for everything she has, but owns everything she has. :D
You immature? No way. ;)
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:D
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I learned that Matt Dumba of the Minnesota Wild is the first player of Filipino descent in the NHL.
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New word I noticed in a post: Doxxed or Dox
:),
Jules
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Since today is the birthdate of Abraham Lincoln I found out a few things that I did not know about him, courtesy of the Parade Magazine:
He was a licensed bartender
He was a wrestler who lost only one of 300 matches. He was posthumously honored in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
He hated the nickname "Abe"
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I learned my father isn't leaving anything in his will to me or my children.
And I couldn't care less. If he dropped dead right now I wouldn't stop sipping my cocoa to pretend I gave a shit.
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Since today is the birthdate of Abraham Lincoln I found out a few things that I did not know about him, courtesy of the Parade Magazine:
He was a licensed bartender
He was a wrestler who lost only one of 300 matches. He was posthumously honored in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
He hated the nickname "Abe"
And a Happy Lincoln's Birthday to you, too!
Not only did Lincoln hate the nickname Abe, he never really liked the name Abraham. He and his wife referred to each other as "mother" and "father" (or, when others were around, "Mr. Lincoln and Mrs. Lincoln"), and his signature was always "A. Lincoln."
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After years of knowing the word and it's general meaning, I finally took the time to find out what exactly nilas ice is. It is that "solid" sheet of ice that moves with the waves. It is usually between 6 and 9 inches thick. The next step in sea ice formation is young ice which is thicker.
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I learned a new term ... to ghost.
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Walmart employees are not very helpful. :roll:
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Walmart employees are not very helpful. :roll:
No shit. :D
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I was talking with my friend today. She knows I'm not a fan of her swearing (especially in the house when around my niece) and she's toned it back quite a bit.
So she's telling me a story about a woman she dealt with at work and said, "So she's being a See You Next Tuesday and I say..."
And I interrupt her and asked, "What?"
She answers, "You don't know what 'see you next Tuesday' means?"
I shook my head and she explained it.
If you don't know what it means, view the urban dictionary definition (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=See%20You%20Next%20Tuesday).
That's what I learned today.
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I was talking with my friend today. She knows I'm not a fan of her swearing (especially in the house when around my niece) and she's toned it back quite a bit.
So she's telling me a story about a woman she dealt with at work and said, "So she's being a See You Next Tuesday and I say..."
And I interrupt her and asked, "What?"
She answers, "You don't know what 'see you next Tuesday' means?"
I shook my head and she explained it.
If you don't know what it means, view the urban dictionary definition (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=See%20You%20Next%20Tuesday).
That's what I learned today.
We all know, and so does my family, I have a serious potty mouth. Why just today I said holy fucking fuckety fuck. ;D
But never around my kids.
Next time my wife gets all pissy I'll say See You Next Tuesday. ;D
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Our software licensing group employes people who 1. Can't comprehend English, and 2. Can't accomplish anything in a timely manner (it takes them a month in between each reminder or request to complete the task, and they can't do anything without being reminded about 5 times).
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If you don't know what it means, view the urban dictionary definition (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=See%20You%20Next%20Tuesday).
That's what I learned today.
Me too. :emot_kiss:
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Thanks to Nicole, today I learned what the sexual term 'snowballing' meant.
I'll admit to it being something I have never thought of.
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Thanks to Nicole, today I learned what the sexual term 'snowballing' meant.
I'll admit to it being something I have never thought of.
I had to look that one up, too.
And, as Gia would say, yeah/no.
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Thanks to Nicole, today I learned what the sexual term 'snowballing' meant.
I'll admit to it being something I have never thought of.
I had to look that one up, too.
And, as Gia would say, yeah/no.
I'd like to say that I know from experience but I don't. In the erotic literature I've read, snowballing is usually the end of a blow job. He comes, she doesn't swallow and then gives it back to him.
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When I first joined KB, before I posted a picture, I read the tutorial on how to post images. (posted below)
I mistook a tutorial suggestion of posting images at a width of 600 as the maximum allowed. It seemed to fit without causing a scrollbar at the bottom of the posts frame, so I continued to go with that. As a moderator, when I see a post with a scroll bar, I'll adjust the image to 600 wide. Nothing wrong with it, but I'll admit to instructing people incorrectly for the last 8 months.
So, today I learned that 629 or less is the maximum width a picture can be posted without a scrollbar appearing. Or, just 625 for an easier number to remember, and a number I see many people using.
(http://i.imgur.com/7PCA6h0.jpg)
*ADVANCED IMAGE ADJUSTING TIP*
If you pic is too big or small, you can add a displayment size adjustment to the image tag by adding information like this:
Image Tag: [img]
Change it like this: [img width=600]
And that's it... it's that easy!
HAPPY POSTING!
~Gia1978
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The most interesting man in the world once served aboard the enterprise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtDS-84hv0E
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The most interesting man in the world once served aboard the enterprise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtDS-84hv0E
Poor guy. Wearing a red shirt and all ;D
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If anyone could survive, it's him.
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I learned what bibliopole means.
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I learned you can fuck up your hearing by blowing your nose. :facepalm:
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I learned you can fuck up your hearing by blowing your nose. :facepalm:
That cold has been going on quite a while now, CG. It might be more serious than just a cold.
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I learned you can fuck up your hearing by blowing your nose. :facepalm:
That cold has been going on quite a while now, CG. It might be more serious than just a cold.
I'm alright. Remnants of a head cold. Few days ago my ears were really fucked, I couldn't hear shit.
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What we Americans call a "tank top," people in the UK call a "vest."
And what we Americans call a "vest," people in the UK call a "waistcoat."
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I learned I've forgotten everything I knew about 3D modelling. :facepalm:
I was hoping to make a 3D model of myself. Now I have to learn from scratch again. My blonde IQ can't handle it. ;D
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I re-learned to never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
The work place is a wonderful place to encounter this natural truism.
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I re-learned to never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
The work place is a wonderful place to encounter this natural truism.
That is called the Peter Principle.
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I learned that the Republican party has been very corrupt for at least the last fifty years, to the point where they are now the most corrupt in American history, while the Democratic party has been pretty much free of corruption since the days of LBJ.
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I learned that the Republican party has been very corrupt for at least the last fifty years, to the point where they are now the most corrupt in American history, while the Democratic party has been pretty much free of corruption since the days of LBJ.
You just learned that today?!? Wow!
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I learned that Sylvester Stallone is still very active. I thought his career was pretty much kapoots.
He is listed in 8 shows (announced to participate, or yet released)
source: IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000230/?ref_=tt_cl_t1)
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I learned that the Republican party has been very corrupt for at least the last fifty years, to the point where they are now the most corrupt in American history, while the Democratic party has been pretty much free of corruption since the days of LBJ.
The Clinton Administration comes to mind.
The very nature of who is attracted to the GOP, people of wealth that believe in no government interference, may be the main reason why there are so many scandals. Looks like the Trump Administration may top all the GOP administrations in scandals, least since LBJ.
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Quote Miss Barbara: You just learned that today?!? Wow!
This is what happens when you can't stand television and you don't imbibe the MSM koolade. The only source of reliable information I am left with is KB.
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Quote Miss Barbara: You just learned that today?!? Wow!
This is what happens when you can't stand television and you don't imbibe the MSM koolade. The only source of reliable information I am left with is KB.
You're not alone. I don't watch the boob tube either. ;)
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Quote Miss Barbara: You just learned that today?!? Wow!
This is what happens when you can't stand television and you don't imbibe the MSM koolade. The only source of reliable information I am left with is KB.
Are you fucking kidding??? :emot_laughing:
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Oh CJ, you are just something else! ;D
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Quote Miss Barbara: You just learned that today?!? Wow!
This is what happens when you can't stand television and you don't imbibe the MSM koolade. The only source of reliable information I am left with is KB.
Are you fucking kidding??? :emot_laughing:
I agree.
I find his second statement even more disturbing than his first statement.
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This is what I get when I try to be candid with my friends. ???
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This is what I get when I try to be candid with my friends. ???
If you get your news from here you're not even trying.
Unless you like one sided copy pasted liberal shit.
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This is what I get when I try to be candid with my friends. ???
If you get your news from here you're not even trying.
Unless you like one sided copy pasted liberal shit.
And one-sided copy pasted conservative shit, and libertarian shit, and all kinds of other shit.
And that's the point: If copy pasted shit is your sole news source, you're in trouble.
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This is what I get when I try to be candid with my friends. ???
If you get your news from here you're not even trying.
Unless you like one sided copy pasted liberal shit.
And one-sided copy pasted conservative shit, and libertarian shit, and all kinds of other shit.
And that's the point: If copy pasted shit is your sole news source, you're in trouble.
Which is what you get here. Copy pasted discussion and "Trump sucks".
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This is what I get when I try to be candid with my friends. ???
If you get your news from here you're not even trying.
Unless you like one sided copy pasted liberal shit.
And one-sided copy pasted conservative shit, and libertarian shit, and all kinds of other shit.
And that's the point: If copy pasted shit is your sole news source, you're in trouble.
Which is what you get here. Copy pasted discussion and "Trump sucks".
I'm not sure that's true. In fact, that's just one tiny portion of the overwhelming wealth of content on KB.
If you don't like copy pasted discussions, or the "Trump sucks" thread(s), wander over to the hundreds and hundreds of other boards, sub-boards, threads, and topics that are available here.
In fact KitKat's new blog is jam packed with hundreds of threads and discussions, none of which are copy pasted discussions or "Trump sucks" threads. If you're tired of copy pasted discussions and "Trump sucks" threads, head over there. It is, as KitKat describes it, "a place to have fun and be silly," and a place to be "both naughty and nice." That seems like the perfect antidote!
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See, all this is too confusing for an old dog. Who can I trust if I can't trust my KB friends? Would someone please look at a couple of Colonel Wilkerson vids on YouTube and tell me whether he's reliable or not? I'd really appreciate some guidance.
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Today I learned the fappening 2.0 is very disappointing. Naked Hollywood whores are not that exciting. :roll:
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See, all this is too confusing for an old dog. Who can I trust if I can't trust my KB friends? Would someone please look at a couple of Colonel Wilkerson vids on YouTube and tell me whether he's reliable or not? I'd really appreciate some guidance.
There, there. It's alright, I can help you.
Silly boy, if you had voted to place me on the imperial throne you wouldn't be having this problem.
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I've learned that some people don't understand that liberals that made it possible for you to get married to your same sex wife copy and paste because they understand that sometimes others can express themselves better by replying on experts.
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I learned today that the popular notion of water going down a drain spins one way in the Northern Hemisphere and the opposite way in the Southern Hemisphere is wrong. Water will drain one way or the other anywhere in the world.
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That people are rude. I knew that, but I don't encounter it very often. I took some co-workers to lunch as a gift for covering for me while I was off. Before sitting down, I went to wash my hands in the restroom. As I was going in, an elderly woman was coming out. I said excuse me and she said in a mean tone, "No I won't and brushed past me."
I mean, who does that? grr
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I learned that a pumice stone does not always remove lime scale. Gonna have to get some acid.
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I learned that a pumice stone does not always remove lime scale. Gonna have to get some acid.
Acid? Yikes. I thought my mom always used vinegar. Lois is done messing around, it is about to get real.
Good luck.
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I learned that a pumice stone does not always remove lime scale. Gonna have to get some acid.
Acid? Yikes. I thought my mom always used vinegar. Lois is done messing around, it is about to get real.
Good luck.
Vinegar is an acid (3-9% acetic acid -- this I learned just now).
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I have thought of using vinegar, and might still do that. It's just that my cleaning block at the house is just 2.5 hours and vinegar needs to soak overnight. The house has three toilets so I could ask them to let it soak.
I would need to turn off the water to the toilet and then empty it by flushing, then refill with the vinegar.
I have never seen a toilet in such bad shape. It is the toilet used by the person who rents a room. He has never, ever, cleaned it in the 8 years he lived there. If he had taken a brush to it regularly it would never have gotten so bad. Then all that would be needed is to use the pumice stone on the rim to remove build-up.
I'm supplementing my income by cleaning houses. The shocking thing is that I get $15 hour, far more than I make as a paralegal in Arizona. Geeshe, this place is unbelievable!
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Vinegar is an acid (3-9% acetic acid -- this I learned just now).
And I just learned it from you JBRG
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Friday, 13 October 1307, the date Philip IV of France arrested hundreds of the Knights Templar.
Possible origin of the Friday the 13th superstition in mideval europe.
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Friday, 13 October 1307, the date Philip IV of France arrested hundreds of the Knights Templar.
Possible origin of the Friday the 13th superstition in mideval europe.
Not just arrested, they were all killed, some burned at the stake. And they took their secrets with 'em. A great mystery yet.
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Rosslyn Chapel.
Seek and ye shall find.
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From the world of NHL Hockey --
The Art Ross Trophy awarded to the player with the most total points during the regular season was donated by Art Ross and his two sons in 1947. At the time, Art Ross was the general manager of the Boston Bruins. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1949 as a player. During his playing time, Art Ross was a defence man and had a grand total of 1 NHL goal in his career.
The siren that sounds at the end of each period at Le Centre Bell in Montreal is the same siren that was employed at the Montreal Forum.
As well, the siren used at TD Bank Garden in Boston is the same one that was used in the old Boston Garden.
And the mystery has finally been solved as to when the first ever NHL game was played. On opening night of the league, December 17 1917, there were two games scheduled. One in Ottawa between the Montreal Canadiens and the Ottawa Hockey Club and one in Montreal between the Montreal Wanderers and the Toronto Hockey Club (the team that became the Make Me Laughs did not enter the league until 1919). The problem with determining which game came first arose because although the record shows the game in Montreal started on time, nobody knew what time that was. UNTIL now. A poster advertising the game was found advertising an 8:15 PM start time. The game in Ottawa was scheduled to start at 8:30 PM but was delayed 15 minutes by a wage dispute amongst the Ottawa players.
The Montreal Wanderers folded two weeks later as a result of their arena being destroyed by fire.
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I've long wondered why men's clothes have buttons on the right, while women's clothes have buttons on the left,
The reason for this is when buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on the left. But because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers put the buttons on the maid's, and not the wearer's, right. And that's where women's buttons have remained since.
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An alternative reason is that since most men were right-handed it was easier to unbutton your cloak with your left hand, leaving the sword hand unencumbered.
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An alternative reason is that since most men were right-handed it was easier to unbutton your cloak with your left hand, leaving the sword hand unencumbered.
That makes a lot of sense.
Speaking of right-handed swordsmen, there's a funny story in the Bible (I've no recollection where) about an evil king who is persecuting the Chosen People. He's enormously fat, and spends time in a specially designed room to keep cool. One of the Israelite leaders, who's left-handed, decides to assassinate the king. He requests an audience with the king, and the palace guards search his left side for a weapon, find none, and allow him to enter. He then draws his sword from his right side, runs it into the king, and departs. Hours later, the guards think there's nothing amiss and that the king's asleep, since he's so obese that the folds of his fat completely cover the hilt of the sword in his belly.
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I learned realtors are worse than used car salesmen.
"It's old, but it has lots of potential."
:roll:
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Yesterday, my Danish wife and I learned that 4 May 1945 was the day that Denmark was liberated from the Nazis. 2 days prior to VE Day.
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Today I learned that all the sh*t going on won't matter in 100 years, so why bother.
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Today I learned that all the sh*t going on won't matter in 100 years, so why bother.
I'll just leave this here...
http://www.1914.org/
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More of a reaffirmation. Russian women are HOT! ;D
https://rumble.com/v2zhbt-sexy-russian-twerk-team-choreography-goes-viral.html?mref=6i76&mrefc=42
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Mechanics don't know everything about cars-after having my truck serviced a couple days ago the mechanic said I need to change the cabin air filter on my 2004 silverado. I thought ok-no problem easy fix I do a lot of my own simple work. Well after pulling out the shroud under the dashboard and searching in vain for a filter I went back the internet and did a bit of searching.Seems chevy didn't put cabin filters in the 04's!
1)So mechanics dont always research your vehicle and make appropriate recommendations
2) I can save $20-40 now since I don't need a filter!
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Over the past couple of weeks, I've learned that electricians from 20 years ago were idiots. Who in the hell wires the microwave range hood, kitchen lights, bathroom, bedroom and living room lights on the same circuit?
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Over the past couple of weeks, I've learned that electricians from 20 years ago were idiots. Who in the hell wires the microwave range hood, kitchen lights, bathroom, bedroom and living room lights on the same circuit?
they didn't do the math.
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I learned the term - refractory period
Merv posted a video link (http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=3048.msg473262#msg473262) in the topic "What I looked at the last time I masturbated" with a link to a girl who makes a guy orgasm 3 times in 15 minutes.
I learned in biology in school that a guy needed 20 to 30 minutes before he could get another erection and orgasm again.
So, I looked it up and found this answer that describes the Refractory Period. Happy to read that a woman does not have a refractory period, which I knew already. :)
That recharging time you rightly refer to is called the refractory period. During the refractory period, which follows orgasm and ejaculation, men cannot be restimulated to orgasm and ejaculation. Women do not have a refractory period, and may be stimulated to another orgasm immediately after having had one.
How long does the refractory period last? There's no standard waiting time, so there's not much point in comparing. For some men, it's mere minutes before they can come again; for others, it takes hours, or even a good night's sleep. The length of the refractory period usually increases with age and differs from individual to individual and occasion to occasion. For young men, the refractory period is usually shorter or seemingly nonexistent; for older men, it is longer. Also, some guys get soft during the refractory period, while others maintain erections.
Source link: http://goaskalice.columbia.edu/answered-questions/getting-erection-after-ejaculating-full-story
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The other day I learned that a sapphire can be any colour except red. If it's red, it's a ruby. Both are corundum. The colour comes from the inclusions in the mineral. Rubies are corundum infused with chromium.
I also learned at the same time that there are currently only 2 queens regnant (Queens who rule in their own right). They are Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Margrethe II of Denmark.
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Nice canvas for painting.
I didn't understand the reference ST was making toward a video.
A google search helped me determine it meant : to ejaculate on another persons chest or face.
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Age does matter :roll:
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There is a small spring inside an opening, found on the inside edge of most headlights, that will permit you to "pop" the hood (bonnet) of your car, should the hood release break. It can be accessed with a piece of bent coat-hanger and the opened. Never knew.
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What "feening" means.
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I learned that the original activity regarding maritime enterprises conducted in Edward Lloyd's coffee house was gambling on what would happen to a ship on a particular voyage. After about 80 years or so, this gambling morphed into underwriting insurance and this enterprise turned into the brokerage known as Lloyd's of London.
Something I already knew is Lloyd's of London isn't an insurance company. Rather, it is a collection of firms that pool resources.
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What "feening" means.
Me too, now. I thought it was a typo :facepalm:
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What "feening" means.
Me too, now. I thought it was a typo :facepalm:
Glad I could teach you guys something. See, I'm not as dumb as you think. ;)
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I learned there are no obstacles. 8)
;)
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What "feening" means.
Me too, now. I thought it was a typo :facepalm:
Me, too.
I googled it, and it's a great word, especially in the context it was used here.
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I learned there are no obstacles. 8)
;)
That depends... ;)
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I learned there are no obstacles. 8)
;)
That depends... ;)
8)
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There are almost always obstacles. The trick is in learning how to overcome them.
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Met a new (to me) breed of dog today at the dog park. It's a Bosnian dog called a Tornjak.
(https://i.imgur.com/tZMNB5s.jpg)
They were bred for protecting sheep herd and the shepherds. It's a big dog able to take down any sheep rustlers that may attack the shepherd. To protect the sheep from wolves, there's a touch of wolf blood in the breed. (Note the narrow muzzle that's out of proportion to the broad head.)
The dog was very friendly, tho' the owner said it took a couple weeks to get used to other dogs at the park. The Basset I take stood about level with the Tornjak's under belly. Hope we see more of him.
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Wow! He's pretty. He looks hot. Somebody give him a bowl of water.
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I learned you can be on pain killers and tell a friend you wanna lick her sexy black ass because when she sweats it looks like yummy melting chocolate and she won't get offended. :D
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:D
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bo1weaSIgAEnZdL.jpg)
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WOW!
:o
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Never tell your child they'd be fine if you died. :roll:
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I've long wondered why you can't by new cars online, why you never see dealerships that sell all makes and models of cars, and why you can't buy a car directly from the manufacturer.
I mean, wouldn't it make sense to go to Honda.com (for example), pick your model and all your add-ons and accessories, and then have it shipped, cutting out the middle man and saving hundreds if not thousands of dollars?
On last night's "Adam Ruins Everything" (my new favorite show) I found out why.
The reason is simple: It's the law. There are laws on the books in all 50 states that restrict new car sales to franchise dealerships that own the exclusive rights to sell a given brand (or series of brands) in a given territory. The rights grant the given dealership an exclusive monopoly over a given territory, and no other dealerships for that brand or brands is allowed within the territory. Thus guaranteeing -- by law -- that consumers must purchase new cars through these exclusive dealerships, and adding hundreds if not thousands of dollars to the price consumers have to pay.
All of which begs the question: Why? Why would states pass these anti-competitive, monopolistic laws? Why do they legally bar consumers from purchasing new cars at places other than dealerships? And why aren't new cars available for purchase online?
The reason -- as you've likely guessed -- is money. New car purchases contribute as much as 20% of all the sales tax revenues in every state, and states will never, ever do anything that might jeopardize that.
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I've wondered that myself. I hate walking into a dealership and immediately being jumped on by a salesperson. Same with a furniture store. But of course, with both you need to try out the merchandise to see if it's comfortable.
My boyfriend bought a new Durango about a year ago. He couldn't get a loaner (he works for Chrysler), so prior to buying it he got one from Hertz car rental and drove it for 5 days to make sure he really liked it. He then contacted the nearest dealership by phone, told a salesperson the color and features he wanted and they gave him his employee discount price. Once he cleared the credit process, he had them drive it to the house and handled all the paperwork there. Obviously he doesn't like going to the dealership either.
Thank you for sharing this info, Miss Barb. Very interesting. I'll also be looking into "Adam Ruins Everything".
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I'm blocked from returning a pm. If you're reading this thank you for the sentiment. I did try to reply.
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parrot fish poop is sand
:emot_laughing:
Simply by chewing on reefs, a large Hawaiian parrotfish can ingest a coral's calcium carbonate and poop out up to 800 pounds of sand each year, according to marine biologist Ling Ong of Hawaii's SWCA Environmental Consultants. One Australian species, she notes, produces up to one ton per year.
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I learned that honey bees are not indigenous to the Americas. The honey bees used in North America for honey production are native to Italy and were imported because they make honey. Bees native to the Americas, while being great pollinators and do not sting, do not produce honey.
These Italian bees are susceptible to the varroa mite which is one of the causes of hive collapse syndrome. Russian honey bees are not affected by the varroa mite but produce less honey.
The things I learn with National Geographic in the "reading" room. ;D
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Native Americans would bend trees in order to create trail markers that formed an early routing system, which served multiple purposes. From indicating that water and food was nearby, to warning travelers of rough country ahead, these landmarks were important features in navigating the early Americas.
Most are still bent although much larger. Was also used to indicate safe passages.
I find this interesting as well as historical.
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Never poke fun at a brother's cock. Even in jest. I lived in a fraternity house for four years, and it's a rare day I'm not called a son of a bitch by noon; however, I need to remember that others don't take my funny comments as funny. If I call you an asshole, it's because I like you.
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I learned the slang equivalent for women for fap.
shlick.
And yes, last night I had Schlick material that I used.
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Was watching Jeopardy and I learned that for only the 2nd time in the shows history, the winner won with $1. 2 players were tied and bet it all. With incorrect answers, they went to $0. https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/highlights/$1-winners
For the record, I got the final answer correct to....The country that has borders touching both the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea.
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My guess would be Iran.
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My guess would be Iran.
Without Googling, that would be my answer also.
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My guess would be Iran.
Oh, sorry, I can't accept that..........
(https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/400x/53781333/please-phrase-your-answer-in-the-form-of-a-question.jpg)
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My guess would be Iran.
Oh, sorry, I can't accept that..........
(https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/400x/53781333/please-phrase-your-answer-in-the-form-of-a-question.jpg)
What is a large waste of sand and mountains led by fanatics who would like to nuke "The Great Satan"?
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(https://media1.tenor.com/images/f274181fcfd78ff7ec0d9478981858ab/tenor.gif)
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Iran, a lesson of the perils of "regime change", going back to 1953.
I recently learned that bra cup sizes are relative, not absolute, measurements. Something didn't seem to match between the descriptions of C-cup breasts in erotic literature and the C-cup breasts that I have had the opportunity to play with. A little googling informed me that cup sizes are based on the difference between chest diameter under the breasts and chest diameter around the breasts, so the cups in a 44C bra are actually the same size as a 36G, and twice the volume of the 36C that seem to be most writer's favorite. Nice.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bra_size
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Iran, a lesson of the perils of "regime change", going back to 1953.
I recently learned that bra cup sizes are relative, not absolute, measurements. Something didn't seem to match between the descriptions of C-cup breasts in erotic literature and the C-cup breasts that I have had the opportunity to play with. A little googling informed me that cup sizes are based on the difference between chest diameter under the breasts and chest diameter around the breasts, so the cups in a 44C bra are actually the same size as a 36G, and twice the volume of the 36C that seem to be most writer's favorite. Nice.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bra_size
Too much math for me...I'd rather just grab on to one and judge for myself. :emot_laughing:
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I learnt that the Aboriginals came to Australia in boats some 12000 years ago. They started their journey from someplace in indo china. The iconic dingo traveled along with them.
That's one hell of a journey on a raft or primitive boat. :emot_weird:
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I recently learned that bra cup sizes are relative, not absolute, measurements. Something didn't seem to match between the descriptions of C-cup breasts in erotic literature and the C-cup breasts that I have had the opportunity to play with. A little googling informed me that cup sizes are based on the difference between chest diameter under the breasts and chest diameter around the breasts, so the cups in a 44C bra are actually the same size as a 36G, and twice the volume of the 36C that seem to be most writer's favorite. Nice.
And this explains why one of my biggest turn-offs in erotic literature occurs when the writer describes a woman's breasts by referring to her cup size. The measurements refer to the bra, and not the breasts.
As msslave put it, "that's too much math for me." The author should describe, using words and descriptions and metaphors -- and not math.
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Every month I don't have to determine how many kilowatt hours of electricity I used, and calculate the cost using the prince per kilowatt hours, service, fees, etc.; Con Edison simply sends me a bill, and I pay it.
Similarly, I don't have to figure out how much talk, text and data I used, perform advanced math to determine how much I have to pay for that; Verizon just sends me a bill, and I pay it.
So why, after the end of each year, do I have to do all of the math and calculations, and fill out near-impossibly complex forms, to determine how much I earned and how much I owe in taxes? I mean, the first thing you must do in calculating your taxes is enter the information from your W-2s and 1099s -- yet the government already has all of that information, since it's sent to the government by employers, banks, financial service companies, etc. at the same time it's send to individuals. I'm basically required to provide the government with information it already knows. Why doesn't the government do all the calculations and simply send me a bill? Close to 70% of Americans do no itemize deductions and take the standard deduction, so the majority wouldn't have to perform a single calculations -- they'd just pay the bill they receive (or deposit the check they receive). Those who do itemize would fill out a simple form to declare their itemized deductions. This seems so simple, so easy, so cost-effective, and so logical -- and that's the way taxes are already handled in many other countries. So, why not switch to return-free filing?
The answer, of course, is money. There are a number of corporations -- led by Intuit (the maker's of TurboTax) but also including H&R Block, Jackson Hewitt, Liberty, and several others -- who have a vested interest in keeping the government from ever switching to return-free filing, or a short-form tax return. Their entire businesses are based on keeping tax preparation as complicated as possible -- and wildly profiting as a result. And they spend tens of millions of dollars every year lobbying Congress to ensure that legislation providing for a switch to return-free filing or a short-form tax return never passes.
http://www.trutv.com/full-episodes/adam-ruins-everything/2124089/index.html
(http://www.trutv.com/full-episodes/adam-ruins-everything/2124089/index.html)
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Very interesting, MissB. Along with the many tax preparing services that you mentioned, one can take an educated guess as to how many lawyers, CPAs, auditors and others in the tax field would be out of work if the public did not have to file tax forms. Then, on the other hand, how much would the IRS have to grow, personnel wise, to do what your article suggested?
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I think for the 70% who do not itemize, and who have no income the subject of a W-2 or 1099, that is an excellent suggestion. Simply swear or affirm that you are in that category, and the IRS sends you a simplified bill, with a refund check if you are entitled to one.
The problem is with the self employed, 1099's that do not reflect net wages (I get a 1099 on every settlement check I receive a fee on... I must itemize who got what from each check. My fee is typically 40% or less of the total), and people who get paid in cash (laborers and waitstaff).
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Absolutely totally useless trivia here.
Folks who follow professional wrestling know who Chris Jericho is. What I learned is that his father, Ted Irvine, played 15 seasons in the NHL.
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I think for the 70% who do not itemize, and who have no income the subject of a W-2 or 1099, that is an excellent suggestion. Simply swear or affirm that you are in that category, and the IRS sends you a simplified bill, with a refund check if you are entitled to one.
The problem is with the self employed, 1099's that do not reflect net wages (I get a 1099 on every settlement check I receive a fee on... I must itemize who got what from each check. My fee is typically 40% or less of the total), and people who get paid in cash (laborers and waitstaff).
I own a farm....!!!
"EVERYTHING" gets Itemized ......(Including the horses).
The problem can be keeping the Business related stuff (horse) separate from the personal every day stuff.
Love,
Liz
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I learned my family can't function in any way without me. :facepalm:
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I learnt that the Aboriginals came to Australia in boats some 12000 years ago. They started their journey from someplace in indo china. The iconic dingo traveled along with them.
That's one hell of a journey on a raft or primitive boat. :emot_weird:
I learned that because of the ice age the seas were not so high then, so they had a nice archipelago to travel along. But still, the last hop to Australia was pretty impressive.
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More like "what were you REMINDED of today?"
People driving grey or silver cars REALLY, REALLY need to understand that the rest of us CAN'T FUCKING WELL SEE THEM in the rain fog tossed up during shitty weather, and they truly need to turn their damned headlights on.
(https://i.imgur.com/xXetqA0.jpg)
Fully a third of the grey and silver cars I saw today (it rained the whole damned day) were driving with their lights off.
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We've had mandatory running lights in Canada for 15 years, so it is odd to see a vehicle without them here. Our problem is when people forget to turn on their taillights at night because the dash is always illuminated in many modern cars. I don't know why cars aren't wired so the lights are on whenever the car is on and the parking brake is off
I also don't get the popularity of silver / grey cars. They are the same color as the road, making them ugly and hard to see. Whatever happened to real colors for cars- red, green, cyan, blue, black. Even white, yellow or brown are better than silver / grey.
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I have an AUTO setting on my car, but it has a photo cell, and only activates the headlamps when it is dark. I prefer to run my headlights whenever I'm in motion, but guess what? My effing car does not automatically turn my headlights off when I've turned off the engine and left the vehicle. So at least once every six months, I've left the headlights "on" and have required a jump start. We can make an autonomous car, but we can't make a headlight that turns itself off?
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People driving grey or silver cars REALLY, REALLY need to understand that the rest of us CAN'T FUCKING WELL SEE THEM in the rain fog tossed up during shitty weather, and they truly need to turn their damned headlights on.
I agree. It is really tough with the silver grey cars. They blend right in. My BF used to detail cars in his much younger days and has been keeping my car in a very clean condition. Every 2 weeks he rainX's my windows, even my side windows. That has helped with visibility and me being able to see these ghost cars coming because the water beads up and slides right off, instead of having a million little water speckles making it harder to look through the glass while turning off of a street onto a main street.
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People driving grey or silver cars REALLY, REALLY need to understand that the rest of us CAN'T FUCKING WELL SEE THEM in the rain fog tossed up during shitty weather, and they truly need to turn their damned headlights on.
I agree. It is really tough with the silver grey cars. They blend right in. My BF used to detail cars in his much younger days and has been keeping my car in a very clean condition. Every 2 weeks he rainX's my windows, even my side windows. That has helped with visibility and me being able to see these ghost cars coming because the water beads up and slides right off, instead of having a million little water speckles making it harder to look through the glass while turning off of a street onto a main street.
Perhaps their owners think it makes them invisible to cops? :emot_heehee:
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We've had mandatory running lights in Canada for 15 years, so it is odd to see a vehicle without them here. Our problem is when people forget to turn on their taillights at night because the dash is always illuminated in many modern cars. I don't know why cars aren't wired so the lights are on whenever the car is on and the parking brake is off
I also don't get the popularity of silver / grey cars. They are the same color as the road, making them ugly and hard to see. Whatever happened to real colors for cars- red, green, cyan, blue, black. Even white, yellow or brown are better than silver / grey.
In the US, all newer cars head lights AND running lights turn automatically on whenever the car is started. You can turn the headlights off if you want, but not the running lights.
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We've had mandatory running lights in Canada for 15 years, so it is odd to see a vehicle without them here. Our problem is when people forget to turn on their taillights at night because the dash is always illuminated in many modern cars. I don't know why cars aren't wired so the lights are on whenever the car is on and the parking brake is off
I also don't get the popularity of silver / grey cars. They are the same color as the road, making them ugly and hard to see. Whatever happened to real colors for cars- red, green, cyan, blue, black. Even white, yellow or brown are better than silver / grey.
In the US, all newer cars head lights AND running lights turn automatically on whenever the car is started. You can turn the headlights off if you want, but not the running lights.
My running lights are always on, but the headlights have to be manually activated during daylight. 2014 German luxury sedan. Go figure.
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From Mint Julie: Ham and Two Eggs, in ABCs of Sex
Act in which the testicles are placed in the eye sockets of a sleeping person. The penis is laid over the bridge of the nose. The result looks like a plate of Ham and Eggs
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From Mint Julie: Ham and Two Eggs, in ABCs of Sex
Act in which the testicles are placed in the eye sockets of a sleeping person. The penis is laid over the bridge of the nose. The result looks like a plate of Ham and Eggs
I thought it was just another name for the penis and testicles. Just like "Frank and beans". I didn't know about the plate presentation with eye sockets and the bridge of the nose.
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It is possible to accidentally superglue your tongue to itself.
It's not permanent, and it's certainly not fun, but it's possible.
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It is possible to accidentally superglue your tongue to itself.
It's not permanent, and it's certainly not fun, but it's possible.
Did you witness this? Or did you experience it yourself? This is too funny.
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I discovered a topic that I never knew existed, though it has been posted in many times since I joined. I spent the last 20 minutes going through the 11 pages of posts.
The topic is called "Halloweenie! Body Paint & Superhero Pics"
My favorite.......
(http://www.sznews.com/culture/images/attachement/jpg/site3/20160113/7427ea33bc741800058949.jpg)
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Over the weekend I learned that John Denver was an Air Force brat. And that his father held, at the time, several world speed records as a B-58 Hustler pilot. It's amazing what Wikipedia can teach you.
I looked up the B-58 stuff because my investment adviser sent a birthday letter highlighting something related to the number 58. And he chose the B-58.
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Over the weekend I learned that John Denver was an Air Force brat. And that his father held, at the time, several world speed records as a B-58 Hustler pilot. It's amazing what Wikipedia can teach you.
I looked up the B-58 stuff because my investment adviser sent a birthday letter highlighting something related to the number 58. And he chose the B-58.
John Deutschendorf (Denver) was a classmate of my parents, and graduated with them from Arlington Heights High School. They always spoke well of him.
Denver, who was an avid pilot, died at the age of 53 flying his personal experimental canard aircraft in a single-fatality crash.
Wonder how much his father’s exploits pushed him.
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Marital Duels
(http://www.fscclub.com/history/images/mduel.jpg)
Trial by combat (or judicial duel, judicial combat) was a method of Germanic law to settle accusations in the absence of witnesses or a confession in which two parties in dispute fought in single combat; the winner of the fight was proclaimed to be right. In essence, it was a judicially sanctioned duel. It remained in use throughout the European Middle Ages, gradually disappearing in the course of the 16th century.
One of the forms of judicial duel was so-called marital duels (or conjugal duels) in which a husband and a wife physically prove their case in domestic disputes. In an effort to even the field, husbands were ordered to fight while confined to a shallow pit with one arm tied to his body. The wife was allowed three rocks to be placed in a sling like cloth.
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It is possible to accidentally superglue your tongue to itself.
It's not permanent, and it's certainly not fun, but it's possible.
Did you witness this? Or did you experience it yourself? This is too funny.
I did it to myself - I was making a batch of badges to sell ("pins" for our colonial cousins). Superglue works by reacting with traces of water that are usually found on the surfaces of almost all substances, but when you're gluing stainless steel to wood, the wood soaks up the glue before it gets a chance to react with the water on the metal.
Solution: lick the the steel pin before dropping it onto the drop of glue soaking into the wood. Works well.
Unfortunately, I had dropped the bottle of glue, and it had sprinkled droplets of glue all over the pile of yet-to-be used pins.
I picked one up, didn't think to check it for the presence of glue, and hilarity ensued.
Well, the rest of the family found it amusing, but I had a lisp for hours...
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I can hold my pee for about 9 hours. But it's not worth it at all.
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I can hold my pee for about 9 hours. But it's not worth it at all.
I knew a young lady who tried to do that once. Eventually, her bladder won out and she had to use the chemical toilet in the back of the C-130.
We were in Thule, Greenland and she discovered that not only were the washrooms unisex, the stalls did not have doors on them. Even though I offered to stand watch at the washroom entrance, she decided to try hold it as long as possible.
For those not familiar with the flight characteristics of the C-130, even when sitting, it's not easy to go on that plane.
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I can hold my pee for about 9 hours. But it's not worth it at all.
I was nicknamed “the camel” in college. After I drank a 12 pack during a road trip, and went the 200 miles between Austin and Dallas without a pit stop. :emot_laughing: That’s only about 4 hours, but I doubt you drank a 12 pack today. LOL.
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I can hold my pee for about 9 hours. But it's not worth it at all.
I was nicknamed “the camel” in college. After I drank a 12 pack during a road trip, and went the 200 miles between Austin and Dallas without a pit stop. :emot_laughing: That’s only about 4 hours, but I doubt you drank a 12 pack today. LOL.
Water. ;D
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I can hold my pee for about 9 hours. But it's not worth it at all.
I was nicknamed “the camel” in college. After I drank a 12 pack during a road trip, and went the 200 miles between Austin and Dallas without a pit stop. :emot_laughing: That’s only about 4 hours, but I doubt you drank a 12 pack today. LOL.
Water. ;D
9 hours? I'm impressed. If I drink more than 12 ounces before a long car ride, we're making a pit stop an hour down the road.
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Hot weather, pee constantly. Cold weather, long time no pee. :D
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Found out that polo players have very strong thighs. And that the bruises on my thighs go blackish first and then purplish! 8)
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Found out that polo players have very strong thighs. And that the bruises on my thighs go blackish first and then purplish! 8)
Sexy, and ouch! ;)
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I can hold my pee for about 9 hours. But it's not worth it at all.
My bladder refuses to operate in a crowded public bathroom unless I really, really have to go, so I often end up only peeing 3 times a day (morning, after getting home from work, before going to bed). I've been that way since I started school.
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I can hold my pee for about 9 hours. But it's not worth it at all.
My bladder refuses to operate in a crowded public bathroom unless I really, really have to go, so I often end up only peeing 3 times a day (morning, after getting home from work, before going to bed). I've been that way since I started school.
My mother had an exaggerated fear of public restrooms, declaring them "filthy" and insisting "you will hold it until we get home!" from the time I was a small child. As a result, I had stage fright, and a real difficulty urinating anywhere but home until I was about 18 years or so of age. What cured me? College football games. Thirty or forty men standing shoulder to shoulder along the trough in the men's room. My bladder was about to explode from beer, Turkey, Coke, and god knows what else. I finally just said, "Fuck it," and took a big long piss.
The next time was easier, the next, even easier. Yesterday, I pulled over on the side of the Interstate and took a piss while my wife watched, and truckers blew their horns on passing. Take that mom. LOL.
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I learned to remove my frigging finger from between my steel front door and it's frame before closing it!!!! *7%?$#@ Bye bye finger nail!
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I can hold my pee for about 9 hours. But it's not worth it at all.
My bladder refuses to operate in a crowded public bathroom unless I really, really have to go, so I often end up only peeing 3 times a day (morning, after getting home from work, before going to bed). I've been that way since I started school.
My mother had an exaggerated fear of public restrooms, declaring them "filthy" and insisting "you will hold it until we get home!" from the time I was a small child. As a result, I had stage fright, and a real difficulty urinating anywhere put home until I was about 18 years or so of age. What cured me? College football games. Thirty or forty men standing shoulder to shoulder along the trough in the men's room. My bladder was about to explode from beer, Turkey, Coke, and god knows what else. I finally just said, "Fuck it," and took a big long piss.
The next time was easier, the next, even easier. Yesterday, I pulled over on the side of the Interstate and took a piss while my wife watched, and truckers blew their horns on passing. Take that mom. LOL.
Sure the truckers weren't honking at the wife flashing them? Worse yet, they could have been showing their appreciation of you flashing them. ;D Any truckers follow you into the the next rest stop?
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I can hold my pee for about 9 hours. But it's not worth it at all.
My bladder refuses to operate in a crowded public bathroom unless I really, really have to go, so I often end up only peeing 3 times a day (morning, after getting home from work, before going to bed). I've been that way since I started school.
Hands CG a urethral clip. Like a bag clip , but quite a bit stronger.
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Found out that polo players have very strong thighs. And that the bruises on my thighs go blackish first and then purplish! 8)
OMG! The mental images that are flashing through my mind. I'll have dreams tonight too. Thanks Indian Babe! :emot_weird:
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Found out that polo players have very strong thighs. And that the bruises on my thighs go blackish first and then purplish! 8)
Sexy, and ouch! ;)
And thanks for the booty woo. Though I should probably change it.
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Found out that polo players have very strong thighs. And that the bruises on my thighs go blackish first and then purplish! 8)
OMG! The mental images that are flashing through my mind. I'll have dreams tonight too. Thanks Indian Babe! :emot_weird:
LOL. You are welcome.
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A new word..........Tu quoque
Tu quoque (/tjuːˈkwoʊkwiː/, also /tuːˈkwoʊkweɪ/;[1] Latin for, "you also") or the appeal to hypocrisy is an informal logical fallacy that intends to discredit the opponent's argument by asserting the opponent's failure to act consistently in accordance with its conclusion(s).
Tu quoque "argument" follows the pattern:
Person A makes claim X.
Person B asserts that A's actions or past claims are inconsistent with the truth of claim X.
Therefore X is false.
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A new word..........Tu quoque
Tu quoque (/tjuːˈkwoʊkwiː/, also /tuːˈkwoʊkweɪ/;[1] Latin for, "you also") or the appeal to hypocrisy is an informal logical fallacy that intends to discredit the opponent's argument by asserting the opponent's failure to act consistently in accordance with its conclusion(s).
Tu quoque "argument" follows the pattern:
Person A makes claim X.
Person B asserts that A's actions or past claims are inconsistent with the truth of claim X.
Therefore X is false.
It's one of my favorite phrases, and it's a fallacy that's employed constantly on political commentary and social media sites.
The most current example (well, a combination of tu quoque and a straw man argument):
The Left has been going after Roy Moore, but they're ignoring the charges against Al Frankin.
Or, my personal favorite, the Liberal Media has condemned Roy Moore, but they gave a complete pass to Bill Clinton.
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Whataboutism seems to be running rampant these days.
#Resist
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A new word..........Tu quoque
It's one of my favorite phrases
At my first try without looking for the pronunciation, I wanted to say Tatonka, now my tongue won't get past that.
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Found out that polo players have very strong thighs. And that the bruises on my thighs go blackish first and then purplish! 8)
Wait... let me picture that... your thighs are bruised from a non-descript polo player's strong thighs and...
Never mind... I go find a little privacy now ;)
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Whataboutism seems to be running rampant these days.
#Resist
I'd never heard that before -- and I love it!
I also refer to it as the "Hey! But you guys did it too!" argument.
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The lemming syndrome.
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A new word..........Tu quoque
Tu quoque (/tjuːˈkwoʊkwiː/, also /tuːˈkwoʊkweɪ/;[1] Latin for, "you also") or the appeal to hypocrisy is an informal logical fallacy that intends to discredit the opponent's argument by asserting the opponent's failure to act consistently in accordance with its conclusion(s).
Tu quoque "argument" follows the pattern:
Person A makes claim X.
Person B asserts that A's actions or past claims are inconsistent with the truth of claim X.
Therefore X is false.
It's one of my favorite phrases, and it's a fallacy that's employed constantly on political commentary and social media sites.
The most current example (well, a combination of tu quoque and a straw man argument):
The Left has been going after Roy Moore, but they're ignoring the charges against Al Frankin.
Or, my personal favorite, the Liberal Media has condemned Roy Moore, but they gave a complete pass to Bill Clinton.
Or the climate change deniers going on about Al Gore owning mansions and flying around the world. The message isn't wrong just because the messenger may be a hypocrite.
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The University of Wisconsin Stout has a BS in Industrial Packaging degree. All those confounding boxes and plastic shells that drive you crazy, were designed by engineers who specialize in product protection and display. And there is a *huge* demand for this. 100% placement for grads.
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Or, my personal favorite, the Liberal Media has condemned Roy Moore, but they gave a complete pass to Bill Clinton.
I think it is a credit to changing awareness. Clinton did get a pass 20 years ago. I doubt he could have won the Presidency today. The other major difference is being a creep molesting children is not the same thing as being a creepy philandering husband. And Franklin? Bad behavior, no excuses. But no one is screaming to tear down the George H.W. Bush Library. I think the vast majority of men have engaged in boorish behavior, had their hands pushed away, or tried to coerce a woman (or man) into having sex at one or more times in their lives. I have, and so have a lot of others. Hopefully we are evolving into a higher awareness, and mores are changing for the better. Can’t happen soon enough.
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Or, my personal favorite, the Liberal Media has condemned Roy Moore, but they gave a complete pass to Bill Clinton.
I think it is a credit to changing awareness. Clinton did get a pass 20 years ago. I doubt he could have won the Presidency today. The other major difference is being a creep molesting children is not the same thing as being a creepy philandering husband. And Franklin? Bad behavior, no excuses. But no one is screaming to tear down the George H.W. Bush Library. I think the vast majority of men have engaged in boorish behavior, had their hands pushed away, or tried to coerce a woman (or man) into having sex at one or more times in their lives. I have, and so have a lot of others. Hopefully we are evolving into a higher awareness, and mores are changing for the better. Can’t happen soon enough.
While I agree that, were his past known while he was a candidate, Bill Clinton likely would not be elected today, he hardly was given a "pass" by the media -- or by anyone else save Nina Burleigh. Jeez, Merv, you're sounding a lot like the Right Wing bloggers who argue media conspiracy in comparing the cases of Clinton and Roy Moore!
I agree that there is are distinct degrees of gravity between what Bill Clinton, Roy Moore, and Al Franken did. And I also agree that there is a distinct degree of gravity between firmly pulling your boyfriend's hand away as it wanders to your breast while snuggling in a movie theater and what Roy Moore did.
I'm trying really hard not to step up onto my soapbox (and I realize this is a non-1408 thread) but I think the time has come to call STOP. We have to stop letting politics come before common sense, and stop letting polemics come before common decency. A sexual assault is a sexual assault, no matter by whom or against whom. And until Americans cast their politics and polemics aside, these assaults will continue. That's the way mores will change for the better.
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.......... and mores are changing for the better. Can’t happen soon enough.
.....that's the way mores will change for the better.
I thought it was an error with Mervs post, then read it in MissB's. I'm feeling a bit unintelligent right now. I think I'll be offline the rest of the weekend to study the dictionary.
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Cake makes things better.
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.......... and mores are changing for the better. Can’t happen soon enough.
.....that's the way mores will change for the better.
I thought it was an error with Mervs post, then read it in MissB's. I'm feeling a bit unintelligent right now. I think I'll be offline the rest of the weekend to study the dictionary.
I'll never tire of repeating this: Knowledge and Intelligence are two very different things.
I've studied/worked at educational institutions for the past 20 years (wow, MissBarbara is suddenly feeling very old), I'm a voracious reader, and I love language, so I know a lot of $10 words. Big deal. It doesn't mean I'm smarter than you or anyone else. I just know a lot of words.
The word "mores" basically means the customs, habits, attitude, manners, etc. of a given group. It's pronounced like "more-As" (e.g. "Son, on your report card you should be getting fewers Cs and more As." It's different from morals or ethics, since it doesn't necessarily have a religious or philosophical basis.
So, put away your dictionary! (Or, use it to have deliciously kinky sex with your beau next time you're together.)
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Cake makes things better.
Yumm!
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I've studied/worked at educational institutions for the past 20 years (wow, MissBarbara is suddenly feeling very old)
Twenty? Pfft!
Twenty-seven years here, studying or working in Post-16 education. The next birthday has a zero at the end...
I'm with you on loving language, especially the etymology side* - knowing where words come from really helps you understand them and to manipulate them in fun and creative ways, and also gives you a link to your own culture's history (so much of British English comes from our colonial history, or can be traced back to the various invasions we suffered before we became a single kingdom - Norman, the various Germanic nations, Viking).
(*Hands up, who thought I was talking about insects and had to check?)
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(*Hands up, who thought I was talking about insects and had to check?)
Surely sir, you jest.
I think my love of language followed my love of reading. Growing up in a small town, novels, history, science, and geographical texts took my thoughts and mind away. I mispronounced some of the words I learned, because I had never heard them in a conversation.
My home is full of books, and I encourage my children to read. I even bribe them, but it is a new century and a new, bookless generation. We will all be the worse for it.
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I learned I shouldn't screw around with my mom's phone because I put this as a ringtone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmohO7aK--U
The women's of the house were having a conversation when suddenly she got a call and everyone but me almost had a heart attack. ;D
Which is good because it literally would have killed me. And also gave it away because I was the only one who didn't jump in terror. Serves her right for having it up so loud. Which I also set. And for her leaving it out where I could fuck with it. :D
Everyone has vowed to hide their phones from me because I have a history of fucking with their ringtones. :emot_laughing: The wife won't let me touch hers since I put the power rangers theme on hers. :D
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I set my ex’s ringtone to 2 Live Crew’s “Me So Horny,” and turned the volume all the way up. She was in a conference at work, when it went off the first time. :emot_laughing:
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I set my ex’s ringtone to 2 Live Crew’s “Me So Horny,” and turned the volume all the way up. She was in a conference at work, when it went off the first time. :emot_laughing:
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that is so bad. Did she get fired?
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that is so bad. Did she get fired?
No. I’m sure all her coworkers loved it, because she was just as big a soulless bitch at work, as she was at home. I saved all of her racist sexist rants from work, and planned to send them to her branch manager, but in the end, I figured she’ll get what she deserves.
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Lamp of Love
An obsolete, 19 th century literary metaphor for
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How on earth did they come up with that metaphor? And what's the male metaphor then? Lamppost of love?
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Back dimples!
I'd never actually given them much thought until I saw MissB's post... I know some girls have them, some don't. I'm not that much of an ass guy so I was never all that curious about them.
Did some googeling and I found this (http://tiphero.com/back-dimples/) article...
Having Venus dimples is considered special for quite a few reasons. Possessing them are said to bring blessings and good luck.
The most interesting tidbit however, is that these tiny dents are known to be an erogenous zone for the frisky! If that isn’t a direct link to Venus herself, what is? The presence of back dimples is said to be the reason for heightened pleasure during intimacy. This is due to their connection to healthy circulation in the pelvic region. Lovers like to press them and affectionately call them “thumb handles”, signifying how they hold their mates.
In terms of beauty, you may observe that some people have their dimples pierced to add a touch of whimsy. This has become a trendy practice among women so they can accentuate their looks with low rise jeans, short tops, or bikinis. Corset makers use back dimples as a measuring marker around the hips for proper fitting. Although women and men both can have them, Venus Dimples seem to be an attractive trait in women.
If you’ve never paid attention to them on yourself or anyone else, perhaps the Venus has inspired you to check them out. You can even find them on Facebook! Do you have Venus dimples? Have you always wondered where they came from? Tell us in the comments!
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I found out today that Maple Syrup is made in Michigan! I always thought it was just a Vermont thing. :emot_kiss:
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I found out today that Maple Syrup is made in Michigan! I always thought it was just a Vermont thing. :emot_kiss:
When I was a kid we drove every year north from Western Maryland into Pennsylvania to buy a can of maple syrup. It wasn’t but a 30-45 minute drive. And we had sugar maples around us just not many.
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There are plenty of small scale producers of maple syrup - even some tapping Manitoba maples on the Canadian prairies - but over 2/3 of the maple syrup produced in the world comes from the province of Quebec.
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No driving for maple syrup for us. Daughter and son in law have a good "sugarbush" on their family farm. Tap the trees in the spring and when they visit twice a year, bring us a few jars. Yummmmmmmmm!
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I drive for maple syrup - all the way to the grocery store. ;D I might try making some of my own this spring (there is a Manitoba maple growing like a weed in my back yard), but I don't expect to get much from a single tree.
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I drive for maple syrup - all the way to the grocery store. ;D I might try making some of my own this spring (there is a Manitoba maple growing like a weed in my back yard), but I don't expect to get much from a single tree.
Takes 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup. Son in law read about making syrup from birch trees. That takes 100 gallons of sap for a gallon on syrup. Large operations have plastic piping from the tree's tap to the processing area. Big change from going out twice a day to empty buckets on each tree.
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There is a tire pressure light “reset” button in your glovebox. For the TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System).
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P4nGsNqfnfM/T7fuK-_00wI/AAAAAAAAAVg/fawBtmAIrpI/s1600/20120518_091431+Roc.jpg)
Apparently different vehicles have them in different locations.
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LOL! Probably only on newer cars.
I learned that Tucson has a very nice nudist resort. ;D
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Q: Why is pot illegal?
A: For the same reason that alcohol was, at least for a time, illegal: A combination of our Puritanical culture, social engineering, and flat out racism.
Like most banned substances and virtually every drug deemed illegal today, pot was once perfectly legal. Then came Prohibition.
But wait: Prohibition dealt with alcohol, not pot, and Prohibition was overturned!
Yes, and yes. But then there's Henry Anslinger. Anslinger was an unswerving proponent of Prohibition, and served as a Commissioner in the Bureau of Prohibition. In 1930, he was named the first Commissioner of the newly minted Federal Bureau of Narcotics, a parallel agency with the Bureau of Prohibition in the Treasury Department. When Prohibition ended in 1933, Anslinger realized that both his power and his budget would be significantly slashed, and he needed a new "enemy" to combat.
Pot smoking had been around in the U.S. since at least the mid-1800s, and though it was localized to the American Southwest, it was used elsewhere in the country. Before his appointment, Anslinger had no problem with pot. He didn't think it was a problem, that it wasn't a problem, and that it didn't incite violence, as anti-pot crusaders alleged. But Anslinger changed his views as a way to retain his power, authority, and budget, Anslinger, and he seized on pot with the exact same zeal as he condemned alcohol during prohibition.
This exact same moment saw two enormous social changes in the U.S.: The Great Migration, where over several decades, as many as 8 million rural Blacks fled the South for urban areas in the North and Midwest, in what some historians deem the largest mass migration in world history; and the large influx of Hispanic immigrants, chiefly Mexicans. This created a huge social upheaval, especially in the big cities in the North and Midwest, and, tragically yet inevitably, Blacks and Hispanics became the "new enemy" to urban progress and a perceived threat to the social order. And Blacks and Hispanics were, far and away, the largest consumers of pot. So, it became an easy task for Anslinger and his forces to demonize Blacks and Hispanics by labeling them "pot fiends," thus labeling them criminals and enemies of the social order (i.e. White social order).
And thus, the War on Pot, a wildly successful campaign to criminalize pot, a status it retains to today virtually everywhere in the U.S.
What's fascinating about the anti-pot crusade is that the reasons for its criminalization where developed after the fact, and were based on wild speculation of crusading bureaucrats, with no scientific backing whatsoever. Thus, many of the "reasons" for outlawing pot, which are believed even today, include:
* It's a gateway drug (no, there are a host of scientific studies that clearly demonstrate it's nothing of the sort).
* Even one use will lead to a lifetime of addiction (no, though studies indicate that a shockingly high number of kids have tried pot, the studies also indicate that the vast majority of them do not "try" it a second time).
* It incites violence (no, it incites lethargy, giggling, and an insuperable craving for Doritos and chocolate chip cookies).
* It causes mental diseases, brain and body damage, and insanity (no, it does nothing of the sort, but alcohol does do all of those things).
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That was very interesting Miss Barbara. I knew NONE of the history as to why marijuana was made illegal.
Thank you.
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I read a history of this about 15-20 years ago. When I get home I’ll see if I can find the book. While an obvious argument for legalization, it made excellent points. One of which was the drug problem was largely created by making it illegal and directly by actions of the newly formed DEA, who created the problem to legitimize their existence.
I mean what’s the worst thing that could happen to you if you are attacked by a crazed pothead? You might get fleas.
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Interesting history MissB. This was entirely new to me.
Thanks and a woo.
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I mean what’s the worst thing that could happen to you if you are attacked by a crazed pothead? You might get fleas.
Exactly. Or, you'd get Dorito and cookie crumbs all over you...
Whenever I hear someone talk about how pot makes you crazed, I always think of one thing: Jeff Spicoli.
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I read a history of this about 15-20 years ago. When I get home I’ll see if I can find the book. While an obvious argument for legalization, it made excellent points. One of which was the drug problem was largely created by making it illegal and directly by actions of the newly formed DEA, who created the problem to legitimize their existence.
I mean what’s the worst thing that could happen to you if you are attacked by a crazed pothead? You might get fleas.
The book:
'Drug Crazy: How we got into this mess & how we can get out' by Mike Gray, 1998
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I read a history of this about 15-20 years ago. When I get home I’ll see if I can find the book. While an obvious argument for legalization, it made excellent points. One of which was the drug problem was largely created by making it illegal and directly by actions of the newly formed DEA, who created the problem to legitimize their existence.
I mean what’s the worst thing that could happen to you if you are attacked by a crazed pothead? You might get fleas.
The book:
'Drug Crazy: How we got into this mess & how we can get out' by Mike Gray, 1998
Thanks -- I'll look for it.
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I drive for maple syrup - all the way to the grocery store. ;D I might try making some of my own this spring (there is a Manitoba maple growing like a weed in my back yard), but I don't expect to get much from a single tree.
Takes 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup. Son in law read about making syrup from birch trees. That takes 100 gallons of sap for a gallon on syrup. Large operations have plastic piping from the tree's tap to the processing area. Big change from going out twice a day to empty buckets on each tree.
My grandfather used to make birch wine. He knew of a stand of birch trees. He would go out and tap them and then make wine with the sap he collected. I don't recall if he did an processing in between the collection stage and the fermentation stage.
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I mean what’s the worst thing that could happen to you if you are attacked by a crazed pothead? You might get fleas.
Exactly. Or, you'd get Dorito and cookie crumbs all over you...
Whenever I hear someone talk about how pot makes you crazed, I always think of one thing: Jeff Spicoli.
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:emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
As an aside: my buddy's dog never ever failed to notice a bag opening. And as soon as she did, she'd come lie down as close as possible. Within half an hour she was high as a kite. Totally off the planet.
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I learned today that Israel actually started the six day war by launching a bomber attack on Egypt and an attack upon Syria.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/six-day-war-begins
I found this out while researching Israel's attack on the naval ship USS Liberty in 1967. I met a fellow when I first moved to Tucson who served on the Liberty during the attack. I helped him get a disability rating from the VA while working at a law firm (my first job in Tucson).
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/06/09/liberty-survivors-say-us-still-plays-down-israels-attack-on-ship.html
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The news station I listen to during my commute plays a segment called 'Star Date'. It's very interesting. Last night I learned........
Jupiter gets hit often by meteors, some of substantial size. The planet's surface is softer and absorbs these strikes much better than Earth does.
When the meteors strike the planet, it leaves visible marks that can be seen from Earth. These marks are referred to as scars. But Jupiter heals itself and the scars soon disappear. In some cases as soon as a few weeks, and larger scars as long as a couple of years.
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Was channel surfing and came across a short segment on sea turtles.
The sex of most types of Sea Turtles around the Great Barrier Reef, just like sea turtles elsewhere in the world, is determined by the temperature of the water, aka "temperature-dependent sex determination."
Temperatures need to be 88 F or above for the eggs to become females. For males to develop the temperature is around 82 F.
A recent study showed the ratio of Females to Males born in the Great Barrier Reef as being 99:1. This is due to warmer water temperatures because of global warming. There is the possibility of sea turtles in that region to one day be completely female.
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Was channel surfing and came across a short segment on sea turtles.
The sex of most types of Sea Turtles around the Great Barrier Reef, just like sea turtles elsewhere in the world, is determined by the temperature of the water, aka "temperature-dependent sex determination."
Temperatures need to be 88 F or above for the eggs to become females. For males to develop the temperature is around 82 F.
A recent study showed the ratio of Females to Males born in the Great Barrier Reef as being 99:1. This is due to warmer water temperatures because of global warming. There is the possibility of sea turtles in that region to one day be completely female.
I love sea turtles. :)
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The barrier reef is doomed. Bleaching due to rising temperatures.
I learned today that New Zealand has created a new eco-refugee visa, for people fleeing global warming’s effects.
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I've been watching some history programs on YouTube called "American Experience." I learned that Eleanor Roosevelt likely had a lesbian affair.
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I've been watching some history programs on YouTube called "American Experience." I learned that Eleanor Roosevelt likely had a lesbian affair.
"American Experience" is a wonderful series!
They air on PBS, and the episodes cover all kinds of personalities and events that helped shaped America. Here's a list a some of them:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/?streaming=0&category=all&sort_by=a-z
(http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/?streaming=0&category=all&sort_by=a-z)
Eleanor Roosevelt is something of an idol for me, and I've read very widely about her. I think there's really not enough evidence to determine for certain whether she was bisexual, though I tend to think that she was.
She bore six children and, in her way, she genuinely loved her husband. She was also the type of woman who had very deep and personal friendships with other women, friendships that were very intimate and genuinely romantic, though they did not necessarily include physical intimacy. This wasn't an uncommon phenomenon among women of her time and place.
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The barrier reef is doomed. Bleaching due to rising temperatures.
I learned today that New Zealand has created a new eco-refugee visa, for people fleeing global warming’s effects.
It looks grim, but I continue to hold out hope that somehow, the earth wil repair itself.
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I've been watching some history programs on YouTube called "American Experience." I learned that Eleanor Roosevelt likely had a lesbian affair.
"American Experience" is a wonderful series!
They air on PBS, and the episodes cover all kinds of personalities and events that helped shaped America. Here's a list a some of them:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/?streaming=0&category=all&sort_by=a-z
(http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/?streaming=0&category=all&sort_by=a-z)
Eleanor Roosevelt is something of an idol for me, and I've read very widely about her. I think there's really not enough evidence to determine for certain whether she was bisexual, though I tend to think that she was.
She bore six children and, in her way, she genuinely loved her husband. She was also the type of woman who had very deep and personal friendships with other women, friendships that were very intimate and genuinely romantic, though they did not necessarily include physical intimacy. This wasn't an uncommon phenomenon among women of her time and place.
I have been enjoying the series a great deal. THey are very well done.
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I just learned that according to genetic testing the Gypsies (Rom) are originally from India. And lots more! Very interesting.
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>:( The US Govt. is Broken !
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That there is such a thing as a Donut Wall.
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Treated ourselves to lunch out today before running errands. At the table next to us, a woman got a call from her sister who's daughter is getting married tomorrow. After hanging up the lady told her lunch companion that her sister said she had to go figure out her "donut wall". She went on to say she had no idea what that meant!
Not content with just eavesdropping, I went to my phone and Googled it, getting a number of pictures and finding this is a new trend for weddings. Weddings??? Donuts???? :sign_imconfused:
Not the least bit embarrassed over eavesdropping I reached over and showed the pictures to the lady. Now we all knew what the hell a "donut wall" is.
Just thinking about it as I type, I've decided it sounds like a delightful, delicious and decadent addition to weddings or any party. Yummmmmmmmmm! :emot_lickie: :emot_lickie:
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Today I learnt there is really no boundary to the measure of abuse human kind can and will instill on the poor Italian cuisine classic called pizza... :facepalm:
This is now on sale in my local supermarket...
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I swear I will find the ones responsible and will kill them in the slowest, most painful way I can imagine. (suggestions are always welcome)
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Still bothers me less than that thing people call white pizza. It’s just cheese flat bread folks. Pizza has a tomato based sauce.
Maybe I should have posted this in the thread I just started on food pet peeves, because this is surely another one of mine.
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Still bothers me less than that thing people call white pizza. It’s just cheese flat bread folks. Pizza has a tomato based sauce.
Maybe I should have posted this in the thread I just started on food pet peeves, because this is surely another one of mine.
I love white pizza!
Mirriam-Webster defines pizza as, "A dish made typically of flattened bread dough spread with a savory mixture usually including tomatoes and cheese and often other toppings and baked."
"Often," but not "always."
Dictionary.com agrees with you: "A flat, open-faced baked pie of Italian origin, consisting of a thin layer of bread dough topped with spiced tomato sauce and cheese, often garnished with anchovies, sausage slices, etc."
The OED completely muddies the waters and seems to prove us both wrong: "A dish of Italian origin, consisting of a flat round base of dough baked with a topping of tomatoes and cheese, typically with added meat, fish, or vegetables."
HOWEVER, here's the OED definition of white pizza: "A type of pizza made without tomato sauce."
In the end, neither of us are correct.
But next time you're hungry for pizza, give me a call, and we'll have dinner and each of us will order what we like!
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Homemade pizza tonight. :emot_dancing:
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Barbie squirts.
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:facepalm:
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Homemade pizza tonight. :emot_dancing:
:emot_thdrool: :emot_thdrool: :emot_thdrool:
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Still bothers me less than that thing people call white pizza. It’s just cheese flat bread folks. Pizza has a tomato based sauce.
Maybe I should have posted this in the thread I just started on food pet peeves, because this is surely another one of mine.
I love white pizza!
Mirriam-Webster defines pizza as, "A dish made typically of flattened bread dough spread with a savory mixture usually including tomatoes and cheese and often other toppings and baked."
"Often," but not "always."
Dictionary.com agrees with you: "A flat, open-faced baked pie of Italian origin, consisting of a thin layer of bread dough topped with spiced tomato sauce and cheese, often garnished with anchovies, sausage slices, etc."
The OED completely muddies the waters and seems to prove us both wrong: "A dish of Italian origin, consisting of a flat round base of dough baked with a topping of tomatoes and cheese, typically with added meat, fish, or vegetables."
HOWEVER, here's the OED definition of white pizza: "A type of pizza made without tomato sauce."
In the end, neither of us are correct.
But next time you're hungry for pizza, give me a call, and we'll have dinner and each of us will order what we like!
I’d be happy to eat some flat garlic bread with cheese with you Miss Barbara. You can call it white pizze, and I’ll call it garlic flat bread. I’ll probably end up dipping it in marinara though.
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I’d be happy to eat some flat garlic bread with cheese with you Miss Barbara. You can call it white pizza, and I’ll call it garlic flat bread. I’ll probably end up dipping it in marinara though.
Well, Jed, the next time we go out for pizza together, we'll go to a REAL pizza place, that serves REAL pizza: Chicago style:
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I’d be happy to eat some flat garlic bread with cheese with you Miss Barbara. You can call it white pizza, and I’ll call it garlic flat bread. I’ll probably end up dipping it in marinara though.
Well, Jed, the next time we go out for pizza together, we'll go to a REAL pizza place, that serves REAL pizza: Chicago style:
(https://i.imgur.com/kBG5zDk.jpg)
I worked very briefly at a place called Old Chicago Pizzeria that served such pies. It was actually a place my younger brother worked at for years.
I’d take Chicago style over NY any day my dear.
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I’d be happy to eat some flat garlic bread with cheese with you Miss Barbara. You can call it white pizza, and I’ll call it garlic flat bread. I’ll probably end up dipping it in marinara though.
Well, Jed, the next time we go out for pizza together, we'll go to a REAL pizza place, that serves REAL pizza: Chicago style:
(https://i.imgur.com/kBG5zDk.jpg)
I worked very briefly at a place called Old Chicago Pizzeria that served such pies. It was actually a place my younger brother worked at for years.
I’d take Chicago style over NY any day my dear.
That's music to my ears: It's a date!
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I’d be happy to eat some flat garlic bread with cheese with you Miss Barbara. You can call it white pizza, and I’ll call it garlic flat bread. I’ll probably end up dipping it in marinara though.
Well, Jed, the next time we go out for pizza together, we'll go to a REAL pizza place, that serves REAL pizza: Chicago style:
(https://i.imgur.com/kBG5zDk.jpg)
I worked very briefly at a place called Old Chicago Pizzeria that served such pies. It was actually a place my younger brother worked at for years.
I’d take Chicago style over NY any day my dear.
That's music to my ears: It's a date!
Done!
In the meantime you’ve inspired me. Saturday I was finally going to see the new Star Wars movie a 12:15 showing, and after get some late lunch. I know of a Pizzo Uno just a few minutes from the theater.
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I like them both. hahaha There is not many foods I dislike. NY and Chicago style. I like my deep dish with doughy crust. The thin crust I like crispy. I haven't had a good pizza in a while. You guys have me hungry now.
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Consn’s Chicago Deep Dish in Austin. :emot_thdrool: :emot_thdrool: :emot_thdrool:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UZB8-J6lOW4/TXQ44m60G1I/AAAAAAAAAbQ/vX_DgoxHZNU/s1600/IMG_0446.JPG)
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Consn’s Chicago Deep Dish in Austin. :emot_thdrool: :emot_thdrool: :emot_thdrool:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UZB8-J6lOW4/TXQ44m60G1I/AAAAAAAAAbQ/vX_DgoxHZNU/s1600/IMG_0446.JPG)
Exactly: :emot_thdrool: :emot_thdrool: :emot_thdrool:
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I prefer cracker crust. A nice cracker crust is wonderful!
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In the meantime you’ve inspired me. Saturday I was finally going to see the new Star Wars movie a 12:15 showing, and after get some late lunch. I know of a Pizzeria Uno just a few minutes from the theater.
I'm so jealous!
Make sure you order the Numero Uno: Traditional Chicago pizza with sausage, pepperoni, onions, peppers, mushrooms, chunky tomato sauce, mozzarella and romano.
(https://i.imgur.com/3uKOkJG.jpg)
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In the meantime you’ve inspired me. Saturday I was finally going to see the new Star Wars movie a 12:15 showing, and after get some late lunch. I know of a Pizzeria Uno just a few minutes from the theater.
I'm so jealous!
Make sure you order the Numero Uno: Traditional Chicago pizza with sausage, pepperoni, onions, peppers, mushrooms, chunky tomato sauce, mozzarella and romano.
(https://i.imgur.com/3uKOkJG.jpg)
That’s possible, but never been a big fan of green pepper on pizza or in a salad. Bring on all the red bell peppers though.
At that place my brother worked (and me too briefly), I discovered Greek pizza with salami, red onion, black olives, red bell peppers and feta cheese. The family that ran the place were Greek. I just love that combination especially if real kalamata olives are used.
I’m also a person that thinks too many toppings seem to affect the way a pizza cooks, so like to limit it to three toppings. My go to would be pepperoni, red onion and kalamata olives. That’s what I do home made, although lately been using some Spanish hard chorizos I have.
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Today is National Pizza day. ;)
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In the meantime you’ve inspired me. Saturday I was finally going to see the new Star Wars movie a 12:15 showing, and after get some late lunch. I know of a Pizzeria Uno just a few minutes from the theater.
I'm so jealous!
Make sure you order the Numero Uno: Traditional Chicago pizza with sausage, pepperoni, onions, peppers, mushrooms, chunky tomato sauce, mozzarella and romano.
(https://i.imgur.com/3uKOkJG.jpg)
This was my long awaited pizza.
(https://i.imgur.com/Td7bi41.jpg)
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This was my long awaited pizza.
(https://i.imgur.com/Td7bi41.jpg)
What kind of beer is that? Looks like a lager...
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I learned that KB is stuck on Pizza (all different varieties), however for all the chit-chat about Pizza........"No One" has offered up a recipe for their favorite Pizza.
Love,
Liz
PS: No I don't have one, I'm not really a Pizza eater (unless I have to).
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I learned that KB is stuck on Pizza (all different varieties), however for all the chit-chat about Pizza........"No One" has offered up a recipe for their favorite Pizza.
Love,
Liz
PS: No I don't have one, I'm not really a Pizza eater (unless I have to).
Maybe this recipe will help...
Download appropriate app
chose closest/bestest pizza place that delivers to your door
check menu from said app
order preferred pizza style from menu with garlic bread and favorite italian wine
wait 30 minutes
Enjoy!
:D
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This was my long awaited pizza.
(https://i.imgur.com/Td7bi41.jpg)
What kind of beer is that? Looks like a lager...
Samuel Adams lager.
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This was my long awaited pizza.
(https://i.imgur.com/Td7bi41.jpg)
What kind of beer is that? Looks like a lager...
Samuel Adams lager.
A perfect choice!
The last time I went to Uno's I had a Sam Adams Winter Lager...
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This was my long awaited pizza.
(https://i.imgur.com/Td7bi41.jpg)
What kind of beer is that? Looks like a lager...
Samuel Adams lager.
A perfect choice!
The last time I went to Uno's I had a Sam Adams Winter Lager...
We keep up this sensual conversation Miss Barbara, people are going to start talking about us.
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I'm thinking MissBarb wouldn't be happy with me on this one....
Today I learned that February 12th is Abraham Lincoln's birthday.
I would have sworn it was on February 15th.
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I'm thinking MissBarb wouldn't be happy with me on this one....
You got THAT right!
Shame on you!
;)
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Scorpion venom is the most expensive liquid on earth. $38,585,587.46 per gallon (approx. 3.7 liters).
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I didn't just learn this today but it hit home again, I lost out bigtime :(
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It's my own fault!
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The meaning of Piss Up a Rope. I had to google it.
Piss Up A Rope. (idiomatic, slang, vulgar) To engage in futile or impossible activity. Alternately, a slightly more polite way of saying fuck off.
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(https://assets.rbl.ms/17160129/980x.gif)
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You can look at a pair of tights and they ladder!
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Huh. Craigslist deleted all of the PERSONALS sections WORLDWIDE due to a new law in the US that makes website owners partially responsible for illegal actions in posts or content. The only remnants of the CL personals left is MISSED CONNECTIONS and RANTS & RAVES, now moved under the COMMUNITY section.
The personals went down 2 months ago. You can see I wasn't a regular viewer.
(https://i.imgur.com/0dznwaR.jpg)
edit: Backpage is offline, probably permanently
(https://i.imgur.com/86AR6kv.jpg)
edit 2: I missed this thread: http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=63361
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I learned that Google knows what I want before I even start typing it.
Type Knoc... Googles top result is knocking on heavens door. Which was what I wanted. :roll:
Type Pla... plane tickets top result. Which was what I needed.
Type Lon... London weather top result. Which was what I needed to know.
Type Dumb Blonde and it's top result is "YOU!" :emot_laughing:
I rarely have to fully type anything, the fucking thing knows what I want. And that's fucking creepy.
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I learned people on twitter is a refuge for the dumbest fucking people on the planet. I already knew that, but it was just made all the more obvious today.
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I learned people on twitter is a refuge for the dumbest fucking people on the planet. I already knew that, but it was just made all the more obvious today.
Well, Trump is a frequent and enthusiastic contributor.
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Huh. Craigslist deleted all of the PERSONALS sections WORLDWIDE due to a new law in the US that makes website owners partially responsible for illegal actions in posts or content.
Casualx, a Craigslist personals alternative, sees traffic spike (https://azbigmedia.com/casualx-a-craigslist-personals-alternative-sees-traffic-spike/)
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I didn't learn it today (long time vegetarian), but the rest of you might not know the trick. I'm teaching a 'newbie vegetarian' at work. :D
Don't try to peel an avocado. Depending on it's ripeness, it may come off in small chunks. Instead, grab a soup spoon and insert it between the rind and the meat of the avocado. A soup spoon has almost the perfect curvature to cut the meat out without leaving much behind. Mine aren't curved quite as much as the photo below, but you get the idea. A regular teaspoon or tablespoon doesn't work quite as well as a soup spoon as they're generally too shallow.
(https://i.imgur.com/Xo0Qdj1.gif)
That soup spoon also works great on kiwi fruit. Cut off about 1/4 to 1/3 inch of both ends of the kiwi, leaving around an inch to 1.5 inch flats, then slip the spoon in between the skin and the fruit. Kiwis are a real bitch to peel if you don't do it like this.
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I learned my bank now has a security officer who escorts people who either cash or withdraw large amounts of money now.
I cashed a check for over six thousand dollars and I was escorted by a guard. And no one was concerned a snow white blonde carrying a baby Latina was gonna hold up the joint. ;D
They never had a security guy before. And here I thought my bank was in a safe location. :roll:
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I learned who Jody was. Interesting, MSSlave, thank you for sharing.
http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=52988.msg515796#msg515796
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I learned who Jody was. Interesting, MSSlave, thank you for sharing.
http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=52988.msg515796#msg515796
So glad I could please you, my lady. :D
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watching Deep Impact and when the woman searches for E.L.E she has to go through a website to find the answer, but when you put in E.L.E in google the top result is Extinction Level Event.
Internet was so primitive.
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Yesterday actually.....
Someone I didn't know sent me a PM and signed it with "Tia".
At the end of my follow up to that PM, I said, "Is Tia your real name? So pretty. I never had children but that name was on the short list if I had ever had a daughter."
Well the original sender, who I discovered is a male, replied informing me "Tia" means Thanks In Advance. :P
Is that just a thing that came up since texting became a thing?
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Yesterday actually.....
Someone I didn't know sent me a PM and signed it with "Tia".
At the end of my follow up to that PM, I said, "Is Tia your real name? So pretty. I never had children but that name was on the short list if I had ever had a daughter."
Well the original sender, who I discovered is a male, replied informing me "Tia" means Thanks In Advance. :P
Is that just a thing that came up since texting became a thing?
I guess. :emot_shrug:
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My triggering at the subject of Father-Daughter incest has escalated to the point that I can't shut up.
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Yesterday actually.....
Someone I didn't know sent me a PM and signed it with "Tia".
At the end of my follow up to that PM, I said, "Is Tia your real name? So pretty. I never had children but that name was on the short list if I had ever had a daughter."
Well the original sender, who I discovered is a male, replied informing me "Tia" means Thanks In Advance. :P
Is that just a thing that came up since texting became a thing?
Yes but usually they are all caps. TIA, IKR, SMH, BAE, BRB, AFK, EOM, ROTFL, LMAO, LMFAO etc.
Teens and children have almost a complete separate language, such as PIR (Parent in room).
Sometimes I can figure out an acronym if I think about it long enough, but if not I text my granddaughter, who hasn't failed me yet.
I just don't ask her about any that have an F in them. For those I either use urbandictionary.com or type acronym: ROTFL into a search engine, but not the G one. The G one is...never mind. That's off topic.
HTH,
Remmy
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HTH,
Remmy
HTH? Let me guess. Highway to hell? Doesn't really fit there.
Heart to Heart? How the heck?
Ahhh, got it....
Hotter than hell.
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Oooooooo! Jules. Is HTH!
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HTH means "Hope That Helps.” And Jules *is* hotter than hell.
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HTH means "Hope That Helps.” And Jules *is* hotter than hell.
Yeah. What he said. :D
Remmy
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Huh. Turns out I'm courting LIVER FAILURE with one part of the high-performance diet I'm on.
One of the things that my gut tells me is GOOD STUFF, MOAR OF THAT PLEASE! is cinnamon. I knew it was high on the ORAC scale (a rating of how much antioxidants it has) so I had no problems boosting my intake. All told I'm doing around 1 teaspoon (2 grams) per day from 3 different foods I use it in, some cooked, mostly raw.
I've been doing lots of antioxidants per day for around 20 years, and I attribute my utter lack of ANY lung problems to the antioxidants attaching to the tars & nicotine and breaking them down (PubMed says that helps). I had another lung scan recently, and it came back utterly clean "No evidence of pre-emphysema-like symptoms", though I've been smoking a pack of menthol cigarettes per day for >40 years.
Unfortunately, the Vietnamese cinnamon I'd been using until recently ALSO has the highest coumarin content. The max daily limit in the EU works out to around 1/4 teaspoon of Vietnamese cinnamon (3 to 4 times higher than Chinese cassia); going above that and you run the risk of liver failure. For regular cassia the EU limit is around a teaspoon for an adult.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/side-effects-of-cinnamon
I've been researching Ceylon cinnamon (almost no coumarin), but the results are problematical: 95% of the people say it's great, 5% say that their last batch tasted like spoiled sawdust but not quite as sweet, and that's for all organic vendors I could find. Grrr. I've switched to non-Vietnamese cinnamon, but there's no telling how much coumarin is in cinnamon that doesn't have an identified 'source', presumably Chinese.
For anyone interested, here's the top 100 antioxidant foods. Oh, lovely, unsweetened cocoa powder is high on the list. That's a major ingredient in my phat fudge. I have a couple of grams of that every day, too.
ORAC Value list, Top 100
1 Cloves, ground 314446
2 Sumac bran 312400
3 Cinnamon, ground 267536
4 Sorghum, bran, raw 240000
5 Oregano, dried 200129
6 Turmeric, ground 159277
7 Acai berry, freeze-dried 102700
8 Sorghum, bran, black 100800
9 Sumac, grain, raw 86800
10 Cocoa powder, unsweetened 80933
11 Cumin seed 76800
12 Maqui berry, powder 75000
13 Parsley, dried 74349
14 Sorghum, bran, red 71000
15 Basil, dried 67553
16 Baking chocolate, unsweetened 49926
17 Curry powder 48504
18 Sorghum, grain, hi-tannin 45400
19 Chocolate, dutched powder 40200
20 Maqui berry, juice 40000
21 Sage 32004
22 Mustard seed, yellow 29257
23 Ginger, ground 28811
24 Pepper, black 27618
25 Thyme, fresh 27426
26 Marjoram, fresh 27297
27 Goji berries 25300
28 Rice bran, crude 24287
29 Chili powder 23636
30 Sorghum, grain, black 21900
31 Chocolate, dark 20823
32 Flax hull lignans 19600
33 Chocolate, semisweet 18053
34 Pecans 17940
35 Paprika 17919
36 Chokeberry, raw 16062
37 Tarragon, fresh 15542
38 Ginger root, raw 14840
39 Elderberries, raw 14697
40 Sorghum, grain, red 14000
41 Peppermint, fresh 13978
42 Oregano, fresh 13978
43 Walnuts 13541
44 Hazelnuts 9645
45 Cranberries, raw 9584
46 Pears, dried 9496
47 Savory, fresh 9465
48 Artichokes 9416
49 Kidney beans, red 8459
50 Pink beans 8320
51 Black beans 8040
52 Pistachio nuts 7983
53 Currants 7960
54 Pinto beans 7779
55 Plums 7581
56 milk chocolate 7528
57 Lentils 7282
58 Agave, dried 7274
59 Apples, dried 6681
60 Garlic powder 6665
61 Blueberries 6552
62 Prunes 6552
63 Sorghum, bran, white 6400
64 Lemon balm, leaves 5997
65 Soybeans 5764
66 Onion powder 5735
67 Blackberries 5347
68 Garlic, raw 5346
69 Cilantro leaves 5141
70 Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon 5034
71 Raspberries 4882
72 Basil, fresh 4805
73 Almonds 4454
74 Dill weed 4392
75 Cowpeas 4343
76 Apples, red delicious 4275
77 Peaches, dried 4222
78 Raisins, white 4188
79 Apples, granny smith 3898
80 Dates 3895
81 Wine, red 3873
82 Strawberries 3577
83 Peanut butter, smooth 3432
84 Currants, red 3387
85 Figs 3383
86 Cherries 3365
87 Gooseberries 3277
88 Apricots, dried 3234
89 Peanuts, all types 3166
90 Cabbage, red 3145
91 Broccoli 3083
92 Apples 3082
93 Raisins 3037
94 Pears 2941
95 Agave 2938
96 Blueberry juice 2906
97 Cardamom 2764
98 Guava 2550
99 Lettuce, red leaf 2380
100 Concord grape juice 2377
Oranges are around 2100 (all types of oranges). I have a small Valencia orange every morning to get my vitamin C, plus a C supplement with the evening meal. Oranges are WAY lower on the scale than cinnamon is, so even though there's a much higher quantity (140 grams vs 2 grams) it's still half the total antioxidant value of a teaspoon of cinnamon.
Apparently only 'certain people' are sensitive to coumarin content, but I'm that 1-in-1000 or 1-in-10,000 on a few medical issues, so I'm guessing I could be in that special group.
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RF:
What would be a good daily target value for total ORAC? The first thing on the list that I eat with any frequency is halfway down (#49).
My pack a day is non-menthol, but >40 is closing in on 50 years.
Thankfully, when my doctor sees me (a rare event) he just shakes his head and says if everyone were as healthy as I am he'd be out of business. I take exactly one prescription drug, a statin for high cholesterol, which is now well within normal levels. My BP is consistently 120/80.
I certainly can't credit my lifestyle so it must be good genes. My 87-year old mother smoked until she was 80.
Thanks for the list. I'm going to print it out for future reference.
Remmy
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Dim, yet brilliant. The stunning Woodlite headlamp. (https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hmn/2008/10/Dim--Yet-Brilliant--Too/1705167.html)
(https://assets-hemmings-com.cdn.ampproject.org/i/s/assets.hemmings.com/story_image/126942-500-0.jpg?rev=2)
I’ve noticed them from time to time at car shows and on Velocity, but never read about them. Woodlites were a fashionable accessory in the late 20’s and early 30’s, that did nothing for nighttime driving, but did look awfully cool.
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RF:
What would be a good daily target value for total ORAC? The first thing on the list that I eat with any frequency is halfway down (#49).
My pack a day is non-menthol, but >40 is closing in on 50 years.
Thankfully, when my doctor sees me (a rare event) he just shakes his head and says if everyone were as healthy as I am he'd be out of business. I take exactly one prescription drug, a statin for high cholesterol, which is now well within normal levels. My BP is consistently 120/80.
I certainly can't credit my lifestyle so it must be good genes. My 87-year old mother smoked until she was 80.
Thanks for the list. I'm going to print it out for future reference.
Remmy
You have to be careful with that table. Those numbers are µmol/100g, and a lot of other people use mmol/100g (micro versus milli, factor of 1000, 3 decimal places). It seems most folks are using mmol, so with that scale I do somewhere between 20,000 and 25,000 per day. The USDA previously recommend 3,000 to 5,000 per day before they pulled their ORAC database in 2012. Lots of folks were using the data for essentially false advertising, so the USDA threw in the towel and yanked it.
Here's a good reference, if you want to start looking into it:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841576/
and the companion "Additional File 1" is here:
http://web.archive.org/web/20120722002055/https://www.biomedcentral.com/content/supplementary/1475-2891-9-3-S1.PDF
Here's the old USDA ORAC database, removed in 2012:
http://www.orac-info-portal.de/download/ORAC_R2.pdf
Don't get overly swayed, as ORAC is but ONE measure of how useful a food is for you. From some of the stuff I'd read on PubMed antioxidants are helpful in eliminating nicotine & cotinine, so that's not a BAD thing.
Genes do have something to do with it. 25 years ago I had my first lung CT, and the doctor didn't believe the results. He made me go back and take it again, saying I'd gotten someone else's file. The radiologist (on going back the next day) said it's rare, but some people apparently metabolize the tars and nicotine, which minimizes any damage to the lungs. She said I was in the range of 1:1000 to 1:10,000 people, so a fairly rare mutation. Since I've been eating healthy most of my life, and that probably had something to do with it as well.
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I learned I can save a lot of money cutting my kids hair myself. ;D
I did not destroy my 6 year olds hair. She's still got most of it. :roll:
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Dog beds are cheaper at Walmart.
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My pack a day is non-menthol, but >40 is closing in on 50 years.
I do one other thing for my lungs, and have for a long, long time: I have a large carrot every day, so over 150% the RDA of Vitamin A (not counting other foods).
You probably think Vitamin A is only for your eyes, or at least that's what folk wisdom says. HOWEVER, the largest reservoir of retinal in the body (both by concentration and by quantity) is in the lungs. Babies have even more of it than adults do, and in more tissues. Studies on supplementing with above-normal retinol in adults have been inconclusive for lung problems, though. Some studies showed an improvement in lung health, some showed the reverse (with roughly similar levels of supplemental retinol).
It's not a typo: retinol is Vitamin A, and retinal is what the body converts retinol into. Retinal is the active form.
You're probably better off with non-menthol cigarettes. Menthol keeps cotinine (the break-down product of nicotine) in the bloodstream longer, so it retards elimination of cotinine through the kidneys. Unclear why, but that's the data. Menthol doesn't appear to have any effect on breaking nicotine down, only on the elimination phase.
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MEN who have had more than two oral sex partners are “significantly” more likely to contract HPV, a viral infection that can develop into oesophageal cancer, a new study has found.
HPV, or the human papillomavirus, causes about 20-25 per cent of oesophageal cancer cases, said Professor Shan Rajendra from UNSW’s Ingham Institute.
Men are three times more likely than women to contract HPV through oral sex. Smoking and drinking are also big risk factors causing oesophageal cancer
“This particular cancer is caused by HPV [human papillomavirus], which actually comes about from cunnilingus.” Douglas, the husband of Catherine Zeta Jones, told The Guardianin 2013. “It’s a sexually transmitted disease that causes cancer.”
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...which is why boys should get the HPV vaccination, as well as girls.
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...which is why boys should get the HPV vaccination, as well as girls.
Well, that and a lot of the current generation of infected children are Born with it. Because it wasn't tested for back when it was just "Genital Warts," and considered a nuissance. In fact, if you do a search nowadays online (Instead of at the CDC, or Planned Parenthood,) you'll still be led to believe that this is rare, compared with sexual contact.
TBPH, it's pandemic, because it wasn't taken seriously. If you ask me, every child born in the United States, Canada, and European Union (Because both have the systems in place to make it practicable) from now on should be tested, so that we can get something approaching accurate numbers in 1 Generation.
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That 25% of all births globally are now occuring on the African continent and by the end of this century it is estimated to be 50% of all births globally. Unfortunately, Africa has the highest poverty rate.
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African countries will need to do something about overpopulation if they ever want to be anything but poor. It isn't just Africa either - wealth and birth rates have become inversely related in rich countries as well, which reinforces the inequality.
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I learned the difference between LCD and LED monitors. Which struck me as odd that I had not been paying attention. So I promptly went down the hall and stole two LED monitors from an empty office. Vast improvement. LOL.
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Silly boy!
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I have a LED main monitor with two older, smaller LCDs on the sides (they are 17 inch 5:4 aspect ratio, with the same dot pitch as the 23 inch 16:9 main). I find the LED has better color and better contrast, but I'm not sure if I would notice the difference if I weren't using them side by side all the time.
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I have a LED main monitor with two older, smaller LCDs on the sides (they are 17 inch 5:4 aspect ratio, with the same dot pitch as the 23 inch 16:9 main). I find the LED has better color and better contrast, but I'm not sure if I would notice the difference if I weren't using them side by side all the time.
I’m rather blind, and I get a lot of morning sun in my office. Lots of squinting, despite having brightness and contrast dialed all the way up. The picture resolution is much better, and readier to read, on these LEDs.
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I’m rather blind.
Have you tried taking off your sunglasses?
Joke, that's a joke. I love your avatar, BTW. Always have.
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I learned Pastys are really good. First time I've tried them.
Millions of tons of ore was dug out of Michigan's UP by miners who went underground with just tool, a candle and a pasty to eat.
Basically it's just dough wrapped around meat and potatoes with a little onion. Our group all had them tonight. The bakery that made the said it's an old family recipe they've had for over 100 years. No trip up here is complete 'til you've tried one.
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Bugger .... I learnt something really important today that I was going to tell everyone.
....But now I can’t remember what it was...
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Bugger .... I learnt something really important today that I was going to tell everyone.
....But now I can’t remember what it was...
So much for important...... :D
Psst Wayne......Zip your trousers up...... :emot_laughing:
Love,
Liz
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Bugger .... I learnt something really important today that I was going to tell everyone.
....But now I can’t remember what it was...
So much for important...... :D
Psst Wayne......Zip your trousers up...... :emot_laughing:
Love,
Liz
I learnt what Liz was looking at... :facepalm:
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I learned Pastys are really good. First time I've tried them.
Millions of tons of ore was dug out of Michigan's UP by miners who went underground with just tool, a candle and a pasty to eat.
Basically it's just dough wrapped around meat and potatoes with a little onion. Our group all had them tonight. The bakery that made the said it's an old family recipe they've had for over 100 years. No trip up here is complete 'til you've tried one.
Pastys and faggots. Two UK treats that always make me giggle.
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VINCENT.....!!!!!!
wait for it.........................wait for it.........................................."BITE ME"....!!!!
Love,
Liz
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Pastys and faggots. Two UK treats that always make me giggle.
"Pasties and faggots"!?!
(https://i.imgur.com/vq3RrNI.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Rw0MlLy.jpg)
MissBarbara is sooooo confused!
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Pastys and faggots. Two UK treats that always make me giggle.
"Pasties and faggots"!?!
(https://i.imgur.com/vq3RrNI.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Rw0MlLy.jpg)
MissBarbara is sooooo confused!
I can proudly say I have eaten both. :emot_laughing:
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Pastys and faggots. Two UK treats that always make me giggle.
"Pasties and faggots"!?!
(https://i.imgur.com/vq3RrNI.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Rw0MlLy.jpg)
MissBarbara is sooooo confused!
I can proudly say I have eaten both. :emot_laughing:
That makes sense. But you'd never catch me drinking a Bud Light...
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I love eating pasties... not sure about faggots tho lol.
(https://i.postimg.cc/HxSNFbn7/C3458_F43-_CC0_E-4_D08-_BEED-90_EF463393_AA.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
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I love eating pasties... not sure about faggots tho lol.
I wouldn't recommend eating them, but for the love of christ, don't light them first.
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Fags....<------British Cigarettes ....??........Correct...??
Love,
Liz
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Having a British girl literally seconds away from me, I can confirm that's what they call them.
And apparently these:
(https://www.bestwaywholesale.co.uk/img/products/1000/5/5000187139765.jpg)
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I love eating pasties... not sure about faggots tho lol.
I wouldn't recommend eating them, but for the love of christ, don't light them first.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CSwbhfCU8AAgT7-.jpg)
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I learned that I'm growing cataracts on my little eyeballs. My vision will never be any better than it is now, and will only get worse in days to come. Getting old sucks.
:(
Remmy
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Fags....<------British Cigarettes ....??........Correct...??
Love,
Liz
Yep...
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Getting old sucks.
While that is true, I have to put it into perspective. It sure beats the only alternative.
Remmy
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Getting old sucks.
While that is true, I have to put it into perspective. It sure beats the only alternative.
Remmy
The alternative being........ it not sucking?!
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The only alternative to getting old is not getting old. And the only way to not get old is to be dead.
SMH. You young people...
Remmy
PS: SMH = Shaking My Head. :D
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I learned that I'm growing cataracts on my little eyeballs. My vision will never be any better than it is now, and will only get worse in days to come. Getting old sucks.
:(
Remmy
But it sure beats the alternative.
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Getting old sucks.
While that is true, I have to put it into perspective. It sure beats the only alternative.
Remmy
The alternative being........ it not sucking?!
Now I am confused....MJ, some of us older members love sucking. 8)
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hahaha
You're right, Rick. Everybody should suck once in a while.
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Now I am confused....MJ, some of us older members love sucking. 8)
Really?
Like this?
(https://i.imgur.com/NiKfGfY.jpg)
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There is also fagot.
fagot
— noun
a bundle of sticks, twigs, or branches bound together and used as fuel, a fascine, a torch, etc.
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Now I am confused....MJ, some of us older members love sucking. 8)
Really?
Like this?
(https://i.imgur.com/NiKfGfY.jpg)
That's the way I understood his comment.
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Now I am confused....MJ, some of us older members love sucking. 8)
Really?
Like this?
(https://i.imgur.com/NiKfGfY.jpg)
That's the way I understood his comment.
"Not that there's anything wrong with it..."
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There is also fagot.
fagot
— noun
a bundle of sticks, twigs, or branches bound together and used as fuel, a fascine, a torch, etc.
I rather like faggot and chips...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faggot_(food)
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Now I am confused....MJ, some of us older members love sucking. 8)
Really?
Like this?
(https://i.imgur.com/NiKfGfY.jpg)
That's the way I understood his comment.
Well, there are other parts of a body that could be sucked like nipples, breasts .... 8)
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I’ve always thought that everyone was a little gay, but my wife is full blown bisexual, and she *loves* the idea of me sucking cock. All I have to do is tell her a story about me on my knees being humiliated by some well hung bull, and she starts cumming all over the place. A little worried she’s going to want to act of that fantasy some day... :emot_laughing:
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Well, you put yourself at risk. You need to be frank about your preferences.
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Well, you put yourself at risk. You need to be frank about your preferences.
She’s pretty cool about everything. So we’ve had no problems with anything. Even a girlfriend. We made two promises at the beginning: 1. Be completely honest about everything with each other, and 2. Accept each other exactly as we are. Never try to change or mold the other into something different.
Unconditional love means loving unconditionally, so whatever her mood or fantasy is, I’ll find a way to integrate it into our sexy time. I’m not jealous or intimidated if she looks on another woman or man with lust, and she returns the favor.
So I’ll be Frank, and Tom, and Dick, and Harry. And Alexandra...
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I’ve always thought that everyone was a little gay, but my wife is full blown bisexual, and she *loves* the idea of me sucking cock. All I have to do is tell her a story about me on my knees being humiliated by some well hung bull, and she starts cumming all over the place. A little worried she’s going to want to act of that fantasy some day... :emot_laughing:
I used to think my wife had fucked up fantasies about me. :roll:
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I learned that math skills are important.
At a convenience store I bought a drink for $1.09. I gave the clerk a dime, and a $20 bill. She handed me $18.09 (?) in change.
I gave her 8-cents back and pointed out that I was still a dollar short. We finally got it right.
Remmy
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I learned that math skills are important.
At a convenience store I bought a drink for $1.09. I gave the clerk a dime, and a $20 bill. She handed me $18.09 (?) in change.
I gave her 8-cents back and pointed out that I was still a dollar short.
You should have given her 18 cents back, then it would have been a dollar.
We finally got it right.
You sure about that? ;)
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I learned that math skills are important.
At a convenience store I bought a drink for $1.09. I gave the clerk a dime, and a $20 bill. She handed me $18.09 (?) in change.
I gave her 8-cents back and pointed out that I was still a dollar short. We finally got it right.
Remmy
I have experienced that more then a few times at Dunkin Donuts so now I just give the person paper money and end up with a bunch of change.
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I learned wifey doesn't like being called an Asian dictator. :roll:
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I had them, got rid of them, vision better than ever (even colors are brighter). Hang in here. Find a good surgeon. You'll be happier than ever.
I learned that I'm growing cataracts on my little eyeballs. My vision will never be any better than it is now, and will only get worse in days to come. Getting old sucks.
:(
Remmy
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That heartbreak is never ending.
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That heartbreak is never ending.
15 Things That Will Cure Any Heartbreak
Breakups are so rough they make me literally never want to date another human male again. But that's no way to go about life, I'm just another FOOL FOR LOVE. Because I'm practical AF, I like to have a plan in mind for when I'm feeling heartbroken. My condensed list is only three things: buy new undies, get a haircut, throw a party. I am fully convinced that by following these 15 steps, no heartache has to knock you down and make you feel like a sad puddle for too long.
1. Feel all the feelings. There's no sense in swallowing your tears in order to maintain some faux sense of pride and stoicism that no one expects from you anyway. Shove all those feelings down and they'll only come back later when it's least convenient, like at work on a stressful day or in traffic or something.
2. And then promptly set a deadline for your sadness. That said, you can't milk your sadness forever. Lean on your friends for support, and then tell them to make sure you are making a serious effort to heal after a certain amount of time. There's no set rule of thumb here — a longer relationship takes longer to get over. Figure this out but then stick to your deadline. Knowing it's ending soon is half the fight.
3. Purge him/her from your internet life. You can decide what exactly this entails, but I'm a proponent of going full-monty for a brutal breakup, and light elimination for an amicable split. If there was fighting and yelling and you two hate each other, purge him from everything. If it was just time for you guys to part ways, maybe just mute him on Twitter or hide his posts from your Facebook feed. You can always reverse it later and he never has to know there was a time when you couldn't stand to see his avatar on your screen.
4. Make a List Of Things To Look Forward To. Not a to-do list, but a list of things you can look forward to in the near to distant future. These should all be fun and great. It'll give you nice little things to think about when you fall asleep at night and find your mind drifting to how nice his lips felt, or how you used to laugh together at that one dumb YouTube video. There are better things in life that don't involve him and you need a reminder sometimes.
5. Clean your sheets, or just buy fancy new ones. It's, like, emotional terrorism to sleep in a bed that still smells like him or contains stray hairs that he left behind on your pillow. Wash 'em. Besides, nothing feels better than clean sheets. Not even spooning feels better than clean sheets.
6. Do something to rearrange your bedroom. This could mean moving your bed to a different location, or finally completing that totally Instagrammable gallery wall you've been dying for. Make your surroundings feel fresh.
7. Buy yourself some sexy new undies. Nothing makes you feel hotter than new undies. Nothing. Enjoy the confidence boost, even if no one can see it but you.
8. Do something to change up ~your look~. I know some people are way against getting a haircut in the midst of emotional turmoil, but this is one of my go-to heartbreak moves. Maybe don't go from mermaid locks to pixie, but a healthy four- to six-inch snip can freshen you up and make you feel confident and hot.
9. Start reading one of the books that's been on your shelf for months/years. You don't have to finish it, but it always feels good to finally get around to something you've been meaning to do. When life becomes too exciting to sit around reading your book, it can go back on the shelf.
10. Find a new show to binge watch on those nights when the sads come creeping back. The worst part about heartbreak is that it comes in waves. Just when you feel like you're totally ~over it~, a memory strikes and you feel like you've been knocked back ten steps. This is when you need a dumb TV show to watch and take your mind off things. It's just a cheap coping mechanism, but sometimes you need those.
11. Find a new recipe or two that you've never tried before and then try it. Bonus points if the recipe is for something crazy decadent like cheesecake brownies or homemade pizza. Just spend a whole day in the kitchen baking and cooking and then share your treats with friends (or keep them to yourself, no judging). Working with your hands and creating an actual thing can be so therapeutic.
12. Buy some new shoes. What I'm saying here is literally just TREAT. YA. SELF.
13. Have a sleepover at a friend's place. Whether you're 15 or 35, there's no age limit on sleepovers. This is one of the many pleasures of being a girl. We can do whatever we want, whenever we want. And that includes pajama parties.
14. Make out with someone you think is hot. What with your new shoes and sexy undies and hot new hairdo, you look hot and should capitalize on this hotness. Get out there and make out with someone hot, and then don't try and turn it into a whole new relationship thing (unless he's literally the guy of your dreams then you do you girl). Making out is fun. We should all be making out more.
15. Throw a kick ass party, just because you can. You don't need reasons to throw party. If anything, let this be a celebration of you as a hot single lady. Planning it will give you something to do instead of wallowing in your pain, and it's impossible to be sad at a great party (ok it's possible but it's def difficult). And who knows, maybe throwing a killer party will help you knock out no. 14 on this list. ???????? Happy smoochin'.
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Suffering from nerves... awaiting news of my grandson... he's in theatre in the middle of a four hour operation... It's his second op... and he's just five weeks old...
I've learnt the meaning of love, of care, of hope... I've learnt the meaning of trust in the surgeon's knowledge and skill... and I've learnt to pray for him and his parents...
With a lump in my throat and tears welling up...
Awaiting positive news...
vinney.
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We finally got it right.
You sure about that? ;)
Yes.
I gave her $20.10 for a purchase of $1.09. Correct change: $19.01 (one cent from the dime, 19 dollars from the 20.)
From her $18.09 change I gave her back 8-cents, leaving me with $18.01. She gave me one more dollar so I had $19.01.
We finally got it right. Unless they do math differently in Michigan? ^-^
Remmy
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Sorry, I missed the "I gave the clerk a dime, and a $20 bill." It might have been better written as "I gave the clerk $20.10"
We finally got it right. Unless they do math differently in Michigan? ^-^
Remmy
Oh, and as for that last comment...
(https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/woman-sticking-out-her-tongue-10349885.jpg)
which is a much nicer image than I was originally going to post.
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I don't think they do much math in Michigan since most of it looks like you could film a post apocalyptic movie in it. ;D
Said only to piss Jules off. :emot_dancing:
(https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2017/05/07/packard_plant_stalled_dream_81993_c0-155-3124-1976_s885x516.jpg?72bb19c9603a0ed6aaf4f9ca82b5d02d02d23f4a)
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hahaha, doesn't upset me. Yep, a lot of places like that in Detroit.
I should post pictures of some of the stuff I drive past every day.
I live north of the city and drive through it, halfway to Ohio. My god the sights are so sad.
There are a lot of good places, but some of the scarier stuff is way worse than that picture.
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Didn’t they film some apocalyptic types movies/TV in those Detroit areas, like zombie movies?
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I checked out the rumors of Detroit's urban decay on Google street view a while ago. Sprawl going on for miles while the central areas that should be prime real estate are instead filled with mostly vacant lots and boarded up shacks, with a few gorgeous, well maintained old houses sprinkled in randomly. I don't get it.
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I thought I recall Eric (Coach) had a Detroit topic on here at one time. I tried finding it but had no luck.
"Detroit is back!"
You hear it every few weeks on the radio. It's not back. Downtown along Woodward it has made great strides. Dan Gilbert (local boy, owns the Cleveland Cavs) has been buying everything he can, but it's downtown in the theatre and stadium district, $451 million on 62 properties (https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2016/04/28/dan-gilbert-bedrock-downtown-detroit-buildings/83681698/) (Apr 2016 article he's been buying more since). In the map in the link above, his building purchases are all within a one mile stretch, with the stadium/theatre area near the top where it says M@dison, near Grand Circus Park.
The Ford family brought the Lions back into town from Pontiac about 15 years ago. The Illitch family built a new Tiger stadium in 1999 (about). They then built a new Red Wing arena 300 yards from the baseball field. The new owner of the Pistons brought them back into town and they also play at the Red Wing arena, aka Little Caesars Arena. They are all within a 1/4 mile of each other. So that has really built up.
The development the city really needs has to take place off the main drags. Everything is happening in a one square mile area, just 1. The city is 149 square miles in size.
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The Ford family brought the Lions back into town from Pontiac about 15 years ago. The Illitch family built a new Tiger stadium in 1999 (about). They then built a new Red Wing arena 300 yards from the baseball field. The new owner of the Pistons brought them back into town and they also play at the Red Wing arena, aka Little Caesars Arena. They are all within a 1/4 mile of each other. So that has really built up.
All those were publically funded.
#Resist
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A whole lot of south-central geographic history in research for my fantasy. Roughly between Port's Mouth, and Basingstoke. Currently working on Roger deMontgomery, and the Rape of Arundel.
Basically sticking to post-Norman British, so I don't have to translate, quite as much.
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I didn’t learn a damn thing today. However, I’ve been learning something new every week day since Labour Day. I’ve been working in a brand new, soon to be open (3 October) museum. Unrestricted access to the galleries. Access to the curators when I have a question about something. For somebody who is naturally curious and relatively well read, this is like going to heaven.
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I learned the cute Indian girl working the check out at Kroger has a crush on me. 8)
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A whole lot of south-central English geographic history in research for my fantasy. Roughly between Port's Mouth, and Basingstoke. Currently working on Roger deMontgomery, and the Rape of Arundel.
Basically sticking to post-Norman British, so I don't have to translate, quite as much.
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I learned that I Before E, Except After C is not true more often than not.
There are about 540 words in the English language that have the letters -CIE- such as species, society, science and efficient.
There are only about 130 words that have the letters -CEI- such as receipt and... hmm, I can't think of another example off the top of my head.
Remmy
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I learned some people just won't die while good people do, thus proving without a doubt there is no God.
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Routers create a hell of a lot of sawdust!
The mess takes far longer to clear up than it takes to make.
Lot of fun, though.
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Routers create a hell of a lot of sawdust!
The mess takes far longer to clear up than it takes to make.
Lot of fun, though.
That's weird. I've had my router for several years, and I've yet to see even a single speck of sawdust...
(https://i.imgur.com/tE6NQRA.jpg)
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:facepalm: :emot_laughing:
I like the pun.
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Met a number of out of town relatives in the last few days.
Many of them didn't know there is no such place as South Detroit, which is used in the lyrics from Journey's Don't Stop Believin'
Did anybody learn something today from this?
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Met a number of out of town relatives in the last few days.
Many of them didn't know there is no such place as South Detroit, which is used in the lyrics from Journey's Don't Stop Believin'
Did anybody learn something today from this?
Nope. ;D
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Met a number of out of town relatives in the last few days.
Many of them didn't know there is no such place as South Detroit, which is used in the lyrics from Journey's Don't Stop Believin'
Did anybody learn something today from this?
Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world. She took the midnight train going anywhere... Thanks for the ear worm...
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Learnt the positive news that my eight week old grandson is being transferred back to our local hospital... that's ten minutes away from home unlike the 150 odd mile round journey to the specialist hospital where he has been since birth. Two operations and, fingers crossed, he's doing great. Can't wait to hold him again...
vinney
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Such good news Vinney. Hope everything continues to go well. Wishing your family all the best.
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Such good news Vinney. Hope everything continues to go well. Wishing your family all the best.
Thanks for your wishes msslave… much appreciated...
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Learnt the positive news that my eight week old grandson is being transferred back to our local hospital... that's ten minutes away from home unlike the 150 odd mile round journey to the specialist hospital where he has been since birth. Two operations and, fingers crossed, he's doing great. Can't wait to hold him again...
vinney
Great news your grandson is coming closer to home Vinney, hopefully everything will be okay and you will be holding him in your arms again soon,
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Learnt the positive news that my eight week old grandson is being transferred back to our local hospital... that's ten minutes away from home unlike the 150 odd mile round journey to the specialist hospital where he has been since birth. Two operations and, fingers crossed, he's doing great. Can't wait to hold him again...
vinney
Great news your grandson is coming closer to home Vinney, hopefully everything will be okay and you will be holding him in your arms again soon,
Thanks Wayne... It should be this week... the way things have been it could be a long week...
vinney
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That is such great news vinney.
Thank you for letting us know. It made my day!
Remmy
(I'm off to hug my own grandchildren)
Learnt the positive news that my eight week old grandson is being transferred back to our local hospital... that's ten minutes away from home unlike the 150 odd mile round journey to the specialist hospital where he has been since birth. Two operations and, fingers crossed, he's doing great. Can't wait to hold him again...
vinney
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That is such great news vinney.
Thank you for letting us know. It made my day!
Remmy
(I'm off to hug my own grandchildren)
Thanks Remmy… Enjoy your hugs...
vinney
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Redhead day is Nov. 5! It's National Love Your Red Hair Day! ???????????????? Worldwide, only 2% of the population has red hair.
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Redhead day is Nov. 5! It's National Love Your Red Hair Day! ???????????????? Worldwide, only 2% of the population has red hair.
Lois has red hair ;D
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Love redheads... I used to have two redhead gfs... Really sad when we broke up. They both had a wonderful aura around them.
Oh dear, the memories mean I need to take a bathroom break... :roll:
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Redhead day is Nov. 5! It's National Love Your Red Hair Day! ???????????????? Worldwide, only 2% of the population has red hair.
I have reddish pubic hair. Does that count? 8)
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First X wife was a redhead. NEVER AGAIN. 'Nuf said. :facepalm:
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So...I heard an interesting fact this weekend I thought would be good to share here. Also another one this morning I could add.
What were they you ask? Damned if I can remember! :facepalm:
So what I've really learned today that I'm an old fuck who can't remember shit (CRS Syndrome)
Next time I learn something, I'll need to write it down...There that's what I really needed to learn. :emot_laughing:
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So...I heard an interesting fact this weekend I thought would be good to share here. Also another one this morning I could add.
What were they you ask? Damned if I can remember! :facepalm:
So what I've really learned today that I'm an old fuck who can't remember shit (CRS Syndrome)
Next time I learn something, I'll need to write it down...There that's what I really needed to learn. :emot_laughing:
I’m always doing that, I forget what colour pill does what and what pill I have already taken.
I tried writing down what to take, but lost the note.
I tried using a pill box with days on written on it but I forgot where I put it.
Now what was I going to say?
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So...I heard an interesting fact this weekend I thought would be good to share here. Also another one this morning I could add.
What were they you ask? Damned if I can remember! :facepalm:
So what I've really learned today that I'm an old fuck who can't remember shit (CRS Syndrome)
Next time I learn something, I'll need to write it down...There that's what I really needed to learn. :emot_laughing:
I’m always doing that, I forget what colour pill does what...
Just stay clear of the purple pill. Toe has some advice if you take one by accident.
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Ask Alice.
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Ask Alice.
When she is ten feet tall.... 8)
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Ask Alice.
When she is ten feet tall.... 8)
You are sooooo dating yourself! ;)
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You are sooooo dating yourself!
Somebody's got to do it? Honestly, the movie adaption of Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas is still so popular with: 2%ers, Fans of Jonny Depp, Hipster intellectualists, Anarchists, Atheists, Stoners, Tweakers, Speedballers, and Acid Heads that he's dating himself to any one of those Antidisestablismentarianismistic subcultures between now, and the 90s.
Extra credit if you can name the book that "2%er" was popularized in.
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Just found out Jeff Sessions resigned, so there's that.
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Ask Alice.
When she is ten feet tall.... 8)
You are sooooo dating yourself! ;)
Guilty as charged. Some great music came out of the 60s. 8)
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With logic and proportion . . . .
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Ask Alice.
When she is ten feet tall.... 8)
You are sooooo dating yourself! ;)
Guilty as charged. Some great music came out of the 60s. 8)
Then again, I recognized that line instantly, though I'm not sure what that means...
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Alice tried the potions and mushrooms. One made her a giant. One made her shrink.
“Through the Looking Glass.”
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I learned my 6 year old says she loves her "real" mommy only for giving her up so that I could have her because I'm the best mommy ever.
:'(
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Alice tried the potions and mushrooms. One made her a giant. One made her shrink.
“Through the Looking Glass.”
But where does the "hookah-smoking caterpillar" come into this equation? And what, exactly, happens when you consume, "some kind of mushroom"?
And, perhaps most important of all, why doesn't anyone "remember what the dormouse said"?
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And what, exactly, happens when you consume, "some kind of mushroom"?
You can party with me sometime, and I’ll show you. . . . .
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Asking all these existential questions!
The mushroom makes you shrink, on one side, and grow on the other.
The dormouse never spoke louder than a whisper and had zero personality.
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Alice tried the potions and mushrooms. One made her a giant. One made her shrink.
“Through the Looking Glass.”
But where does the "hookah-smoking caterpillar" come into this equation? And what, exactly, happens when you consume, "some kind of mushroom"?
And, perhaps most important of all, why doesn't anyone "remember what the dormouse said"?
When you take a hit of Lsd or some peyote, all that you asked will be crystal clear. 8)
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I needed to pull a screw out of some dense plywood, but didn't know it had a hex head (I'd only brought screwdriver bits). After looking at the screw and my Dewalt for a couple of seconds, I said "Hey, the screw head has 6 sides, and the chuck has 3... it oughta work!", so I twisted the chuck of the electric screwdriver onto the screw head and backed it right out of the wood. No muss, no fuss, no running back across the building to find a socket wrench.
Numerous people have undoubtedly discovered the same thing, but I've never seen it done.
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I needed to pull a screw out of some dense plywood, but didn't know it had a hex head (I'd only brought screwdriver bits). After looking at the screw and my Dewalt for a couple of seconds, I said "Hey, the screw head has 6 sides, and the chuck has 3... it oughta work!", so I twisted the chuck of the electric screwdriver onto the screw head and backed it right out of the wood. No muss, no fuss, no running back across the building to find a socket wrench.
Numerous people have undoubtedly discovered the same thing, but I've never seen it done.
I've done that too.
At my old house I ripped down a cabinet in a bathroom. It snapped the head off a screw. all that was protruding was 1/4" of the shaft. I tightened the drill gripper thingy on it. It slipped a couple times, but I got it out.
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I tightened the drill gripper thingy on it. It slipped a couple times, but I got it out.
:emot_thdrool: :emot_thdrool: :emot_thdrool:
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Oh God, Toe. Sometimes you are completely disgusting over the smallest provocation!
I guess you come by the title pervert honestly.
:emot_kiss:
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I tightened the drill gripper thingy on it. It slipped a couple times, but I got it out.
:emot_thdrool: :emot_thdrool: :emot_thdrool:
Oh God, Toe. Sometimes you are completely disgusting over the smallest provocation!
I guess you come by the title pervert honestly.
:emot_kiss:
I guess I shouldn't have led him on, Katie. Maybe I shouldn't have made all those little sexual innuendos and said something like......
I was actually surprised I got it out. It was stuffed in there so tight. I didn't know what I was going to do. I mean, I'm in the bathroom by myself with this thing sticking out and I couldn't leave until I rectified the problem. It was already lodged in there, so I couldn't put lubrication on it, ya know. I was just careful taking it out really slow so I didn't break anything. My god, that was one heckuva screw.
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Nice Jules, very nice. My day has been off to an annoying start, and reading that has made things all better.
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I tightened the drill gripper thingy on it. It slipped a couple times, but I got it out.
:emot_thdrool: :emot_thdrool: :emot_thdrool:
Oh God, Toe. Sometimes you are completely disgusting over the smallest provocation!
I guess you come by the title pervert honestly.
:emot_kiss:
I guess I shouldn't have led him on, Katie. Maybe I shouldn't have made all those little sexual innuendos and said something like......
I was actually surprised I got it out. It was stuffed in there so tight. I didn't know what I was going to do. I mean, I'm in the bathroom by myself with this thing sticking out and I couldn't leave until I rectified the problem. It was already lodged in there, so I couldn't put lubrication on it, ya know. I was just careful taking it out really slow so I didn't break anything. My god, that was one heckuva screw.
Don't screw with Jules... she'll always get you out in the end...
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I guess I shouldn't have led him on, Katie. Maybe I shouldn't have made all those little sexual innuendos and said something like......
I was actually surprised I got it out. It was stuffed in there so tight. I didn't know what I was going to do. I mean, I'm in the bathroom by myself with this thing sticking out and I couldn't leave until I rectified the problem. It was already lodged in there, so I couldn't put lubrication on it, ya know. I was just careful taking it out really slow so I didn't break anything. My god, that was one heckuva screw.
(https://theclose.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/5.-Pass-Out.gif)
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I learned the Nazis and Japanese captured B17 bombers.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/B17jp.jpg)
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I learned the Nazis and Japanese captured B17 bombers.
(http://263i3m2dw9nnf6zqv39ktpr1.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/KG200-B-17-960_640.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/B17jp.jpg)
Gosh. So did I, just this minute!
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The Nazis invented helicopters.
(https://usercontent1.hubstatic.com/8332954.jpg)
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Now, I want to look that hup. HTF do you capture a Flying Fortress? I wasn't aware of any American airfields being captured by Nazis. The Japanese, we went back and forth with, but by the time we got involved with the War in Europe, Germany was already running out of Gas. (Because they hung a left at Ukrain, instead of capturing the oil fields they needed, and decided on attacking Moskov with Tanks. Brilliant!)
Now I have this fantasy of elite Fallschirmjägergeweh skydiving from converted Me163s wit FG43s, and magnetst to latch onto the wings, and set up bipods. [Let us in, or we shoot!] Signs to commit sky piracy en route from the Battle of Berlin! They got pretty desperate towards the end of the war. (The Natter was an even more desperate Rocket Glider for Bomber defense.)
I'm not as familiar with the Japanese weapons, and tactics. Though such a cartoony/comic book stunt might be a little safer over the Pacific with recovery craft.
"Hail Hydra!"
The Nazis invented helicopters.
Sikorsky was Russian! That's a pretty neit prototype, though. Also, check out the Triebflügel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Wulf_Triebfl%C3%BCgel) that Red Skull used to make his escape! A ramjet powered tail sitting auto-gyro!
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Now, I want to look that hup. HTF do you capture a Flying Fortress?
I'd guess after an emergency landing from a mechanical failure or a fuel leak.
1: That's an Autogyro, and 2: Sikorski was a pinko.
Nope, that's a helicopter (no thrust impeller, and that appears to be a pair of contra-rotating rotors.
Sikorsky made helicopters practical, but they'd been flying for over 40 years before that.
(The first helicopter was German, but not Nazi - it was 1901. Autogyros didn't come along until the 1920s.)
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Nope, that's a helicopter (no thrust impeller, and that appears to be a pair of contra-rotating rotors.
Flettner "Kolibri." You're right. I mistook it for another model, they made for towing behind uBooten. (Focke-Achgelis Fa 330)
I ficken <3 experimental aricraft from WWII, and sie Germans had some of the whackiest ideas.
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Start searching, and you'll find that both sides started letting the boffins' imaginations run loose by the end of the war - who in their right mind tries to clear mines with a Catherine wheel twenty feet across?
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Start searching, and you'll find that both sides started letting the boffins' imaginations run loose by the end of the war - who in their right mind tries to clear mines with a Catherine wheel twenty feet across?
Yeah, I've been pretty voraciously devowering this kinda stuff for decades. Don't get me started on Tesla, yeah he was a genius, but he was also quite mad. His idea for wireless energy was to ionize the entire atmosphere, because what could possibly go wrong?
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Now, I want to look that hup. HTF do you capture a Flying Fortress?
I'd guess after an emergency landing from a mechanical failure or a fuel leak.
1: That's an Autogyro, and 2: Sikorski was a pinko.
Nope, that's a helicopter (no thrust impeller, and that appears to be a pair of contra-rotating rotors.
Sikorsky made helicopters practical, but they'd been flying for over 40 years before that.
(The first helicopter was German, but not Nazi - it was 1901. Autogyros didn't come along until the 1920s.)
German... Nazi... what was really the difference back then? ;D
On September 14, 1939, the VS-300, the world's first practical helicopter, took flight at Stratford, Connecticut. Designed by Igor Sikorsky and built by the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Division of the United Aircraft Corporation, the helicopter was the first to incorporate a single main rotor and tail rotor design.
Looking into it, it's pretty complicated after all. But where I read it, it said they pretty much did. :roll:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64fgG2CnHn0
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the world's first practical helicopter,
Meaning capable of controlled untethered flight. Yes. They experimented with other stuff that could get off the ground, but either indoors, or tethered so it didn't get away. Prototypes, but the Sikorsky design is what made Helicopters useful, and that's why we use his design to this very day. I'll put forth the development hell that was the Osprey (Rotor Tip Vortices interacting with each other over the wing)
Sikorsky invented the helicopter. (Okay, he did it for US, but we had the money to throw at the project.) We don't use tail sitters, or rocket gliders either, even though many people experimented with them on both sides.
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I learned you can post to Instagram from chrome on a computer. :D
Grandma is so getting bombed with old pics. ;D
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I learned there are some like minded people here and I am happy to be a small part of this. Love the pictures/vids and great stories!
Thank you one and all!
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Butter your pie crust snakes.
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I learned that what makes quartz into amethyst is the inclusion of iron when the crystals are forming. Much like the inclusion of chromium in corundum turns it into a ruby.
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Things you learn on this thread change what you have always thought for years.
https://primeindustriesusa.com/history-of-the-helicopter/
Helicopters That Preceded Sikorsky’s
Paul Cornu, A French engineer designed and built a helicopter and managed to get it to lift off in 1907 – officially making it the world’s first piloted helicopter. It featured two rotor blades that rotated in opposite directions so that the torque would be canceled. Powered by a 24 horsepower engine, it had to be held in position by men on the ground and wasn’t at all maneuverable, so all in all it wasn’t a great success.
History of the Helicopter from Concept to Modern Day
While Igor Sikorsky is undoubtedly the father of the modern helicopter (Check out our infographic on the First Flying Helicopter!), the history of the helicopter is said by many to have started with an ingenious drawing by 15th century painter and inventor, Leonardo da Vinci. Called the ornithopter flying machine, da Vinci’s 1488 design was never built, but it is said to have inspired modern day helicopters, and there is a suggestion that it inspired Sikorsky.
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Hitler had a meager final meal of pasta and tomato sauce. And treated his personal chef Constanze Manziarly like shit and made her bake cakes constantly.
Notes from personal chef Constanze Manziarly to her sister show the pathetic plate was the evil dictator’s last.
He killed himself between courses — as she prepared a main course of fried eggs and mashed potatoes, not knowing he was already dead.
Two days after Hitler’s death, Manziarly was seen being captured by two soldiers from Russia’s Red Army and she was never seen again.
CJ has an obsession with WW2. :D
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Continuing my interviews with the people at work, I discovered a curious fact:
There is *no* Nepali word or concept for THIS:
(https://i.imgur.com/8XWPTE9.jpg)
They flat don't EVER happen in that country.
Oh, the kids are briefly told about them in school, but that's something that happens in remote parts of the world (to them), so they don't understand how freaking DEADLY they can be, when you're IN one of those "remote parts of the world" like Dallas. Trying to explain to them what they need to do in an emergency draws a total blank on most of them. A couple vaguely understood the concept, but didn't know the English word for it, and didn't know that they needed to follow the OTHER people that might be running for their lives to a shelter area. None of them could tell me where the shelters were, even though there's a standard sign above all of the doors to those areas.
(https://i.imgur.com/w3UaCSb.png)
Folks, IF YOU SEE ME RUNNING, TRY TO KEEP UP!!! If I'm yelling, you'd better MOVE FAST. I'm one of the most laid-back people at work until a dire emergency happens, and then I go from mild-mannered Bruce Banner to the Incredible Hulk in seconds.
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How often do you interview the Nepalese? In London I found a Nepalese restaurant, and had to eat there for the novelty of it. I had mutton.
In Maryland we don’t really have tornadoes. I tried to remember that when I was leaving College Park Maryland many years ago just to see an F4 (it tossed a car with two sisters in it over a 3 story building killing them). And a tiny tornado just tore through my town a mere couple weeks ago tearing the roof off the store where I used to buy my clothes.
Maryland doesn’t have earthquakes either, except a decade ago I thought ‘What the fuck are they doing on the roof of my work’ until I realized I just experienced my first earthquake.
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According to those in the know, all 7.5 billion people now living in the entire world can fit standing in the state of Texas. They figured that the 7.5 billion people would take up about 255,000 square miles. The square mileage of Texas is 268,820 sq miles. Room to spare.
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According to those in the know, all 7.5 billion people now living in the entire world can fit standing in the state of Texas. They figured that the 7.5 billion people would take up about 255,000 square miles. The square mileage of Texas is 268,820 sq miles. Room to spare.
WOW, that's a lot of people.
The US should hit 328,000,000 shortly
http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/us-population/
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If you took all the electrons carrying all the information on the entire internet, they would weigh about as much as an apple.
Biblical man "fell" when they ate an apple from the tree of knowledge.
Now all our knowledge weighs the same as that fruit...
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According to those in the know, all 7.5 billion people now living in the entire world can fit standing in the state of Texas. They figured that the 7.5 billion people would take up about 255,000 square miles. The square mileage of Texas is 268,820 sq miles. Room to spare.
Packed in like on a subway car the size of Texas. Imagine all the illicit groping going on?
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CJ doesn't live in Texas.
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If you took all the electrons carrying all the information on the entire internet, they would weigh about as much as an apple.
Biblical man "fell" when they ate an apple from the tree of knowledge.
Now all our knowledge weighs the same as that fruit...
Also, mythically Newton got the idea to study Gravity by being hit in the head by an apple. The true story is shrouded in mystery, but I remember a quote about him watching an apple fall, before he started his experiments, dropping objects together.
Apparently, not far from the tree.
;)
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I learned having speech recognition on can fuck up your ability to type shit. :roll:
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I learned having speech recognition on can fuck up your ability to type shit. :roll:
:emot_laughing: I just got an image in my head of Autocowrong, and Speech Recognition fighting it out.
Of course, an old one was people Texting. While driving, but so they don't get pulled for not using hands-free devices (Or in a wreck) they talk to their phones, to type in a text, for the person on the other end to have read out to them in Siri's voice...
On phones. I'm serious, I've seen this happen. Somebody talking to their phone, and reading the text back to them, while they're driving. Okay, but it's a Telephone! I mean, even before we came up with Smart Phones, you remember when people used the old analog (Cellular) system to talk to each other. Vocally?
Now, we talk to our phones, to text each other, and pick apart the grammar mistakes auto-generated by our aps. I have to wonder who's smarter, the phones, or the people using them? At what point do our phones become self aware, and just start fucking with us out of boredom?
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I have to wonder who's smarter, the phones, or the people using them? At what point do our phones become self aware, and just start fucking with us out of boredom?
Sometimes I'm not so sure this hasn't already happened...
Remmy :D
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"YOU" don't want them to become self aware....!!!!
They might decide they don't need us......(Terminator).
Love,
Liz
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"YOU" don't want them to become self aware....!!!!
Not really, but it makes for a nice fantasy. I don't believe in the science fiction trope that AI=Destroy All Humans, but at the same time, I do believe that it exists for a reason. In this case, us asking ourselves, what purpose do we actually serve in this environment we created for ourselves?
We may need to update the Turing Test to include a Bot that's indistinguishable from a human user, with auto-correct.
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I have to wonder who's smarter, the phones, or the people using them? At what point do our phones become self aware, and just start fucking with us out of boredom?
Sometimes I'm not so sure this hasn't already happened...
Remmy :D
Crossing into Manhatten from New Jersey a couple months ago and just when the directions got confusing, my phone suddenly went haywire showing me the directions that I swear looked like a bowl of spaghetti. I showed my phone to my Peruvian and said exactly that, “Look, it’s fucking with me now!”
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I learned chocolate syrup does indeed go well with the taste of pussy. :emot_laughing:
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I learned chocolate syrup does indeed go well with the taste of pussy. :emot_laughing:
I'm sure if I tried hard enough, I might be able to come up with something that doesn't, but I won't. Durian? Maybe, I'm not in any rush to find out. It can get sticky in all those crooks, and nannys, so you better make sure you lick it thoroughly.
;)
I still prefer butterscotch pudding, but I'm weird.
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I licked 'em both clean. :emot_weird:
;D
Mmmmmmmmmm chocolate pudding pussy. :D
:emot_thdrool:
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I learned chocolate syrup does indeed go well with the taste of pussy. :emot_laughing:
What, no whipped cream?
There are very few things that don't taste better with chocolate, in my opinion. ^-^
Chocolate AND butterscotch. Yum!
Remmy
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I think we can skip the cherry on top.
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I learned chocolate syrup does indeed go well with the taste of pussy. :emot_laughing:
What, no whipped cream?
Remmy
Didn't have any. :roll:
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I’ve gotten in the habit of dictating documents and correspondence, then editing whatever voice recognition spits out. My son pointed out it would take less time just to type it correctly in the first place. But I like to get the stream of consciousness going. Harder to do that while pecking with one finger on a keypad.
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Learn to touch type. :)
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Learn to touch type. :)
90 wpm on keyboard, but considerably slower on smartphone.
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Rocky Horror Picture Show had a "sequel".
:roll:
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjQ2YzI0NWItYmMxNS00Y2I0LTlmOTctY2NhNWM4OTFmYzBjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjE5MjUyOTM@._V1_.jpg)
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To turn off the “inspection now!” warning message... 1. Turn on hazard flashers. 2. Press the odometer reset button while starting engine. 3. release odometer reset, and press the menu button on left side of instrument cluster. 4. Turn off engine and restart. Wow.
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Shock Treatment isn't so much a sequel as another in the same vein. None of the characters are the same. In fact, the cast members in common are playing different characters.
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Huh. I passed on 'Dredd (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1343727/)' back when 'cos I mistakenly thought it was a re-release of the 1995 'Judge Dredd (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113492/)'. Nope, different movie on the same theme, no Sly Stalone. ;D
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Huh. I passed on 'Dredd (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1343727/)' back when 'cos I mistakenly thought it was a re-release of the 1995 'Judge Dredd (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113492/)'. Nope, different movie on the same theme, no Sly Stalone. ;D
Yeah, Karl Urban>Sly Stalone.
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I learned Walgreens is putting up signs to warn people about IRS and other scammers who try to con people into buying gift cards to pay off debts or whatever. I bought my little brother some steam cards and they even asked me why I was buying them.
This is a damn good thing. The person who checked me out told me about an old man who was falling for a scam and how the sign put a stop to it.
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To turn off the “inspection now!” warning message... 1. Turn on hazard flashers. 2. Press the odometer reset button while starting engine. 3. release odometer reset, and press the menu button on left side of instrument cluster. 4. Turn off engine and restart. Wow.
How long do the flashers have to stay on?
Remmy
PS: Didn't work with my '97 Honda. No menu button on the dash. ;D
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To turn off the “inspection now!” warning message... 1. Turn on hazard flashers. 2. Press the odometer reset button while starting engine. 3. release odometer reset, and press the menu button on left side of instrument cluster. 4. Turn off engine and restart. Wow.
This would be for what vehicle?
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Late model VW. Didn’t mean to post as an instruction for others. Professional driver. Closed course. Individual results may vary. I was only amazed at the intricate number of steps to clear this message that popped up every time I turned the key. They do these things to force the unsuspecting back to a dealership.
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Today my son learned not to leave his drink unattended in a night club.
It happened last night, but it was technically today by the time he got home (02:30) and went straight to the bathroom to stick his head in the toilet.
He'd only had five beers, but he's experienced enough that he wouldn't be puking after that, and 16+ hours later he still felt "odd", so we suspect that somebody dropped something in his pint when he left it alone to answer the call of nature.
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Today my son learned not to leave his drink unattended in a night club.
It happened last night, but it was technically today by the time he got home (02:30) and went straight to the bathroom to stick his head in the toilet.
He'd only had five beers, but he's experienced enough that he wouldn't be puking after that, and 16+ hours later he still felt "odd", so we suspect that somebody dropped something in his pint when he left it alone to answer the call of nature.
Usually girls need to worry about that. Somebody was fucking with him.
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Since posting that, we learned that several people suffered the same thing on the same evening, and it was probably MDMA.
I'll be reporting it to the police tomorrow, though I doubt they will be able to do anything.
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I found out that Gillette made a PSA about men acting on what they see, speaking out, and raising their boys with respect. It looked pretty good, though the commentary.
Well, the commentary can't leave well enough alone.
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That people will believe any lie they're told and behave like savages because of it.
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Well, I smoked a Picnic (Pork roast) and experimented a bit with Mop Sauce. The way I learned it (I Candor NC, or outside it) chili flake, or Cayenne, which messes with my GIRD. So, I played around with Sweet Thai Chile sauce, and you know what? I didn't have to do a whole lot besides dilute it with Vinegar to thin it out, and adjust for taste!
In case you're wondering, the wood mix was about 3:1 Pecan, and Hickory.
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That in the last 3,472 years of our World's history, only 268 of those years have seen no war.
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That in the last 3,472 years of our World's history, only 268 of those years have seen no war.
As far as we know... :emot_laughing:
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The U.S. Has Only Been At Peace For 21 Years Total Since Its Birth.
Year-by-year Timeline of America’s Major Wars (1776-2011)
1776 – American Revolutionary War, Chickamagua Wars, Second Cherokee War, Pennamite-Yankee War
1777 – American Revolutionary War, Chickamauga Wars, Second Cherokee War, Pennamite-Yankee War
1778 – American Revolutionary War, Chickamauga Wars, Pennamite-Yankee War
1779 – American Revolutionary War, Chickamauga Wars, Pennamite-Yankee War
1780 – American Revolutionary War, Chickamauga Wars, Pennamite-Yankee War
1781 – American Revolutionary War, Chickamauga Wars, Pennamite-Yankee War
1782 – American Revolutionary War, Chickamauga Wars, Pennamite-Yankee War
1783 – American Revolutionary War, Chickamauga Wars, Pennamite-Yankee War
1784 – Chickamauga Wars, Pennamite-Yankee War, Oconee War
1785 – Chickamauga Wars, Northwest Indian War
1786 – Chickamauga Wars, Northwest Indian War
1787 – Chickamauga Wars, Northwest Indian War
1788 – Chickamauga Wars, Northwest Indian War
1789 – Chickamauga Wars, Northwest Indian War
1790 – Chickamauga Wars, Northwest Indian War
1791 – Chickamauga Wars, Northwest Indian War
1792 – Chickamauga Wars, Northwest Indian War
1793 – Chickamauga Wars, Northwest Indian War
1794 – Chickamauga Wars, Northwest Indian War
1795 – Northwest Indian War
1796 – No major war
1797 – No major war
1798 – Quasi-War
1799 – Quasi-War
1800 – Quasi-War
1801 – First Barbary War
1802 – First Barbary War
1803 – First Barbary War
1804 – First Barbary War
1805 – First Barbary War
1806 – Sabine Expedition
1807 – No major war
1808 – No major war
1809 – No major war
1810 – U.S. occupies Spanish-held West Florida
1811 – Tecumseh’s War
1812 – War of 1812, Tecumseh’s War, Seminole Wars, U.S. occupies Spanish-held Amelia Island and other parts of East Florida
1813 – War of 1812, Tecumseh’s War, Peoria War, Creek War, U.S. expands its territory in West Florida
1814 – War of 1812, Creek War, U.S. expands its territory in Florida, Anti-piracy war
1815 – War of 1812, Second Barbary War, Anti-piracy war
1816 – First Seminole War, Anti-piracy war
1817 – First Seminole War, Anti-piracy war
1818 – First Seminole War, Anti-piracy war
1819 – Yellowstone Expedition, Anti-piracy war
1820 – Yellowstone Expedition, Anti-piracy war
1821 – Anti-piracy war (see note above)
1822 – Anti-piracy war (see note above)
1823 – Anti-piracy war, Arikara War
1824 – Anti-piracy war
1825 – Yellowstone Expedition, Anti-piracy war
1826 – No major war
1827 – Winnebago War
1828 – No major war
1829 – No major war
1830 – No major war
1831 – Sac and Fox Indian War
1832 – Black Hawk War
1833 – Cherokee Indian War
1834 – Cherokee Indian War, Pawnee Indian Territory Campaign
1835 – Cherokee Indian War, Seminole Wars, Second Creek War
1836 – Cherokee Indian War, Seminole Wars, Second Creek War, Missouri-Iowa Border War
1837 – Cherokee Indian War, Seminole Wars, Second Creek War, Osage Indian War, Buckshot War
1838 – Cherokee Indian War, Seminole Wars, Buckshot War, Heatherly Indian War
1839 – Cherokee Indian War, Seminole Wars
1840 – Seminole Wars, U.S. naval forces invade Fiji Islands
1841 – Seminole Wars, U.S. naval forces invade McKean Island, Gilbert Islands, and Samoa
1842 – Seminole Wars
1843 – U.S. forces clash with Chinese, U.S. troops invade African coast
1844 – Texas-Indian Wars
1845 – Texas-Indian Wars
1846 – Mexican-American War, Texas-Indian Wars
1847 – Mexican-American War, Texas-Indian Wars
1848 – Mexican-American War, Texas-Indian Wars, Cayuse War
1849 – Texas-Indian Wars, Cayuse War, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Skirmish between 1st Cavalry and Indians
1850 – Texas-Indian Wars, Cayuse War, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Yuma War, California Indian Wars, Pitt River Expedition
1851 – Texas-Indian Wars, Cayuse War, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Apache Wars, Yuma War, Utah Indian Wars, California Indian Wars
1852 – Texas-Indian Wars, Cayuse War, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Yuma War, Utah Indian Wars, California Indian Wars
1853 – Texas-Indian Wars, Cayuse War, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Yuma War, Utah Indian Wars, Walker War, California Indian Wars
1854 – Texas-Indian Wars, Cayuse War, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Apache Wars, California Indian Wars, Skirmish between 1st Cavalry and Indians
1855 – Seminole Wars, Texas-Indian Wars, Cayuse War, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Apache Wars, California Indian Wars, Yakima War, Winnas Expedition, Klickitat War, Puget Sound War, Rogue River Wars, U.S. forces invade Fiji Islands and Uruguay
1856 – Seminole Wars, Texas-Indian Wars, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, California Indian Wars, Puget Sound War, Rogue River Wars, Tintic War
1857 – Seminole Wars, Texas-Indian Wars, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, California Indian Wars, Utah War, Conflict in Nicaragua
1858 – Seminole Wars, Texas-Indian Wars, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Mohave War, California Indian Wars, Spokane-Coeur d’Alene-Paloos War, Utah War, U.S. forces invade Fiji Islands and Uruguay
1859 Texas-Indian Wars, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, California Indian Wars, Pecos Expedition, Antelope Hills Expedition, Bear River Expedition, John Brown’s raid, U.S. forces launch attack against Paraguay, U.S. forces invade Mexico
1860 – Texas-Indian Wars, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Apache Wars, California Indian Wars, Paiute War, Kiowa-Comanche War
1861 – American Civil War, Texas-Indian Wars, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Apache Wars, California Indian Wars, Cheyenne Campaign
1862 – American Civil War, Texas-Indian Wars, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Apache Wars, California Indian Wars, Cheyenne Campaign, Dakota War of 1862,
1863 – American Civil War, Texas-Indian Wars, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Apache Wars, California Indian Wars, Cheyenne Campaign, Colorado War, Goshute War
1864 – American Civil War, Texas-Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Apache Wars, California Indian Wars, Cheyenne Campaign, Colorado War, Snake War
1865 – American Civil War, Texas-Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Apache Wars, California Indian Wars, Colorado War, Snake War, Utah’s Black Hawk War
1866 – Texas-Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Apache Wars, California Indian Wars, Skirmish between 1st Cavalry and Indians, Snake War, Utah’s Black Hawk War, Red Cloud’s War, Franklin County War, U.S. invades Mexico, Conflict with China
1867 – Texas-Indian Wars, Long Walk of the Navajo, Apache Wars, Skirmish between 1st Cavalry and Indians, Snake War, Utah’s Black Hawk War, Red Cloud’s War, Comanche Wars, Franklin County War, U.S. troops occupy Nicaragua and attack Taiwan
1868 – Texas-Indian Wars, Long Walk of the Navajo, Apache Wars, Skirmish between 1st Cavalry and Indians, Snake War, Utah’s Black Hawk War, Red Cloud’s War, Comanche Wars, Battle of Washita River, Franklin County War
1869 – Texas-Indian Wars, Apache Wars, Skirmish between 1st Cavalry and Indians, Utah’s Black Hawk War, Comanche Wars, Franklin County War
1870 – Texas-Indian Wars, Apache Wars, Skirmish between 1st Cavalry and Indians, Utah’s Black Hawk War, Comanche Wars, Franklin County War
1871 – Texas-Indian Wars, Apache Wars, Skirmish between 1st Cavalry and Indians, Utah’s Black Hawk War, Comanche Wars, Franklin County War, Kingsley Cave Massacre, U.S. forces invade Korea
1872 – Texas-Indian Wars, Apache Wars, Utah’s Black Hawk War, Comanche Wars, Modoc War, Franklin County War
1873 – Texas-Indian Wars, Comanche Wars, Modoc War, Apache Wars, Cypress Hills Massacre, U.S. forces invade Mexico
1874 – Texas-Indian Wars, Comanche Wars, Red River War, Mason County War, U.S. forces invade Mexico
1875 – Conflict in Mexico, Texas-Indian Wars, Comanche Wars, Eastern Nevada, Mason County War, Colfax County War, U.S. forces invade Mexico
1876 – Texas-Indian Wars, Black Hills War, Mason County War, U.S. forces invade Mexico
1877 – Texas-Indian Wars, Skirmish between 1st Cavalry and Indians, Black Hills War, Nez Perce War, Mason County War, Lincoln County War, San Elizario Salt War, U.S. forces invade Mexico
1878 – Paiute Indian conflict, Bannock War, Cheyenne War, Lincoln County War, U.S. forces invade Mexico
1879 – Cheyenne War, Sheepeater Indian War, White River War, U.S. forces invade Mexico
1880 – U.S. forces invade Mexico
1881 – U.S. forces invade Mexico
1882 – U.S. forces invade Mexico
1883 – U.S. forces invade Mexico
1884 – U.S. forces invade Mexico
1885 – Apache Wars, Eastern Nevada Expedition, U.S. forces invade Mexico
1886 – Apache Wars, Pleasant Valley War, U.S. forces invade Mexico
1887 – U.S. forces invade Mexico
1888 – U.S. show of force against Haiti, U.S. forces invade Mexico
1889 – U.S. forces invade Mexico
1890 – Sioux Indian War, Skirmish between 1st Cavalry and Indians, Ghost Dance War, Wounded Knee, U.S. forces invade Mexico
1891 – Sioux Indian War, Ghost Dance War, U.S. forces invade Mexico
1892 – Johnson County War, U.S. forces invade Mexico
1893 – U.S. forces invade Mexico and Hawaii
1894 – U.S. forces invade Mexico
1895 – U.S. forces invade Mexico, Bannock Indian Disturbances
1896 – U.S. forces invade Mexico
1897 – No major war
1898 – Spanish-American War, Battle of Leech Lake, Chippewa Indian Disturbances
1899 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars
1900 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars
1901 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars
1902 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars
1903 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars
1904 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars
1905 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars
1906 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars
1907 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars
1908 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars
1909 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars
1910 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars
1911 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars
1912 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars
1913 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars, New Mexico Navajo War
1914 – Banana Wars, U.S. invades Mexico
1915 – Banana Wars, U.S. invades Mexico, Colorado Paiute War
1916 – Banana Wars, U.S. invades Mexico
1917 – Banana Wars, World War I, U.S. invades Mexico
1918 – Banana Wars, World War I, U.S invades Mexico
1919 – Banana Wars, U.S. invades Mexico
1920 – Banana Wars
1921 – Banana Wars
1922 – Banana Wars
1923 – Banana Wars, Posey War
1924 – Banana Wars
1925 – Banana Wars
1926 – Banana Wars
1927 – Banana Wars
1928 – Banana Wars
1930 – Banana Wars
1931 – Banana Wars
1932 – Banana Wars
1933 – Banana Wars
1934 – Banana Wars
1935 – No major war
1936 – No major war
1937 – No major war
1938 – No major war
1939 – No major war
1940 – No major war
1941 – World War II
1942 – World War II
1943 – Wold War II
1944 – World War II
1945 – World War II
1946 – Cold War (U.S. occupies the Philippines and South Korea)
1947 – Cold War (U.S. occupies South Korea, U.S. forces land in Greece to fight Communists)
1948 – Cold War (U.S. forces aid Chinese Nationalist Party against Communists)
1949 – Cold War (U.S. forces aid Chinese Nationalist Party against Communists)
1950 – Korean War, Jayuga Uprising
1951 – Korean War
1952 – Korean War
1953 – Korean War
1954 – Covert War in Guatemala
1955 – Vietnam War
1956 – Vietnam War
1957 – Vietnam War
1958 – Vietnam War
1959 – Vietnam War, Conflict in Haiti
1960 – Vietam War
1961 – Vietnam War
1962 – Vietnam War, Cold War (Cuban Missile Crisis; U.S. marines fight Communists in Thailand)
1963 – Vietnam War
1964 – Vietnam War
1965 – Vietnam War, U.S. occupation of Dominican Republic
1966 – Vietnam War, U.S. occupation of Dominican Republic
1967 – Vietnam War
1968 – Vietnam War
1969 – Vietnam War
1970 – Vietnam War
1971 – Vietnam War
1972 – Vietnam War
1973 – Vietnam War, U.S. aids Israel in Yom Kippur War
1974 – Vietnam War
1975 – Vietnam War
1976 – No major war
1977 – No major war
1978 – No major war
1979 – Cold War (CIA proxy war in Afghanistan)
1980 – Cold War (CIA proxy war in Afghanistan)
1981 – Cold War (CIA proxy war in Afghanistan and Nicaragua), First Gulf of Sidra Incident
1982 – Cold War (CIA proxy war in Afghanistan and Nicaragua), Conflict in Lebanon
1983 – Cold War (Invasion of Grenada, CIA proxy war in Afghanistan and Nicaragua), Conflict in Lebanon
1984 – Cold War (CIA proxy war in Afghanistan and Nicaragua), Conflict in Persian Gulf
1985 – Cold War (CIA proxy war in Afghanistan and Nicaragua)
1986 – Cold War (CIA proxy war in Afghanistan and Nicaragua)
1987 – Conflict in Persian Gulf
1988 – Conflict in Persian Gulf, U.S. occupation of Panama
1989 – Second Gulf of Sidra Incident, U.S. occupation of Panama, Conflict in Philippines
1990 – First Gulf War, U.S. occupation of Panama
1991 – First Gulf War
1992 – Conflict in Iraq
1993 – Conflict in Iraq
1994 – Conflict in Iraq, U.S. invades Haiti
1995 – Conflict in Iraq, U.S. invades Haiti, NATO bombing of Bosnia and Herzegovina
1996 – Conflict in Iraq
1997 – No major war
1998 – Bombing of Iraq, Missile strikes against Afghanistan and Sudan
1999 – Kosovo War
2000 – No major war
2001 – War on Terror in Afghanistan
2002 – War on Terror in Afghanistan and Yemen
2003 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, and Iraq
2004 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and Yemen
2005 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and Yemen
2006 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and Yemen
2007 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen
2008 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and Yemen
2009 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and Yemen
2010 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and Yemen
2011 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen; Conflict in Libya (Libyan Civil War)
In most of these wars, the U.S. was on the offense. Danios admits that some of the wars were defensive. However, Danios also leaves out covert CIA operations and other acts which could be considered war.
Let’s update what’s happened since 2011:
2012 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Syria and Yemen
2013 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Syria and Yemen
2014 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Syria and Yemen; Civil War in Ukraine
2015 – War on Terror in Somalia, Somalia, Syria and Yemen; Civil War in Ukraine
So we can add 4 more years of war. That means that for 222 out of 239 years – or 93% of the time – America has been at war. (We can quibble with the exact numbers, but the high percentage of time that America has been at war is clear and unmistakable.)
Indeed, most of the military operations launched since World War II have been launched by the U.S.
And American military spending dwarfs the rest of the world put together.
No wonder polls show that the world believes America is the number 1 threat to peace.
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I remember telling my wife in 1976 that this country was at peace not at war for the first time in my life. My youngest daughter was born late that year, I'll have to tell her she was born when we weren't at war anywhere, however briefly that lasted.
That was interesting, thanks for the post Chirp.
Remmy
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WOO for ChirpingGirl. Love that post.
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1976 – No major war
1977 – No major war
1978 – No major war
1979 – Cold War (CIA proxy war in Afghanistan)
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The Cold War was still going on, and in September '76, Chairman Mao died. During those 3 years, we were developing the WG-78 (Formally adopted in '79) nuclear warhead for the Minuteman III ICBM.
So yeah, "Relative peace" through Mutually Assured Destruction.
You get the "Woo!" for mentioning the Soldier of Fortune (Mercenary) War in Afghanistan, though. The longest continuous conflict in US history, in fact. (If you count the years where we weren't Officially running drugs through there and mining Laos.)
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I learned that Michigan is in the Eastern Time Zone. All these years, I thought Michiganders were on Central Time.
You're never too old to learn what an idiot you've been. :D So, is Michigan considered to be in the Midwest?
Remmy
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I learned that Michigan is in the Eastern Time Zone. All these years, I thought Michiganders were on Central Time.
You're never too old to learn what an idiot you've been. :D So, is Michigan considered to be in the Midwest?
Remmy
Yup. Which has always baffled me. We're not even west of the Mississippi.
It goes back to the days of the early settlers, I was told.
Eastern Time Zone, but in the Midwest, though to most other states we are North.
Did you know that to the people in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, we in the Lower Michigan Peninsula are called trolls? Because we live under the Mackinac bridge, which connects the state.
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I learned that Michigan is in the Eastern Time Zone. All these years, I thought Michiganders were on Central Time.
You're never too old to learn what an idiot you've been. :D So, is Michigan considered to be in the Midwest?
Remmy
Yup. Which has always baffled me. We're not even west of the Mississippi.
It goes back to the days of the early settlers, I was told.
Eastern Time Zone, but in the Midwest, though to most other states we are North.
Did you know that to the people in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, we in the Lower Michigan Peninsula are called trolls? Because we live under the Mackinac bridge, which connects the state.
To help put that in perspective, Atlanta Georgia is west of Detroit Michigan.
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(https://www.timetemperature.com/tzus/united-states-time-zone-map.gif)
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We were in Michigan's UP last fall. The town we stayed in (Wakefield) was in Central Time Zone. When visiting the Porcupine Mountain area, we were in the Eastern Time Zone.
No wonder "Yooper's" get teased a lot. They have a hard time remembering what time they're in. :D
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That my daughter tells her friends at school I'm hot! ;D
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To help put that in perspective, Atlanta Georgia is west of Detroit Michigan.
(https://66-media-tumblr-com.cdn.ampproject.org/i/s/66.media.tumblr.com/873af4d5cdd6b0407dc514242b02796f/tumblr_inline_p7rjxspqzV1to1282_500.png)
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Why do they call people from Denmark, Danes?
(edited to fit the category)
The people of Denmark are known as Danes. Why?
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To help put that in perspective, Atlanta Georgia is west of Detroit Michigan.
(https://66-media-tumblr-com.cdn.ampproject.org/i/s/66.media.tumblr.com/873af4d5cdd6b0407dc514242b02796f/tumblr_inline_p7rjxspqzV1to1282_500.png)
See!!! LOL
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Yep, way West. Almost 70 miles
Detroit 83.0458° W
Atlanta 84.3880° W
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Why do they call people from Denmark, Danes?
(edited to fit the category)
The people of Denmark are known as Danes. Why?
I am guessing it is because they speak the Danish language, also known as Dansk, hence Danes.
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Why do they call people from Denmark, Danes?
(edited to fit the category)
The people of Denmark are known as Danes. Why?
The Old English poems Widsith and Beowulf, as well as works by later Scandinavian writers (notably by Saxo Grammaticus (c. 1200)), provide some of the original written references to the Danes. According to the 12th century author Sven Aggesen, the mythical King Dan gave name to the Danes.
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Yep, way West. Almost 70 miles
Detroit 83.0458° W
Atlanta 84.3880° W
Would you believe that Reno, Nevada is further west than Los Angeles, California?
It's true.
LA 118.14 W
Reno 119.78 W
Remmy
PS: What I learned today? The 5 largest cities in California are (in this order):
Los Angeles
San Diego
San Jose
San Francisco
Fresno
Yep. San Jose is bigger than San Francisco.
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[color]Yep. San Jose is bigger than San Francisco.[/color]
Well, I just learned that this morning too! I lived in Milpitas in the 90s, so I don't guess it surprises me now, but I never really thought about it. San Jose has gotten a lot of growth from Silicon Valley.
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A t-shirt for sale on Amazon.
Look at the writing on the shirt, and then look where it says "Fit Size"
(https://i.imgur.com/yv1ZOty.png)
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Gender identity does not necessarily equate with body conformation. Bodies are still matching sexual dimorphism. The exception would be transgender individuals undergoing transformation surgery by stages which might leave them with extra parts that don’t match.
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A t-shirt for sale on Amazon.
Look at the writing on the shirt, and then look where it says "Fit Size"
:emot_lmfao:
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Gender identity does not necessarily equate with body conformation. Bodies are still matching sexual dimorphism. The exception would be transgender individuals undergoing transformation surgery by stages which might leave them with extra parts that don’t match.
...and sometimes humor is just humor...
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...and sometimes humor is just humor..
And that is what our country is seriously lacking.
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Oh I found it funny.
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I laughed!
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Really M and F are losing their utility.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B5tnLQGIIAAgHH-.jpg)(https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/transgender-man-before-and-after-jamie-wilson-597ecfeae19be__700.jpg)
Does a t-shirt, or dress, or thong, care that the woman on the left is XY? Or the man on the right is XX?
I think it would be easier to have an international universal unisex sizing chart, and let people buy whatever they want. Freddy Mercury wanting to buy a pair of velvet pants in Bohemian Rhapsody, and Mary the salesgirl telling him “This is the women’s Section.”
I’d like to be able to walk into a store in any part of the world and say, “What do you have in a 44?” Which today may also be a 46, 49, or 54, depending on where you are. “Do you have this dress in a 44?” Why not?
(https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1200/1*DR6TKZhgeHd1hfERFD-8NQ.jpeg)
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[color]Yep. San Jose is bigger than San Francisco.[/color]
Well, I just learned that this morning too! I lived in Milpitas in the 90s, so I don't guess it surprises me now, but I never really thought about it. San Jose has gotten a lot of growth from Silicon Valley.
Hell, PHOENIX got a lot of growth from Silicon Valley. One of our largest imports for a while was folks from Cali that couldn't afford a half-million dollar house anywhere within driving distance of their job. Probably a third of the people I worked with in the electronics industry in Phoenix were Cali refugees.
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Watching Cash Cab: According to a 2003 WebMD report, wearing your necktie too tightly dramatically increases the risk of glaucoma.
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Over the weekend, I learned how to properly render the surface of a sphere by hand.
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Over the weekend, I learned how to properly render the surface of a sphere by hand.
Is that the same thing as... drawing a circle? :emot_weird:
Remmy
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Over the weekend, I learned how to properly render the surface of a sphere by hand.
Is that the same thing as... drawing a circle? :emot_weird:
Remmy
No, it's drawing a circle and then shading it to appear 3d
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Over the weekend, I learned how to properly render the surface of a sphere by hand.
Is that the same thing as... drawing a circle? :emot_weird:
Remmy
Great question Remmy. I was wondering also.
No, it's drawing a circle and then shading it to appear 3d
I thought you were speaking of your hobby with metal things from your original post. That's why I was confused.
Yay for you and your rendering of a sphere!!
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(https://i.imgur.com/jxRXVAN.jpg)
Balls!
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I learned that a very good friend of mine has a new tattoo; a step-by-step diagrammatic guide to "how to lesbian".
It's on her left bum-cheek.
She showed me...
;D
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How about one to breathe?
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How about one to breathe?
Give her a break, with a fairly homophobic upbringing, two kids and a dick of an ex-husband, she's not long figured out who she really is.
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Found out there are quite a few songs about girls called Linda. :D
https://m.ranker.com/list/the-best-songs-about-lindas/reference
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How about one to breathe?
Give her a break, with a fairly homophobic upbringing, two kids and a dick of an ex-husband, she's not long figured out who she really is.
This exchange got Harder to Breathe (https://youtu.be/K53UEgCPDBc) stuck in my head.
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Found out there are quite a few songs about girls called Linda. :D
https://m.ranker.com/list/the-best-songs-about-lindas/reference
There's at least one more that's not on that list, but I'm not going to create an account there just to add it. :D
Remmy
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There are approximately 360,000 babies born per day and 15,000 births per hour worldwide. That is more than twice the number of people who die each day.
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Found out there are quite a few songs about girls called Linda. :D
https://m.ranker.com/list/the-best-songs-about-lindas/reference
The trendiest baby name in U.S. history is not what you think
No, it's not Emma, Kylo, Atticus or Olivia. This baby name from 1947 rules them all.
Jan. 5, 2018, 12:29 PM ET / Source: TODAY
By Scott Stump
Atticus and Olivia are having their moment as the top baby names of 2017, with Bear and Zendaya hot on their heels.
Those names will be competing with the likes of Eleanor, Margaret, Jasper and Wyatt for supremacy in 2018.
However, there is one name that reigns supreme when it comes to being the trendiest baby name of all time.
Take a bow, all you Lindas out there.
When biotechnologist David Taylor analyzed names using the Social Security database, he found that Linda enjoyed the longest peak of popularity of any "trendy" name in the country since 1880, followed by Brittany, Debra and Shirley.
He devised a metric that takes into account a name's overall popularity and how steeply it rose and fell. A timeless name like Mary couldn't be considered trendy because it's been popular for so long, while a spike of the name Dineen was just a brief 1960s phenomenon.
Taylor found the peak of Linda as a trendy name lasted from 1938-1969, including an explosion of Lindas in 1947 when 5.48 percent of all girls born in the U.S. were given that name.
That spike came after performer Jack Lawrence had a hit in 1946 with the song "Linda," which was written about 1-year-old Linda Eastman, the daughter of his attorney. She went on to become Linda McCartney, the first wife of Beatles icon Paul McCartney.
Considering that Emma, the top girls name in the Social Security database for 2016, belonged to 1.01 percent of births, it's likely that we'll never see a one-year spike like Linda's again unless Justin Bieber writes a hit song called "Emma."
Some of our most famous Lindas, like "Terminator" actress Linda Hamilton (born in 1956), supermodel Linda Evangelista (1965) and "Exorcist" actress Linda Blair (1959) were born during that peak Linda period.
Only 0.023 percent of female births in 2016, 434 in all, resulted in the name Linda, so it's lost some steam since its heyday.
In Taylor's analysis, Dewey was the only boys name to crack the top 10, and that came at the end of the 19th Century from George Dewey, a hero of the Spanish-American War.
So Linda, have no fear. It's going to take a lot of like-minded parents (and "Star Wars" movies) for the likes of Kylo and other names to ever be the trendiest
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That's fascinating. Really, I had no idea. I mean, i knew Linda was a popular name, as long as I've been alive. I dated 2 lindas, back to back, and I shit you not, a Relinda. "The sequel." A few years later, but still. That was the joke.
Linda 2 was Linda Daney. They called her "Duh Duh" Because it sounded like "Duh" twice in her name. Between her, and Relinda, i went out with Desiree, for a change of pace. (Hey, we were like 19. That's what it was like when we were 19.)
Did it say anything about Chris? I know for a fact there was a massive spike of Christophers, Christines, and so forth in my generation, because at one point it seemed like everyone I knew was "Chris" for several years. Maybe it was localized o the RTP area of NC? Because that's where I was living, but that was THE unisex name 'round there some time in the 70s when all of them must have been born.
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That's fascinating. Really, I had no idea. I mean, i knew Linda was a popular name, as long as I've been alive. I dated 2 lindas, back to back, and I shit you not, a Relinda. "The sequel." A few years later, but still. That was the joke.
Linda 2 was Linda Daney. They called her "Duh Duh" Because it sounded like "Duh" twice in her name. Between her, and Relinda, i went out with Desiree, for a change of pace. (Hey, we were like 19. That's what it was like when we were 19.)
Did it say anything about Chris? I know for a fact there was a massive spike of Christophers, Christines, and so forth in my generation, because at one point it seemed like everyone I knew was "Chris" for several years. Maybe it was localized o the RTP area of NC? Because that's where I was living, but that was THE unisex name 'round there some time in the 70s when all of them must have been born.
The article made a distinction between trendy and popular. Traditional Judeo Christian names were not included in the analysis, So I assume Robert, Christian, Luke, John, Peter, and Samuel, and similar names aren’t “trendy” because they have been in popular usage for centuries.
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The article made a distinction between trendy and popular. Traditional Judeo Christian names were not included in the analysis, So I assume Robert, Christian, Luke, John, Peter, and Samuel, and similar names aren’t “trendy” because they have been in popular usage for centuries.
Also, Cris, and Chris aren't really the same name, but short for a whole cluster of both male, and female names. I just noticed a spike, and used to joke about it. If you yelled "Hey, Chris!" in the halls of Sanderson, circa about 1992, like half the students would stop, and say "Me?" then look around. No shit, we used to do this all the time.
(We being me, Butch, Darren, Alex, Jeff, and Chris. Of course. Since we had a Chris in the gang, we could say we ment him, and nobody caught on to the joke for years!)
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In the late 90’s, it seemed that every boy was given a name that started with the letter “C.” My children’s friends include Cabe, Colter, Cole, Conner, Cade, Cameron, Curt, and I’m sure I missed a few.
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However, there is one name that reigns supreme when it comes to being the trendiest baby name of all time.
Take a bow, all you Lindas out there.
How well I remember. In my seventh grade class, half the girls were named Linda (4) or Debra (3). One of the Debras went by Corky.
There were also 2 Carolyns.
Remmy
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It's interesting to look back at what songs were popular around the time they were born.
We know quite a few people in their mid-forties called "Clare" (Gilbert O'Sullivan).
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Following the song “Brandy” by Looking Glass in 1972, the name increased in popularity as a girl's name in the United States. According to data from the Social Security Administration, drawn from "Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States," Brandy was the 353rd most popular name in 1971, 140th in 1972, and, in 1973 (the first full year after the song's popularity), 82nd.
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Similarly, the name Jenny actually went in decline after 1982, while the number 1-(408) 867-5309 became (And still is) one of the most prank called.
Probably because subconsciously, fathers didn't want to name their daughters something from a song with "For a good time call," in the lyrics.
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In the late 90’s, it seemed that every boy was given a name that started with the letter “C.” My children’s friends include Cabe, Colter, Cole, Conner, Cade, Cameron, Curt, and I’m sure I missed a few.
#Resist
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That reminds me of Jezza, Hamster, and May talking about guys who drive a "Jaaaag (http://youtu.be/Tyj9VMhE6oI)"
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Wifey was watching the news about that Smollett asshole but there was this older black woman giving a press conference.
"She's kind of hot." Wifey said.
So I learned wifey finds older black women attractive. ;D
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(https://smithmagenisitalia.info/images/376977a6c50d6097c0cfa935392a3816.jpg)
Hell no! :D
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I learned that white eyed assassin bugs which are normally black with two white spots on their backs are bright red immediately after they moult. It takes a few hours for the new exoskeleton to harden. As it hardens, it goes from red to black.
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My daddy being a hockey fan, I texted this morning, "Happy Miracle on Ice Day".
He replied, "MOI was on the 22nd. They won the gold on the 24th."
I always thought they won the gold beating the Soviet Union in the finals.
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My daddy being a hockey fan, I texted this morning, "Happy Miracle on Ice Day".
He replied, "MOI was on the 22nd. They won the gold on the 24th."
I always thought they won the gold beating the Soviet Union in the finals.
Your father was right. The USA team defeated the four time gold medal winners on the 22nd.
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I saw that game, but I didn't remember the dates. So, mark me down as someone else that learned that today, but it was pretty much the first time I really payed attention to Hockey. I remembered it when my brother started following the Red Wings in the 90s. (They had a decidedly Russian squad at the time, he called the "V Wing." Federov, Konstanitnov... All of their names ended in a V.)
So, I guess what I'm saying is, it seems to have gotten a lot of people interested in the sport. One of the things the Olympics does, I suppose.
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I remembered it when my brother started following the Red Wings in the 90s. (They had a decidedly Russian squad at the time, he called the "V Wing." Federov, Konstanitnov... All of their names ended in a V.)
There were also 5 of them. So the V had double meaning.
There was a book which was turned into a movie last year called The Russian Five. It won a couple of film Festivals.
https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/movies/2018/02/15/russian-five-documentary-freep-film-festival-red-wings/340670002/
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There was a book which was turned into a movie last year called The Russian Five.
Thanks, I'm going to have to check that out! They were good, but not good enough to win the cup. At the time, I said "All they need is a decent goaly."
Then, they got fucking Hacek! I played goaly for a while, but hybrid/standup. Like my hereos, Belfour, and Richter.
So, I guess I learned today that they made a movie about The Russian 5! I know what we're going to Netflix, and chill tonight... (John's a Penguins fan.)
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Just found out that Trevor Noah did some voice acting in the Black Panther movie.
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How much I miss KitKat and her stories.
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I learned about Captain Alfred Lowenstein, the man who fell from the sky. And someone whom Hollywood could never produce a script to match the intrigue of his real life.
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Like Mitchel WerBell III?
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That the combined wealth of the 26 richest people in the world equals the combined wealth of just over 50% of the world's population, or roughly 3.1 billion people.
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That the combined wealth of the 26 richest people in the world equals the combined wealth of just over 50% of the world's population, or roughly 3.1 billion people.
What's even more distressing is that it's getting worse as time passes.
Fifty years ago the CEO of a company might have made 50 times what the average working man worked for (which is still bad enough). Now it's not uncommon for it to be as much as 1000 times as much.
There are ballplayers making $3-million a month, and prescription drugs that cost $5,000 a dose. Companies spend $5-million for a 30-second TV commercial, and they aren't doing it out of the goodness of their hearts.
Somewhere along the line, the whole system got fucked up.
Remmy
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Along those same lines, Jason Whitten the tight end un-retired and signed a one year contract with the Dallas Cowboy football organization for the pay of (wait for it) 5 Million dollars.
This makes your and mine lives worth next to nothing.
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Along those same lines, Jason Whitten the tight end un-retired and signed a one year contract with the Dallas Cowboy football organization for the pay of (wait for it) 5 Million dollars.
This makes your and mine lives worth next to nothing.
He was no Tony Romo when it came to announcing football games. Probably one reason he unretired.
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Along those same lines, Jason Whitten the tight end un-retired and signed a one year contract with the Dallas Cowboy football organization for the pay of (wait for it) 5 Million dollars.
This makes your and mine lives worth next to nothing.
Yep definitely way to much money to play ball
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I just realized, talking to a friend in Austria this morning, that the German accent is such that you can Hear if someone is smiling or not. (He's German, and they speak it in Austria as well.) I just never noticed that before, or it's possible that I developed an ear for it recently, somehow.
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I learned from Katie the origin of brass balls on monkeys. You will find her brief history of the phrase in What is the F***ing Weather. Very interesting.
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I was watching the Netflix program called Losers and one story was on curling. Knew of curling but never the history or the annual championship that is held up in Canada. A pretty big sport up there.
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Okay, for all of you youngsters under 50, you can read about Carnac the Magnificent (https://duckduckgo.com/?q=carnac+the+magnificent&atb=v31-7__&ia=videos).
Carnac the Magnificent is a Johny Carson character.
I remember a bit of him. I was 18 when he retired from the Tonight Show.
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That the combined wealth of the 26 richest people in the world equals the combined wealth of just over 50% of the world's population, or roughly 3.1 billion people.
Well, it took me a while to find this reply because I couldn't remember which forum it was in, but I found a page that explains why the rich keep getting richer and the poor keep getting poorer, complete with cartoon graphics that make it easy to understand.
If you have a few minutes, it's a very interesting read.
Remmy
How the Rich Got Rich and the Poor Got Poor (https://getpocket.com/explore/item/this-cartoon-explains-how-the-rich-got-rich-and-the-poor-got-poor)
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Well, it took me a while to find this reply because I couldn't remember which forum it was in
Same reason I logged on this morning, to post here. #Twinning
Using standard typing practices and hand positions on the keyboard, the longest word you can type using only your left hand is "Stewardesses". Using only your right hand, the word is "lollipop".
For fun, I tried finding a picture of stewardesses with a lollipop and could only find this (https://img2.3movs.com/contents/videos_screenshots/48000/48297/preview.mp4.jpg).
Oh, almost forgot (got caught up finding a picture). The word TYPEWRITER is the longest word you can make using only one row of the keyboard.
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For fun, I tried finding a picture of stewardesses with a lollipop and could only find this (https://img2.3movs.com/contents/videos_screenshots/48000/48297/preview.mp4.jpg).
Virgin Atlantic Richard Branson lollipops (naturally).
(https://blog.virginatlantic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/5085i418117C91C1C8C86.jpg)
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Remmy - thank you for that article and graph explaining how the rich get richer and the poor poorer. The rich got richer even when a Democrat was in office.
MJ - We know that can't be an all day lollipop. ;D
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Virgin Atlantic Richard Branson lollipops (naturally).
(https://blog.virginatlantic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/5085i418117C91C1C8C86.jpg)
I am honestly disappointed you came up with a PG rated photo in this instance.
#Resist
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I am honestly disappointed you came up with a PG rated photo in this instance.
#Resist
I’m on a cruise ship, waiting to tender at Grand Cayman. Please, do better!
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Carnival's satellite internet services cannot connect to this website.
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Remmy - thank you for that article and graph explaining how the rich get richer and the poor poorer. The rich got richer even when a Democrat was in office.
You're welcome. I especially liked the charts and graphs that made it so easy to understand, even for a Democrat*.
;D Remmy
* DISCLAIMER: This is NOT a political statement, it is a joke. If the coin I flipped had come up heads instead of tails, the sentence would have ended with the word Republican.
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What about Labour?
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What about Labour?
I would have used that if the coin had landed on its edge. :emot_laughing:
Remmy
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The second meaning of the word orthographic; having knowingly much practised the first in my youth and unknowingly the second in later years.
Thank you Remmy
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I can't comment in Pics&Vids either. Nor am i qualified to judge a Drag race.
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I can't comment in Pics & Vids either. Nor am i qualified to judge a Drag race.
Bringing this conversation over here, a more appropriate place, since you chose to comment on a Pic thread post over here:
Anyone who would object to or condemn those skits and riffs would be missing a very basic point...
There you go again, stating The Point to prevent anyone else from making A Point.
This is a discussion board. On discussion boards, people make points. It's kinda the whole, well, point.
In stating a point, it in no way precludes others from making points, nor does a single point made by one user prevent anyone else from making another point, even a contradicting point.
Please stop impugning my motives, and please stop leveling accusations. You clearly haven't the slightest idea why I wrote that. But I'll give you a big hint: It wasn't addressed to you or at you -- that's why I took the time to specifically cite the post I was referring to -- and when I wrote that, I hadn't even read your reply.
More to the point (damn, I did it again!), I'm just one of many KB members. My posts carry no more weight than anyone else's, and I have zero power, authority, or influence to instruct others as to what they should write and post on the board. Nor did I.
There's a time and place for politics and polemics, if that's your thing, and these threads aren't that place.
He made a point to be as offensive as possible. Literally, and I quote, "Too far." Polemics aside, the "Politically Correct" thing to do is not be offended, when someone is intentionally being offended, or report him for just a silly image? Because I already had to stop reporting people, because of accusations that I "Report anyone who doesn't agree with you."
Why am I always on the STFU end of these discussions? Seriously, do I have to leave here, completely, because I don't even have the right to speak up for the Transgender community any more? That image is an attack on My Gender. If you can't see that without covering it up with Victim Blaming, then I guess I have my answer.
You've proven your points. I know my place, it isn't here. Shutting the fuck up now.
Do you understand what an "opinion" is? Do you understand that someone who disagrees with you is not, and by any means, telling you to "Shut the fuck up"? More specifically (and I almost wrote "More to the point..."), no one -- not me, not AB, not one of the Mods, nor anyone else -- has told you that you don't have the right "to speak up" on this, or any other topic. As I stated above, disagreement is neither censorship, nor a directive, nor a command.
Ironically, you are the one who is tacitly telling AB -- and me -- to "Shut the fuck up."
Yeah, I get it: That photo/meme is an attack on your gender. And, as I mentioned above, the majority of AB's posts in these threads are an attack on someone and/or something.
But here's the thing (note how I didn't say "point"): NO ONE IS ATTACKING YOU. If someone disagrees with or contradicts you, IT IS NOT A PERSONAL ATTACK. You remain free to say whatever you want, wherever you want, in whatever way you want. NO ONE IS CENSORING YOU, OR TELLING YOU WHAT YOU CAN OR CANNOT SAY. And no one, other than one of the Mods, and only for a specific and stated reason, can tell you what you can or cannot say on the board. DISAGREEMENT IS NOT PERSECUTION. We are only persecuted in this manner inasmuch as we allows ourselves to be persecuted. Again, IT"S NOT A PERSONAL ATTACK. It's a funny picture -- and yes, most of these pictures are offensive to someone, including me.
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Bringing this conversation over here, a more appropriate place, since you chose to comment on a Pic thread post over here:
DUH
That's why I brought it over here. Thank you for noticing.
This is a discussion board. On discussion boards, people make points. It's kinda the whole, well, point.
Then how come whenever I made a point, 2 discussions in a row, you where there to tell me what the point is? I get the point. I'm not that fucking stupid, and is it even possible that you don't get how insulting that is to my intelligence?
My problem is I am exempt from that. I can't make a point, because You are there, omnipresent, and that You is plural. If you don't step in to make sure that Psiberzerker isn't missing the point, there's a line of people out there to moderate me, when I Don't Need To Be Moderated. Name one other person you feel the need to compulsively keep on track?
Am I really the only one that misses the point?
In stating a point, it in no way precludes others from making points, nor does a single point made by one user prevent anyone else from making another point, even a contradicting point.
That was MY POINT. In stating a point, I don't have to be reminded what "The" point is, I got that. Here's another related point that might be worth discussing (If someone else had made it.) I don't have to stick to The SINGULAR point, I can make my own points too. If everyone else can, than why are my points invalid?
Please stop impugning my motives, and please stop leveling accusations.
Please stop telling me what the point is. It insults my intelligence. I don't give a cintillafuck why you do it, and I have repeatedly asked you. Why? Why me? Why am I the one missing the point? I never even considered your motives for doing it, because that's not the point. At some point, just stop.
You clearly haven't the slightest idea why I wrote that.
I don't care.
My posts carry no more weight than anyone else's, and I have zero power, authority, or influence to instruct others as to what they should write and post on the board.
Well, the last time I missed the point, I got a PM from a Moderator to remind me not to Moderate. Hopefully, you'll get one too. To remind you that you have no authority to moderate who stays on point. So, you can stop it. All it does is insults people's intelligence, and causes fights.
Ironically, you are the one who is tacitly telling AB -- and me -- to "Shut the fuck up."
[Citation Needed.] You just demonstrated the ability to quote other posts in other discussions. So, go right ahead, and find 1 of me telling anyone to shut the fuck up.
Again, IT"S NOT A PERSONAL ATTACK. It's a funny picture -- and yes, most of these pictures are offensive to someone, including me.
I didn't take the meme as a personal attack. Not that it was posted, because of where it was posted, and what context it was posted in. It was not "Too far." Where it went too far was after that, when people started talking over me, and missing the point that not one woman in that picture was a "Guy."
That was my point, all along. That was the point I was trying to make. The point I couldn't make, without it turning into another clusterfuck. Just like every time I try to make a point. So, for future reference: There's no rule that people can not comment on pictures in Pics, and Vids. You can stop enforcing it. (You, plural. All of you.)
There's no rule that anyone has to get the point, stick to the point, and any attempt to point out that someone missed the point is an assumption that they "Just Don't Get It."
There's no rule against insulting people's intelligence, either, but a natural conscequence of insulting some one. Whether it's misgendering them, implying that they're too crazy to understand what people are saying, or that I have any opinion on why you seem to think these things of me (When I ask you, "Why me?")
We tend to get offended. There's no rule against people getting offended. Anywhere, nor should there ever be. Don;t be surprised when it happens to you.
Peace.
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I gave AB a point. Check the Kharma logs, before we even got involved this morning. I thanked him for all his work digging up All of those images from the archives.
I didn't tell him to "Shut the fuck up," either.
I just asked you to stop policing other people's points.
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Ironically, you are the one who is tacitly telling AB -- and me -- to "Shut the fuck up."
[Citation Needed.] You just demonstrated the ability to quote other posts in other discussions. So, go right ahead, and find 1 of me telling anyone to shut the fuck up.
Note: "Tacitly."
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Note: "Tacitly."
No, not "Tacitly," you infer that I want anything other than an interesting discussion, which I can't have, if everyone but me shuts up. I don't want anyone to shut up. Therefore, I tacitly do not want anyone to shut the fuck up.
Would you like to tacitly infer my motives for telling anyone to stfu, or would you like to have a civil discussion at some point? I'm ready whenever any of you are.
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(https://i.gifer.com/Txax.gif)
#Resist
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Note: "Tacitly."
No, not "Tacitly," you infer that I want anything other than an interesting discussion, which I can't have, if everyone but me shuts up. I don't want anyone to shut up. Therefore, I tacitly do not want anyone to shut the fuck up.
Would you like to tacitly infer my motives for telling anyone to stfu, or would you like to have a civil discussion at some point? I'm ready whenever any of you are.
Using google, I learned a new word, at least until I forget what it means again.
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Using google, I learned a new word, at least until I forget what it means again.
It tends to happen when a couple of intellectualists start butting our brains together.
Tacit: Assumed.
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Using google, I learned a new word, at least until I forget what it means again.
Not really.
adjective
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
tacit approval.
silent; saying nothing:
a tacit partner.
unvoiced or unspoken:
a tacit prayer.Using google, I learned a new word, at least until I forget what it means again.
It tends to happen when a couple of intellectualists start butting our brains together.
Tacit: Assumed.
It tends to happen when a couple of intellectualists start butting our brains together.
Tacit: Assumed.
Not really.
adjective
1. understood without being openly expressed; implied:
tacit approval.
2. silent; saying nothing:
a tacit partner.
3. unvoiced or unspoken:
a tacit prayer.
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Sorry, I ment Presumed.
I heard you the first time.
I heard you the first time.
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That Romans used urine as a mouthwash, toothpaste & even as a laundry detergent because for them it was a valuable commodity. The Romans also used urine for all types of medicinal complaints. According to Pliny the Elder, fresh urine can be used for the treatment of “sores, burns, infections of the anus, chaps and scorpion stings” and stale urine is especially useful for diaper rash.
Romans also collected urine to sell to others. This urine was then taxed when sold.
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Wow Watcher...that could restart the "Peeing in the Shower" discussion. :emot_laughing:
Just think how much that topic could be expanded. ;D
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Piss tax? I didn't know that, either.
(They distilled a lot of it into Ammonia as well. Also into the Middle Ages (https://youtu.be/txaayGH5Ryo))
BOT: The full story of the development of Flecktarn.
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...that could restart the "Peeing in the Shower" discussion. ....
I vote no.
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...that could restart the "Peeing in the Shower" discussion. ....
I vote no.
i second that. Do NOT disappoint your Empress.
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I vote no.
i second that. Do NOT disappoint your Empress.
It never was my intention to resurrect the "peeing in the shower" thread (ugh) or disappoint our Empress. Psi is correct in that the ammonia in the urine whitened the Roman's teeth. But to put urine in one's mouth...... :emot_weird:
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Psi is correct in that the ammonia in the urine whitened the Roman's teeth. But to put urine in one's mouth...... :emot_weird:
Well, distilled Ammonia (From Urine.) I doubt it was that pure, but that would be like using Windex to clean your teeth. Ew, I can't, even.
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When applied to your lawn every day, undiluted and from the original source, it makes the grass very green.
Remmy
PS: Do not ask me how I know that!
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Learn me something new today, Remmy. Please tell me what this is...
(http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/avs/avatar_33856.gif)
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In alternative medicine, urine therapy or urotherapy, (also urinotherapy, Orin Therapy, Shivambu, uropathy, or auto-urine therapy) is the application of human urine for medicinal or cosmetic purposes, including drinking of one's own urine and massaging one's skin, or gums, with one's own urine. There is no scientific evidence to support its use.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine_therapy
https://www.medicaldaily.com/health-benefits-drinking-urine-uk-couple-drinks-own-pee-treat-depression-brighten-eyes-and-clear
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Learn me something new today, Remmy. Please tell me what this is...
(http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/avs/avatar_33856.gif)
It would appear to be a chicken with its head cut off, stuck on a never ending quest of trying to answer the age old question... which came first, the chicken or the egg.
Seriously, I have no idea what it means. I ran across it years ago and it just tickled my fancy... and I like having my fancy tickled. ;D
Remmy
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Learn me something new today, Remmy. Please tell me what this is...
(http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/avs/avatar_33856.gif)
It would appear to be a chicken with its head cut off, stuck on a never ending quest of trying to answer the age old question... which came first, the chicken or the egg.
Seriously, I have no idea what it means. I ran across it years ago and it just tickled my fancy... and I like having my fancy tickled. ;D
Remmy
(https://i.imgur.com/u9NeDZe.jpg)
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Obi Dong knows his pee.
Rubbing it in and drinking it will tend to make fewer close friends.
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It wasn't a Chicken Egg.
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I didn't even know that Krispy Kreme and Panera was the same people, until I read this. (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/03/reimann-family-donation-krispy-kreme-panera-nazi-past.html?fbclid=IwAR1ndIy7QUqQgv9IC8z2Vkv-zkQVOU1H8nyHuYzl4uTxgjHo2u9ptNlP3nI)
Could we be entering the age of Reparations? It might be worth staying alive to see that!
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I didn't even know that Krispy Kreme and Panera was the same people, until I read this. (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/03/reimann-family-donation-krispy-kreme-panera-nazi-past.html?fbclid=IwAR1ndIy7QUqQgv9IC8z2Vkv-zkQVOU1H8nyHuYzl4uTxgjHo2u9ptNlP3nI)
Could we be entering the age of Reparations? It might be worth staying alive to see that!
https://www.businessinsider.com/jab-holding-building-a-coffee-and-bagel-empire-2017-4 (https://www.businessinsider.com/jab-holding-building-a-coffee-and-bagel-empire-2017-4)
Krispy Kreme, Einstein Brothers, Panera, Keuring, Peet’s Coffees. Amazing how money I’ve been giving to a German family I have never heard of, with a Nazi past.
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Learn me something new today, Remmy. Please tell me what this is...
(http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/avs/avatar_33856.gif)
It would appear to be a chicken with its head cut off, stuck on a never ending quest of trying to answer the age old question... which came first, the chicken or the egg.
Seriously, I have no idea what it means. I ran across it years ago and it just tickled my fancy... and I like having my fancy tickled. ;D
Remmy
It’s an abomination!!!!
:emot_laughing:
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That the United States (read our tax dollars) has, to date, given Afghanistan $120 billion to rebuild its country.
In addition, Afghanistan's military budget is $6.5 billion per year of which the United States puts in $4.9 billion of that.
Afghanistan's revenue is only $5 billion a year. And their government is mostly corrupt.
I can think of a few things we here in the United States can do with all those billions of dollars.
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That the United States (read our tax dollars) has, to date, given Afghanistan $120 billion to rebuild its country...
I can think of a few things we here in the United States can do with all those billions of dollars.
I had no idea that we spent about as much as the country's own budget, just investing in it's military, but add that to the $Trillion (https://www.thebalance.com/cost-of-afghanistan-war-timeline-economic-impact-4122493) we spent on it in the 00s alone, not to mention the mercenary war we didn't (Officially) fund there since the 70s, and yeah.
We could afford the Green New Deal. Easily, if 1: It wasn't coming from a Millennial Latina, and B: We cared as much about our planet's future as we did about spreading "Freedom" with airstrikes, opium, and mercenary wars.
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I learned that one -- and only one -- county in my state will excuse day sleepers from jury duty.
I just happen to live in that particular county and I have officially been excused from jury duty next week. ;D
I spoke to the jury manager on the phone and he's the one that told me this is the only county that does it. He used to work a graveyard shift and learned first hand that, in his words, "You can force your body to stay awake, but you can't force your brain to function at a high level."
Works for me. I served on two juries before I became a day sleeper, and it was so boring it was all I could do to force myself to stay awake then.
Remmy
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That new evidence (DNA testing and pelvic examination) taken from the grave of Casimir Pulaski, Revolutionary War hero, discovered that he was an intersex, formerly known as a hermaphrodite.
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I read an article in the Washington Post that President James Buchanan was openly gay, known to be so, and despite some crude mockery, was accepted as such in Washington DC.
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New ways to decenter.
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I read an article in the Washington Post that President James Buchanan was openly gay, known to be so, and despite some crude mockery, was accepted as such in Washington DC.
Here's more speculation about President Buchanan (https://allthatsinteresting.com/james-buchanan-gay)
Remmy
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I read an article in the Washington Post that President James Buchanan was openly gay, known to be so, and despite some crude mockery, was accepted as such in Washington DC.
Here's more speculation about President Buchanan (https://allthatsinteresting.com/james-buchanan-gay)
Remmy
Talk about the possibility that James Buchanan was gay has been around for decades, and there's nothing new here.
What I find troubling is the fact that this article, and most others like it, succeed chiefly in perpetuating tired, old stereotypes about gay people, chiefly:
* A life-long bachelor must be gay.
* A man who never marries must be gay.
* A man who has a very close friendship with another man must be gay.
And he tops it all off with this whopper: "American society at that time was fairly liberal when it came to sexuality." The absurdity of that statement invalidates everything else he says in the article.
What's especially puzzling to me is that this article is excerpted from a longer article written by James Loewen, an historian whom I greatly respect. His book "Lies My Teacher Told Me" is as fascinating as it is groundbreaking, and his more recent book, "The Confederate and Neo-Confederate Reader," is a vital source for examining the role of slavery in the Confederate Secession. (tl/dr: Yes, the Civil War WAS caused by and fought over the issue of slavery.)
Was James Buchanan gay? I don't know, neither does anyone else, and, most likely, never will anyone else.
Does it matter? No, not at all.
Was James Buchanan the First Gay President. Again, no one knows. Marriage is the norm today, and marriage was incomparably more the norm in the early- to mid-19th century. "Being married" in 1840 was not necessarily an indication of heterosexuality, and for all we really know, several of his predecessors and successors were gay.
As a side note, James Buchanan is an interesting figure in one fascinating respect: He was, arguably, the most qualified and experienced man ever elected U.S. president, and he was, arguably, the worst U.S. president.
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I would also add "Must be gay" as the only option. There's no Bisexuality, Polyamory, Asexuality... J Edgar Hoover must have been a closet homosexual, because he likes pink sweaters...
We're talking about a time when Communist, and Homosexual were both grounds to revoke Security Clearance. So the "Homo-hunt" was almost as bad as the search for Communist sleeper agents in our government.
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That before the appearance of pregnancy test kits, the common method of the time for finding out if a woman was pregnant was for her to give a sample of her urine and then her urine was injected into a toad. If that toad produced eggs, that meant the woman was pregnant. I am glad the development of the home pregnancy test brought everyone into the modern age.
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Model trains sell awfully fast.
#Resist
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That before the appearance of pregnancy test kits, the common method of the time for finding out if a woman was pregnant was for her to give a sample of her urine and then her urine was injected into a toad. If that toad produced eggs, that meant the woman was pregnant. I am glad the development of the home pregnancy test brought everyone into the modern age.
Do what??
I have no idea what the gestation period of a toad may be, my guess that even if it quicker than that of a human, a woman would not need the results to determine conception and may in fact have already delivered.
Is it April 1st again?
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I had to look it up myself. I'd only ever heard of the rabbit test before home test kits became popular.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_test
Wiki also briefly describes using African Clawed Frogs after the rabbit test lost popularity.
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I learned turning it off, then back on again actually can fix a problem. :emot_laughing:
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I learned turning it off, then back on again actually can fix a problem. :emot_laughing:
Now if only my father would learn that. I tell him that every time he calls me for PC/Ipad/Iphone support.
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It's called a Power Cycle, and it's literally the first thing you try, to the point that the IT crowd answered the phone that way for a reason. Assuming "It" is a computer, or computerized machine like a Router, Printer, or Tvo. Yeah, like 80% of the time it just needs a hard reboot to start over from scratch.
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It's called a Power Cycle, and it's literally the first thing you try, to the point that the IT crowd answered the phone that way for a reason. Assuming "It" is a computer, or computerized machine like a Router, Printer, or Tvo. Yeah, like 80% of the time it just needs a hard reboot to start over from scratch.
Tell that to the kids... LOL. Their first response is to disconnect everything, scramble network settings, bang on things with a hammer... Then call dad.
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:emot_laughing:
Okay, the hammer isn't in the manual. I'd skip that step.
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Depends upon the size of the hammer.
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Well, he did say "Kids" so maybe it's one of those squeaky hammers?
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51mW8Pzk5UL._SX425_.jpg)
That should fix it.
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TOBACCO SMOKE ENEMAS. “The stimulation of respiration through the introduction of tobacco smoke by a rectal tube was first practiced by the North American Indians.” In 1746 a seemingly drowned woman was revived by a tobacco smoke enema. By the beginning of the nineteenth century, tobacco smoke enemas were an established practice in Western medicine, “In the 1780s, the Royal Humane Society installed resuscitation kits, including smoke enemas, at various points along the Thames.” By the beginning of the nineteenth century, tobacco smoke enemas were an established practice in Western medicine. Then in 1811, animal studies showed that nicotine could be a cardiac poison, and doubts about tobacco smoke enemas increased. It is alleged that the phrase “to blow smoke up one’s ass” is supposed to have originated in these doubts.
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TOBACCO SMOKE ENEMAS. “The stimulation of respiration through the introduction of tobacco smoke by a rectal tube was first practiced by the North American Indians.” In 1746 a seemingly drowned woman was revived by a tobacco smoke enema. By the beginning of the nineteenth century, tobacco smoke enemas were an established practice in Western medicine, “In the 1780s, the Royal Humane Society installed resuscitation kits, including smoke enemas, at various points along the Thames.” By the beginning of the nineteenth century, tobacco smoke enemas were an established practice in Western medicine. Then in 1811, animal studies showed that nicotine could be a cardiac poison, and doubts about tobacco smoke enemas increased. It is alleged that the phrase “to blow smoke up one’s ass” is supposed to have originated in these doubts.
Don't quit your day job Watcher
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(https://66.media.tumblr.com/6721ceae78482abe79585eb0b3d871e3/tumblr_pqna5oxg6I1rclr47o1_1280.png)
"NO WAGERING WHICH MONKEY CAN THROW HIS SHIT THE FURTHEST" is a really weird sign.
#Resist
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That if you add up all the numbers on a roulette wheel, they will total 666. :emot_pfftdevil:
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That if you add up all the numbers on a roulette wheel, they will total 666. :emot_pfftdevil:
Was that on Cash Cab or Jeopardy? I was surprised by that also.
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I've known this for a while, but it's in the same vein (Or at least Seam, if we're data mining here.) The Unicode for Ü is [Alt+666] (My name is Rüby, so the lowercase is Alt+641. In case anyone wants to spel my name write.)
BoT: There's a National Bubble Tea day, in America, apparently. Where Cultural Appropriation is a way of life.
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That if you add up all the numbers on a roulette wheel, they will total 666. :emot_pfftdevil:
Was that on Cash Cab or Jeopardy? I was surprised by that also.
From Jeopardy. How about that guy from Vegas? Big bucks every day.
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That if you add up all the numbers on a roulette wheel, they will total 666. :emot_pfftdevil:
Was that on Cash Cab or Jeopardy? I was surprised by that also.
From Jeopardy. How about that guy from Vegas? Big bucks every day.
My son and I have watched it for years, but wow, I’m actually looking forward to each new episode. The guy is a machine. Pulls out the most arcane facts from thin air.
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That in about 10 years I have to be ready to pay for another kid to go to medical school. :roll:
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It's called a Power Cycle, and it's literally the first thing you try, to the point that the IT crowd answered the phone that way for a reason. ........
Are you referring to the UK TV programme The IT Crowd, Psi? I didn't know that was shown in the USA. Was it well received?
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It's called a Power Cycle, and it's literally the first thing you try, to the point that the IT crowd answered the phone that way for a reason. ........
Are you referring to the UK TV programme The IT Crowd, Psi? I didn't know that was shown in the USA. Was it well received?
Yes, it was shown here. I streamed it on Netflix and watched every episode. It was one of the funniest series I've ever watched.
To this day, whenever there's something wrong with my laptop, I hear a voice in my head asking, "Did you turn it off and turn it on again?"
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I learned that it's all but impossible to break an ear of corn on the cob in half if it's frozen.
Finally gave up and used a bigger pan. Who knew...
Remmy
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It's called a Power Cycle, and it's literally the first thing you try, to the point that the IT crowd answered the phone that way for a reason. ........
Are you referring to the UK TV programme The IT Crowd, Psi? I didn't know that was shown in the USA. Was it well received?
Yes, it was shown here. I streamed it on Netflix and watched every episode. It was one of the funniest series I've ever watched.
To this day, whenever there's something wrong with my laptop, I hear a voice in my head asking, "Did you turn it off and turn it on again?"
Glad to hear it. I spent 25 years working with specialist mini-computers in the days before PCs. We always did that at the first sign of a fault. ;D
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It's called a Power Cycle, and it's literally the first thing you try, to the point that the IT crowd answered the phone that way for a reason. ........
Are you referring to the UK TV programme The IT Crowd, Psi? I didn't know that was shown in the USA. Was it well received?
I watched it too. Mark and I would be cracking up. They're kooks.
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Who would have thought?
Although the most common (and comfortable) toilet tool was the sponge on a stick (the tersorium) ceramic materials were used by those we think of as Greek - in the form of pessoi: rounded, concave pieces of baked clay.
Ouch
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Well, as a kid in Iowa, I used to hear old farmers talk of using corn cobs... sandpaper anyone? No wonder the Sears catalog was so looked forward to.
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Are you referring to the UK TV programme The IT Crowd, Psi? I didn't know that was shown in the USA. Was it well received?
Yes, I'd even say that it has a Cult following.
We can watch anything here in the states. Eat anything, we didn't invent cultural appropriation, but you could say we perfected it.
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Who would have thought?
Although the most common (and comfortable) toilet tool was the sponge on a stick (the tersorium) ceramic materials were used by those we think of as Greek - in the form of pessoi: rounded, concave pieces of baked clay.
Ouch
So THAT'S the origin of the Three Seashells! Huh. Who knew?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdnuOa7tDco
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So THAT'S the origin of the Three Seashells! Huh. Who knew?
I did!
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Bellend.
My vocabulary expands. Since I wouldn't use the words this translates to, I can see myself using this. Mainly during driving. Or under my breath in a meeting.
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I'm reminded yet again of the first test race for Abby Eaton on The Grand Tour. (Amazon's successor of Top Gear with all the original cast, except for The Stig®.)
It was a penis shaped track, in the snow, balls and all. On one end, they had a brass bell to ring every lap. Guess which end.
Spoiler (https://youtu.be/HX5wETNXnMI)
I love British humor.
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Julie showing me the ropes of KB.
How to quote, how to PM, how to use emojis which I probably never will, how to use the italics, bold and other formatting. I would have figured this all out eventually, but nice to have a teacher.
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It was a penis shaped track, in the snow, balls and all.
A penis, in the snow, balls and all. Completely by accident. He was just slipping on the cement. ;)
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Mad skillz!
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Learned of "ankle biters" today. I was walking off the road to get pics of wild horses in T. Roosevelt Nat. Park. A lady told me to watch out for the "ankle biters". "Huh?" I said.
She showed me low cactus hidden in a clump of grass. She got stabbed thru her shoe.
Sneaky cactus, hiding like that. I stayed un-stuck and got the horses, including a colt. Pics to follow when I get home
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The real reason Thomas Jefferson owned a copy of the Quran~
When Thomas Jefferson saw there was no negotiating with Muslims, he formed what is now the Marines (seagoing soldiers). These Marines were attached to U. S. Merchant vessels. When the Muslims attacked U.S. merchant vessels they were repulsed by armed soldiers, but there is more.
The Marines followed the Muslims back to their villages and killed every man, woman, and child in the village.
It didn’t take long for the Muslims to leave U.S. Merchant vessels alone.
English and French merchant vessels started running up our flag when entering the Mediterranean to secure safe travel.
This is why the Marine Hymn contains the verse, “To the Shores of Tripoli ”.
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I can’t find a single statement in your comment that that is true. It sounds like you are quoting a chain email that has been reviewed on line and declared false.
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/feb/11/chain-email/barbary-wars-did-us-declare-war-islam/
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And the Marines were never stationed on merchant ships.
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I can’t find a single statement in your comment that that is true. It sounds like you are quoting a chain email that has been reviewed on line and declared false.
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/feb/11/chain-email/barbary-wars-did-us-declare-war-islam/
I know. I just wanted to see who'd bitch about it.
;D
I do stupid shit when I'm bored. And this place is kinda dead. :roll:
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Ok so what I learned for reals today is there's actually some good movies on YouTube free movies.
Who can resist masters of the universe? ;D
https://www.youtube.com/movies?list_id=PLHPTxTxtC0ibVZrT2_WKWUl2SAxsKuKwx (https://www.youtube.com/movies?list_id=PLHPTxTxtC0ibVZrT2_WKWUl2SAxsKuKwx)
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I can’t find a single statement in your comment that that is true. It sounds like you are quoting a chain email that has been reviewed on line and declared false.
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/feb/11/chain-email/barbary-wars-did-us-declare-war-islam/
Actually, there are several parts that are essentially true, but didn't happen the way it is stated. Thomas Jefferson did in fact own a copy of the Quran according to Snopes.com (https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jefferson-the-barbary-wars/) and the continuation of that article does explain his war on muslims.
And the Marines were never stationed on merchant ships.
True. But Marines did march across the desert from Egypt to Tripoli. Make sure you click on 'Rest of article here' to read the whole story. It's rather interesting.
Remmy
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Yes, they were engaged in The Mediterranean. And they were engaged in normal ship to ship actions and land based actions. This is where they established their repulsion.
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This is where they established their repulsion.
Reputation? Just making sure I'm not reading this wrong.
The Marines being Stationed on ships, and being Attached to fleets are 2 different things. The Marines in this war were Stationed on Naval escort ships, which were Attached to that merchant fleet. As Escorts.
There's not a lot of hard Fact here as much as Perspective. No, we weren't at war with Islam, but yes we did do some pretty sketchy shit to protect our capitalist interests in every war in the region since. Honestly, Islam has fuckall to do it, and Saint Thomas of Monticello owned the Quran because he was a Scholar. He also owned a bible he edited in his own hand, literally cutting and pasting to say what he wanted it to politically. He also wrote back to the Danbury Baptist Association:
[To messers. Nehemiah Dodge, Ephraim Robbins, & Stephen S. Nelson, a committee of the Danbury Baptist association in the state of Connecticut.
Gentlemen
The affectionate sentiments of esteem and approbation which you are so good as to express towards me, on behalf of the Danbury Baptist association, give me the highest satisfaction. my duties dictate a faithful and zealous pursuit of the interests of my constituents, & in proportion as they are persuaded of my fidelity to those duties, the discharge of them becomes more and more pleasing.
Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between Church & State. Adhering to this expression of the supreme will of the nation in behalf of the rights of conscience, I shall see with sincere satisfaction the progress of those sentiments which tend to restore to man all his natural rights, convinced he has no natural right in opposition to his social duties.
I reciprocate your kind prayers for the protection & blessing of the common father and creator of man, and tender you for yourselves & your religious association, assurances of my high respect & esteem.
Th Jefferson
Jan. 1. 1802.]
Fortunately, we don't have to speak for Jefferson, because he was an eloquent statesman with a vast library (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress#1800%E2%80%931851:_Origin_and_Jefferson's_contribution) of his collected opinion. No where did he say, in his own words that Islam is an evil that the world would better be rid of, and if he believed that, I would think he would have written it down somewhere. That's the kinda guy he was.
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And I’m no expert on the Barbary Wars, but my recollection is the major battle of the First Barbary War involved only 8 Marines and about 450 mercenaries, primarily Greek and Muslim. They routed the Ottomans at Derne in 1805. “The shores of Tripoli.”
Since approximately half of those who fought for the Marines were Muslim, it can’t credibly be called a “War on Muslims.” The Ottomans were Muslim also.
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Yes, Psi, their reputation as tough and capable. They were few, they drove home their assaults repeatedly with cold steel. They established their reputation during the Barbary Wars.
WWI they captured public imagination, and the Banana Wars helped that romantic hard charging no-nonsense view of them.
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And I’m no expert on the Barbary Wars.
Oh no, me neither. I actually did a lot more research into the Morean war, in that general are (And hundreds of years before.) Sorry if that wasn't clear, but I also read as much of Jefferson's, and Franklin's writing as I could (It helps that I was born in Arlington.) That was just a long time ago, so I needed a minute to check my facts.
All of this is easy to find information. At least in America, it is.
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I learned there are people so awful they can't behave themselves in large crowds and around children. :roll:
We took the kids to an event at the park today, everyone was having a great time and here comes some beer gutted asshole wearing a literal wife beater tank top cussing at his wife and tossing a beer can into the park. Sometimes I wonder if people like that either do it on purpose for attention or really are just that trashy.
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Sometimes I wonder if people like that either do it on purpose for attention or really are just that trashy.
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That the word "skyscraper" did not always mean a tall building. The earliest reference to the word is 1788 when it was used to describe a really tall horse. By the 1790s, a Philadelphia physician had used the term to describe the triangular sail at the very top of a ship's mast.
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That the word "skyscraper" did not always mean a tall building. The earliest reference to the word is 1788 when it was used to describe a really tall horse. By the 1790s, a Philadelphia physician had used the term to describe the triangular sail at the very top of a ship's mast.
Interesting.
Before the word skyscraper described enormous buildings, it was used to describe anything that “stood out.” You could refer to a tall man, a high-standing horse, a sky-sail, etc. by using the word skyscraper. The Italian word grattacielo means scraping the sky. ... It is now the modern day word for skyscraper.
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That the word "skyscraper" did not always mean a tall building. The earliest reference to the word is 1788 when it was used to describe a really tall horse. By the 1790s, a Philadelphia physician had used the term to describe the triangular sail at the very top of a ship's mast.
I knew about the trim sails, but not the Horses. Thanks!
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I learned that the proper flag etiquette for Memorial Day is to fly it at half-mast from sunrise until noon, then raise it to the top until sunset.
Remmy
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I learned that the proper flag etiquette for Memorial Day is to fly it at half-mast from sunrise until noon, then raise it to the top until sunset.
Remmy
I didn't know that either. Thank you, Remmy.
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I learned the same minigun used in predator was used in terminator 2. ;D
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I learned the same minigun used in predator was used in terminator 2. ;D
And Arnold starred in both.
That there is a tea that is made from panda droppings that goes for $200 a cup. :emot_weird:
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I learned the same minigun used in predator was used in terminator 2. ;D
And Arnold starred in both.
That there is a tea that is made from panda droppings that goes for $200 a cup. :emot_weird:
I saw that on Jeopardy also. The price for a single cup of kopi luwak (civet cat poop) coffee runs $ 35 to $80 and a one pound bag of beans costs $100 to $600.
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I learned the same minigun used in predator was used in terminator 2. ;D
And Arnold starred in both.
That there is a tea that is made from panda droppings that goes for $200 a cup. :emot_weird:
I saw that on Jeopardy also. The price for a single cup of kopi luwak (civet cat poop) coffee runs $ 35 to $80 and a one pound bag of beans costs $100 to $600.
Wasn’t Jack Nicholson drinking something like this in ‘The Bucket List’?
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I learned the same minigun used in predator was used in terminator 2. ;D
And Arnold starred in both.
That there is a tea that is made from panda droppings that goes for $200 a cup. :emot_weird:
I saw that on Jeopardy also. The price for a single cup of kopi luwak (civet cat poop) coffee runs $ 35 to $80 and a one pound bag of beans costs $100 to $600.
Wasn’t Jack Nicholson drinking something like this in ‘The Bucket List’?
Bucket List Coffee is the colloquial name given to kopi luwak (a.k.a. civet coffee or cat poop coffee) because of the 2007 movie by the same name: The Bucket List, starring Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson.
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That there is a tea that is made from panda droppings that goes for $200 a cup. :emot_weird:
Yep, learned that also.
I rarely miss Jeopardy, aka 'The James Holzhauer' show. We usually watch it later in the evening. I'm freaking Dan out that I have answered Final Jeopardy right the last 10 shows.
Nobody needs tell him that I get the answer here while we watch the dvr'd show.
https://thejeopardyfan.com/category/recaps
Shhhhh
BUT, I did get Austria last night without the websites help.
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Umm, er...Jules, did you forget Dan is a member of KB?
Maybe as a mod you've blocked him from seeing your posts. ;D
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Umm, er...Jules, did you forget Dan is a member of KB?
hahaha Nope, didn't forget. He's too busy with golf and being outside. Plus he's usually reading his kindle and if he does come on won't look at most posts.
He's been really engrossed in a book series he started reading 25 years ago. Read the first however many (8 or 9?) and then stopped. He just started up again about a year ago. Last 3 books. He says he's in the final 200 pages. He's really sucked into it. No time for us fun people.
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I believe I could do very well on Jeopardy, but Holzhauzer is a freaking cyborg computer from the future. His recall on truly obscure subjects just blows me away.
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In reading a Nope Nope Nope Nope post made by Athos (http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=64486.msg546155#msg546155), I discovered that there is a grading scale for erections called the EHS (Erection Hardness Score).
https://www.sexhealthmatters.org/erectile-dysfunction/erection-hardness-score
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In reading a Nope Nope Nope Nope post made by Athos (http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=64486.msg546155#msg546155), I discovered that there is a grading scale for erections called the EHS (Erection Hardness Score).
https://www.sexhealthmatters.org/erectile-dysfunction/erection-hardness-score
Well thanks Jules. Now I know my inadequacies can be quantified. :facepalm:
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I'd like to enhance that 5-point test a little... ;D
0 – Penis does not enlarge.
1 – Penis is larger, but not hard.
2 – Penis is hard, but not hard enough for penetration.
3 – Penis is hard enough for penetration, but not completely hard.
4 – Penis is completely hard and fully rigid.
5 – Penis is so hard it can occasionally strike sparks against flint.
Here's a PDF link to the longer 15-question International Index of Erectile Function:
http://files.sld.cu/urologia/files/2011/08/iief.pdf
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I believe I could do very well on Jeopardy, but Holzhauzer is a freaking cyborg computer from the future. His recall on truly obscure subjects just blows me away.
A local guy and a graduate of the U of Illinois. He is on course to shatter the old total winnings by doing it in half the time. Plus he is a Cub fan.
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5 – Penis is so hard it can occasionally strike sparks against flint.
I am guessing that you added #5 because of the effect MJ has on us guys.... ;D ;D
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I believe I could do very well on Jeopardy, but Holzhauzer is a freaking cyborg computer from the future. His recall on truly obscure subjects just blows me away.
A local guy and a graduate of the U of Illinois. He is on course to shatter the old total winnings by doing it in half the time. Plus he is a Cub fan.
He was a math prodigy. He is a professional gambler. My guess is he has a photographic memory and excellent recall, which permits him to count deep into a deck, and memorize a lot of stats for his sport betting. He just sees and remembers things differently than most. To him it is normal. To the rest of us, it is completely freakish.
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I've spent the day researching Dr. Henry Heimlich and his famous maneuver. Turns out there's not a shred of decent evidence to support it, which is partly why it's the ALTERNATE procedure in the Red Cross protocols for a choking victim. Heimlich himself was a quack that got tossed out of the hospital he was working for, and he couldn't get malpractice insurance so he never practiced again. He assisted with Nazi-style experiments on people in China, infecting them with Malaria to cure them of AIDS and other maladies. Really, dude?!? Some of his exploits are truly weird and amazing.
The term "Heimlich Maneuver" was indeed trademarked by Henry himself in 1976. His assertion (again, with ZERO proof) that back blows might force the foreign object deeper into the lungs was at the root of his disagreement with the Red Cross (and others that followed their protocols). That's why they removed his name from the 2006 Red Cross manual - Henry insisted, so it became "abdominal thrusts". I haven't found a single case in my hunt today where a back blow lodged something in the lungs. The Red Cross has some poor-quality data that suggests that the best procedure is back blows first, followed by abdominal thrusts if the blows don't clear it. Christ on a crutch people, PRACTICE IT ON PIGS. That's what they do for the CPR protocols - they induce V-Fib or V-Tac in pigs and then find out what's the ideal way to fix it. If it's gonna become bacon, WHO CARES if it choked to death first? :facepalm: If it saves some of the 5,000+ people that choke every year in the US, it's worth a few hundred pigs meeting their maker. They're gonna be pork loin anyways, so they might as well help us in the process.
The number of people that die every year from choking hasn't changed a bit since the advent of the Heimlich Maneuver. Adjusting for population growth, it's remarkably static across the years, so one method doesn't work astoundingly better than the other. A number of prominent people have been saved by both methods. Interestingly, just over HALF of the choking deaths are in people 75 years of age or older, which was a surprise to me.
Heimlich was such a shit that one of his sons put up a webpage debunking him. Wow, what kind of special guy has his kids turn against him and badmouth him publicly? That page is here: http://medfraud.info/ Check it out.
From everything I've found today, Heimlich's whole stance is based on "it's true because I say so." People all over fell for it, including (as of today) the American Heart Association. Their current ECC guidelines mention both blows and thrusts, although their training for the public only covers the thrusts. From personal evidence, the blows worked just fine for a friend of mine last year. :D His son lived.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVNxP7K2ATE
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I've spent the day researching Dr. Henry Heimlich and his famous maneuver. Turns out there's not a shred of decent evidence to support it, which is partly why it's the ALTERNATE procedure in the Red Cross protocols for a choking victim....
Wow, thanks for all this excellent information!
When I took that Red Cross course, I was taught a 3-step process:
1. Check the victim's mouth, to make sure the tongue was in its proper place and there wasn't anything lodged in his mouth or upper throat.
2. Stand behind him, lean him over, and deliver the "back blow."
3. Perform the abdominal thrusts.
In the course I took, after teaching us the process, the instructor had us practice it with someone else in the class. I did it with the guy sitting next to me, who was at least 12 inches taller and 100 lbs. heavier. When I bent him over, I couldn't even reach the spot on his back where I was to deliver the back blow, and when I reached around him for the abdominal thrusts, I couldn't wrap my hands around him to put my hands in the proper place on his body.
I've never had the chance to practice my skills in real life, but I saw them perfectly executed a few years previously. I was in a dinner, and there was a commotion across the restaurant. I looked over, and a guy was choking on what I later found out was a grilled chicken sandwich. A guy eating with him bent him over and did the back blows, and then stood him up, and did three abdominal thrusts. On the third thrust, the chunk of sandwich flew out of his mouth and landed about five feet away. It works.
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I learned a lot from RF's video. A lot of my medical training is out of date. When I got my EMT, the Heimlich was still THE technique (The only technique, back blows were taught to do more harm than good) for a choking victim, conscious or unconscious.
Of course, I took it, and got certified in North Carolina, which can be a little backward when it comes to Qualified instructors. In any field.
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One of my colleagues started choking... he was eating an apple and part of it stuck in his throat... Another colleague, an ex-army medical man, used the Heimlich Manoeuvre with great effect... the chunk of apple flying across the office. Great he survived and that someone was on hand who knew what to do. Many of the staff learned the procedure in the following weeks.
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Consider the source, but don't discredit the technique, just because it came from a Mengelesque medical sadist who used his influence to discredit his peers. (Eddison, Tesla, and Marconi all 3 did this to each other, but we still use Light Bulbs, AC, and Radios to this day. The Light Bulb is even symbolic of a good idea, despite the fact that he used to pubically electricute animals to prove that AC is dangerous, and helped invent the Electric Chair.)
Like the video said, it may work, but if it doesn't try something else. If that works, try something else. One of the reasons why CPR Chest Compressions, and Heimlich Abdominial Thrusts can break bones is because we're talking about an Emergency Situation here. Life or Death, even trained professionals can get desperate, full of Adrenaline, and knowing the risk of Rib Fractures (One of the most common injuries) try harder to save them, even the point of trying Too Hard.
A couple of broken ribs, compared with choking to death (Which is a nightmare if you're conscious) is something you'll have to weigh, after the fact, with your respective therapists, but in an Emergency, there's only so much you can think of at once. "Call 9-11" first. Don't just say it out loud, point to someone with a phone. "You, call 9-11." Otherwise, you run the risk of Bystander Affect.
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Also, WTF is it with German (Austrian, Swiss...) Scientists? I know the popular view is they're Brilliant, but how many is that now that have been discredited for using unethical (Sadistic) research practices? Sigmund Freud, the (Austrian) grandfather of modern psychoanalysis basically invented medical gaslighting. RF used the term Nazi-esque, but it didn't start with the Nazis. They just Perfected it.
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Consider the source, but don't discredit the technique, just because it came from a Mengelesque medical sadist who used his influence to discredit his peers. (Eddison, Tesla, and Marconi all 3 did this to each other, but we still use Light Bulbs, AC, and Radios to this day. The Light Bulb is even symbolic of a good idea, despite the fact that he used to pubically electricute animals to prove that AC is dangerous, and helped invent the Electric Chair.)
Like the video said, it may work, but if it doesn't try something else. If that works, try something else. One of the reasons why CPR Chest Compressions, and Heimlich Abdominial Thrusts can break bones is because we're talking about an Emergency Situation here. Life or Death, even trained professionals can get desperate, full of Adrenaline, and knowing the risk of Rib Fractures (One of the most common injuries) try harder to save them, even the point of trying Too Hard.
A couple of broken ribs, compared with choking to death (Which is a nightmare if you're conscious) is something you'll have to weigh, after the fact, with your respective therapists, but in an Emergency, there's only so much you can think of at once. "Call 9-11" first. Don't just say it out loud, point to someone with a phone. "You, call 9-11." Otherwise, you run the risk of Bystander Affect.
Technically, if you're performing both abdominal thrusts and chest compressions correctly, rib fractures shouldn't prove a risk at all.
The correct way to perform abdominal thrusts is to make a fist with one hand, cover it with the other hand, and place your hands just below the bottom of the rib cage.
The correct way to perform chest compressions is to place your hands on the sternum, over the heart, and compress there. And chest compressions do not need to be very forceful. You're not trying to "restart" the heart, you're essentially performing the tasks at a heart in cardiac arrest would otherwise be performing, that is, pumping the blood throughout the body and, most important, to the brain. If your compressions are hard enough to break a rib, you're not doing it correctly.
And you're right: The first thing you do is call 9-1-1 or have someone nearby call 9-1-1. And you have to be specific, as you indicate. I can't count the times in the course where I practiced saying loudly, "You! Call 9-1-1!"
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I learned summer vacation is going to cost more than I thought it would. :facepalm:
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I can't count the times in the course where I practiced saying loudly, "You! Call 9-1-1!"
I've been a trained first-aider for nearly two decades, and despite working with various mixes of young children, corrosive chemicals and power tools, I've only twice needed to use it for more than a graze or a dizzy spell.
The secret, I find, is prevention; I've not had so much as a clipped nail to deal with since I stuck a copy of this over the power-tool rack...
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The worst injury I had to deal with was a woman who trapped her hand and fingers in a taxi door. It was not the best feeling I had, but that was my introduction to my new first aid role where I worked. It taught me to control feeling nauseous
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Technically, if you're performing both abdominal thrusts and chest compressions correctly, rib fractures shouldn't prove a risk at all.
They teach this, but in reality, ER nurses, and paramedics still cause rib, and stermum injuries, because This Is An Emergency. Not a dummy, a real live human being. A conscious choking victim is going to struggle, and even kick, because they're choking. Just like a condemned horse theif, or suicide does when hanging, even if they want to die. There's talking about it, calmly, in the classroom, and then there's practicing it in the real world, with people.
Under ideal circumstances, if you chew, and swallow correctly, there should be no risk of choking on food. Chewing, and swallowing is a shitload simpler, and more instinctive than practicing emergency medicine on a complete stranger. And yet people get it wrong, often enough to have a plan for someone who critically fails their Eating roll.
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Hah, that's worse than mine, Vinney - a fingertip mashed in the hinge-side of a slammed door, and a "burst" head when somebody fell over backwards onto a hard floor.
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CHOKING:
Rib fractures aren't a worry with either back blows or abdominal thrusts; neither puts force on the ribs. If you're hitting someone hard enough to dislocate the spine, you're hitting WAY too hard. Try pounding the last bit of ketchup out of the bottle; that's about how hard you need to whack the back between the shoulder blades.
With infants (a year or less, or under 50 lbs) you alternate 5 back blows (with their head down) an then flip them over and use 2 fingers in the center of the chest to do 5 chest compressions (again, with the head down). Since an infant's bones are much more pliable than an adult's, you shouldn't have to worry about breaking ribs or the sternum. Don't attempt abdominal thrusts on an infant, or you could damage their internal organs.
CPR:
NONE of the training agencies mention it, but breaking the sternum is about a 30% risk when doing CPR on anyone. The desired compression depth is a funky set of measurements: in reality you're shooting for compressions of roughly 1/3 of the depth, sternum-to-spine. That means on chunky people you press DEEPER than the recommendations. I've heard a sternum crack in real-life CPR video; it sounds like breaking a celery stalk. IF you ever have to give CPR, DON'T WORRY ABOUT BREAKING THE STERNUM! They'll heal from that in time. If you do a shoddy job of the compressions because you're afraid of hurting them, they may not make it. High quality compressions gives the person the best chance of surviving until an AED is available. The 'rescue breaths' are of secondary importance, but they're still needed. There's little sense circulating blood if there's no oxygen or ATP in it.
Hands-Only CPR method is ONLY for people that aren't trained to Do It Right. Sorry, Vinnie (https://youtu.be/LxhK_uHS0EE).
EVEN IF AN AED IS IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE (unlikely), do 5 full sets of compressions & breaths before starting it. You should certainly apply the pads from the other side while someone else is doing the compressions, but don't start the analysis until 5 sets (2 minutes) of compressions are completed. The reason behind this is that the heart runs out of ATP (energy) very quickly in the case of V-Fib or V-Tac, and hitting it with a shock may not have the desired effect (flatline and re-start). By doing 5 sets of GOOD compressions, you refresh both the ATP and oxygen in the heart muscle and valves, and the defibrillation is more likely to succeed the first time. Doing this improves the odds that they'll survive to leave the hospital later by another 10% or so. It's one of the parts of High Performance CPR that EMTs are trained in today, but there's no reason you can't do it as well. Note that this is a violation of both AHA and Red Cross training: they both say to use the AED as soon as it's available. Both groups are trying to make the process easier for lay responders (you and me), but the overall chance of survival is better if you can remember this little hint. If you've already done 5 sets of compressions then yes, use the AED as soon as it's connected and ready.
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This
"Call 9-11" first. Don't just say it out loud, point to someone with a phone. "You, call 9-11." Otherwise, you run the risk of Bystander Affect.
Thanks Psi
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I didn't learn this today, but I learned it on the job:
CPR is a lot easier if there's more than 1 person that knows how to do it on site. (It happened to be a "Senior Living Community" in Fanta Se, with an Emergency Pull in the bathroom.) There was a Nurse/Paramedic there, that was way more qualified than a retired Industrial Engineer working as an HHA (Home Health Aide) However, it takes a while for the Ambulance to show up, especially when the apartments are set up as apartments, and navigating the parking lot in a Wheel Chair Van is about as easy as moving a shopping cart around a bodega.
So, you get tired, and it really helps to have someone to tag out, not to mention check the patient's vitals, and condition (After they passed out) in between doing chest compressions. It's an Emergency, and if you could plan ahead well enough to have a Nurse Paramedic on hand to assist with the patient, you could probably avoid the emergency in the first place, but if you're lucky enough to, it really helps a lot.
Okay, I hated those Apartments, and how they set up Wheelchair Access, let alone Fire, and Ambulance access really bothered me, because it was purpose built for the purpose. You'd thing the City Planners would plan for the eventuality of one of those old people having a myocardial infarction, slipping, and breaking a hip in the wheelchair accessible bathroom, or falling asleep with a lit cigaretee, and an oxygen tank (True story) so the Fire Department has to show up.
FFS, they had 1 Job! I think I'm a little grumpy this morning.
Oh yeah, and the Emergency Pull didn't just light up a light by the door, and a Light in the Nurse's Office in the Senior Center. It also automatically alerted Senior Services. So that helped, too. The one time I didn't have to say "You, call 9-11" before there was anyone else, who wasn't having a medical emergency. I guess that was nice, too. They got a DNR after that, and I couldn't work with them again, after that. IDK if I could handle that situation again, knowing they have a DNR. What do you do in that situation?
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From Remmy's tag-line "What if the Hokey-Pokey really is what it's all about?" that outside the UK what we call the Hokey-Cokey is known as the Hokey-Pokey (I didn't even know it was used outside the UK).
One of my favourite versions being by the great musician and comedian Bill Bailey
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... They got a DNR after that, and I couldn't work with them again, after that. IDK if I could handle that situation again, knowing they have a DNR. What do you do in that situation?
In that situation, you treat 'em. You're not qualified to assess the validity of a DNR, so you do CPR until someone comes along and tells you to stop. Lay responders don't have to respect a DNR, only medical professionals do. I'd go for it if I got there first, on the slim chance that I could help restore a sinus rhythm. It's a small chance, but non-zero.
Hrmmm... the Nurse Paramedic was undoubtedly qualified. She could tell you to stop.
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From Remmy's tag-line "What if the Hokey-Pokey really is what it's all about?" that outside the UK what we call the Hokey-Cokey is known as the Hokey-Pokey (I didn't even know it was used outside the UK).
You know what they say about crazy Americans. We have different words for a lot of things, like: boot, bonnet, spanner, torch, nappies, trainers, chips, crisps, biscuits, lift, flat...
Screw it, I'm not going to type them all. Here's a reference (https://www.boredpanda.com/british-american-english-differences-language/).
Remmy
PS: I just learned a new one. Noughts and crosses. ;D
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Tick-Tack-Toe?
One that always fascinated me was using "Cunt" as a personal pronoun. Here, a Cunt is a Fanny, but the way Brits (And other Commonwealth countries like Australia) when you call someone a Cunt, or when someone refers to themselves as Cunts, it seems to mean several different things, from casual, to endearing, to downright offensive. So, that's pretty much the word a Yank can't use, "Just joking around," if you don't know how it will be taken. You can lose teeth that way, or they'll laugh it off.
Also, is it slightly different in Austrailian dialect? Come to think of it, I got my lip busted by a Sheila from Sydney, not South-End on Sea. Granted, she basically called everyone "Cunt," like a guy from Philly calls everyone "Son," regardless of gender, or context.
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I just had an epiphany about my nightmares, and daytime terrors from children. I was thinking about how this is a safe place for me, because I can't be exposed to pictures of children (Even innocent ones without any Sexual context) or true stories from victims.
Incidentally, not just of rape, and incest, but other traumas. Grief, bullying, gender disphoria, poverty/homelessness, and lack of autonomy. I can't do that any more, i burned out, so I can only really stand to deal with Adults, and their childhood experiences which may contribute to their emotional problems.
I mostly fixated on their looks, the proportions like the head-to-shoulders ratio, but writing about it here (It's really helped me process years of it) and changing the details to protect their identities also masked the real subconscious fear itself.
It's not really so much that they might not be as innocent as they appear. It's that they might tell me how they lost that innocence. Like so many have before, for years, starting with my own sister opening up about her step-father's Covert Incest. (Sexual harassment.)
Huh! That's why it's strangers that trigger me! ? Maybe, part of it. I know this is only part of it, but another piece of the puzzle that's never done. I know children, there's little girls next door on both sides, and they don't trigger me, because i know them, and I know they haven't been victimized.
It's the ones I don't know, and the fear that I may find out. That I may have to go through their horror all over again, so maybe I can help them stop reliving it. It's really taken it's toll.
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My homemade mac and cheese for lunch makes a 5 year old girl very happy. :D
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My homemade mac and cheese for lunch makes a 5 year old girl very happy. :D
Homemade mac and cheese makes me happy too. ;D
Remmy
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My homemade mac and cheese for lunch makes a 5 year old girl very happy. :D
Homemade mac and cheese makes me happy too. ;D
Remmy
I never make mine the same way twice. Last week we had a baked rigatoni in an Italian restaurant, simple with black pepper, cream and Parmigiano-Reggiano, so mac and cheese. My Peruvian loved it, so I told her I’d make it soon. I got some penne I can use.
That’s a long way from my graduate school days when I was buying grocery store brand mac and cheese at 4 boxes for 1$. It was awful with that powdered day glow orange cheese like substance, but for 25 cents it quelled the hunger pangs. I bought bags of apples, bags of potatoes and a place called Murray’s Steaks sold chicken wings at 25 pounds for $5 (it was before the wing popularity). They claimed being a starving graduate student built character, but I just recall a very boring time culinary-wise.
I did learn to cook for myself then, hadn’t really done it before that. Back then girls were taught to cook, and it was assumed young men would find a girl to cook for them. I taught myself to cook.
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Wifey would never allow powdered "cheese" in this house. :emot_laughing:
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Wifey would never allow powdered "cheese" in this house. :emot_laughing:
As a chef, American cheese probably irritates her too. Except it’s one of my guilty pleasures that would be hard to confess to the French chef that trained me.
There’s frequently some yellow dye number 5 infused Veveeta in my mac & cheese.
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As a chef, anything that isn't perfect irritates her. :emot_laughing:
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The children of the corn movie takes place October 31, 1983.
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Don't worry CJ, it's not actually powdered cheese, it's a cheese-like substance made out of wholly artificial ingredients. It's OK for mortaring bricks, and not much else. Luckily I haven't had that crap for 50 years now. My arteries are probably thanking me. ;D
(https://imgur.com/y6AFjQj.jpg)
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CJ tries not to feed the babies anything made of chemical weapons. :roll:
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I learned I am not a fashionista (I hope that's the right word).
Shopping with my wife (a rare occurrence which I'll touch on in a moment) and after two hours my eyes were starting to get glassy. After looking at tee shirts for longer than I thought humanly possible, she handed me one to put in the cart.
I handed it back and told her she didn't want this one because there was bleach stain on it whereupon she said, "That's the way it's supposed to look. You don't buy many clothes, do you?"
She should know since she buys all of my clothes, including socks and underwear. I haven't bought a single item of clothing in over 40 years.
We don't usually shop together. I don't think we even define shopping the same way. You have to understand my wife is in her late 70s and is a virtual dynamo at home. I swear she has more energy than any of my grandkids.
Until she goes shopping. Inside of a store, she moves at super slow motion and picks up every item in the store at least once and looks it over carefully before either putting it back on the shelf or putting it in the cart.
I recommend separate shopping trips and practice what I preach. Usually. ;D
Remmy
PS: Don't even get me started on how nice she is. This afternoon she spent 27 minutes talking to a complete stranger about the merits of... something they were both looking at. And yes, I timed it. That is not an exaggeration.
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In Hawaii I once went dress shopping with my wife (almost a year before marriage). The dress was for a luau. 7 hours and at least 20 stores later, she still hadn’t found one she liked.
Did I mention we were in Hawaii? We were standing in dress shops for hours, in Hawaii.
The next day I refused to do that again, so she went with her sister and momma for longer and probably more stores (with my credit card). I went to the beach and later drank lots of alcohol.
She finally did buy a dress. The luau was canceled due to weather.
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I don't like to shop, but then again, I don't like money. All of my clothes are at least 5 years old, except for gifts from John (And all of those are things I can't really wear out in Waco.)
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I learned how stingy I am with my daughter. :roll:
She's going on a camping trip with her dad and his family.
I tried to nudge her into not going because I'm selfish with her. :roll:
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I don't like to shop, but then again, I don't like money. All of my clothes are at least 5 years old, except for gifts from John (And all of those are things I can't really wear out in Waco.)
Well you could, and it would certainly cause an interesting stir, but there might be consequences.
You don’t like money? How about the necessities you can get with money?
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How about the necessities you can get with money?
I'd rather get what I need. Without the middleman being required.
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This: https://youtu.be/Xj71BY1LCuc (https://youtu.be/Xj71BY1LCuc)
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Lots of things. (https://youtu.be/rAfp-KkqWeg)
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New research suggests that ADHD symptoms may lead to hypersexuality (now called Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder in ICD-11) among both genders and to problematic pornography use among men. The study appears in The Journal of Sexual Medicine.
https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/c9lnfq/adult_adhd_symptoms_may_lead_to_hypersexuality/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app
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I forget which thread this came up in, but after some digging, I found out that Universal Pictures owns the rights to Namor the Sub-Mariner.
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New research suggests that ADHD symptoms may lead to hypersexuality (now called Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder in ICD-11) among both genders and to problematic pornography use among men. The study appears in The Journal of Sexual Medicine.
Is ADHD like ADD but in High Definition? :emot_laughing:
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ADHD (https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/index.shtml) = Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Remmy
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:roll: Pretty sure that was a joke.
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:roll: Pretty sure that was a joke.
Sorry, wasn't paying attention. ;D
Remmy
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A converter that changes the voltage from American 110V to European 220V is no longer needed for phones, computers and tablets. Most newer appliances sold in the U.S. are dual voltage, meaning they will automatically switch between voltages when plugged in. Some may be marked with 110V-220V, which means they'll work fine in Europe, but may need to be manually adjusted by flipping a switch.
The world keeps getting smaller. I used to lug a voltage converter around.
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A converter that changes the voltage from American 110V to European 220V is no longer needed for phones, computers and tablets. Most newer appliances sold in the U.S. are dual voltage, meaning they will automatically switch between voltages when plugged in. Some may be marked with 110V-220V, which means they'll work fine in Europe, but may need to be manually adjusted by flipping a switch.
Honestly, the voltage, and current are both stepped way down to 5 Volts, from either standard. It's extremely inefficient direct from the wall itself, but basically any computer has a USB panel to handle that for peripherals. (With adaptors for non USB connectors. It's all 5V for USB 2.0 out on the fast charging sockets.) As an international industry standard.
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I learned a person named Belle Delphine is the smartest person on Earth, and men are fucking retarded. :roll:
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Belle Delphine is the smartest person on Earth, and men are fucking retarded. :roll:
Intelligence is relative, and no barrier to stupidity. She's cute, and creative though. I'm a fan.
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Belle Delphine is the smartest person on Earth, and men are fucking retarded. :roll:
Intelligence is relative, and no barrier to stupidity. She's cute, and creative though. I'm a fan.
She's the very example of female privilege. She can shake her little ass and sell tap water she spit in to a bunch of horny, desperate men and make half a million a year. I wouldn't be surprised if she actually has a 200 IQ or some shit, because she's smart enough to know how god damn stupid Human males are.
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She's the very example of female privilege. She can shake her little ass and sell tap water she spit in to a bunch of horny, desperate men and make half a million a year.
Not like you couldn't get a guy to eat out of your hand just by promising a virtual blowjob, despite the fact that we can't see anything of you but your avatar, and have to take your word for the fact that you're not a fat bald 40yo that still lives in his parent's trailer?
I mean, another perfect example of female privilege. Of course, you're just a dumb blonde, what do you know? I'd be willing to bet you're at least as clever as she is.
(https://media1.tenor.com/images/8063afb02cf1195b55be4f72f17276b3/tenor.gif?itemid=13903310)
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Not like you couldn't get a guy to eat out of your hand just by promising a virtual blowjob, despite the fact that we can't see anything of you but your avatar, and have to take your word for the fact that you're not a fat bald 40yo that still lives in his parent's trailer?
(https://i.giphy.com/media/BZiYAIHBVE4HtWlRCc/giphy.gif)
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"to Nut"
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Nut (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Nut)
Nut
v. The act of ejaculation.
n. Semen.
v. I'm bouts to nut!
Guys are so strange.
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I always heard "Busta nut." That made sense, but like a lot of slang, it eventually got shortened to just "Nut," as a verb.
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I mean, another perfect example of female privilege. Of course, you're just a dumb blonde, what do you know? I'd be willing to bet you're at least as clever as she is.
I could piss in a bowl of cereal and sell it for $300 and some idiot would buy it.
If I were a teenager again, and even dumber than I am now, I would totally be doing what she's doing to make an easy dollar.
Actually, why am I not doing it now? I could just shake my ass on Twitch for a couple minutes and make enough money to pay for a trip to DisneyLand. :roll:
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Actually, why am I not doing it now? I could just shake my ass on Twitch for a couple minutes and make enough money to pay for a trip to DisneyLand. :roll:
You might find that cosplay is a lot more expensive than you might think. Also, children and animals in the house. So, keeping those thing safe from being chewed up, and/or played with to destruction. Cameras, editing software., quiet time for filming/editing uninterrupted...
I thought something very similar before, and I even got a "Why don't you have a Youtube channel?" FAQ in a comment this morning, only it's video games. For me, it's the Editing I don't know how to do.
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You don't need any of that crap. Just prop your phone up, wiggle your ass and say "$25 more and I'll touch my butt for you." :roll:
CJ's too old for that anyway. I change diapers now, not shake my ass for money.
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Yeah, I'm semi-retired, too.
Retireded?
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You don't need any of that crap. Just prop your phone up, wiggle your ass and say "$25 more and I'll touch my butt for you." :roll:
CJ's too old for that anyway. I change diapers now, not shake my ass for money.
Don’t worry Chirp, I’m sure you could make a ton of money giving head if you wanted. Just keep saying to your very satisfied customers, ‘Tell your friends!’
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Yeah, but not with your mouth full. That's rude.
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You don't need any of that crap. Just prop your phone up, wiggle your ass and say "$25 more and I'll touch my butt for you." :roll:
CJ's too old for that anyway. I change diapers now, not shake my ass for money.
Don’t worry Chirp, I’m sure you could make a ton of money giving head if you wanted. Just keep saying to your very satisfied customers, ‘Tell your friends!’
I have made money doing that. :roll:
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I have made money doing that. :roll:
Whoa....that was you? :o btw - not bad. 8)
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I have made money doing that. :roll:
Whoa....that was you? :o btw - not bad. 8)
Not bad is an insult to me.
Anyway. Did you know Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were in field of dreams? But you can't even see them so it doesn't really matter.
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btw - not bad. 8)
Not bad is an insult to me.
I kind of thought that too, CG. Almost got yourself a boo there birdy boy.
Dan ever says, "Not bad." I'm knocking the punching bag around for a bit.
(https://i.makeagif.com/media/3-29-2016/p6FsZE.gif)
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(https://images.sex.com/images/pinporn/2015/03/05/620/10803802.gif)
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btw - not bad. 8)
Not bad is an insult to me.
I kind of thought that too, CG. Almost got yourself a boo there birdy boy.
Dan ever says, "Not bad." I'm knocking the punching bag around for a bit.
(https://i.makeagif.com/media/3-29-2016/p6FsZE.gif)
;D
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(https://i2-download.imgflip.com/35ggzl.jpg)
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Not bad is an insult to me.
Having time to recollect, and in a bit of pain after MJ quit practicing boxing on my boys, I now think you were absolutely wonderful. I never had a better bj. 8)
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That's better. :roll:
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That's better. :roll:
Would it be possible for you to give me another bj? I know you are absolutely wonderful in that department but someone (who will remain anonymous) is saying they are the best and I need to compare.... ;D ;D
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That's better. :roll:
Would it be possible for you to give me another bj? I know you are absolutely wonderful in that department but someone (who will remain anonymous) is saying they are the best and I need to compare.... ;D ;D
:emot_bjsmiley:
;D
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History of the middle finger gesture. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4X01Ietku4)
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That's better. :roll:
Would it be possible for you to give me another bj? I know you are absolutely wonderful in that department but someone (who will remain anonymous) is saying they are the best and I need to compare.... ;D ;D
:emot_bjsmiley:
;D
I am so drained now. 8)
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"Balls draining bitch"
Heard that a lot.
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Well, apparently, you can buy a 55 gallon drum of Neroli, for only 1.4 Million Dollars.
Not sure what I would do with it, but now I want one.
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I learned what Pollyannaish means.
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I learned what Pollyannaish means.
The word comes from a 1913 children's book by Eleanor H. Porter, Pollyanna, about a young girl who tries to find something positive in every situation — a trick she calls "the Glad Game." Hopefully she’s 13.
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Hopefully she’s 13.
I approve of what this has become.
#Resist
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I approve of what this has become.
I'm a little surprised you're not taking credit for it, too.
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I believe Staci was the first one to use this joke.
#Resist
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I approve of what this has become.
I'm a little surprised you're not taking credit for it, too.
The moderators and Lois deserve credit, and they are also working nights and weekends to review 1,000’s of posts.
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The moderators and Lois deserve credit, and they are also working nights and weekends to review 1,000’s of posts.
I already gave them mine. Julie extra for coming out of retirement.
Athos got a participation trophy of omnipresence (http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?action=viewkarma).
From a child rape writer.
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Athos got a participation trophy of omnipresence (http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?action=viewkarma).
From a child rape writer.
You said it, not me.
#Resist
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I'm still disappointed in you. I would have thought if somebody cared enough to actually #Resist, in my absence, it would be you. Instead, you waited for me to woo you, so you could troll me with impunity.
Well, I shut you up, for a few minutes here, and there. Let me know when you're not afraid of the #friendzone, you incel.
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(https://i.imgur.com/Xh5dB7B.gif)
#Resist
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I learned Steve Kerr, the basketball coach, named his son Nick Kerr.
:emot_laughing:
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I learned Steve Kerr, the basketball coach, named his son Nick Kerr.
:emot_laughing:
I thought you were making a joke.
#itsTrue
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"Balls draining bitch"
Heard that a lot.
Hey, I never called you that b word but drain my balls you certainly did. 8)
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btw - not bad. 8)
Not bad is an insult to me.
I kind of thought that too, CG. Almost got yourself a boo there birdy boy.
Dan ever says, "Not bad." I'm knocking the punching bag around for a bit.
(https://i.makeagif.com/media/3-29-2016/p6FsZE.gif)
Oh dear, once again the interweb proves that lack of emphasis can lead to trouble (and a sore scrotum). On my side of the pond 'not bad' spoken with the correct intonation can be a great compliment. ;D
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I learned what Pollyannaish means.
The word comes from a 1913 children's book by Eleanor H. Porter, Pollyanna, about a young girl who tries to find something positive in every situation — a trick she calls "the Glad Game." Hopefully she’s 13.
I looked it up after you posted. It wasn’t a completely unfamiliar word, just didn’t know the exact meaning and back story.
I have subsequently looked up tumescent, which even my autocorrect didn’t recognize. Maybe I’ll teach my Peruvian that word tonight. That will not involve slamming my sock drawer shut on anything.
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That because of the shortage of bees, farmers and orchard owners have been contracting with a company who uses mechanical drones to pollinate their fields and trees. This company loads up their drones with pollen and then flies over the fields and orchards releasing pollen. Interesting but sad that bees are becoming rare.
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Crop dusting is an interesting application for that technology. Also, sad that bees are being wiped out, but I already knew that.
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I'm sure someone will let me know if THIS (https://youtu.be/rBQF_6TQks0) is in the wrong place.
Master woodworking.
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Today I learned how to build a small blacksmithing forge. It was simpler than I thought!
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Today I learned that IdleBoast spends a lot of his time looking for pics to post and how much I enjoy checking out his posts. ;D
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Today I learned that IdleBoast spends a lot of his time looking for pics to post and how much I enjoy checking out his posts. ;D
You've got THAT right!
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Today I learned that we need a "blush" emoji...
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I learned my star wars obsessed wifey doesn't understand how star trek works.
We watched first contact and she noted how the enterprise got from the neutral zone, which she assumed was very far away from Earth, back to Earth in no time at all by using their hyperdrive.
I explained that WARP drive is faster when the plot needs it, slow as fuck when it doesn't. :emot_laughing:
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WARP drive is faster when the plot needs it, slow as fuck when it doesn't. :emot_laughing:
Exactly, every technology in Star Trek is a Plot Device. Every problem is written from the start to be solved (In 40 minutes or less) by technobabble. The "Aliens" started out Ethnic Stereotypes, and through later series, the Exploration became a central theme of cross-cultural interactions.
Then again, Star Wars is a Fairy Tale, an most of the technology (Pretty much anything outside of the Light Saber) has no explanation at all. They're not "Shields," they're "Deflector Screens." Only in Star Trek, they at least make something up to work the shield strength into the plot. There's a power source. Yeah, it's bullshit "Dilithium Crystals" but at least there's a reactor onboard. They can run out of power, when has anything in Star Wars even run low on energy?
What is the Millenium Falcon run on? Fuel? A cosmic cube? Leprechaun tears? We don't know, but this always bothered me. The Owen farm had a Speeder that's just parked a couple feet off the ground. Any exterior shot on Tattoine, where there's a speeder in the background, they never touch the ground. How the fuck does that work? Do they just have permanent magnets in the base, and there's an unmentioned superconductor right under the surface that makes 24/7 levitation without an energy source possible?
I have to laugh whenever Star Wars fans point out how Star Trek is "Unrealistic." Okay, but the Force, that's believeable. Uh huh?
Plot devices exist to tell a story, as long as you don't overthink it.
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I learned my star wars obsessed wifey doesn't understand how star trek works.
Wait: Star Wars and Star Trek are two different things?
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Wait: Star Wars and Star Trek are two different things?
It depends on how "Different" you mean. If you ask the fans, then obviously one is vastly better, and the other is crap, but the pimary argument is which is which.
Not all that different, other than one being a TV show first.
Honestly, they're no worse than say Marvel fans vs Dc fans, and those basically are exactly the same thing with minor cosmetic differences. They've ripped each other off so much over the last half century that there's really no reason to pick one over the other, but nerds gotta argue about something.
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Wait: Star Wars and Star Trek are two different things?
It depends on how "Different" you mean. If you ask the fans, then obviously one is vastly better, and the other is crap, but the pimary argument is which is which.
Not all that different, other than one being a TV show first.
Actually, I was channeling my inner Penny...
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Penny Gadget? I'm sorry, but I didn't get that allusion.
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It’s OK MissB, I know exactly to which you refer.
(https://i.imgur.com/zlOtBxo.jpg)
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Penny Gadget? I'm sorry, but I didn't get that allusion.
No, Penny...
Actually, throughout 12 seasons, they never said her last name. But now it's Penny Hofstadter.
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WARP drive is faster when the plot needs it, slow as fuck when it doesn't. :emot_laughing:
Exactly, every technology in Star Trek is a Plot Device. Every problem is written from the start to be solved (In 40 minutes or less) by technobabble. The "Aliens" started out Ethnic Stereotypes, and through later series, the Exploration became a central theme of cross-cultural interactions.
Then again, Star Wars is a Fairy Tale, an most of the technology (Pretty much anything outside of the Light Saber) has no explanation at all. They're not "Shields," they're "Deflector Screens." Only in Star Trek, they at least make something up to work the shield strength into the plot. There's a power source. Yeah, it's bullshit "Dilithium Crystals" but at least there's a reactor onboard. They can run out of power, when has anything in Star Wars even run low on energy?
What is the Millenium Falcon run on? Fuel? A cosmic cube? Leprechaun tears? We don't know, but this always bothered me. The Owen farm had a Speeder that's just parked a couple feet off the ground. Any exterior shot on Tattoine, where there's a speeder in the background, they never touch the ground. How the fuck does that work? Do they just have permanent magnets in the base, and there's an unmentioned superconductor right under the surface that makes 24/7 levitation without an energy source possible?
I have to laugh whenever Star Wars fans point out how Star Trek is "Unrealistic." Okay, but the Force, that's believeable. Uh huh?
Plot devices exist to tell a story, as long as you don't overthink it.
What is the Millenium Falcon run on? Fuel?
:emot_laughing:
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Fuel (https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Fuel)
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Penny Gadget? I'm sorry, but I didn't get that allusion.
No, Penny...
Actually, throughout 12 seasons, they never said her last name. But now it's Penny Hofstadter.
But her dad is Robert Carradine? So not Carradine?
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What is the Millenium Falcon run on? Fuel?
Yes, exactly. Fuel? What kinda Fuel, Phoenix Down?
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GD6qtc2_AQA/maxresdefault.jpg)
Oh, Rhydonium fuel. Thanks for the link. I didn't know it was called Rhydonium.
How many semi-parsec to the shittonne do you get outta that? In the ship that did the Kessel Run in under half a parsec.
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Why did OB1 Kenobi, a hermit from a cave in the desert, have to tell Han Solo, an interstellar smuggler, that a T.I.E. Fighter was short range, doesn't have a hyperdrive, and can't be this far out in space?
HE'S A FUCKING SPACE SMUGGLER!!! He smuggled, something. In this Galaxy, and he doesn't know everything about T.I.E. Fighters? I mean, good call gramps, but honestly, what?
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I have a bad feeling about this...
Not really, I'm perfectly happy to devolve into nerd trivia until everyone's sick of it...
Indiana Jones was born on Hawaii.
(It's actually a funny story, Senior Speilbergo, and lucas were on Vacation when they came up with recreating one of those adventure radio serials, like The Phantom, Tarzan, et cetera.)
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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Released June 1, 1984.
Ghostbusters Released June 8, 1984.
Gremlins Released June 8, 1984.
CJ woulda had a great week if alive then. :roll:
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I read Nineteen Eighty Four in 1984, and 2001 in 2001.
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I learned that Twitter really is the place mentally unhinged degenerate psychopaths hang out.
I'd get rid of it if it weren't for my friends and family.
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I learned that Twitter really is the place mentally unhinged degenerate psychopaths hang out.
I'd get rid of it if it weren't for my friends and family.
I quit Twitter for that very reason. Just a bunch of people barking at each other. Fortunately, my kids like Snapchat, so that’s how I communicate with them. Wife uses FB messenger. Not many people use SMS any more. Mainly clients and robo dialers on that.
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I learned that Twitter really is the place mentally unhinged degenerate psychopaths hang out.
I'd get rid of it if it weren't for my friends and family.
I quit Twitter for that very reason. Just a bunch of people barking at each other. Fortunately, my kids like Snapchat, so that’s how I communicate with them. Wife uses FB messenger. Not many people use SMS any more. Mainly clients and robo dialers on that.
If I didn't have FB Messenger, I'd never know where my sons were - we have a family group chat, with the serious girlfriend on as well.
I use SMS when folk are away from wifi, or out of data.
I have two twitter accounts - one I use to argue with idiots (antivaxxers, flat earthers and such like), the other I use in combination with Instagram and FB to talk to sane people about constructive stuff.
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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Released June 1, 1984.
Ghostbusters Released June 8, 1984.
Gremlins Released June 8, 1984.
CJ woulda had a great week if alive then. :roll:
We did go to the movies and see Ghostbusters and Gremlins shortly after their release. Didn't know it was that long ago. Have never seen any Star War movies though.
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Have never seen any Star War movies though.
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Didn't know it was that long ago. Have never seen any Star War movies though.
That explains it. They literally start with "A long time ago..."
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There is an insectivorous species of hyena (the aardwolf), that subsists mainly on termites.
It even has a long, sticky tongue.
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The Hobbit trilogy was supposed to be 2 movies, but Steve Jackson overshot them.
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Peter Jackson has a habit of doing that.
King Kong 1933: 100/104min (depending on the score).
King Kong 2005: 187min
Fun fact: if all parts of King Kong scaled up from a "real" gorilla in the same proportion, a sex scene involving full intercourse between Fay Wray and Kong would have been feasible.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/may/06/women-penis-size
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Ew? I mean, okay. Yeah, the head, and shoulders of an infant can fit through there, but why does it have to go to bestiality?
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Watch Jackson's version - he presents the relationship between Kong and Darrow as a teenage* crush on a pretty girl (the Kong in the film is an orphan, as shown by a brief shot of his parents' skeletons). The relationship becoming romantic is a trope I have even seen in superhero fiction (cf Wild Cards).
*That's how they justify Kong being 40' tall in King Kong, but 100' tall by the time he encounters Godzilla in the recent monster re-boots.
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The relationship becoming romantic is a trope I have even seen in superhero fiction (cf Wild Cards).
I know that. (Might I point out that there's a grand total of 1 writer of superhero fiction on this board?) But it's still a giant leap from a puppydog crush on a pretty lady to physically fucking a 100' gorilla.
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When urine exits the body, it maintains a temperature of 96 F.
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When urine exits the body, it maintains a temperature of 96 F.
Not indefinitely. It's an electrolyte solution, so it cools to ambient temperature a little faster than distilled water.
If you don't piss it into a toilet, which tends to cool, and dilute it.
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That better not be a real deer. :roll:
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That better not be a real deer. :roll:
It is.
I’ve done that hunting to add venison to my freezer. But I would never film it, make a slo-mo meme out of it, post it, or repost it.
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For fucks sake. :facepalm:
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Sorry. Too far? I took it down.
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Way too far.
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GTK!
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I learned just how mentally-challenged teenage girls are and yet still somehow, at the same time, are able to understand one another...
I was in line at the grocery store with three of them behind me. I wish I had the presence of mind to get an audio recording on my cellphone as the one girl told her two friends a story about her mother driving her somewhere, using the words: "My mom"... "drove me" and the word "like" at least fifty times. I was waiting for something of substance to come after "like" but it was just "like" and "she" and laughter and nothing else and I wondered how these girls who were very pretty, and probably very popular in their crowd, ever made it past the third grade...
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You don't understand teenagers, and they're "Mentally challenged" when they understand each other just fine.
Maybe they should speak more clearly when they know you're listening? It sounds like maybe they didn't want you, or anyone else to know what they're talking about, and they just know each other really well.
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Researching the 80 years War. So, a lot, but I'm not going into tedious detail. It's a lot, and you'd pretty much have to be a history nerd to enjoy much of it.
Basically, where Holland came from.
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I learned I'm sick and fuckin' tired of 104 degree heat and nuclear blast bright sunshine every motherfucking day!!!!!!
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...nuclear blast bright sunshine...
To be fair, the sun is a stable fusion reactor.
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I fuckin' don't care. I want cloud cover and cold. :roll:
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How to open an ampule and give an intramuscular injection.
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I learned car companies are as scummy as ever. My sister got a scratch and win from Mitsubishi today, because we helped buy her and her wifey an outlander sport.
She stood there and scratched it off, with her eyes closed, and said "gee, I sure hope I win that brand new seventy inch HDTV" and wouldn't ya know it, she sure did win it! But not even their 2 year old daughter bought it. "Look sweety, momma won a new TV!" The kid didn't buy it for a second. Even she knew.
While they don't say it, you know that when you go to claim your great prize they start up with the sales tactics and tell you it's yours if you just trade in your current vehicle. :roll:
Nah, we spent enough money on that fucking thing. Keep your fake prize ya jerk offs.
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President John Tyler was born in 1790, when George Washington was in his first term.
He became president when William Henry Harrison died in office in 1841. His wife died the following year, and a year after that he married Julia Gardiner, who was 30 years his junior.
In 1853, while Frankin Pierce was president, their son Lyon was born.
Lyon took a page from his father's book, and remarried when he was 73 to a much younger woman.
In 1924, when Calvin Coolidge was president, their son Lyon Jr. was born.
Lyon Jr. is still alive today.
As a result, John Tyler, his son Lyon, and his grandson Lyon Jr. were alive during the administrations of every single U.S. president.
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Irving Finkel (Curator, The British Museum (https://youtu.be/XVmsfL5LG90)) teaching Cuneiform writing.
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President John Tyler was born in 1790, when George Washington was in his first term.
He became president when William Henry Harrison died in office in 1841. His wife died the following year, and a year after that he married Julia Gardiner, who was 30 years his junior.
In 1853, while Frankin Pierce was president, their son Lyon was born.
Lyon took a page from his father's book, and remarried when he was 73 to a much younger woman.
In 1924, when Calvin Coolidge was president, their son Lyon Jr. was born.
Lyon Jr. is still alive today.
As a result, John Tyler, his son Lyon, and his grandson Lyon Jr. were alive during the administrations of every single U.S. president.
That is absolutely fucking amazing, but underscores again how truly young our nation is.
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Irving Finkel (Curator, The British Museum (https://youtu.be/XVmsfL5LG90)) teaching Cuneiform writing.
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The movie "Psycho" was the first U.S. film to include the sound of a toilet flushing.
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The movie "Psycho" was the first U.S. film to include the sound of a toilet flushing.
I guess that predates Archie Bunker and All in the Family.
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I guess that predates Archie Bunker and All in the Family.
The Movie?
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Oh yes...mid 1960s. Married couples on TV still slept in twin beds. Where did they think all those kids came from...the stork?!?
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I guess that predates Archie Bunker and All in the Family.
The Movie?
The sound of a toilet flushing was a frequent comedic sound bite on the TV show.
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The character Archie was a bigot.
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woo.
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The sound of a toilet flushing was a frequent comedic sound bite on the TV show.
I know, and while I was at it, I looked it up. Psycho came out in 1960, and "All in the Family" in 1971.
Regardless, even if Archie Bunker was first, it still wouldn't have been the first FILM.
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The sound of a toilet flushing was a frequent comedic sound bite on the TV show.
I know, and while I was at it, I looked it up. Psycho came out in 1960, and "All in the Family" in 1971.
Regardless, even if Archie Bunker was first, it still wouldn't have been the first FILM.
Try and focus here Psi, other than I’m in a silly mood today, the connection here is an early incidence of the sound of a toilet flushing in visual media. I’m not disputing movie vs. TV, nor the timeline.
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Apparently, there was a study of men, who refuse to recycle, because it might make them look "Gay."
How do you guys even come up with shit likeat? We're all going to die now, not because of nuclear weapons, nor world wars, but because recycling is "Gay." I'd honestly rather be nuked to reassure the insecurities of men. That's the lamest thing I have ever fucking heard.
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Apparently, there was a study of men, who refuse to recycle, because it might make them look "Gay."
Any guy afraid something is going to make him gay, already is gay.
Then again, I don’t wear pink because it really isn’t my color.
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I don’t wear pink because it really isn’t my color.
Me neither, my complexion doesn't get along with it. So, I wear orange, or leopard print.
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leopard print??
:eek: :gaypride: :emot_lmfao: :emot_smilio2: :emot_shrug:
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:gaypride:
Well, I do recycle.
<Seriously, the cobalt blue and paisley nightgown didn't occur to you?
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After watching "fire in the sky" I looked up the real story, which was much more interesting.
:roll:
Walton and his family believed they'd seen numerous UFOs over the years and were obsessed with the idea of alien contact.
As a UFO enthusiast, Walton would have been aware the National Enquirer offered a $5000 reward for "positive proof" of an extraterrestrial encounter.
Walton and the other crew members divided the $5000 and gave exclusive story rights to the Enquirer.
Walton's medical exams and initial failed-but-kept-secret polygraph test were set up and paid for by the National Enquirer.
Walton's supposed abduction provided the much-needed "act of god" that enabled logging contractor Mike Rogers to avoid costly penalties due to the crew falling far behind schedule.
Walton and Rogers could have easily rigged up a glowing light or other prop to make the other five think they'd seen a UFO.
Faced with embarrassing questions, the Walton family decided they would only talk to people who did not doubt the abduction-by-aliens story.
(https://debunker.com/images2/EnquirerRewardPhoto.jpg)
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Good night John boy.
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And here they are today:
(https://thumbor.forbes.com/thumbor/960x0/https%3A%2F%2Fblogs-images.forbes.com%2Fkerryadolan%2Ffiles%2F2016%2F06%2FWalton-FamilySMALL.jpg)
Coincidence, or conspiracy?
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Fascinating read. If you can read the 40 some year old faded text scanned images.
https://debunker.com/historical/KlassContraWalton.pdf (https://debunker.com/historical/KlassContraWalton.pdf)
Just fascinating how to this day people believe it's real. But if Twitter is any indication, it's no surprise people still buy it.
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Just fascinating how to this day people believe it's real.
People still believe in the Bowling Green Massacre, but global warming is a hoax.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Bowling_Green_Massacre_Survivor.jpg/170px-Bowling_Green_Massacre_Survivor.jpg)
They're stupid, they'll believe anything. What kind of self destructive idiots are going to "Storm" the most top secret military base known to man, and announce their intent beforehand?
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Missy Elliot was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame back in June.
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Then again, I don’t wear pink because it really isn’t my color.
I bet you look cute in pink Jed, with a puple print to add lustre.
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Just dropping by after several days... learning very quickly I haven't missed anything on this board. Same old boring ass shit...
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lol. We are just getting warmed up seven. It gets boringer as it goes.
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It gets boringer as it goes.
Okay, but "Boring" means I have a chance to write...
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Then again, I don’t wear pink because it really isn’t my color.
I bet you look cute in pink Jed, with a puple print to add lustre.
You’re naughty bits are likely more brown than pink. And I know I look good IN brown. :-*
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I learned my family still refuses to understand I don't want a birthday party tomorrow. :roll:
Parties are for the kids, not me.
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Well, happy birthday to.
Morrow?
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This Febuary, the Egg Board reported over 8 and a half Billion eggs produced in America. (I looked this up because of a #GoVegan eco-idiot who apparently saw The Daily Show.)
What's the current human population of the Earth? (<8 Billion.) That's 1 specie, in 1 month, in 1 country. If we just stopped eating meat (And eggs) we could be wiped out by famine, and overpopulation of feral chickens (hogs, cattle...) In under 9 months, those 8.6 Billion eggs can hatch, and grow old enough to start laying eggs, at INDUSTRIAL production rates. Before you can knock up your wife, and have an infant.
Also, we can't stop world hunger, it wouldn't be profitable. We can make an egg for every man, woman, and child on the planet, each month, but we can't stop world hunger. Also, there's a record breaking Dairy surplus, that's probably going to all rot, because of tariffs, and Brexit, there's no market for it.
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That's a good post - I've even shared it myself on Twitter.
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Day of the Dead - 1985 took place on Halloween.
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The original Night of the Living Dead 1968 was filmed in part in a cemetery where my grandfather 1959 and grandmother 1978 were buried.
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The original Night of the Living Dead 1968 was filmed in part in a cemetery where my grandfather 1959 and grandmother 1978 were buried.
No shit?
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OMG, Kisrten Dunst is such a MILtF now! She used to be one of those faces that gave me the heebie geebies, but now she's so mature looking, and full figured (And married...)
Dies.
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The original Night of the Living Dead 1968 was filmed in part in a cemetery where my grandfather 1959 and grandmother 1978 were buried.
No shit?
Yep, wanna get naked and roll around on their graves?
Except the last few times I was there I couldn’t find their graves. I gotta go with my mom.
It’s a very old hill top cemetery.
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No I most certainly do not. ;D
But I would like to get fucked in the Monroeville mall. ;D
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I learned that it takes absolutely no brains or ability to be a boss.
My supervisor asks me to proofread all of his e-mails because he reads and writes at probably a seventh grade level, and that is being generous. Even if he gets the spelling right, I have to edit his sentences so that they make sense.
I have been made auditor of orders which means that I check that every order has been picked correctly before it is boxed and shipped. Technically, this should fall under the duties of my supervisor/lead guy, but his worthlessness is usually too busy tidying his area, cleaning out a drawer, talking with a higher up or a contractor, etc...
Not that I mind being given the responsibility. I don't mind at all. But funny how I start auditing the first day and everywhere I go, I hear my coworkers saying, "Isn't that J...'s job?" Pretty hilarious how little respect he gets from the guys. Most everyone calls on me for help because they don't like him and they think he is a condescending prick.
Nice to know that the kiss-asses and suck-ups get the bumps while guys like me have to fight for what is ours.
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That the Midwest has no native earthworms due to glaciation. The earthworms we are used to seeing in the Midwest are European invasives.
Learned this when I was reading about jumping worms that are now invading Illinois.
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That the Midwest has no native earthworms due to glaciation. The earthworms we are used to seeing in the Midwest are European invasives.
Learned this when I was reading about jumping worms that are now invading Illinois.
As if this state needs more problems. :roll:
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Huh! I'm going to have to look that up, but it's possible that the native ones were wiped out by the imported species, just like most cases where that happens, most places where the English "Colonized."
I'm a little sceptical of the Glaciation theory, on it's own. Earthworms don't move very quickly, but it's been centuries since the "Little Ice Age" (14th-to-19th centuries) when that would have been a significant factor, and there are native Canadian species. (Lumbricus Terrestris) that thrive father north of the Great Lakes. Some places where there's even months of "Permafrost," and tundra-like conditions due to latitude.
I'm not calling "Bullshit," I'm just nerding out, but it sounds suspiciously like White Man's Guilt blaming it on climate, instead of bringing in "Better" earthworms to aerate their fields, and causing Mass Extinctions.
History is written by the Conqueror.
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??? :sign_riiiiiight: :emot_blink:
Sounds logical
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Rebel, queen, warrior, widow, mother and woman, Boudica and her leadership skills led a massive uprising in Britain in A.D. 60 against the Romans. There are only two written sources on Boudica - the early second century work of the Roman historian Tacitus and the third century historian Dio Cassius.
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Rebel, queen, warrior, widow, mother and woman, Boudica and her leadership skills led a massive uprising in Britain in A.D. 60 against the Romans. There are only two written sources on Boudica - the early second century work of the Roman historian Tacitus and the third century historian Dio Cassius.
Interesting subject Rick. Apparently there were movies about her released in 2003, 2006, 2014, and 2018.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boudica
She razed Londinium, leading the Romans to rebuild as a major township.
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A statue commemorating her is on the Embankment of the Thames in London (close to the Houses of Parliament).
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Ethanol is the main active ingredient in alcoholic drinks, but they also contain varying amounts of congeners. When sugar-fermenting yeasts produce ethanol — commonly referred to as alcohol — congeners are formed as well. Congeners are toxic chemicals that include methanol, isopentanol, and acetone.
Alcoholic drinks with high levels of congeners seem to increase the frequency and intensity of hangovers. Two studies suggest that methanol, a common congener, is strongly associated with hangover symptoms.
Drinks high in congeners include whiskey, cognac, and tequila. Bourbon whiskey is exceptionally high in congeners.
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Bourbon whiskey is exceptionally high in congeners.
In 15(?) years, I have had one hangover from drinking bourbon.
I also drink plenty of water though. For every ounce, I'll follow it up with two ounces. And always a full glass of water prior to bedtime.
I outsmarted those darned congeners.
Jules > Congeners
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I learned that millionaires in America will still claim to be oppressed while they're millionaires in America. :roll:
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I learned that millionaires in America will still claim to be oppressed while they're millionaires in America. :roll:
People who make $2,500 per hour, have somehow convinced people who make $15 per hour, that people who make $7.55 per hour are the source of all their problems.
:facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:
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Rebel, queen, warrior, widow, mother and woman, Boudica and her leadership skills led a massive uprising in Britain in A.D. 60 against the Romans. There are only two written sources on Boudica - the early second century work of the Roman historian Tacitus and the third century historian Dio Cassius.
Interesting subject Rick. Apparently there were movies about her released in 2003, 2006, 2014, and 2018.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boudica
She razed Londinium, leading the Romans to rebuild as a major township.
When I was reading about her, I was thinking of Katie, our Warrior Princess. ;D ;D
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When I was reading about her, I was thinking of Katie, our Warrior Princess. ;D ;D
I sure would like to learn what happened to her today. :'(
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CJ has not thought of that person for a long time till now.
Thanks a bunch. :roll:
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My wife asked why we count to 12 o’clock once, then at 12 o’clock a second time, each day. Russians use military time, so 9 p.m. is 21:00. I had to refresh my recollection, but a.m. stands for “ante meridiem”, which is Latin for “Before Midday”; p.m. stands for “Post Meridiem”, which is Latin for “After Midday”. Think about it. The ancients didn’t have smart phones or atomic clocks, so everything was measured from high noon.
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I learned that if I put my finger up my nose, I am likely to find a booger. Wow.
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"The doctor said my nose wouldn't bleed so much if I kept my finger out of there."
~R. Wiggum
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I was having a Twitter back and forth with one of my BFF's. She's black, and she was noticing a trend going on "#BlackWomensEqualPay". And she's saying "Congratulations, bitches, it's called the equal pay act." :emot_laughing:
My personal favorite: "61 cents on the dollar to literally any white man in America? That's Illegal and how come ya'll don't bitch about how much more Lebron James makes selling soda and fast food to children than you do selling soda and fast food to children? Why don't you target his ass instead?" :emot_laughing:
I learned my homegirl is even cooler than I thought. ;D
And I learned her daughter has been complaining "CJ doesn't visit us enough". :D
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When I was reading about her, I was thinking of Katie, our Warrior Princess. ;D ;D
I sure would like to learn what happened to her today. :'(
I agree.
#Resist
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39 cent to the dollar tax for every white man (Legally myself included) would go a long way toward reparations.
It won't #ReverseRacism, but it sure would make a good start.
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39 cent to the dollar tax for every white man (Legally myself included) would go a long way toward reparations.
It won't #ReverseRacism, but it sure would make a good start.
:emot_laughing:
I'm not even gonna go into it. :emot_laughing:
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On the average a fart is composed of about 59% nitrogen, 21% hydrogen, 9% carbon dioxide, 7% methane, and 4% oxygen. Less than 1% is what makes them stink. The temperature of a fart at time of creation is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Farts have been clocked at a speed of 10 feet per second.
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:emot_laughing: I'm not even gonna go into it. :emot_laughing:
At least I didn't have to add the requisite smiley:
;)
To mark it as a Poe.
Less than 1% is what makes them stink.
Sulpher Dioxide isn't just the primary odorant in rotten eggs, but also the irritant in Onions. In Aqueous Solution (Such as your tears) it makes Sulphuric Acid. It was also a component in Acid Rain, as well as Nitric Acid (HNO3+H20) From "smog," ironically the Sulfides were keeping Global Warming down to undetectable levels until we banned them in the 70s.
If you're triggered by nerds nerding out, then don't look in the Learning thread. It might just look back...
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Actually, sulfur dioxide reacts with water to form sulfurous acid, H2SO3.
Sulfuric acid is formed after further reactions with oxygen (working from memory, but the reaction might need a catalyst from somewhere in the transition metals).
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(working from memory, but the reaction might need a catalyst from somewhere in the transition metals)
True, or an alkali Salt, like Sodium Chloride.
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Like you two are scientists or some shit. Bitches, please! :roll:
:D
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Like you two are scientists or some shit. Bitches, please!
<Industrial engineer. (Retired) You don't have to be a "Scientist" to look this stuff up any more. Nobody questioned your fart research.
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I presumed she'd used her gas chromatograph... or Google. ;D
I didn't know IB had a 40W CO2 laser at hand... and yep, that's LOADS of power. The little scanners at the grocery store use 5mW (about 8,000 times lower), and the laser speed detector the cops use can't be over about 10mW. I think our engraver at work runs 500mW.
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Yeah, :emot_laughing: if you've got a gas chromatograph, or access to one at work, I'm gonna go ahead, and consider you a scientist.
though, depending on the method of extraction, I might question that Nitrogen count.
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Mac and Me (1988) is the 76th lowest rated movie on the IMDB bottom 100.
I never thought it was THAT bad. My kids think it's hilarious. ;D
How the fuck does Stan Helsing rank better than Mac and Me? :roll:
I mean, you can watch 'em both on YouTube for free, but Stan Helsing is actually in YouTube's free movie section while Mac and Me is uploaded by users. That's fuckin' stupid. Stan Helsing SUCKED! Mac and Me is at least funny to watch because of how stupid it is.
By the way, did you know Mac And Me allegedly has some kind of rejected music from predator in it? I read that somewhere. Can't find the source though. But Alan Silvestri did the music for Predator and Mac and Me the same year.
https://www.imdb.com/chart/bottom (https://www.imdb.com/chart/bottom)
Also I didn't know this till I looked it up, but the kid in the movie actually gets a big hole blasted through his chest and that explains how he died in the movie before the super advanced god like aliens who slurp coke and don't know what a wheel is save him at the end of the movie.
It won't embed and Jules will murder me if it did anyway, so just go watch it if you want:
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Okay, I guess I learned that I have to watch Stan Helsing.
Thanks!
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Like you two are scientists or some shit. Bitches, please! :roll:
:D
Two degrees, used to run an industrial lab, now entering my 25th year teaching Science. Decades of simply paying attention mean I know a ton of stuff about a ton of stuff - I'm the teacher that other teachers go to for information because it's easier than googling.
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I presumed she'd used her gas chromatograph... or Google. ;D
I didn't know IB had a 40W CO2 laser at hand... and yep, that's LOADS of power. The little scanners at the grocery store use 5mW (about 8,000 times lower), and the laser speed detector the cops use can't be over about 10mW. I think our engraver at work runs 500mW.
Um... it depends on your context. 40W is weapons-grade when you're talking about scanners and pointers, but it's tiny compared to other cutters, almost the lowest power on the market. The one in my workshop at school (I teach shop as well as science) is 80W, and the one on my lottery-win shopping list is 200W.
FYI I'm typing this on my phone as I lean on my laser, while it cuts out 200 wooden coins a chap is going to give to guests at his wedding. This is a three hour job, that will earn me £40 after costs.
I need to raise my prices...
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Like you two are scientists or some shit. Bitches, please! :roll:
:D
Two degrees, used to run an industrial lab, now entering my 25th year teaching Science. Decades of simply paying attention mean I know a ton of stuff about a ton of stuff - I'm the teacher that other teachers go to for information because it's easier than googling.
Nothing is easier than googling.
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a chap
:swoon:
This is a three hour job, that will earn me £40 after costs.
I need to raise my prices...
Um, yes you do. That's family and (close) friends pricing there.
25th year teaching Science.
Yep, he's a science teacher. I can vouch.
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Mosquitos are our apex predator, the deadliest hunter of human beings on the planet. A swarming army of 100 trillion or more mosquitoes patrol nearly every inch of the globe, killing about 700,000 people annually. Researchers suggest that mosquitoes may have killed nearly half of the 108 billion humans who have ever lived on our planet.
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Yeah, we're at the height of the annual invasion right now, and the vampire gnats are out in force.
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Like you two are scientists or some shit. Bitches, please! :roll:
:D
My job title at work actually has the word Scientist in it. Scientist II in fact, which means I was promoted at one point from Scientist I and before that various levels of Associate Scientist.
But I admit, I’ve done no fart research with or without a gas chromatograph. Although when my title was once Senior Analytical Associate, I was real careful how I abbreviated my title.
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Engineering is "Or some shit," I swear! I had to use science and stuff.
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Nothing is easier than googling.
There's no search algorithm can [yet] match the human Mind for inter-relations and fuzziness - try searching for a subject based off of a description consisting mostly of the words "thingy" and vague mimes of its use...
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Mosquitos are our apex predator, the deadliest hunter of human beings on the planet. A swarming army of 100 trillion or more mosquitoes patrol nearly every inch of the globe, killing about 700,000 people annually. Researchers suggest that mosquitoes may have killed nearly half of the 108 billion humans who have ever lived on our planet.
Mosquitoes drive the annual migration of reindeer - they're not moving to fresh fields of lichen, they're moving away from swarms of mozzies & gnats. Nothing to do with diseases - the fresh-hatched and hungry swarms are so dense, they can kill a newborn calf through blood-loss.
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FYI I'm typing this on my phone as I lean on my laser, while it cuts out 200 wooden coins a chap is going to give to guests at his wedding. This is a three hour job, that will earn me £40 after costs.
I need to raise my prices...
Damn. It's too bad you're not local. I need to do 3 rectangular cut-outs, 1 small slot and several small holes in a 7x11cm plastic project box to house my dust/AQI sensor. Oh, well, Dremel tool & various files it is, as I don't have a Sherline mill (https://www.sherline.com/product/6000-dro/). My brother has one, but he's 1,700km away in Phoenix.
(https://i.imgur.com/WB9yBG3.jpg)
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Ugh, I hate doing jobs like that - high-end lasers have pre-visualisation cameras, that overlay the design on the object and ensure you have it bang on.
My cheap-ass Chinese knockoff doesn't even have a targetting dot...
I'd much prefer to build the whole enclosure, from scratch, then I can specify the cut0out locations precisely.
(Oh, and that three-hour job became a four-hour job when some idiot wasn't paying enough attention and hit "stop" instead of "pause" when he was fine-tuning the focus to account for the warping plywood...)
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Yep, it'll be NO end of fun filing off the rough edges to square them out, and there's little room for error as the box is pretty well jammed when it's done. A mill would be my preferred tool, but although there's probably > 100 mills in Dallas, I don't know anyone with one. $1500 USD is out of my range for occasional use. I need a mill only once or twice per year to save a couple of hour's work.
(https://i.imgur.com/bftyc75.jpg)
Hopefully the trick of exhausting the air across the inside of the box will keep it cool enough. It runs ~1.25W for 5 minutes with forced cooling, then idles at 0.15W for 25 minutes with no cooling other than passive radiation. There's a temp sensor (the purple board) so I can track the heat rise the whole time. Worst case, I take it apart and drill a lot of cooling holes in it.
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That the USA is so interested in Brexit that it was mentioned on an episode of "Orange Is The New Black"
and
the very same scene featured a character viewing and talking about the UK reality TV show "Love Island". I have never seen LI but had assumed it was a copy of an American original format.
;D Sorry to drag all the informative scientific and engineering talk back down to the gutter ;D
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A mill would be my preferred tool, but although there's probably > 100 mills in Dallas, I don't know anyone with one. $1500 USD is out of my range for occasional use. I need a mill only once or twice per year to save a couple of hour's work.
Have you tried asking at a maker space, hack space or similar?
https://dallasmakerspace.org/
https://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/fort-works-makerspace-fort-worth
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A single inhalation of vapor from dried toad secretion containing 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT) in a naturalistic setting is related to sustained enhancement of satisfaction with life, mindfulness-related capacities, and a decrement of psychopathological symptoms
Where can I buy dried toad
https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/cwvdih/a_single_inhalation_of_vapor_from_dried_toad/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app
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Wayne, if you find some, I've heard the a little eye of newt will make the effects last longer. :emot_laughing:
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And, do not operate heavy machinery.
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Also, ask your doctor if medical research from Reddit is right for you?
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"Free medical advice from strangers on the internet is often worth far less than you originally paid for it."
(Source: Me, frequently.)
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Is it safe to eat runny eggs?
"While a runny yolk is a delicious treat for many people, children under 5 should eat their eggs fully cooked. There's no justification to risk your child's health for a runny egg, because it's tasty."
But is it safe to eat them drowned in ketchup like Jules fuckin' LOVES? ;D
(https://live.staticflickr.com/2098/2494245596_8a9a263ba5_b.jpg)
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That three billion birds have vanished across the United States since 1970 stunning experts who see impact of mankind. Grassland birds make up the largest loss at 53%.
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That three billion birds have vanished across the United States since 1970 stunning experts who see impact of mankind. Grassland birds make up the largest loss at 53%.
They once used canaries in coal mines, to warn humans of toxic gas. Heed the warnings.
10 States Could Lose State Birds (https://climate.audubon.org/article/9-state-birds-may-abandon-homes-thanks-climate-change)
Climate Change Threatens 314 North American Bird Species (https://geog.ucsb.edu/climate-change-threatens-314-north-american-bird-species/)
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We've seen a decrease in ducks and geese at our favorite wild life area. The number of Sandhill Cranes is growing, even tho' each pair only hatch one chick (Colt) a year.
The Trumpeter Swans, which were extinct in the Lower 48 have been restored, thanks to bringing eggs from Alaska and releasing the hatches to wetland areas. Now have a few thousand birds.
So even though there are a few success stories, loss of habitat and farm chemicals still take their toll.
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We've also imported a lot of Bird Flus from all over the world. So, I'll just add airline travel, and industrial poultry farming to the causes of this Mass Exctinction.
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A study published Monday in The Journal of the American Medical Association surveyed women ages 18 to 44 about whether their first sexual experience was voluntary or forced. Roughly 6.5% of respondents, which translates to an estimated 3.3 million women nationwide, said their first sexual experience was forced on them. The average age of the victim at the time of their assault was 15.
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A study published Monday in The Journal of the American Medical Association surveyed women ages 18 to 44 about whether their first sexual experience was voluntary or forced. Roughly 6.5% of respondents, which translates to an estimated 3.3 million women nationwide, said their first sexual experience was forced on them. The average age of the victim at the time of their assault was 15.
CJ raises her hand to be included in this horrible statistic. :facepalm:
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Watcher hugs CJ. So sorry to hear that.
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Watcher hugs CJ. So sorry to hear that.
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CJ's not allowed to discuss it here. But needless to say it was way, way... way before what the article said. Despite all the pain and suffering and misery I think I turned out alright. Despite those who took advantage of someone who could not only literally not say no, but later on was threatened if I said no.
Actually it's amazing I have anything to do with both women and men considering they both are responsible for so much of me being fucked up. :roll: I wanted to kill myself when I was five thanks to them. :roll:
But if I did that I wouldn't have what I have now, so if I had to go through the sexual abuse and rape to get to this point, I guess it wasn't so bad.
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Actually it's amazing I have anything to do with both women and men considering they both are responsible for so much of me being fucked up.
Honestly, taking control over your sexuality, after you left a situation like that is no less common (Statistically) than becoming frigid.
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CJ's not allowed to discuss it here.
You’ve managed within the rules to tell what happened. I can mentally fill in any gaps probably with disturbing accuracy.
You turning out to be a good person and a good mom is an excellent way for you to say ‘Fuck you’ to the abusers.
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Freshwater is less than 3 percent of earth's water, but it is home to almost half of all fish species.
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A lot about the proposed Islamistani Caliphate, and the political (Secular) lies behind the pseudo-religious excuses for it.
Also, a lot about Dagistan. Not going into a lot of borish detail, but there's a lot of borish (Or fascinating) detail.
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Freshwater is less than 3 percent of earth's water, but it is home to almost half of all fish species.
Described species? New species are described all the time (not sure if that keeps pace with the extinction rate though?)
Sorry, but it seems unlikely given the bounty and vastness of the oceans? Can you link the source?
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Described species?
Also, Discovered Species. Let's say species known to man.
The vast majority of Humanity lives near fresh water.
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I learned Steven Spielberg directed one scene in Scarface. :o
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So, it turns out my country is being run by an actual criminal.
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So, it turns out my country is being run by an actual criminal.
Which one? Here in America, being run by actual criminals is the Status Quo. People wouldn't know what to do with politicians they could actually trust.
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What country isn't run by a criminal, a dictator, spoiled brat, Israeli operative, lunatic or worst of all... a liberal? :emot_shrug:
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So, it turns out my country is being run by an actual criminal.
Hey, mine too!!!
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So, it turns out my country is being run by an actual criminal.
Which one? Here in America, being run by actual criminals is the Status Quo. People wouldn't know what to do with politicians they could actually trust.
Technically, Trump is only *accused* of criminal acts.
Johnson (our PM) suspended parliament, and that suspension was ruled illegal a few hours ago. He lied to the queen to stop parliament interfering with his Brexit "plans"
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Johnson (our PM) suspended parliament, and that suspension was ruled illegal a few hours ago.
Yeah, Boris is cut from the same cloth. Oh, right. Trump is an "Alleged," criminal. I forgot.
I was mostly talking about the Senate, actually. The President doesn't "Rule" America.
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Freshwater is less than 3 percent of earth's water, but it is home to almost half of all fish species.
Described species? New species are described all the time (not sure if that keeps pace with the extinction rate though?)
Sorry, but it seems unlikely given the bounty and vastness of the oceans? Can you link the source?
The October, 2019 issue of National Geographic Magazine, Pg 14
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I’ll take a look at my copy when I get home.
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Apparently John Oliver is much much funnier when he's not reading from a script.
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Freshwater is less than 3 percent of earth's water, but it is home to almost half of all fish species.
Described species? New species are described all the time (not sure if that keeps pace with the extinction rate though?)
Sorry, but it seems unlikely given the bounty and vastness of the oceans? Can you link the source?
The October, 2019 issue of National Geographic Magazine, Pg 14
Found it.
I still have some skepticism on the ‘almost half’. I said ‘described’ for a reason; freshwater fish are more accessible, therefore more likely to be found.
Regardless, woo for making me think like a biologist again.
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The vast majority of Humanity lives near fresh water.
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In the 1800s, New Orleans minted coins in both English and French. On the back of the ten-cent piece was the word DICE. Sailors used the word DICE to describe the city. DICE became DIXIE, which came to characterize the entire region.
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In the 1800s, New Orleans minted coins in both English and French. On the back of the ten-cent piece was the word DICE. Sailors used the word DICE to describe the city. DICE became DIXIE, which came to characterize the entire region.
Sorry for the nitpick, but the word on the back of the coin was "Dix," which is the French word for "ten."
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In the 1800s, New Orleans minted coins in both English and French. On the back of the ten-cent piece was the word DICE. Sailors used the word DICE to describe the city. DICE became DIXIE, which came to characterize the entire region.
Sorry for the nitpick, but the word on the back of the coin was "Dix," which is the French word for "ten."
As KB's resident historian you are not nitpicking. ;D I had found this tidbit in a book I had just finished reading.
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It was a banknote, not a coin. From Wiki...
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the origin of the Dixie nickname remains obscure. The most common theories according to A Dictionary of Americanisms on Historical Principles (1951) by Mitford M. Mathews are:
1. "Dixie" is derived from Jeremiah Dixon, a surveyor of the Mason–Dixon line, which defined the border between Maryland and Pennsylvania, separating free and slave states subsequent to the Missouri Compromise.
2. The word "Dixie" refers to currency issued first by the Citizens State Bank in the French Quarter of New Orleans and then by other banks in Louisiana. These banks issued ten-dollar notes labeled Dix on the reverse side, French for "ten". The notes were known as "Dixies" by southerners, and the area around New Orleans and the French-speaking parts of Louisiana came to be known as "Dixieland". Eventually, usage of the term broadened to refer to the Southern states in general.
(http://www.donckelly.com/obsolete/dixie.jpg)
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All this is fascinating, and honestly etymology that I never had enough interest in to research myself. So, woos all around.
"You ain't just whistling Dixie!"
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All this is fascinating, and honestly etymology that I never had enough interest in to research myself. So, woos all around.
"You ain't just whistling Dixie!"
While on the subject of Dixie, I got an ear worm for the song “Swanee” this week, and ended up doing some research.
Swanee, not to be confused with “Old Folks at Home [Way Down Upon the Swanee River],” was written by George Gershwin in 1919.
Not long afterwards, Al Jolson heard it. Jolson recorded it for Columbia Records in January 1920. "After that", said Gershwin, "Swanee penetrated the four corners of the earth." The song was charted in 1920 for 18 weeks holding the No. 1 position for nine. It sold a million sheet music copies, and an estimated two million records. It became Gershwin's first hit and the biggest-selling song of his career; the money he earned from it allowed him to concentrate on theatre work and films rather than writing further single pop hits. Arthur Schwartz said: "It's ironic that he never again wrote a number equaling the sales of Swanee, which for all its infectiousness, doesn't match the individuality and subtlety of his later works."
The University of Florida’s marching band, The Pride of the Sunshine, plays "Swanee" at Florida Gators football games.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/SwaneeCoverGershwinJolson.jpg)
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Well, that just makes me want to put on Appalacian Spring, so I think I will...
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It was a banknote, not a coin. From Wiki...
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the origin of the Dixie nickname remains obscure. The most common theories according to A Dictionary of Americanisms on Historical Principles (1951) by Mitford M. Mathews are:
1. "Dixie" is derived from Jeremiah Dixon, a surveyor of the Mason–Dixon line, which defined the border between Maryland and Pennsylvania, separating free and slave states subsequent to the Missouri Compromise.
2. The word "Dixie" refers to currency issued first by the Citizens State Bank in the French Quarter of New Orleans and then by other banks in Louisiana. These banks issued ten-dollar notes labeled Dix on the reverse side, French for "ten". The notes were known as "Dixies" by southerners, and the area around New Orleans and the French-speaking parts of Louisiana came to be known as "Dixieland". Eventually, usage of the term broadened to refer to the Southern states in general.
I had known about the origin of the word "Dixie" maybe coming from the surveyor, Dixon, but I had never heard about the other origin. Always interesting to learn about origins of words, phrases, etc.
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In Independence day they constantly say "Fox" when firing off a missile. I thought it was bullshit, or reminding us it's a Fox movie, but I was wrong.
“Fox” calls indicate the launch of munitions from an aircraft. It’s a shorthand for Foxtrot which is often used to mean “fire”.
“Fox One” indicates the launch of a semi-active radar guided missile like the AIM-7 Sparrow. Head down and hope the “Chicken Missile” sees its reflection in the ground.
“Fox Two” indicates the launch of an infra-red guided missile like the AIM-9. Find it something hotter or more tasty than you.
“Fox Three” indicates the launch of an active radar guided missile like the AIM-120. Don’t be the one on the other end of this call.
“Fox Four” used to be a call for airborne cannon fire. Today the call is “Guns, Guns, Guns!”. Hope it’s not your wings at the bottom of the funnel in the HUD when this call goes out.
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Yeah, Foxtrot is the phoenetic "F" in most American military alphabets. Over the radio, an "F" can be mistaken for an "S" for example.
Also, it's used in a lot of Pseudo-military acronyms. My Master Sergeant used to say "It may take 2 to Tango, but more can Charley Foxtrot!" That's where I got that from.
Charley Foxtrot is longhand for CF, which is shorthand for ClusterFuck.
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For the people who like the game Scrabble, I just learned that there are 127 internationally legal two-letter words and 1,347 three-letter words.
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The world's oldest one-liner recorded was a Sumerian fart joke from 1900 BC.
"Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband’s lap."
:emot_laughing:
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Historic Farts
1001 Nights, a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as the Arabian Nights, from the first English-language edition (c. 1706 – c. 1721), which rendered the title as The Arabian Nights' Entertainment.
They recount that in the city of Kaukaban in Yemen there was a man named Abu Hasan of the Fadhli tribe who left the Bedouin life and became a townsman and the wealthiest of merchants. His wife died while both were young, and his friends pressed him to marry again.
Weary of their pressure, Abu Hasan entered into negotiations with the old women who procure matches, and married a woman as beautiful as the moon shining over the sea. To the wedding banquet he invited kith and kin, ulema and fakirs, friends and foes, and all of his acquaintances.
The whole house was thrown open to feasting: There were five different colors of rice, and sherbets of as many more; kid goats stuffed with walnuts, almonds, and pistachios; and a young camel roasted whole. So they ate and drank and made merry.
The bride was displayed in her seven dresses -- and one more -- to the women, who could not take their eyes off her. At last the bridegroom was summoned to the chamber where she sat enthroned. He rose slowly and with dignity from his divan; but in do doing, for he was over full of meat and drink, he let fly a great and terrible fart.
In fear for their lives, all the guests immediately turned to their neighbors and talked aloud, pretending to have heard nothing.
Mortified, Abu Hasan turned away from the bridal chamber and as if to answer a call of nature. He went down to the courtyard, saddled his mare, and rode off, weeping bitterly through the night.
In time he reached Lahej where he found a ship ready to sail for India; so he boarded, arriving ultimately at Calicut on the Malabar coast. Here he met with many Arabs, especially from Hadramaut, who recommended him to the King. This King (who was a Kafir) trusted him and advanced him to the captaincy of his bodyguard. He remained there ten years, in peace and happiness, but finally was overcome with homesickness. His longing to behold his native land was like that of a lover pining for his beloved; and it nearly cost him his life.
Finally he sneaked away without taking leave and made his way to Makalla in Hadramaut. Here he donned the rags of a dervish. Keeping his name and circumstances a secret, he set forth on foot for Kaukaban. He endured a thousand hardships of hunger, thirst, and fatigue; and braved a thousand dangers from lions, snakes, and ghouls.
Drawing near to his old home, he looked down upon it from the hills with brimming eyes, and said to himself, "They might recognize me, so I will wander about the outskirts and listen to what people are saying. May Allah grant that they do not remember what happened."
He listened carefully for seven nights and seven days, until it happened that, as he was sitting at the door of a hut, he heard the voice of a young girl saying, "Mother, tell me what day was I born on, for one of my companions wants to tell my fortune."
The mother answered, "My daughter, you were born on the very night when Abu Hasan farted."
No sooner had the listener heard these words than he rose up from the bench and fled, saying to himself, "Verily my fart has become a date! It will be remembered for ever and ever.
He continued on his way, returning finally to India, where he remained in self exile until he died. May the mercy of Allah be upon him!
Source: The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night: A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments, translated by Richard F. Burton (Privately printed by the Burton Club, 1885), vol. 5, pp. 135-137. Translation revised by D. L. Ashliman.
I’ve actually heard this joke, slightly modified. I had no idea it dated from the Middle Ages. Amazing.
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Yeah, I only read the Burton translation myself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQNymNaTr-Y (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQNymNaTr-Y)
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Yeah, I only read the Burton translation myself.
I’ve toured and hung out at the Alhambra in Grenada, where Washington Irving wrote his “Tales of the Alhambra” in 1832. He was said to have heard old Bedouins recounting tales from 1001 Nights around a campfire. Pretty cool stuff.
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This morning I learned my Peruvian never heard of spooning. I had to explain and then demonstrate. I guess she was thinking about what else is in the silverware drawer and asked, ‘Where’s the knife?’ So I showed her. . . . .
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This morning I learned my Peruvian never heard of spooning. I had to explain and then demonstrate. I guess she was thinking about what else is in the silverware drawer and asked, ‘Where’s the knife?’ So I showed her. . . . .
Sorry, you can't repeat a karma action without waiting 24 hours.
Well played, sir.
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This morning I learned my Peruvian never heard of spooning. I had to explain and then demonstrate. I guess she was thinking about what else is in the silverware drawer and asked, ‘Where’s the knife?’ So I showed her. . . . .
Knife? Wait, I don't get it... OOOOHHHH So you Forked?
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Who thought talking about silverware could make me horny! :emot_laughing:
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Thanks for the encouragement toe, and yes Jules there was forking. Her groggy on Sunday mornings are my best opportunities these days.
And msslave, there are corkscrews in that drawer too.
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Ice Pick? Turkey baster. What about the candle sticks in the side table? It's November, and that means digging out the stuff for the Thanksgiving spread.
I'll see you ladle.
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And msslave, there are corkscrews in that drawer too.
Who 'da thot... I can't imagine screwing a cork. And to think, I've been missing out all these years. ;D
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Captain Picard kissed and almost got molested by an alien man in "Liaisons". :emot_laughing:
And the term "firewall" for computers, as far as anyone knows, became popular because of the movie wargames.
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We didn't call them "Concentration Camps."
No, I don't mean the reservations, nor the Internment camps we had for the Japanese (And people that looked kinda Japanese) in World War II. The past tense means I'm obviously not talking about the uh.
{Looks it up}
Temporary Emergency Influx Shelters, or Kidternment camps, as I like to call them.
No, I turns out that we originally called them "Reconcentration Camps." In Cuba including the one we still operate there, on the picturesque tropical shores of Guantanimo Bay.
In 1897. So, I guess that makes it the oldest, and longest running one in History.
Take that, Nazis!
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And the term "firewall" for computers, as far as anyone knows, became popular because of the movie war games.
The term firewall dates back to the 1600’s, and was well used by computer engineers in the 70’s, which explains its appearance in the War Games (1983) movie. If by popularity you mean familiarity, perhaps. I was alive in 1983, and a law student who owned a computer. I knew what a firewall was before the movie came out, and I was hardly unique in that regard.
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No, I turns out that we originally called them "Reconcentration Camps." In Cuba including the one we still operate there, on the picturesque tropical shores of Guantanimo Bay.
In 1897. So, I guess that makes it the oldest, and longest running one in History.
Take that, Nazis!
The Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation in Texas was established in 1854. So technically it is the oldest, and longest running, concentration camp in America.
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The Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation in Texas was established in 1854. So technically it is the oldest, and longest running, concentration camp in America.
No, silly. That's a Reservation, not a Concentration Camp.
I'm just hiding out here from Gunnerman19. I figure the last place he's going to look for me is "What did you learn today?"
:emot_laughing:
I'm kidding, but the First Nations actually own the land, they can even patrol their borders, and declare war on US. It's not technically US Soil, so even if you consider it a "Concentration Camp" (It kinda is.) Technically, it's not "In America," so it's okay!
Land Grant?
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No, silly. That's a Reservation, not a Concentration Camp.
Doesn’t feel that way to the Natives. More government word games. Got to love it.
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Well, you know, what's wrong with this country is Political Correctness, and those liberals calling everyone a Nazi when they don't agree with them. I heard it on the internet, so it has to be true. They can't say it if it isn't true on the internet.
Relax, guys. I'm not calling anyone a Nazi. I just think it's interesting, all the things they take credit for, when we invented it.
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Well, you know, what's wrong with this country is Political Correctness, and those liberals calling everyone a Nazi when they don't agree with them. I heard it on the internet, so it has to be true. They can't say it if it isn't true on the internet.
Relax, guys. I'm not calling anyone a Nazi. I just think it's interesting, all the things they take credit for, when we invented it.
In Canada, Liberals are on the left side of the political spectrum. What’s funny is they refer to the far right as Neo-Nazis when in fact, the Nazi party was on the left of the spectrum. After all, it was the National SOCIALIST German Workers Party.
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Fascists, by definition, oppose the left, and only form lose alliances with Conservatives, because of their common enemy. They are not themselves on the left, nor the right, but a separate independant political movement.
The "Socialist" in National Socialist was basically an outright lie, in the birthplace of Karl Marx. (Also, to form an alliance with Austrian, and Czech worker's parties) in the 20s. At that point, the "Party" was basically a Worker's union. They rebranded themselves again to the "Third Reich" after gaining power, without any mention of Workers, nor Socialism thereafter. The never actually did, nor even proposed anything more "Socialist" than seizing the means of production, which is part of a Marxist Uprising, but not Socialist Rule. That's based on fair taxation, and sharing of resources through the distribution (Okay, bread lines) under the assumption that all citizens are equal. (Sound familiar? From any document written in 1776, in English?)
Hitler also claimed to be Lutheran, in the birthplace of Martin Luther, and drummed up Traditional German Symbolism, despite being an IMMIGRANT.
Nazis lie. It's part of their MO, they will say anything, and pretend to ally with anyone they think will help with their goal. In Mein kamph, Hitler swore to bring down Russia, yet allied with them in his rise to power. Then, he turned against them, when he needed oil, and thought he could achieve his declared goal of taking down Russia. Historically, one of the best ways to tell whether something is part of their actual ideology is to read their rhetoric again later, and see which allies are now considered Enemies of the State.
Also, saying "Nazis are on the left of the spectrum" is comparing the Left to Nazis. Despite them being Fascists, who depend on the left being weak to vilify them, imprison Communists (On the top 5 list along with Jews, Gypsies, Homosexuals, and Dissident Journalists as Enemies of the State.) And attack Russia under the pretense of stopping the rise of (Competing) socialists. Not because socialism has anything to do with it, but merely because they represent rivals for Power.
Also, you can just say "Left," or "Liberal," as a buzz word. You can call them a "Socialist" too, but that's McCarthyism. It does have a very real meaning, but not when you don't say anything about them, other than a vague association with Nazis, and Socialists. You can also say that Libertarians are like Liberals, and I've heard that argument before. It isn't true.
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I learned my sister and her wifey were in "TikToks" they and their new colleagues at work made.
Damn it, girls, we agreed no public social media shit. :roll:
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No idea what TikToks are, so I guess that's what I'm going to learn today...
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No idea what TikToks are, so I guess that's what I'm going to learn today...
If you ever watched Vine, then that's what TikTok is.
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Yeah, I looked it up. Apparently, it's a Chinese Karaoki ap, only they can't do it in China, nor even host the servers in China, because people are actually having fun. Just make money off of it, and hide it, like those filthy capitalists.
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Yeah, well, regardless of that CJ doesn't want her sister and her wifey on it. But it's not like anything i say matters, they're adults now. They can deal with the comments from basement dwelling perverts. :emot_banghead:
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They can deal with the comments from basement dwelling perverts.
I didn't know about them, either. I guess I should have just assumed, because people are having fun, you can't avoid the Reply Guys probably yelling "Take it off!" or somesuch nonsense?
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They can deal with the comments from basement dwelling perverts.
I didn't know about them, either. I guess I should have just assumed, because people are having fun, you can't avoid the Reply Guys probably yelling "Take it off!" or somesuch nonsense?
Yeah. We had this problem with facebook and Instagram. My Instagram is long since off limits to non family and close friends. After the disgusting comments from random people, we all agreed no more public social media. :roll:
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Well, that sucks. Honestly, it might (MIGHT) be a little healthier, all things considered.
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On average, there are 6 billion SMS (Short Message Service) messages sent every day in the U.S. alone. Globally, 4.2 billion people are texting worldwide. Text messages aren't secure. And it isn't even our fault; the default text messaging services many of us use are old and vulnerable to a number of attack scenarios.
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My son had a sore throat this morning (playoff game in the rain last night), so he decided to stay home.......... he helped me roast a turkey, make oyster stuffing...........
I love love love love Oysters.
I also looooove stuffing.
I googled this fantastical combination of words. I am drooling while reading the different recipes and looking at images.
Oyster stuffing. Oyster stuffing.
(https://i.imgflip.com/3hka41.jpg)
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I googled this fantastical combination of words. I am drooling while reading the different recipes and looking at images.
Oyster stuffing. Oyster stuffing.
(https://i.imgflip.com/3hka41.jpg)
Sounds dirty, doesn’t it. “Eat my oyster stuffing good.”
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Sounds dirty, doesn’t it. “Eat my oyster stuffing good.”
Alright buster, now you just ruined it for me.
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My grandmother made two stuffings, one with oysters and one without. I can’t recall who didn’t like oysters, but maybe I was among them as a kid. I had lousy taste as a kid. I know I ate it as an adult, even brought the oysters for her to use.
On this topic, we’re going to happy hour tonight for $1 oysters, 3 to 7. I’ll probably then have to explain to my Peruvian what the word aphrodisiac means. On Sunday I had to explain the word lecherous, although I’m not sure the Spanish lascivio really captures the meaning.
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My grandmother made two stuffings, one with oysters and one without. I can’t recall who didn’t like oysters, but maybe I was among them as a kid. I had lousy taste as a kid. I know I ate it as an adult, even brought the oysters for her to use.
One grandmother made chestnut stuffing, that was heavenly. The other grandmother made cornbread stuffing with big chunks of boiled egg and celery. To this day, I am not a fan of cornbread stuffing, although I have made it a few times, usually at the request of friends. I have been a Bon Appetite* subscriber since the 80’s, and the Thanksgiving issue used to be a really big deal. I got the oyster stuffing recipe maybe twenty years ago. And I have been making it ever since. A big hit at the table every year.
*Bon Appetite pretty much sucks now as a printed medium. But epicurious.com is a great online resource and has all the old recipes.
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limp biscuit/bizket:
The actual meaning whether u like it or not--A game where a group of guys jack off in a circle, where a cracker is placed in the middle. The last guy to blow there load on the cracker, must eat it with all the sperm on it. Therefore the biscuit is limp cuz of the sperm. Also a band name led by Fred Durst.
:emot_laughing:
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limp biscuit/bizket:
The actual meaning whether u like it or not--A game where a group of guys jack off in a circle, where a cracker is placed in the middle. The last guy to blow there load on the cracker, must eat it with all the sperm on it. Therefore the biscuit is limp cuz of the sperm. Also a band name led by Fred Durst.
(https://st4.depositphotos.com/7893220/23853/v/380/depositphotos_238539998-stock-video-surprised-woman-face-looking-laptop.jpg)
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While I see the similarities, I still think oyster stuffing has to be tastier.
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While I see the similarities, I still think oyster stuffing has to be tastier.
I get the big 16 oz. tub, and use them all, with the brine. So good.
(https://images.heb.com/is/image/HEBGrocery/prd-small/jeri-s-shucked-oysters-001634325.jpg)
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limp biscuit/bizket:
The actual meaning whether u like it or not--A game where a group of guys jack off in a circle, where a cracker is placed in the middle. The last guy to blow there load on the cracker, must eat it with all the sperm on it. Therefore the biscuit is limp cuz of the sperm. Also a band name led by Fred Durst.
:emot_laughing:
Learn something new every day. Btw - think you meant "their" load instead of "there" load. I prefer to blow my load on much better things, other than crackers. Looks towards Chirp..... ;D ;D
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limp biscuit/bizket:
The actual meaning whether u like it or not--A game where a group of guys jack off in a circle, where a cracker is placed in the middle. The last guy to blow there load on the cracker, must eat it with all the sperm on it. Therefore the biscuit is limp cuz of the sperm. Also a band name led by Fred Durst.
:emot_laughing:
Learn something new every day. Btw - think you meant "their" load instead of "there" load. I prefer to blow my load on much better things, other than crackers. Looks towards Chirp..... ;D ;D
CJ copied it from a website. ;D
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Through test trials, I can now say this for certain.
The only difference between a good salad and a good time is...
Where you put the cucumber! :facepalm:
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President Obama graduated from Harvard Law School in 1991 and was admitted as a lawyer by the Supreme Court of Illinois on Dec. 17, 1991. Prior to being elected to the Illinois state Senate in 1996, he worked as a civil rights lawyer at the firm formerly known as Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland. Four days after Obama announced that he would run for president in February 2007, he voluntarily elected to have his law license placed on “inactive” status, according to Grogan. Then, after becoming president, he elected to change his status to “retired” in February 2009.
Michelle Obama graduated from Harvard Law School in 1988, and was admitted as a lawyer by the Supreme Court of Illinois on May 12, 1989. Following graduation, she joined Sidley Austin, a corporate law firm in Chicago. But a few years later, in 1994, while working for the Public Allies project in Chicago, Obama voluntarily had her license placed on “inactive” status.
So both of the Obamas are lawyers in the technical sense, but neither have held an active bar card in over 12 years.
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We had a power outage last night. Everything went completely dark. My neighborhood of spoiled fucks looked like a post apocalyptic scene. It was so weird.
So I learned what this neighborhood of spoiled brats will look like when the apocalypse happens. :emot_laughing:
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One month to go until recreational weed becomes legal in Illinois. Weed sales will become legal at 6 a.m. Jan. 1, 2020.
Ick. But also, maybe it'll make people chill the fuck out. :roll:
Anyone does it anywhere near my kids or womens and CJ's gonna be very unhappy.
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One month to go until recreational weed becomes legal in Illinois. Weed sales will become legal at 6 a.m. Jan. 1, 2020.
Ick. But also, maybe it'll make people chill the fuck out. :roll:
Anyone does it anywhere near my kids or womens and CJ's gonna be very unhappy.
Saw a political cartoon in the paper this morning showing our governor as a chia pet proclaiming every day will be 4/20 beginning on January 1st. Another law rushed through without much due diligence.
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One month to go until recreational weed becomes legal in Illinois. Weed sales will become legal at 6 a.m. Jan. 1, 2020.
Ick. But also, maybe it'll make people chill the fuck out. :roll:
Anyone does it anywhere near my kids or womens and CJ's gonna be very unhappy.
Legal in Michigan tomorrow and people are camping outside a store overnight.
https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2019/12/michigans-first-recreational-marijuana-customers-camped-outside-store-overnight.html
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Whole fucking city is going to smell like weed.
The shelves will be raided of funyuns and cheetos. :roll:
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That there is an Asshole Awareness Day in the US!!! How weird!?!?
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That there is an Asshole Awareness Day in the US!!! How weird!?!?
WHAT! Just a day. :emot_weird:
Nope...never do, just too many out there for one day to do it justice.
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Guess I kinda knew this in the back of my mind. It's tough for guys, two heads to keep track of. :facepalm:
(https://i.imgur.com/40pUW8T.jpg)
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Guess I kinda knew this in the back of my mind. It's tough for guys, two heads to keep track of. :facepalm:
(https://i.imgur.com/40pUW8T.jpg)
Why am I not surprised.
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Guess I kinda knew this in the back of my mind. It's tough for guys, two heads to keep track of. :facepalm:
(https://i.imgur.com/40pUW8T.jpg)
Thus proving men only think with one head, and not the other. :emot_laughing:
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That for the first time since 1971, in the United States, there were less births than deaths. The birth rate in the U.S. has steadily been declining over the past few years.
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That for the first time since 1971, in the United States, there were less births than deaths. The birth rate in the U.S. has steadily been declining over the past few years.
But the population rate has been increasing annually over the past 60 years. From a high of 1.7% in 1960 to a low of 0.7% in 2013, it has nonetheless remained positive, and will likely continue to do so.
I have seen the future of America, and it is brown.
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I have seen the future of America, and it is brown.
So has Trump and the GOP, which explains their hysterics (in part).
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Yes it is MissB. I married brown, so I must like brown.
That also reminds me, now that things are less confrontational these days, it is my expectation to see that cute brown ass of Indian Babe in here more often.
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I have seen the future of America, and it is brown.
So has Trump and the GOP, which explains their hysterics (in part).
Exactly.
And their hysterics have led to demonizing "brown" immigrants, which led to a lower immigration rate, which led to a lower population growth rate, etc.
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I have seen the future of America, and it is brown.
So has Trump and the GOP, which explains their hysterics (in part).
Exactly.
And their hysterics have led to demonizing "brown" immigrants, which led to a lower immigration rate, which led to a lower population growth rate, etc.
And fear of voter registration, and fear of exercising the right to vote. Widespread voter intimidation and voter suppression is underway. That will only work so long, but expect more in the short term.
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That there is an Asshole Awareness Day in the US!!! How weird!?!?
AKA every single day.
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Miss B says she sees a "brown future" for this country. I agree.
Here's what I saw a few years ago up here, just a couple miles from our home.
A large influx of Latinos moved into a neighborhood on a main street. Within a few months, the entire complexion of the neighborhood changed. There area was totally turned upside down.
How you ask? Let me tell you what I saw.
Abandoned buildings were fixed up and new business opened. Color was added by brightly painted murals on many of the walls. People were drawn to the area to shop. New restaurants opened up. A new sense of community took over the neighborhood.
What else changed?
Let's see. Drug dealers soon were gone, moved to other corners. There were no hookers blatantly "advertising" their "wares". Traffic was improved without slow moving cars of "johns" looking for a "date".
Is this what our "leader" wants to stop with his F***ing wall and rhetoric? If so, I'll be glad to go down to the border and help blow some holes in that wall.
Oh, it's not working anyway, so guess I can stay here in the cold and snow.
Yes, I know there's areas where illegal immigration is a big problem. What I have noticed here tho', is what happened with other groups of immigrants who came through Ellis Island. The Irish helped other Irish...Jews helped other Jews...Italians helped other Italians, until they all were able to assimilate with the rest of society. That's what I've seen in the Latino communities here.
The strength of the country has come from "The tired and poor...the huddled masses yearning to be free." I say bring 'em on. It all gets sorted in the end.
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There are some pretty good movies on YouTube free movies with ads. Red Dawn, teen wolf, Bill and Ted's bogus journey. Not bad. :D
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I have seen the future of America, and it is brown.
So has Trump and the GOP, which explains their hysterics (in part).
Exactly.
And their hysterics have led to demonizing "brown" immigrants, which led to a lower immigration rate, which led to a lower population growth rate, etc.
And fear of voter registration, and fear of exercising the right to vote. Widespread voter intimidation and voter suppression is underway. That will only work so long, but expect more in the short term.
And that's only part of the problem. The current climate has created a suspicion of brown people that has deemed them "others."
I have family friends back in Chicago whom I've known all my life who are Mexican-American. One of their granddaughters, who's around 25, told me that she constantly is glanced at askew, and even asked about her legal status in this country. But here's the thing: He earliest American ancestor moved to the U.S. from Mexico in the early 1870s. So her family has been in the U.S. longer than mine. But because I'm white, no one thinks twice about me.
The good news to all of this is that the complexion of the nation has been changing, and it has changed. The "browning" has been going on for decades, and the cranky right-wing old people like our president are becoming outliers. The rhetoric remains, but the reality less and less reflects the rhetoric.
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I told my sons we are “witnessing the last dying gasps of the white make patriarchy.” They’ve controlled everything in this country since it’s inception. Fun to watch them go crazy thinking about a female boss, blacks at the country club, and their own mix raced grandchildren.
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As much as I’m able, I use Spanish with my Peruvian. I’d like to resume taking classes again, just been so busy.
So far out in public no one has commented on our use of Spanish, but I have a response ready when it happens. I’m going to tell them once the Dems are in charge again, the whole country is switching to Spanish, so they better start learning too. I just to see the facial expressions.
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I have seen the future of America, and it is brown.
So has Trump and the GOP, which explains their hysterics (in part).
Exactly.
And their hysterics have led to demonizing "brown" immigrants, which led to a lower immigration rate, which led to a lower population growth rate, etc.
Fear is a powerful weapon, especially when used by the president. Education and learning about others different then yourself goes a long way in battling fear. Like msslave has written, he has seen a bad area of his city turn into a positive place to live when people not from the area moved in.
From my own personal experience, I have been to two college graduations where many of the Latino and Latina graduates were the first in their families to graduate from college and the look on the faces of the parents and grandparents when their sons and daughters names were called to receive their diplomas was priceless.
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This is what you guys get: :roll:
And that's all I need to do.
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This is what you guys get: :roll:
And that's all I need to do.
Maybe some of this: :emot_boobshk: Definitely would get our attention. ;D
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This is what you guys get: :roll:
And that's all I need to do.
Maybe some of this: :emot_boobshk: Definitely would get our attention. ;D
Reading these insane replies does not put CJ in the mood for flashing.
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That 85% of the people struck by lightning are men. And most people struck by lightning are struck between 1 and 4 in the afternoon.
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That wombats poop in squares! The burrowing Australian marsupials are the only animals to produce cube-shaped poop, according to National Geographic scientists. They believe it might help mark their territory or it may be because of the extreme lack of water in their living conditions, which result in rigid, dry cube shapes.
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That wombats poop in squares! The burrowing Australian marsupials are the only animals to produce cube-shaped poop, according to National Geographic scientists. They believe it might help mark their territory or it may be because of the extreme lack of water in their living conditions, which result in rigid, dry cube shapes.
(https://i2.wp.com/ascienceenthusiast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/71e06ffb-wombat-poop-social.jpg?fit=758%2C401&ssl=1)
https://ascienceenthusiast.com/scientists-discover-the-reason-why-wombats-poop-is-cube-shaped/ (https://ascienceenthusiast.com/scientists-discover-the-reason-why-wombats-poop-is-cube-shaped/)
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Spongebat squareshit?
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Spongebat squareshit?
LOL WOO! But now I will look at SpongeBob SquarePants and think Spongebat Squareshit.
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In the original draft of FDRs famous address to Congress, after the Pearl Harbor attack read as this:
" ...a date which will live in world history."
The draft shows Roosevelt crossed out world history and above that wrote "infamy."
We still remember Pearl Harbor and those chilling words.
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In the original draft of FDRs famous address to Congress, after the Pearl Harbor attack read as this:
" ...a date which will live in world history."
The draft shows Roosevelt crossed out world history and above that wrote "infamy."
We still remember Pearl Harbor and those chilling words.
Amazing what an articulate leader is capable of inspiring.
Meanwhile, we have... :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:
But for the most part, you have many states where they have so much water that it comes down—it’s called rain—that they don’t know, they don’t know what to do with it.
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In the original draft of FDRs famous address to Congress, after the Pearl Harbor attack read as this:
" ...a date which will live in world history."
The draft shows Roosevelt crossed out world history and above that wrote "infamy."
We still remember Pearl Harbor and those chilling words.
Amazing what an articulate leader is capable of inspiring.
Meanwhile, we have... :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:
But for the most part, you have many states where they have so much water that it comes down—it’s called rain—that they don’t know, they don’t know what to do with it.
It seems that neither side of the Atlantic has had any great statesmen or great orators for a while now
Post edit post ; sorry should have said statesmen or stateswomen
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So true, Obi, and so sad.
I once read Winston Churchill, when he wrote a speech would pen two or three hours worth. Then he'd go to work editing 'til it was down to 15 or 20 minutes.
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In the original draft of FDRs famous address to Congress, after the Pearl Harbor attack read as this:
" ...a date which will live in world history."
The draft shows Roosevelt crossed out world history and above that wrote "infamy."
We still remember Pearl Harbor and those chilling words.
I once had a biochemistry professor by the name of Yoshinori Takeda. Towards the end of the semester he changed the date of the final announcing in an ominous tone with a thick Japanese accent, ‘the new date for the final will be December 7.’ I began laughing so hard I was choking. I then muttered, ‘a date which will live in infamy.’ Only a couple people in the 70+ student class got it and laughed too.
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Funny Jed...class cut up.
During the O. J. Simpson trial I read a piece on Judge Ito. In college, on Dec. 7th, he'd don a leather pilots cap and run up and down the halls of his dorm yelling, "Bonsai, bonsai!"
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In home alone, when Kevin says his brothers girlfriend is a "woof". The picture is not even a girl, it's a boy dressed up as a girl because they thought it would be harsh to make fun of a girl like that. But not of a boy dressed up as a girl being called ugly. :roll:
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It seems that neither side of the Atlantic has had any great statesmen or great orators for a while now
Post edit post ; sorry should have said statesmen or stateswomen
I don't think we will see many great orators in the future as it seems many politicians are conducting themselves over social media instead of standing up and speaking in front of crowds. Speaking, not reading, from a script.
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The Town Set For Kingston Falls in Gremlins Is The Same Set Used in Back To The Future.
The movie theater in Kingston Falls that blows up in the movie was involved in another incident….. Marty McFly drove the DeLorean into the entrance at the end of Back to the Future.
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That one of my favourite games, Cluedo, is called Clue in the USA. Without this knowledge one of the references in the film "Knives Out " would have gone right over my head. Very good film IMHO.
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There are worms that look like penises. aka penis fish and thousands of them washed up on a beach.
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/14/us/fat-innkeeper-worms-california-beach-scn-trnd/index.html
(https://conservativefighters.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Untitled-2-6.jpg)
How can I not include this one
(https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/07/40/64/18746668/3/920x920.jpg)
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:facepalm: I have no words. Dang...even the worms are bigger than me. :facepalm:
Thanks Jules for showing me something else I didn't need to know. :emot_laughing:
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There are worms that look like penises. aka penis fish and thousands of them washed up on a beach.
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/14/us/fat-innkeeper-worms-california-beach-scn-trnd/index.html
(https://conservativefighters.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Untitled-2-6.jpg)
How can I not include this one
(https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/07/40/64/18746668/3/920x920.jpg)
And they all started careers in the porn industry soon after. :emot_laughing:
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True lies was just a remake of a French movie. :roll:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJKWNuCGBAw
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That's scarier than humans breeding humans. Or is it?
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That's scarier than humans breeding humans. Or is it?
(https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/neo-wakes-up-640x353.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/yYj80O0.jpg)
My sister met her future wifey online. ;D
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I got mine on zoosk. I tried to join Plenty of Fish, but it somehow switched to zoosk. In retrospect, there’s probably some algorithm that essentially said, ‘hey old fart, you’re asking about a hookup site when you should be looking for a serious relationship.’
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Learned a new word today: narrowcasting. Shaping content to appeal to a specific political demographic and desperate for clicks and eyeballs. One lawyer remarks that it is not frightening as to the number of people who watch these news people but what he sees as frightening is that in today's world, they are not hearing the truth. And that, he says, is frightening.
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That's scarier than humans breeding humans. Or is it?
Not the way I do it!
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I had an offer for a free pizza in my email and it expired yesterday. So I just learned to always check the spam folder for free pizza offers. :roll:
"Your bank account has been hacked log in here to fix it" always makes it to my inbox, but offers for free shit go right to spam. :emot_banghead:
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...offers for free shit go right to spam.
Yep. Just last week I Missed out on about a $20 value for dinner at a fast food pasta place. :(
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...offers for free shit go right to spam.
Yep. Just last week I Missed out on about a $20 value for dinner at a fast food pasta place. :(
But we gotta get those scam emails right to your inbox! One of these days I'll win an awesome prize or something and won't know about it because it was sent to spam and I was too busy deleting emails about my iTunes account being hacked. :roll:
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I'm still waiting for the Nigerian Prince to make good on his promise to share some of his wealth with me. Guess I need to wire him some more money to help him get the paperwork pushed through. :facepalm:
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I'm still waiting for the Nigerian Prince to make good on his promise to share some of his wealth with me. Guess I need to wire him some more money to help him get the paperwork pushed through. :facepalm:
I still get those. :roll:
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I'm still waiting for the Nigerian Prince to make good on his promise to share some of his wealth with me. Guess I need to wire him some more money to help him get the paperwork pushed through. :facepalm:
(https://i.imgur.com/Eq2mViZ.jpg)
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I'm still waiting for the Nigerian Prince to make good on his promise to share some of his wealth with me. Guess I need to wire him some more money to help him get the paperwork pushed through. :facepalm:
(https://i.imgur.com/Eq2mViZ.jpg)
The sad part is I've seen stories where people fell for it and actually sent money. :roll:
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My grandmother fell for a Canadian lottery scam. She lost about $15,000. It’s a shame the way these people prey on the elderly. FBI said there wasn’t much that could be done.
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It's hard to ask how some people could be that stupid, but they target the elderly and they don't seem to know any better. Especially ones from a previous generation. Most people turning old now wouldn't fall for it.
But, then again, I've watched videos on YouTube of grown ass adults giving money to IRS scammers. :roll:
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It's hard to ask how some people could be that stupid, but they target the elderly and they don't seem to know any better. Especially ones from a previous generation. Most people turning old now wouldn't fall for it.
But, then again, I've watched videos on YouTube of grown ass adults giving money to IRS scammers. :roll:
Even Tim Berners-Lee's mother (a computer expert herself) was taken in and went public to warn others.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-27688173/mary-berners-lee-an-unlikely-fraud-victim
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I'm still waiting for the Nigerian Prince to make good on his promise to share some of his wealth with me. Guess I need to wire him some more money to help him get the paperwork pushed through. :facepalm:
(https://i.imgur.com/Eq2mViZ.jpg)
That made me LOL ;D ;D ;D
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A dog park friend told me about his mother getting taken in by an email from her close friend. She was in France and had her money and passport stolen...can you wire me some money? She doesn't speak much English but understood the message. Went to the bank and withdrew the money then on to a wire transfer place and sent it off.
When my friend heard this, he contacted the wire transfer people. They'd already flagged the transfer as there were several complaints against the person the money was being sent to. Got her funds back finally.
Sad part is she never thought to check with her friend...still in town and had never said anything about going overseas.
There's "targets" out there and somehow these low life pukes sniff 'em out.
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People "in general" suck. Obviously a person can be great, but as a whole we suck. That's half the reason I change my carrier path and decided to work with animals.
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People "in general" suck. Obviously a person can be great, but as a whole we suck. That's half the reason I change my carrier path and decided to work with animals.
Yes, on an adult forum, some of us suck. Some better then others. ;D ;D
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People "in general" suck. Obviously a person can be great, but as a whole we suck. That's half the reason I change my carrier path and decided to work with animals.
Yes, on an adult forum, some of us suck. Some better then others. ;D ;D
Score one for the Eagle :emot_laughing:
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People "in general" suck. Obviously a person can be great, but as a whole we suck. That's half the reason I change my carrier path and decided to work with animals.
Yes, on an adult forum, some of us suck. Some better then others. ;D ;D
I'm still waiting for chirp or msslave to hold classes.
This bitch is always looking to learn new tricks
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People "in general" suck. Obviously a person can be great, but as a whole we suck. That's half the reason I change my carrier path and decided to work with animals.
Yes, on an adult forum, some of us suck. Some better then others. ;D ;D
I'm still waiting for chirp or msslave to hold classes.
This bitch is always looking to learn new tricks
CJ only taught one class for free and that was for family. ;D
By the way, the person I taught gets constant requests to use that knowledge. :emot_shades:
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Shiela wants classes eh.
Being intimately familiar with the "equipment" is my main advantage. ;D. So that's one handicap for you, dear.
Otherwise, it's like anything else. Practice... Practice... Practice.
That I can "school" you on. Cross over the border to Minnesota and we'll get started on your "studies". Reasonable rates!! ;D :emot_kiss:
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There's a different concept, going down on the instructor could actually hurt my grade :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
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There's a different concept, going down on the instructor could actually hurt my grade :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
Only if you use your teeth. ;D
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There's a different concept, going down on the instructor could actually hurt my grade :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
Not in my class...tho' what Chirp said. :emot_laughing:
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Always check with instructor before using teeth. :emot_laughing:
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Remeber to do that before the exam starts, don't want to be talking during testing... or with my mouth full
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;D
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Always check with instructor before using teeth. :emot_laughing:
Nibbling is preferred. ;D
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It’s not a chew toy.
It is a bit of a dilemma though, a toothy blow job. It hurts like hell, but not only can’t you bring yourself to ask her to stop, often you can’t even bring yourself to voice any constructive criticism for fear that will make her stop. Your brain keeps reminding you that your dick is in a girl’s mouth and just won’t let you say or do anything to stop that from happening regardless of any pain. You just grimace and endure all the while praying she’ll have some sort of abrupt epiphany of ‘teeth bad’ and stop letting them touch you.
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It’s not a chew toy.
It is a bit of a dilemma though, a toothy blow job. It hurts like hell, but not only can’t you bring yourself to ask her to stop, often you can’t even bring yourself to voice any constructive criticism for fear that will make her stop. Your brain keeps reminding you that your dick is in a girl’s mouth and just won’t let you say or do anything to stop that from happening regardless of any pain. You just grimace and endure all the while praying she’ll have some sort of abrupt epiphany of ‘teeth bad’ and stop letting them touch you.
Communication is important though, if it wasn't for guys telling me what to do or how to do it, I'd still be working them like a tootsie pop
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It’s not a chew toy.
It is a bit of a dilemma though, a toothy blow job. It hurts like hell, but not only can’t you bring yourself to ask her to stop, often you can’t even bring yourself to voice any constructive criticism for fear that will make her stop. Your brain keeps reminding you that your dick is in a girl’s mouth and just won’t let you say or do anything to stop that from happening regardless of any pain. You just grimace and endure all the while praying she’ll have some sort of abrupt epiphany of ‘teeth bad’ and stop letting them touch you.
Communication is important though, if it wasn't for guys telling me what to do or how to do it, I'd still be working them like a tootsie pop
Praises to the submissive girls!!! There’s too few of you.
A more frequent response to carefully and diplomatically worded constructive criticism would be for her to spit it out and declare, ‘Well, if you don’t like it, I won’t do it any more.’ Sometimes a puppy dog look and a ‘Don’t you want to please me’ works a little, but not often.
As for communication from her about what feels good when I’m reciprocating, it’s more inarticulate in nature.
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Body language, only helps if you know how to read it though
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People "in general" suck. Obviously a person can be great, but as a whole we suck. That's half the reason I change my carrier path and decided to work with animals.
Yes, on an adult forum, some of us suck. Some better then others. ;D ;D
I'm still waiting for chirp or msslave to hold classes.
This bitch is always looking to learn new tricks
(https://i.imgur.com/hFCj1qM.gif)
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People "in general" suck. Obviously a person can be great, but as a whole we suck. That's half the reason I change my carrier path and decided to work with animals.
Yes, on an adult forum, some of us suck. Some better then others. ;D ;D
I'm still waiting for chirp or msslave to hold classes.
This bitch is always looking to learn new tricks
(https://i.imgur.com/hFCj1qM.gif)
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I'm 35 and can still blush like a school girl when I get caught checking out the firm body of a male nurse... in front of my dad
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Communication is important though, if it wasn't for guys telling me what to do or how to do it, I'd still be working them like a tootsie pop
Watcher dreams Shiela was working him like a tootsie pop or, better yet, one of those all day suckers.... ;D ;D
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:emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
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Well, to be honest, it would get smaller after a certain something shot out but then rapidly get bigger. Then smaller. Then bigger...... ;D ;D
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Well, to be honest, it would get smaller after a certain something shot out but then rapidly get bigger. Then smaller. Then bigger...... ;D ;D
They didn’t call it Wonka’s Willie for nothing.
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Was going to post another gif but it has the gum chewing girl in it...what she says... very not appropriate
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Was going to post another gif but it has the gum chewing girl in it...what she says... very not appropriate
Well, it is a nasty habit. Polite girls swallow.
And good call on not posting that girl, too young.
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Was going to post another gif but it has the gum chewing girl in it...what she says... very not appropriate
Well, it is a nasty habit. Polite girls swallow.
And good call on not posting that girl, too young.
Other than underage, there's very little on KB that's inappropriate :facepalm: ;D :emot_laughing:
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Was going to post another gif but it has the gum chewing girl in it...what she says... very not appropriate
Well, it is a nasty habit. Polite girls swallow.
And good call on not posting that girl, too young.
Yeah, every now and then I forget, and boy do they pounce.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/films/2017/12/12/large_Elf_2_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqNJjoeBT78QIaYdkJdEY4CnGTJFJS74MYhNY6w3GNbO8.jpg
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Was going to post another gif but it has the gum chewing girl in it...what she says... very not appropriate
Well, it is a nasty habit. Polite girls swallow.
And good call on not posting that girl, too young.
Other than underage, there's very little on KB that's inappropriate :facepalm: ;D :emot_laughing:
Any opinion that isn't leftist/liberal/communist is deemed inappropriate.
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Was going to post another gif but it has the gum chewing girl in it...what she says... very not appropriate
Polite girls swallow.
What do the not so polite girls do?
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Was going to post another gif but it has the gum chewing girl in it...what she says... very not appropriate
Polite girls swallow.
What do the not so polite girls do?
Spit it on your shoes. ;D
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Remeber to do that before the exam starts, don't want to be talking during testing... or with my mouth full
Shiela nibbling on Watcher 8)
(https://i.postimg.cc/Jng1wHR5/514-1000.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
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I just learned something about watcher ;D
Every guy I've ever been with has been cut, so this would definitely be a learning experience for me.
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I just learned something about watcher ;D
Every guy I've ever been with has been cut, so this would definitely be a learning experience for me.
Sorry, Shiela. You will just have to wait on your learning experience. But while you are waiting...... you can practice your nibbling. ;D ;D
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THAT is not Little Ricky. :roll:
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Watcher is saying nothing. 8)
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Neither is shiela, her mouth is full :-*
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Most of the laugh tracks on television were recorded in the early 1950's. These days, most of the people you hear laughing are dead.
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Most of the laugh tracks on television were recorded in the early 1950's. These days, most of the people you hear laughing are dead.
That's simply untrue, since very few TV shows today use laugh tracks.
Virtually all network comedies today are filmed before a live studio audience. The laughter you hear comes from people in the studio who are very much alive.
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Most of the laugh tracks on television were recorded in the early 1950's. These days, most of the people you hear laughing are dead.
That's simply untrue, since very few TV shows today use laugh tracks.
Virtually all network comedies today are filmed before a live studio audience. The laughter you hear comes from people in the studio who are very much alive.
Canned laughter, not live audiences.
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Laugh tracks have fallen out of use since the 1980’s, and even reruns with laugh tracks frequently have them removed.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laugh_track
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Fly tipping is the British term for the illegal dumping of waste.
Now you know.
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Fly tipping is the British term for the illegal dumping of waste.
Now you know.
No... We catch the flies in big nets and then tip them in the river... :emot_laughing: ;)
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THAT is not Little Ricky. :roll:
And you know this... how?
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I "peeked" ???
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I "peeked" ???
I am not saying a thing. 8)
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Not everybody appreciates a favor.
Im at taco bell waiting to place my order and the older gentlemen in front of me was searching his pockets. Obviously he couldn't find his money so I stepped up and offered to pay. He says "I don't need anybody to buy my food you dumb blonde"
My reply
"I may be a dumb blonde sir, but at least I know where my money is."
Not only was he rude, he lacked a sense of humor. he didnt laugh like everybody else.
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Not everybody appreciates a favor.
Im at taco bell waiting to place my order and the older gentlemen in front of me was searching his pockets. Obviously he couldn't find his money so I stepped up and offered to pay. He says "I don't need anybody to buy my food you dumb blonde"
My reply
"I may be a dumb blonde sir, but at least I know where my money is."
Not only was he rude, he lacked a sense of humor. he didnt laugh like everybody else.
CJ may be a dumb blonde too, but I know where my money is. ;D
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Had the old guy been me, my comeback would have been, "You know where your money is 'cause you just got done giving blow jobs in the parking lot."
No, that wouldn't have been me... I'd ask how much for a BJ. :facepalm:
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Had the old guy been me, my comeback would have been, "You know where your money is 'cause you just got done giving blow jobs in the parking lot."
No, that wouldn't have been me... I'd ask how much for a BJ. :facepalm:
Hey, how I make my money is none of your business.... oh wait,... I mean no way that's gross :emot_bjsmiley:
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Had the old guy been me, my comeback would have been, "You know where your money is 'cause you just got done giving blow jobs in the parking lot."
No, that wouldn't have been me... I'd ask how much for a BJ. :facepalm:
:emot_laughing:
Hey, how I make my money is none of your business.... oh wait,... I mean no way that's gross :emot_bjsmiley:
:emot_laughing:
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That he's ok with taking pictures and videos, but when asked to see them... he got EXTREMELY uncomfortable. Perhaps it has to do with the volume of pics he has
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My Peruvian never heard of Groundhog Day. When I explained it, she was also not very impressed or the least bit interested.
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My Peruvian never heard of Groundhog Day. When I explained it, she was also not very impressed or the least bit interested.
Since she's Peruvian, she's likely at least nominally Catholic. So explain it like this:
On Easter Sunday morning, Jesus came out of his tomb, he didn't see his shadow, so he came all the way out.
Simple, really....
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My Peruvian never heard of Groundhog Day. When I explained it, she was also not very impressed or the least bit interested.
Since she's Peruvian, she's likely at least nominally Catholic. So explain it like this:
On Easter Sunday morning, Jesus came out of his tomb, he didn't see his shadow, so he came all the way out.
Simple, really....
Or I could explain it’s like a cuy (guinea pig), but then Peruvians eat those.
She’s Catholic enough that we got married by a Catholic Priest, the only time I’ve known her to be in a church. Although there is some scary religious shit above our bed that makes masturbating a little uncomfortable.
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In 2019, the average American read only four books for the year. Sad.
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Always double check the thermostat. Was super tired and cold when I went to bed. I had turned it up to 85. Woke up drenched in sweat and my throat dry as a desert. So dehydrated my calf cramped up while I tried to get out of been. Probably drank a whole gallon of water already and took an extra iron tablet.
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Always double check the thermostat. Was super tired and cold when I went to bed. I had turned it up to 85. Woke up drenched in sweat and my throat dry as a desert. So dehydrated my calf cramped up while I tried to get out of been. Probably drank a whole gallon of water already and took an extra iron tablet.
I turned the HVAC off the other day, it was 70 and perfect outside. I forgot to turn it back on though, and woke up to 65° in the house. A little chilly for me.
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65° in the house. A little chilly for me.
That's what I normally have my temp set to. 65° in Feb is warm and comfy, 65° in September is chilly. And that temp differential will get you every time.
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The Backstreet Boys Were better in the 80s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nocsoez3RW4
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Trees aren't as heavy as they look...
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I learnt how to publish a book through Kindle Direct Publishing (yes, Amazon). Not hard, just a pain in the cactus pot.
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Martin Luther King was a Trekie. Yes, a big fan of Star Trek (TOS)
Star Trek went where no TV show had gone before. In 1966 the multi-racial, mulit-national in even alien crew blasted onto American TV screens. A key member of the crew was Lt. Uhura, an African.
(https://i.imgur.com/Nj4NI6u.jpg)
After the first season, she submitted her resignation to producer Gene Roddenberry. He asked her to think about it over the weekend.
That weekend, she went to a NCAAP convention. While there Nichelle Nichols was told a die hard fan wanted to meet her. She waited, expecting a goggle eyed youth, when up walk MLK. He and his family watched every show.
When she mentioned she was thinking of leaving the show, Dr. King was shocked. He convinced her to stay as an example to young black people. He also mentioned he'd studied the Air Force command structure and as communication officer, her roll of Uhura was fourth in line in the command of the Enterprise.
She stayed with the show, thanks to MLK.
Years later I was watching a special celebrating 25 years of Star Trek. Many of the cast including the spin-offs were there with special guests included.
A young female black woman came on the stage. She was a NASA astronaut. She told of how watching Star Trek as a youngster, she was encouraged to study hard and strive to become an astronaut.
We have Dr. King to thank for her service.
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My favorite Uhura moment was apparently an ad lib on Michelle Nichols part. When a crazed Sulu grabbed her and announced, “I’ll protect you fair maiden,” she replied, “Sorry, neither.”
Subtle, ain’t it.
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When Samsung started in 1938, it was a trading company that sold dried fish, groceries, and noodles. It didn't get into electronics until the late 1960s.
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When Samsung started in 1938, it was a trading company that sold dried fish, groceries, and noodles. It didn't get into electronics until the late 1960s.
Similar to Nintendo. It did trading cards originally; it didn't go into video games until after the video game crash.
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The Dyson Ball vacuum cleaner has a second air filter inside the ball. I disassembled and cleaned ours today, to get rid of that wet pet odor. Apparently you need two college degrees to clean the vacuum (like 90% of the other tasks in our home, including putting toilet paper back on the dispenser, and replacing empty paper towel rolls in the kitchen).
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The Dyson Ball vacuum cleaner has a second air filter inside the ball. I disassembled and cleaned ours today, to get rid of that wet pet odor. Apparently you need two college degrees to clean the vacuum (like 90% of the other tasks in our home, including putting toilet paper back on the dispenser, and replacing empty paper towel rolls in the kitchen).
Don't get me started on refilling the toilet paper when it is gone, or straightening the towel after drying your hands in the bathroom, or not leaving your shoes in the middle of the mudroom when you take them off, or throwing your coat on the bench below the coat hooks. Grrrr. Laziness. All 4 of them.
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Don't get me started on refilling the toilet paper when it is gone, or straightening the towel after drying your hands in the bathroom, or not leaving your shoes in the middle of the mudroom when you take them off, or throwing your coat on the bench below the coat hooks. Grrrr. Laziness. All 4 of them.
Same here, MJ. Have manners or common courtesy gone by the wayside?
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L. Frank Baum, before he wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ran a newspaper in South Dakota during the Indian Wars of the early 1890s. When Baum heard of the killing of Sitting Bull and the massacre at Wounded Knee, he wrote editorials calling for killing each and every last Native American. Some of what he wrote: Why not annihilation? Their glory has fled, their spirit broken, their manhood effaced; better that they die than live the miserable wretches that they are.
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Don't get me started on refilling the toilet paper when it is gone, or straightening the towel after drying your hands in the bathroom, or not leaving your shoes in the middle of the mudroom when you take them off, or throwing your coat on the bench below the coat hooks. Grrrr. Laziness. All 4 of them.
Same here, MJ. Have manners or common courtesy gone by the wayside?
This is most likely why I don't have a roommate. I am all of that. I have a basket by my coat rack for shoes, my shoes are next to the basket and my coats are piled on the basket. My bedroom, you would think that I didn't realize I have a closet. Clean closes on the bedroom floor, chair, dresser. My dirty closes end up on my bathroom floor. Jake has called it Miss Piggy's Place on more than one occasion. Kitchen and living room are clean though :D
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Those two editorials are considered a tarnish on Baum’s legacy. In 2006, two descendants of Baum apologized to the Sioux nation for any hurt that their ancestor had caused.
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There are a number of things that creep me out, make me cringe, but I want to share that hearing Dwight Schute (Rainn Wilson) from the office say "penis" is one of them things...ESPECIALLY, when he whispers it. :emot_laughing:
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The Dyson Ball vacuum cleaner has a second air filter inside the ball. I disassembled and cleaned ours today, to get rid of that wet pet odor. Apparently you need two college degrees to clean the vacuum (like 90% of the other tasks in our home, including putting toilet paper back on the dispenser, and replacing empty paper towel rolls in the kitchen).
After scrubbing all the parts and filters, and letting them dry out completely, I reassembled the Dyson tonight. And *holy shit* it has 10 times the suction it did before. I will definitely make cleaning it a regular occurrence.
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After scrubbing all the parts and filters, and letting them dry out completely, I reassembled the Dyson tonight. And *holy shit* it has 10 times the suction it did before.
From some of the complaints I've heard from some of the guys around here, maybe you could clean Chirps parts and filters.
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The Dyson Ball vacuum cleaner has a second air filter inside the ball. I disassembled and cleaned ours today, to get rid of that wet pet odor. Apparently you need two college degrees to clean the vacuum (like 90% of the other tasks in our home, including putting toilet paper back on the dispenser, and replacing empty paper towel rolls in the kitchen).
After scrubbing all the parts and filters, and letting them dry out completely, I reassembled the Dyson tonight. And *holy shit* it has 10 times the suction it did before. I will definitely make cleaning it a regular occurrence.
My very expensive Dyson (that never loses suction) ceased having any suction at all after just 10 uses. I took it apart and spent a couple profanity laced hours trying to figure out where it was clogged. Then I went out and bought a different vacuum, not even sure what brand. The vacuum I have now was bought by my Peruvian while we were dating using the jars of change she found in my house (didn’t ask, just took the jars and got the vacuum). Perhaps one day I’ll try to get the Dyson working again. Yes, I know it was probably on warranty back then, I just can’t fucking stand dealing with crap like that. Have your products never need me to worry about a warranty, and you got a customer for life.
I’m not known for being patient, with people sometimes yes, but definitely not with objects.
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After scrubbing all the parts and filters, and letting them dry out completely, I reassembled the Dyson tonight. And *holy shit* it has 10 times the suction it did before.
From some of the complaints I've heard from some of the guys around here, maybe you could clean Chirps parts and filters.
At least from what we’ve heard, she never loses suction.
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My very expensive Dyson (that never loses suction) ceased having any suction at all after just 10 uses.
Two dogs, four kids. It was just a big dog hair encrusted mud ball. I actually took it outside and cleaned with a hose, then washed in the sink with warm sudsy water.
My family is bad about emptying the link trap, the food debris screen in the dishwasher, and the Dyson. They just ignore it, because they know eventually it will drive me crazy, and I will do it for them.
One year they told me the dryer was “broken.” It had a lint ball the size of a canned ham inside. They really do drive me crazy.
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Thanks for putting this on my mind. The Dyson has been sitting in the laundry room for years, it’s about time I fix or discard. I probably got told to discard it last summer and refused because the things ain’t cheap.
Perhaps I’ll have more patience this time and not be so angry at how quickly it clogged.
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If your computer has two storage drives, like one that runs your operating system and the other is where you store files, you can use Linux to access both and not even need your windows password to do it. That's both handy, and makes any kind of security or password pointless. :roll:
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When I use google image and search for men swimming, 50% the pictures will be gay porn, 40% will be women swimming or nude by water, 8%will be advertising for swimwear both men and women, 1.5% will be random bullshit, and .5% will be men swimming :facepalm:
Additionally I learned that when my work schedule changes I have no idea how to handle it. No clue on what to do today. Was going to text my friends, but they're all at work. I really dont think I'm going to like this.
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I learned that my jeans weigh 2-1/2 pounds. That includes pocket contents--wallet, keys, pocket knife, a dozen folding bills held in a money clip, but no coins.
When I stepped on my digital scale it reported a load of 164.6 pounds, but then I remembered that I always weigh sans pants, so I took them off and weighed again. This time the digital readout showed only 162.1 pounds.
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The most fertile days for a woman are the three days leading up to, and including, ovulation. Having sex during this time gives you the best chance of getting pregnant. By 12-24 hours after ovulation, a woman is no longer able to get pregnant during that menstrual cycle, because the egg is no longer in the fallopian tube.
TV shows and movies always show the woman saying “I’m ovulating, let’s have sex.” You’re doing it wrong.
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An early girlfriend of mine was clueless about this. As we weren’t using birth control and rarely a condom, I kept careful records on a calendar. Lucky for me she was regular like a radium clock. I even reminded her when her period would start. She would be off by several days in her guesses. I was always right on the money.
Ovulating, she’d be horny as hell. That’s when the condoms got used combined with withdrawal. She also had the worst PMS I ever experienced or heard of; I made any excuse not to be around her. Alternating between her ovulation and her PMS, it was dating Dr Jekyl and Ms Hyde.
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Wifey wants to get pregnant (you know how excited I am about being the 21st Century Tony Randall). So she tells me last night “I’m ovulating, let’s fuck.” I’m drunk, what the hell... So I’m doing some research this morning. Had to explain to her how it works. I really hate standing stud. It’s much more of an obligation than a pleasure. At our age, we should be enjoying grandchildren, not squeezing out more babies.
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That window of highly elevated horniness for that gf was 2-3 days like you said. She’d be willing other times in no particular pattern even during PMS. I’m quite sure my efforts to be careful during that 2-3 ovulation window prevented an almost sure pregnancy. She had zero caution at that time and craved being fucked. I did get turned down, even times I stayed over. Often she would use the excuse of avoiding pregnancy, ironically during those times that it was actually far less likely.
Good luck with your predicament.
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I learned that my jeans weigh 2-1/2 pounds. That includes pocket contents--wallet, keys, pocket knife, a dozen folding bills held in a money clip, but no coins.
When I stepped on my digital scale it reported a load of 164.6 pounds, but then I remembered that I always weigh sans pants, so I took them off and weighed again. This time the digital readout showed only 162.1 pounds.
I weight before the shower (wet hair weighs more) and after my morning pee. Underwear, no bra.
At the doctors office I so want to say, "I know how this thingmajigger works, you run along and I'll report my weight to you" so that I can strip down to nothing.
I also have also considered saying, "you are going to subtract 5 pounds for the jeans, shoes, top, and all the quarters I have in my pocket" (even though I don't have any quarters in my pockets).
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I weight before the shower (wet hair weighs more) and after my morning pee. Underwear, no bra.
At the doctors office I so want to say, "I know how this thingmajigger works, you run along and I'll report my weight to you" so that I can strip down to nothing.
I also have also considered saying, "you are going to subtract 5 pounds for the jeans, shoes, top, and all the quarters I have in my pocket" (even though I don't have any quarters in my pockets).
I hate the doctors scale. Hate hate hate, they were placed on earth by demons to spread lies and evil emotions. I have literally yelled out "OH, THAT is BULLSHIT" on more than one occasion.
When I went for a follow up after I thought I sprained an ankle a few weeks back, I almost told the nurse to step up first. Use that to calculate the overage and make adjustments.
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"I almost told the nurse to step up first."
lol, great idea
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Last time the nurse weighed me I didn't like the results either. I asked her if I could take off my clothes and try again.
Yep...got a firm and definite NO! :facepalm:
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That Italy has the second oldest population in the world and scientists suggest that is one of the main reasons the coronavirus is hitting the Italian population the hardest in Europe. People age 70 and over are the most susceptible.
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(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7d/dc/8b/7ddc8bf94af5a7d9d966943f4559ba6b.jpg)
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(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7d/dc/8b/7ddc8bf94af5a7d9d966943f4559ba6b.jpg)
I am so bothered by the "An hilarious..." I am no perfectionist nor am I the greatest at grammar or spelling, but this makes the back of my eyes hurt.
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So, how do it know?
That Italy has the second oldest population in the world and scientists suggest that is one of the main reasons the coronavirus is hitting the Italian population the hardest in Europe. People age 70 and over are the most susceptible.
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Last time the nurse weighed me I didn't like the results either. I asked her if I could take off my clothes and try again.
Yep...got a firm and definite NO! :facepalm:
I have to laugh at that, since taking off my heavy coat is something I do when if I have to see the doctor during winter. Emphasis heavy; even with nothing in the pockets, it's about five pounds worth of weight on its own.
And not so much learned as gotten another reminder that people genuinely aren't aware of how much noise they really make and just how much background noise most folks are able to tune out that I can't.
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I learned, from a car show, that in england "growler" is slang for vagina. And it is extremely creepy when I find this out next to my dad who then proceeds to growl and then laugh at my cringing. :facepalm:
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I learned, from a car show, that in england "growler" is slang for vagina. And it is extremely creepy when I find this out next to my dad who then proceeds to growl and then laugh at my cringing. :facepalm:
That's a new one for me too. Why can't they learn to speak English in England? :emot_laughing:
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I learned, from a car show, that in england "growler" is slang for vagina. And it is extremely creepy when I find this out next to my dad who then proceeds to growl and then laugh at my cringing. :facepalm:
And here I thought growls emanated from one's stomach because of hunger. Who knew?
;D ;D
I have found that in the winter when I have to go to the doctor and the nurse weighs you, it is pretty much 5 pounds more I weigh, even without the coat, etc . Prefer the summer when in shorts and flips flops.
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I learned, from a car show, that in england "growler" is slang for vagina. And it is extremely creepy when I find this out next to my dad who then proceeds to growl and then laugh at my cringing. :facepalm:
That's a new one for me too. Why can't they learn to speak English in England? :emot_laughing:
That's a new one for this particular Brit.
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(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7d/dc/8b/7ddc8bf94af5a7d9d966943f4559ba6b.jpg)
I am so bothered by the "An hilarious..." I am no perfectionist nor am I the greatest at grammar or spelling, but this makes the back of my eyes hurt.
I would suggest that the sound governs the use of a or an rather than the rule about vowels and consonants.
https://www.writing-skills.com/hit-or-myth-use-an-before-h-words
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I learned, from a car show, that in england "growler" is slang for vagina. And it is extremely creepy when I find this out next to my dad who then proceeds to growl and then laugh at my cringing. :facepalm:
That's a new one for me too. Why can't they learn to speak English in England? :emot_laughing:
That's a new one for this particular Brit.
I've heard the term "growler" used to describe an unattractive woman, but never as a slang term for vagina.
When I hear the word "growler," I think of this:
(https://i.imgur.com/CqczyYr.jpg)
Then there's this:
http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/growler
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Growler
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but never as a slang term for vagina.
I can post this in "Things I've learned on KB"
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Me too MissB. Next time I order a growler at some craft brewery, I know what I’ll be thinking about. If it’s a pretty girl filling the growler, I really know what will be on my mind.
I can imagine myself saying,
‘Does yours growl?’
‘Does my what growl?’
‘Never mind.’
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Lunch out at a local "Olive Garden", chain Italian restaurant in U.S.
The one closest to us had been closed for 4 months. Due to changing city health codes the original location didn't qualify anymore. Rather than spend the money to redo everything, they build a new restaurant and tore down the old, maybe cheaper that way.
Anyway, got there and no handicap parking near the front door. I let the wife out then noticed there was handicap parking around the corner. Drove into a spot and saw a door for people to use for picking up "To Go" orders. Entered just as wife was being escorted into main dining room and joined her at our table.
Later a manage stopped by and chatted us up. Wife mentioned the handicap parking situation and this is what we learned. (OMG, am I finally going to get to the point of this post!)
The city forbids handicap parking sites where a person has to cross traffic to get to the door. Many existing lots require crossing traffic lanes after parking in a handicap spot.
Naturally I forgot to hang the handicap hook. :facepalm: No doubt I pissed of people who saw our car parked there without a hook or handicap plate.
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I learned what the acronym LLAP means.
I had to look it up after seeing the following paragraph in one of my daily newsletters:
If you're not a Star Trek fan, there may be some references in the story below you won't get. But I don't feel too bad about it because you really should be a Star Trek fan. LLAP.
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How to restore audio equalization in windows 10 when it's not there when you desperately need it. :roll:
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I learned that a pandemic leads to over buying food which leads to over ripe bananas, which inevitably leads to banana bread.
(https://i.imgur.com/hJiUBSs.jpg)
Had to get the edges a little crispy to get the center done.
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I approve of banana bread! Better than overipe bananas laying about.
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I approve of banana bread! Better than overipe bananas laying about.
My wife says the same thing about me! :emot_laughing:
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I approve of banana bread! Better than overipe bananas laying about.
My wife says the same thing about me! :emot_laughing:
Im a zucchini bread girl myself, much more..... filling ;D
(https://i.postimg.cc/XYSR843Y/zucchini-banana-bread-1-660x880.jpg)
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I approve of banana bread! Better than overipe bananas laying about.
My wife says the same thing about me! :emot_laughing:
Im a zucchini bread girl myself, much more..... filling ;D
(https://i.postimg.cc/XYSR843Y/zucchini-banana-bread-1-660x880.jpg)
I make zucchini bread too. Was a woman I worked with would bring in zucchini begging me to turn it into bread.
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(https://i.imgur.com/5SxkkDY.png)
I know I've been the "butt" of many jokes here, after TMI on a medical procedure several weeks ago, but hey...if I can pass on a useful tip, I'll take the heat. I just want to help out in these trying times.
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Oh my god, I learned that gallon bottles of water get shipped in a friggin six pack and they are heavy as hell.
I learned that every cat in Wisconsin must have diarrhea because the amount of kitty litter being sold is insane.
I also learned that your sternum can pop... yeah pop.... like you're cracking a knuckle but in the chest. Thought my friggin heart popped and I was dead. Yep that's it. I survived a lot and my heart gives out stacking boxes of bleach.
I have seriously never felt so physically weak :P
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"Yada yada yada" is aramaic
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I learned that you people... and alchohol are a huge distraction from orgasms. Yeah, that's right, it's your fault I can't climax because of you. Just kidding. I can and have.
I'm looking through porn and thinking of all of you and who would like who, and then I come back here and look through threads and then back adventuring through the world wide porn web in search for good pics youd appreciate, because let's face it, when I posts things that I really like, most of you are like, "what the hell, another cock, come on sheila, get with the program here." So I'm working tirelessly looking for pics you would enjoy.
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I learned that you people... and alchohol are a huge distraction from orgasms. Yeah, that's right, it's your fault I can't climax because of you. Just kidding. I can and have.
I'm looking through porn and thinking of all of you and who would like who, and then I come back here and look through threads and then back adventuring through the world wide porn web in search for good pics youd appreciate, because let's face it, when I posts things that I really like, most of you are like, "what the hell, another cock, come on sheila, get with the program here." So I'm working tirelessly looking for pics you would enjoy.
Hey, if they can't spell your name right, fuck 'em.
Wait... have you been drinking? ;D
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Hey, if they can't spell your name right, fuck 'em.
Wait... have you been drinking? ;D
:emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
Love it. Even autocorrect hates the way my name is spelled. :facepalm:
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I learned that you people... and alchohol are a huge distraction from orgasms.
Surely not me? ;D ;D
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I learned that even during crises people agonising over loo rolls will not consider water as an option.
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I learned that even during crises people agonising over loo rolls will not consider water as an option.
Bidet sales and those little spray hoses are on the upsale here. It would be amazing if everyone started sporting a fresh crack.
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Exploring more options for face masks as supplies dwindle.
(https://i.imgur.com/V48rtt5.jpg)
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I learned that a pandemic leads to over buying food which leads to over ripe bananas, which inevitably leads to banana bread.
(https://i.imgur.com/hJiUBSs.jpg)
Had to get the edges a little crispy to get the center done.
Banana bread 2.0 with blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and strawberries.
We had both bananas and berries about to go bad.
(https://i.imgur.com/YA83DbF.jpg)
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Low and slow for 18 hours. Chapter 2. Damn sheltering in. I’m eating and drinking, like a pig, and fapping 3 times daily. College in other words. The torture.
(https://i.imgur.com/NGZHC8h.jpg)
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Fapping 3 times daily.
Is that a problem? Not enough? :emot_laughing:
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Fapping 3 times daily.
Is that a problem? Not enough? :emot_laughing:
(https://i.imgur.com/6ISOALk.gif)
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(https://i.imgur.com/6ISOALk.gif)
Um... yeah... I've got no objections there
:emot_thdrool: :emot_thdrool: :emot_thdrool: :emot_thdrool: :emot_thdrool: :emot_thdrool:
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Today we had high winds, hail, rain, snow and a few waves of graupel. Yes, Graupel. It actually looked like the white pellets you might find in a bean bag. I've seen it before, but never knew it was called that.
What's that falling from the sky? Graupel, and here's what it is (link) (https://www.wxyz.com/news/whats-that-falling-from-the-sky-graupel-and-heres-what-it-is?fbclid=IwAR0k727SQkfZg2vHIzbgBE9aQpB3Nu7kFwDVPIwcV8nPLYH8_mY2g5qPolM)
Those in metro Detroit on Thursday have probably seen blasts of what appears to be hail falling from the sky, but it's actually called graupel.
According to the National Weather Service, graupel are very small pellets that are actually snowflakes that collect chilled water droplets on the outer service.
On a day like today, where it's above freezing on the surface but below freezing in the air, graupel are common.
Hail, on the other hand, are balls of ice from thunderstorms when strong upward winds loft raindrops into the below freezing area of a thunderstorm, and sleet is liquid precipitation that freezes before reaching the ground.
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We had graupel also yesterday. First time I ever heard that term used before. Will stick with sleet, as that was what I saw hitting the windshield as I was driving.
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I learned wearing a mask and gloves won't get me out of being sexually harassed at my temp job. :roll:
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I learned wearing a mask and gloves won't get me out of being sexually harassed at my temp job. :roll:
That brings out the fetishists. Makes you more mysterious or some shit. Why do some men act like they do? Mother didn't raise them respect I guess. Hope you're not there with that much longer
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I learned wearing a mask and gloves won't get me out of being sexually harassed at my temp job. :roll:
That brings out the fetishists. Makes you more mysterious or some shit. Why do some men act like they do? Mother didn't raise them respect I guess. Hope you're not there with that much longer
It's both. :roll:
This is the definition of temporary for me. I only took this job until my real income can reopen, then I'm out. Otherwise I'd have already dipped into my savings. I'm only doing this to preserve that and put food in my kids tummies.
Friend or not, I'm telling the manager I didn't take that job to have people make subtle hints about what they'd like to do with the blonde "in the back of the store". :facepalm:
:emot_banghead:
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“God helps those who help themselves,” comes from the ancient Greeks.
Sophocles, in his Philoctetes (c. 409 BC), wrote, "No good e'er comes of leisure purposeless; And heaven ne'er helps the men who will not act."
Euripides, in the Hippolytus (428 BC), said, "Try first thyself, and after call in God; For to the worker God himself lends aid."
I thought about that today, with all the COVID-19 stories about pastors who ignored social distancing rules and died.
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It's been said a thousand times before and it'll be said a thousand times again, men will never know what it's like. If they did, they wouldn't do it
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It's been said a thousand times before and it'll be said a thousand times again, men will never know what it's like. If they did, they wouldn't do it
Ok you know what, I get it we will never know the perils of being a women, but cut is some slack. You as a group don't know what the hell you want. Hold the door and be a gentlemen or be chauvinistic. Compliment you and be courteous or be accused of harassment. I'm not the perfect guy, not by a long shot. But the day i understand women is the say hi become a god
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...but cut is some slack. You as a group don't know what the hell you want.
Really Hard?
It was not a broad paintbrush statement on men. She was referring to CG's comment...
"I didn't take that job to have people make subtle hints about what they'd like to do with the blonde "in the back of the store"."
Yes, women are hard to understand. So are guys. We know what we want. We know what we don't want.
We don't want being stared at, even if we are wearing a low cut t-shirt. We didn't wear it so you would stare at our cleavage.
We don't want whistled at because we have tight jeans on. Have you ever seen a loose pair of jeans that look good on a woman. That's why we wear them snug.
We don't want co-workers talking about how they'd like to bang the new girl, or hear second hand how a co-worker is bragging he's going to "hit that on the pallet of dog food."
We want to be treated with respect and not a sex object.
By the way, Welcome to KB. Please, when you have a minute say Hello and introduce yourself in the SAY HELLO topic. (link) (http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?board=25.0)
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I learned wearing a mask and gloves won't get me out of being sexually harassed at my temp job. :roll:
That brings out the fetishists. Makes you more mysterious or some shit. Why do some men act like they do? Mother didn't raise them to respect I guess. Hope you're not there with that much longer
Agreed. Mother and/or father.
Agree to what MJ said also. Live and let live. In peace.
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...but cut is some slack. You as a group don't know what the hell you want.
Really Hard?
It was not a broad paintbrush statement on men. She was referring to CG's comment...
"I didn't take that job to have people make subtle hints about what they'd like to do with the blonde "in the back of the store"."
Yes, women are hard to understand. So are guys. We know what we want. We know what we don't want.
We don't want being stared at, even if we are wearing a low cut t-shirt. We didn't wear it so you would stare at our cleavage.
We don't want whistled at because we have tight jeans on. Have you ever seen a loose pair of jeans that look good on a woman. That's why we wear them snug.
We don't want co-workers talking about how they'd like to bang the new girl, or hear second hand how a co-worker is bragging he's going to "hit that on the pallet of dog food."
We want to be treated with respect and not a sex object.
By the way, Welcome to KB. Please, when you have a minute say Hello and introduce yourself in the SAY HELLO topic. (link) (http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?board=25.0)
To paraphrase Angie Dickinson when she was asked about dressing sexy for men:
‘I don’t dress for men. I dress for other women. I undress for men.’
(https://i.imgur.com/w87TCPM.jpg)
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Angie was a hot one. I was young when she was in her prime. Things got "messy" several times due to thoughts of her. ;D
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...but cut is some slack. You as a group don't know what the hell you want.
Really Hard?
It was not a broad paintbrush statement on men. She was referring to CG's comment...
"I didn't take that job to have people make subtle hints about what they'd like to do with the blonde "in the back of the store"."
Yes, women are hard to understand. So are guys. We know what we want. We know what we don't want.
We don't want being stared at, even if we are wearing a low cut t-shirt. We didn't wear it so you would stare at our cleavage.
We don't want whistled at because we have tight jeans on. Have you ever seen a loose pair of jeans that look good on a woman. That's why we wear them snug.
We don't want co-workers talking about how they'd like to bang the new girl, or hear second hand how a co-worker is bragging he's going to "hit that on the pallet of dog food."
We want to be treated with respect and not a sex object.
By the way, Welcome to KB. Please, when you have a minute say Hello and introduce yourself in the SAY HELLO topic. (link) (http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?board=25.0)
Sum it up: Men and women are both perverted and gross. :roll:
But I've always known that.
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It's been said a thousand times before and it'll be said a thousand times again, men will never know what it's like. If they did, they wouldn't do it
Ok you know what, I get it we will never know the perils of being a women, but cut is some slack. You as a group don't know what the hell you want. Hold the door and be a gentlemen or be chauvinistic. Compliment you and be courteous or be accused of harassment. I'm not the perfect guy, not by a long shot. But the day i understand women is the say hi become a god
While I don't want to put words in her mouth, it seems clear that Sheila was responding to a specific post, and not making a general comment.
Still, women "cut men slack" constantly. Well, at least in real life.
And here's your chief struggle: Don't try to understand women in general, try to understand the women around you. Stop relying on stereotypes, and stop generalizing.
I've heard the "story" about a man holding the door for a woman and the woman responding by calling him sexist pig or whatever dozens and dozens of time. Probably even hundreds. And I've always wondered whether this actually happens in real life. I would tend to think not. Nonetheless, if this did happen to you, then please judge that woman, and not all women. She's one person, not an entire gender. I agree that a woman who would do/say that isn't the kind of woman I'd want to hang out with. But she's an extreme outlier. Besides, you should hold the door for anyone, regardless of gender. That's what people who were "raised right" do.
You assert, "You as a group don't know what the hell you want." Yes, we do. And here's your other challenge: Try to understand us. It really isn't that hard. Besides, it's true that "we don't know what the hell we want" for one simple reason: We are a collection of individuals, not a unified group that agrees on everything and has universally the exact same wants. That's what I meant by stereotypes and generalizations.
Sheila is correct: Most women do not enjoy being ogled and sexualized, and most women do not like to hear crude sexual comments directed at them. And she's also right that many men don't understand that simple fact. So there you go: You just learned a very important thing about women, something that applies to many women, perhaps even most women. On top of that, some women choose to dress in an alluring manner, and when they do, they are, in their way, inviting others to look at their bodies. But, at the risk of stating the obvious, their manner of dress is not an invitation to anything, neither actions nor comments. And there's another important thing about women you just learned.
Finally, I'm not exactly sure what you mean by, "Compliment you and be courteous or be accused of harassment." Here's a handy rule of thumb: Compliment a woman's choices, not her body. Say things like, "That's a pretty dress" or "I like what you did with your hair," and not, "That dress makes you look hot" or "Your hair is very sexy." It's not about you, it's about her. Those last two comments can be interpreted as sexual harassment, and that's in addition to what I said above, about how many women do not appreciate suggestive comments.
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I started typing into Google search, and you know how it uses predictive text and gives you suggestions?
So, I started typing, "Why do..." and the results for "Why do the new lucky charms make poop green" is the first suggestion.
And I read on...
"One type of blue food coloring is an azo dye that changes color from blue to green as it gets reduced in your digestive system. If you eat a large amount of anything artificially colored blue or purple(which is generally blue and red dyes mixed instead of a purple dye) there is a good chance it will turn your poop green."
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“Always after me Lucky Charms...”
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Eat a roasted beet too, and it will be just like Christmas.
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Wow, I'm glad I signed in this morning.
Who researches these findings?
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Have added Lucky Charms to grocery list. Always up for something new. :o
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Wow, I'm glad I signed in this morning.
I know right. How did you manage through life this far without this knowledge.
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I started typing into Google search, and you know how it uses predictive text and gives you suggestions?
So, I started typing, "Why do..." and the results for "Why do the new lucky charms make poop green" is the first suggestion.
And I read on...
"One type of blue food coloring is an azo dye that changes color from blue to green as it gets reduced in your digestive system. If you eat a large amount of anything artificially colored blue or purple(which is generally blue and red dyes mixed instead of a purple dye) there is a good chance it will turn your poop green."
My Peruvian puts something in the toilet that makes the water blue, but guess what? I got a trick to turn the water green!
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Sewer line repairs are a horrible thing with a house full of children who pee constantly. :roll:
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I started typing into Google search, and you know how it uses predictive text and gives you suggestions?
So, I started typing, "Why do..." and the results for "Why do the new lucky charms make poop green" is the first suggestion.
And I read on...
"One type of blue food coloring is an azo dye that changes color from blue to green as it gets reduced in your digestive system. If you eat a large amount of anything artificially colored blue or purple(which is generally blue and red dyes mixed instead of a purple dye) there is a good chance it will turn your poop green."
My Peruvian puts something in the toilet that makes the water blue, but guess what? I got a trick to turn the water green!
Sounds like somebody is a wee bit dehydrated
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Not usually. And it doesn’t work past my 4th beer.
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Horse dildos are a thing, and there's two people in this house who secretly have one. :roll:
Here's a tip: Just don't go snooping around in your families personal areas. :facepalm:
It's both depressing, and surprising. But then again, not that surprising compared with other things I've found. I know, I know! CJ needs to mind CJ's fucking business and stay out of married adults privacy. :roll:
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Horse dildos are a thing, and there's two people in this house who secretly have one. :roll:
Here's a tip: Just don't go snooping around in your families personal areas. :facepalm:
It's both depressing, and surprising. But then again, not that surprising compared with other things I've found. I know, I know! CJ needs to mind CJ's fucking business and stay out of married adults privacy. :roll:
How the hell could you not know either of these? :emot_weird:
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I'm blonde and stupid. :emot_shrug:
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I'm blonde and stupid. :emot_shrug:
Oh stop it :emot_bottomspank: :emot_bottomspank: :emot_bottomspank:
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I'm blonde and stupid. :emot_shrug:
Dang, Chirp. Could you please change your hair color? ;D ;D ;D
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I'm blonde and stupid. :emot_shrug:
Dang, Chirp. Could you please change your hair color? ;D ;D ;D
I tried that, everyone bitched and moaned. :roll:
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The way to successful quarantine is to find balance. For example, my Peruvian farts 10 times more often than me, but mine smell 10 times worse. . . . so balance.
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The way to successful quarantine is to find balance. For example, my Peruvian farts 10 times more often than me, but mine smell 10 times worse. . . . so balance.
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c9/e4/2c/c9e42c2b13d5c31cebd2fad4f30533b2.jpg)
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The way to successful quarantine is to find balance. For example, my Peruvian farts 10 times more often than me, but mine smell 10 times worse. . . . so balance.
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c9/e4/2c/c9e42c2b13d5c31cebd2fad4f30533b2.jpg)
Wifey and I pretend we don’t fart. And even if we did, they don’t smell. It’s been five years together and I honestly can’t remember either of us breaking wind. Except than one time in the car. She’ll rolled down the window. And then it hit me. Like a brick. My eyes were watering. I said, “If I had an eggbeater, I could have whipped that one back into a turd.” But otherwise, no. We don’t fart.
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Since Jed opened the door, and because I'm in a surprisngly confessional mood today, there was one time when I was over at my ex's apartment about a month after we started dating. At one point I had to use the bathroom. You know how sometimes when you sit down to take care of business, and initially all that comes out is a huge blast of air? Yes, that. In a tiled bathroom. I'm sure it was heard as far north as 42nd Street.
Words can't described how mortified I was. And when I came out of the bathroom, I'm sure I was blushing beet red. She, on the other hand, was still laughing, and she had laughed so hard there were tears still running down her cheeks. That's when I knew she was a keeper.
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My wife has always maintained that, "If you can't fart in front of your partner, there's something wrong with the relationship." No, I'm not sure what that actually means. At our age now, if we weren't ok with that, we'd both explode from holding it in. :facepalm: :D
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Let's keep this disgusting body functions class going.
Oh I don't even try to hide it. I have zero problem giving Jake a Dutch oven when I get the chance.
I also learned today that the feet sweat the most and during an average life a person will sweat enough through their feet to fill two swimming pools. I think I've done that in the past week working in this warehouse. My poor socks.
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I know all about that initial blast. When I exit the restroom Dan usually has a smart a@@ comment like "easily 5.1 on the Richter scale, babe!"
(edit) and I deleted the rest. I don't knwo what I was thinking posting that
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I will try to alleviate some of the embarrassment from the other two. I know it's not as embarrassing as theirs but it was still embarrassing.
I was on my deployment and we were doing a traffic control point (TCP) we were out there for about 6 hours already and I really needed to go. Not bathrooms, or porta potties, We cant just pack up and leave, and I cant just walk off somewhere and go. I had to have my team leader take a poncho and hold it up while I did a wall sit against the side of our truck. It was not loud or messy, but if you've ever eaten MREs for three days straight youd understand the aroma they create.
We ended up moving our TCP about a kilometer down the road. My team leader asked if I had been eating pickled skunk :facepalm:
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It's like I tell the kids... everything poops.
But "tooting" is only funny in certain situations. :emot_laughing:
Recently there was a loud sound from outside and the dog jumped up scared from it and farted and cleared the living room. :emot_laughing: But then the girls wouldn't stop laughing. I swear the dog was mortified from it.
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Wow, didn’t know a brain fart about farts would resonate.
We are in strange times.
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Wow, didn’t know a brain fart about farts would resonate.
We are in strange times.
Yes it is strange times.
Sometimes it's just good to clear the air....
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Wow, didn’t know a brain fart about farts would resonate.
We are in strange times.
Yes it is strange times.
Sometimes it's just good to clear the air....
Literally. :emot_shades:
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Wow, didn’t know a brain fart about farts would resonate.
We are in strange times.
Yes it is strange times.
Sometimes it's just good to clear the air....
Especially after I’ve cut one.
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(https://i.giphy.com/media/2cdYfc9hMr9df6dS2s/200.gif)
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Poltergeist was originally an evil version of E.T.
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Apparently it was World Naked Gardening Day yesterday.
(https://i.imgur.com/OH0OOCf.jpg)
It's been a thing since 2005 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Naked_Gardening_Day
My neighbours had a lucky escape
(https://i.imgur.com/HC1DFz4.jpg)
Didn't we have a thread about ladies with flowers?
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From horse dildos, to the physics of farts, to naked gardening to...the 25th Amendment.
More nerdy history from MissBarbara!
In 1967, the states ratified the 25th Amendment, which outlined, and enshrined in the constitution, the process of presidential and vice presidential succession. It's long and somewhat detailed, and I won't bother you with the text.
But less than six years later, there was a period of under a year when one man was affected by the 25th Amendment three separate times:
* In October 1973, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned. Following the dictates of the 25th Amendment, Nixon nominated Gerald Ford to replace Agnew. On December 6, 1973, Congress approved the nomination, and Ford became vice president.
* Barely eight months later, on August 9, 1974, President Nixon resigned and, again following the 25th Amendment, Ford was sworn in as president.
* On August 20, 1974, President Ford followed the 25th Amendment and nominated Nelson Rockefeller to replace himself as vice president. On December 19, 1974, Congress approved Ford's nomination and Rockefeller became vice president.
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More nerdy history from MissBarbara!
I, for one, like reading your nerdy history. Was hoping you would elaborate more with historical content about the varied names given the female sexual organ, besides the two you already did write about. ;D ;D
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I learned little girls can go without brushing their hair and get away with it all day while I'm not around. :roll:
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That when you're really pissed off and kick something hard wearing safety toed shoes, it doesn't protect your toes. You're just kicking the hard composite inside if your safety shoe.
:emot_blond:
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That when you're really pissed off and kick something hard wearing safety toed shoes, it doesn't protect your toes. You're just kicking the hard composite inside if your safety shoe.
:emot_blond:
Yeah, it’s more for dropping heavy shit on them. And if you keep using them to kick shit, the toe will wear out in record time until that piece of metal falls out and you need new steel toed shoes.
I may have a few college degrees and sit at a desk now, but I may have worked my ass off summers during college.
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If you have the caps lock on and posting an image here, it will completely mess with the size of said image :emot_weird:
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If you have the cops lock on and posting an image here, it will completely mess with the size of said image :emot_weird:
[img width=600][/img]
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If you have the cops lock on and posting an image here, it will completely mess with the size of said image :emot_weird:
[img width=600][/img]
I do all my images at width=500, but when I did (http://) all caps, the image turned out massive
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While watching yesterday with the little ones a virtual tour of the San Diego Zoo, I learned that camels originated in the western United States and migrated via the Bering land bridge to Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
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While watching yesterday with the little ones a virtual tour of the San Diego Zoo, I learned that camels originated in the western United States and migrated via the Bering land bridge to Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
United States Camel Corps. The United States Camel Corps was a mid-19th-century experiment by the United States Army in using camels as pack animals in the Southwestern United States. While the camels proved to be hardy and well suited to travel through the region, the Army declined to adopt them for military use.
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That is what I had always believed how camels first came to the United States. Brought in from overseas to form an experimental Army unit. Then to find out that camels originated here.
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From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel)
Evolution
The earliest known camel, called Protylopus, lived in North America 40 to 50 million years ago (during the Eocene).[20] It was about the size of a rabbit and lived in the open woodlands of what is now South Dakota.[65][66] By 35 million years ago, the Poebrotherium was the size of a goat and had many more traits similar to camels and llamas.[67][68] The hoofed Stenomylus, which walked on the tips of its toes, also existed around this time, and the long-necked Aepycamelus evolved in the Miocene.[69]
The direct ancestor of all modern camels, Paracamelus, existed in the upper Miocene to Middle Pleistocene.[70][71] Around 3–5 million years ago, the North American Camelidae spread to South America as part of the Great American Interchange via the newly formed Isthmus of Panama, where they gave rise to guanacos and related animals, and to Asia via the Bering land bridge.[20][65][66] Surprising finds of fossil Paracamelus on Ellesmere Island beginning in 2006 in the high Canadian Arctic indicate the dromedary is descended from a larger, boreal browser whose hump may have evolved as an adaptation in a cold climate.[72][73] This creature is estimated to have stood around nine feet (2.7 metres) tall.[74]
The last camel native to North America was Camelops hesternus, which vanished along with horses, short-faced bears, mammoths and mastodons, ground sloths, sabertooth cats, and many other megafauna, coinciding with the migration of humans from Asia.[75][76]
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I always thought the 80s song "99 Luftballons" was a happy, whimsical song about children playing and pretty balloons floating in the air.
I couldn't have been more wrong!
I heard it this morning, and some of the lyrics stood out. So I googled it, and it's actually a very hardcore condemnation of the Cold War and the nuclear arms race. The lyrics describe the Cold War going "hot," with the U.S. and U.S.S.R. firing nuclear missiles at each other and killing everyone on the planet.
Here are some of the lyrics:
Back at base bugs in the software
Flash the message "something's out there!"
Panic bells, it's red alert
There's something here from somewhere else
The war machine springs to life
Opens up one eager eye
Focusing it on the sky
Ninety-nine decision street
Ninety-nine ministers meet
To worry, worry, super scurry
Call the troops out in a hurry
This is what we've waited for
This is it, boys, this is war
The president is on the line
Ninety-nine knights of the air
Ride super high-tech jet fighters
Everyone's a super hero
Everyone's a captain Kirk
With orders to identify
To clarify and classify
Scramble in the summer sky
It's all over and I'm standing pretty
In this dust that was a city
If I could find a souvenir
Just to prove the world was here
And here is a red balloon
I think of you, and let it go
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I always thought the 80s song "99 Luftballons" was a happy, whimsical song about children playing and pretty balloons floating in the air.
I couldn't have been more wrong!
I heard it this morning, and some of the lyrics stood out. So I googled it, and it's actually a very hardcore condemnation of the Cold War and the nuclear arms race. The lyrics describe the Cold War going "hot," with the U.S. and U.S.S.R. firing nuclear missiles at each other and killing everyone on the planet.
Here are some of the lyrics:
Back at base bugs in the software
Flash the message "something's out there!"
Panic bells, it's red alert
There's something here from somewhere else
The war machine springs to life
Opens up one eager eye
Focusing it on the sky
Ninety-nine decision street
Ninety-nine ministers meet
To worry, worry, super scurry
Call the troops out in a hurry
This is what we've waited for
This is it, boys, this is war
The president is on the line
Ninety-nine knights of the air
Ride super high-tech jet fighters
Everyone's a super hero
Everyone's a captain Kirk
With orders to identify
To clarify and classify
Scramble in the summer sky
It's all over and I'm standing pretty
In this dust that was a city
If I could find a souvenir
Just to prove the world was here
And here is a red balloon
I think of you, and let it go
Uh, yeah, CJ always knew it was about nuclear war. :emot_laughing:
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So I drove to the convenience store and took a drink of a carbonated beverage, put my mask on and got out. As I walked to the door I burped. It escaped my mask upwards past my nose and into my eyes and burned.
As my friend said, I temporarily blinded myself in a very ladylike manner :facepalm:
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I learned Shiela is gross. ;D
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I learned Shiela is gross. ;D
Yeah, but in a sexy way. At least she didn't send us a selfie of it. :facepalm:
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I learned Shiela is gross. ;D
(https://i.postimg.cc/bvJ3VMkF/giphy.gif)
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So I drove to the convenience store and took a drink of a carbonated beverage, put my mask on and got out. As I walked to the door I burped. It escaped my mask upwards past my nose and into my eyes and burned.
As my friend said, I temporarily blinded myself in a very ladylike manner :facepalm:
Could have been worse. You could have let go of a loud fart. ;D ;D
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So I drove to the convenience store and took a drink of a carbonated beverage, put my mask on and got out. As I walked to the door I burped. It escaped my mask upwards past my nose and into my eyes and burned.
As my friend said, I temporarily blinded myself in a very ladylike manner :facepalm:
Could have been worse. You could have let go of a loud fart. ;D ;D
:emot_weird:
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So I drove to the convenience store and took a drink of a carbonated beverage, put my mask on and got out. As I walked to the door I burped. It escaped my mask upwards past my nose and into my eyes and burned.
As my friend said, I temporarily blinded myself in a very ladylike manner :facepalm:
Could have been worse. You could have let go of a loud fart. ;D ;D
:emot_weird:
And just think love, if we were an item you'd get to experience that first hand. :emot_kiss:
(https://i.postimg.cc/598W8cBv/IrKtGX.gif)
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So I drove to the convenience store and took a drink of a carbonated beverage, put my mask on and got out. As I walked to the door I burped. It escaped my mask upwards past my nose and into my eyes and burned.
As my friend said, I temporarily blinded myself in a very ladylike manner :facepalm:
Could have been worse. You could have let go of a loud fart. ;D ;D
:emot_weird:
And just think love, if we were an item you'd get to experience that first hand. :emot_kiss:
(https://i.postimg.cc/598W8cBv/IrKtGX.gif)
You've already turned me off with the rampant belching, sweetie. :emot_laughing:
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In the late sixties I was preoccupied with chasing (mostly unsuccesfully) girls rather than watching TV so I never saw the original Star Trek (never bothered to watch the sequels either). I have recently watched some early episodes and learnt two things from IMDB.
Firstly, Leonard Nimoy was the only actor in the pilot that was retained for the main series yet studio executives wanted the "pointy eared character" to be removed after viewing the pilot.
Secondly, the BBC did not show four of the early episodes until the 1990s because they "dealt with the subject matter of madness, torture, sadism and disease".
Who woulda thought it!
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Doing the crossword this morning, a clue asked for a 4 letter word for "breed". My brain went right to "That Word" instantly and would not budge from there. (Ended up being "sort", kind lame).
What I learned was how warped and perverted my brain has become after 8 years and 4000 posts. And...I like it. ;D
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There are 4,700 species of frogs, and only one makes a "ribbit" sound. But we associate it with all frogs, because the frog that "ribbits" is native to California, so it's the one that sound engineers originally recorded for movies.
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There are 4,700 species of frogs, and only one makes a "ribbit" sound. But we associate it with all frogs, because the frog that "ribbits" is native to California, so it's the one that sound engineers originally recorded for movies.
Michigan J. Frog!
(https://66.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luvzeuIpNO1qz6yoio1_400.gif)
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I learned M&M's will melt in direct sunlight despite that whole "melt in your mouth not in your hand" lie. :emot_laughing:
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Actual melting temperature may vary according to usage.
(https://i.imgur.com/XcrNszF.jpg)
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Actual melting temperature may vary according to usage.
(https://i.imgur.com/XcrNszF.jpg)
Love some milk chocolate
(https://i.postimg.cc/5tsnCyKW/tenor.gif)
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The existence of this website
https://makelovenotporn.tv/
The TED talk is interesting.
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(https://i.postimg.cc/5tsnCyKW/tenor.gif)
You know about my tongue fetish. I find this oddly arousing. :emot_laughing:
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What a lanai is (thank you MJ, had to google it).
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What a lanai is (thank you MJ, had to google it).
A Florida (and probably a few other states) term. Had to look up the spelling. Still doesn't seem right.
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It is Hawaiian.
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It is Hawaiian.
And pops up in the crosswords often. The odd spelling helps the "constructor" fit it in.
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It is Hawaiian.
And pops up in the crosswords often. The odd spelling helps the "constructor" fit it in.
Actually (there she goes again!), Lanai is one of the Hawaiian Islands, and the porch/veranda/patio thing gets its name from that island. Here's a typical example of what one looks like:
(https://i.imgur.com/IPS2lNs.jpg)
Back in 2004, I took a "trip of a lifetime" to Hawaii, and we stayed at one of those big resort hotels on Waikiki Beach. They served a huge buffet breakfast every morning on the lanai, which overlooked the beach. It was breathtaking (and the food was delicious).
I can't find a picture of the view from the Lanai, but here's what it looks like:
(https://i.imgur.com/lbqLJO3.jpg)
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My family used to steam to Hawaii on the Matson Lines, and stayed at the Halekulani (“house befitting heaven”) Hotel on Waikiki Beach. Back when there were only three hotels on the beach, and no high-rises. I’ve taken my family there several times myself. It is still a five-star hotel with “prices befitting heaven,” but it is only for sentimental reasons. Waikiki is to be avoided. Next time, go to Kauai or Maui. Much better.
(https://www.halekulani.com/sites/default/files/front-slide/slide-1_0.jpg)
(https://r-cf.bstatic.com/images/hotel/max1024x768/251/251503676.jpg)
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My family used to steam to Hawaii on the Matson Lines, and stayed at the Halekulani (“house befitting heaven”) Hotel on Waikiki Beach. Back when there were only three hotels on the beach, and no high-rises. I’ve taken my family there several times myself. It is still a five-star hotel with “prices befitting heaven,” but it is only for sentimental reasons. Waikiki is to be avoided. Next time, go to Kauai or Maui. Much better.
I'm sure it is.
But at the time I went, we were two people only a couple of years out of college, paying off student loans, and working on a tight(ish) budget. We got a great package deal at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. You're right, that's likely the most touristy hotel on the entire island (and we went in August, and about 60-65% of the guests were vacationing Japanese people), but for us, it was paradise.
And I still have the little black bikini I bought for that trip. I haven't worn it since, but it's there sitting in the bottom of one of my dresser drawer. When I come upon it once and a while, it makes me smile with fond memories of that trip.
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I'm sure it is.
But at the time I went, we were two people only a couple of years out of college, paying off student loans, and working on a tight(ish) budget. We got a great package deal at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. You're right, that's likely the most touristy hotel on the entire island (and we went in August, and about 60-65% of the guests were vacationing Japanese people), but for us, it was paradise.
And I still have the little black bikini I bought for that trip. I haven't worn it since, but it's there sitting in the bottom of one of my dresser drawer. When I come upon it once and a while, it makes me smile with fond memories of that trip.
That little black bikini. :) I've heard of this before. But now that you reminded me....
brb, going picture hunting.
***elevator music***
I'm back with a picture that I posted here (http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=71173.msg577933#msg577933)
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It is Hawaiian.
And pops up in the crosswords often. The odd spelling helps the "constructor" boefit it in.
Like oboe. (houseboy)
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It is Hawaiian.
And pops up in the crosswords often. The odd spelling helps the "constructor" boefit it in.
Like oboe. (houseboy)
Hautboy works too. :D
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I learned things go on upstairs when I'm not up here and I don't disapprove nor approve. :roll:
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I learned things go on upstairs when I'm not up here and I don't disapprove nor approve. :roll:
Things? Like fun things? 8)
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What the B-52s band looked like (thank you, MissB). Had heard of them but never heard or seen them. After my time ;D
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I learned things go on upstairs when I'm not up here and I don't disapprove nor approve. :roll:
Things? Like fun things? 8)
Depends on what kind of fun you mean. :roll:
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I learned things go on upstairs when I'm not up here and I don't disapprove nor approve. :roll:
Things? Like fun things? 8)
Depends on what kind of fun you mean. :roll:
You know, not what June Cleaver ever thought of doing. Or maybe she did? 8)
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:roll:
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:roll:
Did anyone ever tell you that you have sexy eyes? ;D
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:roll:
Did anyone ever tell you that you have sexy eyes? ;D
Yes. 8)
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I've also learned that it's best I accept the passage of time and that I gently knock on doors from now on. :facepalm:
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On Sunday a friend and I took the subway over to Brooklyn to visit Green-Wood Cemetery.
It's an amazing place. It opened in the 1830s as part of the Rural Cemetery Movement, where cemeteries were designed on the outskirts of cities as both burial grounds and places where people could come and visit. Green-Wood is enormous, larger than Prospect Park (it's the green area to the left of the "27"):
(https://i.imgur.com/BMceOM0.png)
Since it was designed as a place to spend time in the country, it is beautifully landscaped, and it has many roads and paths to walk down. During out stroll, I noticed this grave:
(https://i.imgur.com/753tQme.jpg)
It's a bit hard to see from this picture, but the gravestone says that it contains the graves of "The Children of Walter and Agnes Shay," and their are four children buried there: Cussie (10), Baby Howard (1), Bertie (5) and Wallie (7). The words carved on top of the stone read, "God has taken our buds to blossom in heaven."
While life expectancy was much lover in the 19th century than it is today, and childhood death was a fact of life, what makes it especially poignant is that they all died within a few days of each other, in late March and early April 1888.
I knew that there was a massive blizzard that struck New York City in the late winter of 1888 that dropped 50" of snow on the city, and I assumed that was what caused their deaths. But when I got home and looked it up, I found that the Blizzard killed as many as 500 people in the city, but it occurred 3-4 weeks before these children died.
I was able to find Walter Shay's obituary, and it notes that he died in Brooklyn in 1916, and that he was survived by his wife Agnes, and by three children, Percy, Pearl, and Mabel. Agnes died in 1930, and her obituary also mentions Percy, Pearl, and Mabel. But neither obit makes any mention of the other four children. I also found Walter Shay in the 1910 Census, and there it notes that Pearl and Mabel were born in 1876 and 1879, so they were alive when their four siblings died (Percy was born in 1895).
Unfortunately, I couldn't find anything more about the Shay family. And while New York City was regularly stricken by various epidemics throughout its history -- including cholera, typhoid fever, smallpox, diphtheria, tuberculosis, yellow fever, and various forms of influenza -- I couldn't find any record of an outbreak in the early spring of 1888.
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Brooklyn Heights, March 13, 1888. The day Baby Howard died:
(https://www.earthmagazine.org/sites/earthmagazine.org/files/styles/full_width/public/2017-02/1_wea00972.png)
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Interesting post Miss B. And... thanks for the photo too.
I have lots of relatives buried in New England. Some going back to the 1600s. I'm sorry I never visited and sought them out.
Cemeterys' hold so much history.
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That the first toy ever advertised on American television was Mr. Potato Head, in 1952.
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That a 4 year old Latina can put a plastic tiara on her head and be absolutely convinced she rules the universe and doesn't have to listen to me. :roll:
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Since summer has just started and hot weather brings to mind ice cream and other cooling treats, I learned today that 4,000 years ago, Chinese people enjoyed a kind of frozen syrup. Centuries later, around 400 B.C., sharbat was a popular treat in the Persian Empire. This cold drink featured syrups made from cherries, quinces and pomegranates that were then cooled with snow. The modern words "sherbet," "sorbet" and "syrup" can trace their linguistic recipe origins back to sharbat.
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Since summer has just started and hot weather brings to mind ice cream and other cooling treats, I learned today that 4,000 years ago, Chinese people enjoyed a kind of frozen syrup. Centuries later, around 400 B.C., sharbat was a popular treat in the Persian Empire. This cold drink featured syrups made from cherries, quinces and pomegranates that were then cooled with snow. The modern words "sherbet," "sorbet" and "syrup" can trace their linguistic recipe origins back to sharbat.
That's a great historical anecdote!
And that's what killed U.S. President Zachary Taylor in 1850.
On July 4, 1850 -- a scorching hot day -- Taylor delivered several speeches at Independence Day celebrations. When he finally got back to the White House, he was so hungry and thirsty that he at a massive quantity of iced milk with cherries and other fruits. He woke up the next morning with severe stomach pains, which continued for the following four days. Taylor died the following day.
For 150 years, Taylor's death was clouded with mystery. His doctors diagnosed cholera, but others asserted that he had been poisoned with arsenic. His symptoms closely resembled those of arsenic poisoning. That rumor persisted for years, with some even claiming he was deliberately poisoned by his political enemies, making him the first president to be assassinated.
Then in 2014, an autopsy was performed on a small tissue sample. The pathologists determined that there was no more arsenic present than in any other person at that time, and that neither were mercury, lead or any other toxic metal. Their conclusion was very prosaic: Taylor died of severe gastroenteritis -- brought on by consuming that large quantity of what was essentially bad ice cream.
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In the summer of 1790, George Washington reportedly spent hundreds of dollars on ice cream. Thomas Jefferson developed a taste for ice cream while serving as ambassador to France. When he returned home to Monticello, he built his own ice house so he could have ice cream any time he wanted. First Lady Dolly Madison was the first to serve strawberry ice cream at the White House during her husband's second Inaugural Banquet in 1813.
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I learned that the IRS (Internal Revenue Service for our non-US members) can't accept checks if they're written for more than a certain amount.
The paragraph below is copied verbatim from the 2019 Form 1040-V:
No checks of $100 million or more accepted. The IRS can’t
accept a single check (including a cashier’s check) for amounts
of $100,000,000 ($100 million) or more. If you are sending $100
million or more by check, you will need to spread the payments
over two or more checks, with each check made out for an
amount less than $100 million.
In case you're wondering, I won't need to send two or more checks but it's good to know just in case. :facepalm:
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I learned that the IRS (Internal Revenue Service for our non-US members) can't accept checks if they're written for more than a certain amount.
The paragraph below is copied verbatim from the 2019 Form 1040-V:
No checks of $100 million or more accepted. The IRS can’t
accept a single check (including a cashier’s check) for amounts
of $100,000,000 ($100 million) or more. If you are sending $100
million or more by check, you will need to spread the payments
over two or more checks, with each check made out for an
amount less than $100 million.
In case you're wondering, I won't need to send two or more checks but it's good to know just in case. :facepalm:
And in case you're all wondering, I am accepting checks of over $100 million.
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Today is the 40th anniversary of the movie "Airport". Iconic in so many ways that even today very funny and enjoyable. The infamous scene labeled "I speak Jive" is at last causing consternation.
"While Airplane! is filled with gags that are funny in every age, some jokes play very differently in 2020 versus 1980. That includes moments like the “I speak jive” sequence, which might strike contemporary audiences as being out of step at a time when the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests are shining a light on the way race is addressed in Hollywood comedies from the past and present."
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Airport and Airplane are two different movies. I'll forgive you the typo.
"Airport", released in 1970, 50 years ago was a serious drama disaster movie. The airport was Chicago in the script, yet the filming was done at our Minneapolis-St. Paul airport. The film makers were hoping for one of our Minnesota blizzards, yet the weather stayed clear and plastic snow was used.
I remember reading about the filming in the paper. The producers got special permission to hire extras by race. They wanted to have the same racial mix as would be found at the Chicago airport. Again, wonder how that would fly today.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVJPB3W54Tc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0j2dVuhr6s
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Today is the 40th anniversary of the movie "Airport". Iconic in so many ways that even today very funny and enjoyable. The infamous scene labeled "I speak Jive" is at last causing consternation.
"While Airplane! is filled with gags that are funny in every age, some jokes play very differently in 2020 versus 1980. That includes moments like the “I speak jive” sequence, which might strike contemporary audiences as being out of step at a time when the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests are shining a light on the way race is addressed in Hollywood comedies from the past and present."
Wow! 40 years? Hollywood, I think, has always tried to push the limits with their movies. I am a big fan of the Turner Classic Movie channel and some movies made back in the 30s and even the 40s make me uncomfortable to watch at how they portray Black characters but that was the way life was perceived back then, no matter how wrong we think of it today. Should all such movies be banned? Not necessarily. I think today Gone With The Wind is being criticized, and probably rightfully so, but should banning be the way to go? And not only Black characters have been put in a not too flattering light either. Portrayals of many Mexicans in Hollywood movies have been less then flattering. As are Asians. Many ethnic and racial groups have been denigrated by Hollywood.
If anything, BLM has put the spotlight on how Hollywood portrays ethnic groups. Hollywood should wise up and produce movies that everyone can enjoy, while not belittling or stereotyping.
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And in case you're all wondering, I am accepting checks of over $100 million.
I thought you only accepted cash? :emot_kiss:
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Oh gosh no, I've expanded into PayPal and square reader too.
Taxes and all that...
Hey. Wait a minute... :facepalm:
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Oh gosh no, I've expanded into PayPal and square reader too.
Taxes and all that...
Hey. Wait a minute... :facepalm:
:emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
Do you give frequent flier miles if we charge by card? Or something more frequent? 8) 8)
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And in case you're all wondering, I am accepting checks of over $100 million.
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Well slap my ass and call me Minnie
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And in case you're all wondering, I am accepting checks of over $100 million.
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LOL -WOO Shiela's buying..
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well there was a lot of dated shit last time (recently) I watched any of that movie. Including Dean Martin in an acting role
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Well slap my ass and call me Minnie
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:emot_bottomspank: There you go Minnie. Any other requests? :emot_lmfao:
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Spray bottles in star trek were futuristic because no one really had access to them at the time.
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In 1947, the first all white chapter of the NAACP was founded at the University of Texas to protest the UT Law School barring of Blacks. The president of UT at the time thought by using a room in the basement of a building and throwing some law books on the table constituted separate but equal for the one Black law student. The case went to court where white law students sat in the Black section of court and refused to move to the white section. Thurgood Marshall argued that this was not separate and equal. From this, the first all white chapter of the NAACP was founded.
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Thurgood Marshall (appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1967) also represented Herman M. Sweatt in that successful 1946 lawsuit to integrate the UT School of Law. Fearing Marshall, who won Brown vs. Board of Education, and in an effort to substantiate there were opportunities for blacks to obtain a law degree in Texas, the state legislature created an entirely new university in Houston to offer courses of higher learning in law, pharmacy, dentistry, journalism, education, arts and sciences, literature, medicine, and other professional courses. It was opened as the "Texas State University for Negroes," and later changed its name in Texas Southern University. TSU’s law school is named... wait for it... The Thurgood Marshall School of Law.
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Ankle surgery yesterday, several beers today along with wine with dinner, a few rye whiskeys and pain meds while on crutches makes standing upright difficult. Maybe I’ll go to bed.
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Ankle surgery yesterday, several beers today along with wine with dinner, a few rye whiskeys and pain meds while on crutches makes standing upright difficult. Maybe I’ll go to bed.
I noticed you’ve been quiet lately Jed. Hope you are feeling better soon. Stay safe.
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Thurgood Marshall (appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1967) also represented Herman M. Sweatt in that successful 1946 lawsuit to integrate the UT School of Law. Fearing Marshall, who won Brown vs. Board of Education, and in an effort to substantiate there were opportunities for blacks to obtain a law degree in Texas, the state legislature created an entirely new university in Houston to offer courses of higher learning in law, pharmacy, dentistry, journalism, education, arts and sciences, literature, medicine, and other professional courses. It was opened as the "Texas State University for Negroes," and later changed its name in Texas Southern University. TSU’s law school is named... wait for it... The Thurgood Marshall School of Law.
It was also the beginning of the end of Plessy vs Fergusun - separate but equal.
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Ankle surgery yesterday, several beers today along with wine with dinner, a few rye whiskeys and pain meds while on crutches makes standing upright difficult. Maybe I’ll go to bed.
Pain meds and alcohol? You should sleep very well. Hope you won't be on crutches too long. Thought you may have been on a road trip out West.
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Circumcisions can be botched. If the Dr. leaves too much skin behind it can cause problems later in life.
Wife's son, in his 50s ended up with serious bladder infection several weeks ago and spent 3 days in the hospital. It was from the remaining skin getting too tight. (Feeling all the guys reading this cringing)
A re-circumcision was recommended. He had that done yesterday and is staying with us until tomorrow.
Holy Crap! He has to have a catheter in for 3 weeks! Not to mention the pain, even with the Oxi they gave him. Although, the Doc did tell him with the skin gone now, he'll gain some extra length! (I checked to see if I had any loose skin to remove and maybe get a bit bigger. Naw, I'm not going through that, but the thought was there... briefly.)
Worse to come out of all this. During pre-op physical he was found to have heart problems and needs bypass surgery next. So we could have him here a couple weeks after that.
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I missed you. Me... I just don't read her posts.
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Circumcisions can be botched. If the Dr. leaves too much skin behind it can cause problems later in life.
Wife's son, in his 50s ended up with serious bladder infection several weeks ago and spent 3 days in the hospital. It was from the remaining skin getting too tight. (Feeling all the guys reading this cringing)
A re-circumcision was recommended. He had that done yesterday and is staying with us until tomorrow.
Holy Crap! He has to have a catheter in for 3 weeks! Not to mention the pain, even with the Oxi they gave him. Although, the Doc did tell him with the skin gone now, he'll gain some extra length! (I checked to see if I had any loose skin to remove and maybe get a bit bigger. Naw, I'm not going through that, but the thought was there... briefly.)
Worse to come out of all this. During pre-op physical he was found to have heart problems and needs bypass surgery next. So we could have him here a couple weeks after that.
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Count me as one who cringed at the thought of someone putting a knife near my cock. One thing when you are so young that you don't even remember being circumcised but another thing when you are old enough to know a knife near your cock is not good. ;D ;D
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I agree, Rick. In this case it was causing serious problems.
Damn original Doctor. What a quack. Couple days after he was born, he went into her room and said, Well, I'm going to go make a Jew out of your son."
Wife said she started crying and the other three women in the room we're aghast. Happened back in mid 60s and Drs. we're tin gods then
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Ankle surgery yesterday, several beers today along with wine with dinner, a few rye whiskeys and pain meds while on crutches makes standing upright difficult. Maybe I’ll go to bed.
Feel better soon, Jed. Get rested. Enjoy that whiskey. ;)
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And in case you're all wondering, I am accepting checks of over $100 million.
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Hi. Could you please tell me how you did this? Is it a site that i can use?
Tx
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Ankle surgery yesterday, several beers today along with wine with dinner, a few rye whiskeys and pain meds while on crutches makes standing upright difficult. Maybe I’ll go to bed.
Feel better soon, Jed. Get rested. Enjoy that whiskey. ;)
Here’s the funny thing, I meant to buy orange label Bulleit bourbon and grabbed a green label rye by mistake. It was a last minute run prior to surgery otherwise I might have exchanged it. But it turns out I like the rye.
I actually feel pretty good and skipped the pain meds last night (but not the rye which I had with key lime pie). Got an appointment next week and should be hobbling on a boot after without the further need for crutches.
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Mmm, love key lime pie. 8)
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Mmm, love key lime pie. 8)
Usually I’m the one making such things, but that’s hard to do on crutches. My Peruvian did a nice job following my instructions on the pie. Next week we’ll try a pecan pie together.
Today she’s on her own, but then she already knows how to make excellent ceviche and pisco sours.
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If nobody else is going to say it I will
I love creampie
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If nobody else is going to say it I will
I love creampie
:emot_laughing: Did Chirp give you pointers? ;D
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If nobody else is going to say it I will
I love creampie
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We are gentlemen here, Shiela. We thought it but did not say it. ;D ;D
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Mmm, love key lime pie. 8)
Usually I’m the one making such things, but that’s hard to do on crutches. My Peruvian did a nice job following my instructions on the pie. Next week we’ll try a pecan pie together.
Today she’s on her own, but then she already knows how to make excellent ceviche and pisco sours.
In my many travels around the Southern states, I would try key lime pie whenever I could. Everyone was different in their tartness. But they were all delicious. I did try pecan pie once in my travels. Very sweet.
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:emot_laughing:If nobody else is going to say it I will
I love creampie
:emot_laughing: Did Chirp give you pointers? ;D
I was laughing like an idiot when I posted it. So immature and I loved it. Should have said I love making and serving creampies. Yep still laughing like an idiot.
My favorite is French silk pie. Nothing better. Soft velvety chocolate filling with whip cream and dark chocolate shavings. Absolute heaven.
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If nobody else is going to say it I will
I love creampie
:emot_laughing: Did Chirp give you pointers? ;D
I was laughing like an idiot when I posted it. So immature and I loved it. Should have said I love making and serving creampies. Yep still laughing like an idiot.
My favorite is French silk pie. Nothing better. Soft velvety chocolate filling with whip cream and dark chocolate shavings. Absolute heaven.
I'll admit I'd never heard that expression used other than in the context of desserts before I joined KB. And I'm not sure I'm a better person for having learned it's "other" meaning.
French Silk Pie has become one of my go-to desserts. But I cheat. I use a store-bought Oreo cookie crust, but I do double-boil the chocolate by hand, and I use heavy whipping cream. I save one of the pieces of chocolate and shave it over the top of the whipped cream when it's ready.
It's yummy.
I can't say that about the "other" type of cream pie...
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Next time you have the chance to make yourself french silk pie add a little (1/8 tsp) cayenne to the mix. My aunt did it once and it was very good. But then again it was french silk pie so it was automatically good.
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Next time you have the chance to make yourself french silk pie add a little (1/8 tsp) cayenne to the mix. My aunt did it once and it was very good. But then again it was french silk pie so it was automatically good.
You were actually talking about cream pies? :emot_weird:
French silk is so rich - one small slice fills you up. Really good though.
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The things you learn doing crosswords. ROYGBIV or Roy G. Biv is an acronym for the sequence of hues commonly described as making up a rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
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That one, and only one, American state flag includes within it the flag of a foreign nation. I will leave the revelation to other KBers.
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The things you learn doing crosswords. ROYGBIV or Roy G. Biv is an acronym for the sequence of hues commonly described as making up a rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
^that is what I learned today. Thank you, Toe.
I'm in need of a rainbow viewing. Love love love them. It's been too long. :(
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The things you learn doing crosswords. ROYGBIV or Roy G. Biv is an acronym for the sequence of hues commonly described as making up a rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
How about CHOPKINS CaFe plus NaCl?
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That one, and only one, American state flag includes within it the flag of a foreign nation. I will leave the revelation to other KBers.
Do you mean the Aloha God Save the Queen flag?
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And the Union Jack is composed of three national flag overlays: the red cross of St George for the Kingdom of England, the white saltire of St Andrew for Scotland and the red saltire of St Patrick to represent Ireland.
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Yes, MissB.
And Wales is not represented on the Union Jack because Wales & England were in union before the flag of St. George was adopted.
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Yes, MissB.
The only reason I knew that is I once went on a vacation to Hawaii, and shortly after landing I saw a Hawaiian flag in the airport, and I wondered why the Union Jack formed part of the design.
In those pre-smartphone days, I had to ask several people before someone knew the answer. Hawaii had a quasi-formal alliance with the U.K. for close to a century, and the flag incorporates that, and includes the eight stripes, which represent the eight main Hawaiian islands.
And Wales is not represented on the Union Jack because Wales & England were in union before the flag of St. George was adopted.
Is the flag of St. George the white flag with a red plus sign? How does that differ from the Union Jack? Is one for England and the other for the U.K. (i.e. "union")?
And how do the three lions figure into all of that?
Edit: Sorry, Toe's post overlapped mine and I didn't see it at first. That explains things...except for the three lions...
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I would have put money (and beer) on you answering, MissB.
The three lions (also in heraldic terms called leopards when shown this way) comes from the Royal Standard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Standard_of_the_United_Kingdom)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Royal_Standard_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/250px-Royal_Standard_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png)
which is the personal flag of the monarch. It is always flown over whatever residence the monarch is currently occupying. The inclusion of the harp to represent the ancient kingdom of Ireland does create an issue for some in that country.
Unfortunately, the red cross on a white background of St. George has been adopted in a somewhat threatening way by the more "redneck" element in England as a devisive symbol.
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Exactly, I was thinking the same thing while reading and responding to those posts.
Vexillology.
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;D ;D ;D ;D Not long finished the whole of TBBT, missed it first time round and now loved every minute.
That's Catalonia on the left and Spain on the right.
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That a friend of mine once made animated sex videos using a video game and put them on pornhub. :roll:
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Keeping in mind that ODK started this vexillological hijack, and not me, I think my favorite U.S. state flag is Minnesota's.
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Msslave can speak to this better than I can, but the MN flag came to my attention a couple of years ago, when there was a hubbub about one of the items in the seal in the center of the flag:
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According to the MN state website:
The state flag was adopted by the 1957 legislature. The flag is royal blue with a gold fringe. Pictured in the center of the flag is the state seal. Three dates are woven into a wreath of the state flower: 1858, the statehood year; 1819, the year Fort Snelling was established; and 1893, the year the original flag was adopted. Nineteen stars ring the wreath, symbolizing the fact that Minnesota was the 19th state to enter the Union after the original 13. The largest star represents the North Star and Minnesota.
The slogan "L’Étoile du Nord" meanx "the Star of the North," or "North Star."
What came under fire was the illustration in the middle. It depicts a white pioneer plowing his field looking at a Native American riding by on a horse holding a spear. The original design, which dates back to the 1860s, was intended to honor Native Americans for their many contributions to Minnesota culture. But in 2017, people with a bit too much time on their hands, began seeing deeper meanings in the illustration. Some believed that the "warrior on horseback" is offensive to Native Americans, since it portrays them as bloodthirsty and violent.
As one of the leading opponents of the seal put it, "It does not reflect the values and sensibilities of Minnesotans today." I suppose she's right. I mean, you'll likely not find many Minnesotans plowing a field by hand these days.
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Thanks for the "salute" to the Minnesota State Flag. Yes, there was some grumbling a few years ago, but it went away about as soon at it arose. The flag still waves in the state complete with Native American...no doubt out hunting.
I found this in my archives from 2002, long before I really got serious about photography. It's obviously from Mt. Rushmore where all the state and territorial flags fly on the way to the main viewing point.
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In 2018, USA Today investigated drinking habits in the United States, looking to determine which American cities had the highest rates of adults who drink to excess. Of the twenty cities with the highest rates, ten -- including the top four -- were in Wisconsin. See the whole list here (https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2018/05/15/the-drunkest-and-driest-cities-in-america/34901003/).
Shiela does seem to know a lot about bourbon... hmmm. ^-^
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Wisconsinites need something to wash down all the cheese they eat.... ;D ;D
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I’ve never known anyone who could get drunker faster and still stand (and drive :o) than folks in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The years I lived up there are a blur, because of all the booze. “Skol pa fisken.” Here’s to the fishing... when drinking shots of aquavit.
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Keeping in mind that ODK started this vexillological hijack, and not me, I think my favorite U.S. state flag is Minnesota's.
Unfair! We are learning something everyday :emot_kiss:
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I’ve never known anyone who could get drunker faster and still stand (and drive :o) than folks in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The years I lived up there are a blur, because of all the booze. “Skol pa fisken.” Here’s to the fishing... when drinking shots of aquavit.
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DeepFakes and A.I. voices are getting a little out of control.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuJKTodX1FA
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I learned that Haribo SUGAR FREE classic gummi bears are extremely dangerous to eat.
This is an actual review posted on Amazon.com
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A delicious treat that should be enjoyed only after the following preparations have been made,
1- make sure it's Friday and cancel all weekend plans, for good measure go ahead and call in for Monday
2- call the city and make sure your water bill is paid in full
3 visit your local hardware store and purchase a sink attachment for your garden hose as toilet paper will quickly become too painful to bear
4 give advanced notice to family members, roommates and neighbors unless you're keen on trying to give birth to a crushed watermelon while convincing your local swat team that both the screaming and demonic noises are from you and a dynamic entry would only bring about more needless suffering
5- redo your restroom in motivational pictures, ones with slogans like courage is fear hanging on one minute longer, the only easy day was yesterday etc, I also advise posting up the suicide prevention hotline number or having a dedicated friend or other support group to walk you through the low times.
Lastly I must strongly urge you to consider why you are thinking of buying this product, is it a sense of deep self loathing? A reckless sense of adventure? Are you researching dysentery? perhaps you are the drill sergeant of some extreme commando unit seeking to break down the enemies will to fight by airdropping these into their midst. If you are just curious then let me say oh fellow human, beware for this life is dangerous enough, next time I want a thrill I'll skydive without a parachute, that way at least I'll have a chance.
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I learned that Haribo SUGAR FREE classic gummi bears are extremely dangerous to eat.
This is an actual review posted on Amazon.com
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A delicious treat that should be enjoyed only after the following preparations have been made,
1- make sure it's Friday and cancel all weekend plans, for good measure go ahead and call in for Monday
2- call the city and make sure your water bill is paid in full
3 visit your local hardware store and purchase a sink attachment for your garden hose as toilet paper will quickly become too painful to bear
4 give advanced notice to family members, roommates and neighbors unless you're keen on trying to give birth to a crushed watermelon while convincing your local swat team that both the screaming and demonic noises are from you and a dynamic entry would only bring about more needless suffering
5- redo your restroom in motivational pictures, ones with slogans like courage is fear hanging on one minute longer, the only easy day was yesterday etc, I also advise posting up the suicide prevention hotline number or having a dedicated friend or other support group to walk you through the low times.
Lastly I must strongly urge you to consider why you are thinking of buying this product, is it a sense of deep self loathing? A reckless sense of adventure? Are you researching dysentery? perhaps you are the drill sergeant of some extreme commando unit seeking to break down the enemies will to fight by airdropping these into their midst. If you are just curious then let me say oh fellow human, beware for this life is dangerous enough, next time I want a thrill I'll skydive without a parachute, that way at least I'll have a chance.
What in the fuck? :roll:
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Careful with those gummy bears. If you eat a bag, you’ll have a nice shit about 12 hours later, but it’s not lethal. I guess it depends on the individual.
What Gummy Bears Have in Common with Laxatives (https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/sugar-free-gummy-bears-laxatives)
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Careful with those gummy bears. If you eat a bag, you’ll have a nice shit about 12 hours later, but it’s not lethal. I guess it depends on the individual.
What Gummy Bears Have in Common with Laxatives (https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/sugar-free-gummy-bears-laxatives)
Hmmm, I never knew this. I must be immune. I love them and will eat a lot during a long car ride. They don't affect me.
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Careful with those gummy bears. If you eat a bag, you’ll have a nice shit about 12 hours later, but it’s not lethal. I guess it depends on the individual.
What Gummy Bears Have in Common with Laxatives (https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/sugar-free-gummy-bears-laxatives)
Hmmm, I never knew this. I must be immune. I love them and will eat a lot during a long car ride. They don't affect me.
There us only one way that I'll eat gummi bears.
The Wisconsin way.
Soaked in vodka (or your choice of alcohol).
Drunken bears.
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Careful with those gummy bears. If you eat a bag, you’ll have a nice shit about 12 hours later, but it’s not lethal. I guess it depends on the individual.
What Gummy Bears Have in Common with Laxatives (https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/sugar-free-gummy-bears-laxatives)
Maybe that's the reason, why they're not available here in Germany, even though Haribo is a german company.
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Careful with those gummy bears. If you eat a bag, you’ll have a nice shit about 12 hours later, but it’s not lethal. I guess it depends on the individual.
What Gummy Bears Have in Common with Laxatives (https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/sugar-free-gummy-bears-laxatives)
Maybe that's the reason, why they're not available here in Germany, even though Haribo is a german company.
Gummies have no place in the land of chocolate. Just like American beer has no place there.
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Is this better or worse than the cheese runs experienced by msslave?
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Is this better or worse than the cheese runs experienced by msslave?
The important question that must always be answered first, before proceeding.
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Careful with those gummy bears. If you eat a bag, you’ll have a nice shit about 12 hours later, but it’s not lethal. I guess it depends on the individual.
What Gummy Bears Have in Common with Laxatives (https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/sugar-free-gummy-bears-laxatives)
Hmmm, I never knew this. I must be immune. I love them and will eat a lot during a long car ride. They don't affect me.
There us only one way that I'll eat gummi bears.
The Wisconsin way.
Soaked in vodka (or your choice of alcohol).
Drunken bears.
I thought the Wisconsin way is covered in cheese... ;D ;D
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That frogs do not drink water.
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That it takes the whole day for msslave to get "cheesed" in Wisc.
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That it takes the whole day for msslave to get "cheesed" in Wisc.
That may be... but ohh the fun on the way. ;D
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That it takes the whole day for msslave to get "cheesed" in Wisc.
That may be... but ohh the fun on the way. ;D
Sure, rub it in.... ;D
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That it takes the whole day for msslave to get "cheesed" in Wisc.
That may be... but ohh the fun on the way. ;D
Sure, rub it in.... ;D
He likes rubbing things... on his butt.
;D
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This may be too obscure for even Ms. B, perhaps not for msslave:
:emot_laughing:
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What a crappy way to go
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What a crappy way to go
:facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:
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What a shitty way to die.... :emot_weird:
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I learned scratching an itch witch a screw driver is a pretty bad idea. It might feel awesome for about a minute, but having your stupid blonde hair covered in blood isn't worth it. :roll:
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Speaking of pitching and scratching. My legs are currently covered in mosquito bites. I'm thinking of using a trick I learned from the army.
You will need a knife and a small bottle of bleach.
Step one: get into a shower or go outside.
Step two: using knife scratch all bites until bleeding
Step three: pour bleach over bleeding bites
Step four: grit teeth and grunt the pain away
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Speaking of pitching and scratching. My legs are currently covered in mosquito bites. I'm thinking of using a trick I learned from the army.
Make a paste of sandalwood and turmeric, say 70:30. Apply all over the body.
It'll heal the skin, reduce the itch, and to top it all will leave you smelling good. Better than aloevera.
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Got a bug bite of some sort behind my ear right on that bone back there a couple months ago. It took forever for the swelling to subside, but then it swelled up again. I’ve been touching it annoyed for weeks feeling if it’s sore, and then yesterday it felt painful so I pinched it while looking in the bathroom mirror. Well pink puss shot sideways and hit a picture of a flower I have on the wall in there. There was a bit of clean up, both my head and the picture. Really wish my Peruvian would have told me it looked infected, she had looked a couple times. I can’t see back there.
Anyway, this is the point where you all thank me for sharing.
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This may be too obscure for even Ms. B, perhaps not for msslave:
:emot_laughing:
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When rescuers arrived the committee members told them they were just going through the motions.
I'll get my coat............
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This may be too obscure for even Ms. B, perhaps not for msslave:
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You're right, I've never heard of this. Then again, my knowledge of 12th century German history is a bit sketchy.
And now, I know!
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Oh, it's worse than that: I've never heard of the Duchy of Thuringia.
Then again, that entity ceased to exist in 1440.
But a quick google search reveals that the state of Thuringia still exists within modern Germany, and it's capital is still Erfurt.
And, for a little window into how my brain works, I can think about the history of medieval Germany and about getting it on with a pretty Irish lass in an airplane bathroom at the exact same time...
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I had to look up the church where the shit storm happened. :emot_laughing:
Erfurt has also been ruled by Sweden, Prussia, Napoleon, the German Empire, the Nazis, and post-World War II Soviet occupying forces, and it was part of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). All of these regimes used Petersberg Citadel and had an influence on its development. The baroque fortress was in military use until 1963. Since German reunification in 1990, the citadel has undergone significant restoration and it is now open to the public as a historic site. Its maze of underground passageways are also open to visitors and the fortress bakery (1832) is again in working order.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Zitadelle_Petersberg_Erfurt_Eingang.jpg/1280px-Zitadelle_Petersberg_Erfurt_Eingang.jpg)
The fortress is also known by its French name, Citadelle Petersberg, as French troops were stationed there from 1806 to 1814, when Erfurt was under Napoleonic occupation. Napoleon visited Erfurt several times and the citadel was further developed during his rule, although parts of it were damaged in a battle in 1813.
The citadel was built on the site of a medieval Benedictine Monastery and the earliest parts of the complex date from the 12th century.
The former lower barracks (German:Untere Kaserne) building is now used to house and administer archives of the Stasi Records Agency.
Speaking of shit, The Stasi Records Agency (Stasi-Unterlagen-Behörde) is the organisation that administers the archives of Ministry of State Security (Stasi) of the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany). It is a government agency of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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That people who are 40 years old or younger and living in the United States now make up 50.7% of the total population of the United States.
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That people who are 40 years old or younger and living in the United States now make up 50.7% of the total population of the United States.
Born in 1980 or since. LOL.
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Oh, it's worse than that: I've never heard of the Duchy of Thuringia.
Then again, that entity ceased to exist in 1440.
But a quick google search reveals that the state of Thuringia still exists within modern Germany, and it's capital is still Erfurt.
They don't seem to have been very imaginative over designing the state flag
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Thuringia.svg/1920px-Flag_of_Thuringia.svg.png)
The coat of arms is more decorative
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Coat_of_arms_of_Thuringia.svg/75px-Coat_of_arms_of_Thuringia.svg.png)
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Their neighboring state of Hesse isn't much more imaginative. :emot_laughing:
Flag:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Hesse.svg/800px-Flag_of_Hesse.svg.png)
Coat of arms:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Coat_of_arms_of_Hesse.svg/497px-Coat_of_arms_of_Hesse.svg.png)
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I learned I'm a cruciverbalist.
Actually, I already knew I was a cruciverbalist, I just didn't know there was a word for it.
Watcher, Toe and Shiela are also cruciverbalists, MintJulie isn't.
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I would say I fall in the same category as MJ. I'm not good at them, then again I never truly say down and focused on any tough ones. Ah who am I kidding, I'd be terrible at it :emot_laughing:
While filling my car up with gas, they have that GSTV and I learned that they did a study and found that U.S. adults who get majority of their news from social media are very misinformed... *audible gasp* now way!!! :emot_weird: :emot_weird: :emot_weird:
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They needed a study to find that out? ;D ;D
purple shoes - I never heard that word before so I learned something new today.
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That one of the girls from 2 girls 1 cup died from dysentery three days after the filming of the now-iconic clip.
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While filling my car up with gas, they have that GSTV and I learned that they did a study and found that U.S. adults who get majority of their news from social media are very misinformed... *audible gasp* now way!!! :emot_weird: :emot_weird: :emot_weird:
How to turn off gas station television.
(https://i.imgur.com/tV9cWy3.jpg)
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That one of the girls from 2 girls 1 cup died from dysentery three days after the filming of the now-iconic clip.
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I thought that was a jocular report! The same place it says the other girl is selling soft serve ice cream. Site is shockchan.com
Happy birthday btw. Have a great year. Vee
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That one of the girls from 2 girls 1 cup died from dysentery three days after the filming of the now-iconic clip.
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I thought that was a jocular report! The same place it says the other girl is selling soft serve ice cream. Site is shockchan.com
Happy birthday btw. Have a great year. Vee
I believe it anyway and choose to accept it. ;D
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The phrase "out of the blue" came from random lightning strikes. Sometimes during a storm, a bolt of lightning will strike miles out of the way. Just recently a camera caught a lightning strike 8 miles away from a storm. The record distance for a strike is about 25 miles. Very rare, but it apparently happened enough to get it's own saying.
I tad unnerving. Imagine being in a field and looking at a storm 10 miles away and suddenly, BANG, you're the tallest thing in the area.
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In 1953, a worldwide agreement was signed. Signatories declared that middle “A” on the piano be forevermore tuned to exactly 440 Hz. This frequency became the standard ISO-16 reference for tuning all musical instruments based on the chromatic scale, the one most often used for music in the West. All the other notes are tuned in standard mathematical ratios leading to and from 440 Hz.
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In 1953, a worldwide agreement was signed. Signatories declared that middle “A” on the piano be forevermore tuned to exactly 440 Hz. This frequency became the standard ISO-16 reference for tuning all musical instruments based on the chromatic scale, the one most often used for music in the West. All the other notes are tuned in standard mathematical ratios leading to and from 440 Hz.
This is true. How did you come across that during your day, fine sir? I appreciate a man who takes interest in his online lovah's interests. :-*
What you likely did not know is that there are a number of conspiracy theories as to why 440 Hz was chosen.
I will also add that all of my pianos over the past 20 years have been tuned to 432 Hz. When I used to play publicly in my 20's, they were usually tuned at 440 Hz. But now I'll encounter pianos leaning closer to 432 Hz.
What do you prefer? A short test begins at 1:00
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I learned that I'm still tone deaf, or close to it.
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What you likely did not know is that there are a number of conspiracy theories as to why 440 Hz was chosen.
Actually, it was a FB friend posting the conspiracy crap that led me to investigate. Fascinating subject. Google “Rothschild family weaponizes music.”
It appears that, over the past few centuries, the tones that have made up western classical music have fluctuated considerably. Initially, there was no standardized pitch for instruments to tune themselves to, which meant that each orchestra would be tuning to a different pitch from one another.
Ever since the 18th century, A4—the A above middle C—has been the measurement and tuning standard for western music. Depending on what part of the world the orchestra is from, however, A4 could range from anywhere between 400 Hz and 480 Hz.
Named after Heinrich Hertz, who had successfully proven the existence of electromagnetic waves in 1830, the unit of “Hz” measures a cycle per second. Famous composers like Mozart, Bach, and Beethoven all tuned their orchestras to a different pitch, and even when the tuning fork was invented, the note it produced differed depending on whose tuning fork was used.
After several attempts at remedying the difference in tuning standards between different orchestras—A435, A451, A439—the International Organization for Standardization set an international standardized pitch of 440 Hz for A4.
This isn’t universally accepted among all orchestras. For example, The New York Philharmonic uses 442 Hz, the Boston Symphony Orchestra uses 441 Hz, and many symphonies in parts of Europe use 443 Hz or 444 Hz.
Some singers prefer 432 Hz because it’s easier to hit the high notes (which is why Verdi had his orchestras tune to 432), but most string players prefer 442 Hz because it sounds “brighter.” Probably the biggest reason for 432 Hz is that it's the so-called “scientific tuning." With a just temperament (relative to A), the frequency of every A, D, and E comes out to an integer (but if you’re doing an equal temperament, then the way to get all your Cs as integers is to set C4 at 256 Hz, so A4 becomes ~430.5 Hz). Some folks think there's magic in whole numbers, and maybe it's easier to visualize harmonic ratios when they're expressed in integers. Who would have thunk?
Nikola Tesla said, “If you wish to understand the Universe think of energy, frequency and vibration.” We are all tuning forks of a kind.
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So why do Zebras have stripes?
They might have discovered why.
They placed horses in zebra stiped coats and found that flies were less likely to bother them. In Africa where flies bite HARD this can be a real evolutionary advantage. Instead of being bothered by flies they can pay more attention to approaching predators.
https://phys.org/news/2020-08-zebra-stripes-role-dazzling-flies.html
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So why do Zebras have stripes?
They might have discovered why.
They placed horses in zebra stiped coats and found that flies were less likely to bother them. In Africa where flies bite HARD this can be a real evolutionary advantage. Instead of being bothered by flies they can pay more attention to approaching predators.
https://phys.org/news/2020-08-zebra-stripes-role-dazzling-flies.html
Great article and fun to read. Animals are so magical. And I LOVE LOVE LOVE zebras.
I actually knew this about the stripes. Oddly, I learned about it because of cars. Living in Detroit, we see many cars driving around that have weird black and white patterns on them. Dan explained it to me and mentioned that the zebra is where the auto community got the idea to 'hide' cars in plain site.
(https://static01.nyt.com/images/2010/11/07/automobiles/CAMO-5/CAMO-5-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&auto=webp) (https://static01.nyt.com/images/2010/11/07/automobiles/CAMO-5/CAMO-5-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&auto=webp)
They are cars in development with the big three. In his pre-MJ days, Dan tells me he used to drive a Durango around on occasion. Even though you can see the shape of the car, you can't see the lines and angles because of the the patterns of black white.
Here is an Autoweek column about the car camouflage. (https://www.autonews.com/article/20150512/BLOG06/150519967/the-secrets-behind-all-that-camouflage).
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I learned my little brother won't eat McDonald's food because he heard somewhere it makes you impotent from all the chemicals and shit they put in their "food". :emot_laughing:
I don't know if that's true, but it's fine because, well, it's McDonald's. No one should be eating that shit anyway. :D
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I learned my little brother won't eat McDonald's food because he heard somewhere it makes you impotent from all the chemicals and shit they put in their "food". :emot_laughing:
I don't know if that's true, but it's fine because, well, it's McDonald's. No one should be eating that shit anyway. :D
David Whipple, of Heber City, Utah, purchased a hamburger at McDonald's on July 7, 1999, and it remains intact. It has not decayed for 21 years. Whipple claims it is the world’s oldest.
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Fujiwhara Effect
When two hurricanes spinning in the same direction pass close enough to each other, they begin an intense dance around their common center. If one hurricane is a lot stronger than the other, the smaller one will orbit it and eventually come crashing into its vortex to be absorbed. Two storms closer in strength can gravitate towards each other until they reach a common point and merge, or merely spin each other around for a while before shooting off on their own paths. In rare occasions, the effect is additive when the hurricanes come together, resulting in one larger storm instead of two smaller ones.
(https://www.weather.gov/images/news/170208_GOES-16.gif)
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I learned my little brother won't eat McDonald's food because he heard somewhere it makes you impotent from all the chemicals and shit they put in their "food". :emot_laughing:
I don't know if that's true, but it's fine because, well, it's McDonald's. No one should be eating that shit anyway. :D
David Whipple, of Heber City, Utah, purchased a hamburger at McDonald's on July 7, 1999, and it remains intact. It has not decayed for 21 years. Whipple claims it is the world’s oldest.
I think Twinkies has that hamburger beat. ;D ;D
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Somewhere in the house wife has a pack of cigarettes. She put it away when she quit smoking over 35 years ago.
I've always wondered what would happen if one of those was lit up. Maybe a small explosion. :D
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Somewhere in the house wife has a pack of cigarettes. She put it away when she quit smoking over 35 years ago.
I've always wondered what would happen if one of those was lit up. Maybe a small explosion. :D
I don't think it would explode, but it might flare up unexpectedly. My guess is that it would just burn far more rapidly than normal because the tobacco would have long since dried out. Strange as it seems, tobacco needs a certain amount of moisture to burn properly. That's why cigars are stored in humidors.
I've made my own cigarettes for years because I'm a cheap so-and-so (a carton costs me under $11 plus an hour of my time) but if I'm not careful to keep the bag sealed properly the tobacco dries out to the point where it's not usable.
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Somewhere in the house wife has a pack of cigarettes. She put it away when she quit smoking over 35 years ago.
I've always wondered what would happen if one of those was lit up. Maybe a small explosion. :D
I don't think it would explode, but it might flare up unexpectedly. My guess is that it would just burn far more rapidly than normal because the tobacco would have long since dried out. Strange as it seems, tobacco needs a certain amount of moisture to burn properly. That's why cigars are stored in humidors.
Same goes for marijuana. One of my friends had a cigar humidor with a false bottom where he kept his joints. They always burned so much better.
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Here's a fun presidential fact:
Donald Trump (June 14, 1946), George W. Bush (July 6, 1946) and Bill Clinton (August 19, 1946) were all born within two months of each other.
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That I can make it more than one day without coffee.
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Here's a fun presidential fact:
Donald Trump (June 14, 1946), George W. Bush (July 6, 1946) and Bill Clinton (August 19, 1946) were all born within two months of each other.
And they say conspiracy theories aren't real. :roll:
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Here's a fun presidential fact:
Donald Trump (June 14, 1946), George W. Bush (July 6, 1946) and Bill Clinton (August 19, 1946) were all born within two months of each other.
Three presidents who will probably never make the top ten of best US presidents.
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That the original toys that inspired the much loved Winnie The Pooh stories are on display in a branch of the New York Public Library.
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That the deepest and second largest lake in Scotland is just a swamp.
(Must be true, since a Trump said it)
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That the original toys that inspired the much loved Winnie The Pooh stories are on display in a branch of the New York Public Library.
Thanks for mentioning that! Their in the main branch on 42nd Street. I'll definitely check out the exhibit.
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That the original toys that inspired the much loved Winnie The Pooh stories are on display in a branch of the New York Public Library.
Thanks for mentioning that! Their in the main branch on 42nd Street. I'll definitely check out the exhibit.
Glad to be of help. I got the information that they're in the main branch from the credits of the film "Goodbye Christopher Robin" then during further investigation read that they had been moved to another branch. However www.nypl.org lists them as being in the children's centre on 42nd street.
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That the original toys that inspired the much loved Winnie The Pooh stories are on display in a branch of the New York Public Library.
Thanks for mentioning that! Their in the main branch on 42nd Street. I'll definitely check out the exhibit.
Glad to be of help. I got the information that they're in the main branch from the credits of the film "Goodbye Christopher Robin" then during further investigation read that they had been moved to another branch. However www.nypl.org lists them as being in the children's centre on 42nd street.
I didn't see that movie, but a couple of months ago I watched the movie "Christophe Robbin," where Ewan McGregor plays a grown-up version of the title character who returns to the Hundred Acre Wood several decades later. I though it was absolutely delightful.
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That the original toys that inspired the much loved Winnie The Pooh stories are on display in a branch of the New York Public Library.
Thanks for mentioning that! Their in the main branch on 42nd Street. I'll definitely check out the exhibit.
Glad to be of help. I got the information that they're in the main branch from the credits of the film "Goodbye Christopher Robin" then during further investigation read that they had been moved to another branch. However www.nypl.org lists them as being in the children's centre on 42nd street.
I didn't see that movie, but a couple of months ago I watched the movie "Christophe Robbin," where Ewan McGregor plays a grown-up version of the title character who returns to the Hundred Acre Wood several decades later. I though it was absolutely delightful.
I hadn't heard of the Ewan McGregor film until I read up on GCR. Thanks for your recommendation.
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Growing up I was bombarded by commercials that informed me that Sanka brand decaf coffee was 97% caffeine free.
That sounded pretty impressive to me until I learned that any brand of regular coffee is 94% caffeine free. :roll:
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Growing up I was bombarded by commercials that informed me that Sanka brand decaf coffee was 97% caffeine free.
That sounded pretty impressive to me until I learned that any brand of regular coffee is 94% caffeine free. :roll:
The roasting process burns caffeine. Generally speaking dark roasts tend to have less caffeine than light roasts
Decaffeinated coffee is like sex without an orgasm. Pointless
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Decaffeinated coffee is like sex without an orgasm. Pointless
Can I quote you on that? ;D ;D
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Ranch dip goes good with pizza after all.
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Ranch dip goes good with pizza after all.
Wait. You dip your pizza? :o
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Ranch dip goes good with pizza after all.
Wait. You dip your pizza? :o
:D
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go to: antifa.com and it sends you to joebiden.com instead. :emot_laughing:
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That this Friday, in 1830, a piece of land at 33 W Kinzie in Chicago was designated the city's first block, seven years before it was incorporated as a city. The original owner was Alexander Wolcott, Jr., the area's first doctor. Today, on this site, stands Harry Caray's restaurant.
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The earliest known multitool found in the Mediterranean region was made from silver and iron. It contained a spoon, fork, spatula, spike, pick and knife. Dates from 200 300 A.D.
The Swiss Army knife was first produced in 1891.
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The earliest known multitool found in the Mediterranean region was made from silver and iron. It contained a spoon, fork, spatula, spike, pick and knife. Dates from 200 300 A.D.
The Swiss Army knife was first produced in 1891.
Pretty amazing Rick. 1,800 years old.
(https://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2010/11/roman-multitool.jpeg)
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I learned my little brother won't eat McDonald's food because he heard somewhere it makes you impotent from all the chemicals and shit they put in their "food". :emot_laughing:
I don't know if that's true, but it's fine because, well, it's McDonald's. No one should be eating that shit anyway. :D
David Whipple, of Heber City, Utah, purchased a hamburger at McDonald's on July 7, 1999, and it remains intact. It has not decayed for 21 years. Whipple claims it is the world’s oldest.
I just read that a grandma found a 24 year old McDonald's hamburger in her closet and it has not gone rotten. But the article was fox news so... :roll:
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Sounds like our cars when we were around 20. Partially eaten and fossilized McDonald’s food under all the seats and in every crevice especially fries.
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Rearrange Mother-In-Law and you get Woman Hitler. ;D
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Rearrange Mother-In-Law and you get Woman Hitler. ;D
OK, lady. What are you smoking? ;D ;D
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Rearrange Mother-In-Law and you get Woman Hitler. ;D
OK, lady. What are you smoking? ;D ;D
No smoking of anything allowed in my house. :emot_bottomspank:
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That the public school teachers and their union have the families that have children in their schools buffaloed. We spent a half hour setting up computers for our two youngest so they could start their first day of virtual classroom. We waited. And waited. Nothing was showing up on the screen. Finally we called our daughter, who called the school only to be told that there was a technical glitch and school will start tomorrow. They had all summer to get this platform ready. And the daily worksheet shows that school starts at 9am and ends at 1. Why not at 2:45 like they normally did? So I learned today that anything that pertains to a local government entity, such as education, and strong unions result in a cluster f**k.
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That the public school teachers and their union have the families that have children in their schools buffaloed. We spent a half hour setting up computers for our two youngest so they could start their first day of virtual classroom. We waited. And waited. Nothing was showing up on the screen. Finally we called our daughter, who called the school only to be told that there was a technical glitch and school will start tomorrow. They had all summer to get this platform ready. And the daily worksheet shows that school starts at 9am and ends at 1. Why not at 2:45 like they normally did? So I learned today that anything that pertains to a local government entity, such as education, and strong unions result in a cluster f**k.
I get your rant Rick, but the teachers really have very little to do with the creation of a online education platform. That’s the responsibility of the school district and administrators. Think about the kids that were sitting in front of a Taco Bell this morning, hoping to get free Wi-Fi so they could go to school. The whole thing sucks.
And ironic you’d be complaining about organized labor two days after Labor Day. I guess 40 hour work weeks, paid vacation, sick leave, child labor laws, etc., are just a “cluster fuck” to you...
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That the public school teachers and their union have the families that have children in their schools buffaloed. We spent a half hour setting up computers for our two youngest so they could start their first day of virtual classroom. We waited. And waited. Nothing was showing up on the screen. Finally we called our daughter, who called the school only to be told that there was a technical glitch and school will start tomorrow. They had all summer to get this platform ready. And the daily worksheet shows that school starts at 9am and ends at 1. Why not at 2:45 like they normally did? So I learned today that anything that pertains to a local government entity, such as education, and strong unions result in a cluster f**k.
I get your rank Rick, but the teachers really have very little to do with the creation of a online education platform. That’s the responsibility of the school district and administrators. Think about the kids that were sitting in front of a Taco Bell this morning, hoping to get free Wi-Fi so they could go to school. The whole thing sucks.
What gets me is that our taxes go to the public education system, which I never complain about. But we have four other children in private school who have been attending school for the past two weeks. So with the money and the resources that public schools here have over private schools, why couldn't they get it right? Bureaucracy, plain and simple.
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My cousin was complaining about having to set up stuff for her kids. I laughed... a lot.
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So there's many times when I'm at the wildlife refuge taking pictures that I see a bird I can't identify. If I'm lucky enough to get a picture, I can look it up when I get home. For the rest I just have to wonder...Until, I found this handy guide on line. Now I can put a name to every bird I spot.
(https://i.imgur.com/HjN3CVE.jpg)
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Laughing so hard right now
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Careful you don't pee a little. :D
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The north and south units of Theodore Roosevelt National Park are in different time zones. And just like my favorite national park in my home state, there are wild horses in TR NP.
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The north and south units of Theodore Roosevelt National Park are in different time zones. And just like my favorite national park in my home state, there are wild horses in TR NP.
I keep thinking about yesterday. It was a strange day, in that while there no discernible clouds, it was hazy all day giving a feeling of the dark of twilight even at noon. It lasted all day, and in the late afternoon the sun was blood red and you could stare directly at it.
This morning it’s overcast in ND, noticeably so, but yesterday it was hard to pin down how to describe the sky.
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My animal obsessed 8 year old taught me about Shoebill Storks. I never heard of them till she schooled me.
(https://africafreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/shoebill-open-beak.jpg)
(https://www.snopes.com/tachyon/2018/05/shoebill_stork_feature.jpg)
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Wife was watching one of her animal shows a couple days ago and they e doing a piece on the Shoebills. A bird best described as ugly as f**k. Oh well I'm sure their mother loves 'em. :D
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I nominate the Turkey Vulture as one of the ugliest birds...
(https://i.postimg.cc/25zsZvZw/il-794x-N-2479841070-droa.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
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Wife was watching one of her animal shows a couple days ago and they e doing a piece on the Shoebills. A bird best described as ugly as f**k. Oh well I'm sure their mother loves 'em. :D
A shoebill is at best weird looking. A more worthy nominee for the ugliest bird contest is the marabou stork.
(https://i.imgur.com/Dug1hSg.jpg)
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The FTC says there are nine area codes that phone users should be on the lookout for: 268, 284, 473, 664, 649, 767, 809, 829 and 876. These are not domestic area codes, and are frequently used for scam calls, data harvesting, malware, and robo dialing. Returning calls to these area codes can also result in $20 or more in international charges to your bill.
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I nominate the Turkey Vulture as one of the ugliest birds...
(https://i.postimg.cc/25zsZvZw/il-794x-N-2479841070-droa.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Yep... vultures will not win any beauty prize. But, they arfantastic at what they can do.
As carion eaters, they clean up dead animals cluttering up the landscape. More important, they process and eliminate any disease the dead animals may have been carrying. i.e. ebola, janta virus etc. As a result less disease in the world thanks to the ugly vultures.
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Can see right through it's nose :emot_weird:
That is freaking me out a bit. And the eyes are unnerving to look at. I feel that shoebill trying to steal my soul.
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I nominate the Turkey Vulture as one of the ugliest birds...
Yep... vultures will not win any beauty prize. But, they arfantastic at what they can do.
As carion eaters, they clean up dead animals cluttering up the landscape. More important, they process and eliminate any disease the dead animals may have been carrying. i.e. ebola, janta virus etc. As a result less disease in the world thanks to the ugly vultures.
But they are attempting to take Shiela's soul. We can't allow that. ;D
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If you buy an American flag in Minnesota, it's either made in the U.S.A. or it's being sold unlawfully -- and that's unique to Minnesota.
In 2008, a state law went into effect that required that all American flags offered for sale be manufactured domestically.
At the time -- and apparently still -- Minnesota is the only state with such a law.
Good on ya Minnesota.
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If you buy an American flag in Minnesota, it's either made in the U.S.A. or it's being sold unlawfully -- and that's unique to Minnesota.
In 2008, a state law went into effect that required that all American flags offered for sale be manufactured domestically.
At the time -- and apparently still -- Minnesota is the only state with such a law.
Good on ya Minnesota.
I like this.
Maybe the people in Minnesota are not just old goofy people like I've always believed.
hee hee
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Jules... don't judge our state by the posts of this old pervert. :emot_laughing:
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When it comes to boating or giant ships. The getting "sucked under by the propellers" is not exactly true. When an person gets too closed to a boat, especially large ships, or if they fall off like a cruise line, they are not "sucked" under the boat. They actually just "fall" under it. Or when a ship sinks, people are pulled down with it, they just fall through the space cause by it
When a large ships moves through water, especially when there are move waves around, it mixes air with the water creating a lot of bubbles. These bubbles reduce the amount of surface area of the water that would normally keep you afloat. Since there is less water beneath you, you fall through the air/water. Most people drown from this because they try to swim back up to the surface, what they need to do is swim perpendicular to the boat until the water can support them and then swim to the surface. Like when caught in a rip current, don't swim to shore, swimming parallel with the shore until your out of it.
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Being a "perv" can occasionally help with the crossword. Today, the first clue was, "Noted work in which many different positions are discussed."
It took but a moment before I filled in, "Kama Sutra." ;D
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:D Since I just woke up I learned I have one more day to play with. :D
Yippie Tie One On Pardner
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To apply for residence in New Zealand through investment you should assess yourself under our Migrant Investment Policy, which includes two Investor categories: Investor 1 (minimum investment NZ$10 million for at least three years) and. Investor 2 (minimum investment NZ$3 million for at least four years).
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To apply for residence in New Zealand through investment you should assess yourself under our Migrant Investment Policy, which includes two Investor categories: Investor 1 (minimum investment NZ$10 million for at least three years) and. Investor 2 (minimum investment NZ$3 million for at least four years).
That's a very high bar. If someone really wanted to settle down in NZ, you think there were other ways of gaining resident status. I haven't been tracking population changes, but I get the impression there's been a significant inflow from Asia and the Middle East. There must be other paths to residence.
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To apply for residence in New Zealand through investment you should assess yourself under our Migrant Investment Policy, which includes two Investor categories: Investor 1 (minimum investment NZ$10 million for at least three years) and. Investor 2 (minimum investment NZ$3 million for at least four years).
That's a very high bar. If someone really wanted to settle down in NZ, you think there were other ways of gaining resident status. I haven't been tracking population changes, but I get the impression there's been a significant inflow from Asia and the Middle East. There must be other paths to residence.
I think they have a skills based points system for immigrant workers like Australia does.
https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/options/live-permanently/things-to-consider/residency (https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/options/live-permanently/things-to-consider/residency)
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There are something called “onion goggles” for people whose eyes water when chopping onions.
(https://www.surlatable.com/dw/image/v2/BCJL_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-shop-slt-master-catalog/default/dwe2e1124f/images/large/527622_01.jpg?sw=688&sh=680&sm=fit)
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Open your mouth when chopping onions. Breath heavy and it will help prevent that crap from hitting your eyes making the acid that makes you cry. Cheaper than some racket ball goggles :facepalm:
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I learned I forgot every god damn thing I knew about 3D modelling.
Not long ago I could actually build the fucking star ship enterprise in 3D, now I can't remember fuck all how to do it. So much time wasted. :facepalm:
Oh dear. Not sure what is more sad.
You forgot how to 3d model, or that you used it to build a star trek wars ship... :emot_laughing:
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I learned I forgot every god damn thing I knew about 3D modelling.
Not long ago I could actually build the fucking star ship enterprise in 3D, now I can't remember fuck all how to do it. So much time wasted. :facepalm:
Oh dear. Not sure what is more sad.
You forgot how to 3d model, or that you used it to build a star trek wars ship... :emot_laughing:
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Open your mouth when chopping onions. Breath heavy and it will help prevent that crap from hitting your eyes making the acid that makes you cry. Cheaper than some racket ball goggles :facepalm:
I thought the trick was to peel them underwater (only the onions, not the peeler ;D)
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I didn't learn this today. I've known this. But maybe you didn't know this, so maybe it's something you learned today....
If you happen to be looking at pictures and come across a post that the picture is no longer visible, you can click the Report To Moderator button at the bottom of the post to make us aware of it. One of us will go in and delete it.
Sorta kinda imagine it like picking up a piece of garbage in the forest. Just helping us to keep the place a little cleaner.
(https://i.imgur.com/x7ObFzN.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/x7ObFzN.jpg)
I learned how f-ing old I am. I haven't seen this picture since the 1960s. It made quite an impression on my young brain. At the time, it wasn't at all uncommon to see people toss trash out their car windows. The Keep America Beautiful campaign made a difference since streets now are much cleaner than they were when I was a kid.
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I learned how f-ing old I am. I haven't seen this picture since the 1960s. It made quite an impression on my young brain. At the time, it wasn't at all uncommon to see people toss trash out their car windows. The Keep America Beautiful campaign made a difference since streets now are much cleaner than they were when I was a kid.
In my 7th grade Conservation class, I had to write a report on littering. His picture was the cover photo. In years earlier, the commercial would run during Saturday morning cartoons.
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That guy was Italian. :emot_laughing:
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(https://i.imgur.com/x7ObFzN.jpg)
Iron Eyes Cody (born Espera Oscar de Corti, April 3, 1904 – January 4, 1999) was an Italian-American actor. He portrayed Native Americans in Hollywood films, famously as Chief Iron Eyes in Bob Hope's The Paleface (1948). He also played a Native American shedding a tear about litter in one of the country's most well-known television public service announcements from the group Keep America Beautiful. Living in Hollywood, he began to insist, even in his private life, that he was Native American, over time claiming membership in several different tribes. In 1996, Cody's half-sister said that he was of Italian ancestry, but he denied it. After his death, it was revealed that he was of Sicilian parentage, and not Native American at all.
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So, I learnt that the world's oldest dildo is 28,000 years old. And like all other Paleolithic "meat substitues", it was well worn at the tip.
Conclude from that what you please.
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Started posting in this topic about something I did know.
And now, because of my post, I learned this today.
That guy was Italian. :emot_laughing:
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Italian Indian...new to me also.
What a great site this is! So educational. :D
That's sorta like the old Charlie Chan movies. I think there were two or three actors who played the roll. Not one of 'em Chinese. :facepalm:
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Italian Indian...new to me also.
What a great site this is! So educational. :D
That's sorta like the old Charlie Chan movies. I think there were two or three actors who played the roll. Not one of 'em Chinese. :facepalm:
Yeah, and Tom Cruise is “The Last Samurai.” Western cinema has been sticking anglos into POC roles from the outset. Hell Ben Kingsley is Gandhi.
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Italian Indian...new to me also.
What a great site this is! So educational. :D
That's sorta like the old Charlie Chan movies. I think there were two or three actors who played the roll. Not one of 'em Chinese. :facepalm:
Yeah, and Tom Cruise is “The Last Samurai.” Western cinema has been sticking anglos into POC roles from the outset. Hell Ben Kingsley is Gandhi.
Didn't your girlfriend scary Jo do the same thing in a japanese movie or something. Think it was based off a cartoon.
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Italian Indian...new to me also.
What a great site this is! So educational. :D
That's sorta like the old Charlie Chan movies. I think there were two or three actors who played the roll. Not one of 'em Chinese. :facepalm:
Yeah, and Tom Cruise is “The Last Samurai.” Western cinema has been sticking anglos into POC roles from the outset. Hell Ben Kingsley is Gandhi.
Didn't your girlfriend scary Jo do the same thing in a japanese movie or something. Think it was based off a cartoon.
Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell
(https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/11/07/21/3A28B29900000578-0-image-a-178_1478554129940.jpg)
Charlize Theron in Aeon Flux
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yaXGP2KYslg/UmDZRKO_1yI/AAAAAAAANss/895d3yliHYE/s640/hot+Charlize+Theron.jpg)
Both movies were based on Japanese anime, but were cast with Caucasian blondes in the title roles.
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Aeon Flux sounded familiar so I looked it up. I remeber seeing some videos as a kid. MTV or VH1 had a segment called liquid television. Bunch of short clips and aeon flux was one of them. She always died if I remember correctly.
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Not to be confused with Lux Interior front man for The Cramps
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Western cinema has been sticking anglos into POC roles from the outset.
True dat. Though if you go outside the West, there are tons of movies, plays, and musicals in which, for example, Asians take the roles of Caucasians. I've seen Japanese Hamlets and Chinese Sherlock Holmes.
Hell Ben Kingsley is Gandhi.
His father was a Kenyan of Gujarati descent and he was born Krishna Pandit Bhanji. That I'd known for some time, but it wasn't until a few weeks ago that I discovered that Merle Oberon was also half-Indian.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merle_Oberon
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Yeah, and Tom Cruise is “The Last Samurai.” Western cinema has been sticking anglos into POC roles from the outset. Hell Ben Kingsley is Gandhi.
To be fair, Tom Cruise didn't play an asian character at least. Still better than Keanu Reeves in 47 Ronin.
I also hope, that the life action Hollywood version of Akira will never see the light of day.
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Yeah, and Tom Cruise is “The Last Samurai.” Western cinema has been sticking anglos into POC roles from the outset. Hell Ben Kingsley is Gandhi.
To be fair, Tom Cruise didn't play an asian character at least. Still better than Keanu Reeves in 47 Ronin.
I also hope, that the life action Hollywood version of Akira will never see the light of day.
Yeah, but it was the whole “white savior” saves natives... Dances With Wolves, Amistad, The Help, the list goes on...
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Speaking of Tom Cruise, I just learned he is going to the International Space Station to do some filming for the next Mission Impossible.
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That I'd known for some time, but it wasn't until a few weeks ago that I discovered that Merle Oberon was also half-Indian.
Speaking of Indians (well, kind of), Charles Curtis, who served as vice president for four years under President Hoover, was half-Native American. His father was a British immigrant, and his mother was of mixed Kaw, Osage, and Potawatomi heritage. Curtis grew up bilingual, speaking English and Kansa.
Curtis appeared on the cover of "Time" magazine three times, in 1926 ad 1928 while serving in the Senate, and again in 1932, shortly after being elected vice president. Curtis also holds the unique distinction of being the last U.S. president or vice president who wasn't born in a U.S. State. Curtis was born in the Kansas Territory in 1860 -- a year before Kansas became a state.
The overwhelming majority of Americans today have never heard of Charles Curtis. And as people right now are touting the possibility that Kamala Harris might be the first non-white vice president, I'm sure Curtis is smiling ruefully.
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Replicating a small sun on earth wouldn't be very efficient for energy generation.
The energy density of the sun is approximately 276.5 watts per cubic metre at the center of the core, which is about the same energy density as inside a compost heap.
The enormous power output is just due to the large size of the sun.
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Replicating a small sun on earth wouldn't be very efficient for energy generation.
The energy density of the sun is approximately 276.5 watts per cubic metre at the center of the core, which is about the same energy density as inside a compost heap.
The enormous power output is just due to the large size of the sun.
Well...there goes my plan for great wealth and world domination. :facepalm:
(Msslave begins dismantling lab equipment)
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Replicating a small sun on earth wouldn't be very efficient for energy generation.
The energy density of the sun is approximately 276.5 watts per cubic metre at the center of the core, which is about the same energy density as inside a compost heap.
The enormous power output is just due to the large size of the sun.
Well...there goes my plan for great wealth and world domination. :facepalm:
(Msslave begins dismantling lab equipment)
Was going to make a moon joke, butt I think all of those have run it's course.
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Replicating a small sun on earth wouldn't be very efficient for energy generation.
The energy density of the sun is approximately 276.5 watts per cubic metre at the center of the core, which is about the same energy density as inside a compost heap.
The enormous power output is just due to the large size of the sun.
A compost heap the size of the sun would not outshine the sun. The sun is plasma. And the energy density you quote surely doesn’t count the matter in that cubic meter, which at 20 million degrees kelvin, is rapidly turning into energy as well. That’s the problem with using energy density in a context in which energy and matter are not conserved.
Come to think of it, a compost heap the size of the sun would certainly collapse into a black hole, sucking the entire solar system in with it, so maybe I’d better not underestimate compost heaps...
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A compost heap the size of the sun would not outshine the sun. The sun is plasma. And the energy density you quote surely doesn’t count the matter in that cubic meter, which at 20 million degrees kelvin, is rapidly turning into energy as well. That’s the problem with using energy density in a context in which energy and matter are not conserved.
Those 276.5 watts/m3 are the effective power output, though most of that energy stays inside the sun due low thermal conductivity. The hydrogen fusion inside the sun is a rather slow process, fortunately for us. You wouldn't want to (or even be able to) live in a system with an active fusion bomb in the center. :)
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A compost heap the size of the sun would not outshine the sun. The sun is plasma. And the energy density you quote surely doesn’t count the matter in that cubic meter, which at 20 million degrees kelvin, is rapidly turning into energy as well. That’s the problem with using energy density in a context in which energy and matter are not conserved.
Come to think of it, a compost heap the size of the sun would certainly collapse into a black hole, sucking the entire solar system in with it, so maybe I’d better not underestimate compost heaps...
Except that it isn't rapidly turning into energy, it is taking billions of years to do so, and even then over 99% of the mass is retained in the helium that is produced. That is why the energy density is so low. If it was much higher, the Sun would have baked the Earth and then run out of fuel long ago.
The low rate of energy production in the Sun illustrates the difficulty of fusion power - hydrogen compressed to a density of 150 g/mL at a temperature of 15 million K only generates ~275 W/m3. Fusion on Earth requires a reaction with a much larger cross-section, the easiest being the deuterium + tritium reaction. Even then, the temperature needs to be 10-20 times higher to achieve a self-sustaining reaction.
As for a star-sized compost heap, the organic matter in compost consists primarily of hydrogen, oxygen and carbon. A late-stage red giant star has a fairly similar composition. Such a star the size of the Sun would be over a thousand times brighter than the Sun (due to a hotter, denser fusing region with a much higher energy production rate), and would be evolving quickly towards the white dwarf stage. No black hole would be formed, that would require more than twice the mass of the Sun.
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The low rate of energy production in the Sun illustrates the difficulty of fusion power - hydrogen compressed to a density of 150 g/mL at a temperature of 15 million K only generates ~275 W/m3. Fusion on Earth requires a reaction with a much larger cross-section, the easiest being the deuterium + tritium reaction. Even then, the temperature needs to be 10-20 times higher to achieve a self-sustaining reaction.
Now that is definitely something I didn't know when I logged into KB today.
Every day, in every way, Lavinia grows wiser and wiser. :)
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No black hole would be formed, that would require more than twice the mass of the Sun.
Depends on how much mass the compost heap retains. The Chandrasekhar limit is about 1.4 solar masses.
I don't think the galactic pile of manure would follow the main sequence. ;D
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A collapsing object between 1.4 and 2 solar masses will become a neutron star though.
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I learned I had been spending a fortune on cans of compressed air when I could just get them for $1 at the dollar tree.
:emot_banghead:
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I learned I had been spending a fortune on cans of compressed air when I could just get them for $1 at the dollar tree.
:emot_banghead:
How much canned air do you go through? I have a val pump that I use for most things, I think I bought one can in the past 2 years.
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A compost heap the size of the sun would not outshine the sun. The sun is plasma. And the energy density you quote surely doesn’t count the matter in that cubic meter, which at 20 million degrees kelvin, is rapidly turning into energy as well. That’s the problem with using energy density in a context in which energy and matter are not conserved.
Come to think of it, a compost heap the size of the sun would certainly collapse into a black hole, sucking the entire solar system in with it, so maybe I’d better not underestimate compost heaps...
Except that it isn't rapidly turning into energy, it is taking billions of years to do so, and even then over 99% of the mass is retained in the helium that is produced. That is why the energy density is so low. If it was much higher, the Sun would have baked the Earth and then run out of fuel long ago.
The low rate of energy production in the Sun illustrates the difficulty of fusion power - hydrogen compressed to a density of 150 g/mL at a temperature of 15 million K only generates ~275 W/m3. Fusion on Earth requires a reaction with a much larger cross-section, the easiest being the deuterium + tritium reaction. Even then, the temperature needs to be 10-20 times higher to achieve a self-sustaining reaction.
As for a star-sized compost heap, the organic matter in compost consists primarily of hydrogen, oxygen and carbon. A late-stage red giant star has a fairly similar composition. Such a star the size of the Sun would be over a thousand times brighter than the Sun (due to a hotter, denser fusing region with a much higher energy production rate), and would be evolving quickly towards the white dwarf stage. No black hole would be formed, that would require more than twice the mass of the Sun.
I stand corrected. I was gobsmacked to learn that the density of the sun is about 1.4 g/cc whereas the density of a compost pile is at best 0.7 g/cc. I had figured (without checking) that the density of the sun was far less than water, more like a gas mostly, and the density of a compost pile would be approximately the same as water. Neither of those assumptions turned out to be accurate.
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I learned I had been spending a fortune on cans of compressed air when I could just get them for $1 at the dollar tree.
:emot_banghead:
How much canned air do you go through? I have a val pump that I use for most things, I think I bought one can in the past 2 years.
Multiple uses. Usually blasting laptop fans and vents without disassembling them.
I should just buy a pump but CJ's retarded and didn't see the value in buying one, when I coulda just bought one and saved a ton of money. CJ has never been accused of being smart. It's like my father said. "Blonde, stupid, and only have one useful thing on your head". :facepalm:
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If you ever played the grand theft auto games, did you know Red Dawn and Ghostbusters canonically exist in that universe? Because Red Dawn is apparently a real movie or a documentary. And Ghostbusters exists because on our own by Bobby Brown plays on a radio station in GTA V which means both movies were made. Which is odd considering how everything in those games is a parody of something in real life.
I know, it's stupid, but my little brother brought it up last night. :emot_laughing:
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If you ever played the grand theft auto games, did you know Red Dawn and Ghostbusters canonically exist in that universe? Because Red Dawn is apparently a real movie or a documentary. And Ghostbusters exists because on our own by Bobby Brown plays on a radio station in GTA V which means both movies were made. Which is odd considering how everything in those games is a parody of something in real life.
I know, it's stupid, but my little brother brought it up last night. :emot_laughing:
About 13 years ago, I bought a copy of the GTA 3 (or maybe San Andreas) version with nudity and sex hidden in the code. Not to play, but because I thought it might become a collector’s item some day.
Well my kids, who were 6 and 9 at the time, apparently figured the whole thing out, but didn’t tell dad about it.
Fast forward a few months, and I’m hosting a Thanksgiving fete for 75 people. I hear a shriek upstairs and go to investigate. One of my church lady friends walked in on my kids explaining “If you kill that ho, you can get your money back.” About ten kids were seated in a circle watching my boys go to town on GTA. My wife confiscated the game. No idea what happened.
I did not win Father of the Year that year.
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I've heard that before. Had a boyfriend who would always mumble something about getting his money back whenever we would argue. I've just learned he was talking about killing me :emot_weird:
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If you ever played the grand theft auto games, did you know Red Dawn and Ghostbusters canonically exist in that universe? Because Red Dawn is apparently a real movie or a documentary. And Ghostbusters exists because on our own by Bobby Brown plays on a radio station in GTA V which means both movies were made. Which is odd considering how everything in those games is a parody of something in real life.
I know, it's stupid, but my little brother brought it up last night. :emot_laughing:
About 13 years ago, I bought a copy of the GTA 3 (or maybe San Andreas) version with nudity and sex hidden in the code. Not to play, but because I thought it might become a collector’s item some day.
Well my kids, who were 6 and 9 at the time, apparently figured the whole thing out, but didn’t tell dad about it.
Fast forward a few months, and I’m hosting a Thanksgiving fete for 75 people. I hear a shriek upstairs and go to investigate. One of my church lady friends walked in on my kids explaining “If you kill that ho, you can get your money back.” About ten kids were seated in a circle watching my boys go to town on GTA. My wife confiscated the game. No idea what happened.
I did not win Father of the Year that year.
(https://i.imgur.com/QYUBT9A.png)
I should have added that his mom doesn't approve, but since I buy the games for him and he's well aware how bad the subject matter is she lets him play them. The fact of the matter is she couldn't keep him from learning these things anyway. He's advanced far beyond his age, trust me. :roll: She's an awesome mom, but a strict one. She can't hide him from the real world, nor can she stop him from growing up.
My kids on the other hand don't even know what grand theft auto is, the actual crime or the games. ;D CJ locks that shit down.
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From a Netflix documentary -three women a day are killed in the United States by their husbands or partners. Most premeditated. Very sad.
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From a Netflix documentary -three women a day are killed in the United States by their husbands or partners. Most premeditated. Very sad.
Only 104 men die while having sex each year in America, or as it is also known, “being fucked to death.”
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Saw this phrase on Toe's post. Had to look it up.
From Urban Dictionary:
lemonparty
One of the unholy trinity of internet pictures which all must witness to be 'jaded internet users' (tubgirl, goatse, and lemonparty), lemonparty is probably the tamest of the three by just being hardcore old man gay orgy sex. Believe me, the other two are worse.
*upon seeing lemonparty* OH GOD MY EYES!!!
http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=71024.msg585143;topicseen#msg585143
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Saw this phrase on Toe's post. Had to look it up.
From Urban Dictionary:
lemonparty
One of the unholy trinity of internet pictures which all must witness to be 'jaded internet users' (tubgirl, goatse, and lemonparty), lemonparty is probably the tamest of the three by just being hardcore old man gay orgy sex. Believe me, the other two are worse.
*upon seeing lemonparty* OH GOD MY EYES!!!
http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=71024.msg585143;topicseen#msg585143
I have seen them all. I'll look at them when I need to fast for a doctors appointment (not really)
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Saw this phrase on Toe's post. Had to look it up.
From Urban Dictionary:
lemonparty
One of the unholy trinity of internet pictures which all must witness to be 'jaded internet users' (tubgirl, goatse, and lemonparty), lemonparty is probably the tamest of the three by just being hardcore old man gay orgy sex. Believe me, the other two are worse.
*upon seeing lemonparty* OH GOD MY EYES!!!
http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=71024.msg585143;topicseen#msg585143
I have seen them all. I'll look at them when I need to fast for a doctors appointment (not really)
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The other two are scat related, and just awful. Years ago, there was a scat movie involving two girls... Lois showed it to me. What was that one called? It won “worst movie on the Internet” maybe ten years ago?
The thing about the “lemon party“ was that hundreds of websites would redirect hotlinking to lemonparty.com. So instead of having your hot photo show in a post, the lemon party guys would be there instead. We always got a good laugh out of it. It taught a lot of people how to use picture hosting also.
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The other two are scat related, and just awful. Years ago, there was a scat movie involving two girls... Lois showed it to me. What was that one called? It won “worst movie on the Internet” maybe ten years ago?
Two girls and a teacup or something like that. I watched for 10 seconds.
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The other two are scat related, and just awful. Years ago, there was a scat movie involving two girls... Lois showed it to me. What was that one called? It won “worst movie on the Internet” maybe ten years ago?
Two girls and a teacup or something like that. I watched for 10 seconds.
2 Girls 1 Cup.
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The other two are scat related, and just awful. Years ago, there was a scat movie involving two girls... Lois showed it to me. What was that one called? It won “worst movie on the Internet” maybe ten years ago?
Two girls and a teacup or something like that. I watched for 10 seconds.
2 Girls 1 Cup.
(https://i.imgur.com/dvcxb.gif)
2 Girls 1 Cup is the unofficial nickname of the trailer for Hungry Bitches, a 2007 Brazilian scat fetish pornographic film produced by MFX Media. The trailer features two women defecating into a cup, taking turns in what appears to be consuming the excrement, and vomiting into each other's mouths. "Lovers Theme" by Hervé Roy plays throughout the video.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uk49gxS2L8
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I noticed it immediately when I played the video for a brief moment a couple of years ago. I didn't realize the same music played all the way through on loop.
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Ah, the things we learn on KB...
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What we can learn from dogs. :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
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Porcupines are excellent swimmers. Their quills are full of air.
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Porcupines are excellent swimmers. Their quills are full of air.
Ever try to remove their quills from a dog's snout? Not fun. Worse then cleaning a dog after it had a run in with a skunk.
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Porcupines are excellent swimmers. Their quills are full of air.
Ever try to remove their quills from a dog's snout? Not fun. Worse then cleaning a dog after it had a run in with a skunk.
Considering my job, yes... yes I have. The worst is when they are in the mouth and on the tongue.
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Porcupines are excellent swimmers. Their quills are full of air.
Ever try to remove their quills from a dog's snout? Not fun. Worse then cleaning a dog after it had a run in with a skunk.
Considering my job, yes... yes I have. The worst is when they are in the mouth and on the tongue.
Never saw a quill in the mouth or on the tongue. Probably had to sedate the dog to pull those out, I imagine.
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Porcupines are excellent swimmers. Their quills are full of air.
Ever try to remove their quills from a dog's snout? Not fun. Worse then cleaning a dog after it had a run in with a skunk.
Considering my job, yes... yes I have. The worst is when they are in the mouth and on the tongue.
Never saw a quill in the mouth or on the tongue. Probably had to sedate the dog to pull those out, I imagine.
We usually sedate them all when they come in. Not only for pain reasons, it just makes it so much easier and quicker.
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Saw this phrase on Toe's post. Had to look it up.
From Urban Dictionary:
lemonparty
One of the unholy trinity of internet pictures which all must witness to be 'jaded internet users' (tubgirl, goatse, and lemonparty), lemonparty is probably the tamest of the three by just being hardcore old man gay orgy sex. Believe me, the other two are worse.
*upon seeing lemonparty* OH GOD MY EYES!!!
http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=71024.msg585143;topicseen#msg585143
A representative of Microsoft phoned me years ago wanting to get access to my computer to "fix errors". I told no problem but that they had to speak to my IT company first. Yep, you guessed it.... I directed them to lemon party.
Ive not had a call since
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I learned sex deprived Japanese girls are not fun to hang around with. ;D
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Two foreign words.
Backpfeifengesicht (German). It means "A face badly in need of a fist."
Paizuri (Japanese). It means "Mammary intercourse" (in polite company) or "Titty fuck" (for all the perverts here).
Full disclosure, I didn't even try to type in the German word, I used copy/paste. ;D
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Good job Purple. Now, if you can pronounce those words, you can work them into polite conversation with friends and relatives. :emot_laughing:
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I learned I share my birthday with George Soros. 0vomit0
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The meaning of the phrase "Singapore Grip" :emot_wow:
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I just have three words for that Obi:
Kegel...Kegel...Kegel :emot_laughing:
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Lady Gaga is the first person in history to win an Oscar, Grammy, Golden Globe, and BAFTA, in the same year.
(https://i.redd.it/6clodmftdoa51.jpg)
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(Subject to expert verification, of course.)
1. Crows give each other names, as well as their favourite humans. So yes, your girlfriend could be named Paul by her favourite crow, Algernon Wrinkleberry III.
2. Nguyen is the Vietnamese equivalent of Smith.
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2. Nguyen is the Vietnamese equivalent of Smith.
Nguyễn is the most common Vietnamese family name. Outside of Vietnam, the surname is commonly rendered without diacritics as Nguyen. Vietnamese pronunciation is northern [ŋʷǐˀən] and southern [ŋʷĩəŋ] ; in English it is commonly /ˈwɪn/ "win".
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That spot on your back that you can't scratch is called the acnestis
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That spot on your back that you can't scratch is called the acnestis
You can scratch any spot on your back using a back scratcher, which can be anything from an object to a person... ;D
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That spot on your back that you can't scratch is called the acnestis
You can scratch any spot on your back using a back scratcher, which can be anything from an object to a person... ;D
Fine, Mr. Nitpick
That spot on your back that you can't scratch unaided, with your bare hand is called the acnestis
Happy?? :P
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That spot on your back that you can't scratch is called the acnestis
I guess, I don't have an acnestis then. I can reach and scratch every part of my back with my fingers
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I guess, I don't have an acnestis then. I can reach and scratch every part of my back with my fingers
Same as Shep. My whole body used to be flexible. My upper body still is. Lower body, not so much.
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I guess, I don't have an acnestis then. I can reach and scratch every part of my back with my fingers
Same as Shep. My whole body used to be flexible. My upper body still is. Lower body, not so much.
And all of a sudden, the extracurricular activities of MintJulie and DurangoDan become a lot broader in my imagination.
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I guess, I don't have an acnestis then. I can reach and scratch every part of my back with my fingers
Same as Shep. My whole body used to be flexible. My upper body still is. Lower body, not so much.
And all of a sudden, the extracurricular activities of MintJulie and DurangoDan become a lot broader in my imagination.
hahaha
He thinks I'm a pretzel. Not anymore.
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hahaha
He thinks I'm a pretzel. Not anymore.
Our Sheriff... ;D ;D
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In the United States, on an annual basis, there are between 100 to 125 million lightning bolts, of which about 25 million are ground strikes. Of those, 90% are "negative" meaning the flow of electrical current is from the cloud to the ground. The remaining 10% are "positive", meaning the electrical current flows from the ground up.
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Not me, but Dan.
I taught him what the Amygdala (https://www.britannica.com/science/amygdala)is.
I know a lot about the brain.
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The original definition of naked was to be unprotected, nude ment to have no clothes on
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The original definition of naked was to be unprotected, nude ment to have no clothes on
Watcher was standing nude, naked to the world. ;D
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And...the world ______________!
Fill in the blank :emot_laughing:
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And...the world ______________!
Fill in the blank :emot_laughing:
Applauded
(https://i.imgur.com/1vVqeQV.gif)
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From Spill the Wine by Eric Burden and War
But there I was
I was taken to a place
The Hall of the Mountain King
I stood high up on a mountaintop
Naked to the world
In front of
Every kind of girl
There was long ones, tall ones, short ones, brown ones
Black ones, round ones, big ones
Crazy ones
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From Spill the Wine by Eric Burden and War
But there I was
I was taken to a place
The Hall of the Mountain King
I stood high up on a mountaintop
Naked to the world
In front of
Every kind of girl
There was long ones, tall ones, short ones, brown ones
Black ones, round ones, big ones
Crazy ones
One on her knees... oops, wait... I mean... uh... never mind :facepalm:
:emot_laughing:
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Crossword puzzles keep coming up with stuff I don't know.
Like Supergirl's horse is named Comet.
I didn't even know Supergirl had a horse.
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Oh and as a public service, in case you're ever around penguin poop and feel giddy, it's because the guano is rich in nitrous oxide (N2O).
Nitrous oxide is used by dentists and is commonly called laughing gas.
No wonder penguins always look so damn happy. :facepalm:
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Crossword puzzles keep coming up with stuff I don't know.
Like Supergirl's horse is named Comet.
I didn't even know Supergirl had a horse.
Then you also didn't know he was a centaur on her previous planet. Then he came to Earth and took on two shapes, that of a horse and that of a man.
That's what I do. Drink bourbon and know things.
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That's what I do. Drink bourbon and know things.
A perfect candidate for Jeopardy. 8)
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Just realized this topic hit the 100 page mark. Yay me for creating it.
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Just realized this topic hit the 100 page mark. Yay me for creating it.
Add that the the what you do list.
Drink bourbon, know things, and create fun stuff on KB
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Yep. I agree with Shiela. Check my profile page and see what Jules did there. :D
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Yep. I agree with Shiela. Check my profile page and see what Jules did there. :D
That looks great :emot_applaus:
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Yes, our Sheriff is very talented. Plus she always helps us computer challenged old timers.... ;D ;D Are those sandhill cranes?
Truthfully, I was expecting something totally different, more naughtier.... 8)
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Yes, our Sheriff is very talented. Plus she always helps us computer challenged old timers.... ;D ;D Are those sandhill cranes?
Truthfully, I was expecting something totally different, more naughtier.... 8)
For sexy, see Jules profile. ;D
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I do so love the beach. 8)
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Gun silencers like you see in movies and TV are just for movies and TV, real life suppressors aren't anywhere near that quiet.
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I learned this from
MSSLAVE. A woo to you good sir.
EDIT**** it was Army of One that I learned this from. Thank you AO1. Thank you! A woo to you.
When adding a hyperlink to a page in a post on KB, if you add an "i" in front of url opening and closing tag, it will open the link in the same tab. If you leave it as "url" it will open in a new tab.
(https://i.imgur.com/3qMDtC0.png)
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Ummmm...I know nothing of HTML. How did you learn that from me? I'm not even sure what you're talking about. :facepalm:
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I learned this from MSSLAVE. A woo to you good sir.
EDIT**** it was Army of One that I learned this from. Thank you AO1. Thank you! A woo to you.
When adding a hyperlink to a page in a post on KB, if you add an "i" in front of url opening and closing tag, it will open the link in the same tab. If you leave it as "url" it will open in a new tab.
(https://i.imgur.com/3qMDtC0.png)
[tips his hat in acknowledgment]
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The meaning of the word Cicisbeo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicisbeo), and how long it has been in use.
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The Emu is the only bird with calf muscles.
It's important to know this because...I'm...well because. Sweet we gives a darn. :facepalm:
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When looking at porn in the breakroom at work. Sit facing the door :facepalm:
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When looking at porn in the breakroom at work. Sit facing the door :facepalm:
When taking a laptop screen cap with your phone for co-workers, make sure your open porn tabs are closed.
(https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/05/mike-webb-porn_tmaupn_4-large_transh_vyiwvodnmhqrwnx8g_ur1gakljk7rmfe9tomhds_o.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=618&h=410&crop=1)
When showing a photo of your dog to your random friends, make sure the “scroll recents” bar at the bottom of the screen is closed.
(https://i.imgur.com/oBzF7OM.jpg)
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When looking at porn in the breakroom at work. Sit facing the door :facepalm:
Be aware of any cameras too.
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That is too funny Toe :emot_laughing:
Almost, almost as bad as being caught nude or something on a zoom call. I have done neither
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That is too funny Toe :emot_laughing:
Almost, almost as bad as being caught nude or something on a zoom call. I have done neither
Jeffrey Toobin, 60, apologised last Monday after he was suspended by New Yorker magazine for showing his genitals during a conference call with colleagues about the upcoming presidential election.
Last month, an Argentine lawmaker was suspended after he fondled his partner’s breasts during a parliamentary session being held by video conference.
Also in September, a businessman accidentally appeared naked on a Zoom conference call with Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro after he forgot to turn off his camera.
And in June, Irish MEP Luke Flanagan spoke at a European Parliament meeting via video link from his bedroom where he was wearing a shirt but no trousers. He was wearing underwear.
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Takes casual friday to a whole knew level :emot_laughing:
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The Emu is the only bird with calf muscles.
It's important to know this because...I'm...well because. Sweet we gives a darn. :facepalm:
That was a clue in a crossword puzzle today. What is a three letter name of a bird with calf muscles?
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That Jimi Hendrix lived in the same house in London as Handel (246 years apart though).
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Seventeen states prohibit counting ballots cast by someone who subsequently dies before the election. In ten states those votes would be allowed. The rest of the states the law is silent.
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Seventeen states prohibit counting ballots cast by someone who subsequently dies before the election. In ten states those votes would be allowed. The rest of the states the law is silent.
That's two facts learnt today - listening to UK radio news, that in the USA voting can be started before election day.
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That's two facts learnt today - listening to UK radio news, that in the USA voting can be started before election day.
Early, absentee, and mail-in voting has been around for at least 150 years in the U.S. During the U.S. Civil War (1861-65), soldiers voted in the field. In the 2016 presidential election, more than 50 million votes -- around 41% of the total votes cast in that election -- were cast outside polling places on Election Day.
But don't feel alone: I'd suspect that a high percentage of Americans don't know this.
Add to that, due to our federalist system of government, we do not hold national elections. Instead, we hold a series of 50 individual state elections, and each state is free to determine the election laws and processes within each state, and each state prints its own ballot. Federal law stipulates that Election Day is "the Tuesday next after the first Monday in the month of November" (an unnecessarily convoluted way saying "the first Tuesday after November 1st"). Otherwise, the rules and processes vary from state to state.
And, again, I'd suspect that the majority of Americans don't know this, either.
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We have surpassed the early voting total from 2016 by 7 million, as of yesterday.
I did not know about the 50 individual state elections instead of a national election. Again, MissB teaches her KB students valuable history. 8)
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We have surpassed the early voting total from 2016 by 7 million, as of yesterday.
Which come as a surprise to exactly no one, because, well, COVID-19...
I did not know about the 50 individual state elections instead of a national election. Again, MissB teaches her KB students valuable history. 8)
It's a very important aspect of our electoral system that needs to be understood.
For example, the two separate but parallel Supreme Court decisions announced this morning about early/absentee voting in Pennsylvania and North Carolina are directly reflective of this.
Still, it's worth noting that while I'm an historian and very knowledgeable about the U.S. Constitution, I am not a legal scholar. On most matters in this area, I always defer to Toe, who is, in fact, a legal scholar and legal expert.
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Toe is the "Hammer"
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Toe is the "Hammer"
Sh*t, I've know that for 10 years* since 2016
*Bob Seger reference
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Toe is the "Hammer"
Indeed he is!
But he's also extremely knowledgeable, and he knows how to explain things in ways that we lay people can understand.
And no, I'm not just referring to Helmut Newton...
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Toe is the "Hammer"
Indeed he is!
But he's also extremely knowledgeable, and he knows how to explain things in ways that we lay people can understand.
And no, I'm not just referring to Helmut Newton...
I would love to escort Miss B and MJ to a Helmut Newton gallery showing. Dressed in appropriate HN attire, naturally, or lack thereof.
(https://a.1stdibscdn.com/helmut-newton-photography-two-models-taken-for-ysl-1975-for-sale/a_12832/a_49289311569947102332/Screen_Shot_2018_02_01_at_1_50_14_PM_master.jpg?width=1500)
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Toe is the "Hammer"
Indeed he is!
But he's also extremely knowledgeable, and he knows how to explain things in ways that we lay people can understand.
And no, I'm not just referring to Helmut Newton...
I would love to escort Miss B and MJ to a Helmut Newton gallery showing. Dressed in appropriate HN attire, naturally, or lack thereof.
(https://a.1stdibscdn.com/helmut-newton-photography-two-models-taken-for-ysl-1975-for-sale/a_12832/a_49289311569947102332/Screen_Shot_2018_02_01_at_1_50_14_PM_master.jpg?width=1500)
And I would accept the invitation.
I love his photos with androgynous characters like these:
(https://i.imgur.com/rSJsHCf.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Swmdx5q.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/M3qgnPc.jpg)
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(https://a.1stdibscdn.com/helmut-newton-photography-two-models-taken-for-ysl-1975-for-sale/a_12832/a_49289311569947102332/Screen_Shot_2018_02_01_at_1_50_14_PM_master.jpg?width=1500)
One of the things I enjoy with Dan. Him being completely dressed, me just the opposite. And vice versa.
Love these photos.
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The existence and meaning of chiasmus.
KB - second only to Wikipedia for expanding the bounds of knowledge
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The existence and meaning of chiasmus.
KB - second only to Wikipedia for expanding the bounds of knowledge
chi·as·mus
/kīˈazməs/
noun
a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form; e.g. ‘Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds.’
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I learned that Toe knows the names of about half the women posted on this site. Not sure if I should be impressed or slightly disturbed.
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I learned that Toe knows the names of about half the women posted on this site. Not sure if I should be impressed or slightly disturbed.
It is slightly disturbing. hahaha
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I learned that Toe knows the names of about half the women posted on this site. Not sure if I should be impressed or slightly disturbed.
It is slightly disturbing. hahaha
Are you talking about members, or the nudes posted? If you right click, you can do a Google image search to identify models. I only know the Russian ones.
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I learned something big, then I forgot it. :roll:
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/da/df/8d/dadf8dc9fc2beea8a501e85321a2c53b.gif)
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Today is the 82nd anniversary of Kristallnacht - the beginning of the Holocaust or mans inhumanity towards others.
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Today is the 82nd anniversary of Kristallnacht - the beginning of the Holocaust or mans inhumanity towards others.
Hardly the beginning of man’s inhumanity towards others, and certainly not the end...
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WARNING! ANOTHER LONG AND BORING MISS BARBARA HISTORY LESSON!
Most Americans who have a working knowledge of U.S. history know that in the Fall of 1796, as he was nearing the end of his second term, George Washington gave his famous "Farewell Address," in which he announced he would not seek a third term.
By doing so, Washington set a precedent that a president should serve no more than two terms, and that precedent was scrupulously followed for close to 150 years, until Franklin Roosevelt ran for, and won, a third term in 1940.
A few years after FDR died in office, Congress passed and the states ratified the 22nd Amendment, which constitutionally limited a U.S. president to two full terms.
Here's the problem: That story has little basis in fact.
The U.S. Constitution makes no mention of presidential term limits, and in the Constitutional convention, while the president's term was initially slated as one seven-year term with no possibility of re-election, it was ultimately decided that the president would serve a four-year term, and be eligible for re-election. That proposal was agreed to nearly unanimously.
It's true that George Washing retired from the presidency after two terms, and refused to run for a third term. However, Washington never cited this as a precedent, nor did he assert -- neither in the Farewell Address nor anywhere else -- that a president should not serve more than two terms.
When Washington retired from the presidency at the end of his second term, he did so for personal reasons. On June 17, 1775, the Continental Congress named Washington Commander in Chief, and on March 4, 1797, George Washington’s second term as president ended. During that entire span of 22 years, Washington remained in almost constant service to his country. He was tired, and he wanted to retire to his home in Virginia. More to the point, Washington feared that he might die in office if he ran for an won a third term, thereby giving the impression that presidents should serve for life.
In January 1808, the final year of his second term, Thomas Jefferson announced that he would not seek a third term. He did not cite Washington’s precedent, but rather, the same reasons as Washington:
"I am sensible of that decline which advancing years bring on: and feeling their Physical, I ought not to doubt their Mental effect. happy, if I am the first to perceive and to obey this admonition of nature, and to solicit a retreat from cares too great for the wearied faculties of age."
Nor have any of the other two-term presidents between Jefferson and FDR -- Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Grant, Cleveland, Teddy Roosevelt, Wilson, and Coolidge -- cite Washington’s stepping down after two terms as a precedent.
In fact, Franklin Roosevelt was the second president with that last name to run for a third term. Teddy Roosevelt succeeded to the presidency in 1901 when McKinley was assassinated only a few months after beginning his second term, and TR served out that term, and then won a second term in his own right in 1904. In 1908, he declined to run for a third term, but in 1912, he did, in fact run for a third term.
Teddy Roosevelt wasn't the first president to ignore Washington's "precedent." Nearing the end of his second term in 1876, Grant considered running for a third term, and only decided not to after being convinced otherwise by party officials. Four years later, Grant ran for a third term in 1880. He was the overwhelming front-runner at the 1880 GOP Convention in Chicago in June, he led by a wide margin on the first ballot, and on 35 subsequent ballots. But he failed to earn the needed majority to win the nomination. Finally, James Garfield was named as a compromise candidate on the 26th ballot, and Grant reluctantly released his delegates, and Garfield won the nomination.
In 1896 Grover Cleveland, who was completing his second (non-consecutive) term, also tried to win a third term. At the July convention, Cleveland's hopes were steamrolled by a young, out-spoken Midwestern populist, and Will Jennings Bryant won the nomination unanimously on the fifth ballot.
In other words, "Washington's precedent" never existed. It was never cited, it was never followed, and, despite being an unofficial precedent, it was deliberately ignored at least three times before FDR won the 1940 election.
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I learned another thing today, thanks to KB's History teacher -MissB. Thank you. 8)
But the way our country is so divided, I doubt any president will be a two term or more president in the near future, especially if they are in their late 70s when first elected.
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I learned that George Washington was elected unanimously -- twice. He essentially ran unopposed in both 1788 and 1992.
The election of 1796 (https://www.270towin.com/1796_Election/) was the first contested American presidential election and the only one to elect a President and Vice President from opposing tickets.
edit: I have decided not to correct 1992 to 1792 because Chirp's comment below made me laugh so hard. Thank you CJ! What makes it even funnier is that I pointed out someone else's typo on a date only hours earlier.
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I learned that George Washington was elected unanimously -- twice. He essentially ran unopposed in both 1788 and 1992.
The election of 1796 (https://www.270towin.com/1796_Election/) was the first contested American presidential election and the only one to elect a President and Vice President from opposing tickets.
Holy crap! 1992? He hung in there didn't he? :emot_weird:
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Sometimes long but never boring, MissB. By absolute conicidence, yesterday I was reading about FDR on Wikipedia because I had in the back of my mind that there had been a President that served more than two terms. Wikipedia states that FDR won a fourth term in 1944 but died only three months into the term. Are they correct?
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I learned that George Washington was elected unanimously -- twice. He essentially ran unopposed in both 1788 and 1992.
The election of 1796 (https://www.270towin.com/1796_Election/) was the first contested American presidential election and the only one to elect a President and Vice President from opposing tickets.
Holy crap! 1992? He hung in there didn't he? :emot_weird:
You're right, that's another little-known fact of American history. And when Washington finally retired in 1992, he was really, really tired.
;)
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I learned that George Washington was elected unanimously -- twice. He essentially ran unopposed in both 1788 and 1792.
The election of 1796 (https://www.270towin.com/1796_Election/) was the first contested American presidential election and the only one to elect a President and Vice President from opposing tickets.
Not exactly.
While Washington won the electoral vote unanimously in both elections, he didn't run unopposed, and other candidates received popular votes.
In 1788-89, John Adams, John Jay, John Rutledge, John Hancock (yes, it was a requirement in that era that all presidential candidates be named John), and George Clinton all received popular votes, and in 1792. George Clinton, Thomas Jefferson, and Aaron Burr received popular votes.
Jefferson and Burr would win the 1800 presidential election, and George Clinton (who was unrelated to the founder of Parliament Funkadelic), would serve as vice president under both Jefferson and Adams. George Clinton's nephew, DeWitt Clinton, would serve as both mayor of New York City and Governor of New York, and he's best known today as the man who was the prime mover behind the planning and construction of the Erie Canal.
Speaking of the "other" George Clinton:
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Eight years is a very long time to hold any job, much less one that is under constant scrutiny, commented on daily, and requires 24/7/365 diligence. If you look at the “before” and “after” photos of recent White House occupants, you can see the side affects of being POTUS.
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The New York Times reports that duck-billed platypuses glow under a black light. Psychedelic!
(https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/11/17/science/13TB-PLATYPUS/13TB-PLATYPUS-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&auto=webp)
^ Regular light ^ UV light ^ Extra crispy
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This is mainly for our resident birder, msslave -
I learned yesterday that, in our city, there is a 17 year old high schooler who just broke the record for spotting 282 different types of birds and just in the city and the surrounding forest preserves. He has photographed, either by camera or his cellphone, each type of bird.
I definitely would have lost a bet if someone asked me how many types of birds are in the area.
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That's an impressive "life list" for one so young.
I don't keep a list... that's for "birders". I'm into photography and birds are a fun subject. There's actually a difference between birders and photographers.
Birders are happy to just ID a bird. Photographer's want to get a clear sharp picture.
Have a friend who went to Peru a couple years ago to add to his list. He broke 1000!
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I learned that my little Dalmatian / Border Collie mix can stand on my balls without too much discomfort on my part. I hasten to add that I discovered this in a completely innocuous and random chance manner. I honestly don’t aspire to turning my little pup into a ball-busting dominatrix.
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I learned that my little Dalmatian / Border Collie mix can stand on my balls without too much discomfort on my part. I hasten to add that I discovered this in a completely innocuous and random chance manner. I honestly don’t aspire to turning my little pup into a ball-busting dominatrix.
I remember the story a few years ago about a man who passed out, and his dog ate two of his toes (he was a diabetic). Rather than be mad, the man said he was grateful, because it seems to toe eating woke him well enough up to call 911.
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I learned that my little Dalmatian / Border Collie mix can stand on my balls without too much discomfort on my part. I hasten to add that I discovered this in a completely innocuous and random chance manner. I honestly don’t aspire to turning my little pup into a ball-busting dominatrix.
I remember the story a few years ago about a man who passed out, and his dog ate two of his toes (he was a diabetic). Rather than be mad, the man said he was grateful, because it seems to toe eating woke him well enough up to call 911.
I don’t think that girl would ever chow down on me, though I have owned cats that gave me pause. Like Twinklefluff the Ninja Cat. She would leave half of everything she caught on the welcome mat, split right down the symmetry line. Exactly. You would swear she owned a circular saw.
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles would have been a 3 hour and 40 minute movie if not for studio cuts. Which means there's more unused footage than the films actual length. But none of it has ever been shown to the public and the film has all likely deteriorated past the point of preservation thus meaning we will never see the movie as it was originally intended.
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles would have been a 3 hour and 40 minute movie if not for studio cuts. Which means there's more unused footage than the films actual length. But none of it has ever been shown to the public and the film has all likely deteriorated past the point of preservation thus meaning we will never see the movie as it was originally intended.
Boo.
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles would have been a 3 hour and 40 minute movie if not for studio cuts. Which means there's more unused footage than the films actual length. But none of it has ever been shown to the public and the film has all likely deteriorated past the point of preservation thus meaning we will never see the movie as it was originally intended.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2pu0m9iTo4
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From the December issue of National Geographic - the Great Lakes holds 84% of North America's surface freshwater but now climate change, pollution and invasive species threaten the continent's most valuable resource.
One good thing is that the new administration will hopefully reverse all of the laws from the past four years as a way to stop the pollution.
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Not that I learned it today, it has just been some observations over the time I've been here at KB.
And that is that there are a remarkable amount of people that spell welcome incorrectly. And the strange part, it is usually on the Say Hello thread. And usually men.
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That silly alpaca has trouble with his "O"s :emot_laughing:
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Not that I learned it today, it has just been some observations over the time I've been here at KB.
And that is that there are a remarkable amount of people that spell welcome incorrectly. And the strange part, it is usually on the Say Hello thread. And usually men.
Shocking. Just shocking. ;D ;D
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Not that I learned it today, it has just been some observations over the time I've been here at KB.
And that is that there are a remarkable amount of people that spell welcome incorrectly. And the strange part, it is usually on the Say Hello thread. And usually men.
It was cute, maybe the first 10,000 times. Now, like so many other things, it is only annoying.
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msslave will be off line for an extended period of time as he practices writing "welcome". :facepalm:
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msslave will be off line for an extended period of time as he practices writing "welcome". :facepalm:
I've got some free time where I can help love. We can do it Billy Madison style
(https://i.postimg.cc/CLcrxJ3H/Terrible-Golden-Jay-size-restricted.gif)
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er.... what's a Billy Madison?
Welcome, welcome, welcome, welc
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er.... what's a Billy Madison?
Welcome, welcome, welcome, welc
A stupid Adam Sandlers movie.... tautology club...
I was like 10-12 when it came out. My stepdad and cousin love adam sandler.
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This may belong in "Confessions".
I'm proud to say I've never seen an Adam Sandler movie. I've see trailers on TV and that was more than enough to discourage me.
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I'm proud to say I've never seen an Adam Sandler movie.
You're a smarter person because of it. I'm not a fan either. Dan is in love with him though.
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er.... what's a Billy Madison?
Welcome, welcome, welcome, welc
A stupid Adam Sandlers movie.... tautology club...
I was like 10-12 when it came out. My stepdad and cousin love adam sandler.
Adam Sandler’s production company is called “Happy Madison Productions.” It takes its name from the films Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison, two box office successes starring Sandler.
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This may belong in "Confessions".
I'm proud to say I've never seen an Adam Sandler movie. I've see trailers on TV and that was more than enough to discourage me.
I have. He plays the same character in pretty much all of them.
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The little ones enjoyed Sandler in Hubie Halloween. Other then certain parts in Happy Gilmore, I don't watch any of his movies.
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Confession for me, learning for you.
The wedding singer, 50 first dates, and Big Daddy I have on dvd.
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I got no issue with Adam Sandler. I’m looking forward to hearing the Hanukkah Song soon. ‘Eight crazy nights.’
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Luke Skywalker's kill count is estimated at 370,000, most of which he obliterated on the death ball. ;D
Wifey: You just want to ruin star wars for me even worse than Disney did.
:emot_laughing:
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More Obscure American History from MissBarbara!
Today's Topic: The three intersections of Charles Evans Hughes and William Howard Taft
On May 10, 1910, President William Howard Taft nominated Charles Evans Hughes to the Supreme Court. The nomination was unanimously approved by the Senate the followng day, and Hughes took his seat on the bench.
Six years later, in early 1916, Republican Party leaders urged Hughes to run for president in the 1916 election against Woodrow Wilson, who was seeking a second term. While Hughes was initially reluctant to run -- he thoroughly enjoyed serving on the Supreme Court -- the groundswell for his candidacy was overwhelming, he quickly became the party front-runner, and at the GOP convention in June, Hughes easily won the nomination. At that point, Hughes resigned his seat on the Supreme Court to focus in running for president. In November, however, Wilson won the election by a narrow margin.
Fast forward four years, and in 1921, when Warren Harding took office, Harding named Hughes as his Secretary of State. Only four months later, Supreme Court Chief Justice William White died in office, and President Harding offered the position to Hughes. Hughes declined, opting to remain Secretary of State. So Harding offered the Chief Justice position to former President Taft --the same president who had appointed Hughes to the Court in 1910 -- and Taft became Chief Justice.
Almost 10 years later, in January 1930, Chief Justice Taft became gravely ill, and he resigned his position on the Court. President Hoover then offered the Chief Justice position to Hughes, and this time, Hughes accepted. Hughes remained Chief Justice for 11 more years, until he retired in 1941.
Hughes remains the only Supreme Court Justice to serve two non-consecutive terms -- from 1910–1916 and from 1930–1941 -- and the only sitting Supreme Court Justice to run for president.
Most interesting, while Hughes chose to resign his Supreme Court seat in June 1916 to run for president, he was not compelled to do so by law. And even had he won the election, there is, somewhat curiously, no law or provision in the Constitution that would bar him from retaining both positions. Practically, it would be impossible to hold both positions simultaneously. However, to this day, there remains no legal impediment for a Supreme Court justice to simultaneously serve as president.
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William Howard Taft is the only person to have served as both a U.S. chief justice and president.
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That what I had always regarded as a curious piece of neckwear worn by some military personnel is actually called an Ascot.
Colonel Kilgore's combat outfit
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Debbie_Reynolds_Auction_-_Robert_Duvall_%22Lt_Col_Kilgore%22_tropical_combat_coat_and_signature_yellow_branch_scarf_from_%22Apocalypse_Now%22.jpg/800px-Debbie_Reynolds_Auction_-_Robert_Duvall_%22Lt_Col_Kilgore%22_tropical_combat_coat_and_signature_yellow_branch_scarf_from_%22Apocalypse_Now%22.jpg)
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That what I had always regarded as a curious piece of neckwear worn by some military personnel is actually called an Ascot.
Colonel Kilgore's combat outfit
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Debbie_Reynolds_Auction_-_Robert_Duvall_%22Lt_Col_Kilgore%22_tropical_combat_coat_and_signature_yellow_branch_scarf_from_%22Apocalypse_Now%22.jpg/800px-Debbie_Reynolds_Auction_-_Robert_Duvall_%22Lt_Col_Kilgore%22_tropical_combat_coat_and_signature_yellow_branch_scarf_from_%22Apocalypse_Now%22.jpg)
Colonel Kilgore.
Now there's an awesome name. If I had a son I would name him that. I'd even be ok with him not using CJ's last name. I'd go around saying "this is my son, Colonel Kilgore!"
:D
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Kilgore was a Lieutenant Colonel. Not a “full bird” (yet).
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e8/a4/63/e8a46329534a3c5e0fe2f8b907f6b1ee.gif)
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That what I had always regarded as a curious piece of neckwear worn by some military personnel is actually called an Ascot.
Colonel Kilgore's combat outfit
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Debbie_Reynolds_Auction_-_Robert_Duvall_%22Lt_Col_Kilgore%22_tropical_combat_coat_and_signature_yellow_branch_scarf_from_%22Apocalypse_Now%22.jpg/800px-Debbie_Reynolds_Auction_-_Robert_Duvall_%22Lt_Col_Kilgore%22_tropical_combat_coat_and_signature_yellow_branch_scarf_from_%22Apocalypse_Now%22.jpg)
The Air Cav Division in Vietnam was unique in some of the stuff they wore, such as the hat and yellow scarf. Infantry normally wore blue scarves.
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In the 60s anyway, Infantry wore light blue scarves, Armor yellow and Artillery red.
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That the village of Fucking (Austria) (https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/5121+Fucking,+Austria/@48.0447364,12.9403725,12.41z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x4775d4854dbcba19:0x802456ee60b72a17!8m2!3d48.0673299!4d12.8633177), as featured on other threads, is considering changing its name to Fugging because of all the tourist mockery.
Never mind, we still have Beaverlick (USA) (https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Beaverlick,+KY+41094,+USA/@38.8789679,-84.7031663,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8841c21ca3231549:0xf8980be53c19e0a!8m2!3d38.8789525!4d-84.6943921), Wank (Germany) (https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Wank/@47.5072359,11.1348349,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x479d07a20dc4203b:0x1b8c3deb7c210341!8m2!3d47.5072222!4d11.1436111) and Gofuku (Japan) (https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Gofuku,+Toyama,+930-0887,+Japan/@36.7010261,137.1811272,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x5ff79a8796320f2b:0xc2dc348881e641ef!8m2!3d36.700052!4d137.1877955), amongst others, for generating schoolboy humour.
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That the village of Fucking (Austria) as featured on other threads, is considering changing its name to Fugging because of all the tourist mockery.
Total power move by the village council! Nobody will think of the new name of the village as the descriptive word for sex now. Give them a raise, I say.
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The first commercially printed Christmas card appeared in 1843. It was of a merry Victorian-era scene that scandalized some who denounced it as humbug. For teetotalers, the imagery included a bit too much holiday cheer. In the foreground, a young girl is pictured taking a sip of wine.
The Temperance Society made such a fuss that it was three years before another Christmas card was produced.
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The state of Michigan has produced EIGHT Nobel Prize winners:
Ralph Bunche (Peace, 1950)
Glenn T. Seaborg (Chemistry, 1951)
Thomas H. Weller (Physiology or Medicine, 1954)
Alfred D. Hershey (Physiology or Medicine, 1969)
Samuel C.C. Ting (Physics, 1976)
Robert J. Shiller (Economic Sciences, 2013)
Eric Betzig (Chemistry, 2014)
Paul R. Milgrom (Economic Sciences, 2020)
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That the village of Fucking (Austria) (https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/5121+Fucking,+Austria/@48.0447364,12.9403725,12.41z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x4775d4854dbcba19:0x802456ee60b72a17!8m2!3d48.0673299!4d12.8633177), as featured on other threads, is considering changing its name to Fugging because of all the tourist mockery.
Never mind, we still have Beaverlick (USA) (https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Beaverlick,+KY+41094,+USA/@38.8789679,-84.7031663,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8841c21ca3231549:0xf8980be53c19e0a!8m2!3d38.8789525!4d-84.6943921), Wank (Germany) (https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Wank/@47.5072359,11.1348349,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x479d07a20dc4203b:0x1b8c3deb7c210341!8m2!3d47.5072222!4d11.1436111) and Gofuku (Japan) (https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Gofuku,+Toyama,+930-0887,+Japan/@36.7010261,137.1811272,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x5ff79a8796320f2b:0xc2dc348881e641ef!8m2!3d36.700052!4d137.1877955), amongst others, for generating schoolboy humour.
So we'll have to stop at Petting.
(https://i.imgur.com/fJRZJ0k.jpg)
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The obvious route would be to start at Kissing, proceed to Petting, then finish at F***ing. Three hours you say? Nice. Some fun foreplay happening along the way. 8) 8)
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Avoid wedding at all costs.
The Grand Tour, a show on Amazon prime video, did an episode where they drove through those towns. This is the same show where I learned that in England, Growler is slang for vagina. My dad loves this show and watch and re-watch them all the time. These and the series they had before it. I think they're funny, pretty perverted, but quite funny.
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Avoid wedding at all costs.
The Grand Tour, a show on Amazon prime video, did an episode where they drove through those towns. This is the same show where I learned that in England, Growler is slang for vagina. My dad loves this show and watch and re-watch them all the time. These and the series they had before it. I think they're funny, pretty perverted, but quite funny.
After a long gap the second episode of Series 4, "The Big Hunt", will be available from December 18th. Mrs ODK doesn't drive and has no interest in cars but thinks that their travelogues are great and laughs out loud at their antics. I think that the opening of Episode 1 of Series 1 was a brilliant riposte to their contracts at the BBC not being renewed because of Clarkson's physical abuse of a production assistant.
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Havent told him yet that the new episode is out. Took a vacation day, and I'm going to go spend the day with him watching his favorite episodes and then the new one. That will be my Christmas gift to him. He'll like that more than a gift card, and itll save me money. Win-win.
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(https://i.imgur.com/ouEI9Gy.jpg)
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LOL, msslave. I will keep that mind.
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They no longer have the Canadian Penny. The Canadian Mint stopped producing in 2013. And a few years ago, they sent all the penny's the banks had to a scrap yard and they were ground up into shavings.
Canada now rounds up or down on a final bill to the nearest .05
https://www.mint.ca/store/mint/about-the-mint/phasing-out-the-penny-6900002
Living so close to the border and seeing my fair share of Canadian money, I'm shocked I didn't know this.
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They no longer have the Canadian Penny. The Canadian Mint stopped producing in 2013. And a few years ago, they sent all the penny's the banks had to a scrap yard and they were ground up into shavings.
Canada now rounds up or down on a final bill to the nearest .05
https://www.mint.ca/store/mint/about-the-mint/phasing-out-the-penny-6900002
Living so close to the border and seeing my fair share of Canadian money, I'm shocked I didn't know this.
U.S. pennies have been made largely of zinc since 1982. A pre-1982 penny has approximately 1.7¢ worth of copper in it. A 2006 law makes it illegal to metal down pennies and nickels for their scrap value. I predict that U.S. pennies will go the way of the dinosaur in our lifetimes.
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They no longer have the Canadian Penny. The Canadian Mint stopped producing in 2013. And a few years ago, they sent all the penny's the banks had to a scrap yard and they were ground up into shavings.
Canada now rounds up or down on a final bill to the nearest .05
https://www.mint.ca/store/mint/about-the-mint/phasing-out-the-penny-6900002
Living so close to the border and seeing my fair share of Canadian money, I'm shocked I didn't know this.
U.S. pennies have been made largely of zinc since 1982. A pre-1982 penny has approximately 1.7¢ worth of copper in it. A 2006 law makes it illegal to metal down pennies and nickels for their scrap value. I predict that U.S. pennies will go the way of the dinosaur in our lifetimes.
I suppose it depends on whose lifetime you're referring to, but I think it's very likely that pennies in the U.S. will very likely not be obsolete in the next 25 years.
There are two main reasons for this. First, the U.S. has different sales tax rates from state to state, county to county, and in some instances city to city. For example, with 15 miles of where I live, there are at least four different sales tax rates. And second, while society is becoming increasingly cashless, with many different apps on top of credit and debit cards, I don't think a completely cashless society will exist in the next 25 years.
But I could be wrong...
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They no longer have the Canadian Penny. The Canadian Mint stopped producing in 2013. And a few years ago, they sent all the penny's the banks had to a scrap yard and they were ground up into shavings.
Canada now rounds up or down on a final bill to the nearest .05
https://www.mint.ca/store/mint/about-the-mint/phasing-out-the-penny-6900002
Living so close to the border and seeing my fair share of Canadian money, I'm shocked I didn't know this.
U.S. pennies have been made largely of zinc since 1982. A pre-1982 penny has approximately 1.7¢ worth of copper in it. A 2006 law makes it illegal to metal down pennies and nickels for their scrap value. I predict that U.S. pennies will go the way of the dinosaur in our lifetimes.
I suppose it depends on whose lifetime you're referring to, but I think it's very likely that pennies in the U.S. will very likely not be obsolete in the next 25 years.
There are two main reasons for this. First, the U.S. has different sales tax rates from state to state, county to county, and in some instances city to city. For example, with 15 miles of where I live, there are at least four different sales tax rates. And second, while society is becoming increasingly cashless, with many different apps on top of credit and debit cards, I don't think a completely cashless society will exist in the next 25 years.
But I could be wrong...
Definitely too late to ask, ‘Penny for your thoughts.’
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I’m not suggesting that cash money will be obsolete. Merely the 1¢ penny. They cost more to make than they are worth. The U.S. government reported in 2016 that an estimated $62 million in pennies (6.2 billion pennies) are lost each year in circulation. We will just go to a 5¢ nickel rounding system, like the Canadians.
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I’m not suggesting that cash money will be obsolete. Merely the 1¢ penny. They cost more to make than they are worth. The U.S. government reported in 2016 that an estimated $62 million in pennies (6.2 billion pennies) are lost each year in circulation. We will just go to a 5¢ nickel rounding system, like the Canadians.
Correct. And with people paying with Apple Pay, Venmo, Paypal etc, they can still pay by the cent. I use credit cards and can't tell you the last time I paid in cash. So no needing to round up/down there either.
And if I did pay cash, would I squak if my bill was $1.03 and they rounded up to $1.05. No. I usually leave pennies in the give a penny, take a penny tray next to the register anyways.
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I’m not suggesting that cash money will be obsolete. Merely the 1¢ penny. They cost more to make than they are worth. The U.S. government reported in 2016 that an estimated $62 million in pennies (6.2 billion pennies) are lost each year in circulation. We will just go to a 5¢ nickel rounding system, like the Canadians.
Correct. And with people paying with Apple Pay, Venmo, Paypal etc, they can still pay by the cent. I use credit cards and can't tell you the last time I paid in cash. So no needing to round up/down there either.
And if I did pay cash, would I squak if my bill was $1.03 and they rounded up to $1.05. No. I usually leave pennies in the give a penny, take a penny tray next to the register anyways.
squak? ;D
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What? You've never had a squak fit when something goes wrong! :emot_banghead: :emot_omfg:
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squak? ;D
It's the sound that all types of birds make when you put your fingers around their neck and squeeze really slowly.
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squak? ;D
It's the sound that all types of birds make when you put your fingers around their neck and squeeze really slowly.
Even a smart ass Eagle??? :emot_weird:
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squak? ;D
It's the sound that all types of birds make when you put your fingers around their neck and squeeze really slowly.
Even a smart ass Eagle??? :emot_weird:
Especially Eagles
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I’m not suggesting that cash money will be obsolete. Merely the 1¢ penny. They cost more to make than they are worth. The U.S. government reported in 2016 that an estimated $62 million in pennies (6.2 billion pennies) are lost each year in circulation. We will just go to a 5¢ nickel rounding system, like the Canadians.
Correct. And with people paying with Apple Pay, Venmo, Paypal etc, they can still pay by the cent. I use credit cards and can't tell you the last time I paid in cash. So no needing to round up/down there either.
And if I did pay cash, would I squak if my bill was $1.03 and they rounded up to $1.05. No. I usually leave pennies in the give a penny, take a penny tray next to the register anyways.
All right! The word "squak" is going into my next chapter! It goes without saying that any word MJ posts is KB canon. Will post the passage here when it's up...
It will be the surprised sound a character makes when something costs a bit more than they expected...
Thanks for the inspiration MJ!
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squak? ;D
It's the sound that all types of birds make when you put your fingers around their neck and squeeze really slowly.
Yes, this was what I was thinking. The choking is the unexpected price this little bugger is going to be surprised to be paying. Never enrage a MILF who's being blackmailed into riding you and taking your virginity! It's a more general rule, actually. But especially.
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squak? ;D
It's the sound that all types of birds make when you put your fingers around their neck and squeeze really slowly.
Even a smart ass Eagle??? :emot_weird:
Especially Eagles
And here I thought you accidentally left out a "w" . But I am sure you would rather put your hands around something other then my neck... 8)
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What did I learn today
That I don't know how to spell "squawk" correctly.
I thought you were poking fun at me for using the word, not the incorrect spelling of it.
And for the record, I've only killed one bird in my life. I was 2 years old and at my uncles farm. He had baby chicks. And I loved one so much I squeezed it with so much love that it died. Or so I'm told.
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Squak is the sound I make when MJ squeezes my turkey neck slowly, until I suffer la petite mort.
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And if I did pay cash, would I squak if my bill was $1.03 and they rounded up to $1.05.
All right! The word "squak" is going into my next chapter! It goes without saying that any word MJ posts is KB canon. Will post the passage here when it's up...
As promised, here is the passage from "Louise and the Blackmailer" Chapter Eight: "Noah Wins Bigly" (http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=73267.msg591105#msg591105) :
Still moving on him, Louise furiously grabbed both of the miscreant boy’s arms with hers and crossed them firmly across his throat, mostly cutting off his air supply and blood to his brain as she pressed the radius bones of his forearms into his windpipe and carotid arteries.
“Squak!” cried Noah.
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Funny, Tums.
I'm glad my minor misspelling has gotten so much legs. hahaha
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Funny, Tums.
I'm glad my minor misspelling has gotten so much legs. hahaha
Speaking of legs....love yours... 8)
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Funny, Tums.
I'm glad my minor misspelling has gotten so much legs. hahaha
"This is only the beginning..." he says ominously, rubbing his giant muppet paws together.
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The phrase "hold your horses" isnt just a simple phrase, but it means to "stable" yourself.
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The phrase "hold your horses" isnt just a simple phrase, but it means to "stable" yourself.
Does it have anything to do with "ride my stallion"? 8) 8)
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The phrase "hold your horses" isnt just a simple phrase, but it means to "stable" yourself.
Does it have anything to do with "ride my stallion"? 8) 8)
I don't know about you guys, but I only have one. Oh -- THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE TWO HOLES!! You guys have been holding out on me. And probably teasing me behind my back. Letting me write all these stories about men with only one penis.
*Sigh* Well, I certainly learned something today.
(https://images.myhentaigrid.com/imagesgallery/images/Twisted%20Toon%20Tales%203/original/004.jpg?31)
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The phrase "hold your horses" isnt just a simple phrase, but it means to "stable" yourself.
Does it have anything to do with "ride my stallion"? 8) 8)
I don't know about you guys, but I only have one. Oh -- THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE TWO HOLES!! You guys have been holding out on me. And probably teasing me behind my back. Letting me write all these stories about men with only one penis.
*Sigh* Well, I certainly learned something today.
(https://cdn77-pic.xnxx-cdn.com/videos/thumbslll/f9/c9/51/f9c951ece650e42e846ed0fa9579cef8/f9c951ece650e42e846ed0fa9579cef8.10.jpg)
Could this be real?
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The phrase "hold your horses" isnt just a simple phrase, but it means to "stable" yourself.
Does it have anything to do with "ride my stallion"? 8) 8)
I don't know about you guys, but I only have one. Oh -- THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE TWO HOLES!! You guys have been holding out on me. And probably teasing me behind my back. Letting me write all these stories about men with only one penis.
*Sigh* Well, I certainly learned something today.
Could this be real?
Snakes and lizards have two penises, called "hemipenes."
So the saying should be "Hold your hemipenes!"
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Squak is the sound I make when MJ squeezes my turkey neck slowly, until I suffer la petite mort.
This comment makes me chuckle every time I scroll past it on this thread.
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And if I did pay cash, would I squak if my bill was $1.03 and they rounded up to $1.05.
All right! The word "squak" is going into my next chapter! It goes without saying that any word MJ posts is KB canon. Will post the passage here when it's up...
As promised, here is the passage from "Louise and the Blackmailer" Chapter Eight: "Noah Wins Bigly" (http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=73267.msg591105#msg591105) :
Still moving on him, Louise furiously grabbed both of the miscreant boy’s arms with hers and crossed them firmly across his throat, mostly cutting off his air supply and blood to his brain as she pressed the radius bones of his forearms into his windpipe and carotid arteries.
“Squak!” cried Noah.
My next fictional reference is in the poem of a 13-year-old boy to his 30-year-old girlfriend:
In desperation, Jackson sent her the following love poem straight from his tortured heart:
“How do I color you? Let me count the ways,
Blue, when I’m not with you,
Red, because I’ve read a lot about how to please you,
Yellow, like the color of your piss you squaked out to show me,
Green, like I am, but trying to learn,
Black, is my mind when not with you,
White, are your eyeballs except the pupils and iris and stuff,
And that’s not enough colors I love you of,
I can think of a lot more besides.
-- Jackson”
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Orthoceras is a genus of extinct nautiloid cephalopod restricted to Middle Ordovician-aged or about 450+ million years ago. I’d seen these squid relatives in pictures before, but did not know that they were most likely the most intelligent life at the time. I also did not know what their fossils looked like, top pic. As a Christmas gift, I now own one like the top pic, was only $24, not bad.
(https://i.imgur.com/vTIbESi.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/noqPjZk.jpg)
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MissB may need to confirm, but I just read Lincoln wanted all black people to leave the U.S. once emancipated and was rather upset they declined?
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MissB may need to confirm, but I just read Lincoln wanted all black people to leave the U.S. once emancipated and was rather upset they declined?
It's a long and complex story, but that's essentially correct.
Lincoln believed that whites and blacks could never co-exist side-by-side. Early on in his life (around 1840 -- 20 years before he became president), he supported the American Colonization Society, which was founded in the 1820s. It's goal was to repatriate African slaves to their homeland in Africa. The group established the country of Liberia (whose name means "freedom"), and it's capital, Monrovia, was named after President James Monroe.
As the decades passed, alternate plans were made to establish a nation for freed and former slaves in the Caribbean or Central America. However, by the time he became president in 1861, Lincoln had abandoned the idea of large-scale repatriation of blacks, and instead pitched the idea of creating a place where blacks could voluntarily re-settle if they choose.
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Didn't many Blacks escape from their plantations and live peacefully in areas where American Indians lived?
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Another reference, added to a recent chapter of "Mary Jones and the Forbidden Staircase"
“I loved all of all of that,” Mary blurted. “Every instant.”
“Even with your father??” Margaret asked, incredulous.
“Exactly,” Mary squaked, now beet red.
Margaret looked at Mary askance and said, “You are a strange child.”
(Perhaps we should move these instances of "squaked" to some new thread)
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I do hope you're paying royalties to Jules, who coined "squak".
Remember, she's the sheriff! :emot_laughing:
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I do hope you're paying royalties to Jules, who coined "squak".
Remember, she's the sheriff! :emot_laughing:
If coin is involved, it stands to reason I will have to pay her in the squaks she coined. There is precedent on KB for this. I believe Big Ben has been paying Sheila in squaks of late.
Mr. Happy stands prepared.
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Sugar plums are not actually fruit. Learned that from my grandson because he made them.
Now wondering if there are figs in figgy pudding. Stupid English language.
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After watching a film about the explorer Roald Amundsen I was surprised to find that the first consistent, verified, and scientifically convincing visit to the North Pole (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Pole) came later than the first visit to the South Pole. This was also by Amundsen who over flew it in an airship. The first to set foot on the ice at the North Pole (apart from Santa Claus) were the Russians in 1938 but they flew there. The first surface crossing of the ice cap wasn't until as recent as 1968.
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After watching a film about the explorer Roald Amundsen I was surprised to find that the first consistent, verified, and scientifically convincing visit to the North Pole (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Pole) came later than the first visit to the South Pole. This was also by Amundsen who over flew it in an airship. The first to set foot on the ice at the North Pole (apart from Santa Claus) were the Russians in 1938 but they flew there. The first surface crossing of the ice cap wasn't until as recent as 1968.
I'm a huge Amundsen fan. He was such a cool guy!
You're right: Amundsen arrived at the South Pole on December 14, 1911, and while Peary claimed to have arrived at the North Pole on April 6, 1909, he couldn't verify his claim, and he was likely about 100 miles off. The first confirmed arrival at the North Pole didn't occur until April 19, 1968, when a group of British guys arrived there via snow mobile, and their spot was verified by the U.S. Air Force.
I highly recommend Roland Huntford's book, "The Last on Earth," about Amundsen and Scott's "race" to the South Pole.
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Humphrey Bogart was born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1899.
https://media.architecturaldigest.com/photos/55e790becd709ad62e900a15/16:9/w_1280,c_limit/dam-images-homes-2008-10-icons-hoar04_icons.jpg
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At first I thought those were nanny dogs, but after a second look i think they are boxers. As i said before, I've a special spot in my heart for boxers
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At first I thought those were nanny dogs, but after a second look i think they are boxers. As i said before, I've a special spot in my heart for boxers
That’s why I picked this Bogey photo. Bogey, Bacall, and Boxers. The three B’s...
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After watching a film about the explorer Roald Amundsen I was surprised to find that the first consistent, verified, and scientifically convincing visit to the North Pole (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Pole) came later than the first visit to the South Pole. This was also by Amundsen who over flew it in an airship. The first to set foot on the ice at the North Pole (apart from Santa Claus) were the Russians in 1938 but they flew there. The first surface crossing of the ice cap wasn't until as recent as 1968.
I'm a huge Amundsen fan. He was such a cool guy!
You're right: Amundsen arrived at the South Pole on December 14, 1911, and while Peary claimed to have arrived at the North Pole on April 6, 1909, he couldn't verify his claim, and he was likely about 100 miles off. The first confirmed arrival at the North Pole didn't occur until April 19, 1968, when a group of British guys arrived there via snow mobile, and their spot was verified by the U.S. Air Force.
I highly recommend Roland Huntford's book, "The Last on Earth," about Amundsen and Scott's "race" to the South Pole.
I have heard about that book but not read it yet, is it the one that contains the (from memory) quote "for scientific exploration pick Scott, for speed and efficiency choose Amundsen, but when all hope is lost pray for Shackleton"?
The film's portrayal of Amundsen wasn't all sweetness and light, especially his treatment of another team member that resulted in bouts of alcoholic depression and ultimately suicide.
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After watching a film about the explorer Roald Amundsen I was surprised to find that the first consistent, verified, and scientifically convincing visit to the North Pole (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Pole) came later than the first visit to the South Pole. This was also by Amundsen who over flew it in an airship. The first to set foot on the ice at the North Pole (apart from Santa Claus) were the Russians in 1938 but they flew there. The first surface crossing of the ice cap wasn't until as recent as 1968.
I'm a huge Amundsen fan. He was such a cool guy!
You're right: Amundsen arrived at the South Pole on December 14, 1911, and while Peary claimed to have arrived at the North Pole on April 6, 1909, he couldn't verify his claim, and he was likely about 100 miles off. The first confirmed arrival at the North Pole didn't occur until April 19, 1968, when a group of British guys arrived there via snow mobile, and their spot was verified by the U.S. Air Force.
I highly recommend Roland Huntford's book, "The Last on Earth," about Amundsen and Scott's "race" to the South Pole.
I have heard about that book but not read it yet, is it the one that contains the (from memory) quote "for scientific exploration pick Scott, for speed and efficiency choose Amundsen, but when all hope is lost pray for Shackleton"?
The film's portrayal of Amundsen wasn't all sweetness and light, especially his treatment of another team member that resulted in bouts of alcoholic depression and ultimately suicide.
Amundsen was extremely demanding, but he never demanded anything of his men he wouldn't demand of himself. The book was very controversial in the U.K. when it first came out, chiefly because Scott was considered a national hero who died in the most noble way possible. Huntford pokes a lot of holes in the Scott Mythology, providing a list of mistakes and shortcomings that would have otherwise made Scott's death avoidable. It also contains a thin stream of irony, pointing out that Scott is lionized for almost making it the South Pole and back, while Amundsen is roundly ignored for actually making it.
Shackleton, to my mind, is a much more interesting than Amundsen and Scott. The story of the "Endurance" voyage is one of the most remarkable human feats in history.
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Can you imagine going to the South Pole with the cold weather clothes they had back then? I don't think I would go there today even with all the hi tech gear available. Brave and adventurous people they were.
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Can you imagine going to the South Pole with the cold weather clothes they had back then? I don't think I would go there today even with all the hi tech gear available. Brave and adventurous people they were.
One of the keys to Amundsen's success came from his learning from his many previous treks in sub-freezing areas, and from studying the Inuits and Laplanders he met on those journeys. From them he learned things like dressing in layers, rather than one heavy coat, using sunglasses to prevent against snow blindness, traveling on cross-country skis, the proper training and use of dog sleds, and consuming fatty foods.
Scott, on the other hand, set out using gas-powered sledges, which didn't work in the freezing temperatures, and ponies, which quickly died.
If you read the contemporary accounts, especially those written by Amundsen himself and the wonderfully named Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Amundsen's trek was very straightforward and obstacle free.
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Amundsen planned to kill and eat the dogs as they became superfluous. Which was regarded as a very un-British thing to do.
I agree MissB, Scott has yo-yo'd from hero to failure, while Shackleton's team's great feat of endurance when they attempted to cross Antarctica in 1917 was largely ignored until relatively recently. According to the film, Amundsen was treated abysmally by The Royal Geographic Society when he was invited there after reaching the pole. A great shame that Shackleton was within only 112 miles of the pole in 1909 though.
My ski wear has more thermal protection than the clothing Scott and Shackleton wore.
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The next installment in the ongoing story of squak! This from Founders, Chapter 45.
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The women’s pheromones were still thick in the air, so around 1 AM, he woke up hard and urgent again. Berte and Aanya were already stirring. He lubed up his cock and then grabbed Aanya by the ankle, dragged her out of the lineup, and crushed her underneath him. She started to scream out her mock rape fantasy thing, but Zach was quick enough and choked her before she awakened and deafened all assembled, “R- squak!”
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Heard this on TV a couple days ago. Jack Daniels, famous for bourbon was taught how to distill bourbon by a black man. It was a little known story. Called Uncle Nearest, his descendants are now making and selling bourbon under his name.
Full story here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_%22Nearest%22_Green
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That some of James 'Scotty' Doohan's ashes have been hidden on the International Space Station for 12 years.
https://www.techspot.com/news/88092-james-cotty-doohan-ashes-have-hidden-international-space.html
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That the entire country of China has only one time zone.
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Heard this on TV a couple days ago. Jack Daniels, famous for bourbon was taught how to distill bourbon by a black man. It was a little known story. Called Uncle Nearest, his descendants are now making and selling bourbon under his name.
Full story here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_%22Nearest%22_Green
Never take a tour of the Jack Daniels Distillery in July. With the heat and humidity, the huge vats emits some foul odors. Plus, the county the distillery is in is a dry county so no free tastes, except for lemonade. 8)
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That 47% of the cities and towns in the United States have a population of less then 1,000 people.
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Today, I learned that Kristen's Board is a delightful realm to explore. I you ask if I am enjoying my brief exploration, I would respond, "Indubitably, I am!!"
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lol. Wait until you find the Candid Teens thread.
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lol. Wait until you find the Candid Teens thread.
Or get invited to serve drinks to the hot tub denizens
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lol. Wait until you find the Candid Teens thread.
Or get invited to serve drinks to the hot tub denizens
It isnt that bad now, everybody seems to be wanted to get into the bomb shelter.
I learned that today is national bird day. I immediately thought of our resident bird photographer
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Here's what I learned today:
There's a direct connection between Santa Claus and hookers.
No, Santa and his wife are still happily married, and, despite their ages, their sex life remains robust and vibrant. The old guy has not need to use the service of hookers himself.
However, Saint Nicholas, an actual historical figure who served as a bishop in a city in Turkey in the early 4th century, was the historical model for the figure of Santa Claus (and you don't have to know a word of Greek to see how the name "Santa Claus" derives from Saint Nicholas).
Here's what happened:
St. Nicholas was bishop of a city in Asia Minor -- modern-day Turkey -- on the Mediterranean coast. In that city there was a pious widower who had unmarried young daughters. He was a poor man, his poverty precluded him from providing his daughters with wedding dowries, and he feared that their not being able to marry would condemn them to a life of prostitution. St. Nicholas, realizing the young women’s plight, came to the family’s home on three consecutive nights, each time bearing a bag full of gifts for each of the daughters. The gifts provided them with their needed dowries, and they all happily married.
Today, the Catholic Church considers St. Nicholas to be the Patron Saint of Prostitutes. So, the next time you’re at a Christmas party and went to spark a lively conversation, mention the connection between Santa and prostitutes. You should get some lively responses!
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Every time I talk about this, the "Ho Ho Ho" thing always comes up.
A little more on that story. St. Nicholas would drop the coins into the shoes or stockings of the daughters. The father wanting to know who was leaving the coin stayed up and waited. St. Nicholas finding the father awake, decide to drop the coin through the chimney of the house...
This could just be an addon to the story to explain why santa uses a chimney and fireplace.
He also the patron saint of postal workers and wolves...
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A little more on that story. St. Nicholas would drop the coins into the shoes or stockings of the daughters. The father wanting to know who was leaving the coin stayed up and waited. St. Nicholas finding the father awake, decide to drop the coin through the chimney of the house...
That makes sense. When we were kids, we celebrated the Austrian custom of leaving your shoes out on the eve of the feast of St. Nicholas (December 6th), and in the morning, they would be filled with little goodies.
On a total tangent, here's why I love KB: I still haven't calmed down from reading the highly erotically charged story that Jules just re-posted, and here I am talking about Austrian religious customs.
Whew!
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MissBarbara, thanks for that tidbit of information.
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On a total tangent, here's why I love KB: I still haven't calmed down from reading the highly erotically charged story that Jules just re-posted, and here I am talking about Austrian religious customs.
Whew!
I should write about the dream I had the other night. Still thinking about it days later I think, "Whew!"
I'm not a fiction writer, but it was so vivid. Maybe I'll take the plunge into fictional fantasy.
I think you might like it. Story codes would be F,F
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I learned that today is national bird day. I immediately thought of our resident bird photographer
Not me? 8)
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I learned that today is national bird day. I immediately thought of our resident bird photographer
Not me? 8)
Not with that avatar. :emot_laughing:
The santa/prostitute talk was making me think of you in those tight little undies and dance moves Watcher the gigilo eagle
:emot_laughing:
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I learned that today is national bird day. I immediately thought of our resident bird photographer
Not me? 8)
Not with that avatar. :emot_laughing:
The santa/prostitute talk was making me think of you in those tight little undies and dance moves Watcher the gigilo eagle
:emot_laughing:
First time I ever saw gigilo and Watcher linked together. Would you prefer I do the dance moves without those tighty whities? WOO for making me laugh.
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That the toxic ingredient found in Teflon can be found in almost every living creature, man or animal. Though in supposedly safe numbers, since the EPA has pretty much left the regulation of these chemicals to the Chemical companies, higher levels are found in chemical workers and people living around chemical plants.
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This was broadcast on UK TV last night. The journalist claimed they were the only news team able to enter the Capitol during the insurrection. Viewers outside the USA may need to use a VPN to access it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJiSmVktty4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJiSmVktty4)
After searching for the above on YouTube it suggested I watch Obama's last speech at the White House Press dinner ( Apart from it being very entertaining, despite a lot going over my head, I was surprised to see that Helen Mirren was sitting next to Joe Biden. I learnt that JB can't be as decrepit as his detractors paint him if he can pull a babe like our Helen. ;D
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I'll forever have a new out look when ever I see a water tower from now on.
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That yesterday I (and everybody else that abides by the Gregorian calendar) lived through the 21st second of the 21st minute of the 21st hour of the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21st century.
I was watching a very interesting TV documentary at the time and didn't notice :(
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Again, I missed a major event. I think that's the 21st time that's happened to me. :facepalm:
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Interesting fact, Obi. Since it was the 21st hour and I had taken pain meds, I was probably in some altered state between reality and dream land. Thinking of some hot, sexy blonde.... 8)
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Interesting fact, Obi. Since it was the 21st hour and I had taken pain meds, I was probably in some altered state between reality and dream land. Thinking of some hot, sexy blonde.... 8)
Was she 21 years old?
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The common murre is a big sea bird found, among other places, on an island off the coast of Sweden.. During this pandemic, biologists are studying the effect of less or no tourism on these islands. They have found that, on these islands, the sudden absence of tourists has set off a surprising chain reaction that has wreaked havoc on the colony of common murres, diminishing its population of newborn birds.
The murres aren't the only birds in the area. There are also white tailed eagles. But they don't like to be around people. With the people gone, though, the eagles have become emboldened, and their continued presence, swooping around the island all the time, has thrown the murres off their egg rearing.
Swedish eagles? Who knew? 8)
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Today is national "work naked" day and "shower with a friend" day.
Think I'm going to get a pay raise today 8)
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Talked to cats about taking a trip to Wisconsin to watch Shiela work naked. Got two paws down on that idea. :facepalm:
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Talked to cats about taking a trip to Wisconsin to watch Shiela work naked. Got two paws down on that idea. :facepalm:
What was their reaction to your plan to shower with her?
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Shower a definite non starter. Guess I'd give 'em some catnip then help wash Shiela's back. ;D
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There will be only one wet kitty in my showers :emot_kiss:
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msslave does U-turn...heads back to Minnesota... dejected. :(
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If I turn my smart phone sideways, it opens up a whole New World on the board, including the thumbs up and thumbs down symbols for wooing people.
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A Woo for you for getting on board :emot_kiss:
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The existance of yet another vicious creature in Australia. The terrifying drop bear (Thylarctos Plummetus)
TV Reporter has to wear protective gear to handle one (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCGUNpzjD6M)
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That Bob Saget does the voice over in How I Met Your Mother
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That the co-owner of the Negro baseball team, the Newark Eagles, Effa Manley, is the only woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. She was inducted in 2006.
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You shape a cowboy hat using a steaming teapot holding the hat upside down and steaming the brim you want to shape. It’s about time for a 4 year old hat.
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That Chicago is rated as the most corrupt city in the United States and Illinois the third most corrupt state in the United States. Goes to show that one party in power for ages does not bode well for the people. Then of course, it is the apathy of the voters who keeps corruption flourishing.
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That's not much of a surprise. I'd have to guess New Orleans is a close second. The Katrina debacle of poor response was due to local officials. Louisiana should be at the top for corruption. A culture that's persisted since Huey Long.
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I'd have guessed Las Vegas to be number one. Perhaps I watch too much tv though... I watched Danny Ocean (the George Clooney one, because I'm not THAT old yet) rob a casino yesterday.
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That Mr. Potato Head no longer requires you to provide the potato. When did that start?
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That Mr. Potato Head no longer requires you to provide the potato. When did that start?
Back in the mid 1960's I had a potato head doll. I broke it in record time.
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That Mr. Potato Head no longer requires you to provide the potato. When did that start?
Back in the mid 1960's I had a potato head doll. I broke it in record time.
According to Hasbro's web site, the original Mr. Potato Head, introduced in 1952, included only the body parts, and you stuck them to a real potato (or some other fruit or vegetable). However, in 1964, Hasbro introduced the plastic potato as a part of the kit, chiefly after too many parents complained about their kids playing with rotting vegetables.
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That Mr. Potato Head no longer requires you to provide the potato. When did that start?
It is no longer called Mr or Mrs Potato Head. On the box, it will only be labelled as Potato Head. Inside the box, though, will be Mr and Mrs Potato Head parts.
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That sweet chili sauce everyone is serving these days with seafood, wings and spring rolls is Chinese sweet and sour sauce mixed with a Chinese chili paste called Sambol Oelek. I ran out of the former and mixed the later two, and right on the money.
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I learned that the LA TIMES writer doesn't know d*ck about GS cookies.
Samoas have coconut in them. Tagalongs have chocolate and peanut butter in them. Has he ever tried a frozen Tagalong? Obv not
He actually gets a paycheck for this rubbish?
Now that I think about it, I should have posted this in Joke Of The Day.
https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2021-02-24/girl-scout-cookie-power-rankings
The official Girl Scout cookie power rankings
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What an idiot. Bet he doesnt even realize that tagalongs have chocolate and peanut butter patties has vanilla... complete lunacy :facepalm:
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That the French for swingers club is éxchangiste
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I rarely talk about my personal life on KB, and that's chiefly because I don't like talking about my personal life.
But I want to talk about my Mom.
She's 78 and about four months ago she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. She's still as spry and active as she was 20 years ago, and the doctor said it has been coming on for about 10 years, and, like many people with this terrible condition, she has hidden it from us as things have progressed.
I wasn't exactly surprised by the diagnosis, since I could tell her memory was slipping for a couple of years. I simply chalked it up to her growing older. At this point, she's around the 60% mark. She remembers everyone and remembers events, but she can't remember recent details. For example, I call her about twice a week, and the other day when she picked up the phone she said, "Barbara, we haven't spoken in ages." We had talked about three days previously.
I'm blessed by the fact that two of my brothers live about a mile from where she lives, which is the house they bought in the early 1970s and where we all grew up. One has two daughters, and the other has two sons, and they, my sisters-in-law, and the nieces and nephews all come over very frequently yo help her out.
Okay, as long as I'm being self-revelatory, I should mention that my Dad died the day after Christmas. While the official cause of death was COVID-19, he had been in poor health for a couple of years, and he had been steadily declining. Even if he hadn't contracted the virus, he likely wouldn't have lived beyond another 4-6 months at most.
I've been close to both my Mom and Dad throughout my life. My were parents were an "opposites attract" couple. My Dad was a calm, low-key guy. He was always around, and always willing to help us or anyone else with a smile. My Mom, on the other hand, was an extremely outgoing and active person. She has, without exaggeration, about 100 close friends, and she's very funny, and a great listener.
When I flew back to attend my Dad's funeral (they didn't have a wake because COVID restrictions at the time didn't allow it), and it was hard to tell how much my Mom understood what was going on, and how she was accepting and grieving. At the funeral Mass, she burst into uncontrollable sobbing when they played "Amazing Grace" (and I totally lost it, too), but at the cemetery (they held the "graveside service" indoors since it was about 20 degrees and several inches of snow had fallen the night before), she was very stoic. Since my Dad served in the Army, they had several officers there, and they played "Taps" and did the flag-folding thing. I totally lost it again, and I was glad I didn't wear mascara). But my Mom just sat their smiling.
Meanwhile, we still talk about twice a week, and in a strange way, we never run out of things to talk about, since with her weakened short-term memory, our conversations go in circles (how are you, how's work, how are your friends, what's the weather been like, and then back to how are you, etc.
Okay, now I'm going to quickly post this before I change my mind...
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Thanks for sharing Barb. It's a terrible ordeal for families to go through. I think there's a lot of us older people who worry more about alzheimer's or dementia than dying.
This is so much harder on families than the person involved. Stay close to your brothers. :emot_kiss:
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Sorry to hear that MissBarbara, and I think it took courage to post. I can't imagine what it's like to have a loved one with Alzheimer's.
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Okay, now I'm going to quickly post this before I change my mind...
Love and prayers to you and your family Barbara. Memory eternal of your dad.
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I rarely talk about my personal life on KB,
I so badly want to hug you right now.
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To MissB from all of us at KB.
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Why did people extend their pinky finger when sipping tea? Syphillis perhaps?
https://www.interesly.com/bizarre-origins-extending-pinky-finger/ (https://www.interesly.com/bizarre-origins-extending-pinky-finger/)
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Why did people extend their pinky finger when sipping tea? Syphillis perhaps?
https://www.interesly.com/bizarre-origins-extending-pinky-finger/ (https://www.interesly.com/bizarre-origins-extending-pinky-finger/)
My pinky slips beneath the glass. I never realized it until my brother in law asked one day why I did that.
Interesting article. Thank you.
Interesting new avatar also. :)
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Why did people extend their pinky finger when sipping tea? Syphillis perhaps?
https://www.interesly.com/bizarre-origins-extending-pinky-finger/ (https://www.interesly.com/bizarre-origins-extending-pinky-finger/)
My pinky slips beneath the glass. I never realized it until my brother in law asked one day why I did that.
Interesting article. Thank you.
Interesting new avatar also. :)
I do that too Jules with beer, and I know why. I use coasters, and condensation on beer cans, bottles or glasses causes the coaster to stick. After having many plaster/ceramic coasters adhere and then fall and break, I developed a habit of flicking my pinkie under the beer when lifting to flick the coaster off if it stuck. I do it without thinking now.
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I discovered another cultural difference between the USA and the UK. I have read several posts, culminating in one from Toe recently, about the virtues of corned beef. It suddenly occurred to me that this might not be the personally hated canned corned beef that exists in UK shops. Wikipedia confirms that there is a difference, a good job I checked before expressing my revulsion at Toe's beloved sandwich in public. ;D
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I learned that reading a few posts about finger placement can make drinking a beverage a difficult task. I have never paid so much attention to what my damn pinky was doing when holding a glass.
8 out 10 times it's a coffee mug, but those 2... I think I forgot how to properly hold a glass if water :facepalm:
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I discovered another cultural difference between the USA and the UK. I have read several posts, culminating in one from Toe recently, about the virtues of corned beef. It suddenly occurred to me that this might not be the personally hated canned corned beef that exists in UK shops. Wikipedia confirms that there is a difference, a good job I checked before expressing my revulsion at Toe's beloved sandwich in public. ;D
Corned beef is made from brisket, a relatively inexpensive cut of beef. The meat goes through a long curing process using large grains of rock salt, or “corns” of salt, and a brine. It's then slowly cooked, turning a tough cut of beef into one that's super tender and flavorful.
American corned beef is attributed to the Irish, who found cheap cuts of beef to be a more thrifty alternative to salted pork belly. It is associated with St. Patrick’s Day, and is popular this time of year.
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I discovered another cultural difference between the USA and the UK. I have read several posts, culminating in one from Toe recently, about the virtues of corned beef. It suddenly occurred to me that this might not be the personally hated canned corned beef that exists in UK shops. Wikipedia confirms that there is a difference, a good job I checked before expressing my revulsion at Toe's beloved sandwich in public. ;D
Corned beef is made from brisket, a relatively inexpensive cut of beef. The meat goes through a long curing process using large grains of rock salt, or “corns” of salt, and a brine. It's then slowly cooked, turning a tough cut of beef into one that's super tender and flavorful.
American corned beef is attributed to the Irish, who found cheap cuts of beef to be a more thrifty alternative to salted pork belly. It is associated with St. Patrick’s Day, and is popular this time of year.
The reason why Irish-Americans in the 19th century favored corned beef is because it was a very cheap cut of meat, and that was all that they could afford. At that point, St. Patrick's Day was religious holy day, and not yet the bacchanal that it has become.
Fast forward 150-200 years, and tens of millions of Americans eat corned beef on St. Patrick's Day -- including Americans with no Irish heritage.
Several years ago their was an Irish scholar spending a semester at my university, and at one point I asked him about corned beef. He knew what it was, but he remarked that in Ireland, St. Patrick's Day is one of the biggest days of the year, and they prefer to eat things like steak and roasts.
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Fast forward 150-200 years, and tens of millions of Americans eat corned beef on St. Patrick's Day -- including Americans with no Irish heritage.
My 2nd great grandmother (for whom my beloved grandmother was named) fled the Gorta Mor in 1850, and found work as an au pair in Wisconsin. She married the local liveryman, who also ran a Mail stage route.
So we had corned beef on Sundays when I was a kid. It reminds me of my Scandinavian friends in Minnesota who still eat lutefisk (cod lye) and lefse (an unleavened cracker). When family from the old country visit, they say “Arne, we quit eating this shit when they invented refrigeration!”
At least they have aquavit to wash it down. All the Irish have is...
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I made my own corned beef once a few years ago from a fatty brisket. It was decadently awesome and melt in your mouth tender, so I sliced it thick for reubens with melted swiss, cabbage and home made thousand island dressing. I prefer a slaw to sauerkraut on reubens, but recently I found a really good jarred kraut and have a half a jar in the fridge. Based on that, corned beef and marbled rye bread are on my shopping list. I already got the swiss.
None of this has anything to do with St. Patrick’s Day. Over 30 years ago I was arrested on St. Patrick’s Day and to this day consider it bad luck to go out on the 17th.
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I always ask my dad what he's doing on St. Patrick's day, andnhe always answers the same way.
"Eating bratwurst with sauerkraut and drinking beer. I'll celebrate it when the Irish learn how to drink."
One he doesn't really drink that much anymore, and two last two st. Patrick's day he had chicken poppykosh. Yes I know it is spelled paprikash, but I spells it like I says it.
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There are a few that know my real last name here. And they know it is Irish. So, St Patty's Day has always been a wee bit of a celebration in this lassie's family.
Through the 23andMe DNA testing kit, a couple years ago I discovered that my daddy is not my biological parent. It kind of f*d with my head a bit lot.
I got an email from 23andME a week ago and I never opened it. The whole thing put a huge damper on the excitement of 23andMe for me. Well, I opened the email today and the person is shares 50.1% of my DNA. It's my father. And, it also matched me with two people and labeled them as a half brother and two half sisters.
Still kind of thinking things through about messaging them through the app. It's kind of a lot.
But to take something really positive away from the events from today....my biological parent match has a surname that is without a doubt Irish.
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A couple people here know my last name and there's no way it could be any more Irish.
However...my name and ancestors are from England. When I told that to one person years ago that no, I wasn't Irish but English. He thought for a moment then said, " Ah, your people killed the Irish.
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It kind of f*d with my head a bit lot.
I can imagine. How did others in the family, e.g. the person who you grew up thinking was your father, react to your DNA test results? If I'm not being too nosey.. :)
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Still kind of thinking things through about messaging them through the app. It's kind of a lot.
But to take something really positive away from the events from today....my biological parent match has a surname that is without a doubt Irish.
Take your time. A secret held this long doesn’t require immediate resolution. You owe no one anything.
My son’s girlfriend found out that her parents were not her biological parents, after sifting through paperwork in her mom’s closet. She’s been dealing with a lot of emotions since then. Anger. Betrayal. A feeling that she’s been lied to all these years, and perhaps that family conflicts were rooted in her not being their “real” child.
I can’t imagine what is going through your mind right now, but you have a “real” family now, and a lot of people who love you. It will all be okay, whatever the outcome of this information is.
*hugs*
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It kind of f*d with my head a bit lot.
I can imagine. How did others in the family, e.g. the person who you grew up thinking was your father, react to your DNA test results? If I'm not being too nosey.. :)
No, you're not being nosey, CT.
I never told my father about the results saying he's not my biological father. I basically only told him about his geographical origin, which was Northwestern Europe focused on British & Irish.
I don't know if he knows I'm not his biological daughter. I do know that my mother and he dated for a very short time before they got married.
If he does know, then he didn't tell me for a reason. If he doesn't know, then I'm not dumping that on him at this stage in his life. I decided that we're going to keep it the same way it has been for the last 47 years of my life. In my eyes there is no better man walking this earth, and I'm proud he's my daddy.
I didn't say it on KB at the time, but it's one of the reasons I stepped down as moderator almost two years ago. It was that and some other things that was messing with my mind too much. I was overwhelmed and too much was coming at me too fast. I was pissed at my mom most of all, but I started taking it out on everyone in my life, including here. So I thought it would be best if I stepped away for a while.
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I decided that we're going to keep it the same way it has been for the last 47 years of my life. In my eyes there is no better man walking this earth, and I'm proud he's my daddy.
I think that's very sweet. I've read some stories in the news about people with similar experiences -- well, and one person even found out they had dozens upon dozens of half siblings because their biological father turned out to be a literal sperm donor -- and there was of course the worry how this knowledge could change the family dynamic. Best as I could tell, most decided that it didn't change anything about the love and support their parent had shown them over past decades. I guess in the sense that actions speak louder than blood, that those who treat you like family are your family.
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I’ve been meaning to do a genetic test. My maternal grandmother was adopted. She was born around WWI. I had this thought she may be Irish. She had brown hair with hints of red. But then again, she could be anything European. Other than her, I’m supposed to be about half German and a quarter English. . . . roughly as those two nationalities are mixd on my father’s side, and probably on my maternal grandfather’s side as well, German family names and German bibles from the 1800s.. Then again, who the fuck really knows. That’s part of the delay, what surprises you may find about your family.
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Through the 23andMe DNA testing kit, a couple years ago I discovered that my daddy is not my biological parent. It kind of f*d with my head a bit lot.
This has successfully turned me off from ever trying these DNA things. I can't imagine the shock it must have been. So much changed in the blink of an eye. If I found this out about me and my dad, it would be soul crushing. I would be devastated. I'd still love the stubborn bastard the same. Blood might not be the same, but the love would still be.
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I can't imagine the shock it must have been. So much changed in the blink of an eye. If I found this out about me and my dad, it would be soul crushing. I would be devastated. I'd still love the stubborn bastard the same. Blood might not be the same, but the love would still be.
^ This.
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Happy St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick: The Real Story Tops the Myth (https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/historypolitics/st-patrick-the-real-story-tops-the-myth/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email)
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Orthodox impressions of Patrick.
(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/53/23/03/532303c07fb327549d62eb79f5beca02--christian-missionary-st-patricks-day.jpg)
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/1949/03/17/100821-saint-patrick-bishop-of-armagh-enlightener-of-ireland (https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/1949/03/17/100821-saint-patrick-bishop-of-armagh-enlightener-of-ireland)
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I've lived practically my whole life in the bay area of California but moved last year (yes, during the pandemic) to the west coast of Florida. Yesterday I saw a bird that looked like a bluebird, which is a common bird in California, except instead of blue, it was bright red. I unearthed from some deep cavity of my brain today "could this be a cardinal?" Sure enough, it was a cardinal. I'd never seen one before.
(https://www.shalomadventure.com/images/cache/4628403fddcf2c9c22cd3af18c198205_w180_h180_cp.jpg)
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Indeed, that's a Cardinal. They apparently have been introduced to Southern California and Hawaii. They don't migrate, staying year round near their home area. In the spring, you'll hear males singing their mating call, trying to attract a female and warn other males that the area has been claimed.
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Neighbors across the street have sunflowers so we have cardinals around us all the time. I think they mate for life. I throw some sun flower seeds out every so often. Think there are some who nest around by our lilac bushes.
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In order to cool themselves down, pelicans will sit with their mouths open, so that their insides will cool down as well as their outsides. They call this gular flutter and in extreme cases of overheating they will pull up their spine. This is the same mechanic they use to yawn which is also really crazy to watch.
(https://preview.redd.it/inzg7nvth3351.jpg?auto=webp&s=f59a36355c29f57d79cc9e17a142399f934ba701)
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:o
Well I'm just gonna go ahead and slide that right over into the Nope nope nope nope thread.
0vomit0
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I was reading male grackles like to compete for female attention by throwing their head back so that their beaks point straight up into the air. The winner is the male grackle that can hold his head the highest and keep it up the longest. I wonder if there are any little blue pills for that.. :emot_laughing:
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(https://i.imgur.com/52n2joi.jpg)
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That a previous KB member, SidDella or Sid or maybe Ella, is celebrating a 102nd birthday today making him/her the oldest known pervert to date.
Woo.
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(https://i.imgur.com/sC86GwK.jpg)
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That a previous KB member, SidDella or Sid or maybe Ella, is celebrating a 102nd birthday today making him/her the oldest known pervert to date.
Woo.
According to his profile Brody (http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?action=profile;u=26976) is way older than that.
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That the United States has only 4% of the world population but 40% of the guns.
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That members of the flat earth society are even more screwy than I had imagined.
On reflection I guess it's logical that they consider all the moon landings were faked. Other crazy facts that I didn't know from this video interview
1) All space exploration is faked, including the ISS
2) The south pole doesn't exist
3) Antarctica is a wall preventing us from going off the edge
4) Every proof that the earth is round is just another conspiracy
The interviewers didn't press him hard enough though. My conclusion is that the interviewee doesn't really believe it himself and is maintaining his ridicuous position for the sake of notoriety.
Back to pervert mode, this is KB after all. The lady interviewer is Holly Willoughby, I may have posted an image or two of her in another thread ;D
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That women are apparently too delicate to play the strenuous sport of baseball. At least this is according to the "great" Babe Ruth.
On April 2nd 1931 the Yankees would play a class AA team called the Chattanooga Lookouts in an exhibition match. Virne Beatrice "Jackie" Mitchell Gilbert, was one of the first female pitchers in professional baseball history, was brought out in the first inning after starting pitcher gave up a double and a single.
Seventeen your old Jackie Mitchell was to immediately face off against Babe Ruth. After the first pitch was a low sinker, and called a ball, Babe Ruth swung and missed on the next two pitches. The finally pitch, Babe watched it go high left and was called a strike. Babe Ruth glared and verbally abused the umpire before being led away by his teammates to sit to wait for another batting turn. The crowd roared for Jackie. Next up was "the Iron Horse" Lou Gehrig, who swung through the first three pitches to strike out after which Jackie Mitchell became famous for striking out two of the greatest baseball players in history.
Later Babe Ruth was quoted as saying "I don't know what's going to happen if they begin to let women in baseball. Of course, they will never make good. Why? Because they are too delicate. It would kill them to play ball every day".
A few days after Mitchell struck out Ruth and Gehrig, baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis voided her contract declaring women unfit to play baseball as the game was "too strenuous." She continued to play professionally with a team called the House of David. A team famous for it's long hair and beards. She would sometimes wear a fake beard as a gimmick. She retired from baseball at the age of 23 after her story of striking out "two of the greats" became more of a sideshow than baseball history. People would asked her to pitch while riding donkeys and such so she closed the book on baseball and refused to come out of retirement when the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League formed in 1943. She did pitch one more time in her life, and that was to throw the ceremonial first pitch for the Chattanooga Lookouts on their season opener in 1982.
Why was this not a movie on it's own. Or at least mentioned in a League of their Own?
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Sitting on the front step with both cats enjoying a beautiful day. Neighbor two doors down came out his gate with their dog. Behind him was his partner...pushing a baby carriage. :emot_weird:
OK, haven't seen much of any of the neighbors what with winter and Covid restrictions, so I shouldn't have been too surprised. They had talked of not wanting kids. Things change. :D
I yelled at 'em once I got over initial shock and met them on the walk. Little Theo is only a week and a half old.
Wonder what other new surprises the neighborhood has to offer as people begin to come out of hibernation.
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That the number of billionaires grew by 30% last year, during the pandemic. Never let a crisis go to waste, said our millionaire ex-mayor.
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I had to go into work a couple days this week. And lo and behold, one of the people I interacted with on Tuesday called in this morning reporting she tested positive for Covid. So here I sit outside a clinic waiting for them to let Dan and I in to get rapid tested. FML. I should have stayed in Utah
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I had to go into work a couple days this week. And lo and behold, one of the people I interacted with on Tuesday called in this morning reporting she tested positive for Covid. So here I sit outside a clinic waiting for them to let Dan and I in to get rapid tested. FML. I should have stayed in Utah
Fingers crossed that you both test negative.
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I had to go into work a couple days this week. And lo and behold, one of the people I interacted with on Tuesday called in this morning reporting she tested positive for Covid. So here I sit outside a clinic waiting for them to let Dan and I in to get rapid tested. FML. I should have stayed in Utah
Booooo... 🙏🙏🙏
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I had to go into work a couple days this week. And lo and behold, one of the people I interacted with on Tuesday called in this morning reporting she tested positive for Covid. So here I sit outside a clinic waiting for them to let Dan and I in to get rapid tested. FML. I should have stayed in Utah
You will okay. 8)
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Hoping it comes out negative for you. :emot_kiss:
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Hoping it comes out negative for you. :emot_kiss:
+1
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We're both Negative, but doctor also told me it was too soon to test after exposure. He also said it's a plus that I got the first shot on Saturday.
We'll be staying locked away in our house quarantining away from everyone. But if it's nice I'm going to go for a run. I have to run after DESTROYING an entire box of Samoa girl scout cookies. All by myself in about 12 minutes. All because of my nerves and the thought of possibly being infected.
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We're both Negative, but doctor also told me it was too soon to test after exposure. He also said it's a plus that I got the first shot on Saturday.
We'll be staying locked away in our house quarantining away from everyone. But if it's nice I'm going to go for a run. I have to run after DESTROYING an entire box of Samoa girl scout cookies. All by myself in about 12 minutes. All because of my nerves and the thought of possibly being infected.
How long do you have to stay quarantined?
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We're both Negative, but doctor also told me it was too soon to test after exposure. He also said it's a plus that I got the first shot on Saturday.
We'll be staying locked away in our house quarantining away from everyone. But if it's nice I'm going to go for a run. I have to run after DESTROYING an entire box of Samoa girl scout cookies. All by myself in about 12 minutes. All because of my nerves and the thought of possibly being infected.
How long do you have to stay quarantined?
He said we're not positive, but we could be infected. I'm taking precautions though. There is the possibility that we are infected but not testing positive. It's too soon after my exposure to her. I did work off those darn cookies though, both in the yard and on the track. After the track we ran bleachers. Dan won our bleacher race. I kept pace for 12 up and downs, then I just started losing it. We keep running them until he laps me. Made it to 18. When I'm in running shape in the summer I can usually get to 30 before he catches me.
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Hoping that you continue to test negative.
Oh I always hated running bleachers. When I was swimming, we would do two days a week out of the pool doing weights and working out on the track. Would always do bleacher relays and it was the worst.
Brings me back to that thought I had the other day about walking after leg day.
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What I learned today....
Zeppo Marx, of the Marx brothers was into science in a big way and while performing with his brothers he created an engineering firm. Among that company's achievements was creating the cradle that would lift the very heavy atom bomb into the belly of a B-29 so that the bomb could be flown to Japan.
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Well that's interesting, thanks Dudester!
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What I learned today....
Zeppo Marx, of the Marx brothers was into science in a big way and while performing with his brothers he created an engineering firm. Among that company's achievements was creating the cradle that would lift the very heavy atom bomb into the belly of a B-29 so that the bomb could be flown to Japan.
The Marx Brothers started a chicken farm about 4 miles from where I live in order to get out of the draft for WWI.
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In the classic movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” the Enchanter’s name is “Tim,” only because John Cleese forgot his lines, and ad-libbed, “There are some who call me... Tim.” It ended up being one of the more memorable lines in the movie, that has been quoted repeatedly.
(https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/montypython/images/f/fb/Tim.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/340?cb=20130716232411)
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I learned that deleting images on postimages.org no longer deletes them here.
Never mind, just throwing me off as I can still my last pic posted....
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I learned that deleting images on postimages.org no longer deletes them here.
If you're talking about the Spread thread, it's giving me a big blue 'image not found or was removed.' If you can still see the picture then it might be that it's cached on your phone, but you should get that blue image eventually as well :)
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It's gone from the post. :'(
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One recent study on revenge porn estimates that 4% of Americans suffered from such exposure on the internet, amounting to millions of people., typically women.
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Today I learned the North Korean government likes to play creepy music every morning :o
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Today I learned that a stack of 16 US pennies in a neat pile is exactly 1" tall.
But wait, there's more...
If you lay those same 16 pennies next to each other in a straight line, you will have a line that is exactly 12" long. :emot_weird:
This is an example of what I call Fascinating If Otherwise Useless information. :roll:
And yes, I measured them myself to verify. 8)
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Today I learned that a stack of 16 US pennies in a neat pile is exactly 1" tall.
But wait, there's more...
If you lay those same 16 pennies next to each other in a straight line, you will have a line that is exactly 12" long. :emot_weird:
This is an example of what I call Fascinating If Otherwise Useless information. :roll:
Fun. So, each penny is 1/16" tall, & 0.75" in diameter That will come in handy when I am without a tape measure at the furniture store. (I'll just have to remember my jar of pennies though)
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Today I learned that a stack of 16 US pennies in a neat pile is exactly 1" tall.
But wait, there's more...
If you lay those same 16 pennies next to each other in a straight line, you will have a line that is exactly 12" long. :emot_weird:
This is an example of what I call Fascinating If Otherwise Useless information. :roll:
And yes, I measured them myself to verify. 8)
You are a candidate for the Jeopardy game show... 8) 8)
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I'm going to have to satr using pennies. BIG Ben is around 11 pennies :emot_laughing:
I learned that Sally Brown from Peanuts is actually just Charlie brown in drag
(https://i.postimg.cc/B6P4NKcM/20210511-100928.jpg)
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oops
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Today I learned that a stack of 16 US pennies in a neat pile is exactly 1" tall.
But wait, there's more...
If you lay those same 16 pennies next to each other in a straight line, you will have a line that is exactly 12" long. :emot_weird:
This is an example of what I call Fascinating If Otherwise Useless information. :roll:
Fun. So, each penny is 1/16" tall, & 0.75" in diameter That will come in handy when I am without a tape measure at the furniture store. (I'll just have to remember my jar of pennies though)
You can keep them in this https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/787945777/adult-piggy-bank-penis-wood-dildo?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=penis+coin&ref=sr_gallery-1-33&from_market_listing_grid_organic=1&pro=1&frs=1
(https://i.etsystatic.com/15075819/r/il/7ee838/2278441483/il_794xN.2278441483_ecro.jpg)
;D
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I'm going to have to satr using pennies. BIG Ben is around 11 pennies :emot_laughing:
What diameter is a quarter?
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vz_6x7m1Xx4/TApIaS-kedI/AAAAAAAAATY/lKJjoPvXAJo/s1600/hunglikea_250.jpg)
You could say he is hung, drawn and quartered - I'll get my coat........
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What diameter is a quarter?
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vz_6x7m1Xx4/TApIaS-kedI/AAAAAAAAATY/lKJjoPvXAJo/s1600/hunglikea_250.jpg)
You could say he is hung, drawn and quartered - I'll get my coat........
According to the US Mint Coin Specifications (https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/coin-specifications) page, the diameter of a quarter is 0.955 inches (or 24.26 mm as ODK would say).
On that page I also learned that the so called 'copper penny' is made up of 97.5% zinc and only 2.5% copper.
In contrast, other coins are mostly copper: Nickels (75%), Dimes, Quarters and Half Dollars (91.67%). The remainder of all these coins is nickel.
The Dollar coin is the only one with 4 ingredients in the alloy: Copper (88.5%), Zinc (6%), Manganese (3.5%) and Nickel (2%).
Class dismissed. ;D
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(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vz_6x7m1Xx4/TApIaS-kedI/AAAAAAAAATY/lKJjoPvXAJo/s1600/hunglikea_250.jpg)
Why is he tan the first 3 inches from the base. Like a very distinct line. Did he masturbate with sunscreen prior to going outside.
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I think there's something shading that area. Note the coins are also in shadow.
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(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vz_6x7m1Xx4/TApIaS-kedI/AAAAAAAAATY/lKJjoPvXAJo/s1600/hunglikea_250.jpg)
Why is he tan the first 3 inches from the base. Like a very distinct line. Did he masturbate with sunscreen prior to going outside.
LOL. MJ spotting tan lines. WOO! The question to be asked is how many quarters down his shaft can one go? 8) 8)
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I'd try for a buck and a half. :facepalm:
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I'd try for a buck and a half. :facepalm:
Apparently someone did, or maybe $1.60. And they stayed at a $1.60 while out in the sun?
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I'd try for a buck and a half. :facepalm:
More like 75 cents but will still give you a Woo.
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I'd try for a buck and a half. :facepalm:
I'd have to go for a $1.25, so I could at least get a small coffee after. :emot_laughing:
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According to the US Mint Coin Specifications (https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/coin-specifications) page, the diameter of a quarter is 0.955 inches (or 24.26 mm as ODK would say).
My generation is still very much Imperial, Purpleshoes. My children struggle with inches, feet and yards. Never mind rods, poles, perches, furlongs and chains. We are still quite a mixed Metric/Imperial nation as we all travel everywhere by miles and drink pints of both beer and milk. ;D
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I'd try for a buck and a half. :facepalm:
I'd have to go for a $1.25, so I could at least get a small coffee after. :emot_laughing:
WOOs to msslave, staci and Shiela for all trying for a small cup of coffee.... 8) 8) 8)
And a WOO for Jed for getting $1.60 worth. He got change back... ;D ;D ;D
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TIL I’m ten quarters long when erect. How many pennies is that?
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I learned I need to pay better attention when wife speaks.
A former neighbor stopped by with her little girl to pick up a bunch of doll clothes wife made. After all the oooohs and aaaaws, they left.
Wife was chattering about doll crap and I was doing the yeah...uh huh... sure auto-responses. Wife then said something like, "She sure is a cutie, right?"
I responded, "Yep, so is the kid." Arrrrrg...she was talking about the kid. In my defense, Mom's a petite hottie...what in a past life I would call a spinner. :facepalm:
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Orally + Vaginally + Anally = appx $3.25
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I learned I need to pay better attention when wife speaks.
A former neighbor stopped by with her little girl to pick up a bunch of doll clothes wife made. After all the oooohs and aaaaws, they left.
Wife was chattering about doll crap and I was doing the yeah...uh huh... sure auto-responses. Wife then said something like, "She sure is a cutie, right?"
I responded, "Yep, so is the kid." Arrrrrg...she was talking about the kid. In my defense, Mom's a petite hottie...what in a past life I would call a spinner. :facepalm:
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Orally + Vaginally + Anally = appx $3.25
Woo for that.
I'm still trying to build up the courage to ask BIG Ben if there's a chance for him and another guy to give me $5.00. He really doesn't seem the type and I don't want to scare him off.
Have a feeling this is going to he a running joke :emot_laughing:
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I'm still trying to build up the courage to ask BIG Ben if there's a chance for him and another guy to give me $5.00. He really doesn't seem the type and I don't want to scare him off.
Double deposit :o ;D
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Orally + Vaginally + Anally = appx $3.25
Will that pay for a shot of bourbon? ;D ;D
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I learned I need to pay better attention when wife speaks.
A former neighbor stopped by with her little girl to pick up a bunch of doll clothes wife made. After all the oooohs and aaaaws, they left.
Wife was chattering about doll crap and I was doing the yeah...uh huh... sure auto-responses. Wife then said something like, "She sure is a cutie, right?"
I responded, "Yep, so is the kid." Arrrrrg...she was talking about the kid. In my defense, Mom's a petite hottie...what in a past life I would call a spinner. :facepalm:
I would need a transatlantic definition of spinner, msslave ;D
We might refer to her as a spanner - in her presence you can feel your nuts tighten.
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I learned I need to pay better attention when wife speaks.
A former neighbor stopped by with her little girl to pick up a bunch of doll clothes wife made. After all the oooohs and aaaaws, they left.
Wife was chattering about doll crap and I was doing the yeah...uh huh... sure auto-responses. Wife then said something like, "She sure is a cutie, right?"
I responded, "Yep, so is the kid." Arrrrrg...she was talking about the kid. In my defense, Mom's a petite hottie...what in a past life I would call a spinner. :facepalm:
I would need a transatlantic definition of spinner, msslave ;D
We might refer to her as a spanner - in her presence you can feel your nuts tighten.
And I would need a cisatlantic definition of "spinner."
Urban DIctionary helped me out:
"Used among some men to describe an extremely petite young woman, usually with a lot of sex appeal. Tthe term is thought to reference the small stature and weight of the woman (i.e. she is so petite she could be spun around while riding the man during sex)."
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;D ;D ;D
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Yes, Miss B's definition is the meaning I had in mind. Ahhhh....the visual images that term evoked. ;D
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I had a brain fart and kept reading 'spinster' :facepalm:
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Well...at my age I guess that works for me now :facepalm:
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I also understood the phrase spinner.
I pictured a small girl hanging bare ass down in a sort hammock open at the bottom arms and legs in the air while I turned the hammock over and over building up a lot of tension in the rope tied to the ceiling. Once the tension couldn’t go much further, I slip myself under her, and just inside her, and then let go and let her spin. She’d probably make a lot of noise spinning wildly her wet end rotating and slowly lowering further onto me.
I wonder if that’s where the term ‘screwing’ came from?
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(http://blowjobgif.net/albums/2018/08/06/5/1/she-sucks-his-cock-while-spinning-upside-down.gif)
;D
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Yes Obi... another way to apply the term. ;D
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As for rotating...
(https://i.imgur.com/qijykz9.gif)
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Exactly.
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Our local paper, always ready to serve the public interest has published an article on how to dress. For those who spent the last 15 months not going out in public.
It includes tips like making sure buttons line up with the proper button hole, wearing pants that don't have an elastic waistband, along with defining various article of clothing for those who forgot.
Very "tongue in cheek", but humorous as some of you prepare to go back into the workplace.
https://www.startribune.com/forgotten-how-to-get-dressed-up-during-the-pandemic-our-guide-to-the-basics/600058157/
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As for rotating...
(https://i.imgur.com/qijykz9.gif)
Hope one of them, or possibly both, are well lubed. Can you imagine the friction generated by her spinning around like that? Both positions in the gifs would be fun to try. 8)
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I fell in the shower tonight right through the shower curtain slamming my ribs on my side into the toilet.
I broke down and finally got an X-ray yesterday, no broken ribs. The nurse practitioner warned me to take deep breaths even if it hurts. It seems people with rib injuries tend to take shallow quick breaths to avoid the pain, and because they aren’t forcing air deep into their lungs, they frequently develop pneumonia.
I did not know that. Not a good time to be getting a lung infection despite being vaccinated.
Still not sleeping worth a fuck. I try drinking more margaritas, but that’s what got me in trouble in the first place following a naked Peruvian into the shower.
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Don’t we have a thread called this?
21 May 2021 – 21st Day in the 21st week of 21st Year of the 21st Century
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Yes, you can merge.
And, interesting blackjack date.
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As for rotating...
(https://i.imgur.com/qijykz9.gif)
Hope one of them, or possibly both, are well lubed. Can you imagine the friction generated by her spinning around like that? Both positions in the gifs would be fun to try. 8)
What if he's wearing a condom? That would put a new spin on the expression of 'burning rubber' :emot_laughing:
Sorry :facepalm:
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Yes, you can merge.
And, interesting blackjack date.
It was right under my nose, pinned at the top of the page. LOL.
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Don’t we have a thread called this?
21 May 2021 – 21st Day in the 21st week of 21st Year of the 21st Century
I thought that interesting also when I saw it yesterday. Pretty cool.
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What if he's wearing a condom? That would put a new spin on the expression of 'burning rubber' :emot_laughing:
Sorry :facepalm:
lol WOO!
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There's a restaurant here in Keystone that I've been to other visits. Went for breakfast this morning and when I got back from a full day dancing with Bison, headed straight there for dinner.
Walls are full of photos from when they were carving Mt. Rushmore. My waitress came by while I was staring at the photo by my table
She informed me how the place got it's name, Powder House Lodge. It's the original building where all the blasting powder was stored for use in the carving.
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Drove a couple hours away today to the town I’m from to do the Memorial Day thing 2 days early. I wanted to avoid the traffic of trying to take that trip on Monday, those returning from a 3 day weekend can make a 2 hour return trip a 6 hour one or worse if there’s an accident.
Maternal grandparents in one cemetery and paternal ones plus dad and uncle in another all got flowers. I sent pics to mom from the first cemetery and pics to an uncle from the other to let them know our family got flowers. My mom has stopped driving, and my uncle is in Georgia.
So what did I learn? It seems for the first that I recall there’s an artisan brewery and not far away a wine tasting room, something I never recall my town having. It’s a town dying a slow death for about a hundred years now, but I’m viewing this as signs of fresh life. In the brewery, there were a couple cute girls (not together) that I gave some glances. Then I went to glance again, and two new girls elegantly dressed with immaculate makeup and appearing to be about 21 had come in. They were both beyond gorgeous offsetting each other like perfect yet different bookends, and since they got served, of age even if looking very young. One was slightly tan and blonde, the other dark, as in fiery Sicilian like dark. Both were very well built, frustratingly it was about 50F, so not as skimpily dressed as the girls were last weekend. Still, that dark one showed a hint of tantalizing cleavage. I must have been behaving myself, as my Peruvian had no clue how enraptured I was looking at them sitting at a slight angle from me both facing me. They sat beside each other, rather than across. I wondered about that until 3 guys showed and sat with them. I was oddly relieved the guys seemed to be friends of the blonde only, but none of them with her.
OK, this post might need to be merged with that ‘what did I look at the last time I masturbated’, as in that image burned into my mind.
Anyways, maybe there’s hope for my home town.
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I don’t have a seafood allergy, but for those of you that might, be careful.
A Maryland candy company is cooking up chocolate covered cicadas
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/22/us/cicada-chocolate-maryland-trnd/index.html
FDA says to not eat cicadas if you have a seafood allergy
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-says-not-eat-cicadas-if-you-have-seafood-allergy-n1269409
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Lamborgini only started making things other than tractors cause old man Ferrari told the boss of Lambo that he wasn't classy enough for one
This, I learned this.
Here I thought they made the car and then decided to reach out into agriculture.
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Lamborgini only started making things other than tractors cause old man Ferrari told the boss of Lambo that he wasn't classy enough for one
This, I learned this.
Here I thought they made the car and then decided to reach out into agriculture.
It's a nice 'Fuck You!' story ;D
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At least 70% of Americans between 17 and 24 are ineligible for military service due to obesity, mental health issues, past drug use, criminal records or lack of a high school diploma. Overall, only 13% of young adults express a positive propensity to serve, with women about half as likely as men to consider enlisting. The Defense Department estimates that just 2% out of 20.6 million 17 - 21 year olds have the desired combination of strong academic credentials, adequate physical fitness and an interest in serving. This limited supply compromises national security.
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At least 70% of Americans between 17 and 24 are ineligible for military service due to obesity, mental health issues, past drug use, criminal records or lack of a high school diploma. Overall, only 13% of young adults express a positive propensity to serve, with women about half as likely as men to consider enlisting. The Defense Department estimates that just 2% out of 20.6 million 17 - 21 year olds have the desired combination of strong academic credentials, adequate physical fitness and an interest in serving. This limited supply compromises national security.
I'm not contradicting that you say here, but keep in mind that 2% of 20.6 million is 412,000. With an active duty armed forces of 1.4 million people, that's a very significant pool to draw from.
There's also the point that average age of U.S. active duty military personnel is 31. Of course, young volunteers form the basis for the armed forces, but the bulk is supported by the "older" and longer-serving members.
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I don’t think we need the world’s largest armed forces, the world’s largest military budget, or the world’s largest military-industrial complex. A lot of our problems and losses stem from that.
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I don’t think we need the world’s largest armed forces, the world’s largest military budget, or the world’s largest military-industrial complex. A lot of our problems and losses stem from that.
I agree with you, Toe. The military industrial complex is so entrenched here that I seriously doubt any president can fight it.
MissB - I copied that from a Bloomberg editorial about our military and the small pool of recruits fit to serve.
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Want peace prepare for war, but we're never at peace.
We're a nation born from war, it's what we do. If we can't find another country to fight, we fight ourselves.
Sad.
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Want peace prepare for war, but we're never at peace.
We're a nation born from war, it's what we do. If we can't find another country to fight, we fight ourselves.
Sad.
WOO! Those who have experienced the horrors or war are those most opposed to war. Send the politicians.
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That there is something that makes Shiela gag
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That I am terribly vulnerable
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I think we're all terribly vulnerable to a certain extent. Part of what makes KB great is that we can let them air out here a bit without fear of judgment or rejection.
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The cicada, yes, those very noisy insects, was symbolic of rebirth and immortality in ancient Egypt and in ancient China.
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omg, me too
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Maybe msslave can answer this question. This morning, the sun was a super red ball as it rose up over the eastern horizon. We thought it would be neat to take a picture of it. First we tried with the cellphone. We aimed it at the red ball but could not find it in the camera image. We then tried an I-Pad. Same result. Finally we just took photos of the eastern sky. We did capture the sun but it was not red. It showed up a faint yellow even though it was a red.
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The phone and tablet have software that adjusts the photo as you take it. You need a camera where you can set your own f-stop (size of lens opening). White balance set for sun. A wide f-stop with slow shutter speed works best. It's a tricky shot.
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Maybe msslave can answer this question. This morning, the sun was a super red ball as it rose up over the eastern horizon. We thought it would be neat to take a picture of it. First we tried with the cellphone. We aimed it at the red ball but could not find it in the camera image. We then tried an I-Pad. Same result. Finally we just took photos of the eastern sky. We did capture the sun but it was not red. It showed up a faint yellow even though it was a red.
You could always just stare at it until the image burns itself into your retina... I mean, memory :emot_laughing:
ALERT: The author does not condone staring into the sun
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Maybe msslave can answer this question. This morning, the sun was a super red ball as it rose up over the eastern horizon. We thought it would be neat to take a picture of it. First we tried with the cellphone. We aimed it at the red ball but could not find it in the camera image. We then tried an I-Pad. Same result. Finally we just took photos of the eastern sky. We did capture the sun but it was not red. It showed up a faint yellow even though it was a red.
I'm probably not as knowledgeable as MSSlave. Have you checked your devices' camera's settings for a High Dynamic Range (HRD) option? I do know that HDR takes several photos of the same thing at different exposure rates and then combines them to make a single photo.
There are certain situations such as dawn/dusk where the camera can't focus on both the sky and the ground in terms of color and focus at the same time. Either the ground will be clear and the sky blurry/out of focus or vice versa. HDR is supposed to help with that.
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You could always just stare at it until the image burns itself into your retina... I mean, memory :emot_laughing:
And here I thought the two red spots I now see are nipples.... :facepalm:
Thank you msslave and seeker for those suggestions. Makes sense as why the cameras would not pick up the red sun.
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(https://i.imgur.com/2VCN8zR.jpg)
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TIL what TIL means. Did I know this and forget it? This acronym world we live in, I don't know.
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TIL what TIL means. Did I know this and forget it? This acronym world we live in, I don't know.
I was just about to ask the same thing!
But a quick Google search shows it means "Today I Learned," which makes perfect sense.
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TIL what TIL means. Did I know this and forget it? This acronym world we live in, I don't know.
I was just about to ask the same thing!
But a quick Google search shows it means "Today I Learned," which makes perfect sense.
I added this to the thread title, because TIL is the nomenclature most frequently used for this type of post. Makes it easier to find on a thread search. At least it does for me.
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Wow. Been eating Toblerone for years and never noticed this. :facepalm:
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omg, me too
I just learnt, right this moment, that if imagined so, behind the bear if focused on the dark part, it appears to be a snowy mountain peak, (like the Himalayas or something,) but if focused on the light part, appears (apparently to me,) a humpback 🐋 whale jumping into the air.
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Today I learnt all about these exclusive emojis here at KB which are hidden behind the [more] button.
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Today I learnt that Robin (as in Batman and Robin) has come out as bi-sexual. I was shocked I tell you, shocked, I always thought he was gay.
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Over the last month I’ve had fleeting glances of the tiniest hummingbird I ever saw. Intrigued I tried finding the hummingbird in my bird guide and on-line, unsuccessfully. A couple days ago I saw it again through the window and ran outside to see it. Well, it wasn’t a bird. I was fascinated. I majored in biology in college due to my love of all living things and sort of felt myself as at least an amateur expert on much of the life on earth especially of anything local.
Today I looked up and found out about the hummingbird moth. What a gorgeous creature I didn’t know until today existed.
(https://i.imgur.com/DMIA4GY.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/DAgf72Y.jpg)
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I just learnt, right this moment, that if imagined so, behind the bear if focused on the dark part, it appears to be a snowy mountain peak, (like the Himalayas or something,) ...
It's the Matterhorn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matterhorn).
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/3818_-_Riffelberg_-_Matterhorn_viewed_from_Gornergratbahn.JPG/300px-3818_-_Riffelberg_-_Matterhorn_viewed_from_Gornergratbahn.JPG)
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I just learnt, right this moment, that if imagined so, behind the bear if focused on the dark part, it appears to be a snowy mountain peak, (like the Himalayas or something,) ...
It's the Matterhorn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matterhorn).
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/3818_-_Riffelberg_-_Matterhorn_viewed_from_Gornergratbahn.JPG/300px-3818_-_Riffelberg_-_Matterhorn_viewed_from_Gornergratbahn.JPG)
There is no bear in this picture.
But yeah, Toblerone is made in Switzerland, the shape was intended to resemble the triangle shape of the Swiss mountain The Matterhorn. The bear as a snowy image as part of the mountain was intentional it seems, a symbol of the Swiss city of Bern.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toblerone
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I just learnt, right this moment, that if imagined so, behind the bear if focused on the dark part, it appears to be a snowy mountain peak, (like the Himalayas or something,) ...
It's the Matterhorn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matterhorn).
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/3818_-_Riffelberg_-_Matterhorn_viewed_from_Gornergratbahn.JPG/300px-3818_-_Riffelberg_-_Matterhorn_viewed_from_Gornergratbahn.JPG)
(https://c.tenor.com/OslXHfGokb0AAAAC/chandler-friends.gif)
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I just learnt, right this moment, that if imagined so, behind the bear if focused on the dark part, it appears to be a snowy mountain peak, (like the Himalayas or something,) ...
It's the Matterhorn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matterhorn).
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/3818_-_Riffelberg_-_Matterhorn_viewed_from_Gornergratbahn.JPG/300px-3818_-_Riffelberg_-_Matterhorn_viewed_from_Gornergratbahn.JPG)
There is no bear in this picture.
But yeah, Toblerone is made in Switzerland, the shape was intended to resemble the triangle shape of the Swiss mountain The Matterhorn. The bear as a snowy image as part of the mountain was intentional it seems, a symbol of the Swiss city of Bern.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toblerone
(https://i.postimg.cc/qqcsmDZC/3e15483602e3f74e8ccfebc0314b85ab.jpg)
I get more caught up in the dark spot on the right side
(https://i.postimg.cc/1zgpx3jS/20210818-065512.jpg)
Whenever I see it, I think of ol oogy boogy and want to watch Nightmare Before Christmas
(https://i.postimg.cc/hvnx7bP4/adult-oogie-boogie-prestige-costume1.jpg)
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Well, today I learnt ,
That despite being a member of the exclusive 2-billion-dollar club,
Despite being a 24 year old, world-wide renowned, cult classic film,
Titanic is only available on a single OTT, (Disney+ Hotstar premium.)
(If You can probably prove me wrong , go ahead and enlighten me pls.)
Also learnt Shiela_M is actually not only truly beautiful inside and has a influencer like charismatic personality, but is absolutely stunning on the outside too. honest-to-god gorgeous as fuck ( with extra beauty on the side,)(Sorry Miss Shiela, if I overstepped a boundary.)
And last but not the least,
It seems that if I have to get use out of that Net 20kg Dumbbell set, which I received today, then I need make some moderate to major lifestyle changes.
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I learned that a butt is a real unit of measurement for a cask of wine, equal to 108 Imperial gallons. Half a butt is one hogshead.
Anyone who says they drank a buttload of wine last night is lying, or at the very least, exaggerating to the point of being ridiculous.
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Also, the hole in a wine barrel or cask is known as a bunghole.
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I learned that a butt is a real unit of measurement for a cask of wine, equal to 108 Imperial gallons. Half a butt is one hogshead.
Anyone who says they drank a buttload of wine last night is lying, or at the very least, exaggerating to the point of being ridiculous.
There is a wealth of knowledge to be gleamed from these pages.
Woo
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Also, the hole in a wine barrel or cask is known as a bunghole.
Toe: I want to lick your bunghole.
Her: I can’t believe you’d suggest that!
Toe: I was talking about your wine cask! What did you think I was talking about?
:emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
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So you could say, 'I want to ram my cork into your bunghole!' and not have it mean anything dirty ;D
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Over the last month I’ve had fleeting glances of the tiniest hummingbird I ever saw. Intrigued I tried finding the hummingbird in my bird guide and on-line, unsuccessfully. A couple days ago I saw it again through the window and ran outside to see it. Well, it wasn’t a bird. I was fascinated. I majored in biology in college due to my love of all living things and sort of felt myself as at least an amateur expert on much of the life on earth especially of anything local.
Today I looked up and found out about the hummingbird moth. What a gorgeous creature I didn’t know until today existed.
(https://i.imgur.com/DMIA4GY.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/DAgf72Y.jpg)
Thought I saw the moth again out the window of the door to my deck full of flowers, but as I got up to look closer it was a real hummingbird this time that hovered above the flowers it had been feeding on and looked at me approaching the door before flying off.
And my Peruvian keeps talking about wanting a different house? I live in paradise, well, except for all the work the house needs.
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I learned that a butt is a real unit of measurement for a cask of wine, equal to 108 Imperial gallons. Half a butt is one hogshead.
Anyone who says they drank a buttload of wine last night is lying, or at the very least, exaggerating to the point of being ridiculous.
Or is, perhaps, boofing, a term I learned during the Kavanaugh hearings.
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Last week I learned that a genealogy site I use has a feature whereby you can click on another member's name and find out if/how they are related to you. That day I learned I have not one, but two, eleventh cousins. Eleventh! That set my head spinning, although it probably shouldn't have since one branch of my family can be traced back to Europe in the ninth century. I know the name of my 36th great-grandparents.
Yesterday a young woman (age 19) added some information to one of my relatives and I found out that she and I are first cousins, twice removed. If I understand it correctly (and I'm not at all certain that I do) I think that would mean one of her grandparents was my first cousin.
In some ways, it really is a small world.
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Over the last month I%u2019ve had fleeting glances of the tiniest hummingbird I ever saw. Intrigued I tried finding the hummingbird in my bird guide and on-line, unsuccessfully. A couple days ago I saw it again through the window and ran outside to see it. Well, it wasn%u2019t a bird. I was fascinated. I majored in biology in college due to my love of all living things and sort of felt myself as at least an amateur expert on much of the life on earth especially of anything local.
Today I looked up and found out about the hummingbird moth. What a gorgeous creature I didn%u2019t know until today existed.
(https://i.imgur.com/DMIA4GY.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/DAgf72Y.jpg)
Thought I saw the moth again out the window of the door to my deck full of flowers, but as I got up to look closer it was a real hummingbird this time that hovered above the flowers it had been feeding on and looked at me approaching the door before flying off.
And my Peruvian keeps talking about wanting a different house? I live in paradise, well, except for all the work the house needs.
Though I thought at first that It one of them cursed images (as it gave me heebie-jeebies, still does)
Now googled it out of curiosity, and realised, that whether it%u2019s real, it%u2019s still ugh-(shudders) for me.
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In some ways, it really is a small world.
And it keeps getting smaller. I really don’t like the DNA stuff. I participated in a project to identify my primary male haplo group ancestor. And I did. But I forgot to turn the service off, and I get updates on an irregular basis. And these are usually people that I’m not remotely related to. Well, probably remotely, but not interested in knowing about. And some of these people get really weird about it, trying to track you down, to talk about family. And I have to explain to them that we are so distantly related, I have absolutely no information that would be of assistance. I guess I’m lucky also, that I have over 1600 ancestors identified in my family tree. I’ve been doing genealogy for 20 years. And it is an amazing exercise, that gives you real perspective on who you are. When you find out about family members that were kings and nobles, and others who were indentured servants.
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I'm continuing to hone my skill at fiction writing. I learned a while back that while writing in third person past tense, as I often do, using a character's proper name in a sentence tends to objectify that character while using a pronoun for the character brings him/her closer to the reader. I've started to use this as one tool to shift perspective from one character to another. Also you can use it to shift the tone of a scene towards intimacy, such as with a lovemaking scene. There's a limit to how much you can do it, because the reader still needs to be crystal clear on which character is being referred to when you say "him."
What I learned/realized today is that the proper noun vs. pronoun thing makes same sex intimacy scenes more challenging to write than opposite sex ones. With one man and one woman interacting, you can often go for paragraphs without having to use a character's name to keep the reader sorted out.
This points out a specific strength of first person past tense, as you then have both sexes of pronouns available to dial up the intimacy. The drawback is that you lock perspective in the protagonist and therefore can't show the reader multiple perspectives anymore.
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In the September issue of National Geographic, page 24, they state that "about a million plastic beverage bottles are sold every minute around the world". That is a lot of plastic that ends up in landfills, oceans, etc.
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In the September issue of National Geographic, page 24, they state that "about a million plastic beverage bottles are sold every minute around the world". That is a lot of plastic that ends up in landfills, oceans, etc.
...and sent to recycling centers, where they can be used to produce a very long list of items.
Like fleece clothing, which is primarily made out of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is produced from recycled plastic bottles.
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In the September issue of National Geographic, page 24, they state that "about a million plastic beverage bottles are sold every minute around the world". That is a lot of plastic that ends up in landfills, oceans, etc.
...and sent to recycling centers, where they can be used to produce a very long list of items.
Like fleece clothing, which is primarily made out of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is produced from recycled plastic bottles.
Yes, that is true but I wonder just how many of these plastic bottles are recycled and how many are just tossed. We do our part in recycling but is the entire country into recycling? The world? Some states offer a nickel or so for the return of plastic bottles. I would like to see it implemented nationwide.
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That Skynet will be with us shortly
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In the September issue of National Geographic, page 24, they state that "about a million plastic beverage bottles are sold every minute around the world". That is a lot of plastic that ends up in landfills, oceans, etc.
...and sent to recycling centers, where they can be used to produce a very long list of items.
Like fleece clothing, which is primarily made out of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is produced from recycled plastic bottles.
Yes, that is true but I wonder just how many of these plastic bottles are recycled and how many are just tossed. We do our part in recycling but is the entire country into recycling? The world? Some states offer a nickel or so for the return of plastic bottles. I would like to see it implemented nationwide.
Sadly, only 9% at the moment.
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That Skynet will be with us shortly
I, for one, welcome our robot overlords.
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That Skynet will be with us shortly
I, for one, welcome our robot overlords.
(https://marxianmatrix.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/battery-picture.png)
Enjoy your terms of service.
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That Skynet will be with us shortly
I, for one, welcome our robot overlords.
(https://marxianmatrix.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/battery-picture.png)
Enjoy your terms of service.
Maybe some of my terms of service involve servicing the AI that identify as female.
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Maybe some of my terms of service involve servicing the AI that identify as female.
You know, I should create one of those. It would be a hoot to set it loose to play with all the guys on here and get their tributes. Even her selfies could be an amalgam of the attributes of other woman. She'd be pushing 30, girl next door type, but pert and innocent-looking. A brunette. She'd start out only slightly trimmed, but would shave it off if you guys begged her to.
I should really think about that.
I would want to go whole hog Deep Learning on it though, no human intervention. That would make it extra hooty. The uncanny valley is a difficult place to avoid for long, though.
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Don’t make a lady ultron…
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Don’t make a lady ultron…
She'd be the sweetest thing ever unless you said something unkind or skeptical. Then, watch out. Also, hell hath no fury like a woman's scorn. Just trying to make her realistic. If she got pissed at you, she would probably just ghost you. I'll make sure she can't break into the FBI and hunt anyone down.
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Don’t make a lady ultron…
She'd be the sweetest thing ever unless you said something unkind or skeptical. Then, watch out. Also, hell hath no fury like a woman's scorn. Just trying to make her realistic. If she got pissed at you, she would probably just ghost you. I'll make sure she can't break into the FBI and hunt anyone down.
Hey…
We still only talking, right?
You not really someone like Banner or Stark, right?
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Don’t make a lady ultron…
She'd be the sweetest thing ever unless you said something unkind or skeptical. Then, watch out. Also, hell hath no fury like a woman's scorn. Just trying to make her realistic. If she got pissed at you, she would probably just ghost you. I'll make sure she can't break into the FBI and hunt anyone down.
Hey…
We still only talking, right?
You not really someone like Banner or Stark, right?
Guilty. I currently work in the Deep Learning research group of a major multinational corporation. You must realize, though, that such systems only respond to external stimuli. They don't speak unless spoken to. One of the hardest things to get AI's to do is spontaneously have initiative of any kind. Tricky for the human mind as well. Many brain injuries and maladies affect these functions in the brain.
The most sophisticated AIs today are very single minded towards what they're built for, which are far simpler things than what we've been talking about. The way I'd create this girl is to go out and find the best open source NLP (natural language processor) code out there. Then I'd modify it to have the personality traits I've described. This is kind of a fakey AI in that it depends heavily on procedural code written by humans and also feature selection. That said, such fakey AI's have passed the Turing Test. It would be a labor of love to write procedural code allowing it to crawl and use KB. That would also be all of human design, not real AI at all.
It would be a hoot, though, wouldn't it?
Regarding Sheila's recent song posting, I've just described to anyone with journeyman level programming skills how to "build a bitch."
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Don’t make a lady ultron…
She'd be the sweetest thing ever unless you said something unkind or skeptical. Then, watch out. Also, hell hath no fury like a woman's scorn. Just trying to make her realistic. If she got pissed at you, she would probably just ghost you. I'll make sure she can't break into the FBI and hunt anyone down.
Hey…
We still only talking, right?
You not really someone like Banner or Stark, right?
Guilty. I currently work in the Deep Learning research group of a major multinational corporation. You must realize, though, that such systems only respond to external stimuli. They don't speak unless spoken to. One of the hardest things to get AI's to do is spontaneously have initiative of any kind. Tricky for the human mind as well. Many brain injuries and maladies affect these functions in the brain.
The most sophisticated AIs today are very single minded towards what they're built for, which are far simpler things than what we've been talking about. The way I'd create this girl is to go out and find the best open source NLP (natural language processor) code out there. Then I'd modify it to have the personality traits I've described. This is kind of a fakey AI in that it depends heavily on procedural code written by humans and also feature selection. That said, such fakey AI's have passed the Turing Test. It would be a labor of love to write procedural code allowing it to crawl and use KB. That would also be all of human design, not real AI at all.
It would be a hoot, though, wouldn't it?
Regarding Sheila's recent song posting, I've just described to anyone with journeyman level programming skills how to "build a bitch."
(https://c.tenor.com/RR6h1wAILQ8AAAAd/thanos-impossible.gif)
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Guilty. I currently work in the Deep Learning research group of a major multinational corporation. You must realize, though, that such systems only respond to external stimuli. They don't speak unless spoken to. One of the hardest things to get AI's to do is spontaneously have initiative of any kind. Tricky for the human mind as well. Many brain injuries and maladies affect these functions in the brain.
The most sophisticated AIs today are very single minded towards what they're built for, which are far simpler things than what we've been talking about. The way I'd create this girl is to go out and find the best open source NLP (natural language processor) code out there. Then I'd modify it to have the personality traits I've described. This is kind of a fakey AI in that it depends heavily on procedural code written by humans and also feature selection. That said, such fakey AI's have passed the Turing Test. It would be a labor of love to write procedural code allowing it to crawl and use KB. That would also be all of human design, not real AI at all.
It would be a hoot, though, wouldn't it?
Regarding Sheila's recent song posting, I've just described to anyone with journeyman level programming skills how to "build a bitch."
Well, shit. I only know some basics of AI. I like reading about and sometimes playing with models for video upscaling, frame interpolation, video cleanup, etc. (Video 2x (uses several models) and DAIN are the ones I've played with but, eventually want to try Topaz AI's stuff) I don't work directly with the models themselves and have no experience in that regard. It doesn't mean I wouldn't mind helping and learning though. So if you DID ever decide to go down that route, I'd be happy to help with some of the feedback training and such.
AI model gives me a response, I give a thumbs up/down as to whether that is what we are looking for, that kind of thing.
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A smoothie also. Love my smoothies. Pineapple, Blueberries, Strawberries, Watermelon, Chia seeds, nonfat GreekYogurt.
Learnt that smoothies aren’t exclusive to fruits, and can also be made with yogurt.
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A smoothie also. Love my smoothies. Pineapple, Blueberries, Strawberries, Watermelon, Chia seeds, nonfat GreekYogurt.
Learnt that smoothies aren’t exclusive to fruits, and can also be made with yogurt.
So many things can go into a smoothie. I follow smoothieweightloss.nutrition on instagram. I've gotten great ideas from that. But I have always put Yogurt in my smoothies. I buy NonFat Greek Yogurt at Sam's Club in a 5 gallon bucket.
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I do Herbalife and add scoops of that to mine instead of yogurt.
It's a little less healthy, but somtimes I'll go get some cheesecake jello mix and add a little to mine. AMAZING.
(https://i.postimg.cc/ncsYrbsD/67db0957-38f2-413d-a838-f9b72843c42e-566bbc5057de4fa4a46f92f25290ff23-jpeg.jpg)
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Cheesecake and Jello?!?!?!
Another thing I learned today, Thank You
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I do Herbalife and add scoops of that to mine instead of yogurt.
It's a little less healthy, but somtimes I'll go get some cheesecake jello mix and add a little to mine. AMAZING.
I used to put in Jello also. It's been years though. I'm a chocoholic, so I'll add in cocoa powder sometimes.
Me thinks we need a Smoothie topic on the board.
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Learned or more likely experienced the phrase, “mildly gut-wrenching.”
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Today I learned about the Cook Time feature on my oven. It allows you to put food in the oven and it will turn the oven off automatically so, no fear of burning the apartment down. For example, I have something that will take 55 minutes to cook but I need to run and pick up my son during that time.
If I exceed that 55 minutes, the oven completely turns off automatically!
BRILLIANT
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Today I learned about the Cook Time feature on my oven. It allows you to put food in the oven and it will turn the oven off automatically so, no fear of burning the apartment down. For example, I have something that will take 55 minutes to cook but I need to run and pick up my son during that time.
If I exceed that 55 minutes, the oven completely turns off automatically!
BRILLIANT
BRILLIANT INDEED
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Learnt that despite them (below) all, the best energy source is something else.
Coffee (As per Shiela_M)
GFuel energy drink (as per seeker83)
Diluted BeetRoot Juice (as per me(previously))
the best thing is, uncontrolled, unbridled RAGE.
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Learnt that despite them (below) all, the best energy source is something else.
Coffee (As per Shiela_M)
GFuel energy drink (as per seeker83)
Diluted BeetRoot Juice (as per me(previously))
the best thing is, uncontrolled, unbridled RAGE.
Unbridled RAGE is the best energy source, minus the comedown afterward where you question everything you did when you were raging and feel like a terrible person for losing your temper.
Oh, and Shiela, just a clarification, I also LOVE coffee and usually start my day with it. GFuel is my afternoon slump or gaming beverage. :D
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Learnt that despite them (below) all, the best energy source is something else.
Coffee (As per Shiela_M)
GFuel energy drink (as per seeker83)
Diluted BeetRoot Juice (as per me(previously))
the best thing is, uncontrolled, unbridled RAGE.
Unbridled RAGE is the best energy source, minus the comedown afterward where you question everything you did when you were raging and feel like a terrible person for losing your temper.
Oh, and Shiela, just a clarification, I also LOVE coffee and usually start my day with it. GFuel is my afternoon slump or gaming beverage. :D
Howsoever, if you were to redirect it the right way (into the right task) , you could do whatever you want with no worries or regrets, that is use the fuel in the correct/right work.
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Yesterday I learned that Michael Keaton (Batman, Beetleguese, The Founder) got his start in show business at WQED Pittsburg, including working for and with Fred Rogers. Yes, he was even in a segment called the Flying Zucchini Brothers. I had no idea.
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Today I Learned that a cooter is not only a funny word for vagina, but apparently it's also a type of turtle :o
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_cooter
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Today I learnt that at the bottom of the homepage of KB (https://www.kristensboard.com/forums (https://www.kristensboard.com/forums))
You can find out anyone who’s online, as the collective recent posts.
Also met my lookalike in the 3-words thread.
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A science educator inadvertently creates an AI that favors the lives of imaginary cats over people. LOL but also quite educational. Relevant, because real AI's deployed today in autonomous vehicles already face this problem. Worse, even, because an AI could be choosing to endanger the people on track A, the people on track B, or the passengers.
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I always thought that numbers should be rounded up on 5, like 1.5 becomes 2, 2.5 becomes 3, etc but apparently there's also a method of rounding to the nearest even number, where 1.5 becomes 2 but 2.5 also becomes 2.
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I always thought that numbers should be rounded up on 5, like 1.5 becomes 2, 2.5 becomes 3, etc but apparently there's also a method of rounding to the nearest even number, where 1.5 becomes 2 but 2.5 also becomes 2.
I was always taught to round up .5 to an even number.
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I always thought that numbers should be rounded up on 5, like 1.5 becomes 2, 2.5 becomes 3, etc but apparently there's also a method of rounding to the nearest even number, where 1.5 becomes 2 but 2.5 also becomes 2.
I was always taught to round up .5 to an even number.
Misread that at first and thought you rounded up to an EVEN number, instead of the ODD number. For example 2,4,6,8.
I was thinking to myself, wth is going on over there across the pond?
I was taught the same. Depending on what the instructions were. Either Round Up, Round Down, or Round To The Nearest whole number.
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I always thought that numbers should be rounded up on 5, like 1.5 becomes 2, 2.5 becomes 3, etc but apparently there's also a method of rounding to the nearest even number, where 1.5 becomes 2 but 2.5 also becomes 2.
I was always taught to round up .5 to an even number.
Misread that at first and thought you rounded up to an EVEN number, instead of the ODD number. For example 2,4,6,8.
I was thinking to myself, wth is going on over there across the pond?
I was taught the same. Depending on what the instructions were. Either Round Up, Round Down, or Round To The Nearest whole number.
Yeah, I also made the same mistake of misreading and misinterpreting,
Yes here as well, the same To-the-nearest-whole no. was taught to us.
Edit : and anything specific like odd even greater than smaller than, was mentioned separately.
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Numbers are rounded based on what the numbers are for. Capacities required are always rounded up no matter how small the fraction. Actual capacities are always rounded down no matter how large the fraction. Experimental measurements are always rounded to the nearest whole significant digit with 0.5 being rounded up. There are as many ways of rounding as there are ways of making numbers. Floating point units within microprocessors, which I have built, have extremely elaborate methods for rounding numbers that are designed to not have the result of multiple floating point calculations drift away from the precise result due to cumulative and consistent rounding errors. The field is complex.
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That all the browns, yellows, reds, and unique colors of autumn leaves are actually there all year round. It's just that the layer of chlorophyll over each leaf absorbs all colors except green, and that is why trees have green leaves. When the tree goes dormant, its stops sending chlorophyll to the leaves and that is when you begin to see the leafs true color. The leaf doesnt "die off" the tree just let's it go when the chlorophyll is gone.
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That all the browns, yellows, reds, and unique colors of autumn leaves are actually there all year round. It's just that the layer of chlorophyll over each leaf absorbs all colors except green, and that is why trees have green leaves. When the tree goes dormant, its stops sending chlorophyll to the leaves and that is when you begin to see the leafs true color. The leaf doesnt "die off" the tree just let's it go when the chlorophyll is gone.
I kinda sorta knew this but couldn't explain it. Love fall colors.
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Starting to see a bit of color in our area. It's going to be subdued this year due to the very dry summer. May take a drive down the Mississippi River later. The river bluffs are so great in the fall. Will see if being close to the river helped the trees.
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Today I learnt that this thread is really very much under appreciated, as compared to it’s much more famous pics counterpart,
https://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=18307.75 (https://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=18307.75)
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As a fan of the show, Jeopardy, since it began many years ago, I am amazed at the number of very smart people who have gone on to win large amounts of money due to their knowledge of trivia, basically, and having a fast reaction time for pressing the button. The current champion just won his 31st straight game and has amassed over $1 million dollars. He is currently going for his PHD in computer science.
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Learnt that people here are truly god-gifted and that I’m shitty AF
Guess, since I was given a title DEVIANT, Fate had to have me become one...
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Learnt that people here are truly god-gifted and that I’m shitty AF
Guess, since I was given a title DEVIANT, Fate had to have me become one...
I've held onto freakishly strange for so long, I feel like I'll never get Burnt at the Stake
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When is Burnt at the Stake? 5,000?
I do prefer Total Freak over when I was just a Deviant, because now it sounds like a party :emot_laughing:
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I've held onto freakishly strange for so long, I feel like I'll never get Burnt at the Stake
At the rate you're going love, I'd say you should plan on a witch costume for Halloween 2022. :-*
Back on topic, I learned that some make-up costs over $800 per ounce. And that's at Walmart. (Next time my wife needs make-up, I'm staying in the car.)
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I've held onto freakishly strange for so long, I feel like I'll never get Burnt at the Stake
At the rate you're going love, I'd say you should plan on a witch costume for Halloween 2022. :-*
Back on topic, I learned that some make-up costs over $800 per ounce. And that's at Walmart. (Next time my wife needs make-up, I'm staying in the car.)
Well, learnt, that it’s at 500 when I’ll get total freak.
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I've held onto freakishly strange for so long, I feel like I'll never get Burnt at the Stake
At the rate you're going love, I'd say you should plan on a witch costume for Halloween 2022. :-*
Back on topic, I learned that some make-up costs over $800 per ounce. And that's at Walmart. (Next time my wife needs make-up, I'm staying in the car.)
Well, learnt, that it’s at 500 when I’ll get total freak.
Here is something else you can learn about makeup, although this should go in random rants. it is nearly impossible to find your perfect foundation, and the second you find it, they'll discontinue it.
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Learnt that people here are truly god-gifted and that I’m shitty AF
Guess, since I was given a title DEVIANT, Fate had to have me become one...
I've held onto freakishly strange for so long, I feel like I'll never get Burnt at the Stake
Who in their right mind would burn a body like yours at a stake? 8) 8)
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When is Burnt at the Stake? 5,000?
Yes.
New Pervert...5
Pervert...50
Degenerate...100
Deviant...250
Total Freak... 500
Freakishly Strange... 1000
Burnt at Stake...5000
Here is something else you can learn about makeup, although this should go in random rants. it is nearly impossible to find your perfect foundation, and the second you find it, they'll discontinue it.
The best thing that happened to me during our Covid is getting away from makeup. I still use it on occasion, but much much less. Most days not at all. Only now that I had to get back to work do I apply it, but have really toned it down. Still have to have on my Ballerina Shoes colored lipstick though. Dan likes my Peach Fuzz (yes, it used to be a joke, but that is the color name of one of my lipsticks).
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Here is something else you can learn about makeup, although this should go in random rants. it is nearly impossible to find your perfect foundation, and the second you find it, they'll discontinue it.
The best thing that happened to me during our Covid is getting away from makeup. I still use it on occasion, but much much less. Most days not at all. Only now that I had to get back to work do I apply it, but have really toned it down. Still have to have on my Ballerina Shoes colored lipstick though. Dan likes my Peach Fuzz (yes, it used to be a joke, but that is the color name of one of my lipsticks).
I had the opposite experience. I spent hundreds and hundreds of hours video-conferencing, so I used makeup and paid closer attention to my hair much more than I would have otherwise.
I typically wear my hair in a simple ponytail, but I tried other looks from time to time.
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Some of you know that I currently consult for Facebook. It's not my intention to be an apologist for Facebook in this or any other forum. But I do think there's something about corporate governance that people simply don't understand. Until a critical mass of people understand this, we'll keep having problems with big oil, big pharma, tobacco companies, and all over the place.
Corporate bylaws are the core of any corporation, and they're all pretty much the same. These bylaws state that the company's reason for being is profit, only profit, and always profit. Obeying the letter of the law is also in there. But basically corporations are all psychopaths. We, meaning humanity, designed these institutions this way.
Practically speaking, let's look at Facebook's predicament. They should put filters in. These filters would cost them billions of dollars in profits annually. Say the executive staff puts them in unilaterally. The board of directors would be obligated, solemnly obligated, to fire any executives involved in this. I'm not talking about if laws are passed, I'm talking today, unregulated. They would have to keep firing executives until they had an executive team amoral enough to rip the filters back out.
Say the board voted on and approved the scheme to put the filters in. Well, next public board meeting, because Facebook is a publicly traded company, the stockholders, who are pension funds and who knows what, would force that board to step down. They would put board members in place amoral enough to enforce the bylaws.
In my youth, I thought all we had to do was change how corporations were structured. I invented something called the eco-corporation. But what I didn't understand then that I understand now, having served as a corporate officer for many years, is that such a company would never get funded. And a corporation that can't attract investment is nothing and nowhere.
So there you have it. Unless we modify corporate governance through legislation, this will keep happening. And as computers grow more powerful, it will happen at a faster pace and more severely.
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Some of you know that I currently consult for Facebook. It's not my intention to be an apologist for Facebook in this or any other forum. But I do think there's something about corporate governance that people simply don't understand. Until a critical mass of people understand this, we'll keep having problems with big oil, big pharma, tobacco companies, and all over the place.
Corporate bylaws are the core of any corporation, and they're all pretty much the same. These bylaws state that the company's reason for being is profit, only profit, and always profit. Obeying the letter of the law is also in there. But basically corporations are all psychopaths. We, meaning humanity, designed these institutions this way.
Practically speaking, let's look at Facebook's predicament. They should put filters in. These filters would cost them billions of dollars in profits annually. Say the executive staff puts them in unilaterally. The board of directors would be obligated, solemnly obligated, to fire any executives involved in this. I'm not talking about if laws are passed, I'm talking today, unregulated. They would have to keep firing executives until they had an executive team amoral enough to rip the filters back out.
Say the board voted on and approved the scheme to put the filters in. Well, next public board meeting, because Facebook is a publicly traded company, the stockholders, who are pension funds and who knows what, would force that board to step down. They would put board members in place amoral enough to enforce the bylaws.
In my youth, I thought all we had to do was change how corporations were structured. I invented something called the eco-corporation. But what I didn't understand then that I understand now, having served as a corporate officer for many years, is that such a company would never get funded. And a corporation that can't attract investment is nothing and nowhere.
So there you have it. Unless we modify corporate governance through legislation, this will keep happening. And as computers grow more powerful, it will happen at a faster pace and more severely.
For my part, I understand or have a sense of how and why Facebook does what they do. Also, I truly believe that all social media companies have become victims of their own success.
The algorithms used on these networks are designed to do several things.
1. Recommend content a user might like based upon their browsing habits, like/dislike clicks on the platform, etc.
2. In achieving 1, keep the person's eye's on the screen as long as possible so that the platform can
3. Display ads that are relevant to the user based upon demographic and browsing data
Unfortunately, part of what people "want" to see is what makes them outraged or angry or encourages more extreme versions of their own views, so the algorithms take this into consideration and display what the users want.
The problem we run into is that some people WANT to see conspiracy theories or fake medical information either because they believe it or because they want to feel outraged by it. Now untrue information starts to spread because it is what people want, and that isn't even including the manipulation of paid/boosted posts by people and groups who have a desire to drive the same behavior.
So, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube get taken to task for promoting these things and then build filters to deal with it, also to deal with illegal content and begin to ban people who are either legitimately posting things against those policies or a bot.
Now does that mean social platforms are innocent in all of this? Heck no! They built and tweaked things to drive behavior that makes them more money. It's corporate logic. They pay psychologists to study human behavior and to make the platforms even more enticing to use, both for users and advertisers.
So where is my issue in all of this? What point am I getting at? Despite knowing all of what I just wrote, my issue is that social media companies are allowed to exist in the safe harbor regulations. Basically, social media companies cannot be legally held responsible for their content because they don't produce their own content, their users do. My concern though is that through the policies set by social media companies, the shaping of their algorithms, and their editorial policies, that the platforms are not truly a safe harbor anymore but are more curated in nature.
Am I saying that every social platform must allow all content, legal or illegal, in order to avoid becoming a curated or editorialized platform? No, I don't. But I also don't have a great solution.
I like the idea of Mastodon as a platform but, I don't know how it would work with advertising and content moderation overall. I had a friend that ran a Mastodon instance once and said that some of the federated content he had to moderate was disturbing.
So, there is no easy way. It is a big mess but the cat is already out of the bag. Pandora's box is already open. You can't get the smoke back into the can.
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Some of you know that I currently consult for Facebook. It's not my intention to be an apologist for Facebook in this or any other forum. But I do think there's something about corporate governance that people simply don't understand. Until a critical mass of people understand this, we'll keep having problems with big oil, big pharma, tobacco companies, and all over the place.
Corporate bylaws are the core of any corporation, and they're all pretty much the same. These bylaws state that the company's reason for being is profit, only profit, and always profit. Obeying the letter of the law is also in there. But basically corporations are all psychopaths. We, meaning humanity, designed these institutions this way.
Practically speaking, let's look at Facebook's predicament. They should put filters in. These filters would cost them billions of dollars in profits annually. Say the executive staff puts them in unilaterally. The board of directors would be obligated, solemnly obligated, to fire any executives involved in this. I'm not talking about if laws are passed, I'm talking today, unregulated. They would have to keep firing executives until they had an executive team amoral enough to rip the filters back out.
Say the board voted on and approved the scheme to put the filters in. Well, next public board meeting, because Facebook is a publicly traded company, the stockholders, who are pension funds and who knows what, would force that board to step down. They would put board members in place amoral enough to enforce the bylaws.
In my youth, I thought all we had to do was change how corporations were structured. I invented something called the eco-corporation. But what I didn't understand then that I understand now, having served as a corporate officer for many years, is that such a company would never get funded. And a corporation that can't attract investment is nothing and nowhere.
So there you have it. Unless we modify corporate governance through legislation, this will keep happening. And as computers grow more powerful, it will happen at a faster pace and more severely.
Using the word "amoral" misses a very important point.
Every for-profit business is "amoral" by your definition. That includes the independent bakery around the corner from where I live. They make profits and focus on making profits. They do not, one can reasonably assume, pay their hourly employees a living wage. They will take steps to maximize profits and minimalize costs in order to increase profits.
And the same -- even more so -- goes for corporations. Contrary to what you say above, people do understand this. As you note, a corporation is beholden to its shareholders, and the shareholders' goal -- especialily from an earnings point of view -- is profits: Profits for themselves, for their mutual funds or pension funds, etc.
"Amoral" has nothing to do with it: It's "reality." What people don't understand is that "social media" is a misnomer, and the big social media sites are not offering a public service or an unregulated open forum. They are big businesses, just like any other large corporation you care to mention.
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Using the word "amoral" misses a very important point.
Every for-profit business is "amoral" by your definition. That includes the independent bakery around the corner from where I live. They make profits and focus on making profits. They do not, one can reasonably assume, pay their hourly employees a living wage. They will take steps to maximize profits and minimalize costs in order to increase profits.
And the same -- even more so -- goes for corporations. Contrary to what you say above, people do understand this. As you note, a corporation is beholden to its shareholders, and the shareholders' goal -- especialily from an earnings point of view -- is profits: Profits for themselves, for their mutual funds or pension funds, etc.
"Amoral" has nothing to do with it: It's "reality." What people don't understand is that "social media" is a misnomer, and the big social media sites are not offering a public service or an unregulated open forum. They are big businesses, just like any other large corporation you care to mention.
I disagree with you on one thing, MissB. Amoral is corporate CEOs earning literally hundreds of times what their average worker earns annually. And when they get booted out by their Board, they receive golden parachutes worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, while their average worker may receive a small pension. Otherwise, your take on business in America is pretty spot on.
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Oh, my!
Room 1408 worthy content spotted, it would seem.
All in good spirits though, if anyone doesn’t like, lmk pls.
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Using the word "amoral" misses a very important point.
Every for-profit business is "amoral" by your definition. That includes the independent bakery around the corner from where I live. They make profits and focus on making profits. They do not, one can reasonably assume, pay their hourly employees a living wage. They will take steps to maximize profits and minimalize costs in order to increase profits.
And the same -- even more so -- goes for corporations. Contrary to what you say above, people do understand this. As you note, a corporation is beholden to its shareholders, and the shareholders' goal -- especialily from an earnings point of view -- is profits: Profits for themselves, for their mutual funds or pension funds, etc.
"Amoral" has nothing to do with it: It's "reality." What people don't understand is that "social media" is a misnomer, and the big social media sites are not offering a public service or an unregulated open forum. They are big businesses, just like any other large corporation you care to mention.
I disagree with you on one thing, MissB. Amoral is corporate CEOs earning literally hundreds of times what their average worker earns annually. And when they get booted out by their Board, they receive golden parachutes worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, while their average worker may receive a small pension. Otherwise, your take on business in America is pretty spot on.
I disagree.
How or why are executive salaries and compensation "amoral"?
Playing the devil's advocate, if the "average workers" are compensated in the amount they agreed to when they took the job, how are they being wronged?
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Oh, my!
Room 1408 worthy content spotted, it would seem.
All in good spirits though, if anyone doesn’t like, lmk pls.
I found your post, above, to be well-written and well-argued. Your take on a complex situation was insightful and informative.
Besides, this discussing bears absolutely no resemblance to the 1408 discussions that have gone on in the past. If someone doesn't like potentially contentious discussions, they are best served by avoiding this thread in its entirety.
You have nothing to apologize for.
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Oh, my!
Room 1408 worthy content spotted, it would seem.
All in good spirits though, if anyone doesn’t like, lmk pls.
I found your post, above, to be well-written and well-argued. Your take on a complex situation was insightful and informative.
Besides, this discussing bears absolutely no resemblance to the 1408 discussions that have gone on in the past. If someone doesn't like potentially contentious discussions, they are best served by avoiding this thread in its entirety.
You have nothing to apologize for.
Well… What can I say.
Your wisdom surpasses my intellect.
Thank you…?
A woo, for being a good sport.
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Using the word "amoral" misses a very important point.
Every for-profit business is "amoral" by your definition. That includes the independent bakery around the corner from where I live. They make profits and focus on making profits. They do not, one can reasonably assume, pay their hourly employees a living wage. They will take steps to maximize profits and minimalise costs in order to increase profits.
The difference between multinational corporations and the corner bakery, though both may be incorporated with the same corporate bylaws, is that if the bakery harms the community, lawsuits from individuals in that community pose an extreme business risk to the bakery. The threat alone generally keeps small to medium businesses in line with regard to at least not pissing off the community.
Multinationals, however, are effectively immune to such legal challenges. Admittedly, there have been a few instances where large tobacco companies and chemical companies have been effectively sued, but it's the exception rather than the rule. Only regulations may threaten such companies.
I say "may" because Internet companies could merely move offshore to avoid US or European law. This is not feasible yet because international Internet bandwidth won't support the scale of such enterprises. Datacenters still need to be located close to the communities they serve.
When this is no longer the case, look for the existing crop of Internet companies to move offshore and remove their regulatory filters. Or if they don't, new companies will arise to eat their lunch.
Regarding the compensation of highly placed executives and especially CEOs, there's a perverse incentive for boards to do this. Regulations regarding this are much needed. Even boards and their stockholders would like these regulations!
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I disagree.
How or why are executive salaries and compensation "amoral"?
Playing the devil's advocate, if the "average workers" are compensated in the amount they agreed to when they took the job, how are they being wronged?
I was going to say that executive salaries and compensation was immoral or obscene, as the ratio of executive pay vs workers wages has ballooned over 1,000% since 1950, according to a Huffington Post article dated 2013. I am guessing it has increased since then. But the definition of amoral is: lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something. To me, that was a better fit.
An average worker could be wronged if the company knowingly underpays their employees while increasing the executive compensation. This could happen when the job market is tight and companies know people need jobs.
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Today I learnt that an eagle IS a hawk!
Thank you for the zoology lesson Miss Shiela :)
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Eagles and hawks are all raptors, as are owls, falcons, osprey etc.
So it's a distant relationship, if any. For more info, check with Watcher. I'm sure he'll have strong feelings about being compared to a hawk. :D
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Eagles and hawks are all raptors, as are owls, falcons, osprey etc.
So it's a distant relationship, if any. For more info, check with Watcher. I'm sure he'll have strong feelings about being compared to a hawk. :D
This is on me. Yesterday after I had finally gotten home I had called a picture of a bald eagle a hawk in a PM. So if he gets upset with anybody it will be with me.
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Yesterday after I had finally gotten home I had called a picture of a bald eagle a hawk in a PM.
Is watcher sending out beak pics again? 🤭😂
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Yesterday after I had finally gotten home I had called a picture of a bald eagle a hawk in a PM.
Is watcher sending out beak pics again? 🤭😂
:emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
WOO!
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Yesterday after I had finally gotten home I had called a picture of a bald eagle a hawk in a PM.
Is watcher sending out beak pics again? 🤭😂
:emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
Hope it’s not too pointy 😂😂🤣😂😂
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Eagles and hawks are all raptors, as are owls, falcons, osprey etc.
So it's a distant relationship, if any. For more info, check with Watcher. I'm sure he'll have strong feelings about being compared to a hawk. :D
This is on me. Yesterday after I had finally gotten home I had called a picture of a bald eagle a hawk in a PM. So if he gets upset with anybody it will be with me.
Wait. Are you flirting with another eagle here? There is only one eagle here. An old eagle, but one nonetheless. Plus, I am no hawk. I detest war. 8)
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Eagles and hawks are all raptors, as are owls, falcons, osprey etc.
So it's a distant relationship, if any. For more info, check with Watcher. I'm sure he'll have strong feelings about being compared to a hawk. :D
This is on me. Yesterday after I had finally gotten home I had called a picture of a bald eagle a hawk in a PM. So if he gets upset with anybody it will be with me.
Wait. Are you flirting with another eagle here? There is only one eagle here. An old eagle, but one nonetheless. Plus, I am no hawk. I detest war. 8)
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Wow! Just learned that the Oakland Raiders are now in Las Vegas. Guess now everyone here knows I don't care about football. :facepalm:
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Wow! Just learned that the Oakland Raiders are now in Las Vegas. Guess now everyone here knows I don't care about football. :facepalm:
Like I said in the other thread, I'm the weirdo that doesn't really follow football anymore but still loves to watch old, old NFL Films documentaries and highlights. So I keep remembering they were the Los Angeles Raiders 35 years ago, and I keep forgetting they are the Las Vegas Raiders now ;D ;D ;D
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Count me in, I don’t follow football, but whenever I talk about the English teams to my football enthusiast friend, he often reminds me that David Beckham has retired. :emot_laughing: :facepalm:
Plus, upto this moment, thought that Ronaldo was Spanish :facepalm: :emot_laughing:
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TIL a lollipop 🍭 without its stick is a Jawbreaker.
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Took wife to our gym so she could get her workout in. I'm sidelined for now. Hoping Doc lets me get back on treadmill anyway. Find out Thursday.
Anyway wife swiped her fob to open the gym door. I didn't bother to bring mine and just walked in behind her.
As the door closed, a disembodied voice said, "Welcome visitor."
Didn't realize the door is monitored to detect someone coming in without swiping a fob.
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(https://i.imgur.com/lFHtSxx.jpg)
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hahaha I love this!
By the way, ask me what I bowled last week? 257 in game 2, 642 series.
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So, tell us what you bowled last week.
Oh wait, you already did.
Dang, I really need to read the whole post before replying. :facepalm:
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hahaha I love this!
By the way, ask me what I bowled last week? 257 in game 2, 642 series.
MJ's bowling team.. ;D ;D
(https://i.postimg.cc/NFzRy0JG/280-1000.jpg)
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Puh-lease.
We don't wear house shoes.
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Puh-lease.
We don't wear house shoes.
Me bad. Anyone who bowls a 257 game never plays with the alley's balls or wears their shoes.. ;D ;D
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MJ's bowling team.. ;D ;D
(https://i.postimg.cc/NFzRy0JG/280-1000.jpg)
MJ's bowling team...in 1978....
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MJ's bowling team.. ;D ;D
(https://i.postimg.cc/NFzRy0JG/280-1000.jpg)
MJ's bowling team...in 1978....
Um... MJ was born in 1974. I'm sure she was a precocious (not to mention precious) little thing, but bowling at age 4?
Back on topic. I learned that George Clooney was NOT in the mega hit movie Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080391/) as reported on Instagram (or somewhere). At least if he was, it was under another name.
Remember boys and girls, just because you read it on the internet, doesn't mean it's true.
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MJ's bowling team.. ;D ;D
(https://i.postimg.cc/NFzRy0JG/280-1000.jpg)
MJ's bowling team...in 1978....
Um... MJ was born in 1974. I'm sure she was a precocious (not to mention precious) little thing, but bowling at age 4?
I'm well aware of MJ's age. She is sooooo much older than I am.
I was referring to the women's haircuts...
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I'm well aware of MJ's age. She is sooooo much older than I am.
Today I Learned that MissBarb....
*whoa whoa whoa! check yourself Jules, check youself! Take a deep breath now girl. Think about what you are about to do here. Reset yourself. Take a step back*
(takes deep breath)
Love you Barb!
Just to clarify, I'm just a lil bit older than you. Just a tiny smidge.
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I'm well aware of MJ's age. She is sooooo much older than I am.
Today I Learned that MissBarb....
...is practically young enough to be your daughter...
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I'm well aware of MJ's age. She is sooooo much older than I am.
Today I Learned that MissBarb....
...is practically young enough to be your daughter...
OMG!
hahaha
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:emot_laughing:
I know, Right! hahaha
I'm like all of these right now...
(https://c.tenor.com/KL1d78VqQpIAAAAC/wait-what-wait-a-minute.gif)
(https://viralviralvideos.com/wp-content/uploads/GIF/2015/08/Oh-no-you-didnt-GIF.gif)
(http://37.media.tumblr.com/57bd139a1c275cc82443f114729eff78/tumblr_n4h2uiQGOQ1smcbm7o1_400.gif)
(https://c.tenor.com/v2ezuMF_IAsAAAAC/new-girl-zooey-deschanel.gif)
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Whoa...Whoa!!!! Take it from the old man of KB.
Once you get another decade or two behind you...age don't mean s**t!
Yep, I'm feeling my age today.
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I'm well aware of MJ's age. She is sooooo much older than I am.
Today I Learned that MissBarb....
...is practically young enough to be your daughter...
OMG!
hahaha
For the record, that would be a biological impossibility, since we're only 4 or 5 years apart in age.
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Jules, I think MissB just wanted to bait you into a lil wrestling match
:emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
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Jules, I think MissB just wanted to bait you into a lil wrestling match
:emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
Is jello involved? I'm game.
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Jules, I think MissB just wanted to bait you into a lil wrestling match
:emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
Is jello involved? I'm game.
Actually, topless bikini jello wrestling is toward the top of my sexual bucket list.
Let me know when and where, and I'll be there!
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That the g spot was named after Dr Ernst Grafenberg, who specialized in gynecology.
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When you read a line in a book that says, "His heart was heavy as a stone." That's a true statement.
That's how I felt as we drove Angel, our kitty, to the Vet a final time. :'(
Pets leave paw prints on our hearts. The joy is 14 wonderful years with her... even though the end times.
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:'( :'( :'(
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When you read a line in a book that says, "His heart was heavy as a stone." That's a true statement.
That's how I felt as we drove Angel, our kitty, to the Vet a final time. :'(
Pets leave paw prints on our hearts. The joy is 14 wonderful years with her... even though the end times.
My sympathies, Msslave
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My heart breaks for you MsSlave. :'(
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Pets leave paw prints on our hearts.
Hugs to you my friend. :( I'm so sorry.
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Thanks all. No matter how much we know it was necessary to stop the suffering, it still hurts.
We decided a few years ago these would be our last two cats. I hate thinking of dying and leaving behind a pet.
Kudos to Shiela and all the other animal care givers. The Vet and rest of the staff were so kind and caring of our feelings. That has to be a hard part of the job.
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I agree, msslave. It hurts when one has to put a pet down. Four cats and two dogs later, we no longer wish to have pets. Though our last dog was put down in our house by the Vet, mainly because I could not lift her 68 pounds into a car. They do leave a void in one's heart and home.
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I've seen that pain so many times, and no matter how much it can hurt to see, I can only imagine the pain of losing a furry child.
You would think see all that Heart break would make menchnge my mind about having a dog, but I'm still willing and wanting.
To welcome a pet is to welcome heartache :'(
Dont need to tell you this, but spend extra time with your other cat. He wont understand wht she's suddenly gone. :'(
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I could never be a vet tech, I'd probably have an emotional breakdown sooner than later
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I could never be a vet tech, I'd probably have an emotional breakdown sooner than later
Believe me, the joy and fun parts of my job completely outweighs the bad.
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Once again, Sunday is the day to turn clocks back an hour.
Here's some help on how to reset your clocks.
(https://i.imgur.com/6OiUfsL.jpg)
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Thanks all. No matter how much we know it was necessary to stop the suffering, it still hurts.
We decided a few years ago these would be our last two cats. I hate thinking of dying and leaving behind a pet.
Kudos to Shiela and all the other animal care givers. The Vet and rest of the staff were so kind and caring of our feelings. That has to be a hard part of the job.
Like you, msslave, we decided several years ago that as our cats pass, they wouldn't be replaced. We had, for a while, three. We are down to one cat (and two dogs). The two that have been put down were both 18 years old when we made the painful decision to end their suffering. The remaining cat is only 9 years old. So, if the pattern holds, she has a lot of joy and goofiness to bring us.
We have also decided recently that we will not be replacing the dogs when they pass. One is 12 and the other is 2. As much love as they bring to us, they are also a pain in the ass when it comes to travel planning.
As for the topic of this thread, I learned something yesterday and by today have forgotten what it was :facepalm:
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Thanks all. No matter how much we know it was necessary to stop the suffering, it still hurts.
We decided a few years ago these would be our last two cats. I hate thinking of dying and leaving behind a pet.
Kudos to Shiela and all the other animal care givers. The Vet and rest of the staff were so kind and caring of our feelings. That has to be a hard part of the job.
As for the topic of this thread, I learned something yesterday and by today have forgotten what it was :facepalm:
Yep... you're ready for retirement JBRG
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UK specific maybe but - "Do you know what bird was depicted on the farthing?"
I learned that 4 farthings equal one pence. (Typing that sentence, I was informed that I had committed a Possible Agreement Error. Don’t use the number ‘one’ with plural words. Did you mean “one penny”, “a penny”, or simply “pence”?)
Well, whaddya you know? I learned something else--'pence' is the plural of penny. Anyway, back to UK specific.
12 pence is equal to one shilling.
20 shillings is equal to one pound sterling.
If my public school math is correct, that means one pound sterling equals 960 farthings. That's a lot of coins, even if they are tiny little things. Academic I guess, since they now use the Euro instead of pound sterling.
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UK specific maybe but - "Do you know what bird was depicted on the farthing?"
I learned that 4 farthings equal one pence. (Typing that sentence, I was informed that I had committed a Possible Agreement Error. Don’t use the number ‘one’ with plural words. Did you mean “one penny”, “a penny”, or simply “pence”?)
Well, whaddya you know? I learned something else--'pence' is the plural of penny. Anyway, back to UK specific.
12 pence is equal to one shilling.
20 shillings is equal to one pound sterling.
If my public school math is correct, that means one pound sterling equals 960 farthings. That's a lot of coins, even if they are tiny little things. Academic I guess, since they now use the Euro instead of pound sterling.
Ah, but we don't use the euro, Pounds decimal (100 pence to the pound) since 1971. I believe Sweden don't use the Euro either, at least they didn't when I was last there about 15 years ago.
Interesting question - would we have been able to leave the EU if we had adopted the euro?
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Today I learned that the UK does NOT use euros. Oy vey. Also that when it comes to world currencies, I'm rather ignorant. :facepalm:
So, how many Pounds decimal would equal one euro?
How does a Pound decimal compare to a Pound sterling?
And, how do any of those units stack up against an American dollar?
:sign_imlost:
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I hated dealing with exchange rates when I was in the Army. I remember when I was on a pass from Afghanistan and went to Doha, Qatar, we had a trip to the mall there. It was this huge building with a roller coaster inside and all this huge stores. Me being the idiot arrogant American went to withdraw some money. Their currency is called Riyals. I'm thinking I'm in a third world country, so it has to be 1000 royals to the dollar kind of like korea and the won. Anyways I tool out a bunch of money and it turned out I withdrew over $300 and was spending it like gangbusters :facepalm:
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Today I learned that the UK does NOT use euros. Oy vey. Also that when it comes to world currencies, I'm rather ignorant. :facepalm:
So, how many Pounds decimal would equal one euro?
How does a Pound decimal compare to a Pound sterling?
And, how do any of those units stack up against an American dollar?
:sign_imlost:
Today the pound is roughly 1.14 euros and 1.3 US dollars. When the euro came into existence in 1999 the pound was worth approximately 1.4 euros and then brielfly climbed to 1.7, it's been downhill ever since. When I was a lad the pound was worth 4 dollors and we had coins called a crown and half-crown which were a quarter and one eighth of a pound (5 shillings & 2 shillings and sixpence in old money), they were nicknamed "dollar and half a dollar".
As you said earlier, PS, a pound sterling used to be comprised of 20 shillings, each shilling was 12 pence, this was termed LSD (from the latin names librus, solidus, denarius, because it dated back to roman times when a pound weight of silver was divided into 240 pence). In 1971 we decimalised the pound and introduced "new pence" where 1 new penny is equivalent to 2.4 old pennies.
More info at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C2%A3sd
Both the decimalised version and the LSD version are known as pounds sterling. Sorry if I caused confusion by referring to a pound decimal.
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I learned that Bambi is one of the Time Magazine Top 25 Horror Movies (http://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/completelist/0,29569,1676793,00.html)
The classic Disney film, per Time (http://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1676793_1676808_1676840,00.html), earned a spot rather easily: "Amazing that the first movies parents took their tots to in the 30s and 40s were the early Disney features. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Dumbo all exploited childhood traumas. Parents disappear or die; stepmothers plot the murder of their charges; a boy skips school and turns into a donkey. Kids were so frightened by these films that they wet themselves in terror. Bambi, directed by David Hand, has a primal shock that still haunts oldsters who saw it 40, 50, 65 years ago."
I've never actually watched the movie, but maybe I should...
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My folks took me to those movies. Scared my so bod I still won't watch them as an adult. :facepalm:
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Rudolph the red nosed reindeer made me cry. All the reindeer were just absolute jerks. The other elves were jerks. And santa was the biggest asshole right next to his neglectful father Donner. Not to mention they're all cowards because they didnt do anything to save Rudolph's mom and girlfriend from the bumble.
Half surprised santa didn't just firebomb the island of misfit toys.
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I learned that Bambi is one of the Time Magazine Top 25 Horror Movies (http://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/completelist/0,29569,1676793,00.html)
Never watched the movie, nor most of the earlier Disney animated stuff. I am surprised, though, of learning Bambi made it onto a horror list. Guess Walt Disney had a dark side to him. :emot_weird:
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I learned that Bambi is one of the Time Magazine Top 25 Horror Movies (http://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/completelist/0,29569,1676793,00.html)
Never watched the movie, nor most of the earlier Disney animated stuff. I am surprised, though, of learning Bambi made it onto a horror list. Guess Walt Disney had a dark side to him. :emot_weird:
Not as dark as the original authors such as the aptly named Grimm Brothers and Hans Christian Andersen
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Not as dark as the original authors such as the aptly named Grimm Brothers and Hans Christian Andersen
What’s scary about Hans Christian Andersen?
Anyway, after reading a post by a very influential KB personality, (Miss S) today I finally looked up and learnt the meaning of the word sodomy. Blew my mind a bit lol. 🤯🤣🙃😅😅😳😅😬🥴 (up until today, I had thought of it as some academic stuff or something lol!)
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:o
:emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
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Not as dark as the original authors such as the aptly named Grimm Brothers and Hans Christian Andersen
What’s scary about Hans Christian Andersen?
Anyway, after reading a post by a very influential KB personality, (Miss S) today I finally looked up and learnt the meaning of the word sodomy. Blew my mind a bit lol. 🤯🤣🙃😅😅😳😅😬🥴 (up until today, I had thought of it as some academic stuff or something lol!)
Well now that you have learnt the definition, why not come on over learn how it's done. Dont worry, I'll be gentle :emot_kiss:
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Well now that you have learnt the definition, why not come on over learn how it's done. Dont worry, I'll be gentle :emot_kiss:
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Oh yes, let Shiela educate you. Remember, there's a big Marine still recovering from his lesson. :emot_laughing:
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Well now that you have learnt the definition, why not come on over learn how it's done. Dont worry, I'll be gentle :emot_kiss:
Oh yes, let Shiela educate you. Remember, there's a big Marine still recovering from his lesson. :emot_laughing:
Oh my, the top part of the quote was missing, so felt that you meant something else, lol. (fixed that for you btw. Mr Msslave.)
As for Miss Shiela’s …. lessons… I dunno what to say, As if that were the lesson, I would most probably faint even before the introduction, plus dunno what she exactly means by that, or more specifically, in what order, as if what I fear is actually what’s implied, then I’ll have to decline…
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if what I fear is actually what’s implied, then I’ll have to decline…
So you wouldn't fuck her in the ass if given the chance? Why do you hate Shiela? :'(
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if what I fear is actually what’s implied, then I’ll have to decline…
So you wouldn't fuck her in the ass if given the chance? Why do you hate Shiela? :'(
I’d rather bang my head on a wall instead of saying that I h-word her.
Though what my fear was that it might be the other way around if you know what I mean.
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Not that I care either way, but I think she'd much rather have your dick buried in her asshole and your balls slapping her pussy than her pegging you with a strapon ;D
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That such hilarious people also exist. :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
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Santa's original eight reindeer were first named (apparently) in the now classic poem A Visit From St. Nicholas (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43171/a-visit-from-st-nicholas) by Clement Clark Moore.
Originally published anonymously in 1823, the poem was later attributed to Moore, who acknowledged ownership in 1837.
In the first printed version, the last two reindeer were named Dunder and Blixem, the Danish (or German or Afrikaans) words for Thunder and Lightning. They are now most frequently called Donner and Blitzen.
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TIL…
That story writing is hard… :facepalm: :facepalm: :( :-X :facepalm:
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You might be right Asmodel. :sign_thissucks:
After laying 90+ hours in "my" Bonnie story in UA, forcing my mind to work and be creative in English, I was almost ready to post the first chapter, where I was not the restorer but the author. It is my very first try as an author in any language So. I was very excited until I tried to load KB and found it down again. :emot_dunno: :sign_imlost:
Frustrated I thought that this had to be it, with two suspensions so close to each other. No more KB. :emot_omfg: So, I started searching for alternatives. :emot_shrug:
I lucked out and found a Scandinavian story page that had run for at least 17 years without problems, (different laws about UA erotic writing) There I can write in my native language, and the readers are giving a response, both good and constructive. :sign_wow:
Well. I used about 10 hours rewriting the first chapter of “Bonnie” in my own language and was almost finished when I saw that KB was saved yet again. :sign_wow: Then I took a couple of hours to give the English version a polishing and yesterday at noon (My time) I uploaded the story. :emot_happy: :emot_thumbsup:
So, I think you are right: “story writing is hard…”
Especially when more than 90% of the readers play dead, not realizing that by using 30 seconds, giving just a little feedback, they could be rewarded with more stories in the future.
Anyway. If you all like, give Bonnie a chance, but approach with discretion, there is NO torture and rape in the story, and between the teen stuff, you will be exposed to sex between consenting adults.
Merry Christmas :emot-heartbeat:
TIL…
That story writing is hard… :facepalm: :facepalm: :( :-X :facepalm:
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You might be right Asmodel. :sign_thissucks:
After laying 90+ hours in "my" Bonnie story in UA, forcing my mind to work and be creative in English, I was almost ready to post the first chapter, where I was not the restorer but the author. It is my very first try as an author in any language So. I was very excited
Wdym by restorer not author? ???
As for the excitement, I know how you feel man, when one uploads a new chapter, numerous thoughts come and go at once, like whether there were any grammatical or spelling errors or not, how would it be received by the readers, whether there was anything which have been done differently, etc.
until I tried to load KB and found it down again. :emot_dunno: :sign_imlost:
Frustrated I thought that this had to be it, with two suspensions so close to each other. No more KB. :emot_omfg: So, I started searching for alternatives. :emot_shrug:
true, that’s what I had also thought, though only after the first suspensions, as didn’t know what happened actually. And after the second one, was much more upset as 👇
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS4K-ggHOAsbi2WECwwYFQFtIDvlKOVzFLkVQ&usqp=CAU)
With the hope being that it might be restored someday.
I lucked out and found a Scandinavian story page that had run for at least 17 years without problems, (different laws about UA erotic writing) There I can write in my native language, and the readers are giving a response, both good and constructive. :sign_wow:
Good for you bro,
Well. I used about 10 hours rewriting the first chapter of “Bonnie” in my own language and was almost finished when I saw that KB was saved yet again. :sign_wow: Then I took a couple of hours to give the English version a polishing and yesterday at noon (My time) I uploaded the story. :emot_happy: :emot_thumbsup:
Yeah. What with Kristen’sBoard being restored just a couple of hours before Christmas Eve, (https://y.yarn.co/fe34a2a6-3c09-433b-b654-f80aad73398c_text.gif)
So, I think you are right: “story writing is hard…”
yeah, though honestly, and pardon me if this is somewhat off topic, still, while writing (typing) a draft feature could be a lifesaver, as irrespective of being a post/ reply/ story/ PM. A draft feature could be really helpful, as while typing, if for whatever reason, the page is refreshed, everything is lost…
Especially when more than 90% of the readers play dead, not realizing that by using 30 seconds, giving just a little feedback, they could be rewarded with more stories in the future.
True though sometimes people do get so engrossed in a story, and especially if it is a big one, that they might forget about the review.
Anyway. If you all like, give Bonnie a chance, but approach with discretion, there is NO torture and rape in the story, and between the teen stuff, you will be exposed to sex between consenting adults.
well, if there’s really none of that non-consent and violence stuff, then… that’s really good with me, as that’s much better to read. (In my opinion, if anyone else disagrees with me then they are free as per their choices.)
Merry Christmas :emot-heartbeat:
You too sir, and have a happy new year.
TIL…
That story writing is hard… :facepalm: :facepalm: :( :-X :facepalm:
After reading the account of a true writer like you, honestly, I feel sheepish and a bit stupid for saying that, lol. As my reason seems to be a whiny brat’s as when compared to yours.
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:emot_mdmyday:
Wdym by restorer not author? ???
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After reading the account of a true writer like you, honestly, I feel sheepish and a bit stupid for saying that, lol. As my reason seems to be a whiny brat’s as when compared to yours.
I will not call myself a true writer. I kind of cheated my way into it. :emot_wasntme:
I saw that UA was suffering from rule confusion and that many of the great writers had left, without being replaced by new talents. I love KB, and wanted to do something, but I had not written any kind of story in any language since grade school, so what to do? -
Then I got the idea, to find great, but old, and well-hidden stories and repost them, giving the original author full credit. It worked just fine with the story "Gwen"
My next project was “Bonnie” the story that I´m still working on. I quickly found out that this was no easy task. The 30-year-old story had been mistreated badly by re-uploaders, and it turned out to become a restoration work. E.g, on KB´s FTP sites chapter, 2 and 4 are missing, and even worse several of the other chapters are missing big pieces of the beginning or end. Other sites had other issues.
I still kept restoring until I saw chapter 15. Finding four different versions, I had to admit that I didn´t like any of them. So, I decided to give writing a shot myself.
If you read from the start you will see that I have been honest about the credit and my part of the process.
My version of chapter 15 was published on December 24. And I just posted Chapter 16 yesterday.
If you get the time, I would love to hear what you think about the story and especially about chapter 15 and forward.
http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=75864.0 (http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=75864.0)
And for the record:
I feel sheepish and a bit stupid for saying that, lol. As my reason seems to be a whiny brat’s as when compared to yours
Don't beat yourself up! You are NOT a whiny brat. on the contrary, in my eyes you are a great contributor on KB. :sign_yourock:
yeah, though honestly, and pardon me if this is somewhat off topic, still, while writing (typing) a draft feature could be a lifesaver, as irrespective of being a post/ reply/ story/ PM. A draft feature could be really helpful, as while typing, if for whatever reason, the page is refreshed, everything is lost…
One way of helping yourself is to write in Google docs and use ProWritingAid as an extension in it. Both are free, and if you don´t want youre writing asosiated with your normal google account, the just create a new one. PM me if you need any help on this.
Read your stuf through several times, I find faults, and new ideas all the time, even when I read it for the 9th time.
If you have somebody whose opinion you trust, let them read your story before posting.
I am sure, there is other adwise to get, and, as I stated, I am an absolute beginner.
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:emot_mdmyday:
I will not call myself a true writer. I kind of cheated my way into it. :emot_wasntme:
I saw that UA was suffering from rule confusion and that many of the great writers had left, without being replaced by new talents. I love KB, and wanted to do something, but I had not written any kind of story in any language since grade school, so what to do? -
Then I got the idea, to find great, but old, and well-hidden stories and repost them, giving the original author full credit. It worked just fine with the story "Gwen"
My next project was “Bonnie” the story that I´m still working on. I quickly found out that this was no easy task. The 30-year-old story had been mistreated badly by re-uploaders, and it turned out to become a restoration work. E.g, on KB´s FTP sites chapter, 2 and 4 are missing, and even worse several of the other chapters are missing big pieces of the beginning or end. Other sites had other issues.
I still kept restoring until I saw chapter 15. Finding four different versions, I had to admit that I didn´t like any of them. So, I decided to give writing a shot myself.
If you read from the start you will see that I have been honest about the credit and my part of the process.
My version of chapter 15 was published on December 24. And I just posted Chapter 16 yesterday.
If you get the time, I would love to hear what you think about the story and especially about chapter 15 and forward.
http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=75864.0 (http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=75864.0)
And for the record:
I feel sheepish and a bit stupid for saying that, lol. As my reason seems to be a whiny brat’s as when compared to yours
Don't beat yourself up! You are NOT a whiny brat. on the contrary, in my eyes you are a great contributor on KB. :sign_yourock:
Well, atleast you did do all of that. Out on the Internet, I only have one story to my name, a meagre 5-5.5k words and even that one, incomplete, after exactly 9 months, this new year. Aside from that, like yourself, working on a revamp one-chapter version of an arc of a HUGE story, made by an author, who gave consent (and has now become a very good friend.) and after like 7 + plus months of work, am only as far as 7000+ words.
While, you, even if only restoring, must have crossed over a 100k, or atleast even 50k words. So, even if you might think of yourself as a beginner, which I think is humble of you,
(metaphorically,) to me, you’re like a new entrepreneur already doing good in business, while I’m still looking for college openings.
yeah, though honestly, and pardon me if this is somewhat off topic, still, while writing (typing) a draft feature could be a lifesaver, as irrespective of being a post/ reply/ story/ PM. A draft feature could be really helpful, as while typing, if for whatever reason, the page is refreshed, everything is lost…
One way of helping yourself is to write in Google docs and use ProWritingAid as an extension in it. Both are free, and if you don´t want youre writing asosiated with your normal google account, the just create a new one. PM me if you need any help on this.
Read your stuf through several times, I find faults, and new ideas all the time, even when I read it for the 9th time.
If you have somebody whose opinion you trust, let them read your story before posting.
I am sure, there is other adwise to get, and, as I stated, I am an absolute beginner.
Ohkay, I’ll try to give Google Docs a hand.
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Learnt about this tutorial course, though of it’s credibility, I do not know of.
As I have not checked it out yet since I doubt I’ll ever need to.
Though, decided that it might be useful to post it here, as someone else might benefit from it, even if it’s just as a hobby.
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The Great Smokey Mountains are a free National Park, despite also being here 6 years ago, I didn’t know. Apparently it has something to do with so much private land donated and was written into the title. I stood in line at the visitor center attempting to do the right thing and pay my fee just to find out there isn’t one.
And they got elk, at least on the NC side (I spent most of the last time I was here on the TN side). The last elk I saw were in Yellowstone NP last year.
And the fucking place is packed, must be something to do with so many people being off between Christmas and New Years and it’s pushing 70 degrees every day. I hiked to 4 waterfalls today, not bad for having ankle surgery last year. I got here Christmas evening but leaving tomorrow.
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The Great Smokey Mountains are a free National Park, despite also being here 6 years ago, I didn’t know.
Woo. Good for you. What made my day.
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I Re-learned that when you do creative work and, find yourself moving in circles, then it’s time to step back for a break. :facepalm:
Take a shower, make love to somebody´s wife , walk your son, play Ping pong with your dog, or whatever helps. Then and sleep on it, and try again :emot_dancing:
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I Re-learned that when you do creative work and, find yourself moving in circles, then it’s time to step back for a break. :facepalm:
Take a shower, make love to your wife , walk your dog, play Ping pong with your son, or whatever helps. Then and sleep on it, and try again :emot_dancing:
Or fix scary errors, ;)
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Today I learnt,
that all this time,
I had been thinking of T0M BRADY as TOM CRUISE! :emot_weird: :emot_weird: :emot_weird:
Associating the name Brady to Cruise.
:facepalm: :facepalm:
:emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
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Today I learnt,
that all this time,
I had been thinking of T0M BRADY as TOM CRUISE! :emot_weird: :emot_weird: :emot_weird:
Associating the name Brady to Cruise.
That makes sense. I’ve heard Tom Brady was on a Cruise and learned a bunch
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I learned that 36 of our registered members listed their birthday as January 1, including one who is reportedly 680 years old (as of yesterday). :facepalm:
I wonder how many of them do what I've done in the past... just pick 1/1 and choose a long ago year.
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I learned that 36 of our registered members listed their birthday as January 1, including one who is reportedly 680 years old (as of yesterday). :facepalm:
I wonder how many of them do what I've done in the past... just pick 1/1 and choose a long ago year.
680. Isn't that the average age here? :sign_excuseme:
(https://i.imgur.com/oM3HJa5.jpg)
And I thought I would fit right in. :sign_imlost:
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I learned that 36 of our registered members listed their birthday as January 1, including one who is reportedly 680 years old (as of yesterday). :facepalm:
I wonder how many of them do what I've done in the past... just pick 1/1 and choose a long ago year.
680. Isn't that the average age here? :sign_excuseme:
(https://i.imgur.com/oM3HJa5.jpg)
And I thought I would fit right in. :sign_imlost:
Wow, I had no idea you looked like Mickey Rourke :roll:
I hear the camera adds 5 or 6 centuries
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Wow, I had no idea you looked like Mickey Rourke :roll:
I hear the camera adds 5 or 6 centuries
Thanks, Shiela. I have been using a new moisturizer for a while And I think It has worked wonders already.
And never mind the centuries, I can still have intercourse twice.
(https://i.imgur.com/tXGQIwn.gif)
I prefer the one in the fall, it keeps me warm.
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ICYMI).
Today I learnt a new word, technically abbreviation, courtesy of Miss Barbara.
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There's a repair kit for my real doll?! (Makes call to landfill)
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There's a repair kit for my real doll?! (Makes call to landfill)
Sex robot 'replicant' of Pornhub star leaves fans unable to tell the differenc (https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/sex-robot-replicant-pornhub-star-22312814)
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How bees wee
(https://i.imgur.com/UaYPNDU.jpeg)
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How bees wee
(https://i.imgur.com/UaYPNDU.jpeg)
Yup. and they are singing an ABBA song, while doing it.
Thanks for teaching the rest of us. ;D
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Learnt about the science behind, slim Jims. ;D ;D
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Today I learnt, how to add Hyperlink to text here at KB,
thanks to PurpleShoes.
Edit : Today I also learnt, or more like noticed,
That Cynthia Nixon, who plays Gilbertine, in the movie BABY'S DAY OUT,
bears a lot of resemblance to Miss Shiela.
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Last week, Mrs JBRG and I learned a very important acronym that makes being in Mexico much more relatable -- T.I.M.
When you observe Mexicans doing something that just makes you shake your head, or it takes 2 hours to have lunch, or you have dodged the 15th idiot motorcycle rider in the last three blocks - remember T.I.M. This Is Mexico
I observed an electrical connection between the main line and the house that was held together with what looked like hockey tape. I would almost pay to see what happens when it finally loses adhesion in the rain.
Anything you may consider as safe, normal practices in Canada or the US, forget it -- T.I.M.
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Today I learnt,
Think before you post...
:facepalm:
Unexpected consequences came up... :-[ :-X :facepalm:
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Today I learnt,
Think before you post...
:facepalm:
Unexpected consequences came up... :-[ :-X :facepalm:
Some times, the self learned lessons are the ones that stick with us.
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Today I learnt,
Think before you post...
:facepalm:
Unexpected consequences came up... :-[ :-X :facepalm:
It happens. Pretty sure we've all been there at some point. :emot_kiss:
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Today I learnt,
Think before you post...
:facepalm:
Unexpected consequences came up... :-[ :-X :facepalm:
Some times, the self learned lessons are the ones that stick with us.
Today I learnt,
Think before you post...
:facepalm:
Unexpected consequences came up... :-[ :-X :facepalm:
It happens. Pretty sure we've all been there at some point. :emot_kiss:
Though what was intriguing was their unexpectedness.
As for the post which caused them, it was a recent chainsaw… :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:
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Though what was intriguing was their unexpectedness.
As for the post which caused them, it was a recent chainsaw… :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:
I know 😁💋
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Unexpected consequences came up...
Did a raging boner come up while looking at Shiela's dildo pic? ;D
I'd argue that's actually to be expected ;)
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Unexpected consequences came up...
Did something come up while looking at Shiela's pic? ;D
I'd argue that's actually to be expected ;)
Actually, the pic itself was the consequence, ;D :-X :-X :roll: :-X
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I figured as much ;D
What Made Your Day material for the rest of us :emot_kiss:
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TIL
That fonts here at Kristen’sBoard, can also have grey colour,
Courtesy of Miss Shiela.
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What, the grey text gave you a raging boner as well? :emot_weird:
Guess, at this rate, you'll need that dick re-attachment sooner than later after all :emot_laughing:
No worries, though. It's a rite of passage. Maybe Shiela might even give you a little kiss on the tip to make it feel better again :emot_kiss:
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What, the grey text gave you a raging boner as well? :emot_weird:
NOPE! just learnt about it. As it’s not in the drop-down menu,
Also,
Do you foresee the future bro?
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Also, the third thing I learnt today,
Just like
You’re
We’re
They’re
There’s also a word, “who’re”.
;D ;D :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
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Also, the third thing I learnt today,
Just like
You’re
We’re
They’re
There’s also a word, “who’re”.
;D ;D :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
I would suggest that it is more spoken than written, especially in the UK. If a UK southerner says who're it will sound like the northerner's pronunciation of whore!
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You can post in most any color. Just drop down the “change color” menu. Same thing on fonts.
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You can post in most any color. Just drop down the “change color” menu. Same thing on fonts.
Yeah, but grey wasn’t in the menu, atleast not in mine(trust me, I have looked for it many times.) , and hence, I didn’t know it existed until now.
Also, a Woo for creativity, sir.
Edit : OMG, what a coincidence, upon giving the woo, someone else from somewhere else, must’ve done the same, as the Woo count jumped not by one, but two.
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Today I learnt.
TIL, that blue and navy, despite being two seperate colors in the font dropdown menu here at KB, don't seem to have a significant difference...
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Today I learnt.
TIL, that blue and navy, despite being two seperate colors in the font dropdown menu here at KB, don't seem to have a significant difference...
Contrast between two foreground colours can be affected by the background colour.
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Today I learnt.
TIL, that blue and navy, despite being two seperate colors in the font dropdown menu here at KB, don't seem to have a significant difference...
Contrast between two foreground colours can be affected by the background colour.
Thanks for explaining Mr. Obi.
And belated congratulations on getting 2000 posts.
As for the thread.
Today I learnt:
Potato popcorn -> https://youtu.be/XxDNikjIx6U (https://youtu.be/XxDNikjIx6U)
Potato cheese sticks. -> https://youtu.be/pOQSK8ACKx4 (https://youtu.be/pOQSK8ACKx4)
Grilled cheese and potato sandwich -> https://youtu.be/aaeT25PGgZs (https://youtu.be/aaeT25PGgZs)
Hotdogs on a stick. -> https://youtu.be/iARaXGj5EeI (https://youtu.be/iARaXGj5EeI)
Grilled cheese (triple cheese) -> https://youtu.be/KedIOl_CjT0 (https://youtu.be/KedIOl_CjT0)
Potato cheese donuts. -> https://youtu.be/CsTARdV0VLs (https://youtu.be/CsTARdV0VLs)
Breakfast sandwich -> https://youtu.be/QTFjFayRjtw (https://youtu.be/QTFjFayRjtw)
Tuna melt. -> https://youtu.be/nj-9TX6Nv2E (https://youtu.be/nj-9TX6Nv2E)
Potato Churros. -> https://youtu.be/3UczZHEXoNA (https://youtu.be/3UczZHEXoNA)
(Yet another) KFC style chicken -> https://youtu.be/5mw85dFAabI (https://youtu.be/5mw85dFAabI)
Chocolate ice cream -> https://youtu.be/AoBaQ_np4Ic (https://youtu.be/AoBaQ_np4Ic)
(without ice cream maker) Potato hotdogs. -> https://youtu.be/PdWoBgd0m40 (https://youtu.be/PdWoBgd0m40)
Chicken Chips (yeah you read it right.) -> https://youtu.be/YShTGuoNM2k (https://youtu.be/YShTGuoNM2k)
Cake like French toast. -> https://youtu.be/NY6X1d10Rzw (https://youtu.be/NY6X1d10Rzw)
I know, too much to do in one day, hence posted it all here, as it might be beneficial to others. And don’t worry, I have checked each one and all ingredients of every dish are easy to get. (After an hour and half of editing, the spacing is still a issue, hope it’s understandable.)
Have a good Sunday people.
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I learned to be careful, where I put my phone.
It was in an important and loooong meeting this afternoon, and during a short coffee break, I had a nice conversation with the lady next to me. She was the one with the final decision on whether our project should go on or not, so I did all I could to make a good impression.
My phone was in front of me, screen up as I was waiting for an answer to an important question, and brrrrr - In came an SMS, flashing the top of the screen up with the first words of the message.
This was all good except, it was not from the office but from a certain young lady, who started the text with “What’s up stud”
I looked around in a bit of a panic, but it looked like I was the only one who saw it.
The rest of the meeting went well, and as we said goodbye, the nice lady complimented me for my short but precise presentation. Then we bumped elbows (covid) and she told me, she looked forward to seeing me again. Then I could see the big smile in her eyes before she leaned a bit forward and whispered “STUD” :facepalm:
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Well, STUD... looks like your presentation wasn't the only thing she liked. :emot_laughing:
Funny story.
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I learned to be careful, where I put my phone.
It was in an important and loooong meeting this afternoon, and during a short coffee break, I had a nice conversation with the lady next to me. She was the one with the final decision on whether our project should go on or not, so I did all I could to make a good impression.
My phone was in front of me, screen up as I was waiting for an answer to an important question, and brrrrr - In came an SMS, flashing the top of the screen up with the first words of the message.
This was all good except, it was not from the office but from a certain young lady, who started the text with “What’s up stud”
I looked around in a bit of a panic, but it looked like I was the only one who saw it.
The rest of the meeting went well, and as we said goodbye, the nice lady complimented me for my short but precise presentation. Then we bumped elbows (covid) and she told me, she looked forward to seeing me again. Then I could see the big smile in her eyes before she leaned a bit forward and whispered “STUD” :facepalm:
Great story man! Woo
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Then I could see the big smile in her eyes before she leaned a bit forward and whispered “STUD” :facepalm:
Sounds like someone likes you ;D
Maybe she even wants to find out how wild this cat can get ;)
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Then I could see the big smile in her eyes before she leaned a bit forward and whispered “STUD” :facepalm:
Sounds like someone likes you ;D
Maybe she even wants to find out how wild this cat can get ;)
or Even try to tame him, ;) ;D
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Something similar happened between me and a coworker a while ago. He was talking with me and this other woman we work with, and he is a very animated person when he talks, so he's waving his arms and hands around. He's got his phone in his hand, and at one point he sets it down at my workstation. Apparently he didnt realise that when he put it down, the screen was open and I could see a text conversation. He just kept talking and waving his arms, it was a kayaking trip he was telling us about, and I read just a few lines, but the last line I read was, "be ready I'm gonna tear into you"
I had to bite the inside of my cheek to keep from saying anything or making a scene. At the end of the day, he was getting ready to leave and started saying bye, I waved to him and said, "don't let her tear off anything you want to keep."
Never saw a man turn that shade of red before. :emot_laughing:
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Never saw a man turn that shade of red before. :emot_laughing:
Yeah I learned the hard way that you have to be very careful when you are carrying on text conversations with several different people at the same time. I was driving on the Interstate, texting dirty with a friend, and also chatting with my legal assistant, and I said “I hope your pussy is nice and wet, because I’m gonna fuck the shit out of it when I get home.” My legal assistant replied, “I don’t think that message was meant for me.”
I’ve never been so embarrassed. But I will say, she looked at me with a certain twinkle in her eye after that. Let’s just say the flirtation meter got turned up three or four notches afterwards. Made her think about bossy pounding her lonely pudenda into submission on my desk.
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I've gotten a few dirty texts from my friend Shannon that was meant for her fiance. She be a freak, but I knew that before the texts.😉
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I've gotten a few dirty texts from my friend Shannon that was meant for her fiance. She be a freak, but I knew that before the texts.😉
I got that before from a girl I knew, meant for her husband. It was several texts before I was able to reply, ‘Is this for me?’ Whereupon I got a reply of ‘omg, im so sorry’
I just replied back, ‘Cuz if these are for me, I’ll be right there.’
We had a good laugh about it. And I already knew she was a freak.
What did I learn recently? I was looking up the word ‘muddled’ and synonyms recently for a story, poor girl a bit woozy from being drugged, and reminded myself that muddled is a term used for making drinks. But I didn’t really know the term well and actually didn’t know you could buy a muddler for making drinks. So this weekend I made blueberry mojitos muddling the mint and berries in the glass bottom with my new muddler and then stirring with my new matching cocktail spoon. I think I need a second set for the travel trailer.
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Muddling is necessary in a proper old fashioned Sir :emot_kiss:
I'd love to swallow one of your mojitos though :emot_kiss:
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I'd love to swallow one of your mojitos though :emot_kiss:
How did you know I renamed it mojito?
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I'd love to swallow one of your mojitos though :emot_kiss:
How did you know I renamed it mojito?
Because it's my purpose to know Sir :emot_kiss:
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Good girl.
:-*
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Good girl.
:-*
If Asmodel wants something else to learn, that literally put a smile on my face. Rough, irritating day, and those two little words make all the difference.
Thank you Sir :emot_kiss:
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If Asmodel wants something else to learn, that literally put a smile on my face. Rough, irritating day, and those two little words make all the difference.
Thank you Sir :emot_kiss:
Thank you for the heads up, I understand,
Good Lady. :)
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Good ma'am ;)
:emot_weird:
Oh shit, now you're playing with your life. :'(
(https://i.imgur.com/NyNFQ68.jpg)
I'm gonna go log off now so I don't have to listen to your screams of pain. :-X
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OML, thanks for the heads up, I'll fix it.
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I learned to be careful, where I put my phone.
It was in an important and loooong meeting this afternoon, and during a short coffee break, I had a nice conversation with the lady next to me. She was the one with the final decision on whether our project should go on or not, so I did all I could to make a good impression.
My phone was in front of me, screen up as I was waiting for an answer to an important question, and brrrrr - In came an SMS, flashing the top of the screen up with the first words of the message.
This was all good except, it was not from the office but from a certain young lady, who started the text with “What’s up stud”
I looked around in a bit of a panic, but it looked like I was the only one who saw it.
The rest of the meeting went well, and as we said goodbye, the nice lady complimented me for my short but precise presentation. Then we bumped elbows (covid) and she told me, she looked forward to seeing me again. Then I could see the big smile in her eyes before she leaned a bit forward and whispered “STUD” :facepalm:
Great story man! Woo
+ msslave and Clitical Thinking
Thanks guys, but I'm afraid she preffers fresher meat :'(
Still. She is a very tough and fun woman, that I look forward to work with. And what happens in Vegas........ :emot_shades:
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OML, thanks for the heads up, I'll fix it.
:(
Good girl. Not ma'am, not lady. Just... Good girl.
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What I’ve learnt, in the past few days.
I know, I shouldn’t change myself for the sake of others, still sometimes improvement can be good.
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Also learnt about the scariest thread here.
https://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=841.0 (https://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=841.0)
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Also learnt about the scariest thread here.
https://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=841.0 (https://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=841.0)
In a way, you're braver than I am, because I don't really ever go into that forum
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Today I learnt about the Happy Birthday emoji. -> :emot_hpybday: <-
Only regret, I should've known about it two weeks ago.
Who knows, how many more good ones are there, hidden within the masses.
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:emot_thdrool: is best emoji
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Good to see the two of you play nicely. :D
Normaly you are like the cake and the fork, going, "Do you want a piece of me!!!" and "You butter believe it" :emot_laughing:
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Good to see the two of you play nicely. :D
Normaly you are like the cake and the fork, going, "Do you want a piece of me!!!" and "You butter believe it" :emot_laughing:
:emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
That’s a good one!
:emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
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"The bloom is the outermost covering on an egg and is the last part of the shell put on before the hen lays the egg. ... In short, it is a foamy layer of protein that surrounds the egg. The shell is designed to ensure the well-being of the embryo."
Also, if the bloom of an egg isn't washed off, the egg is okay to be un refrigerated for up to 7 days.
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Did you also know that the egg is actually round until it is laid? The shell is still relatively soft and It gets its oblong shape when It exits the chicken.
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It's so hard to crack a joke about this, almost eggshausting.
Only thing I know about this is, that if my ex was a hen, then she would only lay eggs in the winter. She's no spring chicken! :emot_pullhair: :emot_whistling:
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Sorry guys, no sex in this one:
It’s been a long evening and night with much talk, trust, outbursts and tears, and for my part, hugging, comforting, and above all, listening.
Then I wake up this morning. The room is lit up by the weak morning sun and I look down on this wonderful sleeping angel. Her head on my chest, with her long blonde hair spread all over my upper body, and in the frame of that, her little heart-shaped face, with those pouty pink lips in a little peaceful smile, turned slightly up against my gaze. Her narrow eyebrows over her long eyelashes, her cute button nose and her flawless skin make makeup so utterly unnecessary.
The t-shirt that she borrowed is gone. One of her hands rests on the top of my chest, a leg lies on top of mine and I can follow the perfect curve of her naked back all the way down to her firm bubble butt and never ending legs.
I don’t feel lust, just lots of love and I look up, thinking, “thank you lord, for showing me how beautiful life still can be.”
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Woo, beautiful post.
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1. :sign_wasntme: (this time) :emot_laughing:
2. DD I still hate you :emot_kiss: :emot_kiss: :emot_kiss:
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Woo, beautiful post.
Many thanks, CT
A big Woo right back at you. :emot_beerchug:
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It can be a bit risky to search for girl on girl pics while on campus. Especially if your back is not against the wall. :facepalm: :emot_laughing:
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It can be a bit risky to search for girl on girl pics while on campus. Especially if your back is not against the wall. :facepalm: :emot_laughing:
Hear hear, that can be said for searching anything of the kind. Anywhere.
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Asmodel, Are you a stereotype? ???
It looks like there are two of you here. :emot_kiss:
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Asmodel was left on our doorstep. We didn't know what else to do with him, so we taught him how to post. Little did we know what that would lead to. :facepalm: :emot_laughing: :emot_kiss: :D
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Asmodel, Are you a stereotype? ???
It looks like there are two of you here. :emot_kiss:
More like 23
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At least he could've made it funny and called his backup account A$$model ;D
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Asmodel was left on our doorstep. We didn't know what else to do with him, so we taught him how to post. Little did we know what that would lead to. :facepalm: :emot_laughing: :emot_kiss: :D
;D ;D ;D
I think I saw psiberzerker disappearing into the shadows after leaving something on the KB doorstep.
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This should probably be in 1408. He’s either a child, a high end ASD, or someone off their meds. Responds to everything, with absolutely nothing to add, spams the board with off topic memes, and slut shames members. Psiberzerker had many of the same habits, but he was a highly intelligent psycho. I have five teenaged children, and there is no way he is 18.
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Asmodel, Are you a stereotype? ???
It looks like there are two of you here. :emot_kiss:
More like 23
Miss Bell, I don’t know what you mean by “stereotype.”? ???
Miss Staci I don’t know about the 21 others.
What I do know, and want to let you all know, is that.
I’m not the person you’re looking for!
As I said in my below-quoted post, I’m not that guy.
I myself was surprised when, upon choosing this nickname, I was told it was already taken.
Hence chose this workaround that you all see today.
I’m an avid DC fan (and Star Wars fans as well.), so wanted to pick something from that genre.
All superhero names were either too popular, and hence, too cliché or too weird or not to my liking.
Hence had chosen this from the Villains’ faction. https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Asmodel (https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Asmodel)
Because the image was Rad, the name cool, yet, unique and unheard of, as well as quite appropriate as per the joke made by Mr. CT, below.
I’ll say this yet again, I don’t know who that person is, I have had very limited interactions with them; just check my posts section and see for yourself; I’m just a reader, who wanted to make an account out of curiosity.
At least he could've made it funny and called his backup account A$$model ;D
I think you should see this, Mr. CT.
Asmodel was left on our doorstep. We didn't know what else to do with him, so we taught him how to post. Little did we know what that would lead to. :facepalm: :emot_laughing: :emot_kiss: :D
;D ;D ;D
I think I saw psiberzerker disappearing into the shadows after leaving something on the KB doorstep.
I don’t know anyone with that name.
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This should probably be in 1408. He’s either a child, a high end ASD, or someone off their meds. Responds to everything, with absolutely nothing to add, spams the board with off topic memes, and slut shames members. Psiberzerker had many of the same habits, but he was a highly intelligent psycho. I have five teenaged children, and there is no way he is 18.
Are you referring to me, sir?
And if yes, then when have I ever done any of that?
and slut shames members.
As for this, I think, that I haven’t had that much interaction with anyone as of yet to be accused of doing such a thing.
This 1408 room you speak, I’ll see you there and hope to see any proof of all these accusations you seemingly have charged me with.
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I’ll just say this politely one time. Go fuck yourself.
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At least he could've made it funny and called his backup account A$$model ;D
I think you should see this, Mr. CT.
I saw it. The thing is, if I wanted to register for a site and there was already someone named Clitical Thinking, I would go with a different username rather than just change one character. I'd also assume the other Clitical Thinking and I would have similar interests, maybe even the same sense of humor, based on the fact that they have a username that I was interested in registering with, and I'd try to interact with them on a regular basis, rather than just post whenever the other Clitical Thinking happened to be gone ;D
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At least he could've made it funny and called his backup account A$$model ;D
I think you should see this, Mr. CT.
I saw it. The thing is, if I wanted to register for a site and there was already someone named Clitical Thinking, I would go with a different username rather than just change one character. I'd also assume the other Clitical Thinking and I would have similar interests, maybe even the same sense of humor, based on the fact that they have a username that I was interested in registering with, and I'd try to interact with them on a regular basis, rather than just post whenever the other Clitical Thinking happened to be gone ;D
I’m sorry for being too lazy to cook up a different username. As for the username, it was just a coincidence….
I checked my very old interactions with that guy, and looking around, found his reason for the name.
Honestly, that’s a bit funny, to pick a name based on a video game character, especially such a game like that.
As for interacting with him, I’m sorry if you all think I’m an imposter, but shortly after interacting with him for the first time, I’ve had to change cities. After which one thing kept on coming after the next. Infact, that is why I could only come back till recently, with a long period of absence in between, as had forgotten of this place back then.
I’ll just say this politely one time. Go fuck yourself.
As for you, Ever since I dropped in today, I’ve been receiving nothing but flames from you, I don’t know and not at all care for whatever your deal is with the other guy. I only ask this, why. Why did I have to get caught in the crossfire between you two. Check my stats man, I haven’t even been here around enough to have done something to have made you feel this angry.
Also, I have done my research on you, so I know that you are an ex-moderator of this place, and have been around for years. Therefore, I doubt anyone would do anything about this,
But,
here goes nothing…
Unlike the rest of the forum, Room 1408 has no rules on flaming, insulting other members or bad language. If you don't like being insulted, sworn at and generally have your parentage and intelligence called into question, then this isn't the right section for you.
Remember, threatening or intimidating behaviour is not tolerated, even here.
Quoting the first admin, the founder of this place, ROOM 1408 HAS NO SUCH RULES. But this thread is not a part of that section.
Therefore, have you broken a rule? Yes! Do I expect anyone else to go ahead and call you out? No.
Tell me something, did you work as an interrogator at one time, because you surely know how to intimidate someone. Most likely, you’ll just call for back up and have me wiped off. Better be it that I go on my own accord…
Good. Riddance. Sir!
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In other news... I learned that a covered bridge could last over 100 years where a regular bridge lasted only about 20 years before maintenance was needed. Also that only 1 in 10 have survived the 20th century
Bob Ross has taught me more than just painting.
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Tell me something, did you work as an interrogator at one time, because you surely know how to intimidate someone. Most likely, you’ll just call for back up and have me wiped off. Better be it that I go on my own accord…
Good. Riddance. Sir!
The only problem is, you won’t go on your own accord. You have an obsessive need to respond to every single thing that is posted on this board. And you’ll continue to do that, until somebody runs you off.
And yes, I am a professional interrogator. I’ve been a lawyer probably more than twice as long as you’ve been alive. I’ve been a member of this board close to as long as you’ve been alive.
As I told you before... I’ve survived your predecessors, and I will survive you. So spam away baby. I’ve got a real life, real job, and a hell of a lot better things to do than respond your drivel.
I dare you not to respond. I don’t think you can [not] do it. :emot_laughing:
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I have five teenaged children.
When I was a teen, my grandfather when annoyed with me constantly saying something for no other reason than I was bored, said I had diarrhea of the mouth. I suppose he was right.
The dog woke me at 4AM, an hour ago. So far I can’t think of anything I learned today, but at least the day is very young, and I’m optimistic.
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I learned how many movies I've watched* in the last 12 months: 281
I learned that when I canceled my Amazon Prime membership and they pointed out that number as an inducement to keep my membership active.
Didn't work. I've never been a big movie buff. There have been whole calendar years when I didn't watch an entire movie from start to finish. The last time I went to a theater was in 2008 (as best I can remember). I do remember that I stayed awake whatever year it was. :D My personal movie rating system is: I either fell asleep watching it, or I didn't.
*I should probably explain that I fell asleep during at least half of them, so that number is somewhat misleading.
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When I was a teen, my grandfather when annoyed with me constantly saying something for no other reason than I was bored, said I had diarrhea of the mouth. I suppose he was right.
I see what you did there. :emot_laughing:
Now get those kids off my lawn.
Your friendship has been one of the more enjoyable benefits of this Board. Have a good day my man. Learn something for me.
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So I read something that jokingly said when a man reaches a certain age, he either gets into WWII history or smoking meat.
So today on my bookshelves I counted 44 books on WWII history and about half that on smoking meat, sausage making, charcuterie and general grilling/barbecue.
So apparently, I couldn’t decide.
Only thing is, two books about barbecue are actually about grilling. You can tell no Southerner wrote those.
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So I read something that jokingly said when a man reaches a certain age, he either gets into WWII history or smoking meat.
So today on my bookshelves I counted 44 books on WWII history and about half that on smoking meat, sausage making, charcuterie and general grilling/barbecue.
So apparently, I couldn’t decide.
Only thing is, two books about barbecue are actually about grilling. You can tell no Southerner wrote those.
If you want something new to read about WWII, try "The Boys Who Challenged Hitler" by Phillip Hoose
They were all under 18 and started their resistance in late 1941 when most people believed the Germans to win the war.
I read about them for the first time about nine or ten years ago, and they are still kind of my heroes. :D
:emot_kiss:
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So I read something that jokingly said when a man reaches a certain age, he either gets into WWII history or smoking meat.
So today on my bookshelves I counted 44 books on WWII history and about half that on smoking meat, sausage making, charcuterie and general grilling/barbecue.
So apparently, I couldn’t decide.
Only thing is, two books about barbecue are actually about grilling. You can tell no Southerner wrote those.
If you want something new to read about WWII, try "The Boys Who Challenged Hitler" by Phillip Hoose
They were all under 18 and started their resistance in late 1941 when most people believed the Germans to win the war.
I read about them for the first time about nine or ten years ago, and they are still kind of my heroes. :D
:emot_kiss:
They were Danish I see. The book was published in 2015. I have one on the Dutch resistance first published in 1957, my copy printed in 1960. It doesn’t mention the group in your book as far as I can tell? I have to admit I didn’t read mine yet, sort of inherited it.
(https://i.imgur.com/aAxJdoZ.jpg)
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They were Dutch I see. The book was published in 2015. I have one on the Dutch resistance first published in 1957, my copy printed in 1960. It doesn’t mention the group in your book as far as I can tell? I have to admit I didn’t read mine yet, sort of inherited it.
That makes sense. The boys were Danish. :D
https://www.aalborgkloster.dk/churchill-group/ (https://www.aalborgkloster.dk/churchill-group/)
:emot_kiss:
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I've never been a big movie buff. There have been whole calendar years when I didn't watch an entire movie from start to finish. The last time I went to a theater was in 2008 (as best I can remember). I do remember that I stayed awake whatever year it was. :D
Thank you for sharing. I'm going through a similar period of being unable to watch more than a few minutes of any movie, but it hasn't always been like that. When I was in college I took films very seriously and used to track down shabby cinemas showing rare classic movies. Some time later I began to lose interest and remember going to a cinema only three times in perhaps ten years. One time I was dragged off to watch the first Star Wars movie, which bored me stiff. Another time I made use of a discount ticket to watch Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys, which I loved. And the third time was a private pre-release screening of a Jackie Chan movie—which I found to be enormous fun. Oh, and I got to meet Jackie in person.
Occasionally I tell myself that movies were so much better back in the good old days, but my memory is sadly at fault. These days, thanks to streaming services, you can watch almost any of the famous movies of the 70s, 80s, and 90s, and I find most of them tedious in the extreme. I think the best word to describe me now is "jaded".
So what I've learned about myself is that as I grow older my tolerance for what strikes me as mediocrity grows less. Perhaps I should compile a list of 10 movies that I've watch through to the end, and post it in the Top Ten thread.
BTW, I love your avatar, PurpleShoes. It reminds me of the cover of Foghat's Tight Shoes album.
(https://i.discogs.com/dh6fjjAtfOhPTFm9Lp-kWMhLVGjzthDRt1xbsKvcFIA/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:596/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWltYWdlcy9SLTc5/MjYwODQtMTQ1MTc5/MzkyMC01ODgwLmpw/ZWc.jpeg)
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They were Dutch I see. The book was published in 2015. I have one on the Dutch resistance first published in 1957, my copy printed in 1960. It doesn’t mention the group in your book as far as I can tell? I have to admit I didn’t read mine yet, sort of inherited it.
That makes sense. The boys were Danish. :D
https://www.aalborgkloster.dk/churchill-group/ (https://www.aalborgkloster.dk/churchill-group/)
:emot_kiss:
Apologies, my brain was saying Danish yet my fingers typed Dutch. I corrected my post. I spent 5 days in Amsterdam once, but my only brief time in Denmark was changing planes in Copenhagen.
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Apologies, my brain was saying Danish yet my fingers typed Dutch. I corrected my post. I spent 5 days in Amsterdam once, but my only brief time in Denmark was changing planes in Copenhagen.
No need for Apologies ;D
And it's not like they won the war all by them selves. It is their spirits I admire.
Next time in Copenhagen, spend a couple of days. It is worth it.
:emot_kiss:
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:'( All GOP run states are destroying The USA !
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:'( All GOP run states are destroying The USA !
Hmmm...Let's see, people fleeing deep blue New York and California (you can't find a U-Haul in California right now) for red states like Texas and Florida. That's ruining America???
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Wouldn't happen if the People's Front of Judea were in charge
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...or was that the Judean People's Front? Fuck, I can't ever remember :emot_laughing:
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...or was that the Judean People's Front? Fuck, I can't ever remember :emot_laughing:
Time for remedial Monty Python. Don't post again until you have properly remembered. OK? ;D
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I want you to all call me Loretta. Because I want to have babies.
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Yesterday I learned that Seth MacFarlane wrote for Johnny Bravo.
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Today I learned that "Shota" is short for "shotacon" which is short for "Shōtarō complex", the male equivalent of "lolicon" = "Lolita complex". I also learned that Shōtarō is short for Shōtarō Kaneda, a character in a 1956 manga called Tetsujin 28-gō.
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That this place can glitch as well. :o
(https://i.imgur.com/7KJX2EG.jpg)
I made both posts in the Woo/Boo thread, but the bottom one shows a different name, :emot_weird:
As I know that Miss Shiela’s thread is in the pics & vids section plus the thread name is also spelled out incorrectly.
I dunno why,
Even copying the text also spells out the incorrect name upon pasting it.
I have refreshed the page many times,
But still, it shows like that. ???
And people, if you see that there’s nothing wrong with the above screenshot, that is, both are in the W00/B00 thread, then lmk Pls , as I might need a doctor. :facepalm:
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Thr only time Ive seen that is if you made a reply to somebody who temporarily changed the thread name. So maybe that's what that is
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Thr only time Ive seen that is if you made a reply to somebody who temporarily changed the thread name. So maybe that's what that is
does anyone apart from the authority even have that power?
As I did quote watcher1 and hotrod.
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Thr only time Ive seen that is if you made a reply to somebody who temporarily changed the thread name. So maybe that's what that is
does anyone apart from the authority even have that power?
As I did quote watcher1 and hotrod.
Anybody can. When you reply or quote a post. The subject title appears on top, and you can change it to whatever you want. However, I do believe it is in the rules that you shouldn't do it if it isn't your thread
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Thr only time Ive seen that is if you made a reply to somebody who temporarily changed the thread name. So maybe that's what that is
does anyone apart from the authority even have that power?
As I did quote watcher1 and hotrod.
Anybody can. When you reply or quote a post. The subject title appears on top, and you can change it to whatever you want. However, I do believe it is in the rules that you shouldn't do it if it isn't your thread
⚪️⚪️⚪️🤯
Damn, never knew that that was possible, but, I swear, I’ve got no hand in this, as I didn’t even know of this feature before.
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You must have quoted Watcher and then deleted the quotes. One of his titles was changed to "SHIELAS SUNDAY" somewhere There are a few different scenarios that a member can do this whether an accident or not.
As Shiela said, the title was changed somewhere along the way. Once someone 'replies', and does not 'quote', it reverts back to the title on the original post. The old theme used to show the title on every post. This new forum theme does not.
If you click the MODIFY to your post in question, you'll see you can change the title. It's not really encouraged,.
And good morning to you both.
:)
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Good morning to you too Comandante.
(Although, it is evening here :D )
I didn’t remove any quotes though…
That’s good information. I had never thought that it could have been done.
I went back to investigate, it started from hotrod’s post,
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Good morning to you too Comandante.
(Although, it is evening here :D )
I didn’t remove any quotes though…
That’s good information. I had never thought that it could have been done.
I went back to investigate, it started from hotrod’s post,
Which I moved from Shiela's Sunday. When I split it and moved it here, it retained the original topic. That explains it. Mystery solved. And I would have gotten away with it if not for you meddling kids. Speaking of, I need some Scooby Doo time soon.
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Good morning to you too Comandante.
(Although, it is evening here :D )
I didn’t remove any quotes though…
That’s good information. I had never thought that it could have been done.
I went back to investigate, it started from hotrod’s post,
Which I moved from Shiela's Sunday. When I split it and moved it here, it retained the original topic. That explains it. Mystery solved. And I would have gotten away with it if not for you meddling kids. Speaking of, I need some Scooby Doo time soon.
Reminded me of FRED JONES SR.
The Ex-Mayor who, was actually—
Um, what was I saying?
And wow, seems like Scooby Doo never did fade away. Love that show, and also the game.
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I learned this some time ago, so it's not "what I learned today". Apologies for that.
Seeing so many cute puppy and dog pics in the Funny Pics Thread, I recalled a documentary about genetic changes in domesticated dogs. There was a long section about Russian experiments with breeding familiarity with humans into wolves and foxes. But what caught my attention was a comment about puppy-dog eyes being a genetic trait that started as a random mutation and then became dominant because of the value it had for dogs who live with humans.
IIRC, there's a small muscle in the back of the eye that enables dogs to roll their eyes up and look. . . . cute.
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Learned that I really really need to pay attention to who I'm replying to in PM. It's not the first time I've done it, but somebody out there got a message with some somewhat graphic details that wasn't meant for them. :facepalm:
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I’m sorry to hear that Miss Shiela.
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Was the message intended for me? You know I love graphic details. :emot_laughing: :emot_kiss:
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Runs to check PMs... ;D
Aw, dang
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Sorry love, it was meant for watcher. Just a casual conversation about masturbating and that from time to time, I squirt, and that I'm not a fan of that term. Wish there was a word for it that sounds a little sexier
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Let’s just hope that the recipient does not turn out to be the sheriff.
That’d be an odd conversation to have lol.
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Let’s just hope that the recipient does not turn out to be the sheriff.
That’d be an odd conversation to have lol.
Ironically, she was the recipient of a previous missend. It had nudy pics
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Let’s just hope that the recipient does not turn out to be the sheriff.
That’d be an odd conversation to have lol.
Ironically, she was the recipient of a previous missend. It had nudy pics
:-[ 😳😳 oh my,
Hope you two were able to laugh it off.
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Ironically, she was the recipient of a previous missend. It had nudy pics
Probably made her day ;D Agreed on 'squirt' by the way
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Of course we laughed it off, I'm laughing about this one. Only real downfall was Watcher never got my message
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Still
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSoAcHd0OUTlKQtmXDZudpeywYraKHIfZHuPg&usqp=CAU)
as to who the original recipient this time was,
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSkzX5xs-COUc9T8p0Wi7BLGgZWWxC7NFnIAw&usqp=CAU (https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSkzX5xs-COUc9T8p0Wi7BLGgZWWxC7NFnIAw&usqp=CAU)
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTWY1epEbytwCM9LlaaBxszH1C_n9YtdLyy3g&usqp=CAU)
Edit : modified in compliance to norms.
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Sorry love, it was meant for watcher. Just a casual conversation about masturbating and that from time to time, I squirt, and that I'm not a fan of that term. Wish there was a word for it that sounds a little sexier
Juicy Fruit. As in, “I want your juicy fruit. Give Daddy a mouthful, I’m very thirsty.”
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This incredible thing, that is Bread Sauce!
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I learned (by watching Jeopardy!) that Sesame Street's Big Bird is 6-1/2 years old, and has been for over fifty years now.
My guess was Dennis the Menace, but he's been (however many years old he is) for closer to 70 years.
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TIL that you can now see your Uber score!
The ratings summary is tucked away in the app’s new Privacy Center, which you can find in the settings menu, under the user profile at the top right of the app. Tap Privacy, then Privacy Center. Swipe until you see the tile asking, “Would you like to see a summary of how you use Uber?” Tap See Summary then scroll until you reach the Ratings tab.
A breakdown there tells you how many drivers gave you each of the five possible star ratings that make up your average score. You might find the results surprising.
I had 41 5 stars, and three 1 stars. Just pisses me off, because if you drop below 4.7, a lot of drivers won’t pick you up.
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CHICAGO ORCHARD AIRPORT: LtCmdr Edward Henry "Butch" O'Hare (1914 – Nov 26, 1943) was a US Navy fighter pilot, who on February 20, 1942 became the US Navy's 1st flying ace and Medal of Honor recipient in WW II. Butch O'Hare's final action took place on night of Nov 26, 1943, while he was leading US Navy's 1st ever nighttime fighter attack launched from an aircraft carrier. During this encounter with a group of /Japanese torpedo bombers, O'Hare's F6F Hellcat was shot down; his aircraft was never found. A few years later, O'Hare was honored when Colonel Robert R. McCormick, publisher of the Chicago Tribune, suggested a name change of Chicago's Orchard Depot Airport as tribute to Butch O'Hare. On September 19, 1949, the Chicago, Illinois airport was renamed O'Hare International Airport. The airport displays a Grumman F4F-3 museum aircraft replicating the one flown by Butch O'Hare during his Medal of Honor flight.
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That today's date, 22 February 2022, is both a palindrome and an ambigram. The date will read the same from left to right, from right to left and upside down!
22022022
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That today's date, 22 February 2022, is both a palindrome and an ambigram. The date will read the same from left to right, from right to left and upside down!
22022022
What an ambigram means,
Thanks watcher1,
Woo.
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That today's date, 22 February 2022, is both a palindrome and an ambigram. The date will read the same from left to right, from right to left and upside down!
22022022
And in a little more than an hour, it will be 2:22 pm.
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If we'd use 24 hour format, we could have 22:22 later this evening
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If we'd use 24 hour format, we could have 22:22 later this evening
Some military still do use it. I do on occasion. I'll bet S does all the time.
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If we'd use 24 hour format, we could have 22:22 later this evening
Some military still do use it. I do on occasion. I'll bet S does all the time.
I do actually. for two main reasons. Well three counting Allan. My dad thinks it's fun to use, and mostly I need it for work, so my phone is set for military time.
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Once in the military, some things are just hard to forget. Lot easier than saying am or pm. I still write the date starting with the date, then month, then year.
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Once in the military, some things are just hard to forget. Lot easier than saying am or pm. I still write the date starting with the date, then month, then year.
true watcher, ;D
Once I had bought a digital wristwatch which had been set on military time/ 24 hour standards. At first I was annoyed, but then got used to it.
(Though after being returned from a battery replacement, it was set to the usual Am/pm system, and I was surprised that I felt nostalgic about the 24 hours standard.)
And as for the date, dunno what may be there, but that’s the usual standard here.
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Once in the military, some things are just hard to forget. Lot easier than saying am or pm. I still write the date starting with the date, then month, then year.
Exactly, whenever I need to spell out my german last name over the phone, I do it with the phonetic alphabet. Because my last name has a lot of letters that sound the same like B and E I tell them I'll spell it "military style" and then start Kilo Alpha... oops 😘
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my german last name over the phone
Shiela Wurstschlucker ;D
Sorry :facepalm:
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Didn't you already guess Slobbernobben or something like that?
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I always do my dates the world style of DMY, not MDY (only US does this).
I always do military time. It’s 15:00, not 3 pm.
Finally because I am hearing impaired, I always used military call signs Alpha Bravo Charlie. Hay Bee Sea is too confusing.
The military understands the need for precise communication, lack of ambiguity, and no room for confusion. So the military way is always better. IMHO.
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I always do my dates the world style of DMY, not MDY (only US does this).
I always do military time. It’s 15:00, not 3 pm.
Finally because I am hearing impaired, I always used military call signs Alpha Bravo Charlie. Hay Bee Sea is too confusing.
The military understands the need for precise communication, lack of ambiguity, and no room for confusion. So the military way is always better. IMHO.
Semper Fi.
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I always do my dates the world style of DMY, not MDY (only US does this).
I always do military time. It’s 15:00, not 3 pm.
Finally because I am hearing impaired, I always used military call signs Alpha Bravo Charlie. Hay Bee Sea is too confusing.
The military understands the need for precise communication, lack of ambiguity, and no room for confusion. So the military way is always better. IMHO.
Does anyone know why the USA adopted MDY? And isn't YMD the easiest fot sorting algorithms?
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Does anyone know why the USA adopted MDY? And isn't YMD the easiest fot sorting algorithms?
In answer to your questions, no and yes.
I'm not sure whether 'adopt' is the right word for the use of MDY in the USA. I work with English/Scottish/Irish materials going back to the early 18th century, and MDY was fairly standard when written out, as in "March 14, 1803"
There's a similar pattern with spelling. I come across hundreds of examples of British writers preferring 'honor', 'favorite', etc. to what are assumed to be the English equivalents. And the OED still holds out for 'memorize' instead of 'memorise'.
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Does anyone know why the USA adopted MDY? And isn't YMD the easiest fot sorting algorithms?
I have always named my files “YMD - Letter to court re:...pdf” etc. My staff largely starts their files with “MDY.” It annoys me to no end, because you can’t do a quick chronological sort when looking for something. And “date created” isn’t always the same as the date of the document. They don’t understand my CDO.
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Does anyone know why the USA adopted MDY? And isn't YMD the easiest fot sorting algorithms?
'Cause we's 'Murica, f#$% Yeah!
We do'in our own thing.😝🤣
Honestly I really dont know. Probably something as simple as that what the first settlers started doing.
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I learned today that Ray Manzarek, keyboard player with The Doors, recorded Carl Orff's Carmina Burana in 1983, in a collaboration with Philip Glass. I'm listening to it now, and it's, well, interesting. :roll:
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I had no idea, until a few minutes ago, that Playboy was accepting surgically enhanced models. :facepalm:
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I had no idea, until a few minutes ago, that Playboy was accepting surgically enhanced models. :facepalm:
I still remember the day that my daddy picked up a Playboy and the girl of the month had a tattoo. If I remember correctly it was just below her belly button. The man. Was not happy. To the best of my knowledge, I don't think he has bought a magazine in many years, He was a subscriber from as early as I can remember until the later 90's(ish).
I had no idea, until a few minutes ago, that Playboy was accepting surgically enhanced models. :facepalm:
Just for the fun of it, I'm going to mention this to my daddy when I see him at lunch today.
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Even in the 60s and 70s it appeared enhancement was a requirement. But of course I was mostly reading the articles. :emot_laughing:
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I learned today that Ray Manzarek, keyboard player with The Doors, recorded Carl Orff's Carmina Burana in 1983, in a collaboration with Philip Glass. I'm listening to it now, and it's, well, interesting. :roll:
Ray Manzarek comes from Chicago. 8)
On another note, Gary Brooker, songwriter and keyboard player for Procul Harem and best known for his singing Whiter Shade of Pale passed away last week.
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As I said, my father was a subscriber and he had many magazines. He also had Penthouse. He would read them, then put them in an old chest in our basement. I would look at them on occasion. Every now and then a Hustler would make its way into the chest. WOW, those were some eye openers. More penises too, so that was interesting. And from that, I thought every guy would be huge like the models.
I still remember the day that I heard Dian Parkinson was in the Playboy.. I came home from work and straight up said to my dad, "Do you have this months Playboy yet?" He said he did. I said, "Well, where is it?" We walked in the t.v. room and he moved the newspaper and there she was on the cover. I took it from him and quickly found the pages, right there in front of my father. I think she was almost 50 at the time, but she was gorgeous. I was a big Price Is Right fan from as early as I can remember.
https://bodgirls.com/dian-parkinson-playboy-covergirl-december-1991/
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Even in the 60s and 70s it appeared enhancement was a requirement. But of course I was mostly reading the articles. :emot_laughing:
Remember when the ladies of Playboy could only show off their boobs? 8)
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I had no idea, until a few minutes ago, that Playboy was accepting surgically enhanced models. :facepalm:
I still remember the day that my daddy picked up a Playboy and the girl of the month had a tattoo. If I remember correctly it was just below her belly button. The man. Was not happy. To the best of my knowledge, I don't think he has bought a magazine in many years, He was a subscriber from as early as I can remember until the later 90's(ish).
I had no idea, until a few minutes ago, that Playboy was accepting surgically enhanced models. :facepalm:
Just for the fun of it, I'm going to mention this to my daddy when I see him at lunch today.
I don't care for tattoos on the skin of a beautiful woman. It distracts from their beauty.
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As I said, my father was a subscriber and he had many magazines. He also had Penthouse. He would read them, then put them in an old chest in our basement. I would look at them on occasion. Every now and then a Hustler would make its way into the chest. WOW, those were some eye openers. More penises too, so that was interesting. And from that, I thought every guy would be huge like the models.
I still remember the day that I heard Dian Parkinson was in the Playboy.. I came home from work and straight up said to my dad, "Do you have this months Playboy yet?" He said he did. I said, "Well, where is it?" We walked in the t.v. room and he moved the newspaper and there she was on the cover. I took it from him and quickly found the pages, right there in front of my father. I think she was almost 50 at the time, but she was gorgeous. I was a big Price Is Right fan from as early as I can remember.
https://bodgirls.com/dian-parkinson-playboy-covergirl-december-1991/
One of the MILFiest MILFs imaginable. Love the fluffed up pubic hair.
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Yep... think it was Penthouse that first showed pubic hair. Of course that's mostly gone now. I for one think it's sexier to keep something hidden.
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On another note, Gary Brooker, songwriter and keyboard player for Procul Harem and best known for his singing Whiter Shade of Pale passed away last week.
That I didn't know. Thanks for the info.
It seems like every other day another rock icon of the 70s slips away. And to think that the 70s were half a century ago.
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On another note, Gary Brooker, songwriter and keyboard player for Procul Harem and best known for his singing Whiter Shade of Pale passed away last week.
That I didn't know. Thanks for the info.
It seems like every other day another rock icon of the 70s slips away. And to think that the 70s were half a century ago.
And today it was Sally Kellerman ?
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On another note, Gary Brooker, songwriter and keyboard player for Procul Harem and best known for his singing Whiter Shade of Pale passed away last week.
That I didn't know. Thanks for the info.
It seems like every other day another rock icon of the 70s slips away. And to think that the 70s were half a century ago.
And today it was Sally Kellerman ?
Oh no, not Hot Lips. Sad news like that seems to come in batches.
Back in the days when folks read newspapers, they used to say -- "You know you're getting old when the first page you turn to is the obituaries."
To close to the truth to be funny.
All too often the first hint I get of someone famous passing away is seeing a flood of related videos on YouTube. Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones) passed away last year but I'm still getting recommendations for drumming videos. ???
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On another note, Gary Brooker, songwriter and keyboard player for Procul Harem and best known for his singing Whiter Shade of Pale passed away last week.
That I didn't know. Thanks for the info.
It seems like every other day another rock icon of the 70s slips away. And to think that the 70s were half a century ago.
And today it was Sally Kellerman ?
My dad has a crush on her, used to watch that show all the time. Surprised he didnt message me or anything about it. I sure as hell dont want to break the unfortunate news to him.
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I’m sorry I have no idea what she San or acted in.
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I’m sorry I have no idea what she Sang or acted in.
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I’m sorry I have no idea what she San or acted in.
I remember her from the TV series M*A*S*H, about a field hospital in Korea. The final episode pulled in the greatest number of viewers in TV history. I don't know if that record still stands.
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Sally Kellerman played Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan in Robert Altman's movie M*A*S*H. That stood for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. The movie while a comedy portrayed Army doctors and nurses trying to save badly wounded GIs. "Hot Lips" was a by the book Army nurse who drove everyone nuts with her "letter of the law" edicts.
One memorable scene had Kellerman in the shower tent taking a shower. All that was shown was her going inside the tent and then hearing water running. Outside the doctors and nurses gather some with lawn chairs and at a signal the tent sides collapsed leaving "Hot Lips" naked and exposed. She dropped to the floor of the shower screaming. I read some years after the movie came out that Kellerman was not told that the tent would be dropped down and her screams and surprise were real.
Of course the movie spun off one of the more popular TV shows staring Alan Alda. Loretta Swit played "Hot Lips".
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I read some years after the movie came out that Kellerman was not told that the tent would be dropped down and her screams and surprise were real.
Actually, Although I dunno the authenticity of this theory,
I read somewhere that, She once said in an interview, that she actually knew that it would happen, having read the script and that the scene was only shot properly on presumably the 4th take, as knowing what was about to happen, she ducked too fast and out of camera sight, in the first 3 takes.
The 4th time was successful because just before the tent flap was to drop, she said, that she heard someone call her name to the left, to see the director Robert Altman and fellow actor Gary Burghoff, standing outside of camera range, with their pants down around their ankles. (Dont know about underwear, but hope they had that on.) The Shock of seeing the pair like this was enough to stun her for a moment and forget about the tent flap. Hence the scene we see today.
It was also mentioned that the above trivia was mentioned in the special features section of the DVD (if anyone wanted to crosscheck.)
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I’m sorry I have no idea what she San or acted in.
I remember her from the TV series M*A*S*H, about a field hospital in Korea. The final episode pulled in the greatest number of viewers in TV history. I don't know if that record still stands.
Sorry Hilda, Loretta Swit played Hotlips in the TV series. I believe the only actor that was in both the film and the TV series was Gary Burghoff ("Radar")
Watching both I went through a strange conversion. Saw the film first and thought it was great, started watching the TV series and thought it was poor compared to the film, saw the film again and thought that the TV series was far better :emot_weird:
Haven't seen the film since.
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I don't think I ever watched the film. As for the series, I saw bits and pieces in reruns I believe. My daddy watched it, he loved it.
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The film and the TV series were both based on the book"M*A*S*H". It was written by Richard Hooker, the pen name of Richard Hornberger a surgeon in a MASH unit, along with writer W.C. Heinze.
How much of the book was true and what was made up is anyone's guess. Hornberger did name his tent "The Swamp" as in the movie and TV show.
MASH units were not on the front lines, but close. Surgery was done on stretchers placed on sawhorses. Many doctors had little experience at surgery, but no doubt got a fast lesson.
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Both M*A*S*H and Patton were released early in 1970. Late that fall, one of the college town theaters where I lived had a special matinée double feature of the two films. That's where I saw both movies for the first time.
The contrast was jarring, Patton's very serious depiction of World War II followed by the irreverent black comedy set in Korea less than ten years later.
It made for a long afternoon though. Patton is just under three hours long, and M*A*S*H just under two hours.
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I was staring at a map of Cornwall, in England, looking for place names to use in one of my stories.
I had no idea that the area to the north of Cornwall is called the Celtic Sea. Being geographically challenged, I thought the Irish Sea just merged into the Atlantic Ocean.
I'm a huge fan of Celtic music, so I'm feeling very pleased with myself for discovering that there's also a Celtic Sea.
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Today I learnt.
Eventually Gold loses it's lustre.
I had once seen a certain clip on the internet, about 57 months ago, give or take 3 months,
After that never found it again, even when I had done a few searches over the following year...
Until today, when I accidentally chanced upon it.
And, well, didn't feel anything much after viewing it, not any significant excitement, nor glee and neither much satisfaction.
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Today, I learnt that the email account I have used for KB and some other places, was logged in from an unknown device in the early hours of yesterday. I have changed the password but I don’t know what else to do, any tips?
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respond to it.
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I learned a new word: cockatrice
I was reading a romantic novel written in 1898, and the author refers to a sharp-tongued peasant woman as a 'cockatrice'.
I thought it might be a feminine form of 'cock' and had to look it up, just in case. I was glad I did.
From Chambers Dictionary:
- A fabulous monster, a serpent with the wings of a bird and the head of a cock
- A cock-like monster with a dragon's tail (heraldry)
- A prostitute (obsolete)
- A mischievous or treacherous person (figurative)
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sounds like my mom
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sounds like my mom
:o :o
Hilda - a cock-like monster? ;D ;D
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respond to it.
Pardon ???
TIL, a watched pot never boils…
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respond to it.
Pardon ???
TIL, a watched pot never boils…
Yes it will
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TIL,
A new word “truncated”
Courtesy of Miss S,
Woo.
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ex·fil·trate
/eksˈfiltrāt/
verb
To withdraw (troops or spies) surreptitiously, especially from a dangerous position.
"US special forces agents have all been exfiltrated from Iran."
We hired a former Marine commando to exfiltrate some our children out of the war zone in Ukraine. First, this guy was the ultimate bad ass. Second, they are so secretive, they don’t even want you to talk about their existence, much less names. Probably why I had never heard of one.
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I read where 11 orphans were saved and being taken to Germany.
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I read where 11 orphans were saved and being taken to Germany.
We took 30+ out on Thursday. Three bus loads. Going to safe house in Warsaw, then flown to US, once visas are issued.
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Today I learnt,
Drop by Drop fills the ocean.
Lost something important, like Life-changing important, by the skin of the teeth, I.e. a very small margin.
Though if I had got it, it'd have changed all of my plans, MAJORLY...
Edit : Also learnt of the Quick Reply feature here.
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Since the baseball season is back on, I learned that the Chicago Cubs were the first team to let the fans keep baseballs that were hit in the stands and that the Chicago White Sox were the first team to introduce scoreboards that shot off fireworks, also called exploding scoreboards.
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I kind of knew this before hand but the world and it's time zones are fucked up.
Through many parts of the world (and most of North America), last night was time change from Standard to Daylight time. However, there are places that didn't change last night. And I'm living in one of those places right now. Baja California Sur doesn't do their switch until 3 April. So, for the next 3 weeks or so, I'm out of sync.
Of course, Saskatchewan and Arizona don't change their clocks at all. I have no idea why this is in Arizona but Saskatchewan doesn't change because the official time zone line between Mountain and Central time runs right down the middle of the province. So, their compromise is to run on Central Standard time all year.
That is all.
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Day got ruined at first,
But then, made, as well.
Finally heard from someone special, after half a week.
Though, when one is waiting on a call-back, 3 days might feel like 7-10, but in the end, it's all worth it.
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I kind of knew this before hand but the world and it's time zones are fucked up.
Through many parts of the world (and most of North America), last night was time change from Standard to Daylight time. However, there are places that didn't change last night. And I'm living in one of those places right now. Baja California Sur doesn't do their switch until 3 April. So, for the next 3 weeks or so, I'm out of sync.
Of course, Saskatchewan and Arizona don't change their clocks at all. I have no idea why this is in Arizona but Saskatchewan doesn't change because the official time zone line between Mountain and Central time runs right down the middle of the province. So, their compromise is to run on Central Standard time all year.
That is all.
The craziest thing I came across in Arizona (please correct me if I have been led astray) was that the Navajo areas did change their time but a Hopi area completely enclosed within a Navajo area didn't change. :emot_weird:
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Fossil Crates: "White layer contains a massive spike of iridium, an element that comes almost exclusively from rocks from outer space. Layer below is Cretaceous Period, time of the dinosaurs.
Layer above is Paleocene. No dinosaurs have been found above the iridium layer."
(https://i.imgur.com/g14U4y0.jpg)
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Fossil Crates: "White layer contains a massive spike of iridium, an element that comes almost exclusively from rocks from outer space. Layer below is Cretaceous Period, time of the dinosaurs.
Layer above is Paleocene. No dinosaurs have been found above the iridium layer."
(https://i.imgur.com/g14U4y0.jpg)
I wonder what Velikovsky would have made of the iridium layer. History hasn't been kind to him, but at the same time mainstream science now accepts the idea of dinosaur extinction.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Velikovsky
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TIL
I should be careful with what I say… :facepalm:
Time and space (more like place) are related after all… :facepalm:
Oh well… things unravel :facepalm:
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Truly, explains everything !
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Today, after all these years of hearing the terms.
Finally learnt what the bases mean,
Like first base, second base, third base, fourth base.
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Today, after all these years of hearing the terms.
Finally learnt what the bases mean,
Like first base, second base, third base, fourth base.
Today I put my hands on a girl’s tit. Well on the t-shirt covering a bra that was hiding her tit. But she didn’t even make me move it. For a few seconds. I’m so embarrassed. Maybe I should post this in the sexual confessions thread. Don’t hate me.
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..but did your weewee tingle? :emot_laughing:
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..but did your weewee tingle? :emot_laughing:
I’m not sure I have one. I’m too embarrassed to look. I close my eyes in the shower, because it just wouldn’t be right to see myself naked.
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Today, after all these years of hearing the terms.
Finally learnt what the bases mean,
Like first base, second base, third base, fourth base.
Today I put my hands on a girl’s tit. Well on the t-shirt covering a bra that was hiding her tit. But she didn’t even make me move it. For a few seconds. I’m so embarrassed. Maybe I should post this in the sexual confessions thread. Don’t hate me.
Um... That I get...
But why the quote? ???
No issue, just curious and confused? ??? ???
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Today, after all these years of hearing the terms.
Finally learnt what the bases mean,
Like first base, second base, third base, fourth base.
OMG. Do you live in the Outback?
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Today, after all these years of hearing the terms.
Finally learnt what the bases mean,
Like first base, second base, third base, fourth base.
OMG. Do you live in the Outback?
Nope, I just had heard them over the years in movies, FRIENDS and The Big Bang Theory, etc.…
And finally, Googled them today…
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Today, after all these years of hearing the terms.
Finally learnt what the bases mean,
Like first base, second base, third base, fourth base.
Today I put my hands on a girl’s tit. Well on the t-shirt covering a bra that was hiding her tit. But she didn’t even make me move it. For a few seconds. I’m so embarrassed. Maybe I should post this in the sexual confessions thread. Don’t hate me.
Um... That I get...
But why the quote? ???
No issue, just curious and confused? ??? ???
Because 'first base' etc is usually what inexperienced teenagers use when they're too embarrassed to say they grabbed a tit or got a blowjob ;D
Edit: Teenagers or hopeless nerds on Big Bang Theory
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Because 'first base' etc is usually what inexperienced teenagers use when they're too embarrassed to say they grabbed a tit or got a blowjob ;D
Edit: Teenagers or hopeless nerds on Big Bang Theory
Ah, well, I do know about those activities, and the terms,
Just needed the link between them, which you provided.
Thanks CT.
P.S. Howard still used them, even after getting together with his fiancee Bernadette.
Also...
Just realised the mockery, and well, sorry you feel that way, as to have worked up such a vivid plot would require a sh¡T-ton of motivation.
I'm surprised that you don't have any stories posted here, as you write very well!
Or maybe I just haven't chanced upon them yet.
Still, I just request you to please keep such stuff reserved for 1408, as not everyone is invincible & almighty like you.
Edit : after a few re-reads, I don’t mind the first one much after all.
You did manage to capture a spot on impression of me.
So accurate, as if it really was me. Congrats dude.
Really big thank you, for spending all that time, analysing my behaviour patterns to develop my reaction to a hypothetical situation. 😀
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So there I was, reading a novel written in 1897, when I came across a description of a British army camp in Mandalay, and the few entertainments available to the troops. Especially popular were impromptu singalongs, and the author lists several songs that were particular favorites:
- Rolling from the Canteen
- Be Kind to Your Dog
- Here upon Guard Am I
- Close the Shutters, Willie's Dead.
You couldn't make up those titles if you tried.
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TIL,
Hornet hunting, without any proper equipment, except a can of cockroach spray, is a risky endeavour.
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I'm surprised that you don't have any stories posted here, as you write very well!
Or maybe I just haven't chanced upon them yet.
http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=11065.msg112197#msg112197
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Woo. Taking care of granny's "lawn," I gotta read that ;D
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I'm surprised that you don't have any stories posted here, as you write very well!
Or maybe I just haven't chanced upon them yet.
http://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=11065.msg112197#msg112197
WOW !
Thanks a bunch sir!
You really are a seasoned veteran of writing erotica!
Thank you for giving this newbie the chance to learn from your vast experience.
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That you can still buy Special Processed American Meat (not that I want to), thank you Asmodel.
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So there I was, reading a novel written in 1897, when I came across a description of a British army camp in Mandalay, and the few entertainments available to the troops. Especially popular were impromptu singalongs, and the author lists several songs that were particular favorites:
- Rolling from the Canteen
- Be Kind to Your Dog
- Here upon Guard Am I
- Close the Shutters, Willie's Dead.
You couldn't make up those titles if you tried.
We have been watching some series from France that are being streamed and some of the songs they sing, especially when the series has to deal with WWII, are amusing. Probably songs passed down generation to generation to soothe a person's apprehension.
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Just like back then,
TIL
That I’ve often thought of Bill Gates and Bill Clinton as the same person :facepalm:
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TIL,
Hornet hunting, without any proper equipment, except a can of cockroach spray, is a risky endeavour.
Something you learned by experience???? :emot_weird:
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TIL,
Hornet hunting, without any proper equipment, except a can of cockroach spray, is a risky endeavour.
Something you learned by experience???? :emot_weird:
Yup, one nasty bugged somehow got inside the air-conditioner.
So had to cover myself up with baggy clothes as substitute for the bug-suit, and enter the room, spray it and run asap while bolting the door.
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You got all covered up for one hornet?
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I learn and then forget at least half-a-dozen words each day, and often find myself having to look them up again, over and over. Duh.
So as of now, I'm going to keep a list of all the words I've looked up, and will go back to them from time to time, just to keep the memory cells active.
The first item on my list will be 'tent', which I found in a description of a woman walking through an Indian garden, on the lookout for snakes. The author describes her tenting her steps and I thought it was a printer's mistake. But no, it's an obsolete form of the verb tent, meaning to probe or test. And then the penny dropped = tent-ative.
Both from the Latin tentare, to try, and nothing to do with interesting bulges in gentlemen's trousers.
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I learn and then forget at least half-a-dozen words each day, and often find myself having to look them up again, over and over. Duh.
So as of now, I'm going to keep a list of all the words I've looked up, and will go back to them from time to time, just to keep the memory cells active.
The first item on my list will be 'tent', which I found in a description of a woman walking through an Indian garden, on the lookout for snakes. The author describes her tenting her steps and I thought it was a printer's mistake. But no, it's an obsolete form of the verb tent, meaning to probe or test. And then the penny dropped = tent-ative.
Both from the Latin tentare, to try, and nothing to do with interesting bulges in gentlemen's trousers.
Love it. Love learning new words and their origins, or other forms they might take, such as tentative.
Maybe you could start a "new word of the day" topic, especially with a wonderful explanation as you did above.
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You got all covered up for one hornet?
Yup, all the way from towel wrapped on head, to trousers tucked in socks. To not leave any exposed skin which it could sting.
I know, for only one hornet this seems overboard, but then, due to my workplace having a bee or two in like every corridor, (it’s an open area, with a LOT of blooming flower pots) I’ve got a mild case of apiphobia.
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Both from the Latin tentare, to try, and nothing to do with interesting bulges in gentlemen's trousers.
Love it. Love learning new words and their origins, or other forms they might take, such as tentative.
Maybe you could start a "new word of the day" topic, especially with a wonderful explanation as you did above.
Absolutely agree. Woo to you for letting learn what you learned 😘
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Both from the Latin tentare, to try, and nothing to do with interesting bulges in gentlemen's trousers.
Hmmm. When I saw the word, tentare, interesting bulges in gentlemen's trousers never came to mind. But I like where your mind was. ;D ;D
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Not so much learned, as put two and two together.
I was watching a documentary about the Bayeux Tapestry and the narrator was pointing out the similarities between a castle in the tapestry, and the ruins of a castle in England.
The Normans introduced the motte-and-bailey style of castle building — a keep on top of a man-made motte or hill, and a walled residential area (the bailey) at the base of the motte.
It took a while for the penny to drop. Victorian pornographers often use the word motte to refer to the mons pubis. I feel dumb for not making the connection before now.
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Not so much learned, as put two and two together.
I was watching a documentary about the Bayeux Tapestry and the narrator was pointing out the similarities between a castle in the tapestry, and the ruins of a castle in England.
The Normans introduced the motte-and-bailey style of castle building — a keep on top of a man-made motte or hill, and a walled residential area (the bailey) at the base of the motte.
It took a while for the penny to drop. Victorian pornographers often use the word motte to refer to the mons pubis. I feel dumb for not making the connection before now.
I love your posts. All of them. You are a highly intelligent individual, a great communicator, and everything you have to say is interesting and worth reading. I just love that about you, and I’m going to give you a woo.
As for the Bayeux Tapestry, my ancestors came across with the Norman invasion in 1066, and I have traced them back to the very early occupation of the British Isles. So I am always delighted to encounter and individual with familiarity.
(https://www.francetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Musee-Tapisserie-de-Bayeux-%C2%A9S.Maurice-Bayeux-Museum-6-min.jpg)
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As for the Bayeux Tapestry, my ancestors came across with the Norman invasion in 1066, and I have traced them back to the very early occupation of the British Isles. So I am always delighted to encounter and individual with familiarity.
That's awesome, being able to trace your ancestry that far back
I can go back only three generations and often wonder if those find-your-roots DNA tests are of any use. I'm tempted to try.
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An educated french colleague of mine once asked me "is it true that England was once conquered buy the french". I replied of course, have you never seen the Bayeux Tapestry? Amazingly he had never heard of it.
As always I can't resist lowering the tone - there is a great series of football soccer
cartoons (https://www.google.com/search?q=football+bayeux+tapestry&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjinb7souH2AhWKB3cKHQS8D_MQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=football+bayeux+tapestry&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoICAAQsQMQgwE6CAgAEIAEELEDOgUIABCABDoHCAAQsQMQQzoECAAQQzoGCAAQBRAeOgYIABAIEB5QsBpYiUpgmFFoAHAAeACAATmIAbIIkgECMjWYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=vLY9YuLPBYqP3AOE-L6YDw&bih=853&biw=1219&client=firefox-b-d#imgrc=bhn_S09C4Xg-aM) based on it
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As for the Bayeux Tapestry, my ancestors came across with the Norman invasion in 1066, and I have traced them back to the very early occupation of the British Isles. So I am always delighted to encounter and individual with familiarity.
That's awesome, being able to trace your ancestry that far back
I can go back only three generations and often wonder if those find-your-roots DNA tests are of any use. I'm tempted to try.
From others in my family who have taken those types of tests, no real surprises emerged. The DNA testing companies do send you names of people who are similar in DNA as you, so they might be related.
And I agree with Pornhubby. I really enjoy reading your posts.
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I found out a couple of years ago the my father is not my biological father because of 23 and me. It f'd with my head a bit.
It was about 5 months after my mother passed away so I couldn't ask her about it. I don't know if my father even knew, so I couldn't nring it up to him. It was a bad month for me.
They do work though, I know of half siblings I have out there. Dan linked up with a cousin and that cousin can trace back 5 generations. It's so interesting.
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I found out a couple of years ago the my father is not my biological father because of 23 and me. It f'd with my head a bit.
I was doing genealogical research about 20 years ago, when I found a copy of my great grandfathers 1910 census. And there was my grandfather, age 6, listed as “adopted son.“ There has been a long rumor in the family that my grandfather‘s biological mother was his older sister. A spinster school teacher who never married. But who obviously fucked at least once.
So people didn’t talk about things like that back in the day, and I’ve spoken with several other family members who confirm that they had heard the rumor, but they have no personal knowledge or information to share. Obviously, it happened almost 120 years ago. So my “great grandfather” is probably my great great grandfather. Doesn’t fuck up the family tree too bad, but there’s a whole branch missing. That guy who knocked up my great aunt/great grandmother. Maybe that’s where I got all my horniness.
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A few minutes ago I learned that 'marrow' has another meaning. I came across this phrase in an old novel:
"we have sought the real cup, the marrow of this one, for years"
Chambers Dictionary informs me that "marrow" can also mean:
- A mate
- A companion
- A match, equal, like
- One of a pair
According to Chambers it's North English dialect, so i don't feel too bad about never coming across it before.
Now I have to find a way of working the "one of a pair" meaning into an erotic story.
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Last night I revisited Empathy (2007), a TV movie starring Stephen Moyer and Heather Peace.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1073106/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1073106/)
Today I searched the web for more information about Heather, and learnt that she has a long and illustrious career in TV (currently appearing in EastEnders), that she’s a lesbian who appeared in a TV series about lesbians (Lip Service), and that’s she a talented musician who performs at many Pride events.
Oh, and she was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, a city with which I am not unfamiliar.
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The lady with the magnificent bosom is Joey Fisher, but an even bigger treat is the bookshelf behind her.
It’s packed full of fun books, from Tom Wolfe to Spike Milligan, and from Ibsen to Stephen Fry. But what caught my attention was John Peel’s Margrave of the Marshes. I had the pleasure of meeting John, but didn’t know he’d been writing an autobiography at the time of his death in 2004.
The hardback version of the book appears to be out of print, so I grabbed a used copy from AbeBooks, for the princely sum of $1 (plus shipping).
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There's a bookshelf behind her?
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(https://i.imgur.com/e5i4rlc.jpg)
The lady with the magnificent bosom is Joey Fisher, but an even bigger treat is the bookshelf behind her.
It’s packed full of fun books, from Tom Wolfe to Spike Milligan, and from Ibsen to Stephen Fry. But what caught my attention was John Peel’s Margrave of the Marshes. I had the pleasure of meeting John, but didn’t know he’d been writing an autobiography at the time of his death in 2004.
The hardback version of the book appears to be out of print, so I grabbed a used copy from AbeBooks, for the princely sum of $1 (plus shipping).
Like you, I would be looking at the book titles only after a cursory look at Joey Fisher. Always interested in what others read. 8)
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(https://i.imgur.com/e5i4rlc.jpg)
The lady with the magnificent bosom is Joey Fisher, but an even bigger treat is the bookshelf behind her.
It’s packed full of fun books, from Tom Wolfe to Spike Milligan, and from Ibsen to Stephen Fry. But what caught my attention was John Peel’s Margrave of the Marshes. I had the pleasure of meeting John, but didn’t know he’d been writing an autobiography at the time of his death in 2004.
The hardback version of the book appears to be out of print, so I grabbed a used copy from AbeBooks, for the princely sum of $1 (plus shipping).
Like you, I would be looking at the book titles only after a cursory look at Joey Fisher. Always interested in what others read. 8)
This is totally OT, but there's a very funny essay by Nicholson Baker in his collection "The Size of Thoughts" where he looks through furniture catalogs, takes a magnifying glass, reads the books on shelves in the pictures, and then reads them.
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TIL,
I can try and try and try, but can’t surpass Miss Barbara in daily pic-posting.
Afterall 20 posts < 35-50 posts…
I guess this Student can’t surpass the MASTER.
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Two days ago, Joe and Jill Biden announced that they would host the wedding reception for their oldest granddaughter Naomi (Hunter's daughter) on the White House. There was no announcement about the site of the wedding ceremony.
This will be far from the first time that wedding festivities were held in the White House.
Three presidents got married or remarried while they were in office, but only one was married in the White House:
* In September 1842, John Tyler's wife Letitia died about a year after he succeeded to the presidency. In June 1884, he married Julia Gardiner -- who was 21 years old (Tyler was 54). Their marriage and reception were held in Virginia.
* In June 1886, Grover Cleveland, who was a bachelor when he took office, married Frances Folsom in the Blue Room of the White House. He's the only U.S. president to get married in the White House while in office. And there was another significant age gap: Cleveland was 49, and Frances was 21.
* In August 1914, Woodrow Wilson's wife, Ellen, died. In December 1915, after a whirlwind romance, Wilson married Edith Galt, The wedding was held in Edith's home in Washington DC.
Otherwise, there have been many White House weddings and receptions. The first was in March 1812, when First Lady Dolley Madison's sister was married in a White House ceremony. Most recently, in October 1913, Pete Souza -- a longtime White House photographer -- married his longtime girlfriend in the Rose Garden.
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Two days ago, Joe and Jill Biden announced that they would host the wedding reception for their oldest granddaughter Naomi (Hunter's daughter) on the White House.
I had thought that Joe must have been a father, but a grandfather, even that of a grown up?
Seems like despite the obvious white hair, the man must have been doing a lot to keep him in such a fit state.
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I learned that it not funny to make a joke at another's expense. Won't go into it, but...yeah, it's not funny. :facepalm:
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Two days ago, Joe and Jill Biden announced that they would host the wedding reception for their oldest granddaughter Naomi (Hunter's daughter) on the White House. There was no announcement about the site of the wedding ceremony.
This will be far from the first time that wedding festivities were held in the White House.
Three presidents got married or remarried while they were in office, but only one was married in the White House:
* In September 1842, John Tyler's wife Letitia died about a year after he succeeded to the presidency. In June 1884, he married Julia Gardiner -- who was 21 years old (Tyler was 54). Their marriage and reception were held in Virginia.
* In June 1886, Grover Cleveland, who was a bachelor when he took office, married Frances Folsom in the Blue Room of the White House. He's the only U.S. president to get married in the White House while in office. And there was another significant age gap: Cleveland was 49, and Frances was 21.
* In August 1914, Woodrow Wilson's wife, Ellen, died. In December 1915, after a whirlwind romance, Wilson married Edith Galt, The wedding was held in Edith's home in Washington DC.
Otherwise, there have been many White House weddings and receptions. The first was in March 1812, when First Lady Dolley Madison's sister was married in a White House ceremony. Most recently, in October 1913, Pete Souza -- a longtime White House photographer -- married his longtime girlfriend in the Rose Garden.
MissB always impresses me with her deep knowledge of American presidents so I can't resist asking her if she knows (without looking it up) who was the only president born on the 4th of July.
The answer was part of a series of questions on the UK TV quiz show "Pointless" recently.
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Two days ago, Joe and Jill Biden announced that they would host the wedding reception for their oldest granddaughter Naomi (Hunter's daughter) on the White House.
I had thought that Joe must have been a father, but a grandfather, even that of a grown up?
Seems like despite the obvious white hair, the man must have been doing a lot to keep him in such a fit state.
Joe Biden was born in 1942 and he's 79 years old.
Hunter was born in 1970, and his mother was Joe Biden's first wife, Neilia, who died in a tragic car accident in 1972.
Hunter married Kathleen Buhle in 1993, and they had three daughters: Naomi, Finnegan, ad Maisy.
Naomi, his oldest daughter (and President Biden's oldest grandchild), was born in 1994, and she's currently 28 years old.
The math works.
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Fun fact. Back in early days of exploration many travelers would simply draw what they saw since the means to study photographs didn't exist yet. This is where many deep sea monster stories come from. As it turns out many of these drawings depicted tentacled and alienesque appendages emerging from the water giving belief to something sinister lurking beneath... however, in many cases it was just whale cocks. Whales often mate in threes, so while one male is busy with the female the other male just pops his dick out of the water, while swimming around waiting his turn.
(https://i.imgur.com/kBuvyY2.jpg)
There. That's a thing you know now. :emot_laughing:
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(https://i.imgur.com/kBuvyY2.jpg)
There. That's a thing you know now. :emot_laughing:
Whale Meat Again (Dame Vera Lynn)
:facepalm:
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I’m binge-watching a series of educational videos made by the Poznań University of Technology. The kind where one of the profs denonstrates basic scientific principles by means of simple experiments.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkd695Nlsf8KTeGseS5BMxg (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkd695Nlsf8KTeGseS5BMxg)
Watching the videos, I can’t help thinking back to the blue-stockings of 200 years ago, when ladies were expected to master several classical and modern languages, but not expected to show an interest in science. The only ‘acceptable’ fields were botany and geology. You know, wandering around collecting flowers, or picking up fossilized sea-shells.
Ladies with ‘unacceptable’ interests had only one option, which was to attend public lectures at the Royal Institute in London, and listen to the greatest minds of day talking about their discoveries, and demonstrating them through experiments.
The UK TV series “Taboo”, set in Regency times, has a brief scene of such a public lecture. Such a pity that series never went to a second season.
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(https://i.imgur.com/kBuvyY2.jpg)
There. That's a thing you know now. :emot_laughing:
Whale Meat Again (Dame Vera Lynn)
:facepalm:
;D ;D ;D
I love a pun. The worse the better.
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Fun fact. Back in early days of exploration many travelers would simply draw what they saw since the means to study photographs didn't exist yet. This is where many deep sea monster stories come from. As it turns out many of these drawings depicted tentacled and alienesque appendages emerging from the water giving belief to something sinister lurking beneath... however, in many cases it was just whale cocks. Whales often mate in threes, so while one male is busy with the female the other male just pops his dick out of the water, while swimming around waiting his turn.
(https://i.imgur.com/kBuvyY2.jpg)
There. That's a thing you know now. :emot_laughing:
I've seen cows showing lesbian tendencies but a whale threesome. :emot_weird: Awesome.
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The UK TV series “Taboo”, set in Regency times, has a brief scene of such a public lecture. Such a pity that series never went to a second season.
https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/taboo-season-2-release-date-tom-hardy/
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The UK TV series “Taboo”, set in Regency times, has a brief scene of such a public lecture. Such a pity that series never went to a second season.
https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/taboo-season-2-release-date-tom-hardy/
You've made my day, ObiDongKenobi. Good news indeed, and from the Radio Times, no less. :)
"Late 2023" is going to be a long wait, but it'll give me plenty of time to watch Season 1 again.
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Reading the liner notes for Matthew Wadsworth's The Knight of the Lute, I learnt that people are still manufacturing gut strings for lutes, guitars, harps, and other string instruments. I thought they'd all switched to nylon. A web search turned up this comparison of gut/nylon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoDTJl6kTPc&t=18s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoDTJl6kTPc&t=18s)
Matthew has his own website at:
https://matthewwadsworth.com (https://matthewwadsworth.com)
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LI learnt that people are still manufacturing gut strings for lutes, guitars, harps, and other string instruments. I thought they'd all switched to nylon.
I play guitar, and I assure you, gut strings are still very much in use. Particularly with classical guitarists. They believe that they provide a superior sound.
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Reading the liner notes for Matthew Wadsworth's The Knight of the Lute, I learnt that people are still manufacturing gut strings for lutes, guitars, harps, and other string instruments. I thought they'd all switched to nylon. A web search turned up this comparison of gut/nylon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoDTJl6kTPc&t=18s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoDTJl6kTPc&t=18s)
Matthew has his own website at:
https://matthewwadsworth.com (https://matthewwadsworth.com)
For reasons explained on other threads I would favour the traditional catgut but today I also learnt it isn't made from cats' guts >:(
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For reasons explained on other threads I would favour the traditional catgut but today I also learnt it isn't made from cats' guts >:(
Another guitar player here on KB?
My lute/guitar playing days are long over, and my beloved Ramirez is now gathering dust. I remember using Augustine Classic Black strings, as recommended by my guitar teacher.
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No just an admirer, although I did try to learn as a teenager. My father liked to play the hawaiian guitar
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Fender_Champion_lap_steel_%40_2010_TSGA_Jamboree.jpg/240px-Fender_Champion_lap_steel_%40_2010_TSGA_Jamboree.jpg)
(That's not him)
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Not really a today thing, but I learned that when in Kentucky, they dont call it the "Kentucky Derby", which is completely understandable, or even "the derby". They just say "Derby".
"Hey Arlene, when did we last see so-n-so?"
"Oh, that was during Derby."
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Not really a today thing, but I learned that when in Kentucky, they dont call it the "Kentucky Derby", which is completely understandable, or even "the derby". They just say "Derby".
"Hey Arlene, when did we last see so-n-so?"
"Oh, that was during Derby."
Oooh. Thanks for that little gem. Just the kind of thing you could slip into a story to add authentic local color.
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I didn't know that either. And I've been to Lousiville countless times.
Speaking of GeoLanguage
A little travel thing we picked up along the coast of Alabama and in New Orleans. They refer to things prior to 2005 as PreK, as in Pre-Hurricane Katrina. Dan asked a question on a tour and the guide said, "Well that was Pre-K..." Everybody looked at each other, like 'wth is preK'. He went on to explain it. I kid you not, we heard Pre-K in conversation 4 times in the next two days.
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Today I learned that having awesome sex apparently helps your Wordle skills.
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So there I was, reading Sydney C. Grier’s In Furthest Ind (1894), when I came to a long account of an Englishman’s encounter with the Inquisition in Goa.
He’s told that the previous occupant of his cell was a “fetiscero”, or sorcerer. Grier adds a footnote:
Fetiscero — From the Portuguese feitiço---magic; hence our word fetich.
I was dubious of the fetich → fetish → magic connection and looked it up in Chambers Dictionary.
ORIGIN: Fr fétiche, from Port feitiço magic; a name given by the Portuguese to the gods of W Africa, from Port feitiço artificial, from L factīcius, from facere to make.
Brings a whole new meaning to ‘fetish’. :)
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Woo for that. I guess I am magical. I have so many of them.
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I learned that when you close your eyes even at night, what you're seeing isn't black, it is a color called "brain grey".
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I learned that when you close your eyes even at night, what you're seeing isn't black, it is a color called "brain grey".
Whoa! Didn't know that. Now you've got me closing and opening my eyes, trying to un-see the black.
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Dang... I'm trying to watch TV and now all I see is brain gray! Keep closing my eyes thanks to Shiela. :D :emot_kiss:
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What if you stared at Shiela's Sunday intensely for half an hour without blinking? I'd bet you see 'growler pink' when you close your eyes :emot_laughing:
Sorry :facepalm:
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I learned that when you close your eyes even at night, what you're seeing isn't black, it is a color called "brain grey".
Eigengrau
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eigengrau
I also see little dots of light called phosphenes floating across my eye lids.
https://theswaddle.com/seeing-colors-when-eyes-closed-phosphenes/
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Today I learned the correct meaning of ‘choppin’ cotton’.
Some time ago I came across Si Kahn’s “Mississippi Summer” as performed by June Tabor + Oysterband on their Freedom and Rain album.
I’d never heard of Si Kahn and bought several of his albums. I noticed that, on “Mississippi Summer”, June sings “Ain’t plantin’ cotton no more this year” but Si sings “Ain’t choppin’ cotton no more this year”.
I figured that the meaning was the same, but today I learned that they’re completely different. Choppin’ = picking. So June’s version is the opposite of what Si intended when he wrote the song.
Anyway, the June Tabor + Oysterband cover is superb. Even better than the original.
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Today I learned the correct meaning of ‘choppin’ cotton’.
My ancestors were all cotton plantation owners/farmers well into the 1930’s. I have African American cousins whose ancestors were raped by my ancestors. Not a pretty picture. But truth.
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My new phone's calculator has a built-in unit converter, so that's one more separate app I can get rid of. One less app spying on me. Tell me, why would a unit converter app need permission to access my contacts, or my location?
Also that neither of the two music players will recognize all the folders that have audio files in them. That's got me pulling my hair out.
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My new phone's calculator has a built-in unit converter, so that's one more separate app I can get rid of. One less app spying on me. Tell me, why would a unit converter app need permission to access my contacts, or my location?
That's evil, especially the access to your contacts. >:(
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Today I learned the correct meaning of ‘choppin’ cotton’.
My ancestors were all cotton plantation owners/farmers well into the 1930’s. I have African American cousins whose ancestors were raped by my ancestors. Not a pretty picture. But truth.
One of the ironies of history is that some of the oldest Masonic lodges in the world are in the West Indies. Freemasonry, whose slogan is "Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth" was carried there in the early 18th century by Masons involved in the sugar and slave trade. Freemasonry still requires applicants to be "free-born", which makes little sense today. It made a great deal of sense back in the days of slavery.
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One of the ironies of history is that some of the oldest Masonic lodges in the world are in the West Indies. Freemasonry, whose slogan is "Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth" was carried there in the early 18th century by Masons involved in the sugar and slave trade. Freemasonry still requires applicants to be "free-born", which makes little sense today. It made a great deal of sense back in the days of slavery.
My grandfather was a 33° Mason and MWGM of the Grand Lodge of Texas. DeMolay, York Rite, Scottish Rite, and Shiners also. Held just about every position known to them all. A Mason’s Mason.
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One of the ironies of history is that some of the oldest Masonic lodges in the world are in the West Indies. Freemasonry, whose slogan is "Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth" was carried there in the early 18th century by Masons involved in the sugar and slave trade. Freemasonry still requires applicants to be "free-born", which makes little sense today. It made a great deal of sense back in the days of slavery.
My grandfather was a 33° Mason and MWGM of the Grand Lodge of Texas. DeMolay, York Rite, Scottish Rite, and Shiners also. Held just about every position known to them all. A Mason’s Mason.
Color me impressed. Did he leave behind his Masonic regalia?
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Color me impressed. Did he leave behind his Masonic regalia?
When he died, his Masonic brethren descended on the house and basically took everything that wasn’t nailed down. He had so many secret writings and scrolls (he was a mystagogue), that they were concerned they would fall into the wrong hands or be lost. I have his Grandmaster ring and Potentate fez. And a few other items. But for the most part, all of his regalia was taken back to the Masonic Temple. They have a display case there with a lot of it. He led the efforts to build the Masonic Temple. He also installed the first Scottish Rite Commandery at that location. Like I said, he was a really big Masonic deal, back when being a Mason was a big deal. Now it’s mainly cops, firemen, and insurance salesmen. I never joined.
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In my teens, I had a friend whose life basically revolved around DeMolay. He kept asking me and asking me to join, but he couldn't tell me anything about it other than that it was a youth leadership group.
Another friend got wind of this and told me I needed to stay away because DeMolay was satanic, but he couldn't tell me anything about it other than that he thought it was a cult
So I was like, "Uh, do you guys like pussy?" ;D
:emot_laughing:
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In my teens, I had a friend whose life basically revolved around DeMolay. He kept asking me and asking me to join, but he couldn't tell me anything about it other than that it was a youth leadership group.
Another friend got wind of this and told me I needed to stay away because DeMolay was satanic, but he couldn't tell me anything about it other than that he thought it was a cult
I've read about quasi-Masonic organizations such as DeMolay, Order of the Eastern Star, Job's Daughters, and Rainbow Girls, but I've never met anyone who belonged to them.
I was under the impression that membership of the spin-offs was falling off in the same way as that of Freemasonry, but clearly some of them are still hanging in there.
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One of the ironies of history is that some of the oldest Masonic lodges in the world are in the West Indies. Freemasonry, whose slogan is "Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth" was carried there in the early 18th century by Masons involved in the sugar and slave trade. Freemasonry still requires applicants to be "free-born", which makes little sense today. It made a great deal of sense back in the days of slavery.
My grandfather was a 33° Mason and MWGM of the Grand Lodge of Texas. DeMolay, York Rite, Scottish Rite, and Shiners also. Held just about every position known to them all. A Mason’s Mason.
Color me impressed. Did he leave behind his Masonic regalia?
My father did. Sits in a bin in a closet.
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TIL that membership in Masonic orders has fallen 75% since its halcyon year of 1959.
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TIL that membership in Masonic orders has fallen 75% since its halcyon year of 1959.
Interesting. Is there something preventing the group from adding new members?
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TIL that membership in Masonic orders has fallen 75% since its halcyon year of 1959.
Interesting. Is there something preventing the group from adding new members?
I think there’s a number of things that are killing it. First is just a general decline in membership in civic organizations in general. Churches, commercial organizations, and fraternal organizations, have all lost membership. The need to have a reason to get out of the house and go be with people, is largely a thing of the past.
The bigger problem with the Freemasonry is the secret nature of it, the requirement to go through a lengthy initiation process (memorization of oral instruction concerning the degrees, no books allowed), and the historical exclusion of women, persons of color, etc. York Rite still excludes all but Christians.
Back in the day, Masonry offered medical care, life insurance, retirement facilities, even college dormitories for member’s children. But all those things are available in 1 million different ways now. Even at their apogee, Masons only accounted for about 4.25% of adult male Americans. But there were an awful lot of movers and shakers on their rolls. Politicians, commercial leaders, etc. But it really doesn’t seem to have the same panache that it once did. More likely to read about Masonry in the obituary column, than in the newspaper.
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The bigger problem with the Freemasonry is the secret nature of it, the requirement to go through a lengthy initiation process (memorization of oral instruction concerning the degrees, no books allowed), and the historical exclusion of women, persons of color, etc.
Too true. And having been given the cold shoulder for three hundred years, Sisters are doin' it for themselves:
(https://i.imgur.com/50uqNxe.jpg)
A lodge room decorated for a joint meeting of Gaia Aeterna GFLF (Warszawa) and Prometea GFLF (Warszawa) to celebrate the Feast of St John the Baptist (Summer Solstice) in 2013.
(GFLF = Grand Feminine Lodge of France)
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TIL, the changes that have took place here in this month…
Huh, Lujan’s gone, huh?
Well… He was a nice guy, ( if one got to know him, that is) who had a rocky start here.
Still, I warned him from day one, about adhering to the rules while posting his works.
It’s a shame, what happened, but then, even after repeated warnings regarding story-posting rules, he didn’t listen…
Lujan, if ya still see this, as a guest, your stories were in the right place at The Playground, the links to them would have worked just fine as to actually posting the story here, the only difference being that you wouldn’t have had to through what you did. Of course, if you still wanted to post them here, you could have , though only after making the necessary changes in compliance to the rules…
Apart from that, learnt of a possibility of the return of a friend gone for months, which MMD.
What RMDs was something not TIL, but 3 weeks in the past from TIL… that a person, I had known for almost 9 months, and had always thought of as a great person and friend, had hated my guts for a while now, and his voicing that felt like such a slap to the face.
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Asmodel Asmodel Asmodel :facepalm:
You've been away for three weeks, and in your first post, coming back you have to make a
(https://i.imgur.com/AbGC6Ug.jpg)
out of yourself.
Lujan was not a nice guy. He was as asshole and a danger to KB.
He kept challenging the rules of the board and whine about them at the same time, and he did it in at time where anything like that could shot us down.
Yes I was harsh, but I will get even worse, should he ever come back.
You asked me about my “cut the jap” comment isn't a lil’ but too racis-ty?
No it is not. Every time he was told "NO," he called all of us racists. He abuses that word to no extend!
Besides, I doubt He is even Japanese at all.
I Think you might have hit the shithouse again. Think before you answer.
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Lujan was not a nice guy. He was as asshole and a danger to KB. Apologies, the nice guy comment was only based on my own interactions (PMs) with him. I’m sorry sir, as I said, I wasn’t around for most it, and now can only witness the aftermath. If you say so, then he indeed must have been up to some board-threatening sh¡t
He kept challenging the rules of the board and whine about them at the same time, and he did it in at time where anything like that could shot us down.
I wholeheartedly agree with you on that, infact, my first ever message to him was about this only. https://i.imgur.com/RK9hWDu.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/RK9hWDu.jpg)
Yes I was harsh, but I will get even worse, should he ever come back.
You asked me about my “cut the jap” comment isn't a lil’ but too racis-ty?
No it is not. Every time he was told "NO," he called all of us racists. He abuses that word to no extend!
Besides, I doubt He is even Japanese at all.
I Think you might have hit the shithouse again. Think before you answer.
Welp. If you say that, then I think it’s true.
Frankly, I’m unable to see most of his posts,
maybe they were removed or something.
So yes, I did mess up by joining the discussion without knowing all the facts…
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Ok. Asmodel
You messed up big time, and I chewed your model ass of.
You saw that he was gone, along with most of his posts, and should have sensed that something was amiss. Next time, ask somebody, you trust before throwing yourself into a situation like this. :emot_banghead:
Still. Now you behave like an adult and take responsibility for your actions. No excuses about a bad day or crap like that. WOO for that. :emot_thmbsup:
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I sometimes wondered if Lujan, aka Mr. Pantyhose, aka Pedo Bitch, was someone's troll account, he was so ridiculous. Kept saying he just wanted to fit in, and then also kept obsessively pushing his kiddie fucker stories while lashing out at anyone who reminded him of the rules.
:facepalm:
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I sometimes wondered if Lujan, aka Mr. Pantyhose, aka Pedo Bitch, was someone's troll account, he was so ridiculous. Kept saying he just wanted to fit in, and then also kept obsessively pushing his kiddie fucker stories while lashing out at anyone who reminded him of the rules.
:facepalm:
Both Asian
Both overly apologetic, needy, overreacting
Both posting and posting
And pairing off to support each other
But Mr. Pantyhose has been posting on other forums for some time. So if it’s a troll account, Asmodel is the troll. No telling.
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But Mr. Pantyhose has been posting on other forums for some time. So if it’s a troll account, Asmodel is the troll. No telling.
Now, that, I’m afraid to say, is incorrect sir.
I have proof I’m happy to share.
Which proves that me and him are different people.
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But Mr. Pantyhose has been posting on other forums for some time. So if it’s a troll account, Asmodel is the troll. No telling.
Now, that, I’m afraid to say, is incorrect sir.
I have proof I’m happy to share.
Which proves that me and him are different people.
I think you are different people.
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More detail on CT's post without the pretty pictures --
http://www.bajainsider.com/article/cinco-de-mayo-–-may-5-mexican-american-creation-0 (http://www.bajainsider.com/article/cinco-de-mayo-–-may-5-mexican-american-creation-0)
Enjoy I say from Baja California Sur
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How Porn Influenced Technology
https://www.thrillist.com/vice/how-porn-influenced-technology-8-ways-porn-influenced-tech-supercompressor-com
;D
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How Porn Influenced Technology
https://www.thrillist.com/vice/how-porn-influenced-technology-8-ways-porn-influenced-tech-supercompressor-com
Thanks for the link. I think the author was recycling older articles and missed some key points.
The biggest way porn influenced technology was by reducing unit cost. Thanks to porn, expensive technology became cheaper. One example the author missed was the telephone answering machine. The early examples were prohibitively expensive until working girls adopted the technology with great enthusiasm. The same goes for VCRs. For sure folks wanted to record TV coverage of sports events and movies, but even more they wanted copies of porn movies.
With audio cassettes of those days, you could get away with making duplicates at 2x or more speeds. Not so with video. Enterprising folk bought up hundreds of VCR decks (thus pushing prices down) and ran them 24/7. And if you were a consumer with (gasp!) two VCRs at home, you'd find yourself very, very popular.
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We know (well at least I do), but it's an unofficial holiday for us to enjoy Mexican food. We needed a filler between Easter and Memorial Day. Mother's Day wasn't cutting it.
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We know (well at least I do), but it's an unofficial holiday for us to enjoy Mexican food. We needed a filler between Easter and Memorial Day. Mother's Day wasn't cutting it.
Back in the '80s, Cinco de Mayo meant that if the Padres were playing a home game, we had a Beach Boys concert after the game. Unfortunately for me, I was working on 5 May the two years I was there :(
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==> to corpse
intransitive verb (theatre slang)
(of an actor on stage) to forget one's lines, etc, to be incapable of speaking one's lines because of a sudden attack of hysterical laughter
transitive verb (theatre slang)
To cause (an actor) to corpse
I picked that up watching a recent documentary about UK comedy great Tommy Cooper. The gorgeous Sheila Steafel (a regular on his shows) was describing how difficult it was playing straight-woman in Tommy's manic comedy sketches.
I didn't know Sheila had passed away quite recently, nor that she'd been married to Harry H. Corbett.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Steafel
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Mickey Gilley, country singer who helped inspire ‘Urban Cowboy,’ dies at 86
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Mickey Gilley, country singer who helped inspire ‘Urban Cowboy,’ dies at 86
Having lived through the Urban Cowboy craze, including multiple trips to Gilley’s in Pasedena (east of Houston), I am saddened by this news.
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He played a mean piano
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Don't want to piss on anyone's chips french fries. But....
That made me laugh.
In the states we say "Don't want to piss in your Cheerios." Or, "Who pissed in your Cheerios, today?"
I'd be interested to hear what they say in other parts of the world. Hilda? AO1?
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Don't want to piss on anyone's chips french fries. But....
In the states we say "Don't want to piss in your Cheerios." Or, "Who pissed in your Cheerios, today?"
I'd be interested to hear what they say in other parts of the world. Hilda? AO1?
I thought that "piss on your parade" was fairly standard in the English-speaking world. I'd never heard of the chips/cheerios variants.
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Never heard "piss on your parade". Its always been "rain on your parade". "Who pissed in your cheerios" is quite popular with many people around me.
When I was in the Army, and having a bad day, the guys would ask me "who nutted in your coffee."
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I don't want to shit in your spaghetti :emot_laughing:
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I thought it was "never piss in the wind"......
I rode the mechanical bull at Gilley's and stayed on for the duration, beating out our fellow workers from Texas. 8)
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I thought it was "never piss in the wind"......
I rode the mechanical bull at Gilley's and stayed on for the duration, beating out our fellow workers from Texas. 8)
Jim Croce’s song “You Don’t Mess Around With Jim” has line that says “you don’t spit into the wind.” I misheard it, and always thought that it was “you don’t piss into the wind,” because my dad used to say something like that.
:emot_laughing:
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The word anthropocentric.
an·thro·po·cen·tric
/ˌanTHrəpəˈsentrik/
adjective
regarding humankind as the central or most important element of existence, especially as opposed to God or animals.
Reading a Time magazine article (https://time.com/6173837/capybaras-argentina-climate-change/) about the Capybara 'invasion' in an upscale neighborhood. During Covid with the lockdown order in Argentina, the Capybara who had remained out of the neighborhoods, strayed out into neighborhoods because of people staying indoors. With more space, their population grew by almost 20%. Then a drought forced them to venture out more for the well watered and manicured lawns in the neighborhoods. People didn't like them on their properties.
It has sparked debate. One pro-Capybara person was quoted in the article. "Why do we need to look at all animals as attackers? It’s such an anthropocentric view. It pisses me off.”
So that's why I looked up anthropocentric. And having read WRMD by WC about the poor pheasant hen, it fits there also.
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The word anthropocentric.
an·thro·po·cen·tric
/ˌanTHrəpəˈsentrik/
adjective
regarding humankind as the central or most important element of existence, especially as opposed to God or animals.
Reading a Time magazine article (https://time.com/6173837/capybaras-argentina-climate-change/) about the Capybara 'invasion' in an upscale neighborhood. During Covid with the lockdown order in Argentina, the Capybara who had remained out of the neighborhoods, strayed out into neighborhoods because of people staying indoors. With more space, their population grew by almost 20%. Then a drought forced them to venture out more for the well watered and manicured lawns in the neighborhoods. People didn't like them on their properties.
It has sparked debate. One pro-Capybara person was quoted in the article. "Why do we need to look at all animals as attackers? It’s such an anthropocentric view. It pisses me off.”
So that's why I looked up anthropocentric. And having read WRMD by WC about the poor pheasant hen, it fits there also.
The pandemic has also been blamed here in the U.S. for the huge increase in rat sightings in areas that had little or no rat sightings before. For the same reasons as the capybaras venturing into Argentina neighborhoods - looking for food.
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I think the pandemic gave Mother Nature a couple of years to regroup. I remember reading about dolphins being spotted in the canals of Venice. I think the world will do a reset once humans are gone.
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Amazon Music knows every song I like. Scary.
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TIL PDF is NOT owned by Adobe!
https://talkingpdf.org/no-pdf-is-not-owned-by-adobe/
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That's good info Pornhubby. Didn't know that.
Woo
Btw. I sometimes need to make changes in my PDF files, and after looking for quite a while I found a free online PDF editor that works great
https://www.sejda.com/pdf-editor
There are other useful tools on the site as well
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Although this is only a converter, though I have found that it can convert almost everything.
Though the accuracy of it all, I don’t know, as have seldom needed to use it, although when I do, it usually works very good.
https://cloudconvert.com/ (https://cloudconvert.com/)
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That's good info Pornhubby. Didn't know that.
Woo
Btw. I sometimes need to make changes in my PDF files, and after looking for quite a while I found a free online PDF editor that works great
https://www.sejda.com/pdf-editor
There are other useful tools on the site as well
I bought a lifetime Adobe Pro license in 2005, for then then astronomical price of $900. 17 years later, I get all the updates, and pay nothing. Best software investment I ever made. It has paid for itself many times over.
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Today I learned...
That its almost impossible to hide office trysts. My co worker thought they were being sneaky in the supply closet. Next time, bring tissues or a hand towel. Also make sure you clean your thighs well. We can see the spunk slime trail running towards the floor.
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Today I learned...
That its almost impossible to hide office trysts. My co worker thought they were being sneaky in the supply closet. Next time, bring tissues or a hand towel. Also make sure you clean your thighs well. We can see the spunk slime trail running towards the floor.
Years ago, one of the married lawyers in my office took up with a
our very hot Latina receptionist. They proceeded to bang in every corner of the office. He thought he was fooling everyone. Meanwhile, she was showing coworkers her boob prints on the windows in his office, while he was in court. LOL.
Perhaps the most famous office tryst gone awry was when the two young associates fell through a suspended ceiling while fucking at the Baker & Botts Christmas party in Houston. He fell into the room in fragrante delicto, while her two naked legs dangled through the hole in the ceiling. Pantiless of course. They were both invited to work somewhere else.
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Next time, bring tissues or a hand towel. Also make sure you clean your thighs well. We can see the spunk slime trail running towards the floor.
Pffft. Amateurs...
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Speaking off.
A high-ranking office manager in a public bureau was into S/M stuff and had a small problem. His wife didn’t know, so he couldn’t very well have the hood, gags and stuff mailed to his home address. Then he got the brilliant idea to have it sent to him at work.
What he had forgotten was that all letters and parcels were opened and checked for security reasons. That obviously included his package containing a riding whip and a leather mask.
Stories like that travels fast and everywhere he went in the building, someone made a discrete whistling sound: “whith-twieve”
He didn't stay long
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:emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
I'll PM you.
:emot_kiss:
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What he had forgotten was that all letters and parcels were opened and checked for security reasons. That obviously included his package containing a riding whip and a leather mask.
Stories like that travels fast and everywhere he went in the building, someone made a discrete whistling sound: “whith-twieve”
He didn't stay long
Young associate put “Fleshlite” down as his gift request from “Secret Santa” for the firm Christmas party. He too was invited to work elsewhere.
I had a legal assistant once that was running a clothing shop on Etsy and eBay FROM OUR OFFICE. We could never understand the volume of UPS and FedEx packaging she received. She got turned in by coworkers who were sick and tired of her trying to sell them things.
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The main problem with them is, they are absolutely horny all the time. My office is literally right next to their fuck nest. I can open my door in my office and enter the closet if needed. Today was the kicker, because the janitor blocked the closet door in the hall with his cart, so they had to drip on my floor on their way out. Either they needed some help, or someone isn't exactly as fresh as need be, because I went in to get a ream of paper, and it smelled rank as hell in there. I had to break out my emergency Febreeze and used the entire bottle of it to clear the smell.
I keep an emergency supply of cleaning stuff and air freshening stuff because of an incident when I first got the office. One of the older supervisors was on the way out for retirement, because he had some major health issues, one of them caused him to be unable to feel if he messed himself. We all felt bad for him, he was a genuinely nice guy, but I had finally gotten the approval for a small sofa to put in to the office, for when I had migraines and other ailments. Well he sat down to discuss some things, and when he was done, he left in a hurry. And there was a stain. So since then I keep cleaning stuff in my office. I could be a dick and report them, but since they are new, they did not know one little secret.
There is a camera in the supply room, one that covers the entire closet, very well.
And this camera feeds to the floor managers office.
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TIL PDF is NOT owned by Adobe!
https://talkingpdf.org/no-pdf-is-not-owned-by-adobe/
Three of the biggest lies, in no particular order:
Your call is important to us.
Of course I'll respect you in the morning.
Adobe Reader is required to open this file.
I got into it with a city official when I pointed out that his credibility suffered by printing that Adobe was required to view our bills because it is a flat out lie. That was ten years ago and the lie is still on every water bill.
I refuse to have any Adobe product on my computer, and have since sometime back in the 90's. My default printer is Microsoft Print to PDF, which comes standard with Windows 10.
My virtual file cabinet has tens of thousands of pdf documents, all sorted the same way they had been in the paper file cabinet. It took over 5 years to scan every document from the paper cabinet (and I wore out one shredder in the process) but I no longer have a paper file cabinet. The only paper I keep now are documents like car titles, birth certificate and the like.
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I no longer have a paper file cabinet. The only paper I keep now are documents like car titles, birth certificate and the like.
Good for you. We're almost there. DROPBOX is my file cabinet now. I have also been using NOTES on my phone for things I want to access more quickly. It's probably the app I use most now.
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I only.have a small two drawer cabinet for special documents as well
My dad has two full cabinets, one is full of user manuals for everything hes ever bought. I ask why he diesnt get rid of them, he just looks at me and says "ya never know." And that's that.
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I only.have a small two drawer cabinet for special documents as well
My dad has two full cabinets, one is full of user manuals for everything hes ever bought. I ask why he diesnt get rid of them, he just looks at me and says "ya never know." And that's that.
Yep, I have a Dropbox folder called MANUALS.
My father has a full cabinet. Not 2 like your dad, but my dad should because those drawers are so fricken tight with papers.
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I dont fully trust the cloud or any of that kind of stuff, so if it's important enough I'll save it to a thumbdrive, and then the thumbdrive is labeled and dropped in a small fire proof safe next to the cabinet
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We had roads buckling because of the sudden warm up.
TIL What road buckling is. Thanks Miss Shiela ;D
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==> to dree one’s weird
dree /drē/ (Scot)
transitive verb
To endure, bear
ORIGIN: OE drēogan to suffer, accomplish
dree one's weird
To undergo one's destiny
I came across this expression in a novel written in 1913 by a Irish author. Many of her stories are set in Ireland and contain large chunks of dialect. I have no idea why she slipped this Scottish usage into one of her novels. It’s spoken by an elderly character who has no connection to Scotland.
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This was actually learned yesterday:
Women are 1000 times more vicious than men.
Men's violence towards another man is straight forward, no hidden meanings no nothing, just punch, fight, and possibly befrend afterwards.
But with my wife and her friends......
Now I am not trying to judge or stereotype women in a negative light but from my observations and all here is what went down.
My wife's group of friends is sizable. At most at my house would be 12 women in my den chatting like it was nothing. Thats cool. They are nice.
But yesterday...
Sunday, my wife decided to host her friends wedding/baby shower. But due to things happening, and for some reason that I cannot fathom, the depth of the love of the goddess of luck has for my wifes social group, Monday was chosen. I had the day off, as I let my mouth at work get me in trouble. No I am not officially written up, but I told the jackass who keeps stealing all of the food I bring to share to run some laps around the buildings. This was insensitive of me (Honestly IDGAFF) because the interns don't get breaks like us salaried folks, so I once a week bring in breakfast and order lunch for the office. (Management has graciously allowed me access to a company card, since its easier to door dash, saving time and money wasted on late return to work.) This fat bastard took two of the five boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts to his office, denying the interns their share. I was pissed. So I called him out on it at lunch. Thus I was suspended from work for a day to reflect on my actions. HR laughed, but told me to not do that again, so I told them I will be charging anyone who takes a box of doughnuts who isn't A. pregnant, or B. bringing it to the intern pool for the cost of the box. Because breakfast is on my dime, not the company's. An hour later a memo went out from the dungeons of HR stating that food brought in from outside is to be shared, and if there is any left overs then they are open game. Boss was okay. He told me that I was kind of a dick for it, and I said I did not care. I worked at the company for fifteen years, and that I knew how the interns felt, having started as one. He said that it was a noble thought, but sometimes nobility is not a good thing.
Anyways, I was home when this party was taking place. The air was jovial and everyone was having fun, until I meandered in from the garage, because I am dumb. I believe there are places men should never intrude upon. One is a women only party. and also getting in the middle of women fighting, it never ends well for the guy. The problem with this is, the den is connected to the garage, and the door from the garage going into the kitchen is blocked by my son's crap. I told him to clean it, and I get the standard "Im on it, dad." So instead of walking around the house, I went into the den. Because fuck it, its my warm rock on the Serengeti. I was aggravated at this point because of all the fucking cars on my lawn, and I was hot from planting more Mulberry trees. No one really noticed me, or if they did, they were boss at ignoring me. But me however.....
I am not a fighter. I detest the thought of hurting people needlessly. I can and will defend myself, but I am not one for just fighting for no reason. But the undercurrent of the room felt like pure murder and violence. I do not pretend to understand women. What I know can fill a pamphlet, what I don't will fill volumes. But I genuinely felt the hair stand up on the back of my neck. It was the most terrifying thing I have ever felt, and I was inches from being hit by a van at a bus stop before. This was a primal terror, like I was a cute forest bunny and the forest was filled to the brim with predators. They were talking and laughing, and having fun, but I swear, it felt like a ball room blitz was forming. I could not shake that feeling, even when I drove to Tommy's house to get my chainsaw back. I returned and the pressure was pouring out of the house even to the driveway. I mean for the three and a half hours the party was going on, after my first time going in, I refused to go inside any more. It was an hour after they left that I would use my own restroom again.
I asked my wife to explain to me why it felt horrible in there, and all she said was "Its a woman's thing." and left it at that.
My only question is WTF?
I know a small rudimentary amount of the group dynamics, I do pay attention to my wife, even if she rambles. Who likes who, who is mad at who, etc. But this was so far out of bounds for a normal social group that I am genuinely concerned for my wife's safety in it.
Am I wrong to be worried, or should I just mind my own business and clean my wrenches? Any advice or wisdom would be appreciated.
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Women are 1000 times more vicious than men.
Your account justifies you making this statement, and that is indeed mostly the case, though, as always there are exceptions in both sides.
Men's violence towards another man is straight forward, no hidden meanings no nothing, just punch, fight, and possibly befrend afterwards.
That is also, very much true, infact, this brings back memories,
One guy sucker-punched another on the nose, drawing blood, from a blunt attack, so you know how much strength he used,
This was on Saturday
On Monday, both are together, laughing and cracking jokes at the expense of a third fella.
(Though, just like that, there are also exceptions here as well.)
I had the day off, as I let my mouth at work get me in trouble. No I am not officially written up, but I told the jackass who keeps stealing all of the food I bring to share to run some laps around the buildings. This was insensitive of me (Honestly IDGAFF) because the interns don't get breaks like us salaried folks, so I once a week bring in breakfast and order lunch for the office. (Management has graciously allowed me access to a company card, since its easier to door dash, saving time and money wasted on late return to work.) This fat bastard took two of the five boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts to his office, denying the interns their share. I was pissed. So I called him out on it at lunch. Thus I was suspended from work for a day to reflect on my actions. HR laughed, but told me to not do that again, so I told them I will be charging anyone who takes a box of doughnuts who isn't A. pregnant, or B. bringing it to the intern pool for the cost of the box. Because breakfast is on my dime, not the company's. An hour later a memo went out from the dungeons of HR stating that food brought in from outside is to be shared, and if there is any left overs then they are open game. Boss was okay. He told me that I was kind of a dick for it, and I said I did not care. I worked at the company for fifteen years, and that I knew how the interns felt, having started as one. He said that it was a noble thought, but sometimes nobility is not a good thing.
and that donut smuggler, is ‘without honour or nobility.’ You on the other hand, are really, a really compassionate and admirable man.
And now, I apologise sir, as for all this time, I had thought that you were retired. :facepalm:
Simply because of your avatar :facepalm: :facepalm: (mainly, alongside a few other facts….)
Anyways, I was home when this party was taking place. The air was jovial and everyone was having fun, until I meandered in from the garage, because I am dumb. I believe there are places men should never intrude upon. One is a women only party. and also getting in the middle of women fighting, it never ends well for the guy.
That is also really true. Either the guy gets beat up, or even worse, is falsely accused of being inappropriate if, by pure happenstance, physical contact is made.
Best way to break up any RL fight, I mean physical fight is firing in the air, atleast in my opinion, or, you know, a loudspeaker 📢.or an airhorn.
The problem with this is, the den is connected to the garage, and the door from the garage going into the kitchen is blocked by my son's crap. I told him to clean it, and I get the standard "Im on it, dad." So instead of walking around the house, I went into the den. Because fuck it, its my warm rock on the Serengeti. I was aggravated at this point because of all the fucking cars on my lawn, and I was hot from planting more Mulberry trees. No one really noticed me, or if they did, they were boss at ignoring me. But me however.....
I am not a fighter. I detest the thought of hurting people needlessly. I can and will defend myself, but I am not one for just fighting for no reason. But the undercurrent of the room felt like pure murder and violence. I do not pretend to understand women. What I know can fill a pamphlet, what I don't will fill volumes. But I genuinely felt the hair stand up on the back of my neck. It was the most terrifying thing I have ever felt, and I was inches from being hit by a van at a bus stop before. This was a primal terror, like I was a cute forest bunny and the forest was filled to the brim with predators. They were talking and laughing, and having fun, but I swear, it felt like a ball room blitz was forming. I could not shake that feeling, even when I drove to Tommy's house to get my chainsaw back.
now, I’m possibly going to be frowned upon, but I’ve gotta make this joke.
Did you ever consider buying a Leatherface mask ? As then you could have cleared house easily :emot_laughing: :facepalm:
I returned and the pressure was pouring out of the house even to the driveway. I mean for the three and a half hours the party was going on, after my first time going in, I refused to go inside any more. It was an hour after they left that I would use my own restroom again.
That’s really sad to hear… that distressful urge to go is really a bugger.
I asked my wife to explain to me why it felt horrible in there, and all she said was "Its a woman's thing." and left it at that.
My only question is WTF?
I know a small rudimentary amount of the group dynamics, I do pay attention to my wife, even if she rambles. Who likes who, who is mad at who, etc. But this was so far out of bounds for a normal social group that I am genuinely concerned for my wife's safety in it.
Am I wrong to be worried, or should I just mind my own business and clean my wrenches? Any advice or wisdom would be appreciated.
Although I admit that I don’t have an iota of knowledge in this case, I guess, if she herself is completely okay with it, then it should be fine…
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Women are 1000 times more vicious than men.
Your account justifies you making this statement, and that is indeed mostly the case, though, as always there are exceptions in both sides.
Men's violence towards another man is straight forward, no hidden meanings no nothing, just punch, fight, and possibly befrend afterwards.
That is also, very much true, infact, this brings back memories,
One guy sucker-punched another on the nose, drawing blood, from a blunt attack, so you know how much strength he used,
This was on Saturday
On Monday, both are together, laughing and cracking jokes at the expense of a third fella.
(Though, just like that, there are also exceptions here as well.)
I had the day off, as I let my mouth at work get me in trouble. No I am not officially written up, but I told the jackass who keeps stealing all of the food I bring to share to run some laps around the buildings. This was insensitive of me (Honestly IDGAFF) because the interns don't get breaks like us salaried folks, so I once a week bring in breakfast and order lunch for the office. (Management has graciously allowed me access to a company card, since its easier to door dash, saving time and money wasted on late return to work.) This fat bastard took two of the five boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts to his office, denying the interns their share. I was pissed. So I called him out on it at lunch. Thus I was suspended from work for a day to reflect on my actions. HR laughed, but told me to not do that again, so I told them I will be charging anyone who takes a box of doughnuts who isn't A. pregnant, or B. bringing it to the intern pool for the cost of the box. Because breakfast is on my dime, not the company's. An hour later a memo went out from the dungeons of HR stating that food brought in from outside is to be shared, and if there is any left overs then they are open game. Boss was okay. He told me that I was kind of a dick for it, and I said I did not care. I worked at the company for fifteen years, and that I knew how the interns felt, having started as one. He said that it was a noble thought, but sometimes nobility is not a good thing.
and that donut smuggler, is ‘without honour or nobility.’ You on the other hand, are really, a really compassionate and admirable man.
And now, I apologise sir, as for all this time, I had thought that you were retired. :facepalm:
Simply because of your avatar :facepalm: :facepalm: (mainly, alongside a few other facts….)
Anyways, I was home when this party was taking place. The air was jovial and everyone was having fun, until I meandered in from the garage, because I am dumb. I believe there are places men should never intrude upon. One is a women only party. and also getting in the middle of women fighting, it never ends well for the guy.
That is also really true. Either the guy gets beat up, or even worse, is falsely accused of being inappropriate if, by pure happenstance, physical contact is made.
Best way to break up any RL fight, I mean physical fight is firing in the air, atleast in my opinion, or, you know, a loudspeaker 📢.or an airhorn.
The problem with this is, the den is connected to the garage, and the door from the garage going into the kitchen is blocked by my son's crap. I told him to clean it, and I get the standard "Im on it, dad." So instead of walking around the house, I went into the den. Because fuck it, its my warm rock on the Serengeti. I was aggravated at this point because of all the fucking cars on my lawn, and I was hot from planting more Mulberry trees. No one really noticed me, or if they did, they were boss at ignoring me. But me however.....
I am not a fighter. I detest the thought of hurting people needlessly. I can and will defend myself, but I am not one for just fighting for no reason. But the undercurrent of the room felt like pure murder and violence. I do not pretend to understand women. What I know can fill a pamphlet, what I don't will fill volumes. But I genuinely felt the hair stand up on the back of my neck. It was the most terrifying thing I have ever felt, and I was inches from being hit by a van at a bus stop before. This was a primal terror, like I was a cute forest bunny and the forest was filled to the brim with predators. They were talking and laughing, and having fun, but I swear, it felt like a ball room blitz was forming. I could not shake that feeling, even when I drove to Tommy's house to get my chainsaw back.
now, I’m possibly going to be frowned upon, but I’ve gotta make this joke.
Did you ever consider buying a Leatherface mask ? As then you could have cleared house easily :emot_laughing: :facepalm:
I returned and the pressure was pouring out of the house even to the driveway. I mean for the three and a half hours the party was going on, after my first time going in, I refused to go inside any more. It was an hour after they left that I would use my own restroom again.
That’s really sad to hear… that distressful urge to go is really a bugger.
I asked my wife to explain to me why it felt horrible in there, and all she said was "Its a woman's thing." and left it at that.
My only question is WTF?
I know a small rudimentary amount of the group dynamics, I do pay attention to my wife, even if she rambles. Who likes who, who is mad at who, etc. But this was so far out of bounds for a normal social group that I am genuinely concerned for my wife's safety in it.
Am I wrong to be worried, or should I just mind my own business and clean my wrenches? Any advice or wisdom would be appreciated.
Although I admit that I don’t have an iota of knowledge in this case, I guess, if she herself is completely okay with it, then it should be fine…
Thanks! But let me fill in some things.
1. I could technically retire on disability, but I choose to keep working, as I make more doing my job a month than I would sitting around twiddling my thumbs. The doughnut thief is not well liked in our section, as he will steal the secretaries yogurts and other small foods. He's even the kind of dick to rob the snack box. The kind of box you set out and people put in fifty cents into to get one, which the office uses the proceeds for the annual picnic thing. We do have vending machines, but those profits go to the company that fills them.
2. I peed in the bushes btw. its my yard and if I water my bushes its my own damned business.
3. Its not like my wife was fine with anything. If anything something unsaid was going on at the party that annoyed the shit out of her. Last nights steaks were almost paper thin. She beat the ever loving shit out of them. I suggested we order out. I saved them for sandwiches. but again she would not tell me.
4. I am not so refined and gentlemanly to be a retired person. Infact, I believe if I live long enough I will turn out like those old men puppets from the muppets in the box seats.
5. like 15% of her friends absolutely hate me to their core's. Why? because I personally do not subscribe to their world views. One of her friends who will remain nameless leaves all these new age books about spiritual healing, crystals and moon energy. Not that I poo poo on it, nor hate it, but its not for me. but that is a deadly insult to that woman, and I will not indulge her.
6. I would like to know what was going on, because despite my gruff and roughness, I do care about my wife's personal life, and want her to be happy.
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1. I could technically retire on disability, but I choose to keep working, as I make more doing my job a month than I would sitting around twiddling my thumbs. The doughnut thief is not well liked in our section, as he will steal the secretaries yogurts and other small foods. He's even the kind of dick to rob the snack box. The kind of box you set out and people put in fifty cents into to get one, which the office uses the proceeds for the annual picnic thing. We do have vending machines, but those profits go to the company that fills them.
Sneaking snacks? One thing. stealing money?! Whole another level! Who knows what else he might be upto…
2. I peed in the bushes btw. its my yard and if I water my bushes its my own damned business.
Damn right it is! I wholeheartedly agree with your point.plus the plants get some free urea ;D :emot_laughing: ^-^
3. Its not like my wife was fine with anything. If anything something unsaid was going on at the party that annoyed the shit out of her. Last nights steaks were almost paper thin. She beat the ever loving shit out of them. I suggested we order out. I saved them for sandwiches. but again she would not tell me.
I guess, she might eventually…
4. I am not so refined and gentlemanly to be a retired person. Infact, I believe if I live long enough I will turn out like those old men puppets from the muppets in the box seats.
‘Tis the 2nd time in my life I heard the term Muppets. Note to self : Must check later.
5. like 15% of her friends absolutely hate me to their core's. Why? because I personally do not subscribe to their world views. One of her friends who will remain nameless leaves all these new age books about spiritual healing, crystals and moon energy. Not that I poo poo on it, nor hate it, but its not for me. but that is a deadly insult to that woman, and I will not indulge her.
Although you say you’ren’t, the fact that you treat that friend in the way you do, silent denial, proves that you’re a gentleman.
6. I would like to know what was going on, because despite my gruff and roughness, I do care about my wife's personal life, and want her to be happy.
as I said it before, I’ll say it again,
As I said it before, hehe,
Jokes apart you really are a gentleman, and a good husband.
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1. I could technically retire on disability, but I choose to keep working, as I make more doing my job a month than I would sitting around twiddling my thumbs. The doughnut thief is not well liked in our section, as he will steal the secretaries yogurts and other small foods. He's even the kind of dick to rob the snack box. The kind of box you set out and people put in fifty cents into to get one, which the office uses the proceeds for the annual picnic thing. We do have vending machines, but those profits go to the company that fills them.
Sneaking snacks? One thing. stealing money?! Whole another level! Who knows what else he might be upto…
2. I peed in the bushes btw. its my yard and if I water my bushes its my own damned business.
Damn right it is! I wholeheartedly agree with your point.plus the plants get some free urea ;D :emot_laughing: ^-^
3. Its not like my wife was fine with anything. If anything something unsaid was going on at the party that annoyed the shit out of her. Last nights steaks were almost paper thin. She beat the ever loving shit out of them. I suggested we order out. I saved them for sandwiches. but again she would not tell me.
I guess, she might eventually…
4. I am not so refined and gentlemanly to be a retired person. Infact, I believe if I live long enough I will turn out like those old men puppets from the muppets in the box seats.
‘Tis the 2nd time in my life I heard the term Muppets. Note to self : Must check later.
5. like 15% of her friends absolutely hate me to their core's. Why? because I personally do not subscribe to their world views. One of her friends who will remain nameless leaves all these new age books about spiritual healing, crystals and moon energy. Not that I poo poo on it, nor hate it, but its not for me. but that is a deadly insult to that woman, and I will not indulge her.
Although you say you’ren’t, the fact that you treat that friend in the way you do, silent denial, proves that you’re a gentleman.
6. I would like to know what was going on, because despite my gruff and roughness, I do care about my wife's personal life, and want her to be happy.
as I said it before, I’ll say it again,
As I said it before, hehe,
Jokes apart you really are a gentleman, and a good husband.
I appreciate the compliments, but I am neither. I can be a downright bastard in my worse moods. But my father and mother had a single rule in their marriage, do not show open hostility in front of us kids. My dad would grumble, but then go away and let it out, as my mom would go out and vent elsewhere and they would come back and patch up the problem. I promised myself that I would not be a Lifetime tv movie husband that yells and screams at my wife. BUT......
Sometimes the fight leads to what my wife calls "Hot, Wet and Wild Monkey Sex." So yeah, I try not to be overly aggressive when im mad with her, because I am physically much bigger than her, and a past trauma of mine has made me feel like utter crap when people are intimidated by my size and height. so we argue, but it never gets louder than a heated conversation. As for good husband, I dont think I am that good, I did murder her begonias by accident when I was pressure washing the deck.
Also for your edification:
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I appreciate the compliments, but I am neither. I can be a downright bastard in my worse moods. But my father and mother had a single rule in their marriage, do not show open hostility in front of us kids. My dad would grumble, but then go away and let it out, as my mom would go out and vent elsewhere and they would come back and patch up the problem. I promised myself that I would not be a Lifetime tv movie husband that yells and screams at my wife. BUT......
you are a good guy, really, and humble too, :)
Sometimes the fight leads to what my wife calls "Hot, Wet and Wild Monkey Sex." So yeah, I try not to be overly aggressive when im mad with her, because I am physically much bigger than her, and a past trauma of mine has made me feel like utter crap when people are intimidated by my size and height. so we argue, but it never gets louder than a heated conversation. As for good husband, I dont think I am that good, I did murder her begonias by accident when I was pressure washing the deck.
well, as you said, it was an accident and accidents do happen.
Also for your edification:
TIL a new synonym for education, :D, thanks.
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After watching an Australian documentary called First Flight: Conquest of the Skies, and then following up some of the source materials, I learned that the Wright Brothers were probably not the first to fly a powered airplane.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Whitehead (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Whitehead)
I can't help thinking of all those NC "First in Flight" license plates. I guess it's too late to do anything about them. ???
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(Small update to the Baby Shower Incident and another TIL)
You know, I have stated that I was only inside for a short time during the party. My wife only dropped a piece of the entire situation this morning while I was pouring her some coffee.
Those Fucking Cousins.
Teenage Bitches of the Highest degree.
Oh boy.
They showed their ass (misbehaved if my metaphor is not understood.) In the worst way. Now I did forget a major detail. These women, whom are my wife's friends come from all over the social strata and spectrum. I mean from trashy to very VERY well off. Now imagine this:
You are a distinguished, or at least a lady in a social setting, and these two chits come out of nowhere acting entitled, and in their sweats. (everyone at the party was nicely dressed.) They were talking like they were even within the age range to even be properly accepted into the group. My wife told them to go elsewhere. So they were basically pissing everyone off with their flippant attitudes, and talking alot of shit about some of the ladies there. I.E. how their clothes were trash, their car was trash, and their husbands were probably fooling around on them because they were ugly. They were taking the fact that I was kicking them out, and in turn trying to ruin the party.
But this was like a small part of why everyone was at odds with each other.
They made a fatal mistake.
They talked shit about Penelope (not even close to her real name, but shes hinted at browsing ASSTR before.)
Penelope is rich. Not "Hey look lets buy everything in the store" rich. No, she could just own the company, rich. Her father had made some wise financial decisions, and her and her sisters made a tidy fortune when he passed. Her husband was also well to do, so yeah.
Rich people are quirky. She can have a new car delivered at any time she wants. But she kept and maintains her first car. A lot of firsts happened in that car. (a couple of sexy times involving me and my wife with her and her husband. A story I am allowed to share if anyone wants to read it.) It was well cared for, but showing its age. So the twins decided to rag on her car. Her care was one of those chevy cavaliers the 80's or 90's box style, baby blue. Those little bitches would not stop.
My wife told me this with a shit eating grin.
"Its funny, how two little trust babies can talk and act so spoiled, when they were adopted because their father cant get it up, and their mother is a dried up hag, who did not even want to have children."
Penelope said as she sipped her drink.
I was like "woah."
It was a thinly hidden secret, that their daddy, whom they worship, was very impotent, but not because of any physical disease. But because everyone in the group knew he married my wife's cousin as a beard, and to hide the fact that she got knocked up by her drug dealer before they were married.
Yeah, she went there. Hard.
The rest of why things were so tense is a mystery, but my wife let go of this tid bit because I was wondering where the cousins were, and apparently they packed up and left after the party.
Penelope is very close to me and my family, she is the godmother of my oldest daughter, and kind of cool, in an informal setting.
So Today I learned: If for some reason reincarnation is real, and I have to come back as a woman, don't run my mouth if im a cub around lionesses. Cause the retaliation is swift and brutal.
Sad I could not see the breakdown. I bet it lightened the mood some.
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Well,
That’s 2 TIL in one post!
As well as two apples with one arrow.
Or two miscreants (hope I can call them that) gone with one line!
Great to know you got rid of them. :D
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==> kittle cattle
Yet another example of Scottish dialect.
According to Chambers Dictionary:
kittle1 /kitˈl/ (esp Scot)
adjective
- Difficult to deal with, esp because touchy, obstinate or intractable
- Fickle, capricious
transitive verb
- To tickle
- To puzzle
- To offend
ORIGIN: Ety obscure
kittˈly adjective (Scot)
- Ticklish
- Easily offended, sensitive
kittle cattle plural noun (figurative)
Awkward customers
The last definition caught my attention:
kittˈly-bendˈers noun (US)
Running on thin bending ice
I immediately thought of the opening scene in the movie Jumper, where the David Rice character ventures onto thin ice to retrieve a snowglobe.
Is anyone familiar with "kittly benders"? Is it some kind of dare-game?
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After watching an Australian documentary called First Flight: Conquest of the Skies, and then following up some of the source materials, I learned that the Wright Brothers were probably not the first to fly a powered airplane.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Whitehead (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Whitehead)
I can't help thinking of all those NC "First in Flight" license plates. I guess it's too late to do anything about them. ???
I can agree with that given the date and home grown mechanics and engineers from countries all over the world trying to better man's attempt to fly.
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Is anyone familiar with "kittly benders"? Is it some kind of dare-game?
I thought of “It’s a Wonderful Life” when George Bailey went in the icy water to save his brother Harry, who broke through the ice while using a snow shovel for a sled.
We used to walk on frozen stock tanks (small man made lakes for cattle) daring each other to go out farther than the others. Then you’d hear the ice crack like a gun, and everyone would go kittly benders, scrambling for the shore.
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Is anyone familiar with "kittly benders"? Is it some kind of dare-game?
I thought of “It’s a Wonderful Life” when George Bailey went in the icy water to save his brother Harry, who broke through the ice while using a snow shovel for a sled.
We used to walk on frozen stock tanks (small man made lakes for cattle) daring each other to go out farther than the others. Then you’d hear the ice crack like a gun, and everyone would go kittly benders, scrambling for the shore.
Thank you for bringing 'kittly benders' to life for me. I grew up in a relatively temperate zone and can't recall ever walking on ice, whether over a pond, or river, or lake.
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Is anyone familiar with "kittly benders"? Is it some kind of dare-game?
I thought of “It’s a Wonderful Life” when George Bailey went in the icy water to save his brother Harry, who broke through the ice while using a snow shovel for a sled.
We used to walk on frozen stock tanks (small man made lakes for cattle) daring each other to go out farther than the others. Then you’d hear the ice crack like a gun, and everyone would go kittly benders, scrambling for the shore.
So that was what that was called? We would do it during grade school recess and once I had to sit through classes in pants that were wet from the knees down. ;D It wasn't a pond or anything. Just a deep depression that filled in with water and froze over. Maybe a foot or so deep.
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TIL:
I have failed as a father to my son.
My wife and daughter are out of town with my mom, and MIL to go to my oldest daughters graduation. I wanted to go, but some complications at work have forced me to be stuck at home this weekend.
My son was obviously disinterested in going.
Backstory:
Friday after school let out, my ladies went to get their hair done, and then were on the road. My son decided to be a sneaky bastard. So while I am toiling away in my home office correcting some vital reports for work, he decides to sneak his long standing girlfriend over. Normally, my wife would murder him. But since I could not hear the back door open and close, I did not know what was going on.
Last night I ordered pizza for the both of us, and resumed work. Now my friends, this is where his true blue dumbass self shines.
His bedroom is above mine. Around nine o'clock, he cranks his stereo, thinking I did not know that trick. I mastered that trick, and it still got me in trouble. So I let it slide. I figured he deserved the benefit of the doubt. How wrong I was.
I start hearing a steady thumping. Then I hear the god worship, and then his name being called over the music.
Stupid fucker.
AND then the best part.
He screamed "OUCH!"
My wife is a nurse. She works the maternity ward normally, but also nurses for the OBGYN. She specifically sat the two of them down as they are sexually active. The girlfriend consented her doctor and my wife who was the nurse at the time in the office to tell my son what is going on.
His girlfriend has a rare condition, where if things go just right, her vaginal muscles clamp harder than normal. I think it is rare, not sure. But its not like "oh yeah thats fucking tight." No, Its more like "Mother of god please dont rip my cock off, I will be good." Kind of deal.
This asshole had forgotten this, in his bout of sneakiness.
They both start screaming bloody murder, as she is having major cramps, while he is now locked inside her. They both scream for help, and I laugh my ass off all the way to the room.
I've seen my boy naked before, no big deal. And gf swims in the pool often and hangs with my daughter so yeah. This light turquoise haired girl is cumming on my son, while hurting him, and suffering herself.
I swear, I wanted to pack a suitcase, and just leave them there. But I call my wife, who was already at the hotel. She starts cussing, then laughing after I fully explain to her what happened.
Two options:
take them to the er as they are. (Oh I wanted to do this and take the long way around. so everyone can see them.)
or help them into the hot tub, and get it super warm to hot and let them soak until everything calms down.
So I fired up the hot tub, and placed the idiots in it.
After half an hour of soaking, they were freed. I drove her home to get some sleep wear, since her parents were away for the night.
"Why would you let a teenage girl sleep at your house? aren't you afraid of him knocking her up?"
Because, first off, I dobut they will be fucking like rabbits any time soon, and second, she is on BC and has been for a couple of years now, just for this problem of the cramps outside of her period.
Also, her parents thought she was staying overnight at a friends.
So we rented a movie on the satellite, and watched it, until they passed out.
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This morning was the most awkward breakfast ever. They could barely say two words to each other. So I went ahead and told them this story:
"Me and your mom had been dating for almost two years by this point, and we were stepping up our sex game. So there was a house in the neighborhood that was being renovated, and there was a small dump truck sitting out front. It had not moved in a couple of days, so we figured no one could see us inside, so yeah, lets fuck in it. It had a soft pink cotton like stuff in it, and that was awesome.
Ten minutes later...
We both jump out naked, scratching our bodies as something was making us itch horribly. We were rolling around the smooth asphalt trying to get the itching to stop. Turns out, with absolutely no surprise, we were fucking on old insulation. The super itchy kind. We were taken to the hospital and scrubbed and all. My mom and dad would not talk to me driving me home. Would not speak to me for the whole weekend. Monday, me and my gf had to go to school covered in this weird lotion crap, and it was not fun. Soon our reputations would get the better of us, as our friends would always suggest better places to have sex. Always. Even to this day.
That memory seemed to make things better.
After lunch, and us swimming and doing absolutely nothing, her folks came and got her. They were more facepalm than mad and all was okay. EXCEPT....
Had to take my son to the er after he was complaining that it hurt to pee. His Urethra was crushed a little, and it would take some time to heal. He was lucky that it was not fucked permanently. And he did not even get to cum. Not that I cared.
So how I failed him?
I thought I taught him to remember shit before jumping into bed with a girl.
condoms? Why, shes on BC, Because, get used to wearing them anyway, because she takes an antibiotic, and your fucked. or you might want to put it in places that might not be as clean as others.
Lube? (why dad? Cause you asshat, some women might be all the way into it, but not get wet like in porno. Dipshit.)
Remember that your gf's pussy will fucking wreck you if you are not careful? NOOO
So I failed, and almost lost any future grandchildren to carry my name.
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Had to take my son to the er after he was complaining that it hurt to pee. His Urethra was crushed a little, and it would take some time to heal. He was lucky that it was not fucked permanently.
I hope he recovers soon…
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His bedroom is above mine. Around nine o'clock, he cranks his stereo, thinking I did not know that trick.
Today I learned some teenagers still have stereos in their bedroom ;D
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TIL:
I have failed as a father to my son.
You failed at nothing. Wifey #2 had what you are talking about. Vaginismus. The severity of the condition varies between women. In all cases, constriction of the vagina makes penetration difficult or impossible. Time to have the anal talk. Part of why I’m an anal freak is, I couldn’t get inside her pussy half the time. It honestly took me six months to take her cherry vaginally, and she screamed bloody murder the whole time.
She finally learned to enjoy anal sex, while holding a vibrator on her clit. And when she came, she didn’t snap my cock off like that bear claw pussy of hers… “the lips of death.”
I let both my boys have female guests over. I’d rather have them doing it at home, with plenty of condoms and lube, than someplace not safe. Never discussed it with the girls’ parents, but no UA girls allowed. No statutory rape.
And it sounds like he has your cock skills, based on her moans of encouragement. I always felt a little proud when I heard my boys’ girls going over the edge through the wall.
I used to lay insulation back in the day. The “soft pink blanket” story had me laughing and itching at the same time. Bloody hell!
Is it a component stereo? If so, extra points.
Hope son’s pee pee feels better soon. It will.
I can’t imagine carrying the naked lovers to the hot tub. Hope you enjoyed the show. I would.
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TIL:
I have failed as a father to my son.
You failed at nothing. Wifey #2 had what you are talking about. Vaginismus. The severity of the condition varies between women. In all cases, constriction of the vagina makes penetration difficult or impossible. Time to have the anal talk. Part of why I’m an anal freak is, I couldn’t get inside her pussy half the time. It honestly took me six months to take her cherry vaginally, and she screamed bloody murder the whole time.
She finally learned to enjoy anal sex, while holding a vibrator on her clit. And when she came, she didn’t snap my cock off like that bear claw pussy of hers… “the lips of death.”
I let both my boys have female guests over. I’d rather have them doing it at home, with plenty of condoms and lube, than someplace not safe. Never discussed it with the girls’ parents, but no UA girls allowed. No statutory rape.
And it sounds like he has your cock skills, based on her moans of encouragement. I always felt a little proud when I heard my boys’ girls going over the edge through the wall.
I used to lay insulation back in the day. The “soft pink blanket” story had me laughing and itching at the same time. Bloody hell!
Is it a component stereo? If so, extra points.
Hope son’s pee pee feels better soon. It will.
I can’t imagine carrying the naked lovers to the hot tub. Hope you enjoyed the show. I would.
I always told my son, any man can get off, you do it by hand often enough, but learning to use it right, makes you better than any horse hung man.
He inherited my old stereo, because him and his sister got into a knock down drag out fight over an ipod docking station, and broke theirs.
My wife told him and her that her severity would require some toy play, at least for a little while, but like a walking dick, he didn't listen. she suggested anal, and even offered to buy her a "Rabbit" so she can try to work it out. Again, hard heads make for soft asses.
I grew up in an open house like that, but my parents made us wait until we were at least seventeen until we could bring lovers home. But my wife made that no girls rule for him because despite him sometimes being mature, he would do what he could get away with and we don't want him locked down until he can support it. I normally don't give a shit, but the problem was, that he snuck around to fuck. I am a man, with my own home, and job. Just be honest with me, a simple "Hey dad, I wanna bring xxxx over tonight for some fun." Just simple respect for me and my home thats all I ask.
Yeah, fucking on insulation was not my brightest or finest moment, but not the worst either.
He says he is doing okay this morning, the pain meds helped. His gf came over for breakfast as she tends to do, before we went to church, I think they both will have a nice future together. My wife wont be home until later, so I am mentally preparing for the shit storm. My daughter is being a bit of a cock twisting thunder cunt, because she and her boyfriend broke up. It seems like the bad boy emo punk was as I called it all flash, no bang.
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TIL
Either there is a feature I don’t know about.
Or My page was just glitching.
Or there’s someone scary around….
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I spent 15 years trying to work things out with the ex. Looking back on it today, I think her fear and aversion to sex probably played a much bigger role in things than I realized at the time. Foreplay consisted of a couple of hours arguing about it, then 5 minutes of fucking, before she started begging me to hurry up and finish. Hard to enjoy sex, when your partner is wincing and crying.
So I hope your son and GF figure out something that works.
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I spent 15 years trying to work things out with the ex. Looking back on it today, I think her fear and aversion to sex probably played a much bigger role in things than I realized at the time. Foreplay consisted of a couple of hours arguing about it, then 5 minutes of fucking, before she started begging me to hurry up and finish. Hard to enjoy sex, when your partner is wincing and crying.
So I hope your son and GF figure out something that works.
I personally think she cheated you of some awesome sex, despite her condition. Sex should not have to be argued over, its a do or dont thing,. I understand her personal circumstances, but still she could have at least found more to do than just grit and bear it or stick it up her ass. Some of the best times with my wife was just having her hand on my cock, slowly stroking me off, when she could not have sex after having my kids. (before anyone says Anal! she had 4 episiotomies.) My son and his girl will be fine, I hope to share their story at their wedding one day. PH you are a great man.
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What I learned yesterday -- I read that the Boeing Starliner prototype was launched into orbit by an Atlas V rocket. Knowing that Atlas rockets were used in the '50s and '60s as launch vehicles for the Mercury (and other satellite systems) program, I did a quick Google search and found out that the Atlas V is a direct descendant of the original Atlas rockets. Very interesting. THAT, however, was not the most interesting thing I learned. The skin of the original Atlas rockets had almost no structural integrity - the fuel tanks had to have something in them or the entire rocket would collapse (nitrogen in storage and fuel when ready to launch). To reduce weight, the rockets were not painted. The "tube" of the rocket was made of very thin stainless steel. Despite what we think, stainless steel does corrode. What I thought was most interesting is that protecting the Atlas rockets from corrosion was the original purpose of a now common day product -- WD-40.
Who knew?
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What I learned yesterday -- I read that the Boeing Starliner prototype was launched into orbit by an Atlas V rocket.
It's good to find another spaceflight enthusiast here on KB. My interest goes way, way back, to the days when they were launching captured V2 rockets from White Sands.
I'm still hooked. Every day I check the launch schedules and try to watch as many as I can. I also watch the live feeds from Boca Chica. Amazing things are happening right before our eyes.
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I love the launches also. I also get up to watch the ISS flyovers late at night and early in the morning.
We visited Huntsville Space Center on our trip home from Florida. I could have spent a couple of more days there.
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TIL
Spunk Has two meanings!
1. Courage! :D
2. The thing which, sometimes, comes out from the rhyming word “junk” ;D
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==> To sport an oak
I had to reach for Partridge's Dictionary of Historical Slang to figure this one out.
It's from a novel written in 1898. Visitors to a lawyer's chambers in London climb the stairs and find that "The oak wasn't sported." From the context I guessed that "oak" had to mean "door", but the "sported" stumped me.
According to Partridge, "sport one's oak" = to shut one's outer door as a sign that one is engaged.
It seems a pity to waste such a colorful expression on anything as prosaic as an outer door. It would add zest to an erotic story:
He stood naked at the top of the stairs, sporting a magnificent oak.
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==> To sport an oak
I had to reach for Partridge's Dictionary of Historical Slang to figure this one out.
It's from a novel written in 1898. Visitors to a lawyer's chambers in London climb the stairs and find that "The oak wasn't sported." From the context I guessed that "oak" had to mean "door", but the "sported" stumped me.
According to Partridge, "sport one's oak" = to shut one's outer door as a sign that one is engaged.
It seems a pity to waste such a colorful expression on anything as prosaic as an outer door. It would add zest to an erotic story:
He stood naked at the top of the stairs, sporting a magnificent oak.
And a pair of impressive acorns :facepalm:
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Hilda, without referring to the original manuscript, I took the quote and context to indicate that the visitors climbed the stairs to the lawyer’s chamber with some sexual anticipation, only to discover the lawyer wasn’t going to engage in fornication, due to his engaged status. Obviously they’d only known lawyers like me.
:emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
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Hilda, without referring to the original manuscript, I took the quote and context to indicate that the visitors climbed the stairs to the lawyer’s chamber with some sexual anticipation, only to discover the lawyer wasn’t going to engage in fornication, due to his engaged status. Obviously they’d only known lawyers like me.
Judging by the meticulous descriptions of the Inns of Court in London, and the liberal splattering of legal terms, I'm sure that "George Dick" (I kid you not), the author of Fitch and His Fortunes was a lawyer. Who else would slip "usufructuary" or "puisne mortgagee" into a novel about stolen gems?
All the technical terms certainly add color to the story, but I'm sure I'll forget them the minute I finish the book. One that I probably won't forget is "heel tap". At a "call" dinner for new barristers, the wine flows freely and one participant yells, "No heel taps!" Chambers informs me that "heel tap" refers to the tiny amount of liquor left in the bottom of a glass after drinking. Useful to know.
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Thanks again for expanding my database of thoroughly useless knowledge. Which is the best kind. Woo.
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Today I learned what a ring shaped coral reef, or close coral islands that enclose or almost enclose a lagoon is called. Then I looked through a bunch of pictures and immediately had the urge to buy plane tickets to the Caribbean.
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Today I learned what a ring shaped coral reef, or close coral islands that enclose or almost enclose a lagoon is called. Then I looked through a bunch of pictures and immediately had the urge to buy plane tickets to the Caribbean.
Today’s Wordle. :emot_laughing:
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Today I learned that unless you're in the midwest, mostly Wisconsin Illinois and Minnesota, you may not understand when someone says "a horse apiece". I was just chatting with a woman traveling from Montana and I said that and she gave me the strangest look. It threw me off that she had never heard that before. She found it to be a very odd expression.
If you dont know, a horse apiece means "more or less equal" or saying "It's pretty much the same"
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Today I learned that unless you're in the midwest, mostly Wisconsin Illinois and Minnesota, you may not understand when someone says "a horse apiece". I was just chatting with a woman traveling from Montana and I said that and she gave me the strangest look. It threw me off that she had never heard that before. She found it to be a very odd expression.
If you dont know, a horse apiece means "more or less equal" or saying "It's pretty much the same"
FWIW, I was born and raised in Illinois, and I’ve never heard that expression.
Must be an Upper Midwest thing…
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FWIW, I was born and raised in Illinois, and I’ve never heard that expression.
Must be an Upper Midwest thing…
That's so strange to me. I had always thought it was a rather common phrase used everywhere. My dad and uncle say it all the time.
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We never had that one down in Texas. My grandmother used to always say, “never look a gift horse in the mouth.“ Back from the days when looking at a horse’s teeth was part of “kicking the tires” before buying. But if someone gives you the horse, it is rude to do such things, i.e., don’t complain about something you got for free. I still say this, and my kids look at me like I’ve lost my mind. LOL.
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TIL that Iggy Pop wrote the song “China Girl” after his marriage to Suchi Asano. David Bowie, a friend, liked it, and performed a cover, that was a chart topping hit. Pop says that the royalties from China Girl were a major factor in his musical success.
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TIL that Iggy Pop wrote the song “China Girl” after his marriage to Suchi Asano.
That's weird. "Asano" is a common Japanese family name, and what little info I could find about Suchi Asano describes her as a Japanese writer. Wikipedia Japan adds that she attended one of Iggy's concerts during his first Japan tour in 1983, and that's how they met.
I guess that "My Japanese Girl" had one too many syllables and wasn't as catchy as "My China Girl". ???
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I guess that "My Japanese Girl" had one too many syllables and wasn't as catchy as "My China Girl". ???
The Vapors already had “Turning Japanese” on the charts. The song actually refers to the squinty eyes face many people make when they masturbate. LOL.
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(https://i.imgur.com/mAyUdC3.jpg)
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Hasn’t that topic already been discussed in some old thread, yesteryear?
Maybe it was Miss Barbara who explained it...
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Hasn’t that topic already been discussed in some old thread, yesteryear?
Maybe it was Miss Barbara who explained it...
I put it here for your benefit, in case you didn’t understand. LOL.
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(https://i.imgur.com/mAyUdC3.jpg)
This actually made me laugh pretty good
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I put it here for your benefit, in case you didn’t understand. LOL.
No need to care for my benefit sir.
Sometimes, A picture is indeed worth a thousand words, and have understood it previously, courtesy of wikipedia and quora and others.
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TIL that what I used to call a sofa-bed is now referred to as a western futon.
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TIL that what I used to call a sofa-bed is now referred to as a western futon.
That's truly weird. We have a sofa-bed in our living room, and it looks nothing like a Japanese futon.
I can't remember the last time I slept on/under a real Japanese futon, but I do remember that it looked nothing like a sofa bed.
What a strange world we live in.
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TIL that what I used to call a sofa-bed is now referred to as a western futon.
That's truly weird. We have a sofa-bed in our living room, and it looks nothing like a Japanese futon.
I can't remember the last time I slept on/under a real Japanese futon, but I do remember that it looked nothing like a sofa bed.
What a strange world we live in.
This I learnt from a delightful post from Shiela and checked with Wikipedia (about the futon, not Shiela).
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TIL
(https://i.imgur.com/jCoDQ1C.jpg) (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Doohan#Military_service)
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TIL
(https://i.imgur.com/jCoDQ1C.jpg) (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Doohan#Military_service)
At least one of the bullets mangled his right hand enough to the point that he lost at least one finger. He went out of his way to conceal this on the show, almost always keeping his right hand out of shots. There were a few times it was visible on screen, but you'd have to hunt to find them. I recall at least one scene with him in the Jeffries Tube where he used his right hand for a repair because he was "holding" in place with his left hand.
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John Lydon — aka Johnny Rotten, the notorious lead singer of the Sex Pistols — joined the band in the summer of 1975. He married Nora Foster in 1976.
Fast forward to today, and they are still married and they will celebrate their 46th wedding anniversary next month.
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TIL,
Cutting a soda can’s top off, (or 4 for that matter) can be done with only a blunt nail cutter / nail clippers. That and a lot of exertion.
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(https://c.tenor.com/c7zHU7IFEI0AAAAd/stare-leslie-jones.gif)
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A Can opener (https://allaboutbaking.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Can-Opener-2.png), of any size, maybe ubiquitous there, but is a really rare sight in households here. I myself have never held one.
Reason? Sealed-Can food is not at all popular for retail usage here, going out on a limb and saying, nationwide, majorly.
Although soda cans are like the softest (easiest to puncture) cans, the double-seam (https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRpHEOIB3BsHoeotZGgLVDd_INVga-5M600bA&usqp=CAU), like of every can is hard to break.
Plus had some time and an old blunt nail-cutter/nail-clipper, which did the job.
Though sandpapers of the right grit are the best for the task.
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TIL, via a TV dramatisation, that in the 19th century, the polite way to ask if someone had had sexual congress was to enquire "were you connected".
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TIL, via a TV dramatisation, that in the 19th century, the polite way to ask if someone had had sexual congress was to enquire "were you connected".
Which dramatisation would this be? Or, to be more specific, in which part of the 19th century was it set?
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TIL, via a TV dramatisation, that in the 19th century, the polite way to ask if someone had had sexual congress was to enquire "were you connected".
Which dramatisation would this be? Or, to be more specific, in which part of the 19th century was it set?
"Gentleman Jack" on BBC/HBO about the life of Anne Lister (3 April 1791 – 22 September 1840) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Lister)
It was created by Sally Wainwright who's written several very good programmes. I'm late to the party here so only seen the first 4 episodes of the first series.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Anne_Lister_plaque.jpg/1920px-Anne_Lister_plaque.jpg)
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TIL, via a TV dramatisation, that in the 19th century, the polite way to ask if someone had had sexual congress was to enquire "were you connected".
Which dramatisation would this be? Or, to be more specific, in which part of the 19th century was it set?
"Gentleman Jack" on BBC/HBO about the life of Anne Lister (3 April 1791 – 22 September 1840) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Lister)
Thanks for that. I didn't make it past the first ten minutes of the first episode of "Gentleman Jack", so didn't catch that reference.
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June 10 annually recognizes an ice cream float beverage aka Root Beer Float – made with root beer & vanilla ice cream it was originally made with vanilla ice cream but sometimes made with chocolate ice cream or even plain cola flavor. Frank J. Wisner of Cripple Creek, Colorado, gets the credit for inventing the Black Cow way back in August of 1893, to wit: “One dark and stormy night,” as Wisner, owner of the Cripple Creek Cow Mountain Gold Mining Co stared out the window, thinking about the line of soda waters he was producing for the citizens of Cripple Creek, he had an idea. The full moon that night was shining on snow-capped Cow Mountain reminded him of a scoop of vanilla ice cream. He hurried back to his bar & added a spoonful of creamy vanilla goodness to the children’s favorite flavor soda, Myers Avenue Red Root Beer. When he tasted it, he knew he had a hit...and it was! - Wisner named his new creation, Black Cow Mountain, but local children shortened name to Black Cow. And, now you know “the rest of the story.”
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TIL, via a TV dramatisation, that in the 19th century, the polite way to ask if someone had had sexual congress was to enquire "were you connected".
Which dramatisation would this be? Or, to be more specific, in which part of the 19th century was it set?
"Gentleman Jack" on BBC/HBO about the life of Anne Lister (3 April 1791 – 22 September 1840) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Lister)
Thanks for that. I didn't make it past the first ten minutes of the first episode of "Gentleman Jack", so didn't catch that reference.
May I ask why. In a later episode you would have learnt that pigs will devour absolutely every bit of a human corpse :o
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TIL, or more like TI-Realised, true power. https://i.gifer.com/emQ.gif
Managed to pull up a decently sized, completely filled trolley bag, up two floors of stairs with one hand with minuscule discomfort.
Then out of curiosity, switched hands, and even though had to pull it up for only one floor, still, there was very much visibly significant effort to be exerted.
Edit: also TIL, while reading posts of years ago, that woah, there has been a lot civil war like situations on the board throughout the years.
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TIL: You can now get training wheels for motorcycles. Saw something like this yesterday.
https://imgur.com/a/j1EJvsn
I thought I was behind one of those "trike motorcycles", but then as I drew closer I saw a third wheel in the center. Yep...it was a couple on a medium size bike with training wheels. Looked it up on line and there are several variations for new riders.
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TIL: You can now get training wheels for motorcycles. Saw something like this yesterday.
https://imgur.com/a/j1EJvsn
I thought I was behind one of those "trike motorcycles", but then as I drew closer I saw a third wheel in the center. Yep...it was a couple on a medium size bike with training wheels. Looked it up on line and there are several variations for new riders.
Those have been around for quite a while. It's the trike experience without the expense. A proper trike conversion typically adds about $10,000 to the price of a motorcycle.
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From the looks of the couple on the motorcycle, they seemed inexperienced. Pretty sure the were new to riding.
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TIL: You can now get training wheels for motorcycles. Saw something like this yesterday.
Three related questions:
Do you need a separate driving license for large-engined motorcycles? (I'm thinking 700cc and more)
If you do, do you have to pass a driving test?
And if you do need to take a test, is restoring a fallen motorbike to an upright position part of the test?
At one time or another I had three driving licenses, two of which have expired. They were all for cars and small trucks. I've never owned or ridden a motorbike, hence the question.
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Texas has a motorcycle endorsement on your operators license, and yes, you have to take a test and driving exam. I had one, but let it expire many years ago. I think my motorcycle riding days are over.
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Today I learned....
I have to renew my ID, but not my DL. But with the gold star system, I might not have to renew my passport. But I have to renew my TWIC card soon, but I don't know why, since I don't plan on working at the port anymore for a long time. Also I learned the ultimate answer to the most important question from my wife. "Does this make me look fat?" Does not require flattery. Or hard Honesty. Just a perfect blend of the two, I almost died today. The correct answer is: Amore mio, sarai sempre bellissima. Translated from Italian means: My Love you will always be beautiful. Just the right amount of honesty and a dash of love/flattery.
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Today I learned....
I have to renew my ID, but not my DL. But with the gold star system, I might not have to renew my passport.
That I don't understand. My understanding is that you don't have to renew a passport if you don't plan to leave the country, but if it expires and you attempt to go elsewhere . . . .
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Today I learned....
I have to renew my ID, but not my DL. But with the gold star system, I might not have to renew my passport.
That I don't understand. My understanding is that you don't have to renew a passport if you don't plan to leave the country, but if it expires and you attempt to go elsewhere . . . .
Well I do plan at some point once all my kids are gone to see more of this world. My wife wants to go walking in Europe, and I want to go on a gourmet tour of the world. I have an ID, DL, and passport. I don't use my ID unless I forgot my DL, and I used my passport sometimes, to help family in canada. But I haven't been there since my son left middle school.
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Today I learned....
I have to renew my ID, but not my DL. But with the gold star system, I might not have to renew my passport.
That I don't understand. My understanding is that you don't have to renew a passport if you don't plan to leave the country, but if it expires and you attempt to go elsewhere . . . .
Wouldn't you need a valid passport to fly between cities in England? I have never tried using my DL for that.
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Wouldn't you need a valid passport to fly between cities in England? I have never tried using my DL for that.
Is this something new? I was under the impression that citizens of a country could travel freely within that country. No passport needed.
This talk of passports reminds me of B. Traven's brilliant The Death Ship. A sailor loses his papers and gets shunted backwards and forwards across European borders because no one wants the hassle of processing a stateless man.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_Ship (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_Ship)
The Wikipedia article doesn't mention a superb radio adaptation of the novel, broadcast on what used to be the BBC Third Programme. The recording is probably long gone, unless it ended up in the BBC's sound archives.
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I dont know much about Europe, England or anywhere but a little about Canada and Mostly Know alot about America. But it was one of those things that popped up in the still of a quiet Sunday, between a good wank and having to change a tire on my truck.
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US Transportation Safety Administration requires current “state issued” ID to board a plane. So valid passport, drivers license, or ID card required. I’ve always used my passport, because it lets the knuckle draggers in uniform know that I am a seasoned traveler.
In Russia they have two passports. One for intra national travel, everyone has this, and one for extra national travel. Since so few Russians travel abroad, you have to go to Moscow to get the latter, and you are a *playa* once you have it.
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...or these days Russians can just join the army for their extra national passport, and eventually their toetag
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Wouldn't you need a valid passport to fly between cities in England? I have never tried using my DL for that.
Is this something new? I was under the impression that citizens of a country could travel freely within that country. No passport needed.
This talk of passports reminds me of B. Traven's brilliant The Death Ship. A sailor loses his papers and gets shunted backwards and forwards across European borders because no one wants the hassle of processing a stateless man.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_Ship (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_Ship)
The Wikipedia article doesn't mention a superb radio adaptation of the novel, broadcast on what used to be the BBC Third Programme. The recording is probably long gone, unless it ended up in the BBC's sound archives.
I understand that it's for security reasons on aircraft.
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TIL: You can now get training wheels for motorcycles. Saw something like this yesterday.
Three related questions:
Do you need a separate driving license for large-engined motorcycles? (I'm thinking 700cc and more)
If you do, do you have to pass a driving test?
And if you do need to take a test, is restoring a fallen motorbike to an upright position part of the test?
At one time or another I had three driving licenses, two of which have expired. They were all for cars and small trucks. I've never owned or ridden a motorbike, hence the question.
In the province of Alberta, there are two different motorcycle endorsements. One which restricts you to three wheeled vehicles such as the Can-Am Spyder. The other is an unrestricted endorsement which allows you to ride any motorcycle or three wheeled vehicle. A license is not necessarily required for 49cc and lower bikes with a top speed of 50 kph or lower.
As well as a knowledge test, you are required to take a road test in Alberta. As well as being checked for your ability to follow traffic laws, you skills at handling the motorcycle are also being tested. For example, if you stall 3 times on your road test, you fail automatically.
Alberta does not require you to lay your bike on the ground simply to pick it back up. As you can take your test on any licensed and insured motorcycle, it is not considered reasonable for you to borrow your friend's 350 lb bike when you actually own and ride a BMW K1200LT which weighs 853 lbs. The bike you test on does not have to be your own. And, in my opinion the most important reason for not doing this, what guarantee is there that when your bike is being put on its side that it won't get damaged.
I learned most of this during my time as a licensed motorcycle instructor. $25.00/hour to yell at people (hey we've got to be heard through the helmets and over the environmental noise). We would tell the students that all was well if we were yelling at them. If we spoke at a real low volume, that's when they were in trouble.
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I learned most of this during my time as a licensed motorcycle instructor. $25.00/hour to yell at people (hey we've got to be heard through the helmets and over the environmental noise). We would tell the students that all was well if we were yelling at them. If we spoke at a real low volume, that's when they were in trouble.
Wow! Thanks for that detailed description of testing in Alberta. It might be fun to draw up a list of jobs that require yelling at people. Drill instructors, fitness trainers, lifeguards, and many, many more.
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I learned most of this during my time as a licensed motorcycle instructor. $25.00/hour to yell at people (hey we've got to be heard through the helmets and over the environmental noise). We would tell the students that all was well if we were yelling at them. If we spoke at a real low volume, that's when they were in trouble.
Wow! Thanks for that detailed description of testing in Alberta. It might be fun to draw up a list of jobs that require yelling at people. Drill instructors, fitness trainers, lifeguards, and many, many more.
Social media board moderators ;D ;D
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I learned most of this during my time as a licensed motorcycle instructor. $25.00/hour to yell at people (hey we've got to be heard through the helmets and over the environmental noise). We would tell the students that all was well if we were yelling at them. If we spoke at a real low volume, that's when they were in trouble.
Wow! Thanks for that detailed description of testing in Alberta. It might be fun to draw up a list of jobs that require yelling at people. Drill instructors, fitness trainers, lifeguards, and many, many more.
Social media board moderators ;D ;D
I wish I'd thought of that one! So, so true. Shouting all in CAPS, right?
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https://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=64643.msg627404;topicseen#msg627404
TIL that there once existed two Ronaldo’s! :emot_weird: :o
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Never knew that coffee and tonic could ever be mixed, with the purpose to drink the mixture.
https://youtu.be/NJPoNG_OSyg (https://youtu.be/NJPoNG_OSyg)
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“Intrafemoral intercourse is a peculiar form of masturbation. The thighs of the female, pressed firmly against the penis, are a substitute for the man’s hand. When the man imparts movement to the girl’s pelvis, the skin of his tightly squeezed penis is jerked up and down and the corona is rubbed against the inner thighs and vulva. Many Muslims and Jews prefer coitus intrafemoris to vaginal intercourse because, as in anal coition and manual manipulation, there is more vigorous friction of the penis.” — The Cradle of Erotica, p. 150. Such a fancy term for “fucking her thighs”…
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TIL Asmodel is a fallen angel/Satanic figure from DC Comic’s Justice League franchise. I had no idea. LOL.
TIL also Dominus is a powerful enemy of Superman seeking to usurp the power of Kismet. So comic books are officially overrunning our sex board.
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Huh, I guess I learned something new today as well ;D
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Huh, I guess I learned something new today as well ;D
Toe's post sent me down a Google rabbit hole about angels, and TIL that biblically accurate angels look fucking weird :o
I thought the cherubim thing was a reference to fat babies with wings ;D
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Hugh Bonneville Is 58 years old. I love him in Downton Abbey and would have bet he was at least over 72. I'm usually pretty good with guessing a persons age.
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Hugh Bonneville Is 58 years old. I love him in Downton Abbey and would have bet he was at least over 72. I'm usually pretty good with guessing a persons age.
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Hugh Bonneville Is 58 years old. I love him in Downton Abbey and would have bet he was at least over 72. I'm usually pretty good with guessing a persons age.
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Dear oh dear oh dear. I'm am so celebrity challenged that it's not funny. I wonder if there's a finite number of names and faces you can store in your memory, and for each new one that you memorize, an old one drops off the deep end. That, at least, would be some kind of consolation.
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Hugh Bonneville Is 58 years old. I love him in Downton Abbey and would have bet he was at least over 72. I'm usually pretty good with guessing a persons age.
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That's extraordinary. :o :o
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Paul Rudd was in Knocked Up, Man I Love You, Anchorman, and perhaps most famously, Ant-man. And everybody knows who Wilford Brimley is. Just Google “diabeetus” if you don’t.
My big problem is with musical groups. I basically stopped buying music and going to the clubs about 20 years ago, when I became a father. So whenever the Grammy awards come around, I have absolutely no fucking idea who these people are.
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My big problem is with musical groups. I basically stopped buying music and going to the clubs about 20 years ago, when I became a father. So whenever the Grammy awards come around, I have absolutely no fucking idea who these people are.
I have read PEOPLE magazine forever. I don't know who most of the celebrities mentioned in articles are anymore.
Paul Rudd. swoon
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Paul Rudd. swoon
Absolutely.
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(https://c.tenor.com/-8RxZ5f3z8sAAAAC/paul-rudd.gif)
Love you both. :emot_kiss: :emot_kiss: :emot_kiss:
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Paul Rudd was in Knocked Up, Man I Love You, Anchorman, and perhaps most famously, Ant-man.
Another one of his most well-known characters is Mike Hannigan. Phoebe's husband from F.R.I.E.N.D.S.
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"Julie, Mint Julie"
Dan just read this and I thought I'd share.
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Ian Fleming took the name "James Bond" from an American bird expert.
Inspiration can come from the unlikeliest of places. While living in Jamaica in the early 1950s, author Ian Fleming was in search of a name for the secret agent main character in his new book, Casino Royale. “I wanted to find a name which wouldn’t have any romantic overtones,” Fleming later said. “I wanted a really flat, quiet name.”
Fleming was an avid bird-watcher, and one of his favorite books was Birds of the West Indies, written by American ornithologist James Bond. “I thought, ‘Well, James Bond, that’s a pretty quiet name,’” Fleming continued, “so I simply stole it and used it.”
For years, Bond (who actually went by Jim) had no idea that his name adorned a series of spy novels, but as the popularity of the books grew — and particularly after the premiere of the first 007 film, Dr. No, in 1962, turned Bond into a bonafide pop culture phenomenon — the ornithologist learned about his moniker’s double life. Fleming eventually apologized to Bond, offering his own name for “a particularly horrible species of bird” if Bond ever discovered one. The two met on February 5, 1964, when Jim Bond and his wife showed up at Fleming’s house while on a trip to Jamaica, and left as friends.
Source (https://www.interestingfacts.com/fact/6168ba2fbf8b900007ae073d?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1533733837#6168b785bf8b900007ae0738)
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Thanks for the share Jules. I'm a big 007 fan, and I had no idea.
Have a big woo! :emot_kiss:
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I remember reading a long time ago that Fleming got the James Bond name from a book on birds. now I know more about the story. Thanks for the share.
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Another 007 fact...
In "Dr No", James Bond (Sean Connery -ain't he just the hottest 007 ever?- ) drives an Alpine Sunbeam.
The movie was recorded in Jamaica, and the car in question happened to be the only James Bond 'worthy' car available on the island.
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TIL I learned that James Bond didn't drive an Aston Martin in nearly as many films as I thought he did..
https://www.carcovers.com/carresources/the-complete-list-of-agent-007-james-bond-cars/
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The article did not mention the Alfa Romeo GTV6 that Roger Moore drove in Octopussy.
(https://www.bmt216a.dk/Images/L/BMT216A809.jpg)
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What I learned the other day was that as an artist's tool, India ink is ideal for sketching what you want to paint using water colours. India ink, when it is dry, is waterproof giving the artist the ability to paint without fear of the underlying sketch being ruined by running lines.
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Octopussy.
Been 5-6 years since I first learned of that movie,
The title’s still amusing to me.
In “the man with the golden gun”,
The 1974 AMC Hornet X used for the "corkscrew" stunt, was first tested as a computer-simulation, which was the first of its kind, by Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory. It was then performed as a live-action stunt and was successfully filmed in a single take!
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The article did not mention the Alfa Romeo GTV6 that Roger Moore drove in Octopussy.
(https://www.bmt216a.dk/Images/L/BMT216A809.jpg)
Totally forgot about that one. And what an awesome car it is. Woo!
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The article did not mention the Alfa Romeo GTV6 that Roger Moore drove in Octopussy.
Totally forgot about that one. And what an awesome car it is. Woo!
My ‘85:
(https://i.imgur.com/RYlUlue.jpg)
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The article did not mention the Alfa Romeo GTV6 that Roger Moore drove in Octopussy.
Totally forgot about that one. And what an awesome car it is. Woo!
My ‘85:
(https://i.imgur.com/RYlUlue.jpg)
As in "the specimen of said car, that has your name on the title?"
If you weren't living half the world away, I'd offer you oral, anal and even olfactory sex, just to sit behind the wheel.
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Alfista. 🍀🍀🍀
1965 Giulia Spider (Isabella)
1982 Spider Veloce (Sophia)
1985 GTV6 (Gina)
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Alfista. 🍀🍀🍀
1965 Giulia Spider (Isabella)
1982 Spider Veloce (Sophia)
1985 GTV6 (Gina)
Dddaaammmnnn :o
Uh oh, I think Hades might want to move in with you now ;D
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Alfista. 🍀🍀🍀
1965 Giulia Spider (Isabella)
1982 Spider Veloce (Sophia)
1985 GTV6 (Gina)
Dddaaammmnnn :o
Uh oh, I think Hades might want to move in with you now ;D
...and bear his children, and be his sex slave forever after. Now if he got himself an alfasud quadrifoglio, I'd really pull out all stops ;)
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I already have a name for the fourth Alfa, Monica. But I have no garage space left. So she’ll have to sleep with me.
(https://i.imgur.com/pibAE2d.jpg)
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My ‘85:
(https://i.imgur.com/RYlUlue.jpg)
Think that car came off the line the same day I was born?? 🤔
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All this car talk brings to the mind, shows like Sentôsha (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7361424/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7361424/)) & Combat Cars (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1489316/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1489316/))
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Think that car came off the line the same day I was born?? 🤔
Speaking personally -- and yes, I'm doing a LOT of that today -- here's something that came out on the exact day I was born:
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While there was no movie release,
Apparently Something in the world of sports did happen.
New England beat Indianapolis, & Carolina beat Philadelphia,
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Think that car came off the line the same day I was born?? 🤔
Speaking personally -- and yes, I'm doing a LOT of that today -- here's something that came out on the exact day I was born:
(https://i.imgur.com/ib9fTIN.jpg)
I'd brag about that.
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Another 007 fact...
In "Dr No", James Bond (Sean Connery -ain't he just the hottest 007 ever?- ) drives an Alpine Sunbeam.
The movie was recorded in Jamaica, and the car in question happened to be the only James Bond 'worthy' car available on the island.
(https://i.postimg.cc/FHxMpLkW/sunbeam-alpine.jpg)
OMG! You just transported me back to my late teen years. Mine (which I named Alice Long) was British racing green and a year newer than the blue '63 shown. Man I had fun with that car, at least when it was running.
Eventually I sold it to my dad, who had a collision with a horse out in the country. The horse got up and ran away, but sadly, Alice was a total loss.
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Think that car came off the line the same day I was born?? 🤔
Speaking personally -- and yes, I'm doing a LOT of that today -- here's something that came out on the exact day I was born:
(https://i.imgur.com/ib9fTIN.jpg)
A belated Happy Birthday, MissB. Our youngest son was just two months old when the movie premiered. I am sure you recognized one of the scenes along Devon Ave in Park Ridge?
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is an intergovernmental organization with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade.
Headquarters: Paris, France. My son was there today learning about it, he seemed surprised that I didn’t know what the OECD is. The student has become the teacher.
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I learned too little too late that the world naked bike ride rolled through Madison Wisconsin on June 18th... I had no idea we had one in Wisconsin!! Perhaps I'll have to get on board next year.
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This is not about me but my son.
This morning at their breakfast, my son calls me to tell me that it stopped hurting to do hard labor. I told him get addicted to the feeling, as no matter what you choose to do, you will have to work hard at it. He got to see a horse being born yesterday, and had a deeply profound moment. Maybe this experience this summer will make him a bit more wise to the world. I told him I was proud of him, and that I already rented his room out to his gf. Her parents are out of country for their jobs. I told him she could redo his room to her liking, and she was displeased with his skin bin stash. He freaked out. Best morning ever.
(She actually stays in my oldest daughters room with her blessings. Because none of her relatives are in the position to take her in. And we are friends with her parents, so my wife became her temporary surrogate mother.)
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I learned too little too late that the world naked bike ride rolled through Madison Wisconsin on June 18th... I had no idea we had one in Wisconsin!! Perhaps I'll have to get on board next year.
That's funny, I have a photography gig lined up for next June in Madison 😆
That reminds me, I have to buy a camera and learn about photography 🤔
Sorry 🤣
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I learned too little too late that the world naked bike ride rolled through Madison Wisconsin on June 18th... I had no idea we had one in Wisconsin!! Perhaps I'll have to get on board next year.
That's funny, I have a photography gig lined up for next June in Madison 😆
That reminds me, I have to buy a camera and learn about photography 🤔
Sorry 🤣
I am sure msslave would be happy to take pictures of Shiela bicycling naked in Madison. :emot_kiss:
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[/color]I learned too little too late that the world naked bike ride rolled through Madison Wisconsin on June 18th... I had no idea we had one in Wisconsin!! Perhaps I'll have to get on board next year.
That's funny, I have a photography gig lined up for next June in Madison 😆
That reminds me, I have to buy a camera and learn about photography 🤔
Sorry 🤣
I am sure msslave would be happy to take pictures of Shiela bicycling naked in Madison. :emot_kiss:
I would help fund it, if the ladies of KB joined in as a group. I would even buy the good bottled water for it.
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I tried that once. Pictures all blurry. Gotta use both hands on the camera I guess. :facepalm: :emot_laughing:
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Presented in GrowlerVision™ 8)
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TIL that Ben & Jerry's makes ice cream... for dogs!
(https://i.imgur.com/q5f4BcP.jpg)
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Recent posts in the "Leave your hat on" topic sent me to re-visit Jeff Beck's "Hi Ho Silver Lining" with its mention of a lady going down a bumpy hillside in a hippie hat (what else?)
And mention of surfers in another topic sent me to a 4-CD compilation I have of vintage surf music (Cowabunga! The Surf Box)
So there I was, listening to a succession of old favorites, when the Bel-Airs' "Mr. Moto" began playing. Not for the first time, I wondered who Mr. Moto might have been, and whether it had anything to do with Japan. So I decided to do a little research and discovered that there are novels and movies about a secret agent of that name:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Moto (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Moto)
Yet another gap in my knowledge. A used copy of The Cradle of Erotica showed up in my mail box yesterday, but I think I'll read some of Marquand's Mr. Moto novels first. I found six of them in my ebook archive, downloaded from Usenet at least twenty years ago. Being a hoarder does have its advantages. :roll:
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A used copy of The Cradle of Erotica showed up in my mail box yesterday, but I think I'll read some of Marquand's Mr. Moto novels first.
;D ;D ;D
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Fuck this shit. I just ordered a copy as well. Used, in vey good condition. It will take a couple of weeks to arrive.
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If Moses was the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, then he was the daughter of Pharaoh’s son.
Has anyone come across this word puzzle, or a variation? I' found it today, in Flora Annie Steel's autobiography. Around 1880 she's visiting Rome. She mentions some annoying fellow-tourists, and adds:
But above all irritations was that caused by an American lady who failed to grip the common quip, “If Moses was the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, then he was the daughter of Pharaoh’s son”. We tried commas, semi-colons, colons, full stops in the attempt to make her see. Finally, with distinct scorn, she said, “Of course I have seen that from the beginning, but I don’t think that view is borne out by Scripture; besides, it spoils the whole beauty of the story.”
It took me several minutes to "grip the common quip", so I sympathize with the American lady.
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TIL NASA only uses Pi with 15 decimal places. Not because it is entirely accurate, but their computers can’t handle more without a serious upgrade. Something about IEEE754 64-bit floating point.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/news/2016/3/16/how-many-decimals-of-pi-do-we-really-need/
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Today I learnt the origin of the word "dope".
In a book written in 1929, the author is describing a trek she made with her husband through the lower Himalayas. She goes out of her way to visit a famous cave, and is disappointed by what she finds. She muses about the religious fervor of the pilgrims who go there in their thousands, many of them dying along the way.
Yet [the cave's] very triviality impressed one. Thousands, nay, millions of humanity, beset by the desire for redemption which is so curious a passion in the race, have braved death through ice, snow, avalanches, to reach it. Hundreds of them lose their lives on the road every year, for each pilgrim discards every stitch of clothing at Shisha Nag and continues the journey, naked, drugged by opium or Indian hemp. I have been told that scarcely one reached the cave without some form of dope.
Partridge's Dictionary of Historical Slang informs me that "dope", used in the meaning of "drug", is US slang, dating back to the 1890s. It first had the meaning of "any thick lubricant or absorbent", and the word comes from the Dutch "doopen", to dip.
Partridge doesn't explain how "dope" came to mean "fool" but I'm guessing the idea was "someone who acts as if drugged".
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TIL NASA only uses Pi with 15 decimal places. Not because it is entirely accurate, but their computers can’t handle more without a serious upgrade. Something about IEEE754 64-bit floating point.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/news/2016/3/16/how-many-decimals-of-pi-do-we-really-need/
https://www.techspot.com/news/94892-google-calculates-pi-100-trillion-digits-reclaims-world.html
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I remember reading that a mathematical savant (Daniel Tammet?) could see pi as a beautiful landscape unfolding before his mind's eye. That would suggest that there's some kind of pattern in the endless string of digits.
~ Numerically Challenged Hilda ~
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I remember reading that a mathematical savant (Daniel Tammet?) could see pi as a beautiful landscape unfolding before his mind's eye. That would suggest that there's some kind of pattern in the endless string of digits.
~ Numerically Challenged Hilda ~
Pi is completely irrational, it never ends and It does have patterns but none that repeat. https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/archive/2016/03/pimightlookrandombutitsfullhiddenpatterns/
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I remember reading that a mathematical savant (Daniel Tammet?) could see pi as a beautiful landscape unfolding before his mind's eye. That would suggest that there's some kind of pattern in the endless string of digits.
Pi is completely irrational, it never ends and It does have patterns but none that repeat. https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/archive/2016/03/pimightlookrandombutitsfullhiddenpatterns/
Thanks for that link. I wish I could remember where I read about the savant who saw numbers as colors and shapes. There was a twist to the experiment in which he was asked to describe what he saw as he watched the digits of pi drift across a screen. The research team slipped an incorrect number into the string, to see how he would react.
He reacted with consternation. "Something's wrong. The scene isn't right."
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Daniel Tammet (https://abcnews.go.com/2020/autistic-savant-daniel-tammet-solves-problems-blink-eye/story?id=10759598)
10 stunning images show the beauty hidden in pi (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/03/14/10-stunning-images-show-the-beauty-hidden-in-pi/)
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Daniel Tammet (https://abcnews.go.com/2020/autistic-savant-daniel-tammet-solves-problems-blink-eye/story?id=10759598)
10 stunning images show the beauty hidden in pi (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/03/14/10-stunning-images-show-the-beauty-hidden-in-pi/)
I love Nadieh Bremer's graphing of pi to one million.
Thank you all for all the pi info recently. Love reading it all.
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I love pie too. Hair pie.
(https://y.yarn.co/0e3d005b-213b-4584-8131-23b6242ead2b_text.gif)
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3.6969696969, to lickfinity and beyond :emot_laughing:
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Daniel Tammet (https://abcnews.go.com/2020/autistic-savant-daniel-tammet-solves-problems-blink-eye/story?id=10759598)
10 stunning images show the beauty hidden in pi (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/03/14/10-stunning-images-show-the-beauty-hidden-in-pi/)
Thanks for the links.
There's a rogue gene floating around my side of the family. I see number form and one of my daughters has synesthesia.
Mention a number and she can tell you what color it is. I can tell you where it's located in an inner three-dimensional space.
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There's a rogue gene floating around my side of the family. I see number form and one of my daughters has synesthesia.
Mention a number and she can tell you what color it is. I can tell you where it's located in an inner three-dimensional space.
That’s pretty awesome. But it just goes to show you how much we don’t understand yet. And how much more there is to discover. We can call these individuals savants, but the truth of the matter is they have abilities that are accessible to all of us, if we could only learn how to cultivate them. And I think that will open up the fourth dimension.
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A snippet from the article in one of the links listed...
"If pi were truly random, that would mean that the number sequence in pi would never repeat itself, and -- because pi is infinite -- it would contain all patterns in existence. Any word that you can think of, when encoded in numbers, would show up in pi, says Kryzwinski. So would the entire works of Shakespeare, all possible misprints and permutations of Shakespeare, and even, if you were patient enough, pi itself. "
(https://c.tenor.com/bD9vHNiR1rQAAAAd/boom-mind-blown.gif)
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(https://i.imgur.com/FzoiaC7.png)
At 7:15 AM today, EDT (US), 99% of the world’s population was either in sunlight or twilight or dawn. Sorry Australia.
The catch with the claim of near-universal simultaneous daylight for all humans is that millions of people will be under astronomical twilight, so named because the remaining sunlight is so faint that really only astronomers are likely to notice. Unless you're in a location with virtually no light pollution, you're likely to think it's already as dark as it's going to get.
But still pretty cool.
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If Moses was the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, then he was the daughter of Pharaoh’s son.
Has anyone come across this word puzzle, or a variation? I' found it today, in Flora Annie Steel's autobiography. Around 1880 she's visiting Rome. She mentions some annoying fellow-tourists, and adds:
But above all irritations was that caused by an American lady who failed to grip the common quip, “If Moses was the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, then he was the daughter of Pharaoh’s son”. We tried commas, semi-colons, colons, full stops in the attempt to make her see. Finally, with distinct scorn, she said, “Of course I have seen that from the beginning, but I don’t think that view is borne out by Scripture; besides, it spoils the whole beauty of the story.”
It took me several minutes to "grip the common quip", so I sympathize with the American lady.
It took me days :facepalm:
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This is a sentence that perversely sets out to be periphrastic and confusing.
Periphrasis is circumlocution. Periphrastic denotes a construction where a phrase is substituted for an inflected form of similar function, as in the hat of John for John's hat.
There is no gender confusion here; “son" in both cases being the son of the daughter of Pharaoh:
The son of the Pharaoh's daughter is the daughter of Pharaoh’s son.
i.e. The hat of John is John's hat.
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Yeah... thanks for the explanation pornhubby, but it's still going over my head. 🤪
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Yeah... thanks for the explanation pornhubby, but it's still going over my head. 🤪
:emot_blond:
Let’s change the descriptive phrase “the daughter of pharaoh” to a proper name, “Shiela” for example. The sentence now reads:
The son of Shiela is Shiela’s son. Got it?
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Nope! As I read the phrase, I'm think my dad as Pharoah so... son of Pharoah's daughter would be grandson... but then the daughter.... of the son...
Aaannd I'm lost.
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I'm lost too Shiela. Moving on to Boobs of the Day...that I understand. :facepalm: :emot_laughing:
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I'm lost too Shiela. Moving on to Boobs of the Day...that I understand. :facepalm: :emot_laughing:
I'm headed over to cock of the day, and well meet at Shiela's Sunday for lunch 🤣💋
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I'm lost too Shiela. Moving on to Boobs of the Day...that I understand. :facepalm: :emot_laughing:
The English language is rife with phrases and sentences like that. Constructed to deceive or obfuscate the true intention of the passage like this beauty:
The train will arrive when the train arrives.
It denotes that the train will be there, but the speaker does not know when, so instead of trying to show his or her ignorance, they fall back on using sarcasm and truth to hide the fact that they do not know.
or if used to compliment something...
"It is so good you will slap your mother twice."
No normal or sane person would slap their mother over a dish of good food. It denotes that the speaker has made something they believe is so good, that it surpasses what ones mother would have made. It chips at the core belief that mothers make good food, because of the memories attached. So to say something is good enough to slap her means that your mother could never have made something this good. It is a thinly veiled insult and compliment.
Word play, double speak, and just usage of language is fun.
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No normal or sane person would slap their mother over a dish of good food.
I'd slap my mother over a dish of food. Good or bad, I'd slap the hell outta that bitch!!
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No normal or sane person would slap their mother over a dish of good food.
I'd slap my mother over a dish of food. Good or bad, I'd slap the hell outta that bitch!!
Well you are awesome so you get a mother slapping pass.
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Over my head, it is still.
edit: Wait! It just (finally) hit me, The hat of John is John's hat.
Shiela, let's just rearrange the words slightly... right at the end
Instead of The son of the Pharaoh's daughter is the daughter of Pharaoh’s son.,
change [daughter of Pharoah's] to [Pharoah's daughter] and you get: The son of the Pharaoh's daughter is the Pharoah's daughter's son.
Or as our erudite counselor explained, The hat of John is John's hat. :emot_laughing:
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The meaning of the original word order is probably more apparent when said than written and you can put the emphasis and pause in the correct place.
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So Pharoah's daughter's son's of the son of the daughter's Pharoah's son is John's hat...🤪🤪🤪🤯
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This is all Greek to me :emot_laughing:
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This is all Greek to me :emot_laughing:
Another boring Barbara fact:
In the original use of the phrase "all Greek to me," the speaker was being literal.
It comes from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, when Casca, who would join the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar, is speaking with Cassius, another co-conspirator, about a speech given by Cicero. When Cassius asks Casca what Cicero said, Casca, who doesn't speak Greek, admits that he doesn't know because:
"Those that understood him smiled at one another and shook their heads; but, for mine own part, it was Greek to me.”
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This is all Greek to me :emot_laughing:
Another boring Barbara fact:
If that's boring, then I'm boring, because I found it interesting ;)
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This is all Greek to me :emot_laughing:
Another boring Barbara fact:
If that's boring, then I'm boring, because I found it interesting ;)
Agreed, definitely belongs in this thread as what I learned today.
Woo
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This is all Greek to me :emot_laughing:
Another boring Barbara fact:
In the original use of the phrase "all Greek to me," the speaker was being literal.
It comes from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, when Casca, who would join the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar, is speaking with Cassius, another co-conspirator, about a speech given by Cicero. When Cassius asks Casca what Cicero said, Casca, who doesn't speak Greek, admits that he doesn't know because:
"Those that understood him smiled at one another and shook their heads; but, for mine own part, it was Greek to me.”
There is no knowledge that is not power. Nor is the sharing and pursuit of it ever boring." -Me, because I like your factoids and sharing your wisdom. Makes me happy. Woo again from me.
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In Victorian England etiquette demanded that a gentleman enter a revolving door before a lady but went round twice so that the lady emerged first and didn't have to push the door.
It was on TV so must be true.
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In Victorian England etiquette demanded that a gentleman enter a revolving door before a lady but went round twice so that the lady emerged first and didn't have to push the door.
It was on TV so must be true.
He couldn’t ogle her bustle either.
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In Victorian England etiquette demanded that a gentleman enter a revolving door before a lady but went round twice so that the lady emerged first and didn't have to push the door.
It was on TV so must be true.
I pre victorian england, a single, unmarried man could only talk to the woman he loved through her friends or chaperone, while courting. If the relationship proved to be fruitful, then she was allowed direct contact. That is why most literature from that era contained men sneaking in, not only to fornicate and see her, but because most of the time you did not even know what she looked like until the mid to late stages of courtship.
Also: Bridesmades were basically an abduction trap. The bride in ancient times would surround herself with her close friends in case a spurned lover decided to crash the wedding to steal the bride. Though me, I would have gotten married with a sword on my hip, and bow on my back. and leave with my wife as roguish as I could, cut the cord of the heavy chandelier, and zip off skyward with my wife to escape into our future, cause fuck convention.
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After mentioning British actor Robert Powell in another topic, I dug out a few episodes of the Hannay TV series, made in 1988 and starring Robert Powell.
In the first episode, Richard Hannay (protagonist of John Buchan's The Thirty-Nine Steps) is on an ocean liner returning from South Africa. He's invited to have dinner with a 'belted earl" and follows the steward to the dining room. The steward addresses the earl as "Your Grace", which had me reaching for my keyboard to add a goof to the IMDb listing. (Only dukes and duchesses are addressed as "Your Grace")
That much I knew, but I didn't know the significance of 'belted earl', so I looked it up. It refers to earls of old families and the custom of conferring the title with a belt and a sword.
But that wasn't everything I learnt today. The Wikipedia article on earls notes that the rank is below that of marquess, which surprised me. I always thought of earl being second to duke.
Not exactly useful information. I've never met a duke, a marquess, or an earl. The highest aristocratic rank I've met was a couple of "Sirs", though one of them became a Baron soon after.
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TIL that Flickr allows porn ;D
and that sloths don't look as cuddly when they are wet.
(https://i.imgur.com/UDKSgh0.jpeg)
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Right off the pages of H.P. Lovecraft 😱😱😱
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After mentioning British actor Robert Powell in another topic, I dug out a few episodes of the Hannay TV series, made in 1988 and starring Robert Powell.
In the first episode, Richard Hannay (protagonist of John Buchan's The Thirty-Nine Steps) is on an ocean liner returning from South Africa. He's invited to have dinner with a 'belted earl" and follows the steward to the dining room. The steward addresses the earl as "Your Grace", which had me reaching for my keyboard to add a goof to the IMDb listing. (Only dukes and duchesses are addressed as "Your Grace")
That much I knew, but I didn't know the significance of 'belted earl', so I looked it up. It refers to earls of old families and the custom of conferring the title with a belt and a sword.
But that wasn't everything I learnt today. The Wikipedia article on earls notes that the rank is below that of marquess, which surprised me. I always thought of earl being second to duke.
Not exactly useful information. I've never met a duke, a marquess, or an earl. The highest aristocratic rank I've met was a couple of "Sirs", though one of them became a Baron soon after.
Very interesting. Like I said before, a lady knight is a Dame. Never met royalty or nobility myself. Hilda, you are awesome.
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TIL that Flickr allows porn ;D
Note: Effective May 1, 2022, Flickr Free accounts will be limited to posting Safe content only. Members interested in uploading Moderate or Restricted content will need to upgrade to Pro.
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I've got some stuff stored there
Had a notice that my amount of.storage was being cut back.
With my lack of sex drive found I don't care one way or the other..(sigh)
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I cancelled my cable subscription about 5 months ago -- and I haven't missed it.
On Sunday I went to watch the USWNT play in the CONCACAF equivalent of the Women's Euros. It was airing on ESPN, and I got ESPN+ for free as part of my Disney+/Hulu bundle. ESPN+ content appears on the Hulu app.
However, when I turned to ESPN+ to watch the match, it wasn't there. I went to my TVs home screen to download the ESPN or ESNP+ app, but they weren't available on the system.
I suck at technology, but I'm very good at researching.
I googled around for alternative ways to watch the game on my smart TV (and, yes, the TV is a lot smarter than its owner), and the first hit provided complete instructions. Within only a few seconds, I tapped the ESPN app on my phone, tapped the play button for the game (which was right at the top), turned to the AirPlay setting on the TV, and tapped the AirPlay icon on my phone. And I watched the game.
I'm sure this is old hat to most people, but I was very proud of myself!
P.S. "Equivalent" in terms of the format, and not necessarily in the quality of play.
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I'm sure this is old hat to most people, but I was very proud of myself!
It's definitely not old to me, and I probably wouldn't have thought of it myself, but then again I've never been accused of being the sharpest bulb in the tool drawer ;D
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Since I didn't understand anything that Barb said guess it's not old hat to me. :facepalm:
I still get the urge to get up from my chair to change the channel. Then I remember we have more than three channels. :facepalm:
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I have the newest Amazon Firestick, and a number of content bundles. And I can pretty much watch anything I want to watch, without cable or satellite. But there is nothing I really want to watch.
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I cancelled my cable subscription about 5 months ago -- and I haven't missed it.
On Sunday I went to watch the USWNT play in the CONCACAF equivalent of the Women's Euros. It was airing on ESPN, and I got ESPN+ for free as part of my Disney+/Hulu bundle. ESPN+ content appears on the Hulu app.
However, when I turned to ESPN+ to watch the match, it wasn't there. I went to my TVs home screen to download the ESPN or ESNP+ app, but they weren't available on the system.
I suck at technology, but I'm very good at researching.
I googled around for alternative ways to watch the game on my smart TV (and, yes, the TV is a lot smarter than its owner), and the first hit provided complete instructions. Within only a few seconds, I tapped the ESPN app on my phone, tapped the play button for the game (which was right at the top), turned to the AirPlay setting on the TV, and tapped the AirPlay icon on my phone. And I watched the game.
I'm sure this is old hat to most people, but I was very proud of myself!
P.S. "Equivalent" in terms of the format, and not necessarily in the quality of play.
And the U S women won the match
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Very interesting. Like I said before, a lady knight is a Dame. Never met royalty or nobility myself.
And the wife of a knight is a 'Lady'. It can get very confusing. Back in Victorian and Edwardian times, there was also the element of 'precedence', which was made up of several factors. Not only aristocratic title, but also military or civilian rank. People could get very touchy about who went ahead of whom when entering a dining-room.
Just now I remembered another aristocrat I met. I would never have known his background if he hadn't run into a problem with Human Resources regarding the way his family name was written. He was the second son of a minor Scottish nobleman. When the nobleman passed away, his first son wanted nothing to do with the title, and the mother pleaded with my friend to inherit it, which he did. That resulted in a change in his last name, and the small hiccup with HR. All sorted out in the end.
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I learned a great deal about an aunt of mine who died twenty-five years before I was born. All I knew was that she died in a car-train accident somewhere in Nebraska, at the age of 19.
After years of searching for information, I came across her obituary yesterday and now know (maybe too many) details about the accident. I also know the exact location of her final resting place, which I've added to our family genealogy data.
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I learned a great deal about an aunt of mine who died twenty-five years before I was born. All I knew was that she died in a car-train accident somewhere in Nebraska, at the age of 19.
After years of searching for information, I came across her obituary yesterday and now know (maybe too many) details about the accident. I also know the exact location of her final resting place, which I've added to our family genealogy data.
When I became a father many years ago, I realized I knew very little about my family, and I thought someday my children would ask me questions about their ancestors. So I started doing amateur genealogy at that time, and now, I have an Ancestry account with almost 1500 folks in it. Some lines going back 1000 years. But when I first started doing it, it was very strange to go to cemeteries and look for an obscure grave. And, being somewhat sentimental, I would recite a mantra, “Dear great grandfather, I am here to find your resting place. Please guide me.“ And it may be pure coincidence, but there were many times I would walk straight to their grave in a huge cemetery with hundreds of people buried in it. But then again, there were a few other times I walked around for hours and couldn’t find jack shit. But I love finding out about my family. Not only the notable and prestigious people, but also the horse thieves, the bootleggers, the folks who had run-ins with the law. I’ve got them all, which explains my problems. Too bad they don’t usually say “he was a huge sex pervert“ in the obituary. But I know I must have many of those also.
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I learned a great deal about an aunt of mine who died twenty-five years before I was born. All I knew was that she died in a car-train accident somewhere in Nebraska, at the age of 19.
After years of searching for information, I came across her obituary yesterday and now know (maybe too many) details about the accident. I also know the exact location of her final resting place, which I've added to our family genealogy data.
I'm going down the same path, and wondering how far I want to go.
About a year ago I was contacted by a lady who thought that our fathers may have been in the same regiment during WWII. (They were.) Since then we've exchanged information and photographs, and she's recommending that I submit requests for my parents' military records. The procedure sounds like a major pain, but she says it's worth it. Me, I'm not so sure. I know my parents' wartime ranks and where they served, and still have their uniforms and medals mothballed in the attic. I'm thinking that's enough. On the other hand, maybe I owe it to future generations to dig up as much information as I can, while I can. ???
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]I cancelled my cable subscription about 5 months ago -- and I haven't missed it.
On Sunday I went to watch the USWNT play in the CONCACAF equivalent of the Women's Euros. It was airing on ESPN, and I got ESPN+ for free as part of my Disney+/Hulu bundle. ESPN+ content appears on the Hulu app.
That's where you lost me. I thought Disney and Hulu were cable channels. From the 'app' I'm guessing you watch these channels on your smartphone or tablet.
I'm so out of touch that I use my cellphone maybe once a month, usually for receiving security access codes. Even that's not going smoothly and I'm going to have to visit my local phone store for technical help.
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]I cancelled my cable subscription about 5 months ago -- and I haven't missed it.
On Sunday I went to watch the USWNT play in the CONCACAF equivalent of the Women's Euros. It was airing on ESPN, and I got ESPN+ for free as part of my Disney+/Hulu bundle. ESPN+ content appears on the Hulu app.
That's where you lost me.
Providers (we'll say 'Comcast' for simplicity sake) offer Internet/phones/Cable. Internet gives you access to the internet. Phones is hone service. Cable is Comcast's TV lineup.
Barb only has Internet. She has basically cut the cord. As long as she has internet, she can choose which services she wants to use. She gets her television stations through Hulu (instead of Comcast) while using the comcast internet access.
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]I cancelled my cable subscription about 5 months ago -- and I haven't missed it.
On Sunday I went to watch the USWNT play in the CONCACAF equivalent of the Women's Euros. It was airing on ESPN, and I got ESPN+ for free as part of my Disney+/Hulu bundle. ESPN+ content appears on the Hulu app.
That's where you lost me.
Providers (we'll say 'Comcast' for simplicity sake) offer Internet/phones/Cable. Internet gives you access to the internet. Phones is hone service. Cable is Comcast's TV lineup.
Barb only has Internet. She has basically cut the cord. As long as she has internet, she can choose which services she wants to use. She gets her television stations through Hulu (instead of Comcast) while using the comcast internet access.
Thanks! I think I now understand why Barbara is using AirPlay. She's picking up Hulu and other services on her smartphone and beaming it to her TV set, right?
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I had dish for a while, but have since went to Prime video and Netflix. I do my the cooking channels though.
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Just got an email from Hulu that I can't use our Tivo to access the app. Grrrrrrrrr!
Wonder if I can learn to do what Barb does? :facepalm:
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TIL: Potting soil mixture available in most stores is a blend of aged, composted wood and bark, mixed with elements such as peat moss, Styrofoam, and other chemicals. The mixture of chemicals and wood products tends to become very flammable as the mixture dries out over time.
Throw away old potted plants that have dried out. The potting mixture decomposes over time which produces bacteria, and under certain conditions it can produce heat and spontaneously combust into a fire. I’ve come across two cases this week of potted plants spontaneously erupting into flames, and burning buildings down.
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Thanks! I think I now understand why Barbara is using AirPlay. She's picking up Hulu and other services on her smartphone and beaming it to her TV set, right?
Yes, exactly!
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Wonder if I can learn to do what Barb does? :facepalm:
If Barb can do it, ANYONE can do it.
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Public Service Announcement. TIL that excessive heat is very hard on car batteries. It can be over 200° under the hood in this type of weather. My five year old battery gave up the ghost at an inopportune moment today, leaving me stranded in a 108° parking lot, waiting for a tow. My all electronic vehicle did not even recognize my key fob. Then trips to three different service centers, looking for a battery and having my onboard computer rebooted.
Have your battery checked with a multimeter. It only takes a few minutes, and sure beats going through what I did today!
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Public Service Announcement. TIL that excessive heat is very hard on car batteries.
It's also very hard on tires. I once left my car in an airport car park for about a month during a heat wave. Soon after I returned I packed the family into the car and set off on a cross-country drive to visit relatives. About 100 kms short of our destination, speeding along a motorway, the wheels began to make a dreadful sound, the car began to shake, and it was all I could do to control it long enough to reach the next rest stop.
The long exposure to heat had hardened the rubber of the tires, and the heat generated by high-speed long-distance driving caused the tires to buckle and deform. (Something that the Russian army ran into when they invaded Ukraine.)
When we found a garage that would replace the tires, the owner asked me if it was okay for him to display my tires in his showroom, as a warning to customers to change their tires regularly. :facepalm:
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I have the newest Amazon Firestick, and a number of content bundles. And I can pretty much watch anything I want to watch, without cable or satellite. But there is nothing I really want to watch.
I bought a Firestick a couple of months ago. It was a lot cheaper than upgrading my, only three years old, Apple TV box (which didn't have the UK TV channel streaming apps).
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We just got a new tV and it has all the apps on it to watch what we'd like. The Roku, fire stick, Apple TV box and something else all went to M. But those are still in a box because she just airplays from her phone to her tv like miss B did.
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What I learned today is that there doesn't appear to be a name for the strange way that runway models walk.
(https://i.imgur.com/gIHGnWX.gif)
One or two websites for aspiring models describe it as a 'cross step', which is accurate enough, but doesn't differentiate it from other kinds of cross step.
The puzzle for me is why some models, and not others, walk like this. ???
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What I learned today is that there doesn't appear to be a name for the strange way that runway models walk.
(https://i.imgur.com/gIHGnWX.gif)
One or two websites for aspiring models describe it as a 'cross step', which is accurate enough, but doesn't differentiate it from other kinds of cross step.
The puzzle for me is why some models, and not others, walk like this. ???
cum look at me would be our guess
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I learned that Beating Off Bob, a prolific writer of erotic stories, has changed his name.
Lubrican (https://www.robertlubrican.com/main.html) is his new pen name, and he has his own website with lots of free stories, including most or all of his previous work. His name at the beginning of this sentence is a link to his site.
One caveat, there are also numerous stories where you can only read the first chapter for free, and if you want to read the rest, you need to purchase it at Smashwords. Those are clearly identified by an icon.
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Today I learned that the Apollo 11 landing on the moon was far scarier than I had imagined. I knew about the computer alarms that went off minutes before the touchdown, and the communication glitches that resulted in Eagle having to land several miles beyond the target point, with only seconds of fuel left.
What I didn't know was that as Eagle descended to within a few hundred feet of the surface and began kicking up dust, the streaming dust not only blurred the pilots' view of the surface, it also created an illusion of movement. The kind of illusion you see when you look out of the window of a stationary car or train and are confused by something moving outside.
I learned this from an audio recording of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin talking about the landing while flicking through transcriptions of their communications with ground control. It was astounding to hear Neil say that he could have made a better landing. My respect for him went up 100%.
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I learned the origin of 'clink' (prison). I was watching a feature film in which actor James Mason takes the viewer on a journey through the back streets of London, one of which is Clink Street, where the Clink Prison used to be. Mason says that "only oldest and most inveterate lag would use the expression". Oh dear. :facepalm:
The film is called The London Nobody Knows and was made in 1967. It features mostly scenes of the East End, with a few forays to the South Bank. It's a very odd patchwork of funny and tragic. A long sequence of eels squirming in a tank, then being chopped up in a restaurant window while curious passers-by look on. Another sequence of staged scenes of eggs being smashed, crushed, and blown up, after a glimpse of a sign saying "Egg Breaking Plant". The tragic scenes were in a Salvation Army Hostel, with long close-ups of very sad people staring into space. The film ended with a rather shabby but very eloquent gentleman lamenting that he hadn't made much of life, and wanted to change that if possible. The shot then changes to the same gentleman singing a lament in what I take to be Yiddish. Maybe he was a cantor before he fell on hard times.
A link to the torrent file. https://forums.mvgroup.org/index.php?showtopic=96426 (https://forums.mvgroup.org/index.php?showtopic=96426)
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Pure awesomeness. Woo. #186.
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TIL.
(https://galleries.vietnamsoldier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/pic92corr.jpg)
In 1966, Robert Mitchum was flown on a government aircraft to Vietnam on a USO tour where he spent his first days in Saigon, wining and dining in tropical colonial splendor, meeting and greeting the military elite.
He was taken to military hospitals and toured the wards filled with injured Americans, young guys with missing arms and legs and faces half blown off.
The visits had their intended effect...it wasn’t easy to remain neutral or indifferent about the war when you saw what the war, whatever its cause, was doing to these young boys.
He was taken out to villages and shown good works projects, Americans putting in sewage systems, building schoolhouses.
He was impressed, and pissed off. Why didn’t they show any of these noble efforts on the news back home?
The greater part of Mitchum’s two-week visit was spent in the field, roaming by helicopter and light aircraft from one US encampment to another, fanning across the jungles north of the capital city.
His itinerary included a quick tour of the base and an hour or so of shaking hands and making small talk, encouraging words for the troops.
He posed for pictures, signed autographs for anyone who wanted one, and collected phone numbers and messages from kids who knew their moms would be thrilled to hear Robert Mitchum telling them their boys were okay.
He got back from Vietnam with ninety million tiny scraps of paper. Just about every boy he met over there gave him a message to take back. Pieces of paper with phone numbers, names.
And Robert Mitchum sat down for days and called every number.
Just brief conversations with wives and mothers and fathers....
‘I just saw your son and he wanted me to call and say hello. He’s doing fine, looks good. He’s doing a good job over there.’
He called every one.
At one point a Navy Sailor who was Mitchum’s escort, wanted to wrap a visit up and get back to the helicopter, but Mitchum said...
“Relax, man. Anybody got a drink around here?”
They trudged over to the local clubhouse, a contraption made of ammunition boxes and Playboy centerfolds.
Mitchum asked what they charged for a drink, then asked how much it would be to buy the whole bar. The owner didn’t know. Mitchum told him to figure it out.
Mitchum then took a fat roll of bills from his pocket. It cost him a couple hundred to buy the bar. The servicemen drank free, on his tab, for months.
Mitchum played some craps, lost most of his roll, and took off. He signed up for a second tour, and in February 1967, spent two more weeks roaming encampment and military hospitals.
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I always loved him as an actor. Now I love him as a patriot. It was a crap war for no good reason, but Mitchum supported the men who were caught up in it. Have to see if I can find "Thunder Road" to watch again.
I still hate Jane Fonda... just saying.
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I enjoyed reading that Toe.. thank you for sharing.
I love this topic. It's one of my favorites. . I don't always comment here, but I love every contribution to it.
I look forward to the next 2500 posts here.
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(https://i.imgur.com/6vz3k7m.jpg)
Today I learned that Rollei (https://www.rollei.com) no longer makes cameras. A friend posted this image on the web and it brought back memories. I never owned a Rolleiflex, but a friend did, and she let me borrow it for a few months. After seeing this photo, I went over to the Rollei website to check the current product lineup and discovered that Rollei has dropped out of the camera business and now concentrates on film and accessories. Understandable, but such a pity. They made wonderful cameras, back in the day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollei (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollei)
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They also had nice advertising. Very eye catching. 😎
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Got this from a fellow bird photographer. He sends out a photo of the day with some wildlife information. Once in a while he comes up with a good one.
Gypsy Moths defoliate about 880,000 acres of forest in America every year.
This is an invasive species that was brought into America in 1869 to make a hardier silkworm.
It is definitely hardy!
It has moved across America causing great consternation among foresters.
Their response was not always any better than the original introduction.
For years they sprayed forests with BT (Bacillus thuringiensis) a bacteria that kills all moths .
I blame that for some of the great reduction in moths I have seen in my lifetime.
Now, however, foresters are spraying a Gypsy Moth pheromone.
It confuses the males so they cannot find mates.
Some think the US Government is using a pheromone like this on us.
Probably not, since most males I know are confused enough already!
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Men have an analogous “vagina and uterus” near the prostate to receive the semen on its way to ballsy land.
The prostatic utricle (Latin for "small pouch of the prostate") is a small indentation in the prostatic urethra, at the apex of the urethral crest, on the seminal colliculus (verumontanum), laterally flanked by openings of the ejaculatory ducts. It is also known as the vagina masculina or uterus masculinus or (in older literature) vesicula prostatica.
The prostatic utricle is the homologue of the uterus and vagina, usually described as derived from the paramesonephric duct, although this is occasionally disputed.
In 1905 Robert William Taylor described the function of the utricle: "In coitus it so contracts that it draws upon the openings of the ejaculatory ducts, and thus renders them so patulous that the semen readily passes through."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostatic_utricle (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostatic_utricle)
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What I learned today, inspired by msslave talking about gypsy moths is that the de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth has the Gipsy designation because it used the de Havilland Gipsy I engine rather than the earlier Cirrus engine. AND, more importantly, the engine and aircraft name is spelled with an I not a Y after the G.
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I learned I can't get into the car like I've been doing for over 60 years. Yesterday I was going to leave the VA to go home after my appointment. Put my right foot in as usual and started to swingy butt over to the seat... easy done it maybe a million times
Nope, not today. My left leg, which has been getting progressively weaker collapsed on me and down I went. Slowly thankfully, but I watched me left knee bend up to my thigh. That's my replacement knee which has less flexibility.
I laid on the pavement of the parking ramp and assessed my various body parts. Everything seemed ok. Got into the car by sitting down first then pulled legs in.
Took wife to an appointment this morning and she instructed me on putting butt in first, spinning around on the seat and pulling legs in last.
So, 60 years of getting into a car totally changed. Just waiting for when I go on autopilot and revert to habit. :facepalm:
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Very interesting. Like I said before, a lady knight is a Dame. Never met royalty or nobility myself.
And the wife of a knight is a 'Lady'. It can get very confusing. Back in Victorian and Edwardian times, there was also the element of 'precedence', which was made up of several factors. Not only aristocratic title, but also military or civilian rank. People could get very touchy about who went ahead of whom when entering a dining-room.
Just now I remembered another aristocrat I met. I would never have known his background if he hadn't run into a problem with Human Resources regarding the way his family name was written. He was the second son of a minor Scottish nobleman. When the nobleman passed away, his first son wanted nothing to do with the title, and the mother pleaded with my friend to inherit it, which he did. That resulted in a change in his last name, and the small hiccup with HR. All sorted out in the end.
I was reading on the history and practices of the Noblesse (Nobility in French.) The concept was a clear set of rules that Nobles had to adhere to. Where as Royalty had their own. Because Nobles were given peerage through service, royalty was born into it. That is one of the reasons De Sade was imprisoned, a lot. But since he had a royal cousin, he was almost always set free after a cooling off period. It was always believed nobles and royals would trade favors like that, but those cases were rare. since the nobles had to carry themselves like paragons in the commoners eyes, they could not be seen as corrupt like that. While de sade was technically royalty, he was an example of what not to do in france among the royals and nobles. well that is before the Revolution.
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she instructed me on putting butt in first, spinning around on the seat and pulling legs in last.
That's how I have to get into cars, but that's because I'm way too tall to go leg-first ;D
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I learned I can't get into the car like I've been doing for over 60 years. Yesterday I was going to leave the VA to go home after my appointment. Put my right foot in as usual and started to swingy butt over to the seat... easy done it maybe a million times
Nope, not today. My left leg, which has been getting progressively weaker collapsed on me and down I went. Slowly thankfully, but I watched me left knee bend up to my thigh. That's my replacement knee which has less flexibility.
I laid on the pavement of the parking ramp and assessed my various body parts. Everything seemed ok. Got into the car by sitting down first then pulled legs in.
Took wife to an appointment this morning and she instructed me on putting butt in first, spinning around on the seat and pulling legs in last.
So, 60 years of getting into a car totally changed. Just waiting for when I go on autopilot and revert to habit. :facepalm:
I go right leg in when entering the car, but I swing my legs around and hold onto the car frame to pull myself out. I turn 61 next week. The iPhone has a new gimmick that can test your stability to guestimate your "risk of having a fall." I wonder how much insurance underwriters would pay Apple for that data! No thank you. I know the risk, every time I climb in or out of the shower. LOL.
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I've done well I guess, not having a risk of falling until in my mid 70s. Time to face reality.
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I go right leg in when entering the car, but I swing my legs around and hold onto the car frame to pull myself out. I turn 61 next week.
Youngsters - ugh. I usually enter a vehicle right leg first (when driving) but there have been times I have had to do the sit first, swing legs in together. Usually when my back decides it's going to give me some pain. Thankfully, that hasn't happened for a long time (over 20 years). And, I can usually exit a vehicle by reversing the entry process. Unless it's a super low to the ground sports car. I have no troubles getting in. However, getting out requires assistance. I once told Mrs JBRG that if we ever owned one of them I would need a small crane or something to get me out. I'm not big, my body just doesn't like being that low to the ground.
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With my bad foot, I was looking like a 95 year old getting in the passenger side when Dan is driving.
Drivers side I'm fine.
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:emot_laughing: What a gimpy bunch we are. I hope we'll all heal up soon. Love to hear I'm not alone in getting in to the car. :emot_kiss:
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TIL the most boo’s you can give a person is -65,535. :emot_laughing:
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Oh, wow :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing: :emot_laughing:
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:emot_laughing: What a gimpy bunch we are. I hope we'll all heal up soon. Love to hear I'm not alone in getting in to the car. :emot_kiss:
I consider myself a grizzled veteran of the psychic wars, not grumpy.
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I consider myself a grizzled veteran of the psychic wars, not grumpy.
Would that be a Blue Öyster Cult reference?
(https://i.imgur.com/6Cpyzzzs.jpg)
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Would that be a Blue Öyster Cult reference?
(https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/61885113/you-can-never-have-too-much-cowbell.jpg)
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I consider myself a grizzled veteran of the psychic wars, not grumpy.
Would that be a Blue Öyster Cult reference?
(https://i.imgur.com/6Cpyzzzs.jpg)
Stop flirting with me Hilda, I am a happily married man. J/k, flirt away, and yes it is. Rewatched the Heavy Metal movie, while listening to the soundtrack. A damned good sunday afternoon listen while sipping a long island iced tea.
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Just an interesting thing I learned Tuesday. I got a call from the company that did my MRIs Friday. The doctor that read them didn't like the head and neck MRI and wanted it redone. There was an opening at one of their facilities near to me. It's located in and office building on the campus of the Viking Football team's training facility. Wow, what a place. Huge indoor practice field, offices, Viking Museum and of course selling custom jerseys.
I was told by the scheduler that the MRI there was larger, in case I was claustrophobic. I'm not so didn't give it much thought. After my MRI I mentioned to the tech that I heard they were busy there with a lot of the Viking players. He said, "Oh yes, that's why the MRI machine is much larger than others. I got an MRI in a football player sized machine. What a treat.
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TIL: Giuseppe Jona (renowned physician) of Venice was demanded by the Nazi’s to hand over a list of all Jews that lived there, which he possessed. On the day of the handover, he burned the list, then killed himself. His actions resulted in only 243 deported Jews and approx. 1,200 saved.
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(https://i.imgur.com/lOnh9TP.jpg)
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I learned today that September is the month that in Northern British Columbia you are most likely to end up in hospital due to moose collisions.
Totally useless trivia (unless you live in Northern BC).
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What can make it worse is they may put the Moose in the bed next to you..
And he will be pissed!. :emot_laughing:
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In Sweden they can get drunk from eating fermented apples
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/drunk-elk-sweden_n_3936590
"Elkaholics Anonymous" ;D ;D
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Today I learned what cold welding is. When in space, if two metals of the same type touch, they will fuse together and make one piece. It's not so much welding as much just becoming one solid piece. Here on earth if you take two pieces of the same metal iron for example, the atoms are held apart by all the air and water in the atmosphere, but when in space there is nothing between the metal atoms, so they instantly bond together.
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I learned today that September is the month that in Northern British Columbia you are most likely to end up in hospital due to moose collisions.
Totally useless trivia (unless you live in Northern BC).
I crashed into a white tailed deer last November. Totaled my car. I can’t imagine hitting a moose.
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I learned today that September is the month that in Northern British Columbia you are most likely to end up in hospital due to moose collisions.
Totally useless trivia (unless you live in Northern BC).
I crashed into a white tailed deer last November. Totaled my car. I can’t imagine hitting a moose.
Last time I was hiking up in Galcier National Park, I came face to face with a moose. It was big as a horse and solid. Luckily, he ran up the mountain and I walked very fast down the mountain. I can imagine the damage they can do if a car runs into one.
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I learned today that September is the month that in Northern British Columbia you are most likely to end up in hospital due to moose collisions.
Totally useless trivia (unless you live in Northern BC).
I crashed into a white tailed deer last November. Totaled my car. I can’t imagine hitting a moose.
Last time I was hiking up in Galcier National Park, I came face to face with a moose. It was big as a horse and solid. Luckily, he ran up the mountain and I walked very fast down the mountain. I can imagine the damage they can do if a car runs into one.
We were in Shenandoah National Park last week. We hadn't traveled past the entry gate more than two miles when a black bear and two cubs appeared in the road ahead of us. Momma bear saw us and they took off across the road so quick that we didn't have time to get a photo.
Shiela, that space metal melding is something I didn't know. Seems impossible it works that way. So cool. Thank you for sharing.
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Momma bear saw us and they took off across the road so quick that we didn't have time to get a photo.
Mrs ODK and I came across a black bear mother and two cubs while taking a brief walk in the Blue Ridge Mountains. As you don't get many wild bears in the UK and they were only a few yards away we were quite frightened, then I realised all I had to do was run faster than Mrs ODK.
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There's that Brit wit. :emot_laughing: Woo.
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I learned today that September is the month that in Northern British Columbia you are most likely to end up in hospital due to moose collisions.
Totally useless trivia (unless you live in Northern BC).
I crashed into a white tailed deer last November. Totaled my car. I can’t imagine hitting a moose.
Last time I was hiking up in Galcier National Park, I came face to face with a moose. It was big as a horse and solid. Luckily, he ran up the mountain and I walked very fast down the mountain. I can imagine the damage they can do if a car runs into one.
We were in Shenandoah National Park last week. We hadn't traveled past the entry gate more than two miles when a black bear and two cubs appeared in the road ahead of us. Momma bear saw us and they took off across the road so quick that we didn't have time to get a photo.
The Ranger warned me that the grizzlies were active on one side of the mountain so I rightly opted to go down the opposite side where the black bears mostly were. The Ranger suggested I try to avoid any berry bushes since bears love berries. As I was hiking down, I did pass other hikers standing around clumps of berry bushes so I avoided both those hikers and the bushes. I did learn that is why many hikers have bells on their backpacks - supposedly the noise keeps the bears black bears away.
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I began to wonder why a spaceship docking with a space station, doesn’t “cold weld” them together. And it seems that they probably have different types of metals on the docking hatch, and there is an oxide layer on any metal that’s been exposed to the earth’s atmosphere.
Metals fuse together in space?
You may have heard that two pieces of similar metal will bond together if they touch each other in space. In theory this is correct, although in real life we wouldn't expect it to happen quite that easily.
If two pieces of similar metals touch in a vacuum, and if both pieces are perfectly flat and polished, they will indeed fuse to effectively make one new piece. Atoms in the metals share electrons and bond permanently. This is called cold welding.
The reason this doesn't happen in everyday life is that there is always some kind of barrier between the pure metals. In particular, most metals form an oxide layer on any surface that is exposed to air. This acts as a shield to prevent bonding.
In the vacuum of space, there is no air so metals wouldn't form the protective layer. In practice, however, any metals that astronauts use should still have their oxidation layer from when they were exposed to air. In addition, astronauts' tools are coated with plastic.
Although it's not a common problem in space, it has happened1 and space engineers need to be aware of the issue2.
Note that there are numerous variations of cold welding. Some types of cold welding can be done on Earth without a vacuum. A particular type of alignment or friction may be required for the bonding to take place.
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TIL.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Om_symbol.svg/712px-Om_symbol.svg.png?20071210180542)
A neighbor of mine has this symbol on their automobile. And I have seen it on numerous other automobiles in the Austin area, but I had no idea what it meant.
It is an “Om” ligature in Devanagari script. Om (Aum), as a syllable, is often chanted either independently or before a spiritual recitation and during meditation in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
I have often chanted “Om Mani Padme Hum,” a well-loved Buddhist mantra commonly translated as, "The jewel is in the lotus." But I had never seen this particular script depiction.
The more you know…
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I just learned that the current NASA mission is to land people on the moon again. I actually though it was just weird test flight thing, but that is only the first flight. So cool!
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I use HTML and Markdown for books and web content and, until an hour ago, had never heard of another markup syntax called AsciiDoc (https://asciidoctor.org/docs/asciidoc-writers-guide/). It avoids many of the limitations of Markdown, and adds tons of cool features. I'll be spending what's left of the weekend diving deep into it.
~ Happy Hilda ~
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I never heard of this, so I learned something today.
Venomous snakes are set to start a rare, biannual migration across southern Illinois.
(https://i.postimg.cc/135vqJjT/snake.jpg)
Authorities are preparing to close roads in preparation for the phenomenon, such as the stretch of the Great River Road that leads through the Shawnee National Forest, which is home to over 20 species of snakes.
The reptiles live between the forest's limestone cliffs and the LaRue Swamp. In the spring and fall, they move from one place to the other.
Unlike larger animals, snakes do not migrate hundreds of miles, but they are known to travel, depending on the time of year. The migration in Illinois, however, is unlike anything seen in North America. The most common snake observed during the event is the cottonmouth—a highly venomous semi-aquatic snake. There are also copperheads, a venomous pit viper and the Timber rattlesnake, but not all of the migrating snakes are venomous.
During the spring and fall migrations, the U.S. Forest Service shuts the 2.7-mile-long stretch of road in Shawnee to let the snakes migrate and ensure their safety, TV station WTHR reported.
U.S. Forest Service wildlife biologist Mark Vukovich told the station that it is wise for visitors to stick to the road while the migration is happening.
"It's a great way to get people over that feeling that snakes are bad and they're nasty creatures. They're not. They're not at all," he said.
During the migration periods, Vukovich said, many out-of-towners come to visit. "You'll see a surprising number of out-of-state license plates," he said. "Everybody knows it as Snake Road. It's just a great place to come watch snakes."
During the peak times of the year, it is not uncommon for the area to be flocked with people taking pictures of the migration.
Steve Widowski, who used to be a wildlife biologist for the U.S. Forest Service, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that years ago the roads used to look like a "heaving mass of spaghetti."
This does not tend to be the case anymore, as many people steal the snakes from the area for personal collections. Also, cars kill many of the snakes.
Rules are now in place to protect the serpents. It is strictly prohibited to handle the snakes in any way, the Post-Dispatch reported.
Vukovich told WTHR that the best time for people to see the snakes is in October, when the fall migration is in full swing.
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One of the photogs in our camera club went down there. He timed for just before the migration was to start. He didn't see much on his walk down the road. Decided to head back to his car and the day had started to warm up. He got several shots of snakes out on limestone ledges. As he neared his car, the was a large Cottonmouth in the middle of the road. He gave it a wide berth... after getting a few shots of course.
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Steve Widowski, who used to be a wildlife biologist for the U.S. Forest Service, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that years ago the roads used to look like a "heaving mass of spaghetti."
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy.
There’s vomit on his sweater already, snake spaghetti…
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Steve Widowski, who used to be a wildlife biologist for the U.S. Forest Service, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that years ago the roads used to look like a "heaving mass of spaghetti."
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy.
There’s vomit on his sweater already, snake spaghetti…
LOL!!! Can only do one karma a day. Woo coming!
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Steve Widowski, who used to be a wildlife biologist for the U.S. Forest Service, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that years ago the roads used to look like a "heaving mass of spaghetti."
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy.
There’s vomit on his sweater already, snake spaghetti…
Eminem opened a restaurant downtown a couple of years ago. I haven't been, but M and some friends went before a Red Wings game. She said she was disgusted by watching someone at the table next to her eating a spaghetti sandwich. And he was getting at it.
https://www.momsspaghetti.com/
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Eminem opened a restaurant downtown a couple of years ago. I haven't been, but M and some friends went before a Red Wings game. She said she was disgusted by watching someone at the table next to her eating a spaghetti sandwich. And he was getting at it.
The restaurant is called Mom’s Spaghetti. He recently opened a second one in LA.
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One of the photogs in our camera club went down there. He timed for just before the migration was to start. He didn't see much on his walk down the road. Decided to head back to his car and the day had started to warm up. He got several shots of snakes out on limestone ledges. As he neared his car, the was a large Cottonmouth in the middle of the road. He gave it a wide berth... after getting a few shots of course.
I think anyone who was at Ft Leonard Wood, MO, especially in the springtime, has seen a copperhead or two. I have seen cottonmouths when fishing in quarries. They would swim past the boat. We always had an oar ready in case they came near.
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I was at Ft. Leonard Wood in November and December. All the little snakes were tucked in and sleeping for the winter.
When I was at Ft. Gordon, GA a few months later, I went with another guy who is was going to take me fishing. When we got there a bunch of people were gathered around a HUGE Cottonmouth someone had snagged while fishing. Apparently this was common as the guy was packing and carried in case of catching a snake.
I decided not to do any fishing unless I.had a few hand grenades. It was a scary critter to see up close... even dead.
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I was finishing up my AIT at Leonard Wood in March. The first nice, sunny day the D.I. brings out a jar and inside was a baby copperhead. He tells us they just caught him at one of the training sites and to be on the alert. Never did see any the rest of my training. Where I went after had all types of very poisonous snakes.
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TIL Mark Zuckerberg has lost $70 billion in net worth this year, bumping him down to only 20th richest person in the world. Meta’s share value has fallen 58% YTD.
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A Smithsonian article headline reads
An Estimated 20 Quadrillion Ants Live on Earth
The weight of the world’s ants exceeds that of all wild birds and mammals combined
I found the article fascinating.
You can read it here.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/an-estimated-20-quadrillion-ants-live-on-earth-180980804/
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TIL Mark Zuckerberg has lost $70 billion in net worth this year, bumping him down to only 20th richest person in the world. Meta’s share value has fallen 58% YTD.
My heart bleeds for him.
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My heart bleeds for him.
Given that Zuck allegedly stole FB from his friends, and used his loot to buy other innovator’s ideas (95 companies acquired by FB, including Instagram and WhatsApp), it’s amazing this has not happened already. He’s running the company into the ground ($10B gamble on metaverse — a virtual reality space using headsets to interact with others… sim city anyone?). Plus we boomers and X’ers are the only folks left on FB. Young people, and advertisers dollars, have moved elsewhere. Word is FB is going to try to charge for basic services, which will be the last nail in its coffin.
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An Estimated 20 Quadrillion Ants Live on Earth
The weight of the world’s ants exceeds that of all wild birds and mammals combined
I think half of them live in my backyard. I buy more gallons of ant killer spray than milk, just to keep them out of the house. It's a never ending battle. :roll:
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That a week or so ago, in Australia, a person was killed by a kangaroo. The first recorded death by kangaroo since 1936.
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World population is now tipping the scales at 8 billion people.
When I was born, the world population was only 3 billion. We are now adding 1 billion people every 12 years.
Here is a visual depiction of the current population of the worlds nations.
(https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/world-population-at-8-billion.jpg)
Maybe Thanos had the right idea. If we cut the population in half, back to 4 billion, it would be at 1974 levels. I don’t think there are adequate resources to continue this type of exponential growth indefinitely.
(https://c.tenor.com/qUdBKJFbXzEAAAAM/thanos-avengers-infinity-war.gif)
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In 1970, black pentagonal shapes were added to soccer balls to make the ball easier to see on television.
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President Eisenhower signed a bill that made In God We Trust the official motto of the United States in 1956. The motto was then added to US currency starting in October 1957. (I would have guessed it to be earlier than that.)
Two years before that, on Flag Day 1954, he had signed a bill that altered the Pledge of Allegiance by adding the words under god. Since then, the Supreme Court has ruled several times that requiring the Pledge (as amended) to be recited in school classrooms is constitutional.
Source: History.com (https://www.history.com/news/pledge-allegiance-under-god-schools)
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President Eisenhower signed a bill that made In God We Trust the official motto of the United States in 1956. The motto was then added to US currency starting in October 1957. (I would have guessed it to be earlier than that.)
Two years before that, on Flag Day 1954, he had signed a bill that altered the Pledge of Allegiance by adding the words under god. Since then, the Supreme Court has ruled several times that requiring the Pledge (as amended) to be recited in school classrooms is constitutional.
Source: History.com (https://www.history.com/news/pledge-allegiance-under-god-schools)
Thie official motto of the USA caused confusion on a Brirish quiz show some years ago.
Devotees of BBC TV's Changing Rooms are well aware that Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is prone to the odd controversial makeover. But there was a lot more riding on his judgment than whether a trusting family would be able to live with his idiosyncratic reinterpretation of their living room.
Having breezed through a series of general knowledge questions to reach the £500,000 mark during the filming of the latest celebrity edition of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, the flamboyant designer and his wife found themselves one answer away from the big one. All that stood between the couple and a £1m donation to the charity of their choice was the question: "Translated from the Latin, what is the motto of the United States?"
After glancing quickly through the options - In God We Trust; One Out Of Many; All As One; or Striving Together - Llewelyn-Bowen confidently gave the show's host, Chris Tarrant, his answer. Sadly, it was the wrong one. Or was it?
Llewelyn-Bowen opted for In God We Trust, only to be told that the correct answer was One Out Of Many - as the prize money shrank to £32,000.
But fortunately for the couple and their charity, the Shooting Star Children's Hospice, the production company behind the programme has since decided that the question was not as straightforward as it seemed. Yesterday, only hours after the show was recorded on Wednesday night, Celador announced it would give the Llewelyn-Bowens a second chance as the question did not meet its "usual high standards".
In God We Trust is the official motto of the United States, adopted on July 30, 1956. It appears on US currency. But it is not a translation from the Latin.
One Out Of Many is another US motto and is a direct translation of the Latin, E Pluribus Unum. It has appeared on the Great Seal since 1782.
A Celador spokeswoman said: "We are not satisfied that the question they went out of the game on meets our usual high standards of fair game play, so we have invited them back to resume the game with a new question at the same level. The question they answered was ambiguous."
This ruling was supported by the US embassy in London. "In God We Trust is the motto of the United States, so that part of the answer is right, but it wasn't translated from Latin. So he's right and he's wrong," said a spokeswoman.
The above quote is from a the Guardian and although I am not a great latin scholar (nor american) I would say the correct translation of "E pluribus unum" is "out of many, one", which to me has a subtly different meaning from "one out of many".
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Thie official motto of the USA caused confusion on a Brirish quiz show some years ago.
Devotees of BBC TV's Changing Rooms are well aware that Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is prone to the odd controversial makeover. But there was a lot more riding on his judgment than whether a trusting family would be able to live with his idiosyncratic reinterpretation of their living room.
Having breezed through a series of general knowledge questions to reach the £500,000 mark during the filming of the latest celebrity edition of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, the flamboyant designer and his wife found themselves one answer away from the big one. All that stood between the couple and a £1m donation to the charity of their choice was the question: "Translated from the Latin, what is the motto of the United States?"
After glancing quickly through the options - In God We Trust; One Out Of Many; All As One; or Striving Together - Llewelyn-Bowen confidently gave the show's host, Chris Tarrant, his answer. Sadly, it was the wrong one. Or was it?
Llewelyn-Bowen opted for In God We Trust, only to be told that the correct answer was One Out Of Many - as the prize money shrank to £32,000.
But fortunately for the couple and their charity, the Shooting Star Children's Hospice, the production company behind the programme has since decided that the question was not as straightforward as it seemed. Yesterday, only hours after the show was recorded on Wednesday night, Celador announced it would give the Llewelyn-Bowens a second chance as the question did not meet its "usual high standards".
In God We Trust is the official motto of the United States, adopted on July 30, 1956. It appears on US currency. But it is not a translation from the Latin.
One Out Of Many is another US motto and is a direct translation of the Latin, E Pluribus Unum. It has appeared on the Great Seal since 1782.
A Celador spokeswoman said: "We are not satisfied that the question they went out of the game on meets our usual high standards of fair game play, so we have invited them back to resume the game with a new question at the same level. The question they answered was ambiguous."
This ruling was supported by the US embassy in London. "In God We Trust is the motto of the United States, so that part of the answer is right, but it wasn't translated from Latin. So he's right and he's wrong," said a spokeswoman.
The above quote is from a the Guardian and although I am not a great latin scholar (nor american) I would say the correct translation of "E pluribus unum" is "out of many, one", which to me has a subtly different meaning from "one out of many".
I'm not a great Latin scholar either, but I have a working knowledge. The motto "e pluribus unum" is typically translated here as ""Out of many, one." It's simple: "e" means "out of" (and the word "ex" means the same thing, as in expatriate); "pluribus" means "many" (as in plural); and unum, obviously, means one. But "One Out Of Many" is a perfectly acceptable translation.
The show was correct in its decision. While "In God We Trust" was made the official U.S. motto in the 1950s, "e pluribus unum" had already existed as a U.S. motto for 150 years before that. There were U.S. coins minted in the 1860s bearing that motto. However, the legislation "replaced" the old motto with the new one.
However, the motto "In God We Trust" is always used in English, and never in Latin. The Latin phrase "in deo speramus" (which more strictly translates as "In God We Hope") is a centuries-old heraldic motto. It's also the motto of Brown University, and it's also a popular phrase used in tattoos:
(https://i.imgur.com/ewwYAKu.jpg)
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I do learn historical facts from MissB. A deserved WOO!
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e pluribus unum still appears on the US one dollar bill, on the front of The Great Seal Of The United States (at least up through series 2017).
On the reverse side of the Great Seal are two other phrases. One is annuit coeptis which, according to Miriam-Webster means "He (God) has approved our undertakings". If you type that into Google Translate, it returns "he nodded as he began".
The other phrase is novus ordo seclorum, defined by M-W as meaning "a new succession of ages". Google translate is much closer on this one, returning "new order of the ages".
The one, five and twenty dollar bills all have the In God We Trust motto. I don't currently have a two, ten, fifty or hundred dollar bill in my pocket but I assume they all do too.
One of these days I'll give you a short lesson on the one-thousand dollar bill (not that I have one, but they do exist). ^-^
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e pluribus unum still appears on the US one dollar bill, on the front of The Great Seal Of The United States (at least up through series 2017).
On the reverse side of the Great Seal are two other phrases. One is annuit coeptis which, according to Miriam-Webster means "He (God) has approved our undertakings". If you type that into Google Translate, it returns "he nodded as he began".
The other phrase is novus ordo seclorum, defined by M-W as meaning "a new succession of ages". Google translate is much closer on this one, returning "new order of the ages".
The one, five and twenty dollar bills all have the In God We Trust motto. I don't currently have a two, ten, fifty or hundred dollar bill in my pocket but I assume they all do too.
One of these days I'll give you a short lesson on the one-thousand dollar bill (not that I have one, but they do exist). ^-^
This is fascinating, thanks for adding it. And I can't wait to read about the $1,000 bill!
"A new order for the ages" is the best translation of novus ordo seclorum. It refers to the birth of a "new order" (a new form of government), and a non-literal but more accurate translation would be "A new order for the ages is born."
Annuit coeptis is a deist phrase. Yes, the word "god" is implicit, but it refers to more of a divine providence or fatherly protection than the Christian God.
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“A new order for the ages,” and yet here we are, 250 years later, with a group of people actively working in concert to dissemble that order. And 250 years is just a blink of an eye. Hubris.
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“A new order for the ages,” and yet here we are, 250 years later, with a group of people actively working in concert to dissemble that order. And 250 years is just a blink of an eye. Hubris.
Meanwhile, 250 years later, another group of people is actively trying to preserve that order, and extend it.
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“A new order for the ages,” and yet here we are, 250 years later, with a group of people actively working in concert to dissemble that order. And 250 years is just a blink of an eye. Hubris.
Meanwhile, 250 years later, another group of people is actively trying to preserve that order, and extend it.
Miss B’s glass is half full. I love that about you. I hope I’m not just a cynical old man. But as a student of history, I’m not confident. I am waiting to hear what Bolesarno did in Brazil today.
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When I was in college, I spent a fair amount of time at a local tavern (or pub, as Obi would call it), mostly playing pinball and chess on a life size board with pieces about five feet tall.
One night the tavern held a trivia contest and my roomie wanted me to enter, even paid the five dollar entry fee to encourage me. When only two people were left, I was one of them. What turned out to be the final question was, "Whose portrait is on the $1,000 bill?"
My opponent was unable to answer, even after the host gave a hint, that it was a former US President. Aside from the three obvious choices (Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln), I couldn't think of a single dead president. Understand, my brain function was not at full capacity after several hours at the tavern.
When the host turned to me and said I would win the first prize with a correct answer, a single name just popped into my head and I blurted, "Grover Cleveland," who I've always remembered because he was the only president (so far) to serve two terms that were not consecutive. Can you say, lucky guess!
In case you're interested, every cent of the $50 prize ended up back in the tavern's cash register before the night was over, but I digress.
Thus began a life-long fascination with US currency. I later learned that the $1,000 bill was first printed in 1861, with Alexander Hamilton on the face. (By the way, that same year, the Confederate States of America also issued a $1,000 bill of their own.) In 1928, when the size of US currency was changed, Grover Cleveland replaced Hamilton on the front.
The bill hasn't been printed since 1945 (when the $5,000 bill was issued), and in 1969 then president Richard Nixon put a halt to the distribution of any bill with a denomination higher than $100. If you can find one of the larger denominations that the owner is willing to part with, be prepared to pay upwards of $20,000 since they are now collectors items, even though they are in fact, legal tender. Estimates place the number of $1,000 bills that still exist at about 165,000.
Below is a list of large denomination bills that you will likely never see, let alone get your hands on. Some of the bills have had different portraits over the years, but this list uses only the last person to have their portrait on a given bill.
$500 William McKinley
$1,000 Grover Cleveland
$5,000 James Madison
$10,000 Salmon P. Chase
$100,000 Woodrow Wilson
One final note about the $100,000 bill.
The $100,000 gold certificate (as opposed to a Federal Reserve Note) was a real bill that was printed but never issued to the public. So why did the US government even print them? The government printed them so that banks could conduct large transactions with other banks. The single printing churned out 42,000 of the bills in 1934. Computers have now made the bill obsolete.
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Good post. I am the trivia guru of my peers also.
Good call on Grover Cleveland. Let’s pray Trump does not become the second non-consecutive President.
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When I was in college, I spent a fair amount of time at a local tavern (or pub, as Obi would call it), mostly playing pinball and chess on a life size board with pieces about five feet tall.
We use tavern sometimes, mainly for poetic emphasis ;D
I was fascinated by the currency as well. Never knew there were once bigger demoninations than $100.
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Good call on Grover Cleveland. Let’s pray Trump does not become the second non-consecutive President.
You just had to say it out loud. I need to find some salt to throw over my shoulder. :facepalm:
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In the 1920s Lysol was the predominant manufacturer of antiseptic chemicals used as disinfectants in medical facilities, industry, and private homes. In an effort to expand market share and to increase demand for its product, the manufacturers of the disinfectant and a distributor, Lehn & Fink, began to advertise their product as a douche solution to prevent vaginal infection and to remove purported genital odor.
A less obvious message, but one which was eagerly embraced by many women in the pre-birth control pill era, was also present in the advertisements: douching with Lysol was a form of birth control, with a coded contraception message in many ads.
As I understand it, due to chemical burns around the genital area, the use of Lysol as a douche, was discontinued.
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Lysol is mostly alcohol. Even in the 1920s it should have been clear that that is not a place to administer that strong of a chemical.
As a side note, there's many street people who use it to get drunk. They hold the can upside down and spray all the propellant out leaving the mostly alcohol liquid. A small amount is mixed with lots of some kind of fruit drink. It results in an instant drink state... one powerful enough to kill.
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It occurred to me today that my age, and the year of my birth, are the same number. The only time in my life that will be true.
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TIL: Sometime in the late 40’s, before either man was famous, Frank Sinatra appeared in a theater in New York. After his show he went to Harlem to see the Will Maston Trio led by a young Sammy Davis Jr. Frank was blown away by Sammy’s talent and after the show he asked Sammy to come see his show.
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fd/b2/13/fdb21368ee755116ded46d87f56d2ae9.png)
A week goes by. No Sammy. Sinatra went back to Harlem to see the Will Maston Trio again and asked. Sammy why he didn’t show. Sammy said he was there but they wouldn’t let him in. Frank stormed back to the theater, tore up his contract in front of them, and never performed there again. That would be a common theme during the course of their friendship and careers. When Sammy wasn’t allowed to play at the Copacabana, Frank wouldn’t play there either.
When Sammy was refused a Las Vegas hotel room, Frank said, “Give him my room!” After Sammy’s car accident where he lost his eye, it was Sinatra who paid all his medical bills. After 5 decades and 40 years of performing together, a reporter once asked Frank why he was always so charitable to Sammy. Frank responded in three words, “He’s my brother.”
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In spite of all the bad publicity Sinatra got for some of his behaviors, he was a solid friend. I just watched The Manchurian Candidate last night. Janet Leigh, when interviewed, said he was always professional and knew his lines. That he was loyal to Sammy Davis Jr. didn't surprise me. He could never have turned out the volume of fine work in music and film without being that way.
Yes, when he and the Rat Pack played they played hard. When they worked, they worked hard.
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I saw Sinatra perform four or five times before his death. The last time, Dean Martin had passed away, and Liza Minnelli appeared. It was a great show.
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I saw Sinatra perform four or five times before his death.
Wow. I wish I had.
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I saw Sinatra perform four or five times before his death. The last time, Dean Martin had passed away, and Liza Minnelli appeared. It was a great show.
Sinatra was a better actor but Dean Martin had the better voice, in my opinion. But both could put on a very good show.
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My grandmother was always a Bing Crosby fan. She thought that Frank Sinatra was “that Italian kid.“ I guess the same way that Sinatra fans would later view Elvis. Or the Beatles.
By the time I got to college, Sinatra released his “trilogy“ album that included the iconic anthem “New York, New York.“ Of course, we were in the middle of punk rock, Billy Joel, and Bruce Springsteen. All of which I adored. But for some reason I got hooked on Sinatra too. You could go to the used record store, and pick up a Sinatra album for $.50. As I started collecting Sinatra. I have them all.
I have memorized so many of his hits through the years. And I used to sing Sinatra on karaoke nights. So of course, I wanted to see my hero. And I made several trips to different arenas to do that. Alas, it was “the twilight of his years,” and I personally witnessed his skills decline over a ten-year period. But I will always have great respect and fondness for him. If you’ve ever seen the Chairman of the Board in person, it’s an experience you won’t soon forget.
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TIL a man campaigning to replace Rep. Jerry Nadler in the U.S. Congress has released an adult film to highlight his sex-positive platform.
The 13-minute video titled "Bucket List Bonanza" stars Mike Itkis, a longshot third-party candidate for Manhattan's 12th Congressional District, and adult film star Nicole Sage, according to a review of the film by UPI.
https://www.pornhub.com/view_video.php?viewkey=ph62aa59ebb10a9
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That Growlery (https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/growlery) is a word.
Unfortunately it bears no relation to our lovely Shiela.
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That Growlery (https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/growlery) is a word.
Unfortunately it bears no relation to our lovely Shiela.
There's a micro-brewery in Chelsea that sells beer in cool-looking jugs they call growlers.
Growlers contain something delicious and I love to put my mouth on them.
So does Shiela.
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Trying to come up with something clever about growlers and head, but I got nothing. Little caught off guard
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Urban Dictionary
Growler
A mean, butch looking pussy. As friendly as a bulldog, and as much fun to kiss.
See: alcove, bat cave, bear trap, bearded clam, bearded taco, beaver, bermuda triangle, box, bucket seat, cake, chuff box, cockpit, cooch, coochie, coochie-pop, coose, cooter, cooze, crack, crawl space, cum depository, cum dumpster, cuntcake, cunt, cunny, donut, dripping delta, felted mound, fillet-o-fish, finger hut, fish, fish taco, front bum, fly catcher, fuckhole, garage, gash, gates of Heaven, golden doorway, Grand Canyon, hair pie, hatchet wound, heaven's door, hole, honey cave, honey pot, hot box, jaws of Hell, lobster pot, loins, loose meat sandwich, lotus, love box, love canal, lower lips, meat wallet, muff, nooch, nook, nookie, parking spot, peach, pearly panty gates, pocket, poon, poontang, purse, pussy, quiff, quim, rat trap, scratch, sheath, slash, slit, snapper, snatch, space, split, stench trench, tampon socket, temple, thingy, tool shed, tuna, tunnel, twat, undercut, vagina, vertical smile, wishing well, whisker box, womb, x, yoni
My teacher assured me, that the growler would not bite!
by T. J. October 30, 2003
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Urban Dictionary
Growler
A mean, butch looking pussy. As friendly as a bulldog, and as much fun to kiss.
Really?😱 Thought it was just a British slang for it...
Don't wanna call her a growler anymore 😩
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How about Cooter? 😅
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Don't wanna call her a growler anymore 😩
Don’t you dare stop. I just posted the definition, because I thought the lengthy list of slang terms for pussy was pretty funny. There were a few in there I hadn’t heard before. We love your growler.
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Don't wanna call her a growler anymore 😩
She purrs instead of growls. :emot_kiss:
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TIL what KB looks like on a phone screen, just out of curiosity.
Conclusion? I'm not giving up my 32-inch PC monitor and full size keyboard anytime soon.
For those of you who consistently visit on your phone, I salute you.
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TIL what KB looks like on a phone screen, just out of curiosity.
Conclusion? I'm not giving up my 32-inch PC monitor and full size keyboard anytime soon.
For those of you who consistently visit on your phone, I salute you.
Hear, hear
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I really can’t do it on the computer. I’ve been using the phone for at least a decade.
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All phone, all the time here.
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Whenever I have made an appointment for a test at the hospital, I have to answer a bunch of standard questions pertaining to my health and activities that may cause health issues. This morning, I had to schedule another test at the hospital and the lady on the phone momentarily stunned me with the question: Were you born a male or female and what do you consider yourself today, man or female? Really?
A tablet is the smallest device I use for KB.
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Were you born a male or female and what do you consider yourself today, man or female? Really?
It's a brave new world my friend. Personally, I'm glad I have more yesterdays than tomorrows. :facepalm:
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All phone, all the time here.
Interesting. I hate visiting KB on my phone. I packed in such a rush that I forgot my iPad. That's why I haven't been on here all week.
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All phone, all the time here.
Interesting. I hate visiting KB on my phone. I packed in such a rush that I forgot my iPad. That's why I haven't been on here all week.
Were you on another road trip? 8)
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That in 1963, at an A&W stand in Lansing, Michigan, the first bacon cheeseburger was commercially sold.
In 2019, A&W became the first franchised restaurant to mark their 100th year in business.
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All phone, all the time here.
Interesting. I hate visiting KB on my phone. I packed in such a rush that I forgot my iPad. That's why I haven't been on here all week.
Were you on another road trip? 8)
Was in need of some loving, so I drove down to Dan, who was on a golf week with his friends. The friends were leaving at 3:00, he called and suggested that I come down.
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TIL dont leave KB for too long. 7 pages to go through... gonna take a while.
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On the computer vs phone to access KB, I do it on my computer. When I started, I used my iPad exclusively. Since I got my wife's repurposed MacBook Pro a couple of years ago, I've been strictly computer.
As for what did I learn today -- my wife's boobs float all by themselves in a pool. We were in the pool, enjoying the water and I wondered out loud if her boobs floated. After all, this enquiring mind wanted to know. A few minutes later, I pulled the straps off her shoulder, far enough down to free the girls and I had my answer.
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Did you see the left hook coming thru the water?
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As for what did I learn today -- my wife's boobs float all by themselves in a pool. We were in the pool, enjoying the water and I wondered out loud if her boobs floated. After all, this enquiring mind wanted to know. A few minutes later, I pulled the straps off her shoulder, far enough down to free the girls and I had my answer.
They are referred to as floatation devices.
Yes, they float. But they won't assist in the floatation of the whole person.
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To all the floaters - 8) 8)
(https://i.postimg.cc/xTfHfkxh/floating.webp)
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Did you see the left hook coming thru the water?
No left hook. Or any other violent reaction. She kinda knew it was coming. Because it was just us, it wasn't really any different, in terms of exposure, than if we were in the bedroom together.
My attempts at putting them back was, however, an abject failure.
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TIL that Virginia calls itself the Ancient or Old Dominion, because it was the first colony of England in the Americas. Queen Elizabeth I asked Sir Walter Raleigh to explore and settle land north of Spanish Florida in 1583. He named the territory after her, the Virgin Queen, but in those days, the territory of Virginia ran from the Carolinas to Maine. In 1607, Virginia became the first colony to host a permanent town, which was called Jamestown.
Virginia has seven nicknames, including "Old Dominion."
England, and then Britain, as it became known at the beginning of the 16th century, founded its American and Caribbean colonies as private financial enterprises. This meant one or a number of commercial companies formed and founded the colony, and were not directly run by the Crown or government of Britain. Virginia was unique amongst these colonies in the fact that it was a direct crown colony and was run by the British government through a governor.
This point is crucial to the formation of Virginia’s nickname. During the English Civil War, Virginia’s Governor Sir William Berkeley adhered to King Charles I’s religious policies, but remained neutral in everything else. The Civil War greatly affected commerce and Virginia’s neutrality was designed to maximize trade.
All this changed when Charles I lost the war and was executed. Instead of acknowledging the rightful claim to governance of the democratic government of the British parliament, Virginia recognized Charles’ son, Charles II, as King of Virginia instead. The state was forced to back down in 1552, but Charles II never forgot Virginia’s loyalty.
In 1660, the newly crowned King Charles II received some silk from Virginia. The King acknowledged this gift as being from the ‘Dominion of Virginia.’ In 1663, he then gave Virginia the new motto of ‘en dat Virginia Quintum’ meaning ‘Behold, Virginia gives the fifth.’ This means that alongside the four original dominions of England, Scotland, Ireland and France, Charles II was now recognizing Virginia as the fifth dominion. He did this by also putting the arms of Virginia on his shield as one of the four quarters alongside France, Ireland and Scotland.
Virginians added the term ‘old’ to denote the state’s status as being the oldest in the Americas, to the new title of ‘dominion’ to form its nickname. Old Dominion was from the reign of Charles II onward considered equal to the other dominions and of higher status than the mere colonies that surrounded it.
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I learnt that I don't need orcs to get off.
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I learnt that I don't need orcs to get off.
Orcs like those found in Tolkien stories?
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I can't say I'm into trains, my job has nothing to do with diesel engines or anything mechanical... and yet I still find stuff like this highly fascinating.
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Likewise, I'm not a pilot, I have nothing to do with helicopters, I was never in the military, and I wasn't even alive yet in the 1950s, but I'd rather watching something like this than Netflix :emot_weird: :emot_laughing:
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Loved the train video. I've always been a fan of trains. There's a great museum in Duluth, MN. They have a monstrous steam engine used during WW 2, to haul iron ore from the Iron Range mines to the Duluth harbor.
It's a double boiler like two engines were joined together.
We used to have a dinner train in the area too. Great meals were served as the train moved along an old railroad track not in use any more. One time we were on the train with friends and the conductor came by and asked if anyone wanted to go up to the engine. I popped up but no one else came. It was an old 1950s engine. I was surprised there was few gauges or controls.
The engineer gave me his hat and offered to take my picture. I had the biggest grin on my face... like a kid at Christmas.
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Loved the train video. I've always been a fan of trains. There's a great museum in Duluth, MN. They have a monstrous steam engine used during WW 2, to haul iron ore from the Iron Range mines to the Duluth harbor.
It's a double boiler like two engines were joined together.
We used to have a dinner train in the area too. Great meals were served as the train moved along an old railroad track not in use any more. One time we were on the train with friends and the conductor came by and asked if anyone wanted to go up to the engine. I popped up but no one else came. It was an old 1950s engine. I was surprised there was few gauges or controls.
The engineer gave me his hat and offered to take my picture. I had the biggest grin on my face... like a kid at Christmas.
At the age of 11 I needed to travel by steam train during my first year at senior school. That was about the last of the local services to use steam im the UK.
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1892??
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retirement_of_steam_locomotives_by_country#Britain
The last steam locomotive built for mainline British Railways was 92220 Evening Star, which was completed in March 1960.[20] The last steam-hauled service trains on the British Railways network ran on 11 August 1968, but the use of steam locomotives in British industry continued into the 1980s.[21] In June 1975, there were still 41 locations where steam was in regular use, and many more where engines were maintained in reserve in case of diesel failures.[22] Gradually, the decline of the ironstone quarries, steel, coal mining and shipbuilding industries – and the plentiful supply of redundant British Rail diesel shunters as replacements – led to the end of steam power for commercial uses.[21][22]
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I traveled by diesel locomotive a number of times between Fort Worth Texas and New Orleans Louisiana as a child. This was on the Santa Fe line. Texas and Pacific RR had stopped passenger service by that time. Much later, in high school, I traveled Amtrak a few times to see a girlfriend. She lived in Longview and there was no air service to that part of the state.
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1892??
;D
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retirement_of_steam_locomotives_by_country#Britain
.........The last steam-hauled service trains on the British Railways network ran on 11 August 1968 ......
Interesting, that's about 10 years later than I thought, but the article doesn't differentiate between goods and public transport services.
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The storm pummeling large swaths of the United States and Canada is what forecasters call a “bomb cyclone.” While this kind of storm is not exceedingly rare, this one is very strong, with high winds that are bringing heavy snow or rain to many areas.
Storms can form when a mass of low-pressure air meets a high-pressure mass. The air flows from high pressure to low, creating winds. What defines a bomb cyclone is how rapidly the pressure drops in the low-pressure mass — by at least 24 millibars in 24 hours. This quickly increases the pressure difference, or gradient, between the two air masses, making the winds stronger. This process of rapid intensification has a name: bombogenesis.
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References to penile “pearling” or “beading” date back to at least the 1400s. With origins tracing back to East Asia, an early form of this tradition, prominent in the Philippines, was researched and described by William Henry Scott. He details a bar being implanted through the head of the penis of Filipino males, with beads and decorations being added as they aged, intended for enhanced sexual pleasure of their partners. This tradition has evolved over time and is now more commonly seen as subdermal penile implants. A subgroup of Filipino sailors as well as Japanese Yakuza members have adopted this tradition. Sailors use this as both a status symbol, separating themselves from other international sailors at port, and to also enhance sexual pleasure of their partners. The Yakuza are believed to have added a pearl for each year a member spent in prison. This practice has penetrated the modern day prison population as well. A large Australian study demonstrated 5.8% of participating prisoners had a subdermal penile implant. Seventy-three percent of these men had the implant placed while in prison. With limited materials available in the prison setting, resourceful inmates turn to toothbrushes, dominos, melted plastic caps and deodorant roller balls to fashion the pearls.
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTdXJT3SO4969mLTRM2lCPn_HwCs8c6a7FM4g&usqp=CAU)
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I think that just ruined my day. Brain bleach please, nurse.
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I think that just ruined my day. Brain bleach please, nurse.
It is scary, the things you learn while surfing on Reddit. :facepalm:
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(https://i.postimg.cc/zDk6FXzT/200.gif)
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That in addition to Alaska there is a second part of the USA that you cannot reach by road without going through Canada. Are there others?
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That in addition to Alaska there is a second part of the USA that you cannot reach by road without going through Canada. Are there others?
And what part of the US are you referring to?
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I believe it's called Point Robert(s)
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The Northwest Angle, known simply as the Angle by locals, and coextensive with Angle Township, is a pene-exclave of northern Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota. Except for surveying errors, it is the only place in the contiguous United States north of the 49th parallel, which forms the border between the U.S. and Canada from the Northwest Angle westward to the Strait of Georgia (between the U.S. state of Washington and the province of British Columbia). The land area of the Angle is separated from the rest of Minnesota by Lake of the Woods, but shares a land border with Canada.
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I believe it's called Point Robert(s)
Point Roberts
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@48.9504879,-122.8749172,10.56z
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The Northwest Angle, known simply as the Angle by locals, and coextensive with Angle Township, is a pene-exclave of northern Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota. Except for surveying errors, it is the only place in the contiguous United States north of the 49th parallel, which forms the border between the U.S. and Canada from the Northwest Angle westward to the Strait of Georgia (between the U.S. state of Washington and the province of British Columbia). The land area of the Angle is separated from the rest of Minnesota by Lake of the Woods, but shares a land border with Canada.
Thanks, PH.
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US Exclaves:
Because of the terrain, several municipalities in southeast Alaska (the "Panhandle") are inaccessible by road, except via Canada. Specifically, the town of Hyder, Alaska, is accessible only through Stewart, British Columbia, or by floatplane. Moreover, Haines and Skagway are accessible by road only through Canada, although there are car ferries which connect them to other Alaskan places.
Point Roberts, Washington is bounded by British Columbia, the Strait of Georgia, and Boundary Bay.
In Minnesota, Elm Point, two small pieces of land to its west (Buffalo Bay Point), and the Northwest Angle are bounded by the province of Manitoba and Lake of the Woods.
In Vermont, the Alburgh Tongue, as well as Province Point, which is the small end of a peninsula east of Alburgh, are bounded by Quebec and Lake Champlain.
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When I first moved to northern Minnesota it was in the late '60s. The Northwest Angle was in our congressional district. When the 1968 elections rolled around I'd become the news director for the station. Other people at the station that had been around longer than me, helped give me background for the upcoming coverage I'd be doing. It hadn't been that long since there was no communication with the Northwest Angle except by boat. One year there was a close enough election that they had to wait for the returns from that isolated area to come in. The returns were carried across the lake by canoe.
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International Falls is the closest I have been. Although I am very familiar with the Angle.
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US Exclaves:
Because of the terrain, several municipalities in southeast Alaska (the "Panhandle") are inaccessible by road, except via Canada. Specifically, the town of Hyder, Alaska, is accessible only through Stewart, British Columbia, or by floatplane. Moreover, Haines and Skagway are accessible by road only through Canada, although there are car ferries which connect them to other Alaskan places.
Point Roberts, Washington is bounded by British Columbia, the Strait of Georgia, and Boundary Bay.
In Minnesota, Elm Point, two small pieces of land to its west (Buffalo Bay Point), and the Northwest Angle are bounded by the province of Manitoba and Lake of the Woods.
In Vermont, the Alburgh Tongue, as well as Province Point, which is the small end of a peninsula east of Alburgh, are bounded by Quebec and Lake Champlain.
My criteria was those places not reachable by road without going through Canada. I think Elm Point and Angle qualify but Alburgh Tongue doesn't.
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My criteria was those places not reachable by road without going through Canada. I think Elm Point and Angle qualify but Alburgh Tongue doesn't.
I agree. Looking at the map, there are multiple road routes to Alburgh from the U. S. side.
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James Cameron Drew the Iconic Nude Portrait of Kate Winslet’s Character in Titanic.
In the film’s famous portrait scene, Rose instructs Jack to “draw me like one of your French girls.” But it wasn’t actor Leonardo DiCaprio who sketched the portrait of Rose reclining in her suite wearing only the “Heart of the Ocean” diamond — it was, surprisingly, James Cameron.
The director, also a talented sketch artist with a background in life drawing, used reference photos of Winslet to make the finished product, which he wanted to get exactly right. “I figured it was time to put all that time I spent doing life drawing to work,” he reflected in his book Tech Noir: The Art of James Cameron. In the film, the sketch eventually ends up in Cal’s safe, but in real life, it ended up in the hands of the highest bidder, going for a reported $16,000 at auction in 2011.
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I'm a big Titatnic fan and I learned this today also. Never knew this.
While filming in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, in August 1996, more than 50 people working on Titanic — including star Bill Paxton, producer Jon Landau, and director James Cameron — were sent to the hospital after eating a late-night meal and beginning to feel confusion, nausea, and other strange bodily effects. (Kate Winslet and Leo DiCaprio weren’t filming in Nova Scotia at the time.) It certainly didn’t help that the dish apparently responsible for the incident — a chowder that crew members alternately described as lobster, clam, or mussel — was apparently quite delicious.
It was later determined that the cause of the incident wasn’t food poisoning, but rather someone who spiked it with PCP, a hallucinogenic also known as angel dust. Paxton, Cameron, and set painter Marilyn McAvoy have all recalled the ensuing chaos in the press over the years. Cameron got lost on a set that he’d built himself and later got stabbed with a pen by another crew member feeling the effects. At one point, there was even a conga line. The person responsible has never been found, even though local police apparently investigated the incident for more than two years. Cameron suspected a disgruntled crew member who had been fired the day before for starting trouble with the caterers.
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That the capital of Vermont is Montpelier. As this is also repeated in several street names in the UK I suspected it was named after Montpellier in France and referenced a mountain I looked it up. Wikipedia says
The name is from medieval Latin mons pisleri, "Woad Mountain" referring to the woad (Latin pastellus, pestellus) used for dyeing locally. There is no real "mountain" in the area, with the mons referring to a pile of stones
:emot_weird:
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…with the mons referring to a pile of stones
:emot_weird:
I like the mons to refer to a pile of pussy.
(https://i.imgur.com/ZNrkWDc.jpeg)
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That was not a totally unexpected response ;D
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That the Aztecs discovered the avocado around 500BC and named it ahuacatl, which meant testicle in their language.
It takes 18 gallons of water to grow one avocado. California grows 95% of all the avocados grown in the United States but Mexico and Chile can grow avocados year round, keeping avocados in the market all year.
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Wife finally healed from her ankle injury, but not before I learned an important thing and technique:
Ladies:
Beware when riding on a guys back piggy back style, in a skirt.
Men:
The secret in diddling the girl who is on your back is to one, make sure the skirt hides it, and two, dont try to move the panties aside, just go under them. Now I can add that to the book of sacred man knowledge.
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Did someone see things they weren't supposed to?
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Did someone see things they weren't supposed to?
No, I practiced at home, just her warning of feeling a draft on her ass made me fine tune my technique.
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TIL there is something called the Bristol stool scale, a diagnostic medical tool designed to classify forms of human feces into seven categories. It is used in both clinical and experimental fields. Type 1 is called severe constipation a/k/a “poo pebbles.” TIL it only takes about eight hours of enemas, laxatives, fingers in the ass etc., to clear it. My ex gave birth in less time.
🙈🙈🙈
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Scientists create robot that can alternate between solid and liquid states
"John Connor?"
https://www.techspot.com/news/97390-scientists-create-robot-can-alternate-solid-liquid.html
To quote a different film strap line - "be afraid, be very afraid"
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TIL there is something called the Bristol stool scale, a diagnostic medical tool designed to classify forms of human feces into seven categories. It is used in both clinical and experimental fields. Type 1 is called severe constipation a/k/a “poo pebbles.” TIL it only takes about eight hours of enemas, laxatives, fingers in the ass etc., to clear it. My ex gave birth in less time.
🙈🙈🙈
WOO! Who knew there were seven categories of human feces? Is one maybe the kind that floats? ;D ;D
Poo pebbles is what I would call rabbit poop. See them all the time around our area.
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WOO! Who knew there were seven categories of human feces? Is one maybe the kind that floats? ;D ;D
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"Floaters"... that's when a courtesy flush is required. :facepalm:
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Really, first thing this morning while having my delicious coffee, I encounter "poop talk"?!?!
And where does Hershey Squirts fall on the scale?
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And where does Hershey Squirts fall on the scale?
Type 7 dear…
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/BristolStoolChart_%28cropped%29.png)
I once had a girlfriend with Crohn’s disease. Spent way too many hours standing outside the bathroom with extra rolls of toilet paper.
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You know... years ago this visual aid might have bothered me, but working with sick dogs... Meh, I've seen worse.
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You know... years ago this visual aid might have bothered me, but working with sick dogs... Meh, I've seen worse.
Have you seen any with tapeworms? Talk about weird. :emot_weird:
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RF would often comment on the state of his bowels… We haven’t had a good “poop post” in years.
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Yeah, he posted some good shit
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Yeah, he posted some good shit
WOO...I saw what you did there. :emot_laughing: :emot_kiss:
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Yeah, he posted some good shit
It’s been like 10 years ago, and I still remember his goal being “once a day, the size and shape of a banana.” LOL.
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RF would often comment on the state of his bowels… We haven’t had a good “poop post” in years.
I kind of glad I missed that dialogue. Was always impressed with his IT skills.
I owe stace a WOO her comment. Funny. :emot_kiss:
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Every "C" in Pacific Ocean is pronounced differently.
Further proof that the English language is wacky.
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Every "C" in Pacific Ocean is pronounced differently.
Further proof that the English language is wacky.
It certainly is. In the UK there are seven different pronunciations of the syllable "ough"
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It certainly is. In the UK there are seven different pronunciations of the syllable "ough"
Interesting. I came up with 5 off the top of my head. I'll have to research the other two.
Though (oh)
Through (ooh)
Thought/Bought (aw)
Bough (ow)
Tough/Rough (uf)
Woo for the King's English. ;D
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It certainly is. In the UK there are seven different pronunciations of the syllable "ough"
Interesting. I came up with 5 off the top of my head. I'll have to research the other two.
Though (oh)
Through (ooh)
Thought/Bought (aw)
Bough (ow)
Tough/Rough (uf)
Woo for the King's English. ;D
I will have to admit that the seventh is now considered rather archaic, though still in common usage in the mid 1900s.
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Musical instruments can really increase in value.
Texting with my sister last night and she was saying she'd taken her flute in for a tune up. She plays in a senior band...all in their 70 s and 80s.
The flute is the same one she got in the seventh grade, back in early 60s. Cost a few hundred dollars back then. It's now valued at $9,000. One of the reasons is it's made of silver. :emot_weird:
Back in school, sister was first chair in H.S. band. She's stayed with it and is still an exceptional flautist. :emot_clap:
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TIL Silver-colored flutes may either be silver-plated, or made of nickel-silver or solid silver. Solid silver (also known as sterling silver) is silver with a purity of 92.5%, and this is used for both the tube and the key system.
“Oh, and this one time, at band camp, I stuck a flute in my pussy.”
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“Oh, and this one time, at band camp, I stuck a flute in my pussy.”
And thanks to your recent advice I got the reference ;D
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There are a lot of people I miss and I fell I stayed away to long 😞
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Love you buddy.
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I may have mentiond that I play an online quiz game related to the USA states. When presented with Wisconsin there was a multiple choice question as to what was its main tourist attraction. Knowing the nickname of Packers fans I clicked on "Mars Cheese Castle". I was a bit surprised to find it the right answer. Come on Wisconsin, surely you have better tourist attractions than a shop.
Likewise the answer to the main tourist attraction for Indiana was "The World's Largest Ball Of Twine". ;D
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Shiela's not back yet so as a neighbor I'll jump in
There's the Wisconsin Dells, a popular resort area with lakes and motels with water parks.
For a one day adventure the House on the Rock is fantastic. It's an architectural wonder built on a small crag sticking out of the plains. The house also contains huge collections of esoteric items that have to be seen to be believed
There's lots of lakes and forests in the northern part of the state.
Off the Lake Superior coast are the Apostle Islands. Small cruise boats offer daily excursions
That's just a few off the top of my head. Of course most my wildlife photography is from Wisconsin. Might not be what you're looking for. But it's a nice place to visit.
If I started on Minnesota we'd be here all day. ;D
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There's the Wisconsin Dells, a popular resort area with lakes and motels with water parks.
My Mom and Dad spent their honeymoon in the Wisconsin Dells...in January.
What were they thinking?!?
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There's the Wisconsin Dells, a popular resort area with lakes and motels with water parks.
My Mom and Dad spent their honeymoon in the Wisconsin Dells...in January.
What were they thinking?!?
Hummmm... that it may be a good place to snuggle up in bed and stay there for the duration. Or maybe they went cross country skiing. :emot_laughing: :emot_kiss:
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There's the Wisconsin Dells, a popular resort area with lakes and motels with water parks.
My Mom and Dad spent their honeymoon in the Wisconsin Dells...in January.
What were they thinking?!?
Hummmm... that it may be a good place to snuggle up in bed and stay there for the duration. Or maybe they went cross country skiing. :emot_laughing: :emot_kiss:
From what they said in the past, they spent two full days completely snowed in.
Then again, my oldest brother wasn't born until 16 months later...
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There's the Wisconsin Dells, a popular resort area with lakes and motels with water parks.
My Mom and Dad spent their honeymoon in the Wisconsin Dells...in January.
What were they thinking?!?
The Dells is where we spent our honeymoon, but it was in September. Back then, the Dells pretty much closed after Labor Day. Now it is open year round.
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I learned I am a sixth cousin, once removed, to a former first lady (in the 1940s).
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You’re practically Royalty
hear ye, hear ye, from this moment forward, Purp shall be known as the Duke of KB.
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And this speaketh the Lady Sheriff. :emot_laughing:
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You’re practically Royalty
hear ye, hear ye, from this moment forward, Purp shall be known as the Duke of KB.
He is already the King of the one-liners. 8)
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What were they thinking?!?
That they have awesome taste and know a fantastic location when they see one. LoL!!
The Mars cheese castle is outside Milwaukee. So everybody heading anywhere in wisconsin will stop there. Not everybody is a packers fan, and not everybody is headed to the Dells, but a lot will drive through that location to get to their destination. Not to mention those on a long layover at the airports looking for something to do.
Not only the places that msslave mentioned, but we also have a lot of sunflower farms, Cave of the Mounds, and a massive witch tower in Whitewater. So we cheese heads have got plenty to offer if you're will to take a look :emot_kiss: :emot_kiss: :emot_kiss:
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You’re practically Royalty
hear ye, hear ye, from this moment forward, Purp shall be known as the Duke of KB.
So... when do I get to meet the Duchess of KB? :roll:
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TIL that an upside down pineapple is associated with the swinging community.
https://www.cruisehive.com/upside-down-pineapple-meaning/70087
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Interesting article but Holy Crap! Kept getting shit popping.up until I finally gave up.
Guess I'll just eat the pineapple and forget about it. :emot_laughing:
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TIL that an upside down pineapple is associated with the swinging community.
https://www.cruisehive.com/upside-down-pineapple-meaning/70087
OMG, I learned that in Florida at a campground. From Brad (https://www.kristensboard.com/forums/index.php?topic=76993.msg643371#msg643371)in fact.
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Is that only on cruise ships, or should I look out for upside-down pineapples on my neighbors' porches? 🤣
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Is that only on cruise ships, or should I look out for upside-down pineapples on my neighbors' porches? 🤣
I think it upside down pineapple anywhere. A tattoo, a bumper sticker… I’m gonna notice that now.
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Is that only on cruise ships, or should I look out for upside-down pineapples on my neighbors' porches? 🤣
I think it upside down pineapple anywhere. A tattoo, a bumper sticker… I’m gonna notice that now.
Next time I go to the grocery store, I'm going to stand in the fruit section, flipping pineapples upside down while staring at passing couples, and we'll see what happens.
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You're bound to have at least one encounter, even if it's only an irate grocery clerk!
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In the UK it was strongly rumoured that anyone growing pampas grass in their front garden was indicating that the residents were swingers ;D
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2017/may/31/pampas-grass-secret-symbol-swingers-turn-off-sales-plummeting
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Shortly after Olga Korbut's stunning gold medal gymnastics performance on the uneven bars in the 1972 Munich Olympics, a move in her routine was banned from high-level international competitions.
The "Dead Loop" (sometimes called the "Korbut Flip") consists of a gymnast standing on the high bar, performing a backflip and grasping the bar again. A video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZYPcdj_wn4) shows the move in the first fifteen seconds, then shows it again in slow motion.
No one has ever tried to replicate the move (in a competition at least) after experts pointed out the immense risks involved in its performance. It is a dangerous move that can very easily go horribly wrong and cause injuries that could result in paralysis.
As stunning as Olga's performance was, it was not awarded a perfect 10. The first perfect 10 was awarded to Nadia Comaneci (Romania) in the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Only two other gymnasts have been given a perfect 10 in the Olympics, Mary Lou Retton (USA) in 1984 and Daniela Silivaş (Romania) in 1988.
The International Gymnastics Federation changed the scoring system in 2006, varying scores across events and difficulty levels, meaning a perfect score can no longer be matched.
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The first perfect 10 was awarded to Nadia Comaneci (Romania) in the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
I don't remember watching the 1976 Montreal Olympics, but do remember meeting one of the gold medalists a few years later, probably in the late '80s. She'd retired from active competition and was devoting her time to training and outreach programs. I chatted with her for only a few minutes, but came away with a vivid impression of a charming, graceful, and highly motivated lady.
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I had always thought that the longest river in the USA was the Mississippi. Wikipedia tells me its the Missouri by a single mile :o
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I had always thought that the longest river in the USA was the Mississippi. Wikipedia tells me its the Missouri by a single mile :o
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Mississippiriver-new-01.png/440px-Mississippiriver-new-01.png)
But the Missouri flows into the Mississippi, so the Mississippi remains the longest river drainage system in North America.
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According to World Atlas (https://www.worldatlas.com/rivers/10-longest-rivers-in-the-united-states.html) the Missouri is 2,540 miles long and the Mississippi is 2,350 miles, a difference of 190 miles.
The third river on the list is the Yukon at 3,185 miles in length, but only 1,980 miles are in the US.
The Rio Grande is fourth on the list at 1900 miles long. The Rio Grande is one of the few natural borders the United States has with its neighbors. The Rio Grande is what makes up the border between Texas and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo-Leon, and Tamaulipas.
(Note: when I typed Rio Grande River, my grammar checker popped up and said that's redundant because Rio means River. The World Atlas page lists it as Rio Grande River. They must not have a grammar checker :D)
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According to World Atlas (https://www.worldatlas.com/rivers/10-longest-rivers-in-the-united-states.html) the Missouri is 2,540 miles long and the Mississippi is 2,350 miles, a difference of 190 miles.
The third river on the list is the Yukon at 3,185 miles in length, but only 1,980 miles are in the US.
The Rio Grande is fourth on the list at 1900 miles long. The Rio Grande is one of the few natural borders the United States has with its neighbors. The Rio Grande is what makes up the border between Texas and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo-Leon, and Tamaulipas.
(Note: when I typed Rio Grande River, my grammar checker popped up and said that's redundant because Rio means River. The World Atlas page lists it as Rio Grande River. They must not have a grammar checker :D)
That's curious PS. The World Atlas appears to conflict with itself. If you click on the read more (https://www.worldatlas.com/rivers/the-missouri-river.html) link the next page agrees with the Wikipedia entry of 2341 miles. The detailed Mississippi page gives 2320, thereby conflicting both with itself and the Wikipedia length of 2340 (although it might be their typo). Would the United States Geological Survey be the best point of reference?
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The headwaters of the Mississippi for the longest time was Lake Itasca near Park Rapids, Minnesota. I've been there a few times and stepped over the Mississippi River without getting my feet wet.
Since then geologists have said the actual headwaters was on the other side of Lake Itasca. The signage and visitor center was already in place and the park service said just leave it here :roll:
That could cause a difference in distance depending on where you place the headwaters.
BTW... Bemidji, Minnesota is the most northern point of the Mississippi. The river flows north from the headwaters then turns at Bemidji heading south to the Gulf.
Another piece of useless info you can find on KB. ;D
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Rivers are not always static either. They cut new channels and alter direction sometimes, especially when flooded. One new thing I learned today is that at its widest part, the Mississippi is 11 miles wide.
I even found two lengths listed for the Thames, one saying 330 km (205 miles) and more than one saying 336 km (215 miles).
The Thames Path (whatever that is) is only 296 km (184 miles). Or 180 miles, or 183 miles, depending on where you look. :roll:
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Rivers are not always static either. They cut new channels and alter direction sometimes, especially when flooded. One new thing I learned today is that at its widest part, the Mississippi is 11 miles wide.
I even found two lengths listed for the Thames, one saying 330 km (205 miles) and more than one saying 336 km (215 miles).
The Thames Path (whatever that is) is only 296 km (184 miles). Or 180 miles, or 183 miles, depending on where you look. :roll:
From Wikipedia:
The usually quoted source of the Thames is at Thames Head (at grid reference ST980994). This is about 3⁄4 mi (1.2 km)[15] north of Kemble parish church in southern Gloucestershire, near the town of Cirencester, in the Cotswolds.[16] However, Seven Springs near Cheltenham, where the Churn (which feeds into the Thames near Cricklade) rises, is also sometimes quoted as the Thames' source,[17][18] as this location is farthest from the mouth and adds some 14 mi (23 km) to the river's length. At Seven Springs above the source is a stone with the Latin hexameter inscription "Hic tuus o Tamesine pater septemgeminus fons", which means "Here, O Father Thames, [is] your sevenfold source".[19]
And:
The Thames Path is a National Trail following the River Thames from one of its sources near Kemble in Gloucestershire to the Woolwich foot tunnel, south east London. It is about 185 miles (298 km) long.[1][2] A path was first proposed in 1948 but it only opened in 1996.[3][4]
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This could be complete BS, but maybe it's true. Bell peppers have a male and female. When looking at the bottom of a bell pepper, there are usually 3 or 4 bumps. If there are 4, it is a male pepper, and if there are 3, female.
Like I said, it could just be how they grew, but if there is such thing as a male or female pepper, wonder if there are male and female plants everywhere??
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Found this and several sites that found this to be untrue.
Posts have been circulating on social media, which claim that it is possible to tell the “gender” of a bell pepper by the number of bumps on the bottom, and that “female” peppers are sweeter than male peppers. This claim is false. Parts of the flower that a pepper comes from are male or female, but the pepper itself is neither, and the number of lobes and sweetness depend on variety, growing conditions and ripeness.
Sorry, if you had plans for male peppers, maybe you need to stick with shower buddy. :emot_laughing:
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https://www.businessinsider.com/mind-reading-ai-recreated-story-brain-scan-2023-5?r=US&IR=T
Skynet will be with us shortly.
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Guess the scientists won't learn until it's too late
We need to find a way to get them out of the lab and watching the movies. Then they'll know what is coming. :emot_laughing:
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Wife went in for an eye check today. She has macular degeneration that's gotten so bad that she qualifies as legally blind.
Today it was a check up for glaucoma. That would take away what little vision she has left, so they're watching her close.
The last few months she's been seeing things out the window. Usually a tree complete with leaves even in winter.
What we learned was it's her brain trying to fill in for what she's not able to see. The doctor likened to someone who's lost a limb but still feels it.
What mysterious ways the brain has.
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I read an article last week about a family with several children, all of whom are losing their sight, and will be blind. Mom decided that her kids needed to see incredible things, before the lights are turned off. And so they have made it a family project to travel all over the world and see things that most people never have the opportunity to. What an incredible gift. Made me bawl my eyes out. I’ll look for the article and post it, if I can find it.
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/canadian-family-retinitis-pigmentosa
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That is so special! The kindness and love that some people have just can't be measured.
Thanks for finding that article for us.
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I learned two things today.
1. Helen Keller was a founding member of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU (https://www.aclumontana.org/en/news/what-you-dont-know-about-helen-keller)).
2. Ewan McGregor's brother, Colin, is a pilot, now retired from the Royal Air Force (RAF). His aviator call sign before his retirement in 2007 was Obi-Two (https://insidethemagic.net/2021/01/star-wars-call-sign-rwb1/).
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2. Ewan McGregor's brother, Colin, is a pilot, now retired from the Royal Air Force (RAF). His aviator call sign before his retirement in 2007 was Obi-Two (https://insidethemagic.net/2021/01/star-wars-call-sign-rwb1/).
I didn't understand this at all until I googled it. I wonder if colin was proud or irritated. Maybe he chose it himself.
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I learned the other day that Tom Sellick and Mickey Dolenz (of the Monkees) were class mates who graduated from Grant High School in Van Nuys, California in the Class of '62.
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The symbol for lead on the periodic Table of Elements is Pb. It's from the Latin word for lead, plumbum.
Early pipes were made of lead. Hence, people who worked with pipes came to be called plumbers.
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I have heard that European nobility enjoyed drinking from lead chalices. This resulted in birth defects and genetic abnormalities.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lead-poisoning-made-medieval-townspeople-sickly-180957021/
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TIL Jupiter is so big that the center of gravity of the sun and Jupiter is outside of sun. Although extremely close to the surface of the sun.
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTcXmujjkWehDW5xCICzNODzpYgozaiW74WkQ&usqp=CAU)
So the sun and Jupiter both orbit around their center of gravity which is also known as barycenter.
Barycenter is the center of mass of two or more bodies that orbit one another and is the point about which the bodies orbit.
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTbVcqSJheILOyPUvhSX6PEKl7Mo5mHsjXpxw&usqp=CAU)
Technically Jupiter orbits around the barycenter of sun and Jupiter which is located outside of the sun.
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Have extra cash and want to invest in the next big demand? frankincense. a 15 mil bottle is priced at $85. Purported to help relieve pain for seniors, joints and knees.
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Contrary to popular belief, the Constitution does not say Supreme Court Judges are appointed for life.
Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution says (all federal) judges "...shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour..."
Article III (https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/article-3/)
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Contrary to popular belief, the Constitution does not say Supreme Court Judges are appointed for life.
Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution says (all federal) judges "...shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour..."
Article III (https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/article-3/)
While the text does not specifically state that, it is implicit in the context.
The other federal offices described in Articles I or II have fixed terms; the lack of a fixed term makes a lifetime appointment implicit.
That's the way the text has been interpreted since George Washington nominated the first five Supreme Court justices in September 1789, and the Senate confirmed them the following day. To date, all 121 justices who have served on the Court have either retired, resigned, or died in office. While the Constitution provides for Supreme Court justices to be impeached and tried in the Senate, only one justice has been impeached, and he was quickly found not guilty in his Senate trial.
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TIL that the seagull is Utah’s state bird, because they allegedly beat back a biblical scale plague of the ridge-backed katydid, now called the “Mormon cricket” in the 1800’s. They’re back.
Check out this article from USA TODAY:
'They’re just gross': Mormon crickets descend on Nevada and wreak havoc
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/09/mormon-crickets-elko-nevada-invasion/70305899007/ (http://Check out this article from USA TODAY:
'They’re just gross': Mormon crickets descend on Nevada and wreak havoc
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/09/mormon-crickets-elko-nevada-invasion/70305899007/)
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That if Disney kept to the original story, the movie Aladdin would most have been rated R if not MA
A story out of a book called 1001 Arabian nights, Aladdin, who was actually living in China, was a lazy loser who was an embarrassment to his parents. His father was so disappointed in him, that it sent him to an early grave. Aladdin was still useless and his mother couldn't work but one day Aladdins "uncle" showed up. This man was not his uncle but a con artist and the basis for Jaafar.
One day Aladdins uncle not uncle told him about a lost treasure buried in the mountains. They took what they could for the journey and left to find this treasure. When they reached the right spot, the uncle said in incantation and the sand around them swirled around revealing a doorway to a cave. It is then that aladdin learns his fake uncle is a black magic wizard from Africa. The fake uncle then gave aladdin a magic ring that would lead him to the treasure. He told aladdin where and how to avoid all traps and how to easily navigate the caves. Using the ring and knowledge given to him, Aladdin easily found the treasure, the magic lamp and made it back to the entrance to the cave. His fake uncle demanded the lamp, but thinking he should keep everything because he went and got it, he refused. The fake uncle attacked aladdin and knocked him down into the caves. Before the fake uncle could go after him, the gate to the cave closed trapping Aladdin and leaving the fake uncle empty handed, and feeling defeated returned to africa.
Aladdin afraid he was going to die in the cave went to pray for help. When he put his hands together he rubbed the ring on his finger. A genie emerged from the ring frightening Aladdin. This was not the genie of the lamp, but a lesser genie with far less power. He asked Aladdin what he wanted and aladdin said he wanted to be free of the cave. Instantly aladdin was transported with a very small amount of treasure and the lamp back to his home. His mother was shocked to suddenly see her son and a mass treasure. She asked him what happened, but all Aladdin wanted was dinner. He told his mother he was hungry and wanted her to cook him dinner. She said they had no food and that they could buy some with the treasure. While she was inspecting the treasure, aladdin handed her the lamp which she accidentally rubbed freeing the main genie. He was a very ugly creature that terrified aladdins mother making her pass out. The genie asked Aladdin what he wanted and he said food. The kitchen was suddenly filled with delicious foods on silver platters. The genie gone, he woke his mother and they ate like royalty.
One day the sultan sent out a warning to everybody that the princess was to use the bathhouse and they everyone was to stay at home with windows closed to guarantee her privacy. Aladdin, being the loser he was, decided to do the pervert thing and spy on the princess. Using the genie he got into the bathhouse and spied on the princess. Seeing her bathing it was love at first sight and he became obsessed with her. Wanting her for himself he told the genie he wanted to be with her. The genie told him she was engaged to be married and if spent the night with her, she would tell her fiance who would then have aladdin found and put to death, so aladdin told the genie to send her fiance out into the cold dessert where he ended up freezing to death.
As you can tell, Aladdin can ask the genie for whatever whenever. The three wish limit was added by Disney. Now the the fiance had been dealt with, aladdin told the genie to bring the princess to him. She was transported to him and placed in his bed. She was beyond terrified and traumatized and forced to sleep along side a man she did not know. The next morning he sent her back to the palace where she didnt speak to anybody. Her mother asked what was wrong, but she couldnt speak of it and even if she did, who would believe her. The following night Aladdin asked the genie for her to return to him where they slept together again. The following morning she was worse than the first night.
She talked to no one and it wasnt until her father threatened to behead her, that she spoke of the nights she spent with the strange man. Refusing to believe it true, they claimed nightmares and mourning over her disappeared fiance. The sultan then put out that she would need to marry to get over it. He sent out people to find the most handsome and wealthy man. It was one of the sultans advisors that offered up his son to the princess. Finding out she was again engaged to be married, aladdin asked the genie to make him more wealthy than any other person. Being gifted mass amounts of gold silver and jewels, Aladdin and his mother traveled to the palace to lay claim to the princess. The sultan impressed agreed, but his advisor told him to wait several nights before making the decision. This would allow his son to try to create more wealth. The sultan agreed and aladdin had to wait. One day the sultan called forth aladdins mother and when she arrived with no riches and looking poor, the sultan questioned aladdins real wealth and sent him on a task to return with foods, plants, and animals from foreign lands, and to return to the palace led by 40 black slaves and followed by 40 white slaves. Aladdin broke out the lamp and told the genie to grant him exactly what the sultan wanted. Enter "prince ali" song.
The sultan impressed with aladdin fulfilling such a specific and elaborate list, he immediately had the princess and Aladdin married. Aladdin used the genie to create resources and give people energy to build his new palace that nearly matched the sultans. Aladdin didnt want his secret out so he didnt just wish it into existence, but still had it built in a near impossible speed. The sultan granted them power over some land, and the people within the land were happy, healthy, and loved Aladdin and the princess.
News of aladdin and the princess and how well they treated their subjects spread across the world and the new eventually reached the ears of a black magic wizard in africa. Yep, fake uncle is back and found out aladdin made it out with the lamp and is creating the life he wanted. Sent into a rage, fake uncle traveled back to china to steal the lamp. He came up with an elaborate plan to confuse which was the real lamp. He bought and decorated a dozen fake lamps and brought the to aladdins palace where he met with the princess. He told her about a wonder lamp that they may have and she thought it unimpressive so she simply gave the lamp to fake uncle. Stealing it wouldnt work, it had to be given for the genie to work so his plan worked better than he planned. He used the genie to flee back to africa bringing Aladdins palace and the princess with him. The following morning, the sultan noticed Aladdin's palace had just disappeared and demanded an explanation. Aladdin said nothing of the lamp but told of an evil black magic wizard who stole everything and kidnapped the princess. The sultan demanded Aladdin fix it or face death and without the lamp aladdin was all but screwed... or was he.
Remembering the magic ring, he rubbed it bringing out the lesser genie. He asked the genie to send him to where the princess was, and when he got there, they came up with a plan to kill fake uncle and get the lamp back. Which was to simply poison him. They succeeded and traveled back to china but left the palace where it was, but had a new smaller palace built. End of story??? Nope.
Fake uncle had a brother who swore revenge and sent out to ruin aladdins life and then kill him, but he knew he had no chance while aladdin held the lamp. He did however find out that the princess wanted a new dress made by a world known dress maker. The new bad guy killed the designer and disguised himself and got into the palace. While talking to the princess he made a comment about them not being wealthy enough for something called a Roks egg. The princess told Aladdin that they should have one, so obviously aladdin went to the genie, and when he asked for a Roks egg, the genie became irate. A Rok is a type of bird that were dangerous to genie. The genie told aladdin that he was ignorant pathetic and he deserved whatever happened next. He then told Aladdin who the designer really was, and then the genie disappeared. Aladdin ended up confronting and stabbing the imposter in the chest killing him.
What happened next was the sultan passed away leaving aladdin and the princess to rule. Without the genie, they were not as widely loved, but they were good rulers and lived their lives in peace.
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Pass me a toke
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A story out of a book called 1001 Arabian nights, Aladdin, who was actually living in China, was a lazy loser who was an embarrassment to his parents.
The history of the Nights is extremely complex and modern scholars have made many attempts to untangle the story of how the collection as it currently exists came about. Robert Irwin summarises their findings:
In the 1880s and 1890s a lot of work was done on the Nights by Zotenberg and others, in the course of which a consensus view of the history of the text emerged. Most scholars agreed that the Nights was a composite work and that the earliest tales in it came from India and Persia.
At some time, probably in the early eighth century, these tales were translated into Arabic under the title Alf Layla, or 'The Thousand Nights'. This collection then formed the basis of The Thousand and One Nights. The original core of stories was quite small. Then, in Iraq in the ninth or tenth century, this original core had Arab stories added to it—among them some tales about the Caliph Harun al-Rashid. Also, perhaps from the tenth century onwards, previously independent sagas and story cycles were added to the compilation [...]
Then, from the 13th century onwards, a further layer of stories was added in Syria and Egypt, many of these showing a preoccupation with sex, magic or low life. In the early modern period yet more stories were added to the Egyptian collections so as to swell the bulk of the text sufficiently to bring its length up to the full 1,001 nights of storytelling promised by the book's title.
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That if Disney kept to the original story, the movie Aladdin would most have been rated R if not MA
I think most of the Disney stories are sanitised/bastardised versions of the original.
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That if Disney kept to the original story, the movie Aladdin would most have been rated R if not MA
I think most of the Disney stories are sanitised/bastardised versions of the original.
One year when they were younger I bought my nephews a copy of the original Grimm Brothers fairy tales for Christmas.
Fortunately, I read some of the stories before I wrapped it, and many contain graphic R-rated violence.
For example, at the end of "Snow White," the wicked witch is forced to wear red-hot iron shoes, and dance until she died.
While it isn't a Grimm Brothers story, the Disney version of "Sleeping Beauty" bears no resemblance to the original. In the original, Sleeping Beauty is not awakened by the Prince's kiss. She's awakened by the twins in her belly stirring. She's pregnant because, she was raped by the Prince while she was sleeping. The Prince tells her he will bring the three of them to live in his castle -- but he doesn't tell them that he's married to another woman. When they arrive, the Prince's wife tries to murder Sleeping Beauty and her two children, but her plans are thwarted and, as a happy ending, Beauty is able to marry her rapist.
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Bizarrely, the word girl was originally gender-neutral and was used the same way we currently use the words child or kid.
Its meaning didn’t begin to become more specific until the 15th century, after the word boy—which originally meant “a male servant or assistant”—was adopted into English (possibly from French).
Boy effectively stole half of the meaning of girl, leaving us with the gender opposite pair we have today.
That's just 1 example out of 25 Words that don't mean what they used to (https://getpocket.com/explore/item/25-words-that-don-t-mean-what-they-used-to)
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Was watching an episode of Bones, agent Booth is so friggin hot, and they were in a corn field. Booth asked if corn was a wheat or a grain, and Bones said it was a grass. I started thinking about how the plant looks and mentally compared it to regular grass or crab grass, and it blew my friggin mind!!!
zea mays was grass that was "domesticated" nearly 7000 years ago.
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Corn is an important member of the grass family. Corn (Zea mays) was domesticated from a wild plant called teosinte (Zea mexicana) about 7000 years ago. This species was considered sacred and was central to Mayan creation myths.
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I grew up in Iowa, the Tall Corn State. I always thought of it as grain. Who knew a site like KB, and that I came to for the sex stories would teach me it was grass. 00)
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TEN FUN FACTS ABOUT FOUNDING FATHER BILLY PENN
[ Billy Penn 101: 10 things you didn’t know about a Founding Father, Who exactly is that guy, William Penn?
by Mark Dent, October 22, 2014
We couldn’t have named our new news effort without the guy who overlooks Philadelphia from atop city hall. But who exactly is that guy, William Penn? With the help of John Moretta, author of “William Penn and the Quaker Legacy” and a history professor at the University of Houston, here are 10 cool facts that help tell the life story of our namesake and the state’s founding father.
1. William Penn was not the most famous William Penn in his own family: Our Billy actually was the oldest child of Admiral William Penn. On a whim, the Admiral decided in the 17th century to conquer Jamaica for England, taking the colony from Spain. The king of England got pissed at Penn’s improvisation and threw him in jail, later changing his mind after thinking about the spices for trade (plus beaches and weather) and let him go.
2. He was a brainiac: William Penn’s portrait still hangs at Oxford University. He attended college there the same time as Declaration of Independence-influencer John Locke (They weren’t great friends, though. Locke was 12 years older — even Locke needed a few victory laps to finish his degree). Fun mini-fact: Penn never finished that degree; he was tossed out for dissenting Oxford’s brand of Protestantism. That said, he still had enough time to master French, German, Arabic and Latin.
3. He studied in Paris, where he kicked some dude’s ass: His father thought Bill was way too serious and forced him to take a break from Oxford and travel with his bros in Paris. Out one night, Penn was pulled into a fight by a man who claimed the young scion didn’t greet him properly. The stranger drew his sword. En garde! Penn drew his own blade, and knocked his opponent’s sword out of his hand. The guy dared Billy to finish the job and kill him. But in front of a crowd that had gathered, Penn withdrew and spared him.
4. Nobody expected or wanted him to be a Quaker: Penn returned from Paris exactly as his father wanted — long, flowing hair, suit of armor, speaking French (probably how 20-something Main Liners would have looked and acted in the age of aristocracy). To hell with all that, though. The Admiral asked Penn to quash some rebellions in Ireland. Penn went, but threw Dad and aristocracy a total curve ball and came back a hated Quaker. In Ireland, he had grown tight with George Fox, the founder of the religion, and liked their pacifism and their lack of politics.
5. He dominated prison: Just like 2Pac, some of Penn’s best work came from behind bars. He was jailed for the first time in 1668 for authoring a book about the Quaker religion. He proceeded to write another Quaker book, his famous “No Cross, No Crown,” IN PRISON. Bad. Ass. A classic treatise by Billy, first written when a prisoner in the Tower of London in 1688; showing the nature, power, and experience of the daily cross of Jesus Christ, explaining what it is, how it is to be taken up, and the manner of its working in the true disciple of Christ.
6. The king of England owed his family a ton of money — which is how the state of Pennsylvania happened: King Charles II owed Admiral Penn 16,000 £, equivalent of more than $1M today. Rather than pay up, Charles II handed Billy a big chunk of the New World. It wasn’t a bad deal. Penn received what was called “sea to sea” charter. He technically could have given PA a beachfront property and made the Pacific Ocean the western border of Pennsylvania (if anyone then knew there was a West Coast).
7. For most of Penn’s life, money was most certainly not an obstacle: Penn spent gobs of money on world travel, servants and exotic foods. His lifestyle made him unpopular with the Quakers (but probably a pretty good host for house parties) because the members of his chosen religion championed a simple life, and most of them barely had money anyway. In addition to making him a black sheep among his own people, his taste for the finer things landed him a stint in debtor’s prison. Penn died broke in 1718 at the age of 73 — he actually could’ve used every one of those 16,000 pounds.
8. Pennsylvania thrived because Penn hated it here: Penn settled Philadelphia to be an experiment for religious and political freedom…. and then he bailed. After building a plush house on the Delaware River and staying for 18 months in 1682 and 1683, Penn didn’t return to Pennsylvania until 1705. His absence helped the colony, though. The settlers acted like high school students whose parents left town for the weekend, doing whatever they wanted — and it worked! By 1720, Pennsylvania was the wealthiest colony and Philly the most cosmopolitan city partially because Penn couldn’t enforce the rules he set or collect the taxes he was owed.
9. Billy got along very well with Native Americans: Rather than steal land from the locals, Penn believed in buying and trading with the Native Americans. He was no saint — Penn had slaves and also befriended the Native Americans to gain access to the lucrative fur trade. The colonists of New York had previously owned the trade business with the Indians, and Penn started wrangling profits away from them. That’s right: From the outset, Philadelphians enjoyed pissing off New Yorkers.
10. Legend has it Penn smiled only once in his life: Outside of those college shenanigans in Paris, Penn remained a serious dude. Only one historical account tells of Penn smiling. Supposedly a friend told him something positive about the Native Americans, and Billy Penn smiled.
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TIL... thanks to a post by Toe, I learned there is actually a web site called Boobpedia. :emot_laughing:
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TIL that the term “pair of panties,” or pair of pants, or pair of knickers, what have you, comes from the fact that early underwear, worn in medieval times, was two pieces. Yep, you'd pull a piece up each leg, and then tie them together! And that's your pair.
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Thanks Toe...now I can sleep tonight.
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Truthfully I've always assumed it was just that you bought them in pairs. Talk about an inconvenience. The bathrooms weren't the best as is, but now you have to Unite your underwear every time you needed to relieve yourself.
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You can thank purpleshoes for my curiosity.
Why is a bra singular and a pair of panties is plural?
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Yes, everyone should check his Joke of the Day. Several other posers there...ala George Carlin. :D
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(https://i.imgur.com/e5i4rlc.jpg)
The lady with the magnificent bosom is Joey Fisher, but an even bigger treat is the bookshelf behind her.
It’s packed full of fun books, from Tom Wolfe to Spike Milligan, and from Ibsen to Stephen Fry. But what caught my attention was John Peel’s Margrave of the Marshes. I had the pleasure of meeting John, but didn’t know he’d been writing an autobiography at the time of his death in 2004.
The hardback version of the book appears to be out of print, so I grabbed a used copy from AbeBooks, for the princely sum of $1 (plus shipping).
I was watching a documentary on Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, the Moors Murderers, and couldn't help noticing the bookshelf in this screenshot. The first thing that caught my eye was the prominently displayed Abnormal, Clinical and Forensic Psychology by, surprise surprise, Dr David A. Holmes. And then my eye went to the thick red book bottom-left, just in front of his name.
(https://i.imgur.com/FSF5SVg.jpg)
It's Margrave of the Marshes by John Peel, the same book I referenced in my earlier post.
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I'm impressed. You must have an incredible eye for detail.
Woo.
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What a serape is and how it differs from a poncho. Thank you, Msslave
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TIL there are two correct plural forms of areola… areolas and areolae. I always used the second. Thank you purpleshoes.
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TIL there are two correct plural forms of areola… areolas and areolae. I always used the second. Thank you purpleshoes.
That must be you chanelling the Marcello Mastroianni latin influence ;D
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Today I learned what the word coprolalia (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coprolalia) means.
I think I've known people who are afflicted with it.
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Fuck yeah. Some sons of bitches just can't help themselves. Damn assholes. Just cursing for the hell of it. Glad to know there's a name for that. :emot_laughing:
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WTF?
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Fuck yeah. Some sons of bitches just can't help themselves. Damn assholes. Just cursing for the hell of it. Glad to know there's a name for that. :emot_laughing:
And that, my friends, is how you earn yourself a WOO!
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Allan has this problem A LOT! if I'm talking and I can remember something, I'll go "um" or "uh" but not him, he'll add a fuckin' in front of it.
Fuckin'um... or fuckin'uhh
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TIL why they say “Bismillah” in Bohemian Rhapsody. Freddie is delving into biblical concepts and a terrible struggle is occurring between God, the Devil & Freddie. Bismillah is an Arabic phrase which means, “in the name of God”. Freddie is pleading to be let go to live his life and be who he is.
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Jamais vu, sometimes regarded as the opposite of déjà vu, is the intense feeling that the current circumstances are novel and strange, while objectively realizing that they have, indeed, been previously experienced.
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Never knew there was a term for that.
Deja vu is also called paramesia (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paramnesia#medicalDictionary), although my spell checker doesn't recognize the word.
Then again, my spell checker isn't very smart. It doesn't recognize my name either. 😉
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I never knew of some fruit being referred to as Stone Fruit.
I asked Dan if he had. "Well sure."
I asked M. "Yeah, why?"
Guess I'm the only one in the dark.
It's a good question. It's not universal, since while most Americans refer to cherry pits, some Americans refer to the thing inside larger fruits, like peaches and plums, as stones.
To make things more complicated, those larger fruits are collectively referred to as "stone fruits," both in the U.S. and the U.K. So, things inside fruits like peaches, pears, apricots, dates, mangoes, etc. are specifically referred to as stones.
We also have different words for the inedible things inside oranges. I recall reading the Sherlock Holmes stories when I was a girl, and coming across one titled, "The Five Orange Pips," and from the title, I had no idea what pips were. Only after reading the story did I figured out it's the British word for what we call seeds.
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How many people have ever lived on planet Earth? Quantifying all of humanity requires a firm starting date for when humans became, well, human. Evolution is a gradual process, so figuring out the start date for humankind is no easy task. For the purposes of this exercise, however, demographers use 190,000 BCE as the cutoff.
There are two opposing points to consider when thinking about prehistoric humans:
Around the chosen start date, the global cohort of humans was quite small—perhaps as low as only 30,000 individuals.
Before the modern era, lifespans were much shorter, so long stretches of time can actually influence numbers drastically.
With this context and timeframe in mind, the demographers estimate that 109 billion people have lived and died over the course of 192,000 years. If we add the number of people alive today, we get 117 billion humans that have ever lived.
This means that for every person alive today, there are approximately 14 people who are no longer with us.
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Staggering numbers, but only 14 times the current population? Seems like it should be more.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing
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With this context and timeframe in mind, the demographers estimate that 109 billion people have lived and died over the course of 192,000 years. If we add the number of people alive today, we get 117 billion humans that have ever lived.
This means that for every person alive today, there are approximately 14 people who are no longer with us.
I understand the math (109 billion divided by the current 8 billion) works out to just under 14, but something doesn't seem right.
My parents were 2 of a total of 16 children between their families, and that's going back only one generation. Tracing my family back to the sixteenth century there were ancestors who had 15 to 18 children per family. According to my genealogy program, I have over 800 ancestors who have lived and died, and that's just the ones I know about.
I understand that the researchers are talking about raw numbers and not relatives, and maybe I'm mixing up the apples and the oranges, but it still leaves me scratching my head as I ponder how only 14 people have lived and died for every currently living person on earth.
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This graph puts it in context.
(https://i.imgur.com/Ka8eulq.jpg)
I do genealogical research as a hobby. I have about 3500 Ancestors in my tree, going back about 1200 years.
Everyone is related to everyone else, if you go back far enough. We all share a common pool of ancestors. If a couple had 13 kids, all of the descendent of those 13 kids share a common ancestor, horny great grandfather William. So it is not 14 ancestors for every person alive today. It is just a head count of homo sapien lives.
There were only 2 million humans at the time of the Stone Age. Think about that. Roughly the population of Houston Texas.
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Looks like things doubled in the swingin' 60s
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We better get growing some food. Gosh, there are going to be a lot of people in the next 75 years.
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We better get growing some food. Gosh, there are going to be a lot of people in the next 75 years.
There were 3.5 Billion people on the planet when I was born. 8.1 Billion now. That’s 4.6 Billion new souls in my lifetime.
Scientist say the world can only support about 10 Billion people. So expect war, natural disaster, or a plague to solve the problem. Covid barely put a dent in things. Maybe AI will solve it.
Agent Smith : I'd like to share a revelation that I've had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species and I realized that you're not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed and the only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You're a plague and we are the cure.
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Tiffany's Law
No matter how socially outcasted a person is, they will attempt to demonstrate their superiority over other social outcasts.
All freaks have a deep psychological need to feel superior to a different type of freak. — ContraPoints definition of Tiffany's Law
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What a Scuthe is. I used a sickle when I was younger, briefly. Never thought much about a scythe.
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My grandfather was very adept at swinging a scythe. I marvled at how the grass fell to his swings. He made it look so effortless.
Me...I was lucky not to cut a foot off.
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I too tried after watching my grandfather use one. It's a very satisfying sight to watch it fall almost rhythmically. I was so very awful at it and ended up driving the tip into the ground. It bent and I was never allowed to touch anything like that ever again.
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Grandfather's...they were special. The older I get the more I find myself falling back on things I learned from the time I spent with mine.
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mine just wanted me to sit on his lap. old fart
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Staci, that beats getting up before sunrise, going out and hoeing corn out of the beans. I remember how grown up it made me feel at the time. It was later I realized how much work that was.
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What a Scuthe is. I used a sickle when I was younger, briefly. Never thought much about a scythe.
TIL sickles and scythes are both agricultural tools used for harvesting. The sickle is the one with a short handle and a hook-like blade (the one in Miss B’s recent photo). The scythe has a long handle and a slightly curved blade. The Grim Reaper is traditionally shown holding a scythe.
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TIL Nicolas Ferrial (1479–1536), also known as Le Févrial or Triboulet, was a jester for kings Louis XII and Francis I of France.
Triboulet was born in France in 1479, and it is believed that he suffered from microcephaly, negatively impacting him neurologically and physically. Ferrial found purpose in life as the court jester for kings Louis XII and Francis I, who found him amusing in both speech and appearance. As "Triboulet," the jester was known for being extremely witty, often to the point where he would get in trouble with the royalty and nobles.
Once, Triboulet slapped Francis I on the buttocks, to the enjoyment of the surrounding nobles. The monarch lost his temper and threatened to execute Triboulet. The monarch calmed down, and promised to forgive Triboulet if he could think of an apology more insulting than the offending deed. Triboulet responded: "I'm so sorry, your majesty, that I didn't recognize you! I mistook you for the Queen!"
Francis I ordered that he be put to death for once again violating his order not to make jokes about the queen and her courtiers. As he had served him particularly well for many years, the king granted Triboulet the right to choose how he would die. Triboulet said (translated from the original French): "Good sire, by Saint Goody Two Shoes and Saint Fatty, patrons of insanity, I ask to die from old age." Laughing, the king ordered that Triboulet not be executed but instead be banished from the realm. Triboulet actually did die of old age in 1536.
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Today I learned that some martinis don't contain martini. I always assumed that martinis were made from Martini & Rossi vermouth. I now know that the main ingredient is gin, and the vermouth content is insignificant or non-existent.
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/aug/30/gin-vermouth-chicken-stock-how-did-martinis-get-so-weird
I don't remember ever trying Martini vermouth. My parents swore by Cinzano. This came from their time in Italy, when they were stationed not too far from a Cinzano factory.
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We better get growing some food. Gosh, there are going to be a lot of people in the next 75 years.
There were 3.5 Billion people on the planet when I was born. 8.1 Billion now. That’s 4.6 Billion new souls in my lifetime.
Scientist say the world can only support about 10 Billion people. So expect war, natural disaster, or a plague to solve the problem. Covid barely put a dent in things. Maybe AI will solve it.
Agent Smith : I'd like to share a revelation that I've had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species and I realized that you're not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed and the only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You're a plague and we are the cure.
UPDATE: Agent Smith was wrong. Most biologists agree that viruses are not organisms. Viruses are not made out of cells, they can't keep themselves in a stable state, they don't grow, and they can't make their own energy. Even though they definitely replicate and adapt to their environment, viruses are more like androids than real living organisms.
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Ancient Huichol Indian Traditions Insisted Men Feel Childbirth Pain
You don't often sit and think about what childbirth was like hundreds or even thousands of years ago, but there were some unique ways of handling it. The Huichol Indians are indigenous people native to Central Mexico, and images like these indicate some intense ancient traditions. This photo shows the practice of a father sitting above his wife while she is in labor. Whenever she felt contractions, she would tug on a rope tied around his scrotum.
This was intended to bond the woman and man, so they both endure pain and joy during childbirth. Who would've known?
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Where's the photo? Without a picture it didn't happen!
:emot_laughing:
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Ancient Huichol Indian Traditions Insisted Men Feel Childbirth Pain
You don't often sit and think about what childbirth was like hundreds or even thousands of years ago, but there were some unique ways of handling it. The Huichol Indians are indigenous people native to Central Mexico, and images like these indicate some intense ancient traditions. This photo shows the practice of a father sitting above his wife while she is in labor. Whenever she felt contractions, she would tug on a rope tied around his scrotum.
This was intended to bond the woman and man, so they both endure pain and joy during childbirth. Who would've known?
Reading that, I recalled a TV report about an odd custom in an isolated corner of the Mediterranean. When a man was at death's door, the women of the village would carry him to a secluded spot and give him a royal send-off. It began with the women standing around his makeshift bier and singing cheerfully suggestive songs. The songs got more and more explicit and the women began dancing around him. It ended with the women taking turns to step over him, giving him a splendid view up their skirts. The women seemed to be having a great time, and so did the fortunate/unfortunate man. He managed one or two toothless grins before he passed away.
I remember wondering if all that excitement was a last-ditch attempt to revive him, and if it every worked.
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Where's the photo? Without a picture it didn't happen!
:emot_laughing:
(https://cavemancircus.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/huichol-indian-birth.jpg)
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Thanks for the pictures Toe. Hilda... I've just changed my end of life plans. I've been saying I want to go out laughing. Now I have an idea how. ;D
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Under certain conditions pigeons have proved faster than the internet
https://www.techspot.com/news/100006-homing-pigeons-can-theoretically-transfer-data-faster-than.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=starfield_gpu_benchmark_best_pc_games_you_should_be_playing_mainstream_ryzen_vs&utm_term=2023-09-07
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Interesting Obi. Let's hear it for the avian kingdom.
Now you people know why I love birds so much.
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In a novel written in the 1920s, the author describes a nervous young woman distractedly rubbing her hair with a silk handkerchief "to make it shiny".
I didn't know that people did that. It stirkes me as a waste of a good silk handkerchief, silk not taking well to sweat, skin oil and other organics. What I also found difficult to understand was the young woman doing the rubbing while talking to a man she'd met only a day before. No doubt the author's intention was to convey the fragile mental state of someone who'd just witnessed a murder.
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TIL anlbren has small tits and loves to talk about them. :emot_laughing:
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I think Anlbrin has the makings of a great new member.
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TIL that Valley Vixin has huge tits and her dentist likes to elbow them accidentally.
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TIL the Los Angeles Rams were originally the Cleveland Rams (1936–1945). I have only known them as the St. Louis Rams or the Los Angeles Rams.
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I refer the honourable gentleman to my previous posts on the franchise system for sports teams ;D
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Regarding the song Rebel Yell....
.......it was not even about sex, the song was about the now Racer 75 brand of whiskey, which used to be rebel yell whiskey.
A woo for that very interesting nugget of information. #146
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The veil was lifted from my eyes. my ruby tinted lenses of the world was shattered just now after posting about my scrubadong idea.
Today I learned that ladies self care is a lot harder than mens self care. And that I really should not try "reinventing" the wheel, as some women do not view the act of cleaning out the ham pocket as pleasurable, and that if I want to help make women kinds self care better, then I need to work on making mens semen less tacky and not poke my nose where it only belongs when invited. Though it is a good idea, there is more to it than what I think, and that door needs to remain closed for my sanity's sake.
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This morning's mail brought a new book by author Bożena Miroslawa Dolęgowska-Wysocka (what a name!). She's a Polish Freemason.
I knew that Masons call themselves "Sons of the Widow" but it never occurred to me to question what female Masons call themselves. The answer came in today's book: Children of the Widow. I should have figured that out myself.
People think of Freemasonry as a boys-only club, and mixed Masonry as some kind of modern abberation, yet back in the early part of the 18th century, some women were making fun of Masonic pretensions, and other women were trying it for themselves. For the most part they found it mind-numbingly boring. Some things are well left to the boys. :)
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My grandfather was a 33° Master Mason. The most prevalent female Masonic Order in the states is the Order of the Eastern Star. My grandmother basically eschewed all things Masonic. She refused to allow a Masonic burial for my grandfather, which I still find ballsy, 50 years later.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Eastern_Star
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My dad was an inactive Mason. Early in my youth he would go to a meeting in the month his birthday fell. Not sure if that was a requirement or not.
My mother.joined OES later in life. She just liked belonging to something and being around the rest of the ladies. It was a status thing for her.
I can tell how proud you are of Gramps. Trohat's an honor to be proud of.
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I can tell how proud you are of Gramps. Trohat's an honor to be proud of.
I think I’ve mentioned it before, but my parents conceived me while still in high school. My grandfather was horrified, and planned to take my mother to Mexico for an abortion.
My parents eloped, and got married when they were only 17. In an effort to placate my grandfather, they named me after him.
He must’ve liked it, because we became inseparable. I was his mini me. I went everywhere with him for the last 12 years of his life. And we were fortunate to have each other. I would not be the person I am now, except for him.
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I can tell how proud you are of Gramps. Trohat's an honor to be proud of.
I think I’ve mentioned it before, but my parents conceived me while still in high school. My grandfather was horrified, and planned to take my mother to Mexico for an abortion.
My parents eloped, and got married when they were only 17. In an effort to placate my grandfather, they named me after him.
He must’ve liked it, because we became inseparable. I was his mini me. I went everywhere with him for the last 12 years of his life. And we were fortunate to have each other. I would not be the person I am now, except for him.
I did not have the option to elope. There was always someone in my family and hers keeping an eye on me. I could not fart in private without everyone knowing. I did have the thought of vanishing, but then my grandfather had that talk with me, and I guess I was too dumb to escape, but you know what? this cage ain't so bad. A pretty wife, daughters who are making me proud, and a son who finally manned up and chose a path in life to walk. Cant say that this cage isnt cozy enough to accept it. I did have to name my first daughter after her maternal great grandmother, and my son after my paternal grandfather, to placate both sides, but I am glad I did not buck them, because without the love and support from both families, I doubt me and my wife would have made it as far as we have come.
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He must’ve liked it, because we became inseparable. I was his mini me. I went everywhere with him for the last 12 years of his life. And we were fortunate to have each other. I would not be the person I am now, except for him.
I bet you two were quite the pair.
Thank you so much for bringing a smile to my face, and for reminding of some memories of my own. Of me and my father. We were quite the pair ourselves. Woo #962
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Brings back so many memories of my Grandfather. We spent so much time together. He was a farmer and even as a little one I ride on the tractor with him. No doubt child safety people would have a fit these days.
When I was older we'd get up at dawn and head out to the soy bean field and hoe corn out of the rows of beans. Corn that escaped the cultivator. I couldn't keep up but he made me feel like I was doing so.
My best memory was from the day I was born. My parents and grandmother were in Las Vegas where I was born. Grandfather stayed home. They called him with the news and said my name was Bobby.
After the news he grabbed some white paint and a brush and went to the garage. On the inside of one of the doors in huge letters he painted "BOBY". My mom and grandmother would laugh about his error. Even as a very young lad I always took pride in how much he care and how the news of my birth excited him.
It's little wonder I loved him and carry such fond memories of him.
Love,
Your Boby
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After the news he grabbed some white paint and a brush and went to the garage. On the inside of one of the doors in huge letters he painted "BOBY". My mom and grandmother would laugh about his error. Even as a very young lad I always took pride in how much he care and how the news of my birth excited him.
(https://i.imgur.com/AaUJFj4.jpg)
An image from the days of dial-up BBS. "BOBY" was a Japanese guy who cruised the streets in a Jaguar, picking up women and taking them back to hotel rooms for photo sessions. The PGF board is long gone, but the photos are still drifting around the Web. The story goes that "BOBY" was arrested and thrown in jail. This must have been in the late 1990s, so he's probably out by now.
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I know that’s the first thing that popped into your head Hilda. Maybe not the best time to share. Love you. Love our Boby Bob too.
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Actually November 9, 1987. Went from 7 months in jail to six months in a treatment center. So November 9th this year I'll be celebrating 36 years clean. :D
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TIL. It's possible to make jewelry out of poop. Recently a woman came through the Minneapolis airport with a box of giraffe poop from Kenya. She said she planned to make jewelry out of it similar to what she's made out of Moose poop from in Northern Minnesota. It was determined that there was too much chance of bringing diseases into the country. The giraffe poop was destroyed. No giraffe poop necklaces in the near future.
In a similar note My daughter and her husband belong to a mineral club where they live. They have an annual show where other collectors gather to sell or trade their goods
One person has dinosaur poop. My daughter has bought a couple pieces to make jewelry. I've seen a picture and it seems unremarkable. :roll: What ever floats your boat. :D
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Aren't genuine pearls oyster poop? And women put them around their necks.
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Ah Obi... always finding a new slant on things.
Oyster poop... :emot_laughing:
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Aren't genuine pearls oyster poop? And women put them around their necks.
Not so much poop as nacre that coats any irritating foreign bodies that find their way into the shell. The Mikimoto company in Japan developed a way of inserting a small "seed" around which oysters could consistently grow perfectly shaped "cultured" pearls.
Fanny Penny's "The Sanyasi" ( London: Chatto & Windus, 1904) has a fascinating account of pearl fishing in what was then Ceylon, and the processing of the oysters in huts along the beach. It was a dreadfully odorous process. The freshly gathered oysters would be left to rot until the shells could be opened and checked for the presence of pearls. The mountains of shells could then be put to numerous less profitable uses.
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Woo to Hilda. All of our IQs are raised a few points when you enter the room.
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Woo to Hilda. All of our IQs are raised a few points when you enter the room.
I agree. Always something to be gained from reading H's posts. Love seeing her name on the 'recent' board
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And while we're on the subject of pearls, here's a video I'd like to share.
I'm not an opera fan but this aria from Bizet's Les Pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) chokes me up every time. Especially the last two verses:
Aux clartés des étoiles
Je crois encore la voir
Entr'ouvrir ses longs voiles
Aux vents tièdes du soir!
Oh nuit enchanteresse!
Divin ravissement!
Oh souvenir charmant!
Folle ivresse! doux rêve!
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In the starlight
I think I see her again
Parting her long veils
In the warm evening breezes.
Oh enchanting night!
Divine rapture!
Oh charming memory!
Mad intoxication! Sweet dream!
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TIL...The Milky Way candy bar was born here in Minneapolis one hundred years ago. Frank Mars and his son Forrest were sitting in a Minneapolis dine. The younger Mars came up with the idea to make a candy bar version of malted milkshake.
They started producing the candy bar here and it was an instant success. Later the company moved to Chicago, but this is where it all started.
I remember munching on Milky Ways in my youth in the 1950s... only a nickel for that creamy delight. Then the price jumped to a dime... DOUBLE, WTF. But we adapted.
https://m.startribune.com/first-milky-way-bar-made-in-minneapolis-100-years-ago-mars-candy-food-innovation-history/600309804/
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Fun facts Bob.
I used to love Milky Ways. Those and Snickers were my jam!!
It's just too much sweetness for me now though. I like my Good n Plenty and Swedish Fish in moderation. For chocolate, I'll get Milk Duds. I think I mentioned this before. Buy at the Dollar Store. It's only $1.25 per box. But, none of the stores have been carrying my Milk Duds the last few months. That must change!
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Second Sight
Ever hear of it? I was reading AARP magazine article about Martha Stewart. She wore glasses for most of her life. At the age of 77, she got an eye infection. Doctors gave her steroids. Her eyesight is now 20/20. Doctors refer to it as Second Sight.
Now that you know what Second Sight is, your EYE.Q is a little higher.
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My last eye exam gave me -9.25 in the left eye. So bad, I had to change optical companies. I can no longer get my progressives from the last one. Warby Parker filled the order. Not really happy with them.
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My last eye exam gave me -9.25 in the left eye. So bad, I had to change optical companies. I can no longer get my progressives from the last one. Warby Parker filled the order. Not really happy with them.
I use Zenni. I lose glasses often, and scratch them, or break an arm off. I can't afford anything more. I'm very very hard on glasses. Probably buy 4 a year.
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My last eye exam gave me -9.25 in the left eye. So bad, I had to change optical companies. I can no longer get my progressives from the last one. Warby Parker filled the order. Not really happy with them.
I use Zenni. I lose glasses often, and scratch them, or break an arm off. I can't afford anything more. I'm very very hard on glasses. Probably buy 4 a year.
Zenni was my company, but they said the cannot fill my prescription any longer. Too bad. Blind as a bat.
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This was last night actually. But I learned about a game called "The Imperturbable" that was played by King Philip V of Spain and his court.
Basically, this group of men would sit around a table with no pants on. The table and their naked lower halves would be covered in a blanket. Under the table was a woman. She would proceed to suck one of them. These men then had to guess which one of them was being pleasured. If somebody made a guess and was right, the man being sucked had to leave the game. If the man guessing was wrong, then he had to leave the game. If everybody is cleared from the table, then they all sit down and the game starts again.
The guy who cums in her mouth without being guessed, is the winner.
Was going to make a joke to Allan about this with his gaming buddies, but that has been a bit of a touchy subject as of late.
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Was going to make a joke to Allan about this with his gaming buddies, but that has been a bit of a touchy subject as of late.
Allan can sit at the table with us. We promise we won’t let him know.
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One of Jupiter's moons (Titan) is larger than one of the planets (Mercury).
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Was going to make a joke to Allan about this with his gaming buddies, but that has been a bit of a touchy subject as of late.
Allan can sit at the table with us. We promise we won’t let him know.
:emot_laughing:
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TIL 3 things:
Esquire is a title only allowed to be used by attorneys that passed law school and the bar exam for that state. So I wonder if I can call PH, PornHubby Esquire?
Halloween Candy Mating Season is the three days after the holiday. We had 10 bags, I passed out 4 of them, and yesterday when I got home from work we have 12, plus four others in the deep freezer. Either something is going on, a.k.a Attack of the Halloween Candy, or some people are looking for a rude awakening in a couple of weeks on the scale in the bathroom. But I just don't get it.
I Learned this morning that I cannot "grease the wheels and palms" with left over candy, even if it is the good stuff, even if my boss is on her cheat day, but a full sized box of godiva chocolates *may* fetch me a single "get out of jail free" card.
What happened:
I come into work in a dopey, happy go lucky mood, since I got some last night, feeling alright. Before the elevator starts to move up, I get a text from a sales floor manager cussing me out because half of the direct sales showroom is empty. I kindly replied that it was not my monkey, not my circus, which pisses him off deeply, so he marches all the way across the property to confront me directly. I passed the paperwork up the chain for the sale, like I was supposed to. The problem was he wanted his name on it to score a part of the commission, which would to me be a dick move towards the nice out of college girl who made the sale, on a saturday, half an hour before closing. She put the time and work in, staying late to make sure everything went smoothly, and calling me for help. So he storms into my office, nearly knocking over one of the new OJT girls who was filing files away with my secretary. That shit does not fly even with jets and wings. I picked up my heavy coffee cup when my boss was confronting him in my office and was going to bash the back of his skull in. My boss told him to report to HR in half an hour, while taking my mug out of my hand. So I pulled out a bowl of candy and tried to make a deal, just one good whack with the mug and she gets all the chocolate. She said no and took my mug until the end of the day. I am not allowed out of my office until he returns to Direct Sales.
So I go to HR. because they called me too. I carry the bowl of candy with me. HR lady said for the bowl, I can slap him. But I am not a slapper. So I had to write this douchebag up, for trying to weasel in on a sale that he had no part of, and then I was put on notice that if I am seen with a heavy object outside of my office, I am to be returned to my office and enrolled into the forced overtime program. Also she did not think my joke referencing my penis being a heavy object was funny. That earned me a mandatory sensitivity training course next month. Fun.
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Also she did not think my joke referencing my penis being a heavy object was funny. That earned me a mandatory sensitivity training course next month. Fun.
I guess I’ve lived too long. I have rather colorful language. I avoid anything that could be deemed overtly racist, sexist, or homophobic. But there are a lot of shits, and goddamn‘s in my daily vernacular. And these young ones complain! I’m like, holy fuck, if you can’t take that, the future does not look good for you.
I showed up at the office today and determined that I would be the only one working, so I promptly went home. I can get just as much done from the comfort of my easy chair as from my desk in a dark office that has been in need of the replacement of burned out fluorescent lighting for three weeks. Because you know, that’s practically brain surgery.
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Also she did not think my joke referencing my penis being a heavy object was funny. That earned me a mandatory sensitivity training course next month. Fun.
I guess I’ve lived too long. I have rather colorful language. I avoid anything that could be deemed overtly racist, sexist, or homophobic. But there are a lot of shits, and goddamn‘s in my daily vernacular. And these young ones complain! I’m like, holy fuck, if you can’t take that, the future does not look good for you.
I showed up at the office today and determined that I would be the only one working, so I promptly went home. I can get just as much done from the comfort of my easy chair as from my desk in a dark office that has been in need of the replacement of burned out fluorescent lighting for three weeks. Because you know, that’s practically brain surgery.
In that moment I had to break the aggression, because I was really on the verge of braining the dumb bastard with my coffee mug. So can I call you PornHubby Esquire?
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P.H. Esq is good enough. Less typing is good.
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Would be sad if you damaged the coffee mug WB :) also sympathy woo from me :) 169?
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We just dumped out several heavy mugs from Mexico trips of the past. Too bad I didn't know of your need of correctional material. :emot_laughing:
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P.H. Esq is good enough. Less typing is good.
I will say this about the term “Esquire.” No lawyer worth his salt uses that descriptive. All I have to see is an Esq. on a business card or letterhead, and I know I am dealing with a first class, pompous, self inflated, asshole. I don’t know what it is about that term, but it is viewed upon with scorn and mockery by most in the industry.
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TIL that the name Geordie originated during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745. The Jacobites declared that Newcastle and the surrounding areas favoured the Hanovarian King George and were “for George”. Hence the name Geordie used as a derivation of George.
The people of Newcastle are called Geordies and their accent is also given that name. Many English-speaking people find it very difficult. It is similar in some ways to Scottish English (compare the Geordie examples with the Scottish ones). The story of Geordie differs slightly from the rest of the British accents because whilst other accents were heavily influenced by the Saxons, the Geordie accent was largely shaped by the Angles, who hailed from the coastal German region of Schleswig-Holstein and the Danish Peninsula.
Thank you Miss B for the good info. And welcome newbie Naughty Geordie. My ancestors were Jacobite Scott’s who lost rather badly at Culloden.
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P.H. Esq is good enough. Less typing is good.
I will say this about the term “Esquire.” No lawyer worth his salt uses that descriptive. All I have to see is an Esq. on a business card or letterhead, and I know I am dealing with a first class, pompous, self inflated, asshole. I don’t know what it is about that term, but it is viewed upon with scorn and mockery by most in the industry.
Its just a moniker to let people know you passed the bar and university for law. I would use it if I just passed bar for like a year, until I was established. I dont know why it matters, because a quick google search will tell you if the lawyer your dealing with is legit.
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Its just a moniker to let people know you passed the bar and university for law. I would use it if I just passed bar for like a year, until I was established. I dont know why it matters, because a quick google search will tell you if the lawyer your dealing with is legit.
It signifies nothing. Except you’re an asshole. There’s no state law or governing body that restricts the use of the term. Historically, it signified a man's status below a knight but above a gentleman. Over the centuries, this definition became common in legal professions such as sheriffs, justices of the peace, and counselors. But again, it has no “legal” significance.
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Its just a moniker to let people know you passed the bar and university for law. I would use it if I just passed bar for like a year, until I was established. I dont know why it matters, because a quick google search will tell you if the lawyer your dealing with is legit.
It signifies nothing. Except you’re an asshole. There’s no state law or governing body that restricts the use of the term. Historically, it signified a man's status below a knight but above a gentleman. Over the centuries, this definition became common in legal professions such as sheriffs, justices of the peace, and counselors. But again, it has no “legal” significance.
Thank you for the clarification. I will not call you that, because you are not an uptight asshat, clinging to some fluffy title, hoping it would make you look better than your peers.
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I will not call you that, because you are not an uptight asshat, clinging to some fluffy title, hoping it would make you look better than your peers.
As succinct an explanation as I have heard. Thank you.
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A strawberry is not a berry, and the white things on the "berry" are not seeds, or at least not just seeds.
First, what makes a berry? Any fruit than forms from single flower (ovary) and contains more than one seed is classified as a berry. So, technically, cucumbers, pumpkins, and watermelons are berries. While strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries are a bunch of berry imposters.
What are strawberries then? The white things on the side are actually the hard fruit containing a single tiny seed. The actually big red thing we think is the fruit is the swollen receptacle in which the real fruit called the achene, attach to.
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Strawberry will never taste the same to me again.
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:facepalm: :facepalm: ??? ??? 0vomit0 :sign_yeahriight: :sign_yeahriight: :sign_thankyou: :sign_thankyou:
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TIL they never actually finished the sculpture planned for Mt. Rushmore.
(https://cdn.theatlantic.com/media/mt/science/800px-Gutzon_Borglum%27s_model_of_Mt._Rushmore_memorial.jpg)
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P.H. Esq is good enough. Less typing is good.
In the UK Esq. used to be a more formal way of addressing someone. You addressed them as Esq. they didn't style themselves Esq.
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TIL that the name Geordie originated during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745. The Jacobites declared that Newcastle and the surrounding areas favoured the Hanovarian King George and were “for George”. Hence the name Geordie used as a derivation of George.
The people of Newcastle are called Geordies and their accent is also given that name. Many English-speaking people find it very difficult. It is similar in some ways to Scottish English (compare the Geordie examples with the Scottish ones). The story of Geordie differs slightly from the rest of the British accents because whilst other accents were heavily influenced by the Saxons, the Geordie accent was largely shaped by the Angles, who hailed from the coastal German region of Schleswig-Holstein and the Danish Peninsula.
Thank you Miss B for the good info. And welcome newbie Naughty Geordie. My ancestors were Jacobite Scott’s who lost rather badly at Culloden.
50 years ago I lived in the north-east for 5 years and have family members there now. The Geordie's have more than an accent, it is a dialect and many words are also influenced by scandinavian languages, a true Geordie will say things like "gannen yem" where the rest of the country would say "going home" and "hoi" instead of "throw". Those from the mining villages used to speak an even more dense dialect known as Pitmatic, probably dying out now due to the widspread closure of the coal mines.
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A group of otters is sometimes called a 'romp' because of their playful nature. There are other terms used as well.
The collective nouns for otters are bevy, family, lodge, romp (being descriptive of their often playful nature), or, when in water, raft. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otter)
An otter's den is called a holt, or couch. Male otters are called dogs or boars; females are called bitches or sows; and their offspring are called pups or cubs.
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bevy, family, lodge, romp
Study it folks, this may very will be a future CONNECTIONS entry.
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Otter is a frequent crossword answer. I've never seen their collective nouns used in crosswords. Thanks Purple... like Jules said, they may show up.
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M just sent this to me.
"The History of the Middle Finger:
Well, now......here's something I never knew before, and now that I know it, I feel compelled to send it on to my more intelligent friends in the hope that they, too, will feel edified.
Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore they would be incapable of fighting in the future. This famous English longbow was made of the native English Yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as 'plucking the yew' (or 'pluck yew').
Much to the bewilderment of the French, the English won a major upset and they began mocking the French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated French, saying, See, we can still pluck yew! Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the difficult consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually changed to a labiodentalfricative 'F', and thus the words often used in conjunction with the one-finger-salute! It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the arrows used with the longbow that the symbolic gesture is known as 'giving the bird.'
And yew thought yew knew every plucking thing. Didn't yew!"
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Priceless. And some call this a sex board.
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M just sent this to me.
"The History of the Middle Finger:
Well, now......here's something I never knew before, and now that I know it, I feel compelled to send it on to my more intelligent friends in the hope that they, too, will feel edified.
Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore they would be incapable of fighting in the future. This famous English longbow was made of the native English Yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as 'plucking the yew' (or 'pluck yew').
Much to the bewilderment of the French, the English won a major upset and they began mocking the French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated French, saying, See, we can still pluck yew! Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the difficult consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually changed to a labiodentalfricative 'F', and thus the words often used in conjunction with the one-finger-salute! It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the arrows used with the longbow that the symbolic gesture is known as 'giving the bird.'
And yew thought yew knew every plucking thing. Didn't yew!"
I would seriously dispute this explanation. The middle finger does seem to have become a popular gesture in the UK, but it is a recent adoption. Traditionally we have waved the index and middle finger in a V shape as a sign of displeasure, and they are the two fingers used to draw a longbow. Legend does indeed say that the French threatened to cut off the two fingers and after our glorious victory the English archers waved both fingers in the V at the French. It is important that this sign is made with the back of the hand facing outward otherwise it will be mistaken as the V for Victory as displayed by Churchill in a famous photograph at the conclusion of World War II.
I think it follows that pluck yew and giving the bird should be in joke of the day ;D
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I would like to throw out there that the word fuck originally meant to hit or to strike.
Some people used to think that it was an acronym meaning "Fornication Under Consent of the King"
History of swearing on Netflix.
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Also in german Fukt if I am spelling it right and remembering German classes properly, means "to plow or hit"
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Legend does indeed say that the French threatened to cut off the two fingers and after our glorious victory the English archers waved both fingers in the V at the French. It is important that this sign is made with the back of the hand facing outward
I remember seeing this when watching the movie a knights tale, and always thought it a bit odd. Like he wanted to flip him off, but couldnt because of the movies rating.
(https://i.postimg.cc/JnVMVhZr/20231109-183827.gif)
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Whore baths only go so far. :o
At first I thought you spelled it wrong. I've never heard of such a thing. I had to google it.
Google response
Whore Bath: A quick sponge bath by hand, using a wet washcloth or a pre-moistened towelette, to extend the interval between showers or clean up after casual sexual intercourse.
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Yep... quick way to get ready for the next customer.
That's always the "trick towel". Doubt if anyone else here has heard that one. 8)
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Yep... quick way to get ready for the next customer.
That's always the "trick towel". Doubt if anyone else here has heard that one. 8)
Not me :emot_weird:
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I still have a lot of "street" left in me, just under the surface. Sometimes it doesn't take much to trigger me and the filters fall away. :facepalm:
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TIL that quicksand—that is, sand that behaves as a liquid because it is saturated with water—can be a mucky nuisance, but it’s basically impossible to die in the way that is depicted in movies. That’s because quicksand is denser than the human body. People and animals can get stuck in it, but they don’t get sucked down to the bottom—they float on the surface. Our legs are pretty dense, so they may sink, but the torso contains the lungs, and thus is buoyant enough to stay out of trouble.
https://www.britannica.com/story/how-deadly-is-quicksand
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TIL that quicksand—that is, sand that behaves as a liquid because it is saturated with water—can be a mucky nuisance, but it’s basically impossible to die in the way that is depicted in movies. That’s because quicksand is denser than the human body. People and animals can get stuck in it, but they don’t get sucked down to the bottom—they float on the surface. Our legs are pretty dense, so they may sink, but the torso contains the lungs, and thus is buoyant enough to stay out of trouble.
https://www.britannica.com/story/how-deadly-is-quicksand
First thing that comes to mind.....I've always wanted to take a mud bath.
Thanks for the quicksand tidbit of information. One less thing to worry about while out hiking.
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TIL: “An army marches on its stomach,” Napoleon is supposed to have said. But unfortunately for the armies of his time, the food available to the stomachs of those hungry soldiers was neither appetizing nor nutritious--consisting primarily of hard bread and salted meat. Napoleon wanted to better feed his army, so he offered a prize of 12,000 francs to anyone who could invent a better way to store and preserve food.
The chef Nicolas Appert rose to the challenge. After years of trial and error he eventually perfected a method of putting food in jars and then submerging the jars in boiling water to preserve the food and seal the jars. In other words, he invented canning.
Appert won the prize and the fame that came with it. The process he invented is essentially the same process we still use today.
Appert is still celebrated and well-known in France (where "canning" is called "appertization"), but he has faded into obscurity in the rest of the world, despite being responsible for one of humanity's most important inventions.
Today is the birthday of Nicolas Appert. He was born on November 17, 1749.
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TIL: There was a time when almost every rural British family who kept bees followed a strange tradition.
Whenever there was a death in the family, someone had to go out to the hives and “tell the bees” of the terrible loss that had befallen the family.
Failing to do so often resulted in further losses such as the bees leaving the hive, or not producing enough honey or even dying.
Traditionally, the bees were kept abreast of not only deaths but all important family matters including births, marriages, and long absence due to journeys. If the bees were not told, all sorts of calamities were thought to happen. This peculiar custom is known as “telling the bees”.
The practice of telling the bees may have its origins in Celtic mythology that held that bees were the link between our world and the spirit world. So if you had any message that you wished to pass to someone who was dead, all you had to do was tell the bees and they would pass along the message.
The typical way to tell the bees was for the head of the household, or “goodwife of the house” to go out to the hives, knock gently to get the attention of the bees, and then softly murmur in a doleful tune the solemn news.
Little rhymes developed over the centuries specific to a particular region. In Nottinghamshire, the wife of the dead was heard singing quietly in front of the hive,
“The master's dead, but don't you go; Your mistress will be a good mistress to you.”
In Germany, a similar couplet was heard,
“Little bee, our lord is dead; Leave me not in my distress”.
But the relationship between bees and humans goes beyond superstition. It’s a fact, that bees help humans survive. 70 of the top 100 crop species that feed 90% of the human population rely on bees for pollination.
Without them, these plants would cease to exist and with it all animals that eat those plants. This can have a cascading effect that would ripple catastrophically up the food chain.
Losing a beehive is much worse than losing a supply of honey. The consequences are life threatening.
The act of telling the bees emphasizes this deep connection humans share with the insect.
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The fact that the bee population is rapidly declining should be a danger sign to us all. Pesticides and loss of habitat are two big factors. It's time we listened to the bees.
Thanks Toe. That's a WOO. 8)
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The fact that the bee population is rapidly declining should be a danger sign to us all. Pesticides and loss of habitat are two big factors. It's time we listened to the bees.
Thanks Toe. That's a WOO. 8)
This article is illuminating:
https://usafacts.org/articles/what-is-the-loss-of-bees-costing-the-us/
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Aught is a word that can be a pronoun, an adverb, or a noun with different meanings. As a pronoun, it means anything or all. As an adverb, it means at all. As a noun, it means zero or nothing.
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Aught is a word that can be a pronoun, an adverb, or a noun with different meanings. As a pronoun, it means anything or all. As an adverb, it means at all. As a noun, it means zero or nothing.
It's impossible not to upvote this post!
There were some people who referred to the decade between 2000 and 2009 as "the aughts."
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There were some people who referred to the decade between 2000 and 2009 as "the aughts."
I am some people. There is no other term for that decade.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aughts#:~:text=The%20aughts%20(American%20English)%20or,the%20decade%202000%20to%202009.
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Never heard this before. Guess us Wisconsinites are on the "Oh" side of the line.
20-oh-1
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see there, you learned something today.
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Re: Tellling the Bees
This got some prominence (and ridicule as a myth) when Elizabeth II died.
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I am some people. There is no other term for that decade.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aughts#:~:text=The%20aughts%20(American%20English)%20or,the%20decade%202000%20to%202009.
There is in other countries. Quoting from your link:
The noughties became a common name for the decade in the United Kingdom and in New Zealand and Australia.
Merriam-Webster defines 'nought' as a lesser used variation of naught. Spell check is asking if I meant bought, fought, sought, ought or naught.
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Your meticulous attention to detail is unnecessary PH, because as Wiki said, it is called the “aughts” in the United States and the “noughties” in UK. Meaning the same thing. I read the article before I posted the link. I bet they have a Spanish word for it in Spain. That doesn’t make it a different word.
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There were some people who referred to the decade between 2000 and 2009 as "the aughts."
I am not some people. I call it "the nadas" for my Spanish-speaking friends. Or "the nils" for my fútbol-loving friends. ^-^
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I learnt what ENF means.
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No...No...No. You have nothing to be embarrassed about. ;D :emot_kiss:
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No...No...No. You have nothing to be embarrassed about. ;D :emot_kiss:
I don't think I've ever been really embarrassed at being nude.
I have a picture of me in the bath, though, where I sure look shocked at being photographed.
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When Women Peed Into a Dish
With the layers of slips, dresses, and outerwear that comprised their ensemble in the 18th Century, having a traditional pee on a toilet required assistance. The clever problem-solvers of that era came up with another method to relieve themselves. Instead of disrobing, they used a “bourdaloue” which was a small vessel that resembled a gravy boat to do their business.
Made of porcelain or metal, the bourdaloue had a handle at one end and was curved so that they resembled the curvature of the female anatomy. Because water closets had not been introduced yet, women would duck behind a curtain or slip into a dark hallway to relieve themselves. If they were wealthy, they would have a maid on hand to empty the pot after use.
(https://media.wazimo.com/images/4f89a9b62a2efd01d39e0ed05dde626eee2a21b3b94258b1b85b9a5eb39343ea.jpeg)
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Interesting. I never thought of the logistics with all those fancy dresses.
My wife was famous for creating fantastic Halloween costumes. One year I was Batman and she was the Penguin.
For her costume she used some thin foam rubber pasted to pinstripe fabric. Gave her the rounded figure of the Penguin. Was a hit at our annual party.
She also wore it to work for their Halloween celebration. So it was an all day affair. She ended up having to pee in a cup as the costume was too difficult to take off. She still laughs and tells others about her predicament.
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When Women Peed Into a Dish
(https://media.wazimo.com/images/4f89a9b62a2efd01d39e0ed05dde626eee2a21b3b94258b1b85b9a5eb39343ea.jpeg)
Like we don't still do that, lol ........... [although nowadays I prefer something with a handle as my aim is poor ,haha]
Nicky x
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That Cardinal Richelieu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_Richelieu) is credited with inventing the modern table knife.
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That Cardinal Richelieu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_Richelieu) is credited with inventing the modern table knife.
Richelieu is known as the inventor of the table knife. Annoyed by the bad manners that were commonly displayed at the dining table by users of sharp knives (who would often use them to pick their teeth), in 1637 Richelieu ordered that all of the knives on his dining table have their blades dulled and their tips rounded. The design quickly became popular throughout France and later spread to other countries.
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Don't understand how UNCLE fits in the green category.
I was curious myself and googled it.
One blurb I read might trace back to your side of the pond, Obs.... "Another theory was that uncle was the Americanized version of the Irish word anacol, which means protection or safety."
and
"A more plausible explanation, though, dates back to the days of the Roman Empire. When young children of that era were attacked by bullies, they wouldn’t be set free until they uttered "Patrue, mi Patruissimo," or "Uncle, my best Uncle." At that time, the brother of one’s father was accorded almost the same level of status and power as one’s dad, so declaring the bully to be your “Best Uncle” was tantamount to granting him a title of respect."
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"A more plausible explanation, though, dates back to the days of the Roman Empire. When young children of that era were attacked by bullies, they wouldn’t be set free until they uttered "Patrue, mi Patruissimo," or "Uncle, my best Uncle." At that time, the brother of one’s father was accorded almost the same level of status and power as one’s dad, so declaring the bully to be your “Best Uncle” was tantamount to granting him a title of respect."
When I was a kid, a bully would twist your arm or finger until you yelled “Uncle!” to be released. Never knew that dated back to Roman times. But “Uncle!” means “I give up! You win!”
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I always knew that it meant I give up. But for some reason my mind envisioned my favorite uncle. That always made for confusion in my little brain.
Thanks for taking time to unravel this for us Jules.
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The Arcane Texas Fact of the Day:
The man who led the University of Florida medical team that invented Gatorade, Dr. Robert Cade, was a Texan, having been born in San Antonio in 1927. He went to Brackenridge High School, where he ran the mile in 4 minutes, 20 seconds ---- a great time for a high schooler in the 1940s. He served in the Navy during WW II and, after being discharged, enrolled in the University of Texas. Robert completed four years of undergraduate coursework in two calendar years, and graduated with his bachelor's degree in 1950. In 1953, he married Mary Strasburger, a nurse from Dallas, Texas. He got his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas in 1954.
Gatorade was created in 1965, by a team of scientists at the University of Florida College of Medicine led by Dr. Cade. Gatorade has, so far, earned the University of Florida more than $200 million dollars in royalties. Dr. Cade passed away in 2007.
When I think about it, it makes sense. Who knows more about thirst than Texans? Nobody, that's who. 😉
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I learned that I've been wrong about the dates of my dates of Army service. For years I thought I entered Army service October 28, 1965.
One of the first things the Army had us do was fill out a pre-printed postcard. All we had to do was put the date we arrived for training, sign it and address it to our parents.
One of my sisters sent a bunch of old family pictures and my card was with them. It showed I entered the Army on October 18th. I've been ten days off for many years.
Also as I recall, that's the only thing my parents heard from me the whole time I was in Basic Training. :facepalm:
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My family has come over from UK to visit for Xmas ,yey !
What did I learn today ?........................... I learnt that I am considered a " HOT GRANNY"!!! [grandaughters 17 yr old b/friend] wow !
Good for the ego or what !!
Nicky x
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Let us know when you start dreaming about him like MJ does ;D
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Let us know when you start dreaming about him like MJ does ;D
Funny you should say that ,haha . Actually he is super fit !! { note to self ......Act your age Nicky !!!}
Nicky x
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Today I learned.....
All of my relatives are batshit insane. The fact that they are allowed to wander downtown Cola free and unchecked is horrifying. I get a phone call from a cousin, that they are haggling with every small shop and store they go to, and tied up a coffee shop for almost an hour trying to get the "Perfect" cup of coffee. Luckily, none of them can pop up here at work, since I am not downtown.
I also learned that I have no more vacation days to burn for the next two years, minus the mandatory vacation days and holidays.
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TIL that, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December.
Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring. Therefore, according to EVERY historical rendition depicting Santa's reindeer, EVERY single one of them, from Rudolph to Blitzen, had to be a girl.
We should have known... ONLY women would be able to drag a fat man in a red velvet suit all around the world in one night and not get lost.
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:emot_laughing:
Good one Toe and so true. Thanks for sharing such a great observation. May the jolly fat man be kind to you this coming New Year.
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I just finished a great audio book, "The Red Queen". I'm sure there's a print version to.
Following the book, the reader interviewed the author. After a discussion about the book the author started asking the reader questions.
The author complimented the reader on how well he interpreted the various characters as they were written. The author asked how many times he'd read the book before recording it as he seemed to know the characters so well.
TIL...The reader told the author only once. The busy schedule only allowed time for one read before starting to record. I've listened to many audiobooks and the readers at always so proficient and do a great job of depicting the various characters, man or women with just a slight change in inflection. Makes me even more impressed with all the books I've listened to over the years.
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TIL that the term “hooker” originated in NYC. Corlears Hook was a well-known Red Light District in the early 19th century on the lower east side of Manhattan. The port was reportedly often full of criminals, thieves and prostitutes. The term “hooker” referred to women prostituting themselves at Corlears Hook.
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TIL that the term “hooker” originated in NYC. Corlears Hook was a well-known Red Light District in the early 19th century on the lower east side of Manhattan. The port was reportedly often full of criminals, thieves and prostitutes. The term “hooker” referred to women prostituting themselves at Corlears Hook.
Many sources indicate that the word "hooker" derives from the name of Civil War General Joseph "Fighting Joe" Hooker, whose soldiers made liberal use of brothels. That's the story I learned. However, etymologists found uses of the word in the mid-1840s, at least 15 years before the Civil War. Most scholars today cite Corlears Hook, as in Toe's post.
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Interesting. I always thought it was that prostitutes were standing on the corner, waiting to "hook" someone, the way you might attract and "hook" a fish with bait. But I just dreamed that up, I didn't hear it anywhere else lol
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Today I learned the 1% Rule, which states that on any given collaborative or user-driven web site, 1% of the members create content, while 99% of the users only consume content created by others.
There's a parallel 90-9-1 Principle, which states that 90% of the users only consume to content, 9% react to content, and only 1% create content.
This certainly holds true here on KB.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%25_rule
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As of January 9, KB has 32,708 registered members, which means 1% of that number is 327.
Over the course of a year, I could believe 327 different members have posted or replied to a post.
However, across a shorter time frame, a week or even a month, the percentage would most likely be closer to one-tenth of one percent (0.001).
For example, in the past 24 hours, 14 different members have posted. That percentage is 1/25 of one percent or 0.0004280.
Numbers (and statistics) are a dangerous thing to play with. Maybe I shouldn't have calculator privileges... :facepalm:
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As of January 9, KB has 32,708 registered members, which means 1% of that number is 327.
Over the course of a year, I could believe 327 different members have posted or replied to a post.
However, across a shorter time frame, a week or even a month, the percentage would most likely be closer to one-tenth of one percent (0.001).
For example, in the past 24 hours, 14 different members have posted. That percentage is 1/25 of one percent or 0.0004280.
Numbers (and statistics) are a dangerous thing to play with. Maybe I shouldn't have calculator privileges... :facepalm:
I'm not a math person, but among those 32,708 registered members, at least half haven't made a single post to the board. And as many as 3,000 have made fewer than 10 posts. If you sort the list by number of posts, it isn't until page 1,054 that you find the first person with 10 or more posts.
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We have fewer than 20 members who account for 90+% of what is posted.
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Proud to be one of the less than one percent of the one percent. Remember, it's quality more than quantity that counts. :emot_beerchug:
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TIL that if you go away in the winter , the house is very cold when you return !!
Nicky [ with very stiff nipples ] x
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I'm not a math person, but among those 32,708 registered members, at least half haven't made a single post to the board. And as many as 3,000 have made fewer than 10 posts. If you sort the list by number of posts, it isn't until page 1,054 that you find the first person with 10 or more posts.
There are actually 28, 311 registered members who've never posted even once (30 on each of 944 pages, plus eleven on the previous page). That's 86.6% of those who are still registered. It's impossible to calculate how many have joined and then had their account deleted.
Only the first seven pages (out of 1091) have members with 100 or more posts, a total of 209 members. Of the top 60 posters, only 16 have posted in the last six months, so PH is pretty much spot on.
Out of curiosity I checked a page of zero posters who joined in June 2023. I looked at all 30 profiles, and only ONE logged in after the date they registered (and 3 days later was the last time they were active).
Of the 28,311 members who have never posted, I'd be willing to bet that at least 80% of them never logged in after the day they registered.
Sorry if I'm boring you, but numbers fascinate me. Shutting up now. 🙊
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The numbers fascinate me also, and as someone who has been here for almost the entirety of KB’s existence, I think your observations are spot on.
The membership numbers look good on paper, but the vast majority of those accounts have never posted, and log in only once. I sometimes click random members and most “last logged on” the same day the account was created.
And this is because people find the board when drunk and horny, googling for a porn story at 2 in the morning. I bet many members don’t even remember creating their account, much less return.
With the KB Archives gone the way of the dinosaur, with asstr, it will be interesting to see how long we last. That was our primary portal for new readers and membership. Since removing all the juicy bits, after being shut down a year ago, I don’t thing we have the same perv appeal that we used to.
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TIL that more than 18,400 men, women and children have participated in the Federal Witness Protection program, and not one of the 8,500 witnesses or the 9,900 family members has been harmed, according to the U.S Marshals Service.
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TIL that Abraham Lincoln was the first US president that wasn't born in one of the original thirteen colonies.
When he was elected in 1860, there were 33 states in the union, Oregon having been granted statehood the year before. Kansas, West Virginia and Nevada would become states before his death in 1865.
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TIL that Abraham Lincoln was the first US president that wasn't born in one of the original thirteen colonies.
When he was elected in 1860, there were 33 states in the union, Oregon having been granted statehood the year before. Kansas, West Virginia and Nevada would become states before his death in 1865.
Lincoln being born in Kentucky was the answer to the final question in yesterday's Jeopardy question. None of the three contestants got the answer right.
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TIL that Abraham Lincoln was the first US president that wasn't born in one of the original thirteen colonies.
When he was elected in 1860, there were 33 states in the union, Oregon having been granted statehood the year before. Kansas, West Virginia and Nevada would become states before his death in 1865.
Great point!
Lincoln was born in the 15th state, and Kentucky became a state only two years after the original 13 states formally became states (June 1792).
Another fun presidential birthplace fact is that the exact place of Andrew Jackson's birth is unknown, and all that is known is that he was born somewhere in the Waxhaws region. When Jackson was born in 1767, the Waxhaws was the site of a Scotch-Irish immigrant settlement, and Jackson's parents were both immigrants from Ireland. The Waxhaws spans the North-Carolina border, and that border wasn't defined at the time.
Jackson's father died about three months before he was born, and his pregnant mother moved in her sister and brother-in-law, and the exact location of the cabin where they lived is unknown. Jackson always claimed he was born in South Carolina, but a midwife who helped deliver him claimed that the cabin was in North Carolina.
Today, depending on which source you consult, Jackson's birthplace is listed as South Carolina, North Carolina, the Carolinas (the official White House web site), and the Waxhaws region of the Carolinas (Wikipedia).
Back in 1979, two high school football teams -- one on the North Carolina side of the border, and one on the South Carolina side of the border -- played a game, and it was determined that the winner could claim to be the birthplace of Andrew Jackson. The North Carolina team won 36-6, and the North Carolina team was awarded a stone bust of Andrew Jackson.
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TIL that Abraham Lincoln was the first US president that wasn't born in one of the original thirteen colonies.
When he was elected in 1860, there were 33 states in the union, Oregon having been granted statehood the year before. Kansas, West Virginia and Nevada would become states before his death in 1865.
Great point!
Lincoln was born in the 15th state, and Kentucky became a state only two years after the original 13 states formally became states (June 1792).
Another fun presidential birthplace fact is that the exact place of Andrew Jackson's birth is unknown, and all that is known is that he was born somewhere in the Waxhaws region. When Jackson was born in 1767, the Waxhaws was the site of a Scotch-Irish immigrant settlement, and Jackson's parents were both immigrants from Ireland. The Waxhaws spans the North-Carolina border, and that border wasn't defined at the time.
Jackson's father died about three months before he was born, and his pregnant mother moved in her sister and brother-in-law, and the exact location of the cabin where they lived is unknown. Jackson always claimed he was born in South Carolina, but a midwife who helped deliver him claimed that the cabin was in North Carolina.
Today, depending on which source you consult, Jackson's birthplace is listed as South Carolina, North Carolina, the Carolinas (the official White House web site), and the Waxhaws region of the Carolinas (Wikipedia).
Back in 1979, two high school football teams -- one on the North Carolina side of the border, and one on the South Carolina side of the border -- played a game, and it was determined that the winner could claim to be the birthplace of Andrew Jackson. The North Carolina team won 36-6, and the North Carolina team was awarded a stone bust of Andrew Jackson.
KB's resident historian is always on the mark. Jeopardy's host did say that many assume Jackson was born in Tennessee but he was born in South Carolina. Miss B's post tells us that no one really knows.
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TIL that;
This Day In History: Jan 23, 1879 - The U.S. National Archery Association (now USA Archery) was formed in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Happy 145th birthday USA Archery!
Nicky x [not so dumb blonde]
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KB's resident historian is always on the mark.
That she is, but I wonder... does she know the middle names (https://www.rd.com/list/middle-name-of-every-president/) of Rutherford B. Hayes and Warren G. Harding?
Did any of you know that four US presidents you could name were actually known by their middle name? Their first names were Hiram, Stephen, Thomas and John.
Or that two US presidents had different names when they were born than when they became president?
TIL all of the above. 😉
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KB's resident historian is always on the mark.
That she is, but I wonder... does she know the middle names (https://www.rd.com/list/middle-name-of-every-president/) of Rutherford B. Hayes and Warren G. Harding?
Did any of you know that four US presidents you could name were actually known by their middle name? Their first names were Hiram, Stephen, Thomas and John.
Or that two US presidents had different names when they were born than when they became president?
TIL all of the above. 😉
Yes. Without looking them up, Birchard and Gamaliel.
But I'm a nerd in general, and a president nerd in particular.
That's why I know that Hiram=Ulysses, Stephen=Grover, Thomas=Woodrow, and John=Calvin. And you left out the 34th president, whose birth name was David.
To your last question, you're likely referring to Leslie Lynch King, Jr. and William Jefferson Blythe, the 38th and 42nd presidents.
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TIL that “middle names” were essentially nonexistent until the mid-1600s, and remained quite rare for another century or so. they did not become common until well after the American Revolution. During the 19th century, middle names became much more popular across Western European cultures, and the trends in the United States reflected that.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_name
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KB's resident historian is always on the mark.
That she is, but I wonder... does she know the middle names (https://www.rd.com/list/middle-name-of-every-president/) of Rutherford B. Hayes and Warren G. Harding?
Did any of you know that four US presidents you could name were actually known by their middle name? Their first names were Hiram, Stephen, Thomas and John.
Or that two US presidents had different names when they were born than when they became president?
TIL all of the above. 😉
Yes. Without looking them up, Birchard and Gamaliel.
But I'm a nerd in general, and a president nerd in particular.
That's why I know that Hiram=Ulysses, Stephen=Grover, Thomas=Woodrow, and John=Calvin. And you left out the 34th president, whose birth name was David.
To your last question, you're likely referring to Leslie Lynch King, Jr. and William Jefferson Blythe, the 38th and 42nd presidents.
Woo! I'm 100% impressed, but also a little confused about your reference to the 34th president. Encyclopedia Britannica shows his name as Dwight David Eisenhower, but notes that he was also known as David Dwight Eisenhower. When he was president I only knew him to be called Dwight D. Of course I was a lot younger then...
President Eisenhower had only one grandson, named at birth Dwight David Eisenhower II, but better known as David Eisenhower. To my knowledge, the name of the presidential retreat in Maryland was changed from Shangri-La to Camp David in his honor by his proud grandfather.
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TIL hiraeth
noun
(especially in the context of Wales or Welsh culture) deep longing for something, especially one's home.
"I could not begin to put into words the hiraeth that the Welsh feel for the mountains and valleys of their homeland.”
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TIL hiraeth
noun
(especially in the context of Wales or Welsh culture) deep longing for something,
I have a deep hiraething for cherry flavoured yogurt :emot_kiss:
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The hiraeth for having a woman jump at my face, growler-first and with a running start, like a facehugger from Alien
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The hiraeth for having a woman jump at my face, growler-first and with a running start, like a facehugger from Alien
Would the growler be filled with cherry flavoured yogurt I wonder ?
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Nothing against growlers or yogurt, but I think the Welsh term has a more spiritual meaning. It’s about a longing for a place that no longer exists.
A friend of mine lost his father last year. Dad was 102 years old, and they sold the house that my friend grew up inside. Then, some asshole developer bulldozed everything on the lot, including some ancient (160 year old) trees.
He used hiraeth to describe his feelings. Wiki says hiraeth is a Welsh word that has no direct English translation. The University of Wales, Lampeter, likens it to a homesickness tinged with grief and sadness over the lost or departed, especially in the context of Wales and Welsh culture. It is a mixture of longing, yearning, nostalgia, wistfulness or an earnest desire for the Wales of the past.
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Wow PH , 102 ! What an age . I'm pretty sure I won't make anywhere near that number.
I've visited Wales only a couple of times . The visits were too brief but ok , the people very friendly.
They have always clung to their ancient past ,culture ,language etc much the same as the Bretons over here .
I do believe that there has been recent noises to get the name Wales officially changed for the original name Cymru .
Nicky x
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Wow PH , 102 ! What an age . I'm pretty sure I won't make anywhere near that number.
I've visited Wales only a couple of times . The visits were too brief but ok , the people very friendly.
They have always clung to their ancient past ,culture ,language etc much the same as the Bretons over here .
I do believe that there has been recent noises to get the name Wales officially changed for the original name Cymru .
Nicky x
Wales has produced some very good singers, if I remember correctly.
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Wow PH , 102 ! What an age . I'm pretty sure I won't make anywhere near that number.
My friend’s father was a brilliant physicist who ran the Hanford project that made the first plutonium for creation of an atomic bomb in WWII. He was one of a very small group who knew the big picture about what they were building in Alamogordo. He lived a fascinating life.
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Today I learned about “The Hum.”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hum
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In High School, they called me the "Hummer"
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In High School, they called me the "Hummer"
Reminds me that you taught me about rainbows. #wiloKB
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In High School, they called me the "Hummer"
Ah, yes. I remember when you hummed me a few songs.... ;D ;D :emot_kiss:
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I never knew, until yesterday, why castles had curved stairways...
Medieval castle staircases often exhibit a fascinating feature: they curve clockwise. While this might seem like an architectural quirk, it was actually a strategic choice made by castle builders for safety reasons.
Defending Against Attackers:
When an attacker ascended the spiral staircase, they would typically carry their sword in their right hand.
The narrow, curved design of the staircase made it difficult for attackers to swing their swords effectively.
Additionally, the tight space forced the attacking army to go up single file, giving the castle defenders an advantage during a siege.
Advantage for Defenders
By constructing staircases in a clockwise direction, the attacker’s sword hand (usually their right hand) would be along the interior curve of the wall.
This positioning made it harder for them to draw their sword quickly and launch an attack.
In contrast, anyone descending the stairs would have their sword hand on the outside of the wall, providing more room to swing if needed.
Uneven Steps for Defense:
Each individual step of the castle staircase was designed with varying heights—some taller, some shorter.
This allowed those familiar with the castle to move quickly during an attack.
For attackers, poorly lit stairwells with uneven steps posed a hazard, increasing the likelihood of stumbling or losing balance.
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Some very old English houses were built with the bottom few steps of varying heights, supposedly so that intruders would stumble and be heard (or they just had bad carpenters ;D)
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Some very old English houses were built with the bottom few steps of varying heights, supposedly so that intruders would stumble and be heard (or they just had bad carpenters ;D)
I have always given credit to the tradespeople of the past for what they built and how they built it without the use of modern tools. Their work still stands, which is a testament in itself.
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The United States and New Zealand are the only two countries that allow pharmaceutical companies to advertise to the public. Could this be one of the reasons for our high drug prices?
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The United States and New Zealand are the only two countries that allow pharmaceutical companies to advertise to the public. Could this be one of the reasons for our high drug prices?
I know that American physicians hate patients who request pharmaceuticals by name. “My medical degree is smarter than your Google.”
But they usually give them what they ask for, because they don’t want to be asked later why they didn’t give the drug requested, if the patient has a bad outcome.
In the United States, negotiations with drug makers are split among tens of thousands of health plans, resulting in far less bargaining muscle for the buyers.
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In the United States, negotiations with drug makers are split among tens of thousands of health plans, resulting in far less bargaining muscle for the buyers.
When you get time, watch Pain Hustlers (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15257160/). Disturbing how the opiod crisis started and the way these drugs are being pushed on patients. Eye opening.
And WDYLT? That I would jump Emily Blunt in a NY minute.
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I know that American physicians hate patients who request pharmaceuticals by name. “My medical degree is smarter than your Google.”
But they usually give them what they ask for, because they don’t want to be asked later why they didn’t give the drug requested, if the patient has a bad outcome.
In the United States, negotiations with drug makers are split among tens of thousands of health plans, resulting in far less bargaining muscle for the buyers.
The last time I saw my doctor for an annual check-up, I asked him, out of curiosity, that same question: What do you do if a patient asks you to prescribe a medication they learned about via a TV commercial?
He said that in most cases, he patiently explains that their current medication is more appropriate, or that that medication isn't right for their particular.
He also said that, at times, if the patient is insistent and it won't adversely affect their health, he'll go ahead and prescribe it, just to set them at ease.
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He also said that, at times, if the patient is insistent and it won't adversely affect their health, he'll go ahead and prescribe it, just to set them at ease.
Placebo effect.
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I have never requested any by name, but I have asked my doctor both private and VA about certain medications I've seen advertised. They give me their option and that's what I go by.
The one drug my VA doctor said I should consider taking that he couldnt prescribe was marijuana. He asked if I had ever tried it, and when I said, no, he tops me that it might be a good idea to get some if I could. It can help with my MS. I was quite shocked he suggested it. It wasn't "legal" in any states at the time.
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I always question the doctor why he or she is prescribing meds for me. If they start by saying, well, they may, then I mostly tell them no thanks. I will take meds given to me after surgery, though.
Shiela, a few friends of ours use marijuana for their physical issues and say it helps them. They take the gummy bear types, not the joints.
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Today I learned that Taylor Swift started in Country Music. She was going to Nashville as young as 11 years old promoting songs she wrote.
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Today I learned that Taylor Swift started in Country Music. She was going to Nashville as young as 11 years old promoting songs she wrote.
Pretty amazing.
I watched Taylor Swift: Dare to Dream, a documentary, last night. She really is something else. Had her parents drive her to Nashville (from Pennsylvania) when she was 11 years old, to knock on producers’ doors and pass out her demo tapes. Respect.
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Maybe Nickynicky will want to team up for a round or two... ;D ;D :emot_kiss:
La Jenny, the only naturist golf course in the world, officialized by the FF GOLF! Naturist golf in a family park on the Atlantic coast near Bordeaux, nature, beach and golf for beginners and experienced players.
Would be nice if the U.S. had a course like this.
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Most people know that Cupid was the Roman god of erotic love. Today I learned who his parents were.
Cupid was the son of Mercury (messenger god) and Venus (love goddess). Turns out, all those little messages of love are the result of genetics.
On a side note, Venus wasn't above using her son's power to get revenge on her rivals, and she once plotted to have the beautiful mortal Psyche fall in love with a despicable man, but the plan backfired.
Instead, Cupid fell in love with Psyche, and she eventually became his immortal wife.
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Most people know that Cupid was the Roman god of erotic love. Today I learned who his parents were.
Cupid was the son of Mercury (messenger god) and Venus (love goddess). Turns out, all those little messages of love are the result of genetics.
On a side note, Venus wasn't above using her son's power to get revenge on her rivals, and she once plotted to have the beautiful mortal Psyche fall in love with a despicable man, but the plan backfired.
Instead, Cupid fell in love with Psyche, and she eventually became his immortal wife.
Here's an 18th century depiction of Cupid and Psyche called "Psyche Receiving Cupid's First Kiss":
(https://i.postimg.cc/BnXzFzv4/Gerard-Francois-Pascal-Simon-Cupid-Psyche-end.jpg)
The butterfly floating above her head is a symbol of her transformation from innocence to sexual awakening.
As a fruit of their coming together, Psyche conceived and bore a daughter whom they named Voluptas. Voluptas is the goddess of sensual pleasure, and her name is the Latin root word of the English word "voluptuous."
Moderator Note: Cupid and Psyche are both over 18 in this painting.
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Most people know that Cupid was the Roman god of erotic love. Today I learned who his parents were.
Cupid was the son of Mercury (messenger god) and Venus (love goddess). Turns out, all those little messages of love are the result of genetics.
On a side note, Venus wasn't above using her son's power to get revenge on her rivals, and she once plotted to have the beautiful mortal Psyche fall in love with a despicable man, but the plan backfired.
Instead, Cupid fell in love with Psyche, and she eventually became his immortal wife.
Here's an 18th century depiction of Cupid and Psyche called "Psyche Receiving Cupid's First Kiss":
(https://i.postimg.cc/BnXzFzv4/Gerard-Francois-Pascal-Simon-Cupid-Psyche-end.jpg)
The butterfly floating above her head is a symbol of her transformation from innocence to sexual awakening.
As a fruit of their coming together, Psyche conceived and bore a daughter whom they named Voluptas. Voluptas is the goddess of sensual pleasure, and her name is the Latin root word of the English word "voluptuous."
Moderator Note: Cupid and Psyche are both over 18 in this painting.
Eros was the Greek counterpart but the ancient Greeks considered erotic love chaotic, so a lot of people wrongly dubbed him the child of Eris, goddess of chaos and disorder. A lot of Greeks did not pay homage to him because Hera considered him Heretical to her foundation of belief of Marriage. It was actually the first time before the advent of Christianity that a goddess would try to forbid erotic love outside of marriage, as there would be no temple to Eros where a temple of Hera was. It was more of a shaky truce between them, because while Hera would have liked to do away with Eros, she had to admit in some myths that erotic love between wedded couples was infact holding true to her station as a goddess. But sadly, the stuff we do in the bedroom this day and age would have probably upset Eros and Hera. They would most likely ask how does she bend that way? lol
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I found this fascinating, but I am not enough of a linguist to have an opinion concerning its veracity. What do our experts think?
(https://i.imgur.com/JmSagZj.jpg)
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Hilda... you're needed. :D
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I learned that I'm a bigger pervert than I thought. So much so I searched for Kristen's stories online and I joined a forum because I missed it so much. I used to go to that site everyday when I worked in a downtown office.
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welcome aboard. you're in good company
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I learned that I'm a bigger pervert than I thought. So much so I searched for Kristen's stories online and I joined a forum because I missed it so much. I used to go to that site everyday when I worked in a downtown office.
Well, we're happy you found your way here. We're more fun than Kristen's Archive. Join in Mambo!
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I learned today that I have lost my booginity.
I have a very lovely warm feeling between my thighs
Nicky x
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Maybe Nickynicky will want to team up for a round or two... ;D ;D :emot_kiss:
La Jenny, the only naturist golf course in the world, officialized by the FF GOLF! Naturist golf in a family park on the Atlantic coast near Bordeaux, nature, beach and golf for beginners and experienced players.
Would be nice if the U.S. had a course like this.
WOW , you found my summer home !!! no really !
Haha yes I have played "around" [see what I did there] on that golfcourse. But it was deep in the night and we didn't follow the rules very well .
1 person had a 9 iron [if we are talking inches] and he did get a "hole in one" ,the "one" being me.
Maybe this year I will play properly and in the daytime.
I have stayed at the naturist camp "La Jenny" in the past , but it is a bit too organised and "normal"now.
I prefer the wilderness , about 5km further along the beach where all is allowed and men get erections [and show me] as I jog past. +Lovely secluded dunes for private ........................naughtiness .
(https://i.postimg.cc/SNKxcctc/golf1.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/PJ7sWvPM/golf.jpg)
Nicky x [naked nicky , nude nicky, naughty nicky]
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Thank you! I look forward to discovering more!
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Welcome home from your trip Nicky. You were missed. Hope you had a great time. Now, back to business of perving with the rest of us ;D
So...Naked Nicky...ya know without pictures, it didn't happen. :emot_laughing: :emot_kiss:
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I wouldn't be surprised if I got a few "holes-in-one" if I played golf with you, Nicky... 8) 8) :emot_kiss:
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According to Time magazine, the US has 8 public toilets per 100,000 citizens.
The Rose Bowl arena seats about that number of people. Imagine if there were only 8 toilets in the facility.
Apparently, the unprecedented number of homeless people is contributing to a growing problem with sanitation.
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Just like the internet, you can't even believe what is written.
...the open boarders and the surge of illegal immigrants is also a massive problem.
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Today I learned how much things have changed in the last 100 years.
During some genealogy work, I had occasion to view an original marriage license application one of my female relatives filled out in 1921 (Benton County, Indiana).
There were 27 questions for men and 23 questions for women.
The last question in both sections read, and I quote verbatim,
"Is (he/she) an imbecile, feeble-minded, idiotic, insane, or is (he/she) under guardianship as a person of unsound mind?"
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Got a call today, trouble at the Camp.
Relatives decided to stay the weekend during the holidays, and my dad went this past weekend to remove some dead fallen trees out of the slough, and woke up Sunday morning with his arms covered in weird bites. He did some snooping, and found a bed bug infestation in the master bedroom of the trailer. Not a major one, the exterminator said it was localized to that room, mostly due to its the only room other than the kitchen and bathroom, and living room that is mostly inhabited. Fortunately for the living room its a god damned lilac and lavender scented hell, thanks to some of my more annoying family members. The exterminator did not even have to use chemicals, heating the whole trailer to over 190 degrees for eight hours two times since then. Dad said the exterminator will return in a week or two to check it out.
What I learned today:
Bed bugs do not have normal bug sex. The male just crawls on top of the female and rams his sharp tool right into her back, and fills her up. Mother nature, why? i forgot the name of this type of breeding.
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What I learned today:
Bed bugs do not have normal bug sex. The male just crawls on top of the female and rams his sharp tool right into her back, and fills her up. Mother nature, why? i forgot the name of this type of breeding.
Frank Sinatra used to do it like bed bugs ; he sang about it ............................." I did it.......M I T E...way.."
[I'll leave now :facepalm:]
Nicky x
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Learned lots yesterday about Loons, a large diving bird at a talk yesterday. See WMMD post.
In addition to lots of other information another new thing I learned applies to several other species of birds like Eagles, Swans, Geese, Loons and other birds that are said to mate for life.
When these birds are done raising their young they don't migrate together. In the spring when it's times to raise new chicks they head back to the nest or the area they head their nest or nesting area. If the same two birds come back to the same area fine, Otherwise they may settle for a different mate.
TILT
In short, the fidelity is to the nest, not the couple.
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Speaking of loons, I can remember waking to their distinctive sound and we would go down to the shore and, in the fog, barely make out the loons "dancing" in a circle, the eerie sounds they were making echoing off the forests that surrounded the lake. Something I never forgot.
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Their calls.are haunting. The United States is the only place they are called Loons. Other countries have other names usually involving their diving abilities.
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Known in the UK as "great northern diver", unfortunately never seen or heard one myself.
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As it nears St Patrick's Day, I learned that the infamous Che Guevara had Irish blood in him.
Ernesto Raphael Guevara de la Serna, better known to the world as the revolutionary Ché Guevara, was born on June 14, 1928. His father, Ernesto Guevara Lynch, has been quoted as saying, "The first thing to note is that in my son’s veins flowed the blood of the Irish rebels."1.
Ché Guevara’s Irish connection traces back to his great-great-great-great-grandfather, Patrick Lynch, who emigrated from Ireland to what is now Argentina in the 1700s. Patrick Lynch settled in the area near the estuary of the Río De La Plata, which is now Buenos Aires. Five generations separate Ché Guevara from this Irish immigrant ancestor.
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Thanks for that info Rick.
Somewhere I once read that Che was a very inept rebel. As he moved through various Latin American countries trying to start revolutions the CIA kept close watch on him. If the country he was in got close to capturing him the CIA would step in and, without Che's knowledge, interven to keep him safe.
Finally one of the little banana republics caught him and executed him before our country could intervene.
Sorry I can't remember where I read this. It's stayed with me because at the time the Che t-shirts, posters etc.were popular with young people. I'd chuckle when I saw someone wearing a Che shirt and think, If they only knew."
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Thanks for that info Rick.
Somewhere I once read that Che was a very inept rebel. As he moved through various Latin American countries trying to start revolutions the CIA kept close watch on him. If the country he was in got close to capturing him the CIA would step in and, without Che's knowledge, interven to keep him safe.
Finally one of the little banana republics caught him and executed him before our country could intervene.
Sorry I can't remember where I read this. It's stayed with me because at the time the Che t-shirts, posters etc.were popular with young people. I'd chuckle when I saw someone wearing a Che shirt and think, If they only knew."
Several years ago I was in a park in a wealthy neighborhood, and I saw a mom with a little boy whom she had dressed in a Che t-shirt.
My first thought was that Che thought that people like you should be executed.
"If they only knew..."
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Che died at the hands of the Bolivian government in 1967, which, as it so happens, was where Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid met their death in 1908, not going out in a blaze of glory, as depicted in the movie, but by murder/suicide after being surrounded by soldiers of the Bolivian army.
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Yesterday, our neighbor came over to tell us he has seen squirrels, with mouthful of leaves, going inside our chimney cap. The cap is made of heavy duty aluminum. Worried that a nest will block the flue and gases from our water heater may not vent properly, I went up onto the roof and checked out the chimney cap. Under "What did I learn today", I learned that squirrels can chew through heavy duty aluminum. And Toe's joke about how to get rid of squirrels came to mind. ;D ;D
Due to inclement weather, the squirrels will have a short reprieve.
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Have fun Watcher. We had them chew a hole under the eave and work their way above our ceiling. We'd been feeding birds and of course that attracted the tree rats.
Had to call an exterminator. Wife didn't want them killed just moved out. The company that did that charged twice as much as the company that gassed em. Guess what bad Bob chose. To this day wife sill tells people that the squirrels trapped were hauled away and released. :roll:
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Unless squirrels can fly, I, with the help of a couple of grandsons, were able to trim any and all branches away from the chimney at a distance of at least six feet. This necessitated pruning our beautiful magnolia tree. I did check out the chimney cap. It is built in such a way that the squirrels would have to completely stuff the inside before it began to hinder the flow of escaping gases. After removing twigs and leaves, I am pretty satisfied they will just have to make a nest in one of our trees now.
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Our house here was left abandoned for 30 years before we bought it. When we moved in lots of "critters" moved out , however we had [and still have] a persistent scratchy bugger who lives in the loft. I sent Rob up there to "deal" with him . 20 mins later he came back down and said that the lodger is SO cute he can stay forever !!!!
(https://i.postimg.cc/L84w0PLd/d.jpg)
You can see why :emot_kiss:
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Cute... but when you see one there's!!!
I know, I'd have a problem dealing with that furry guy too.
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Nothing cute about them when they dig up flower pots and grass to plant nuts. They are getting so bold that when we go out onto the deck, they would be sitting up, staring at us, chomping away, not moving until we stomp our feet.
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Man has had a difficult relationship with rodents for 1000’s of years. They may be bright eyed and bushy tailed, but squirrels are basically cute rats. You don’t want to live with them.
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I'd read that rodents are what led to cats making friends with humans. Egyptians has big stores of grain that drew swarms of rodents. Small jungle cats poked their heads out of the jungle and saw this great food source.
Soon man and cat came together in a mutual help agreement (unspoken or meowed), but understood. That's how cats came to be worshiped in Egypt.
THEY STILL REMEMBER!!!
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Nothing cute about them when they dig up flower pots and grass to plant nuts. They are getting so bold that when we go out onto the deck, they would be sitting up, staring at us, chomping away, not moving until we stomp our feet.
Agree. We are overrun with the grey bastards and they are one of the reasons for the severe decline in our native more delicate red squirrel
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Squirrel_posing.jpg/1024px-Squirrel_posing.jpg)
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That's how cats came to be worshiped in Egypt.
Now ,I thought pussy worship was worldwide ;D
Nicky [and her cat] x
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A block of lead on Venus would melt like a block of ice on earth.
The surface temperature on the second planet from the sun is around 900°F. Even spacecraft that get sent to Venus aren’t able to withstand the environment for long. The Soviet Union’s Venera 13 craft, for example, landed on Venus in 1982 and lasted about two hours. Before its demise, though, Venera was able to send back the first color pictures of the planet and analyze some of its soil.
More fun facts about the solar system. (https://getpocket.com/explore/item/24-fascinating-facts-about-the-solar-system)
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A block of lead on Venus would melt like a block of ice on earth.
The surface temperature on the second planet from the sun is around 900°F. Even spacecraft that get sent to Venus aren’t able to withstand the environment for long. The Soviet Union’s Venera 13 craft, for example, landed on Venus in 1982 and lasted about two hours. Before its demise, though, Venera was able to send back the first color pictures of the planet and analyze some of its soil.
More fun facts about the solar system. (https://getpocket.com/explore/item/24-fascinating-facts-about-the-solar-system)
The saying, Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, must mean the women are hot, very hot. ;D ;D
Now I know where naughty Nicky comes from.... 8) :emot_kiss:
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A block of lead on Venus would melt like a block of ice on earth.
The surface temperature on the second planet from the sun is around 900°F. Even spacecraft that get sent to Venus aren’t able to withstand the environment for long. The Soviet Union’s Venera 13 craft, for example, landed on Venus in 1982 and lasted about two hours. Before its demise, though, Venera was able to send back the first color pictures of the planet and analyze some of its soil.
More fun facts about the solar system. (https://getpocket.com/explore/item/24-fascinating-facts-about-the-solar-system)
The saying, Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, must mean the women are hot, very hot. ;D ;D
Now I know where naughty Nicky comes from.... 8) :emot_kiss:
Somebody once told me I was " on another planet"................... I'm not so sure it was a compliment .!
Nicky [live long and prosper] x
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The saying, Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, must mean the women are hot, very hot. ;D ;D
You calling us toxic!?!?!?!🤨
😂🤣
It's atmosphere is made up of carbon dioxide and has clouds made of sulphuric acid. It's greenhouse effect gone insane!! Not only it is hot, but very corrosive.
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The saying, Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, must mean the women are hot, very hot. ;D ;D
You calling us toxic!?!?!?!🤨
😂🤣
It's atmosphere is made up of carbon dioxide and has clouds made of sulphuric acid. It's greenhouse effect gone insane!! Not only it is hot, but very corrosive.
There are many words that can describe Naughty Nicky and you, but toxic and corrosive are not in that group. :emot_kiss: :emot_kiss:
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Give me a half hour with thick Ricky, and I swear some of that skin will have worn away
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Give me a half hour with thick Ricky, and I swear some of that skin will have worn away
Note to self. Bring lube. Lots of lube. ;D ;D :emot_kiss:
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Give me a half hour with thick Ricky, and I swear some of that skin will have worn away
Don't worry thick Ricky , I have a warm deep wet place where you can convalesce. :emot_kiss: whilst I go looking in Shiela for your lost skin !
Nicky x
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Give me a half hour with thick Ricky, and I swear some of that skin will have worn away
Don't worry thick Ricky , I have a warm deep wet place where you can convalesce. :emot_kiss: whilst I go looking in Shiela for your lost skin !
Nicky x
To quote Jimmy Page:
Way, way down inside
I'm gonna give you my love
I'm gonna give you every inch of my love
I'm gonna give you my love :emot_kiss: :emot_kiss: :emot_kiss:
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Give me a half hour with thick Ricky, and I swear some of that skin will have worn away
Don't worry thick Ricky , I have a warm deep wet place where you can convalesce. :emot_kiss: whilst I go looking in Shiela for your lost skin !
Nicky x
To quote Jimmy Page:
Way, way down inside
I'm gonna give you my love
I'm gonna give you every inch of my love
I'm gonna give you my love :emot_kiss: :emot_kiss: :emot_kiss:
That's a whole lotta love .
But tell me when we're talking measurements Chicago, is it "25 or 6 to 4"....................... see what I did there ? :emot_kiss:
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Give me a half hour with thick Ricky, and I swear some of that skin will have worn away
Don't worry thick Ricky , I have a warm deep wet place where you can convalesce. :emot_kiss: whilst I go looking in Shiela for your lost skin !
Nicky x
To quote Jimmy Page:
Way, way down inside
I'm gonna give you my love
I'm gonna give you every inch of my love
I'm gonna give you my love :emot_kiss: :emot_kiss: :emot_kiss:
That's a whole lotta love .
But tell me when we're talking measurements Chicago, is it "25 or 6 to 4"....................... see what I did there ? :emot_kiss:
When Peter Cetera, of Chicago, was writing that song, it was in the early morning hours. He happened to look at the clock to see what time it was and, with blurry eyes, couldn't see if it was 25 minutes to 4 am or 26 minutes to 4.
But back on topic. How do you wish to measure me? ;D :emot_kiss:
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Give me a half hour with thick Ricky, and I swear some of that skin will have worn away
Don't worry thick Ricky , I have a warm deep wet place where you can convalesce. :emot_kiss: whilst I go looking in Shiela for your lost skin !
Nicky x
To quote Jimmy Page:
Way, way down inside
I'm gonna give you my love
I'm gonna give you every inch of my love
I'm gonna give you my love :emot_kiss: :emot_kiss: :emot_kiss:
That's a whole lotta love .
But tell me when we're talking measurements Chicago, is it "25 or 6 to 4"....................... see what I did there ? :emot_kiss:
When Peter Cetera, of Chicago, was writing that song, it was in the early morning hours. He happened to look at the clock to see what time it was and, with blurry eyes, couldn't see if it was 25 minutes to 4 am or 26 minutes to 4.
But back on topic. How do you wish to measure me? ;D :emot_kiss:
Like all women I come equipped with a "depth gauge". Because I now live in France I have had mine converted to the metric system , centimetres and millimetres but don't worry I can still think in feet and inches . :emot_kiss:
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Rand McNally published its first road atlas 100 years ago, on April 15, 1924. It was called—in a touching testament to the marketing of yore—the “Rand McNally Auto Chum.” A few of the things it didn’t do:
•Did not identify roads by number; instead roads were listed by their names, such as Roosevelt Highway. In fact, the atlas depicted zero miles of interstate, as those roads did not yet exist.
•Did not include an index for cities, or other places. If a driver didn’t know where a town was located, he or she would have to page through the atlas to find it.
•Did not appear in full color. The 1924 atlas was printed in only two colors, dark blue and red. The first full-color edition was printed in 1960.
One can only imagine the faces of so many vexed motorists as they tossed their unindexed, two-tone Chums out the windows of their stranded Model Ts.
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In the 50s and 60s Highway 30 went through our town you'd here it refered to both as Highway 30 or Lincoln Highway. If I'm remembering right it was the first coast to coast highway.
Ok, checked with Wikipedia. Yes, first transcontinental highway designed for autos. Ran from Tims Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco.
Barb if you look west down the road you'll see my hometown at about the halfway point. 8)
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In the 50s and 60s Highway 30 went through our town you'd here it referred to both as Highway 30 or Lincoln Highway. If I'm remembering right it was the first coast to coast highway.
Ok, checked with Wikipedia. Yes, first transcontinental highway designed for autos. Ran from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco.
Barb if you look west down the road you'll see my hometown at about the halfway point. 8)
You were born in Nebraska, west of Omaha? Yes, I'm a geography nerd.
I've long wanted to take a month or two and drive its entire length, from Times Square to San Francisco. Maybe rent a small RV and take off across the country. Perhaps I could meet Dan and MJ in Fort Wayne Indiana (which is also home to the RV Hall of Fame), and head west from there.
I love the official Lincoln Highway, and its interactive map:
https://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/
https://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/map/
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Wow. Has no idea a New Yorker would be a fan. Guess I was raised a bit east of Omaha in central Iowa. Little town called Nevada. Born in Las Vegas actually. Dad was in the Army Air Corps out there. He'd been discharged but my mother was still covered for her medical bills until after my birth as I was conceived while Dad was in the service.
In my baby book is the bill they had to pay for me. $15.00. Yeah I was cheap. Now I'm cheap and easy..
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Perhaps I could meet Dan and MJ in Fort Wayne Indiana (which is also home to the RV Hall of Fame), and head west from there.
OMGOD!
"Dan, load up the RV"
singing in Beverly Hillbillies them. "The KB folk say Californy by 30 is the place we oughta be. And we stopped in Chi-Town and picked up Miss Barbie"
But in all honesty, that would be the greatest road trip of all-time. We would have a riot. Speaking of camping, I could really go for a good campfire right now while enjoying a pour.
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Wow. Has no idea a New Yorker would be a fan. Guess I was raised a bit east of Omaha in central Iowa. Little town called Nevada. Born in Las Vegas actually. Dad was in the Army Air Corps out there. He'd been discharged but my mother was still covered for her medical bills until after my birth as I was conceived while Dad was in the service.
In my baby book is the bill they had to pay for me. $15.00. Yeah I was cheap. Now I'm cheap and easy.
I was born and raised in the Chicago area, and I didn't move to NYC until I was in my late 20s. Though I've now lived in NYC for 16 years, I'm still a Midwestern girl at heart.
I'm also a geography nerd, and I'm aware that Chicago isn't the halfway point across the country, it's less than the 1/3 of the way point. At one point when I was a girl my family took a trip to Indiana, and I recall seeing signs on U.S. 30 for the Lincoln Highway. I wonder if they're still there?
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The mascots for the 2024 Olympics in Paris is called The Phryges.
It's a style of cap (or hat). The mascot is a hat. I find that strange.
The sand volleyball court is right near the Eiffel Tower. A beautiful backdrop.
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A cap mascot. Knowing it's the French kinda explains some of that but still.........
I saw the lighting of the Olympic tourch with all the pageantry and solmnness involved. I got all choked up thinking of the rich traditions dating back to the first Olympics.
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At one point when I was a girl my family took a trip to Indiana, and I recall seeing signs on U.S. 30 for the Lincoln Highway. I wonder if they're still there?
(https://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/news_old/articles/markers/markers_forweb-8.gif)
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OMG. We had a post like that in my hometown. Never gave it much thought, it was just there by the side of the street.
We knew it was either the Lincoln Highway or Highway 30. In our town the city street name was Lincoln Way.
Wonder what fine upstanding citizen has that one >:(
Highway 30 for years has bypassed the town but it's not forgotten. Every summer they have Lincoln Highway Days. It's a small town kinda celebration. I've never been but my sister writes about it from time to time.
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I grew up in a small town on the Bankhead Highway, a United States cross-country automobile highway connecting Washington, D.C., and San Diego. The Bankhead Highway's beginnings can be traced back to 1916 when the Bankhead Highway Association was organized to promote the highway's development. It was part of the National Auto Trail system. The road was named for Alabama politician John H. Bankhead, a leader in the early national road-building movement.
The road is still called Bankhead Highway in my town, and is a two lane blacktop, as it was 100 years ago. Interstate 20 passes to the north.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Bankhead_Highway_in_Aledo_%2826715841136%29.jpg/800px-Bankhead_Highway_in_Aledo_%2826715841136%29.jpg)
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Wow. Has no idea a New Yorker would be a fan. Guess I was raised a bit east of Omaha in central Iowa. Little town called Nevada. Born in Las Vegas actually. Dad was in the Army Air Corps out there. He'd been discharged but my mother was still covered for her medical bills until after my birth as I was conceived while Dad was in the service.
In my baby book is the bill they had to pay for me. $15.00. Yeah I was cheap. Now I'm cheap and easy.
I was born and raised in the Chicago area, and I didn't move to NYC until I was in my late 20s. Though I've now lived in NYC for 16 years, I'm still a Midwestern girl at heart.
I'm also a geography nerd, and I'm aware that Chicago isn't the halfway point across the country, it's less than the 1/3 of the way point. At one point when I was a girl my family took a trip to Indiana, and I recall seeing signs on U.S. 30 for the Lincoln Highway. I wonder if they're still there?
(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OLC.D2MSgjjwU4POew480x360?&rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
1250 Joliet St, Dyer, Ind
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TIL:
So everyone can go crazy. There are Rubik's Cubes in braille.
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One of the main tunnels into Mobile Alabama is called Bankhead. Never understood why a tunnel was needed, until I realized that mobile sits on the only dry patch of land surrounded by a tributary so they had to build bridges and tunnels to get into the city, lol.
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One of the main tunnels into Mobile Alabama is called Bankhead. Never understood why a tunnel was needed, until I realized that mobile sits on the only dry patch of land surrounded by a tributary so they had to build bridges and tunnels to get into the city, lol.
Can't remember if it was around the Mobile area that I toured the USS Alabama and a submarine that was nearby. Also visited Hank Aaron's boyhood home in Mobile, that was full of his baseball memorabilia.
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One of the main tunnels into Mobile Alabama is called Bankhead. Never understood why a tunnel was needed, until I realized that mobile sits on the only dry patch of land surrounded by a tributary so they had to build bridges and tunnels to get into the city, lol.
Can't remember if it was around the Mobile area that I toured the USS Alabama and a submarine that was nearby. Also visited Hank Aaron's boyhood home in Mobile, that was full of his baseball memorabilia.
Yeah, the USS Alabama sits outside of Mobile. Hank Aaron's home is almost a shrine to what baseball truly was.
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One of the main tunnels into Mobile Alabama is called Bankhead. Never understood why a tunnel was needed, until I realized that mobile sits on the only dry patch of land surrounded by a tributary so they had to build bridges and tunnels to get into the city, lol.
Can't remember if it was around the Mobile area that I toured the USS Alabama and a submarine that was nearby. Also visited Hank Aaron's boyhood home in Mobile, that was full of his baseball memorabilia.
Yeah, the USS Alabama sits outside of Mobile. Hank Aaron's home is almost a shrine to what baseball truly was.
If my memory serves me right, and that is a big "if" lately, we took a small car ferry across Mobile Bay to reach Mobile as we were travelling the back roads of Alabama and ended up on one side of the bay. Also can remember a plaque on the ferry stating that President Obama took the ferry the year before.
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In the summer of 1947, a woman walked into a drug store in Memphis, Tennessee, to drop off film to be developed when she realized she had one exposure left.
She noticed a young boy outside the drugstore and asked him to pose with his bicycle so she could finish the roll and turn it in.
Only years later did she realise that it was a 12 year old Elvis Presley.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLsFubBW8AAVC51.jpg (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLsFubBW8AAVC51.jpg)
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Tire toxicity.
For decades, concerns about automobile pollution have focused on what comes out of the tailpipe. Now, researchers and regulators say, we need to pay more attention to toxic emissions from tires as vehicles roll down the road.
At the top of the list of worries is a chemical called 6PPD, which is added to rubber tires to help them last longer. When tires wear on pavement, 6PPD is released. It reacts with ozone to become a different chemical, 6PPD-q, which can be extremely toxic — so much so that it has been linked to repeated fish kills in Washington state.
The trouble with tires doesn’t stop there. Tires are made primarily of natural rubber and synthetic rubber, but they contain hundreds of other ingredients, often including steel and heavy metals such as copper, lead, cadmium, and zinc.
As car tires wear, the rubber disappears in particles, both bits that can be seen with the naked eye and microparticles. Testing by a British company, Emissions Analytics, found that a car’s tires emit 1 trillion ultrafine particles per kilometer driven — from 5 to 9 pounds of rubber per internal combustion car per year.
And what’s in those particles is a mystery, because tire ingredients are proprietary.
“You’ve got a chemical cocktail in these tires that no one really understands and is kept highly confidential by the tire manufacturers,” said Nick Molden, CEO of Emissions Analytics. “We struggle to think of another consumer product that is so prevalent in the world and used by virtually everyone, where there is so little known of what is in them.”
Regulators have only begun to address the toxic tire problem, though there has been some action on 6PPD.
The chemical was identified by a team of researchers, led by scientists at Washington State University and the University of Washington, who were trying to determine why coho salmon returning to Seattle-area creeks to spawn were dying in large numbers.
Working for the Washington Stormwater Center, the scientists tested some 2,000 substances to determine which one was causing the die-offs, and in 2020 they announced they’d found the culprit: 6PPD.
The Yurok Tribe in Northern California, along with two other West Coast Native American tribes, have petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to prohibit the chemical. The EPA said it is considering new rules governing the chemical. “We could not sit idle while 6PPD kills the fish that sustain us,” said Joseph L. James, chairman of the Yurok Tribe, in a statement. “This lethal toxin has no place in any salmon-bearing watershed.”
California has begun taking steps to regulate the chemical, last year classifying tires containing it as a “priority product,” which requires manufacturers to search for and test substitutes.
“6PPD plays a crucial role in the safety of tires on California’s roads and, currently, there are no widely available safer alternatives,” said Karl Palmer, a deputy director at the state’s Department of Toxic Substances Control. “For this reason, our framework is ideally suited for identifying alternatives to 6PPD that ensure the continued safety of tires on California’s roads while protecting California’s fish populations and the communities that rely on them.”
The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association says it has mobilized a consortium of 16 tire manufacturers to carry out an analysis of alternatives. Anne Forristall Luke, USTMA president and CEO, said it “will yield the most effective and exhaustive review possible of whether a safer alternative to 6PPD in tires currently exists.”
Molden, however, said there is a catch. “If they don’t investigate, they aren’t allowed to sell in the state of California,” he said. “If they investigate and don’t find an alternative, they can go on selling. They don’t have to find a substitute. And today there is no alternative to 6PPD.”
California is also studying a request by the California Stormwater Quality Association to classify tires containing zinc, a heavy metal, as a priority product, requiring manufacturers to search for an alternative. Zinc is used in the vulcanization process to increase the strength of the rubber.
When it comes to tire particles, though, there hasn’t been any action, even as the problem worsens with the proliferation of electric cars. Because of their quicker acceleration and greater torque, electric vehicles wear out tires faster and emit an estimated 20% more tire particles than the average gas-powered car.
A recent study in Southern California found tire and brake emissions in Anaheim accounted for 30% of PM2.5, a small-particulate air pollutant, while exhaust emissions accounted for 19%. Tests by Emissions Analytics have found that tires produce up to 2,000 times as much particle pollution by mass as tailpipes.
These particles end up in water and air and are often ingested. Ultrafine particles, even smaller than PM2.5, are also emitted by tires and can be inhaled and travel directly to the brain. New research suggests tire microparticles should be classified as a pollutant of “high concern.”
In a report issued last year, researchers at Imperial College London said the particles could affect the heart, lungs, and reproductive organs and cause cancer.
People who live or work along roadways, often low-income, are exposed to more of the toxic substances.
Tires are also a major source of microplastics. More than three-quarters of microplastics entering the ocean come from the synthetic rubber in tires, according to a report from the Pew Charitable Trusts and the British company Systemiq.
And there are still a great many unknowns in tire emissions, which can be especially complex to analyze because heat and pressure can transform tire ingredients into other compounds.
One outstanding research question is whether 6PPD-q affects people, and what health problems, if any, it could cause. A recent study published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters found high levels of the chemical in urine samples from a region of South China, with levels highest in pregnant women.
The discovery of 6PPD-q, Molden said, has sparked fresh interest in the health and environmental impacts of tires, and he expects an abundance of new research in the coming years. “The jigsaw pieces are coming together,” he said. “But it’s a thousand-piece jigsaw, not a 200-piece jigsaw.”
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Great post, Rick, thanks for posting this article.
It's even worse than that. Many artificial turf fields across the country, especially in public parks and recreation areas, are made from "crushed rubber pebbles" or "crumb rubber." These "pebbles" are made from finely ground up car and truck tires. In other words, kids across the nation are playing sports, or just playing in general, on the materials and compounds outlined in your article. They're essentially playing on cancer.
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A recent study showed evidence that microplastic exposure decreased survival and DNA integrity of sperm, ultimately leading to issues with fertility and egg fertilization. In addition, mitochondrial dysfunction and DNA fragmentation were observed after merely 30 minutes of exposure to micro- and nanoplastics.
We are causing our own extinction.
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Thanks Barb. As if Rick's post wasn't scary enough. I remember reading years ago that Minneapolis was removing the shredded tires from the city parks. I think kids were getting hurt on the surface or something.
Glad it's gone. Now is e just have to learn to hold our breath when we drive.
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Whenever you're having a medical scan that involves having radioactive ☢️ material injected into you... don't ask if you'll glow in the dark. They've heard that thousands of times. :facepalm:
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Whenever you're having a medical scan that involves having radioactive ☢️ material injected into you... don't ask if you'll glow in the dark. They've heard that thousands of times. :facepalm:
But you do get a warm, fuzzy feeling during the injection. ;D ;D
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Another issue involving tire toxicity is that tires on electric vehicles wear out faster than on combustion engine vehicles because there is no lag time when stepping on the accelerator. The tires tend to spin faster at the start, throwing more particles of rubber into the air.
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It is because they have heard it so many times that we are obliged to say it:)
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Also we all glow in the dark mostly in infrared
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Also we all glow in the dark mostly in infrared
And here I thought it was because I was such hot stuff. ;D