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The discussion revolves around the splitting of larger threads to alleviate server load, specifically continuing the Random Thoughts thread. Participants express their thoughts on various topics, including the emotional impact of the game Bioshock: Infinite, which one user describes as "haunting." They discuss the game's cover art, noting the absence of the female co-lead, Elizabeth, from the front cover, and reference an interview with Ken Levine that suggests this was a marketing compromise. The conversation shifts to personal anecdotes, including family dynamics and humorous observations about everyday life, such as experiences at McDonald's and the challenges of parenting toddlers. The thread features a blend of light-hearted banter, reflections on gaming, and casual storytelling, highlighting the community's camaraderie.
  • #301
Evo said:
Ahahaha, watching "weird or what". The "star child" skull, the dufus said "I gave it to the UFO experts and amazingly they came to the conclusion that it was the skull of an alien, a "grey" to be specific".

Nah, really, people that believe in aliens claimed it to be alien? What are the chances?

You could give them a Dorito and they'd give you a narrative about it's extraterrestrial origin.

"Terrestrial Doritos have a distinctive distribution of flavor powder over the surface. You'll notice one side always has more than the other and one of the tips of the triangle is always the peak density. Here's an example of seven terrestrial Doritos. Now, this one... this one... you said it was found where? At a crop circle? Yes, that makes sense. The distribution of Dorito dust is all wrong. I can only conclude that this wasn't made in any known Doritos plant on Earth. It just doesn't make sense."
 
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  • #302
365 dtg

hmmmm...

my laptop recommended the following spellings: dig dog dug

hmmm...

I dig it dog?

Dog, I dug it?

Computers are funny. :smile:
 
  • #303
There was a terrific high speed chase tonight outside the cafe where I was drawing. Someone went by going about 90, followed shortly thereafter by a cop car with lights and siren. Within a minute, five more cops cars had joined the hunt. On a surface street. Soon there was also a helicopter.

I was very curious about what the "perp" may have originally done to be trying to elude the police, but I don't have one of those police scanner thingies.
 
  • #304
Nostradamus knew I was going to post this.
 
  • #305
My French friend Jacques told me he's annoyed, because everytime he overhears words like 'Shock', or 'Shocked' , he thinks someone is calling his name. I'm at a loss for advice; what can I say: "avoid conversations/places where any of those words is likely to come up" ? Does not seem very useful.
 
  • #306
I can only guess it was meant to be serious:

Learning a second language probably won't be too useful, unless you get a job where it is useful then it will be extremely useful.

(Career guidance)
 
  • #307
Borek said:
I can only guess it was meant to be serious:



(Career guidance)

That statement is absolutely true, unless it isn't.
 
  • #308
Bacle2 said:
Nostradamus knew I was going to post this.

I did?*

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I decided I was Nostradamus in a previous lifetime, when I discovered that I had predicted the outcome of the 2nd Iraq war, 3 days after it started. Of course, I didn't realize this until after everything came to fruition. But like me, in my previous life, things were a bit fuzzy. I'd never heard of this "Barack Obama", so I made Colin Powell the first African-American president.

*hmmmm... Is this an example of hyper-senility?
 
  • #309
lisab said:
That statement is absolutely true, unless it isn't.

Your statement is always true.
 
  • #310
Why isn't John Bonham's birthday a worldwide holiday? He was the greatest drummer to ever walk the Earth. Cruel world T_T!
 
  • #311
WannabeNewton said:
Why isn't John Bonham's birthday a worldwide holiday? He was the greatest drummer to ever walk the Earth. Cruel world T_T!

Yes, John Bonham held Led Zeppelin together. Although much of my guitar playing inspiration comes for Jimmy Page, perhaps none of that would have happened without John Bonham.

--

On a different note, there seems to be a whole bunch of house flies in my house for the last few days. I don't think there's anybody dead in here. I don't think. I've taken out the trash more than usual, just because of the situation. Where are these flies coming from?!
 
  • #312
collinsmark said:
...

On a different note, there seems to be a whole bunch of house flies in my house for the last few days. I don't think there's anybody dead in here. I don't think. I've taken out the trash more than usual, just because of the situation. Where are these flies coming from?!

That's interesting. My brother was complaining about a recent increase in fly population. I hadn't really noticed, so I thought he was just being old and grumpy. But today I noticed an extraordinary number of flies around my house. My brother lives 40 miles away, so I couldn't blame the flies on him.

Ps. I keep my doors and windows closed, unless they are screened, as I'm sure the flies would love my disgusting filthiness.

pps. I have cats. They are outdoor cats. They poop under my back porch. It smells a little bad, and is probably the origin of my flies, but it keeps my sisters away. :smile:
 
  • #313
Meanwhile, in India:

Goats detained in India for damaging car

pf.indian.criminal.goats.2013.06.02.0417.jpg

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Three goats were caught and detained by police in the southern Indian city of Chennai after they allegedly vandalised a new police patrol vehicle, the Times of India has reported.

The trio were held as "scapegoats" for the crime which reportedly involved a dozen of their tribe trampling over the car - the latest example of anti-social behaviour in the Kilpauk district of the city.
 
  • #315
Yessss!

http://urc.marssociety.org/home/urc-news/polishteamsdominateurc2013
 
  • #316
OmCheeto said:
Meanwhile, in India:
Too cute!

Borek said:
Yessss!

http://urc.marssociety.org/home/urc-news/polishteamsdominateurc2013
Poland a far ahead winner of first and second place!
 
  • #318
Borek said:
Yessss!

http://urc.marssociety.org/home/urc-news/polishteamsdominateurc2013

Hey cool! And my alma mater came in third. :approve:
 
  • #319
Finally finished wavering between wanting to lose an organ and not. Cannot wait to get my gallbladder out Friday.
 
  • #320
I think that I need to get a dog whistle for Mr. Barky who moved in two months ago. Every time he gets put outside, he yaps non-stop like he's got an extreme case of separation anxiety. Thankfully it doesn't usually last more than 10 minutes.
 
  • #321
dkotschessaa said:
Finally finished wavering between wanting to lose an organ and not. Cannot wait to get my gallbladder out Friday.
I hope it helps. I have almost had my gallbladder removed twice. Almost meaning I was in the hospital with surgery scheduled the next morning. I had been in the hospital a couple of days, having been admitted through the ER, they were waiting for me to stabilize (they thought I might die during the operation, my vital signs were that bad), when suddenly the night before surgery I went from clinging to life to being completely normal, in a matter of hours. The doctors were completely confused. I told them it wasn't the first time. They just couldn't get over it. They canceled the surgery and kept me another day for observation. Other than a bad attack during my second pregnancy, haven't had another severe attack in 24 years. But I avoid greasy food like my life depends on it.
 
  • #322
Evo said:
I hope it helps. I have almost had my gallbladder removed twice. Almost meaning I was in the hospital with surgery scheduled the next morning. I had been in the hospital a couple of days, having been admitted through the ER, they were waiting for me to stabilize (they thought I might die during the operation, my vital signs were that bad), when suddenly the night before surgery I went from clinging to life to being completely normal, in a matter of hours. The doctors were completely confused. I told them it wasn't the first time. They just couldn't get over it. They canceled the surgery and kept me another day for observation. Other than a bad attack during my second pregnancy, haven't had another severe attack in 24 years. But I avoid greasy food like my life depends on it.

It was Jesus.
 
  • #323
AnTiFreeze3 said:
It was Jesus.
:-p
 
  • #324
WannabeNewton said:
Why isn't John Bonham's birthday a worldwide holiday? He was the greatest drummer to ever walk the Earth. Cruel world T_T!

RIP Bonzo
 
  • #325
I'm watching "The F Word" with Gordon Ramsay, it's excellent. But there are only 27 episodes and I only have 7 left to go. :cry: I've learned a lot of great tips and I don't want it to end.
 
  • #326
Evo said:
I'm watching "The F Word" with Gordon Ramsay, it's excellent. But there are only 27 episodes and I only have 7 left to go. :cry: I've learned a lot of great tips and I don't want it to end.
Never heard of it. Good tips from a show called "The F Word"?
 
  • #327
zoobyshoe said:
Never heard of it. Good tips from a show called "The F Word"?

You had better ******' believe it.
 
  • #328
antifreeze3 said:
you had better ******' believe it.

Shut Your Asterisking Mouth or I'll wash it out with soap!
 
  • #329
Evo said:
I'm watching "The F Word" with Gordon Ramsay, it's excellent. But there are only 27 episodes and I only have 7 left to go. :cry: I've learned a lot of great tips and I don't want it to end.

Isn't he the Hells Kitchen guy?
 
  • #330
Evo said:
I hope it helps. I have almost had my gallbladder removed twice. Almost meaning I was in the hospital with surgery scheduled the next morning. I had been in the hospital a couple of days, having been admitted through the ER, they were waiting for me to stabilize (they thought I might die during the operation, my vital signs were that bad), when suddenly the night before surgery I went from clinging to life to being completely normal, in a matter of hours. The doctors were completely confused. I told them it wasn't the first time. They just couldn't get over it. They canceled the surgery and kept me another day for observation. Other than a bad attack during my second pregnancy, haven't had another severe attack in 24 years. But I avoid greasy food like my life depends on it.

Wow. I'd love for something like that to happen, but I've had this for about 5 years now. I thought I might just live with it, since it's not painful per se. I call it "my alien" because it's just kind of like a thing sticking out of my abdomen like it wants to escape. But it's annoying and I think it's caused other issues that i hope go away later.
 
  • #331
dkotschessaa said:
Wow. I'd love for something like that to happen, but I've had this for about 5 years now. I thought I might just live with it, since it's not painful per se. I call it "my alien" because it's just kind of like a thing sticking out of my abdomen like it wants to escape. But it's annoying and I think it's caused other issues that i hope go away later.

My mom had hers out a few years ago -- it was done laparoscopically which made recovery much easier. I hope yours is done that way!
 
  • #332
Borg said:
I think that I need to get a dog whistle for Mr. Barky who moved in two months ago. Every time he gets put outside, he yaps non-stop like he's got an extreme case of separation anxiety. Thankfully it doesn't usually last more than 10 minutes.

Mr Barky, lol...
 
  • #333
lisab said:
My mom had hers out a few years ago -- it was done laparoscopically which made recovery much easier. I hope yours is done that way!

That's the plan. I was even going to try for http://healthpointmedicalgroup.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/site.content/mode/dtl/type/59846/post/65531.cfm but it was 6 weeks just to get a consult. Rather have it done sooner.
 
  • #334
DiracPool said:
RIP Bonzo
Bonham was the best! Jimmy Page was quite a slacker on time-signatures, and without a solid rhythm section, he would have been lost, IMO. JPJ was quite a steal, too. Mandolin is quite an effective rhythm instrument, though it was never before (to my knowledge) used that way in hard rock before.
 
  • #335
:smile:
Title: What to do when everything else fails.

10. Subtract infinity
9. Add heavy fermions
8. Set all fermion masses to zero
7. Invent another symmetry
6. Throw it on the lattice
5. Blame it to the Planck scale
4. Recall the success of the Standard Model
3. Invoke the Anthropic Principle
2. Wave hands a lot, speak with a strong accent
1. Manipulate the data

(from Extrema ratio: manipulate the data)
 
  • #336
DiracPool said:
Isn't he the Hells Kitchen guy?
Yes, In this show he trained his Kids to raise animals for slaughter. :cry: All in all, it was a very funny show.
 
  • #337
Evo said:
Yes, In this show he trained his Kids to raise animals for slaughter. :cry: All in all, it was a very funny show.
When I was a kid we raise one pig and one sheep for eating. I didn't mind eating the pig so much, but the sheep was traumatic.
 
  • #338
I just had to change the batteries in my mouse.
 
  • #339
I love the rainy season in Florida. Bring it!
 
  • #340
I just had to change a hose in my truck because it sprung a leak and AnTiFreeze was coming out all over the place! Under the hood looked like a Vulcan ER.
 
  • #341
zoobyshoe said:
I just had to change a hose in my truck because it sprung a leak and AnTiFreeze was coming out all over the place! Under the hood looked like a Vulcan ER.

Well, I wasn't planning on coming out until I was comfortable with the decision, but I guess the secret's out.
 
  • #342
AnTiFreeze3 said:
Well, I wasn't planning on coming out until I was comfortable with the decision, but I guess the secret's out.
Well, I hope the next PF'er who comes out does not do it under the hood of my truck.

My truck rolled off the assembly line in 1989 and I believe the hose I replaced was an original part. That's pretty good. The replacement hose was only $11.98 and it should last till the year 2037. I'm not especially confident I, myself, will last till the year 2037. I might be outlived by a cheap piece of rubber.

In the meantime, I have three jugs of used AnTiFreeze I don't know what to do with.
 
  • #343
zoobyshoe said:
... In the meantime, I have three jugs of used AnTiFreeze I don't know what to do with.

Jugs of AnTiFreeze x 3 belong in the trash.
 
  • #344
AnTiFreeze3 said:
Jugs of AnTiFreeze x 3 belong in the trash.

Many of the liquids and chemicals that go into your car are very hazardous for the environment, and you have to be extremely careful when it comes time to dispose of them. Antifreeze is one such substance. The engine coolant that can serve different purposes in your vehicle. It keeps the system from freezing in the winter months, and it can keep if from boiling in the summer, so that your car doesn’t overheat. The antifreeze also contains chemicals that reduce corrosion and scale formation in your radiator and engine.
http://recyclesandiego.org/recycling-item/antifreeze/

You, sir, will have to be taken to a hazardous disposal center when you die.
 
  • #345
Of all the dead, bisexual, Zoroastrian rock stars, Freddie Mercury is my favorite.
 
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  • #346
lisab said:
Of all the dead, bisexual, Zoroastrian rock stars, Freddie Mercury is my favorite.

He will, he will rock you!
 
  • #347
lisab said:
Of all the dead, bisexual, Zoroastrian rock stars, Freddie Mercury is my favorite.

Odd. I think I owned every Queen album ever produced, but I seldom listen to them now.

hmm...
 
  • #348
Ahem...

I'm not really into astrology, but today has been the most excellent day in many a blue moon.

Do we have any Pagans who can interpret my chart, and tell me why I was distraught about having nearly zero food in the house, requiring me to go to the pizza parlor, which resulted in me standing next to a young Ukrainian man, and whilst waiting for our mutual pizzas, we laughed with his two adorable blond 6 year oldish daughters, about how I could speak a few words of Russian?

Oh. And his name was Andre. I told him that was my best friends name at PF, which of course, meant nothing to him.

But I don't care, as my pizza is now ready to eat.

Thank you Char limit, wherever you may be.

P.M. pizza RULES!

:smile:
 
  • #349
Gallbladder is out. I got to take my hot nurse home with me and she is taking good care of me.
 
  • #350
dkotschessaa said:
Gallbladder is out. I got to take my hot nurse home with me and she is taking good care of me.
Get well soon!.
 

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