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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.
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  • #2,802
Enigman said:
Make 17 posts out of the lounge and you will win.

Borek said:
To be blunt: I am three posts away from 22027.

But in a few days from now Doc Al will have 40471, and no one will be able to beat that soon.
So, everyone's been scouring everyone else's post counts! Haha!

Never underestimate the competitiveness of geeks.
 
  • #2,804
lisab said:
micro would love this...

http://cdn0.dailydot.com/uploaded/images/original/2014/1/16/Bd527o5IQAAnHd5.jpg

Mmmm...A boat, beneath a sunny sky
Lingering onward dreamily
In an evening of July -

Children three that nestle near,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Pleased a simple tale to hear -

Long has paled that sunny sky:
Echoes fade and memories die:
Autumn frosts have slain July.

Still she haunts me, phantomwise,
Alice moving under skies
Never seen by waking eyes.

Children yet, the tale to hear,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Lovingly shall nestle near.

In a Wonderland they lie,
Dreaming as the days go by,
Dreaming as the summers die:

Ever drifting down the stream -
Lingering in the golden gleam -
Life, what is it but a dream?

Lewis Carroll
Through the looking glass
("en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Liddell‎" )
 
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  • #2,805
I drove home today after work and gym, with my mind spinning and whirring on this topic and that. So much to think about these days, so many moving parts!

So it should be no surprise I ran out of gas on the freeway. I simply was not paying attention.

Thank you to the nice Washington State Trooper, and thank you to the tow-truck driver who brought me gas :cool: :thumbs: o:).

(Btw, the last time I ran out of gas was over 30 years ago.)

(Bt2ndw, AAA is awesome too!)
 
  • #2,806
zoobyshoe said:
So, everyone's been scouring everyone else's post counts! Haha!

Never underestimate the competitiveness of geeks.

:)

I <3 u kids.
 
  • #2,807
lisab said:
(Btw, the last time I ran out of gas was over 30 years ago.)
Not bad. I do it about once every 2-3 years.
 
  • #2,808
My car is over two years old now. Since I drove it off the dealer's lot I've put a total of four gallons of gas in it. I've almost forgotten how to put gas in the car.
 
  • #2,809
lisab said:
I drove home today after work and gym, with my mind spinning and whirring on this topic and that. So much to think about these days, so many moving parts!

So it should be no surprise I ran out of gas on the freeway. I simply was not paying attention.

Thank you to the nice Washington State Trooper, and thank you to the tow-truck driver who brought me gas :cool: :thumbs: o:).

(Btw, the last time I ran out of gas was over 30 years ago.)

(Bt2ndw, AAA is awesome too!)

Today, my teammate ran out of gas, left his car on the street, and ran the rest of the way to practice so he wouldn't be late.
 
  • #2,811
I haven't had coffee for 4 days...these must be the withdrawal symptoms.
 
  • #2,813
He doesn't miss us apparently.
 
  • #2,814
Gad said:
He doesn't miss us apparently.
Lies! Sophus Lies!
 
  • #2,815
Gad said:
He doesn't miss us apparently.

Well, he IS micromass after all. :biggrin:
 
  • #2,816
Mandelbroth said:
Lies! Sophus Lies!

:smile:
 
  • #2,817
I just noticed that I posted something in the "Best Humor Award" thread and, when I noticed the voting was still going on, I got rid of it and subsequently forgot about it.

It went something along the lines of

"Now that voting is over and I can't influence anyone to vote for me, I'd like to thank you all. It is an honor to be nominated for anything on here, though it's certainly a surprise that I'm considered humorous enough to be considered. It's always a pleasure to be on here, because Physics Forums has a fantastic dedication to quality. It is by no means a stretch to say that I am a proud member of PF.

Congratulations to Enigman!"

...or something like that. :-p
 
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  • #2,818
Mandelbroth said:
I just noticed that I posted something in the "Best Humor Award" thread and, when I noticed the voting was still going on, I got rid of it and subsequently forgot about it.

It went something along the lines of

"Now that voting is over and I can't influence anyone to vote for me, I'd like to thank you all. It is an honor to be nominated for anything on here, though it's certainly a surprise that I'm considered humorous enough to be considered. It's always a pleasure to be on here, because Physics Forums has a fantastic dedication to quality. It is by no means a stretch to say that I am a proud member of PF.

Congratulations to Enigman!"

...or something like that. :-p

:smile: You're definitely a valued member in this community!
 
  • #2,819
dlgoff said:
Well, he IS micromass after all. :biggrin:

I think we all macro miss him.
 
  • #2,820
lisab said:
I think we all macro miss him.
like the old cartoon..."he's here, he's there, he's everywhere, so beware". :approve:
 
  • #2,821
Is there any better feeling than seeing your kid make good strides in life?
 
  • #2,823
Alkyl halide sounds like Jekyll and Hyde.
 
  • #2,824
lisab said:
:smile: You're definitely a valued member in this community!
Thank you. I'm glad you think so.

Enigman said:
Alkyl halide sounds like Jekyll and Hyde.
I sing this sometimes when my siblings are annoying. :-p
 
  • #2,825
Nothing!
 
  • #2,826
Sigh.
 
  • #2,827
Sigh.
 
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  • #2,828
Why?
 
  • #2,829
Le sigh.. I think this should be my username.
 
  • #2,830
:smile:
 
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  • #2,832
Warm in my den, drinking coffee, watching Venus simultaneously rise and fade into the brightening morning sky.

Good morning!
 
  • #2,833
My morning was...different. I woke up to find an equation scribbled whiteboard shouting 'How Medieval' (spelt incorrectly... and plagiarized from Poirot- the T.V. show) and 'You iDiot!' at me. When I came across the mirror I remembered that I had drawn moustaches, beard and a dunce hat on my image last night. Sometimes you just got to hate the you from a few hours ago...
 
  • #2,834
My morning was stereotypical. It started out with thinking about inconsequential PF problems, evolved into a mystical revelation, and ended with me pushing the "enter/return" key.
 
  • #2,835
omcheeto said:
... Evolved into a mystical revelation,...

125?
 
  • #2,836
Enigman said:
125?

Nothing so mystical. I was thinking about Burning Man this morning, and somehow, Captain Kirk and Spock were both there. I suppose I was imagineering how famous people could get around such magical places, without being photographed. It devolved from them wearing masks, to them riding around with me in my favorite pair of underwear. "No one will look at our faces, if we are wearing fairy dust infused tofu underwear!"

-------------------------
no. we were not all three in my underwear at the same time. I had spare pairs for them.
 
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  • #2,838
The deed is done.





Again.
 
  • #2,839
I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry.
Did not you speak?
 
  • #2,840
*wonders why Om's moving in what seems to be a descending order of natural numbers*
 
  • #2,841
Enigman said:
*wonders why Om's moving in what seems to be a descending order of natural numbers*

I went to the library to get a book on unnatural numbers, but someone else had checked out the last copy. I had no choice.
 
  • #2,842
OmCheeto said:
I went to the library to get a book on unnatural numbers, but someone else had checked out the last copy. I had no choice.
...and just knowing the return date would chill your soul and whiten your hair.
 
  • #2,843
:!) Happy, Happy, Happy...
Finally talked to her...
 
  • #2,844
Enigman said:
*wonders why Om's moving in what seems to be a descending order of natural numbers*

He's counting down the days to retirement.
 
  • #2,845
lisab said:
He's counting down the days to retirement.

Have you noticed there are less and less of them?
 
  • #2,846
AARRGGH, income tax, AARRGGH!
 
  • #2,847
Evo said:
AARRGGH, income tax, AARRGGH!

Hm, I thought Talk Like A Pirate Day is in Spetember.
 
  • #2,848
Borek said:
Have you noticed there are less and less of them?
Nah. It's just an illusion of a starting point. His [strike](sur)real[/strike] actual retirement date is ##-\infty##. :smile:

matthew12 said:
:!) Happy, Happy, Happy...
Finally talked to her...
Congratulations! Tell us all about it. :-p

Borek said:
Hm, I thought Talk Like A Pirate Day is in Spetember.
Apparently, Typo Day is also in Spetember.

Edit: Apparently, I don't remember surreals all that well.
 
  • #2,849
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  • #2,850
the screamin' leek made me laugh
 

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