Great one-liners from PF members
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The discussion centers around sharing and appreciating humorous and witty one-liners from the Physics Forums. Participants highlight various clever remarks, often related to physics, science, and the absurdities of homeopathy. Notable contributions include quips about relativity, the limitations of crayons, and humorous takes on homeopathic remedies. The thread also touches on the nature of scientific discourse, emphasizing that interesting questions often arise amid conflicting ideas. Additionally, there are playful exchanges about the nuances of communication, humor in technical discussions, and the importance of clarity in scientific explanations. Overall, the thread celebrates the blend of humor and intellect found within scientific discussions.
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"I conclude that 'lots of love' can be abbreviated to LOL". - me
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il sober up before i post again. don't worry I'm not driving I'm on a course this week. ##-## @chrishgv
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"What a great day for America!" - @StevieTNZ
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand." Abraham Lincoln.
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I didn't know there was a user on PF called Abraham Lincoln.PeroK said:"A house divided against itself cannot stand." Abraham Lincoln.
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He's from back in the early days.StevieTNZ said:I didn't know there was a user on PF called Abraham Lincoln.
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He's Don Lincoln's uncle, or something.PeroK said:He's from back in the early days.
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Please try to remain on topic and avoid political statements, disguised or not.
I'll try to set the thread on its rails again:
I'll try to set the thread on its rails again:
Vanadium 50 said:If you can't make a quantitative prediction, you don't really have a theory.
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If one does not perceive gravity then it has no effect. The experimental evidence can be found in Road Runner cartoons. ##-## @jbriggs444
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First, if you are angry enough to think you might have done damage to a house, you need to seriously consider anger management. ##-## @Vanadium 50
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phinds said:You really not barking up the wrong tree with this so much as you are barking up a tree that doesn't even exist.
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jbriggs444 said:Approaches and becomes are not synonyms.
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Did you recognize the irony considering your avatar?phinds said:jbriggs444 said:Approaches and becomes are not synonyms.
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I know nothing. Nothing!fresh_42 said:Did you recognize the irony considering your avatar?
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Whatever the SI unit of pedantry is, I'm sure a different unit is in common use in the USA. ##-## @Vanadium 50sysprog said:How do we measure that?johann1301h0 said:. . . is anyone here pedantic enough . . .
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Vanadium 50 said:I will say if you need to invoke Wittgenstein to try and figure out what the OP means, it might be a sign that there might be a little bit of a clarity shortage.
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Dale said:At greater than 200 posts I think it is pretty evident that there has been no stifling of the discussion whatsoever.
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Vanadium 50 said:You probably should look into such compulsions, because some of what you say is just not so.
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I HAVE to include these two of favorites of mine even if they are my own:
it is unfortunate that you "understand" this since it is totally wrong.
I recognize every single word in that post, but strung together in that particular order, I can't make any sense out of them at all.
it is unfortunate that you "understand" this since it is totally wrong.
I recognize every single word in that post, but strung together in that particular order, I can't make any sense out of them at all.
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"I don't want you to get the impression that it's just a question of the number of words. Getting them in the right order is just as important."
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Even though it was directed at me, I still have to appreciate it.
Vanadium 50 said:Of course, if the student has never seen a determinant before, this is as useful as a Siamese-Swahili Dictionary. ("Once you know one, you can teach yourself the other!")
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@Vanadium 50 (I think that he may be not-so-secretly one of the Vanir) is a very witty guy ##\dots##Infrared said:Even though it was directed at me, I still have to appreciate it.
Vanadium 50 said:Of course, if the student has never seen a determinant before, this is as useful as a Siamese-Swahili Dictionary. ("Once you know one, you can teach yourself the other!")
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that's @Fervent Freyja maybesysprog said:@Vanadium 50 (I think that he may be not-so-secretly one of the Vanir) is a very witty guy ##\dots##
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanir
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sysprog said:not-so-secretly one of the Vanir)
"One of the Vanir" is an anagram of "Not heaven for I".
For what it's worth, I had determinants years before knowing anything about cross-products.
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Freya/Frigga cousin (she uses aliases)gmax137 said:
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##\mathrm {vanir \rightarrow vana \rightarrow}## 'dis' ##\rightarrow## goddess ##\rightarrow## 'ium' [non-feminine ending] well I hope that this thread can continue to be about Great One-Liners
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What the X? Did you just notice that on autopilot, or is that a known thing? or maybe you really are one of the Vanir? and if so, maybe you'd rather be one of the Aesir?Vanadium 50 said:"One of the Vanir" is an anagram of "Not heaven for I".
I'm starting to become curious about you.For what it's worth, I had determinants years before knowing anything about cross-products.
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