Is it time for Random Thoughts - Part 4?

[Drakkith]

I am trying to see how to come clean with them; I never thought they would take the story seriously. Sadly, this is not the first time this happens to me.

Dress up as Hitler doing stand up, take a picture, and then show it to them with a message saying, "Gary Hitler: The only known photo."

 

[DennisN]

(jump to 1:12 too see mr Hilter - too bad PF can't handle timestamps in youtube links...)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlmGknvr_Pg&t=1m12s

 

[Drakkith]

Ah, classic Monty Python... got to love it.

 

[dkotschessaa]

My wife has decided again not to listen to all the naysayers and become a teacher. She is going to finish her certification. She has a masters degree in journalism and years of experience, and now works as a translator. (Cushy job, but she's not passionate about it).

It's not going to be easy and it will probably pay less, but she is going to be so awesome at it. She is a natural born teacher, a big heart, but can still keep order. (Which she sometimes has to do with her husband). She's going to be so great. I'm so excited for her.

 

[AlephZero]

Bah humbug - "elf and safety" have prevented a "fun" dog show from holding its frisbee-catching competition, on the grounds that the dogs might jump too high and injure themselves. They can still hold a biscuit-catching competition, but only if the dogs are sitting down.

Sheesh. I know a collie that can't be bothered to catch tennis balls unless they are 4 feet off the ground, otherwise it's too easy! But I suppose some idiot might get their chihuahua beheaded by a badly aimed frisbee.

Not to mention the canine health hazards from eating too many biscuits.

 

[WWGD]

Ah, I wonder if that is where I got the idea from, tho I don't remember watching that particular Monty Python. BTW: do you know Monty Python used to be actual snake catchers... :).

 

[Astronuc]

Enjoying the outdoors - no strings, er ropes, attached.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifesty...-climber-scales-daunting-peaks-without-ropes/

 

[dlgoff]

Enjoying the outdoors - no strings, er ropes, attached.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifesty...-climber-scales-daunting-peaks-without-ropes/

The guy is out of his mind IMO.

 

[dkotschessaa]

The guy is out of his mind IMO.

I think it's great. I love examples of human potential. We can do so many things. We just have to start off gradually and keep at it and work our way up in manageable increments.

 

[Borg]

I think it's great. I love examples of human potential. We can do so many things. We just have to start off gradually and keep at it and work our way up in manageable increments.

I've been around long enough to see about half a dozen stories like that. Unfortunately, I usually read their obits within a few years.

 

[dlgoff]

I've been around long enough to see about half a dozen stories like that. Unfortunately, I usually read their obits within a few years.

Exactly.

 

[dkotschessaa]

Everybody gets an obit sometime.

(Though I'm going to change my last name to start with a Z. They always seem to go last.)

 

[Borg]

Everybody gets an obit sometime.

(Though I'm going to change my last name to start with a Z. They always seem to go last.)

I'm putting my faith for a long life on the phrase that the good die young. If that's true, I should live a very long life.

 

[AlephZero]

The silly season isn't supposed start till August but it's early this year.

Somebody hacked the UK Labour Party's twitter account and announced a new policy: they are committed to providing everyone in the UK with an owl.

Actually this might be more sensible than some of their real policies. But with a leader called Milliband (which sounds like a small amount of something obscure) - or is it Millipede? - we shouldn't expect too much.

Some of the follow-ups were better than the original, e.g.

We had hoped our compulsory owl guarantee would be a head turning policy, but sadly it's no longer going to take flight.

For more information about the Labour owl policy, contact their press office on 28 28 20.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27926420

 

[DennisN]

Holey moley, I've just seen the most amazing megalarge rainbow I've ever seen - superbright and across the whole sky - with (partly) double rainbows. I just looked outside my window by chance and almost couldn't believe my eyes... I rushed for my camera and took a set of pictures...will prepare them and then post a photo here . (by now the rainbow is almost gone)

 

[Evo]

UK politics are silly. Even sillier are NZ politics.

 

[Evo]

Holey moley, I've just seen the most amazing megalarge rainbow I've ever seen. I just looked outside my window by chance and almost couldn't believe my eyes... I rushed for my camera and took a set of pictures...will prepare them and then post a photo here . (by now the rainbow is almost gone)

I remeber the day i saw the most incredible sundog I've ever seen, no pict6ures have ever been posted of anything this awesome. Of course not one single camera in my house had working batteries and this was before I had a cell with a camera.

It was a solid inch wide column of hot pink rising straight up into the sky. Never seen anything like it posted online.

 

[DennisN]

I remeber the day i saw the most incredible sundog I've ever seen, no pict6ures have ever been posted of anything this awesome.

I didn't know what sundogs are, so I had to look it up . Interesting!

Of course not one single camera in my house had working batteries and this was before I had a cell with a camera.

Aaargh!

Here's a photo of the rainbow - regretfully the pictures were not as good as I thought they would be (it's just a compact camera, handled by a mediocre photographer ). I took a number of photos since the rainbow was too big to fit into the camera screen - and I will try to make a panorama later.

 

[DennisN]

Here's a panorama of the megarainbow I talked about in post #738:

 

[collinsmark]

Nice. 'Don't see that everyday.

 

[dkotschessaa]

I'm posting this with the app. Neato.

 

[leroyjenkens]

Chocolate - Nutrition Facts :!)
Serving Size: 1/3 cup
What I serve myself: "until satisfied"

Vegetables - Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/3 cup
What I serve myself: "1/64 cup"
*fills the rest with chocolate*

Yeah, I just made some cookies. Servings per container: 16.
I ate them all in about 30 minutes.
Every box of any food I get is just one serving for me.

 

[ChiralWaltz]

I'm so happy you looked out of the window and were able to share this gigarainbow with us.

 

[StevieTNZ]

What a stupid question: https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd....1_10204281202216770_8088336822019967162_n.jpg

I'm ashamed of some of the MP's in our Parliament.

 

[lendav_rott]

I am 62 years old according to this Test...

 

[Lisa!]

I ate lots of sour cherries today!

 

[dkotschessaa]

Wasn't there a member recipe thread? I perfected my no flour pancakes recipe! Well, perhaps it's random enough for here:

My oatmeal pancakes (no flour) recipe. -OR- How I've been getting my wife to eat oatmeal every sunday for the past year. Perfected at last! I believe this also qualifies as gluten free.

1 cup whole oats
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking powder
4 oz (really 3.9) apple sauce VERY IMPORTANT
1 tbsp brown sugar
dash of vanilla
cinnamon to taste
as much water as needed for desired consistency

Run in food processor for..awhile.

The applesauce I am using is basically those little Mott's snack packs that come 6 per pack. I throw one of those in there. The applesauce holds it together well and gives it a nice little flavor.

It is pancake sunday in our house!

-Dave K

 

[Borg]

Wasn't there a member recipe thread?

The Food Thread part 2

Be sure to post pictures!

 

[dkotschessaa]

The Food Thread part 2

Be sure to post pictures!

whoot!

 

[Mandelbroth]

I only just recently picked up on some of these jokes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9cVCaOsBSA

(27:00-ish)
Rocky: "What kind of game can you play with girls?"

[pause]

Bullwinkle: "Boy! This really is a children's show, isn't it?"