Is it time for Random Thoughts - Part 4?

[Nikitin]

I've been up all night, for some unknown reason, at 1am, my dog decided it would be a good idea to jump on my bed over the night stand, knocking everything on it onto the floor and landing on my face. Everything went flying, the candle, the lamp, my jewelry, meds, my full glass of iced tea. Luckily the candle was one of those flameless ones, so no fire or melted wax. He had the entire bed to jump on. No obstacles. He chose to jump over the nightstand. He's barely a foot tall at the top of his head. I have a very high bed and that is a very high stand. I can't believe he made it.

Ooh he just wanted to make some fun! At least you have a nice story to tell now.

I have noticed that no one seems to have any post count anymore. Now we have a "message" count. I pondered that for a while and couldn't figure it out. Is the word "post" somehow politically incorrect now? When we "posted", did postmen go postal? Did they feel "dumb as a post?" I scour my conscience for whom we might have been offending. There had to have been a reason for the change. I can't see it, though.

Making a "post" suggests you are making an effort, which is not fitting as this is a social media site. Blurting out a "message", however, fits much better in. I say good show. Down with the old, in with the new!

Next, I suggest we limit replies to 200 characters to discourage needless TL;DR complexities.

 

[Astronuc]

There ARE good people in this world.

http://www.upworthy.com/their-son-w...se-when-this-happened-right-before-their-eyes

 

[WWGD]

New York exports garbage, but at a cost of $300 million/yr.

https://screen.yahoo.com/new-york-times/where-does-trash-160134215.html

Some of that trash used to go to a landfill in Staten Island, the Fresh Kills (interesting to have the qualifier 'fresh' in the name of a landfill), but not anymore; apparently someone powerful asked to have it closed down.

 

[edward]

Some of that trash used to go to a landfill in Staten Island, the Fresh Kills (interesting to have the qualifier 'fresh' in the name of a landfill), but not anymore; apparently someone powerful asked to have it closed down.

This reminds me of the great garbage barge fiasco of the mid 1980's

http://www.nytimes.com/video/booming/100000002206073/voyage-of-the-mobro-4000.html

 

[dkotschessaa]

First time grading papers (for a calculus class). I must say it is a curious activity.

-Dave K

 

[DataGG]

hahaha @Evo... Loled at that guy that's posting questions in his profile..

 

[Enigman]

Time to burn.

 

[Evo]

hahaha @Evo... Loled at that guy that's posting questions in his profile..

I couldn't let him keep wondering what was wrong.

 

[TumblingDice]

Time to burn.

I wish I could say the same. Hey pal, it's Sunday! I have trouble remembering, but isn't Sunday supposed to be reserved for relaxing with family and friends, enjoying a breath of fresh air, watching butterflies and smelling the roses...?

Maybe you can be the team player who gets out and reports back so we can remember what it was like (or how it should be!).

 

[Psinter]

Uff, I'm alive! The pitiful flavivirus could not handle my awesomeness and left my body. I'm just kidding, that was actually very dangerous. *serious* To think such a small thing could cause me so much damage.

I'm going to buy some plants with strong odor to keep those nasty mosquitoes away.
Sources (plant):

• http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/08/010828075659.htm
• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21056438

(That last link full text is located at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031942210003729) (I don't know if everyone can access it, I can access it thought, through my uni's database portal)

 

[Medicol]

Uff, I'm alive! The pitiful flavivirus could not handle my awesomeness and left my body. I'm just kidding, that was actually very dangerous. *serious* To think such a small thing could cause me so much damage.

I'm going to buy some plants with strong odor to keep those nasty mosquitoes away.
Sources (plant):

• http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/08/010828075659.htm
• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21056438

(That last link full text is located at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031942210003729) (I don't know if everyone can access it, I can access it thought, through my uni's database portal)

Will nepetalactone in catnip keep my cats away too ?

 

[Psinter]

Will nepetalactone in catnip keep my cats away too ?

Nooooooo! Hehe. I think it will attract them. But who knows.

Spoiler

Argh, struggling here with quotes... wait, I'm getting the hang of it.

 

[WWGD]

When the lady in the table next to mine mentioned she wanted fish, the helpful waiter offered to teach her how to fish*

* I intentionally avoided mention of the waiter 'taking out his rod' and teaching her how to fish, to avoid overloading the joke **

** I also avoided mention of a bizarre conversation I overheard of a guy telling a bartender that " his friend's wife

did not let him put his fishing rod in her back yard" ; can't tell if it was meant as a joke or not. ***

***...

 

[Enigman]

Something is seriously wrong if Jon Stewart and John Oliver are my principal sources of news about current events...

 

[OmCheeto]

My new neighbors are not Malaysian. They are Micronesian.

I asked.

Though, their command of the local language, and customs, seemed very limited, so I did not ask the obligatory question.

 

[OmCheeto]

Something is seriously wrong if Jon Stewart and John Oliver are my principal sources of news about current events...

I disagree.

See my latest favorite quote.

hmmm... On the other hand, what is, "news"?

 

[zoobyshoe]

My new neighbors are not Malaysian. They are Micronesian.

I asked.

Though, their command of the local language, and customs, seemed very limited, so I did not ask the obligatory question.

91.1% of Micronesians 15 and older are overweight. The main cause of this is their love of Spam. Bring them some Spam and they'll answer any quetion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_the_Pacific

 

[OmCheeto]

91.1% of Micronesians 15 and older are overweight. The main cause of this is their love of Spam. Bring them some Spam and they'll answer any quetion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_the_Pacific

100% of Micro*nesian children are very, very tiny. They've been running up and down the street for weeks, terrorizing the local automotive speed demons.

*I'm assuming this is how they came about having the name.

 

[lisab]

100% of Micro*nesian children are very, very tiny. They've been running up and down the street for weeks, terrorizing the local automotive speed demons.

*I'm assuming this is how they came about having the name.

*wonders what macronesians look like*

*realizes they're probably called "Alabamans" here*

 

[zoobyshoe]

Strange recent influx of men joining, using their apparent real first and last names as usernames and apparent real photos as avatars.

 

[WWGD]

100% of Micro*nesian children are very, very tiny. They've been running up and down the street for weeks, terrorizing the local automotive speed demons.

*I'm assuming this is how they came about having the name.

The part "nesia" means island. Just like in Indonesia. Micronesia stands for small island.

 

[OmCheeto]

The part "nesia" means island. Just like in Indonesia. Micronesia stands for small island.

So Paul Simon was forgetful?

He claimed to be an island.

I am a rock, I am a neee-eee-eee-eee-z-ah

hmmm...

And a Nesia never cries...

 

[dkotschessaa]

I expected my first tests in grad school to be pretty bad. I didn't expect them to be so...blank.

 

[Borek]

Strange recent influx of men joining, using their apparent real first and last names as usernames and apparent real photos as avatars.

I don't expect them to last long.

 

[dkotschessaa]

If nobody knows I'm doing math, is that discreet math?

 

[nuuskur]

If nobody knows I'm doing math, is that discreet math?

Well, you are being only somewhat discreet about it (we know :D ), I suspect no :P

 

[WWGD]

So Paul Simon was forgetful?

He claimed to be an island.

I am a rock, I am a neee-eee-eee-eee-z-ah

hmmm...

And a Nesia never cries...

No (wo)man is an island/nesia. Catchy .

 

[WWGD]

There is a kosher Dunkin Donuts near my school. They don't carry bacon, so I have disguised myself as a Rabbi a few times, gone to DD and tried to convince them that the rules of Judaism have changed , and bacon is now kosher. It has not worked so far. I will try it once more, and if it doesn't work, I will just have to walk two extra blocks to another DD that carries bacon.

 

[WWGD]

I don't expect them to last long.

How so?

 

[Borek]

How so?

If I tell you, I'll have to kill you.