Random Thoughts 7

[WWGD]

Ha, I like Brits. There was a story about this British prof that had an emergency and had to be absent for a couple of weeks, and had chosen a grad student to sub in for him. The graduate sub in sat in the last class before the prof left , asked several questions. The prof, feigning outrage, told him: " Ah, if you know so much, why don't _you_ teach the class?" The student replied " Okay", stood up, picked up the chalk and continued teaching the class, and went on to teach for the ensuing weeks.

 

[WWGD]

Just what is it with these people who call you, you miss the call but call them back in 25 seconds and they're yet not available?

 

[Borg]

Thought for today:
When looping through records and performing a count of something in those records, incrementing the count by zero doesn't work.

 

[Borg]

The first snowfall of the season is Mother Nature's version of a pop physics exam.

No passing grade for you.

 

[DaveC426913]

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Buffet

Bear with me, it'll take me a while to land this plane.

I was in Cuba at a resort last week, at the dinner buffet. This is a big week for French Canadians; the resort was full of them.

An obviously drunk guy stumbled his way into the buffet - by way of over the railing, onto my wife's unoccupied chair and into the sitting area. This really got my shorts in a knot, but he moved on.

He stumbled over to a table where a guy and three girls were eating, and leaned waaaay over to blather some drunken thing in their faces. It looked from where I was sitting like he was propostioning one of the girls, whom I assume he had met earlier and had just caught up with.

The waiter came by and had words with him about his unorthodox entrance, and he stumbled away.

All that is preamble to The Funny Thing.

A half hour later, as I was leaving, I passed their table and I couldn't resist stopping to express my concern. I asked "Did you know that guy? Was he bothering you?"

The four of them looked at me blankly and spoke to each other in French. , I tried to clarify, enunciating: "Er - that guy that came to your table before - he was drunk, and he leaned all over you..." - and I did a mock arm-waving, mauling imitation of him. "What was his problem?"

And as one, all four of them nodded enthusiastically, saying "Yes, yes!" and jumped up, pushing their chairs back to do ... what??

My expression of alarm and hand-waving and backing away must have clued them in that they had misunderstood me. They sat back down and eventually we found some common language to communicate our meaning. Yes, they knew him. Yes, he might have been a bit drunk. Etc.

We parted ways.

But to this day, I cannot help but wonder - what did they think I was saying that caused them to jump up as one and .. I don't know - dance with me? Follow me somewhere? Start a five-way?

I cannot imagine any scenario that would elicit such a reaction.

 

[Ibix]

Bear with me, it'll take me a while to land this plane.

If there's a bear with you, I'm impressed you can land it at all!

 

[DaveC426913]

If there's a bear with you, I'm impressed you can land it at all!

I verified the correct homophone.

 

[fresh_42]

That little word "why" is pretty strange.

If you ask 'why' in physics, it will lead you further and further into the rabbit hole. But in mathematics, 'why' is the only way out of the rabbit hole.

 

[WWGD]

Ironically enough, Google is effective, helpful, mostly for those who know what they're looking for. It's just needed to filter from within the often 1,000,000+ search results.

 

[Khi Choy Xichdu]

I might have ended up in the wrong room and slept there by mistake while I was really drunk. Sorry...

 

[WWGD]

I might have ended up in the wrong room and slept there by mistake while I was really drunk. Sorry...

You, Harold and Kumar too.

 

[WWGD]

Got my new Swiss Knife. Took it out to test it before going up in the elevator. Ended up with 4 wallets on me.

 

[Khi Choy Xichdu]

You, Harold and Kumar too.

Well, when I was leaving, I was dead certain that it was my room. I had a couple of solid reasons to back up my claim. But now, it turns out someone changed the address and room number. It's really strange because this "room" has apparently been around long before I even knew about it. I feel completely lost in this space.

 

[fresh_42]

Music stopped to be good when they gave up the concept of cadences.

 

[WWGD]

I'd like to see a restaurant with wings on its menu and below wings having 'Silly Love Songs"

 

[fresh_42]

I'd like to see a restaurant with wings on its menu and below wings having 'Silly Love Songs"

Send KFC an email.

 

[WWGD]

Don't know if this was a joke, but I heard they would not consider knighting Amazon's Jeff Bezos, because it would sound like a beer.

Sir Bezos ~ Cer Vezas = beers.

 

[Khi Choy Xichdu]

In a span of, let's say, two years, our lives are not filled with an overwhelming number of events. Therefore, if a robot were to undergo training X times, accurately imitating our actions, emotions, and overall essence within that timeframe, it could eventually transform into an entity that closely resembles our own being.

 

[WWGD]

Very strange site: https://www.beesbeesbeesbees.com/

 

[WWGD]

In a span of, let's say, two years, our lives are not filled with an overwhelming number of events. Therefore, if a robot were to undergo training X times, accurately imitating our actions, emotions, and overall essence within that timeframe, it could eventually transform into an entity that closely resembles our own being.

I've heard of this idea used in teleportation experiments, to reassemble the person.

 

[kyphysics]

I've been disappointed when seeing what the fights and camping out were all about for Stanley x Starbucks (collab) tumbler bottles (sold at Target) and Rae Dunn pottery (sold at TJ Maxx).

These are just run-of-the-mill water bottles and ceramics, respectively, that even have a bit of a "tacky" cheap look to them at times.

Who knew people would trample over customers, fight, and camp out all night for what looks like dollar store objects?

 

[Borg]

Who knew people would trample over customers, fight, and camp out all night for what looks like dollar store objects?

Don't forget to add stealing as well:
Woman arrested after police found $2,500 worth of Stanley cups in her car

 

[WWGD]

For those who think they've seen it all:
https://people.com/gassy-passenger-farted-removed-from-flight-airplane-8548108

 

[Khi Choy Xichdu]

Q1: He is a scientist. He can dance. He is living in Reno.

Q2: He is not a scientist. He can't dance. He is living in Reno.

If I remove all such words, I can collect 2 sets of the same elements. I need a bag full of prepositions.

 

[Rive]

Sophisticated management assistant softwares are meant to help untaleneted managers become more talented.

By my observation, they just makes untalented managers become sophisticatedly untalented.

 

[Khi Choy Xichdu]

Sophisticated management assistant softwares are meant to help untaleneted managers become more talented.

By my observation, they just makes untalented managers become sophisticatedly untalented.

"Pigs can't fly" - a random guy named Mark used to talk to me like that. Heck, I've flown to several places over the last few years.
Yet in your case, "Penguin can't fly but it's a whole new level after upgrade", I'd say.

 

[WWGD]

Sophisticated management assistant softwares are meant to help untaleneted managers become more talented.

By my observation, they just makes untalented managers become sophisticatedly untalented.

That's one thing I liked about Sql, other database software. No matter who you were, if the query is incorrect, it won't run.

 

[Khi Choy Xichdu]

It's 1:13 AM Friday in my area. Anyone here is sharing the same time zone (TZ) with me?
I ask because PF is using a different TZ.

 

[berkeman]

It's 1:13 AM Friday in my area. Anyone here is sharing the same time zone (TZ) with me?
I ask because PF is using a different TZ.

You can set your timezone in your PF Profile. Click on USER at the top of the page, and then select Preferences...

 

[fresh_42]

You can set your timezone in your PF Profile. Click on USER at the top of the page, and then select Preferences...

Or do what I did. The clock on my phone reads:
home - 1924
Detroit - 1324
San Francisco - 1024
New York - 1324
Chicago - 1224
Wellington - 0724
Canberra - 0524
Albuquerque - 1125
Honolulu - 0824

 

[berkeman]

Albuquerque was always a bit of an oddball...

 

[fresh_42]

Albuquerque was always a bit of an oddball...

A friend of mine is currently in NM, that's why.

 

[fresh_42]

A friend of mine is currently in NM, that's why.

Well, it wasn't meant to be funny, but now that I think about it, yes, it remains true if you read it like that. Her opinions are indeed what you would call 'unamerican' although she grew up in NM and is visiting her family.

 

[WWGD]

Or do what I did. The clock on my phone reads:
home - 1924
Detroit - 1324
San Francisco - 1024
New York - 1324
Chicago - 1224
Wellington - 0724
Canberra - 0524
Albuquerque - 1125
Honolulu - 0824

North Pole????

 

[fresh_42]

North Pole????

Why should I have the time of people swimming in cold water?

 

[Borg]

Weird Al is so... weird.

If I knew she was my cousin we never would have dated
What to do now? Should I go ahead and propose
And get hitched and have kids with 11 toes
And move to Alabama where that kind of thing is tolerated?

Albuquerque was always a bit of an oddball...

Sounds like it.

 

[WWGD]

I saw someone who looked like Tony Robbins, the NLP/Motivational Speaker guy. But this guy was quite shorter than him ( Robbins is around 6'10") . I thought of him as Tony Robbins ) _ before_ he awakened the giant within.

 

[kyphysics]

Dick's House of Sports store seems an awful waste of space. These stores are huge with very high ceilings and lots of wide walking areas. There were something like eight cash registers and only one or two actual cashiers.
Displays and aesthetics for the stores are awesome. It's a truly grand experience. I love walking through their stores. Still, I wonder how they can make money given the costs to maintain that space vs. foot traffic/sales. I went at 6PM Friday and the place was practically empty.

 

[WWGD]

Dick's House of Sports store seems an awful waste of space. These stores are huge with very high ceilings and lots of wide walking areas. There were something like eight cash registers and only one or two actual cashiers.
Displays and aesthetics for the stores are awesome. It's a truly grand experience. I love walking through their stores. Still, I wonder how they can make money given the costs to maintain that space vs. foot traffic/sales. I went at 6PM Friday and the place was practically empty.

Maybe they got some a discount on the rent of the space as an incentive to set up shop at that Mall?

 

[WWGD]

It seems nsync will be touring in India . I suggest they rename their hit song " Bye bye bye " to " Bye bye bhai".

 

[kyphysics]

Maybe they got some a discount on the rent of the space as an incentive to set up shop at that Mall?

Interesting. Could be.

 

[Khi Choy Xichdu]

Interesting. Could be.

I endorse that!
....\*/\*/\*/\*/....

If I ever find myself teased to the point of being unable to bear it, I will dash outside in search of a spacious area where I can laugh heartily. Sitting in my bedroom won't suffice. As I've grown older, I no longer dance myself. Instead, I find joy in observing your dance moves.

 

[fresh_42]

1st result as hoped for. Same result in the 2nd would be nice, but I expect a high-score game.

 

[dlgoff]

How about those Kansas City Chiefs? Going to Super Bowl 58.

 

[berkeman]

How about those Kansas City Chiefs? Going to Super Bowl 58.

Eye candy!

 

[Borg]

I'm enjoying the San Fran / Detroit game.

 

[Borg]

Correction: I was enjoying it. It's a game now.

 

[fresh_42]

I'm enjoying the San Fran / Detroit game.

I do not. Not anymore.

But all 3 4 scores happened while I was answering a post here. I turn back watching again.

At least my prediction was right: many scores.

 

[WWGD]

Wonder how many failed attempts have happened of people trying to close dialog boxes after Twitter renamed itself to X.
" Ah, another $%# message box. Let me close that...what?

 

[WWGD]

After 15 minutes trying to explain to this older lady why they called it Internet. " Actually, because it was invented by Henry Internet". Phew.