Random Thoughts Part 4 - Split Thread

[WWGD]

Yikes: I realized when I returned from a walk that I had left the stove on. I was not cooking anything, so
I think I may have accidentally turned on the knob while hanging out in the kitchen, which is around 4.5' x 4.5'
luckily I paid enough attention to see the light on and to notice the extra heat in the kitchen.
.

 

[Astronuc]

This is progress?!

http://www.theguardian.com/global-d...tion-over-consumption-in-pictures?CMP=ema_632

 

[zoobyshoe]

One of your lost (avatar?) relatives?

No. Not to spoil it, but, spoiling it, it turns out Jeremy thinks the beast was a misidentification of some muskies swimming in a group. Muskies are large fish, Jeremy caught a four-footer himself, and they are known to bite people now and then.

Back in the 1980's a girlfriend I had took me to her parents summer home on a lake in rural Minnesota. She pretty much ruined my swimming enjoyment with tales of people getting bitten by muskies.

Yikes: I realized when I returned from a walk that I had left the stove on. I was not cooking anything, so
I think I may have accidentally turned on the knob while hanging out in the kitchen, which is around 4.5' x 4.5'
luckily I paid enough attention to see the light on and to notice the extra heat in the kitchen.
.

You have an electric stove? Mine is gas and you can't turn it on without producing a repeating clicking noise.

 

[WWGD]

I can't avoid feeling annoyed by the title of the show " Unsolved Mysteries" ( and the content is mostly garbage) .If it is solved, it is definitely not a mistery any more, so it must be unsolved. But I can't find a better name: Mysteries?

 

[zoobyshoe]

If it is solved, it is definitely not a mistery any more...

But if it once was a mystery, can we not communicate that fact by calling it a "solved mystery?" I think we can. And by that logic, we can communicate that a mystery still remains a mystery at the current time by calling it an "unsolved mystery."

 

[Ibix]

I am reminded of a schoolmate who insisted that there was no such thing as a UFO because once you had realized that you couldn't identify it then you had identified it as a UFO and it was no longer Unidentified...

 

[JorisL]

"Former mysteries that got solved a while back" has a nice ring to it.
As an extra it will the confuse the *** out of some people.

 

[collinsmark]

Or for the unsolved ones, how about the title of, "Things Which Might One Day Be Called 'Former Mysteries' But Are Not Called That Just Yet."

 

[WWGD]

Or for the unsolved ones, how about the title of, "Things Which Might One Day Be Called 'Former Mysteries' But Are Not Called That Just Yet."

Perfect! Just rolls directly of your tongue.

 

[Ibix]

Ex-Mysteries for the solved ones and X-Mysteries for the unsolved ones?

 

[WWGD]

Ex-Mysteries for the solved ones and X-Mysteries for the unsolved ones?

and then upend a "you know?" at the end. Just remembering a weird professor who spoke like that --and constantly had a toothpick in his mouth.

 

[OCR]

I am reminded of a schoolmate who insisted that there was no such thing as a UFO because once you had realized that you couldn't identify it then you had identified it as a UFO and it was no longer Unidentified...

Lol... Interesting.

 

[WWGD]

Ex-Mysteries for the solved ones and X-Mysteries for the unsolved ones?

Wasn't it the same person who said : "you cannot say the name Jehovah"?

 

[DennisN]

I am reminded of a schoolmate who insisted that there was no such thing as a UFO because once you had realized that you couldn't identify it then you had identified it as a UFO and it was no longer Unidentified...

And that reminds me of one of my own petty grievances: books and videos which have titles like "The Unknown/Untold Story of [insert whatever here]". It has always annoyed me - if the story is unknown/untold, how did the author get to know about it? I certainly don't believe all stories with such titles are pure original research...

EDIT: And furthermore such a story can't be unknown since the author knows about it. And after the first reader/viewer have read/viewed the story, it's no longer untold.

 

[zoobyshoe]

And that reminds me of one of my own petty grievances: books and videos which have titles like "The Unknown/Untold Story of [insert whatever here]". It has always annoyed me - if the story is unknown/untold, how did the author get to know about it? I certainly don't believe all stories with such titles are pure original research...

EDIT: And furthermore such a story can't be unknown since the author knows about it. And after the first reader/viewer have read/viewed the story, it's no longer untold.

So, what better term do you suggest?

 

[DennisN]

So, what better term do you suggest?

I have no better suggestion, it's just a petty grievance, something I find both mildly annoying and entertaining at the same time . Actually I also think such titles may sound pretty cool, but I can't help myself from thinking about the paradoxical nature of such titles.

 

[WWGD]

I have no better suggestion, it's just a petty grievance, something I find both mildly annoying and entertaining at the same time . Actually I also think such titles may sound pretty cool, but I can't help myself from thinking about the paradoxical nature of such titles.

A catchy alternative: the heretofore unknown/secret ...

While we're at it, how about references to the past and future: e.g.: in the past I made mistakes... of course, you cannot make refer to mistakes made in the future, and, in the present, if you are aware you are making them , you correct it. Or, in the future, I will... Of course, you cannot plan to do something in the past.

And the patriotic commercial about the army: ...we owe it to them, they fight for our our country in times of war...

Right, I don't think they really need to fight during times of peace.

 

[Siv]

What is this thread about, really ?

 

[Enigman]

Entropy.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Unsolved entropy.

 

[Siv]

Ah, that explains it ...

 

[Silicon Waffle]

Restore energy please. The engine would not work even after filled with gas and oil.

 

[nuuskur]

Did you check the battery?

 

[OmCheeto]

This is progress?!

http://www.theguardian.com/global-d...tion-over-consumption-in-pictures?CMP=ema_632

The first image reminded me of my trip to Cabo San Lucas, in 2006.
The last image, kind of pissed me off, after I researched it a bit.

But, yes, no, this is not progress.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Untold unsolved entropy.

 

[lisab]

What. A. Day.

Followed by a commute that took me through a complicated construction zone. First, a long, long wait as the flagger held the "STOP" sign. Then promptly at 5:00, all the flaggers packed up their stuff and left, leaving miles of traffic to unsnarl itself. Took me 20 minutes to get out of that mess and I was nowhere near the end of the backup when the flaggers bailed out !

 

[Psinter]

This is progress?!

http://www.theguardian.com/global-d...tion-over-consumption-in-pictures?CMP=ema_632

The first image reminded me of my trip to Cabo San Lucas, in 2006.
The last image, kind of pissed me off, after I researched it a bit.

But, yes, no, this is not progress.

It is progress, don't you see all those slaves at picture 4 working for me. Plus, I'm not affected by that contamination because the slaves clean it for me. If you don't want to accept this as progress I'm afraid I will have to have you eliminated from my list of slaves. I have no need for slaves who don't want to reason. We will go by: Eliminate the wise and rebellious, keep the ignorant and gullible fools. They can still be of use to us.

There is overpopulation alright. Overpopulation of wise and rebellious. Don't worry, it was a small mistake and we'll take care of it asap. They will learn to bow to the powerful and things will finally go back to how they were supposed to be. It is the duty of We The Powerful to keep their numbers in check and control this overpopulation.

Internet Secret Technique: Dark Sarcasm!

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Internet Secret Technique: Dark Sarcasm is an enhanced version of my previous Internet Secret Technique: Sarcasm. It is of higher level, more powerful, and used against stronger opponents. But don't think this all I've got. This isn't even my final form. I've yet to unleash the almighty Internet Secret Techniques: Heavenly Sarcasm and Godly Sarcasm!

 

[Enigman]

It's over 9000?!?

 

[zoobyshoe]

What. A. Day.

Followed by a commute that took me through a complicated construction zone. First, a long, long wait as the flagger held the "STOP" sign. Then promptly at 5:00, all the flaggers packed up their stuff and left, leaving miles of traffic to unsnarl itself. Took me 20 minutes to get out of that mess and I was nowhere near the end of the backup when the flaggers bailed out !

Construction is a kind of hell, ennit? There is a neighborhood near me that has been torn up for two years, and there's no end in sight.

 

[nuuskur]

It's over 9000?!?

I keep hearing this .."it's over 9 thousand!" - where does it come from? What's the original context?

 

[zoobyshoe]

I keep hearing this .."it's over 9 thousand!" - where does it come from? What's the original context?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Over+9000

 

[Enigman]

I keep hearing this .."it's over 9 thousand!" - where does it come from? What's the original context?

About
“Over 9000” is a popular catchphrase derived from the Japanese manga anime series Dragon Ball Z that is typically used as an innumerable quantifier to describe a large number of something like “several”, “lots”, “butt loads” and even the metric “ass tonne”.

Origin
Dragon Ball (ドラゴンボール Doragon Bōru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. With the ending of Dragon Ball, Toei Animation quickly released a second anime television series, Dragon Ball Z. In the 28th episode titled “Goku’s Arrival,” the main protagonist character Goku returns to the Earth after intense training in the Other World to square off against Saiyan warriors Vegeta and Nappa, who had killed his friend Piccolo right before his arrival. As Goku powers up in rage, Vegeta senses an explosive increase in his power level through his scouter and yells: “It’s over nine thousand!”
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/its-over-9000

My post was a reply to another dbz reference: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/this-isnt-even-my-final-form

 

[OmCheeto]

"We the Geeks"?

hmmmm

 

[WWGD]

Kind of weird, the country of Bulgaria, whose population may ultimately disappear:

http://www.novinite.com/articles/156553/Bulgaria's+Population,+Fastest+Shrinking+Worldwide+-+Report

Negative pop. growth for more than 20 years. Went from around 9 million to 7 million recently. Imagine living there and seeing population disappear around you?

 

[zoobyshoe]

Kind of weird, the country of Bulgaria, whose population may ultimately disappear:

http://www.novinite.com/articles/156553/Bulgaria's+Population,+Fastest+Shrinking+Worldwide+-+Report

Negative pop. growth for more than 20 years. Went from around 9 million to 7 million recently. Imagine living there and seeing population disappear around you?

Wow, that is strange. If someone had that as a premise for a book or movie I'd find it ridiculous.

 

[zoobyshoe]

So, I was watching some street construction work a bit ago, and observed a guy pushing those big steel plates over a trench with a little bull dozer type thing. And this reminded me of the time I saw a large flatbed truck go by with a bunch of those steel plates stacked on the bed, and on the side of the cab it said "Joe's Steel Plate Rental," or something similar. Putting the whole picture together I realized construction companies don't own a bunch of those plates, they rent them by the job from dedicated big steel plate rental companies. That means there are people who own a bunch of big steel plates and who make their living renting them out.

Thus, another piece of "The Big Picture" fell into place for me.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

a decade ago,people laughed hard when they saw a jerk passing by. what happened now is their jaws got broken.

 

[Evo]

For micromass

 

[dlgoff]

For micromass

Edit: BTW. You owe me a monitor. Can't clean mine.

 

[Evo]

Edit: BTW. You owe me a monitor. Can't clean mine.

Sorry, that commercial was just too awesome.

 

[WWGD]

At a rational level, I have many times realized the complete futility of complaining . Yet, while I have cut down on it, I still do it way too often; it (the futility) does not seem to fully register in me, i.e., I have not internalized it for some reason.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

Every time I make a complaint, I can find out my mental massagers. . Well, to many that's kinda crazey of me but come on, I am alone and yes feel lonely sometimes.

 

[WWGD]

A grilled cheese has become a great snack/quick meal solution, since I don't have a microwave: Turn oven on, put in bread,
let t warm up for a few minutes, put some butter, then cheese, and a quick meal in around 10-11 minutes.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

That yummy!

The only dream I had when I fell for someone was to sit on the house roof with him and make jokes about the stars while sipping some beer. I have never thought about having sex or even real wet kisses...:). (sounds like psychic hah :D )

 

[Astronuc]

Saffron market blossoms for Afghan farmers as alternative to growing poppy
http://www.splendidtable.org/story/...fghan-farmers-as-alternative-to-growing-poppy

A great idea! Why did it take so long to do this?

 

[dlgoff]

Saffron market blossoms for Afghan farmers as alternative to growing poppy
http://www.splendidtable.org/story/...fghan-farmers-as-alternative-to-growing-poppy

A great idea! Why did it take so long to do this?

I'd never heard of this plant. Sounds like it could help us old folks... In more ways than one.

...
Saffron is also used for to increase interest in sex (as an aphrodisiac) and to induce sweating.

Some people apply saffron directly to the scalp for baldness (alopecia).
...

http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-suppl...ingredientid=844&activeingredientname=saffron

 

[Silicon Waffle]

Take my picture then produce me an underwear that fits my waist size.

 

[Lisa!]

http://img5013.photobox.co.uk/59046677b8e75bdca15a0d1e28646e6afb2375ed7c2a919c60c29003a3f4349f2245149c.jpg​

 

[PWiz]

http://img5013.photobox.co.uk/59046677b8e75bdca15a0d1e28646e6afb2375ed7c2a919c60c29003a3f4349f2245149c.jpg​

So the one on top got friendzoned?

 

[Silicon Waffle]

I save the image. It's soo cute of them. Thanks Lisa!