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The discussion revolves around a variety of topics, beginning with the reopening of a thread on the Physics Forums. Participants express relief at the continuation of the conversation and share light-hearted banter about past threads. There are inquiries about quoting from previous threads and discussions about job opportunities for friends. The conversation shifts to humorous takes on mathematics, particularly the concept of "Killing vector fields," which one participant humorously critiques as dangerous. Participants also share personal anecdotes, including experiences with power outages and thoughts on teaching at university. The tone remains casual and playful, with discussions about the challenges of winter, the joys of friendship, and even a few jokes about life experiences. The thread captures a blend of humor, personal stories, and light philosophical musings, all while maintaining a sense of community among the forum members.
  • #121
ImperialThinker said:
We can't really enjoy
Childhood : Have Time and Energy but no Money
Middleage: Have Money and Energy but no Time
Oldage : Have Time and Money but no Energy
:(:(:(
Let me add my agreement, :(:(:(, guess I should remove money from the 2nd and 3rd as well;):(
 
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  • #122
A few days ago we had a very odd warm spell here in the Great Pacific Northwest of the US (and beyond): 18C in the middle of December! It broke records!

Well now we have all sorts of insects waking up and being general nuisances. Wasps, flies, mosquitoes - in December?! Well I'd rather deal with the occasional errant wasp than scrape ice from my windshield in the dark winter mornings.
 
  • #123
lisab said:
Wasps, flies, mosquitoes - in December?!
Look on the bright side of that. When the weather suddenly snaps back to normal they'll all freeze to death rather than have a nice seasonal change in order to start hibernating. Maybe you'll have a pest-free spring.
 
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  • #124
Danger said:
Look on the bright side of that. When the weather suddenly snaps back to normal they'll all freeze to death rather than have a nice seasonal change in order to start hibernating. Maybe you'll have a pest-free spring.
Always finding the silver lining :biggrin:.
 
  • #125
lisab said:
A few days ago we had a very odd warm spell here in the Great Pacific Northwest of the US (and beyond): 18C in the middle of December! It broke records!

Well now we have all sorts of insects waking up and being general nuisances. Wasps, flies, mosquitoes - in December?! Well I'd rather deal with the occasional errant wasp than scrape ice from my windshield in the dark winter mornings.

I saw spider-filaments today. I thought that was very odd.
And looking at your link:

Rapid City, South Dakota reached 71 on both Thursday and Friday, marking its first back-to-back readings above 70 on record in the month of December.

70's? In one of the Dakotas? In the middle of December?
Shouldn't they be experiencing Bose-Einstein condensate temperatures?
 
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  • #126
I saw a spider , I poured vaseline on the floor and made it walk on it. Then i ripped apart its legs one by one with a pair of forceps, until it had only 2 remaining. then I pourd some salt on it, and then...ss i ripped his insides out by smacking it with yesterday's newspaper.
Maybe i should really go to rehab.
 
  • #127
I just made a promise to myself to never again have a beer before I wake up or noon, whichever comes first. (Yes, I can drink in my sleep; I'm just that good. I'm one of the most dedicated alcoholics you'll ever meet. :approve:)
 
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  • #128
ImperialThinker said:
I saw a spider , I poured vaseline on the floor and made it walk on it. Then i ripped apart its legs one by one with a pair of forceps, until it had only 2 remaining. then I pourd some salt on it, and then...ss i ripped his insides out by smacking it with yesterday's newspaper.
Maybe i should really go to rehab.
That's torturing :approve:. You're cruel. The whole spider's life is just a finger press away. :DD
 
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  • #129
ImperialThinker said:
I saw a spider , I poured vaseline on the floor and made it walk on it. Then i ripped apart its legs one by one with a pair of forceps, until it had only 2 remaining. then I pourd some salt on it, and then...ss i ripped his insides out by smacking it with yesterday's newspaper.
Maybe i should really go to rehab.
... How old are you?
 
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  • #130
Old enough to type sensible English is a safe guess.
 
  • #131
ImperialThinker said:
I saw a spider , I poured vaseline on the floor and made it walk on it. Then i ripped apart its legs one by one with a pair of forceps, until it had only 2 remaining. then I pourd some salt on it, and then...ss i ripped his insides out by smacking it with yesterday's newspaper.
Maybe i should really go to rehab.
Yesterday I saved a cricket, :) your deed is balanced out :D
 
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  • #132
nuuskur said:
Old enough to type sensible English is a safe guess.
unpossible.
 
  • #133
OmCheeto said:
I saw spider-filaments today. I thought that was very odd.
And looking at your link:

70's? In one of the Dakotas? In the middle of December?
Shouldn't they be experiencing Bose-Einstein condensate temperatures?

And now a rare and nasty looking December tornado in Kansas.

http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/Rare-December-tornado-touches-down-in-Harper-County/30237264
 
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  • #134
edward said:
And now a rare and nasty looking December tornado in Kansas.

http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/Rare-December-tornado-touches-down-in-Harper-County/30237264

:nb) Thank goodness, I didn't see cows :)):)
 
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  • #135
ImperialThinker said:
I saw a spider , I poured vaseline on the floor and made it walk on it. Then i ripped apart its legs one by one with a pair of forceps, until it had only 2 remaining. then I pourd some salt on it, and then...ss i ripped his insides out by smacking it with yesterday's newspaper.
Maybe i should really go to rehab.

With most spiders it is safe and easy to pull the legs off with your bare fingers. There are some exceptions.

dfamiw.jpg


This one grabbed a golf club right out of my hands and beat me over the head with it, and at a Christmas party no less.
 
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  • #136
edward said:
And now a rare and nasty looking December tornado in Kansas.

http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/Rare-December-tornado-touches-down-in-Harper-County/30237264

Whilst googling lisab's post yesterday, I ran across a tornado in Los Angeles, from 3 days ago.

Warning: Lot's and lot's of colorful beeping!

 
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  • #137
edward said:
With most spiders it is safe and easy to pull the legs off with your bare fingers. There are some exceptions.

dfamiw.jpg


This one grabbed a golf club right out of my hands and beat me over the head with it, and at a Christmas party no less.

I take it, that you want another clue?
 
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  • #138
Do you guys get this overwhelming urge to troll sometimes or is it just me ?
troll_face_by_nintendude64-d3c7tvg.jpg
 
  • #139
RonL said:
I didn't see cows
They were moving too fast.
 
  • #140
T-300
 
  • #141
zoki85 said:
T-300
:oldconfused::bugeye::oldsurprised::oldtongue::oldsmile::oldconfused:
 
  • #142
ImperialThinker said:
Do you guys get this overwhelming urge to troll sometimes or is it just me ?
troll_face_by_nintendude64-d3c7tvg.jpg

I don't think it's just you, but then I don't know exactly what trolling is, or how to do it ? :redface::olduhh::oldeek::biggrin:
 
  • #143
Danger said:
They were moving too fast.

"We've got cows" does that ring a bell with you ?:oldeyes::oldsmile:
 
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  • #144
RonL said:
"We've got cows" does that ring a bell with you ?:oldeyes::oldsmile:
Uh... sorry... no. Is that some Yank thing?
Oh, hang on... is that the caption of that "Far Side" cartoon with the little cows popping out of a guy like chicken pox?
 
  • #145
zoki85 said:
T-300
Room temperature?
 
  • #146
Danger said:
Uh... sorry... no. Is that some Yank thing?
Oh, hang on... is that the caption of that "Far Side" cartoon with the little cows popping out of a guy like chicken pox?
It's part of a line in the movie "Twister". A storm chaser spots cows picked up by a tornado.:)
 
  • #147
RonL said:
It's part of a line in the movie "Twister".
Oh, okay. Helen Hunt, right? I saw that years ago, but I didn't find it memorable in any way.
 
  • #148
Danger said:
Oh, okay. Helen Hunt, right? I saw that years ago, but I didn't find it memorable in any way.
Right.
ps. Is this a place to say "more cow bells" what does it even mean ?:oldconfused:
 
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  • #149
Allergies :oldruck:
 
  • #150
lisab said:
Allergies :oldruck:
And now hives. I've taken a Benadryl. I'll be down for the night in about 20 minutes.
 

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