Random Thoughts Part 4 - Split Thread

[WWGD]

I get that it's an anti-hater victory, which is probably good, but permit me to say I don't share the thrill. Getting married is about as smart as getting a tattoo.

I think that depends on against whom you're married.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I think that depends on against whom you're married.

Well said.

 

[zoobyshoe]

So, I'm sitting outside a coffee house tonight which is located at an intersection. On my right about 20 people are crossing the street illegally, against a red light. An SUV coming up that street, leans on it's horn and makes like it's going to plow through the whole lot of them. There was mass panic, expressions of shock and awe, and I, myself, was afraid I was about to see something horrible, but at the last second the SUV braked enough to avoid collision.

 

[lisab]

Last Christmas, I put a whole bag of dried sour cherries in a Tupperware container, covered them with dark rum, sealed the top, and slid the container into the deep, dark recesses of my refrigerator. I then forgot about them until the next time I cleaned out my fridge, which happens (maybe) quarterly.

By then they were lovely, exquisite, spectacular, and a hundred other words I could steal from a thesaurus. We ate them with ice cream, in rice pudding, or just plain.

Today I bought rum and a bag of dried cherries. Knowing how yummy the end product is, I don't know if I can wait several months. And I'm not sure I have to - they might be just as good in a week.

Experiment is ON!

 

[Silicon Waffle]

Ha-ha-ha, pretty classic!
I do that sometimes and none of my stuff later is still edible though.

 

[WWGD]

I'm lucky if I can detach certain things from my refrigerator without heavy machinery, and even luckier if they don't fight back.

 

[WWGD]

I get that it's an anti-hater victory, which is probably good, but permit me to say I don't share the thrill. Getting married is about as smart as getting a tattoo.

And it is not a victimless crime either. I have lost a few friends to marriage. You hang out with your single friends , then, after they get married , you never see them again; the wife prohibits him from hanging out with any of the single friends. I assume men do the same, but not sure.

 

[Borg]

And it is not a victimless crime either. I have lost a few friends to marriage. You hang out with your single friends , then, after they get married , you never see them again; the wife prohibits him from hanging out with any of the single friends. I assume men do the same, but not sure.

Not all wives do that. Some will prohibit you from hanging out with your married friends also.

 

[DennisN]

Hi, I've been away from PF for a while due to a lot of things to do + a rather troublesome sprained foot of mine (no, I don't write my posts with my feet, but it's been difficult nevertheless :) ). I've still got plenty to do, but I hope to get back here soon; anyway I wish you all a good summer!

 

[WWGD]

Denis: I saw and ad in a store window of a deli " We only sell the best of the Wurst" .

 

[dlgoff]

You guys are so punny.

 

[Ibix]

The problem with punography is that the plot is always a joke.

 

[Borg]

 

[wolram]

Last Christmas, I put a whole bag of dried sour cherries in a Tupperware container, covered them with dark rum, sealed the top, and slid the container into the deep, dark recesses of my refrigerator. I then forgot about them until the next time I cleaned out my fridge, which happens (maybe) quarterly.

By then they were lovely, exquisite, spectacular, and a hundred other words I could steal from a thesaurus. We ate them with ice cream, in rice pudding, or just plain.

Today I bought rum and a bag of dried cherries. Knowing how yummy the end product is, I don't know if I can wait several months. And I'm not sure I have to - they might be just as good in a week.

Experiment is ON!

lisab, you are making my mouth water, but i am now teetotal so no dark rum for me now.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I watched Skyfall for the first time last night.

All Q issues to Bond is a pistol and a location sender, so later in the film, on his own, Bond digs out the old gizmo-loaded Aston Martin from Goldfinger. A nice touch.

 

[Lisa!]

reminds me of my cat...

 

[Borg]

I am virtually face-blind and have a hard time noticing people that I know outside of where I normally meet them. My wife is the exact opposite and never ceases to amaze me with her ability to recognize people. We went to a party last night and met another couple for the first time. As soon as we were introduced, she said "I remember seeing you in line at the grocery store last week on Father's Day."

 

[WWGD]

I am virtually face-blind and have a hard time noticing people that I know outside of where I normally meet them. My wife is the exact opposite and never ceases to amaze me with her ability to recognize people. We went to a party last night and met another couple for the first time. As soon as we were introduced, she said "I remember seeing you in line at the grocery store last week on Father's Day."

Something similar with me. Let's just say we should both skip careers in public relations; I have learned through the grapevine that some people think I am a snob, or worse, because I don't acknowledge many of the people I have met. Not a good trait to have.

 

[Borg]

Something similar with me. Let's just say we should both skip careers in public relations; I have learned through the grapevine that some people think I am a snob, or worse, because I don't acknowledge many of the people I have met. Not a good trait to have.

My wife has told me that I sometimes come across this way to other people as well.

 

[collinsmark]

Just finished playing "Her Story." Now I can't get the song "Dreadful Wind and Rain" out of my mind for some reason.

(I think it was worth the $5 price of the game on Steam.)

 

[Borg]

I got passed by a GTO going 25 over the speed limit this morning and watched him run a red light a little later. I suddenly thought that GTO must stand for Gets Ticketed Often.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

Where is everyone ?

 

[Enigman]

Everywhere and now.here.

 

[Ibix]

I thought I was in the south east of England. It's possible I've got mixed up somehow and accidentally ended up in an oven, though. In a closed lift I don't think you could tell the difference.

 

[Enigman]

Drop a pen and calculate $\frac{d^2x}{dt^2}$ and see if its ~ 9.8 m/s²

 

[WWGD]

Where is everyone ?

I am here--but I am not queer--get used to it.

Drop a pen and calculate $\frac{d^2x}{dt^2}$ and see if its ~ 9.8 m/s²

But if it is not $9.8 m/s^2$ the pen may not drop, or drop at a rate different from the usual.

 

[Ibix]

Drop a pen and calculate $\frac{d^2x}{dt^2}$ and see if its ~ 9.8 m/s²

I dropped a pen. It melted.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I dropped a pen. It melted.

I melted a pen. It dripped.

I dripped a pen. It made a spot.

I spotted a pen. It had dropped.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I just paid my electric bill. Over the last 32 days I singlehandedly used 88 kilowatt*hours of electricity.

How many did you use?

 

[WWGD]

I will check. I have heard that turning off surge protectors while not at home ( or while just not using electricity) will cut down on electricity use. I started checking a few months back, but I don't have monthly data to tell whether this has worked or not. I have also found that many problems with electronics disappear by turning them off and restarting them.