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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.
  • #151
lisab said:
And now hives. I've taken a Benadryl. I'll be down for the night in about 20 minutes.
Hope you have sweet dreams, wake up refreshed. :nb):)
 
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  • #152
lisab said:
And now hives. I've taken a Benadryl. I'll be down for the night in about 20 minutes.
Allergies? In the middle of winter? Oh wait. You mentioned a felion living in your basement the other day. I don't Benadryl will do anything for that.
 
  • #153
RonL said:
Is this a place to say "more cow bells" what does it even mean ?
That one puzzled me for a long time, too. Turns out that it's a reference to a "Saturday Night Live" sketch staring Christopher Walken. It isn't really very funny, but considering his usual on-screen persona it's amusing to some extent.
 
  • #154
What a bad day. I was out of my meds, so had to go to the pharmacy, flat tire, called around, my tires are "special' so no one carries them, had to place an order, maybe they will arrive late tomorrow, maybe not, last time it took three days. Had to cancel my doctor appointment that I made 3 months ago. Will have to have my car towed to the car place because the "spare" tire I requested last time isn't mounted so cannot be used. :headbang: Did I mention that it's raining and I'm sick?
 
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  • #155
Get well soon {Evo}.
 
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  • #156
Evo said:
What a bad day. I was out of my meds, so had to go to the pharmacy, flat tire, called around, my tires are "special' so no one carries them, had to place an order, maybe they will arrive late tomorrow, maybe not, last time it took three days. Had to cancel my doctor appointment that I made 3 months ago. Will have to have my car towed to the car place because the "spare" tire I requested last time isn't mounted so cannot be used. :headbang: Did I mention that it's raining and I'm sick?
:))Makes me want to put together a mobile repair unit and come looking for you :olduhh: where to look and who to look for, don't have a clue:oldgrumpy: I'll just lay awake and hope things get better :D
 
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  • #157
Evo said:
What a bad day. I was out of my meds, so had to go to the pharmacy, flat tire, called around, my tires are "special' so no one carries them, had to place an order, maybe they will arrive late tomorrow, maybe not, last time it took three days. Had to cancel my doctor appointment that I made 3 months ago. Will have to have my car towed to the car place because the "spare" tire I requested last time isn't mounted so cannot be used. :headbang: Did I mention that it's raining and I'm sick?

That sounds like a first world multiple problem. I hope your day is better tomorrow.

I hate it when I wait months for an appointment with s specialist. I get ten minutes in the exam room but after three minutes they start typing in all of the insurance and medical codes so they can get paid.

At my last appointment with a I needed to tell the neurologist that my entire left arm was numb and my hands felt like someone was beating on them with a hammer. But the doc just kept tapping a tuning fork on her knee and then putting it on various parts of my body and asking: "can you feel this" How about here"? She used a middle c tuning fork and I think I am more like a b flat person.
 
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  • #158
:DD memorable experience!
 
  • #159
Evo said:
What a bad day. I was out of my meds, so had to go to the pharmacy, flat tire, called around, my tires are "special' so no one carries them, had to place an order, maybe they will arrive late tomorrow, maybe not, last time it took three days. Had to cancel my doctor appointment that I made 3 months ago. Will have to have my car towed to the car place because the "spare" tire I requested last time isn't mounted so cannot be used. :headbang: Did I mention that it's raining and I'm sick?
:oldfrown: I'm sorry to hear it. That all sounds very frustrating.
 
  • #160
I just had a random thought, why aren't I on the ballot for the PF MEMBER AWARDS 2014? I thought at the very least I would have been nominated for the "best humor" award. I mean, I'm funny, right? :biggrin:

Plus, I paid off all my crew on here to vote for me, who are they going to vote for if I'm not on the ballot, cuz, you feelin' me? Think of it this way, somehow Ralph Nader, Ross Perot, and that other dude all got on the ballot for PRESIDENT of the USA, and I can't even get on PF's ballot for best humor? C'mon..
 
  • #161
DiracPool said:
I just had a random thought, why aren't I on the ballot for the PF MEMBER AWARDS 2014? I thought at the very least I would have been nominated for the "best humor" award. I mean, I'm funny, right? :biggrin:

Plus, I paid off all my crew on here to vote for me, who are they going to vote for if I'm not on the ballot, cuz, you feelin' me? Think of it this way, somehow Ralph Nader, Ross Perot, and that other dude all got on the ballot for PRESIDENT of the USA, and I can't even get on PF's ballot for best humor? C'mon..
Maybe you are a secret moderator!:biggrin:
 
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  • #162
Lisa! said:
Maybe you are a secret moderator!:biggrin:

I moderated something once :blushing: :olduhh:
 
  • #163
RonL said:
I moderated something once :blushing: :olduhh:

:olduhh:
 
  • #164
DiracPool said:
I just had a random thought, why aren't I on the ballot for the PF MEMBER AWARDS 2014? I thought at the very least I would have been nominated for the "best humor" award. I mean, I'm funny, right? :biggrin:

Plus, I paid off all my crew on here to vote for me, who are they going to vote for if I'm not on the ballot, cuz, you feelin' me? Think of it this way, somehow Ralph Nader, Ross Perot, and that other dude all got on the ballot for PRESIDENT of the USA, and I can't even get on PF's ballot for best humor? C'mon..
I agree. I refuse to vote for a "funniest member", until you are placed on the list.
 
  • #165
Ya Dirac Pool should definitely be there. After all, the best comedians have the biggest egos!
 
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  • #166
Lisa! said:
:olduhh:

It's a secret, mainly because I'm too old to remember it clearly :D
 
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  • #167
On an episode of American Pickers this afternoon, they were rooting through a guy's barn and found a dinosaur leg bone. He said he had bought it from a guy who found it when it had washed out of a riverbank.

So, they bought it ($450.00) and brought it to a paleontologist. He was quite exited about it and said it was authentic, from a duck bill dinosaur, and he was impressed at how complete it was. Apparently the vast bulk of dinosaur fossils are mere bone fragments.

The American Pickers guy realized he could probably get thousands for it, but decided to donate it to the museum, since it was rare.
 
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  • #168
Nikitin said:
Ya Dirac Pool should definitely be there. After all, the best comedians have the biggest egos!

Good golly I am on that list and my wife doesn't even think that I am funny. I don't have much of an ego but I had an Eggo once.
 
  • #169
Deep Thought: When you live on campus, every exam is a take-home exam.
 
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  • #170
WWGD said:
Deep Thought: When you live on campus, every exam is a take-home exam.
Home schooled, hmm!:D
 
  • #171
RonL said:
Home schooled, hmm!:D
And still at home. Why not? I remember , and try to live by, the graffiti I saw a while back: " Live off your parents until you can live of your children" :).
 
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  • #172
I hope google won't index my homework or else my teacher may know. (95% he will not be able to understand it - my questions are camouflaged)
 
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  • #173
WWGD said:
Deep Thought: When you live on campus, every exam is a take-home exam.

Unless you have to take it in a classroom with a few TA's eyeing you o_O
 
  • #174
I'm going to watch a documentary today about multiple dimensions. If I don't report back later, I will either have left spacetime for good, or gone mental, or both. I love y'all...:k
 
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  • #175
OK, I know it is of no use for most of you, as you don't know a word in Polish, but I have just selfpublished a book: http://www.bpp.com.pl/odwlekaneporzadki/ (short stories revolving around my place of birth).

What makes it IMHO interesting for an average PFer is the fact that the pdf version was made with LaTeX, using mwbk document class. Version that is freely available (you can download it from a linked page if interested, links just below the cover image, that's about 2/3 of the book, it is not a getrichsoon plan ;) ) doesn't contain footnotes which were a sole reason for using LaTeX (as far as I was able to check none of the free alternatives reliably support footnotes ATM, and I am not going to pay k$ for a single use of InDesign). But I still like the final effect.
 
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  • #176
Borek said:
OK, I know it is of no use for most of you, as you don't know a word in Polish, but I have just selfpublished a book: http://www.bpp.com.pl/odwlekaneporzadki/ (short stories revolving around my place of birth).

What makes it IMHO interesting for an average PFer is the fact that the pdf version was made with LaTeX, using mwbk document class. Version that is freely available (you can download it from a linked page if interested, links just below the cover image, that's about 2/3 of the book, it is not a getrichsoon plan ;) ) doesn't contain footnotes which were a sole reason for using LaTeX (as far as I was able to check none of the free alternatives reliably support footnotes ATM, and I am not going to pay k$ for a single use of InDesign). But I still like the final effect.

I used google translate for the first paragraph and its translation sounds understandable:

delayed cleanup

is a collection of nine short stories, written by Marcin Borkowski. Combine them heroes and the place where they spent most of his life, or at least a significant part of it - Warsaw Zoliborz. You can treat this book as a sentimental trip żoliborzan early years, growing up in the times of PRL, but they are not memories, and although some places, events and people are occurring as the most real, described the stories can take place not only here. People argue, love and revenge everywhere.
 
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  • #177
Hopefully my translation is slightly better than the one provided by Google ;)

Stories are linked by characters and place were they spent most of their lives - Żoliborz, district of Warsaw. You can think about the book as a sentimental trip to early years of a person growing up in Żoliborz in times of PRL (People's Republic of Poland), but even if some places, people and events depicted are real, these are not memoirs, and they could take place elsewhere. People argue, love and take revenge everywhere.

Not mentioned on the page - stories start in September 1939 and end around 2010, so it is not just about my childhood.

"Delayed cleanup" - I think I like it.
 
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  • #178
Borek said:
OK, I know it is of no use for most of you, as you don't know a word in Polish...

I know 4! (I've forgotten the rest, that you've taught me. Sorry! But, as I've said, my brain is full.)

ps. I look forward to reading your stories.

pps. This reminds me, that I've yet to get beyond the title of my future book: Zupa, Kwiaty, ee Doopkey*
The title of which, was inspired by a conversation I had one day with a married couple I know, based on three questions: What makes men happy, women happy, and, um, why is the world so screwed up.

*Doopkey = jerks^2
 
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  • #180
OmCheeto said:
Doopkey*

Singular jerk, male - "dupek", plural jerks, males - "dupki".

Beware, "dupa" means "ass", many variants, many meanings. Quite popular, but very different when talking about women.
 

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