Random Thoughts Part 5: Time to Split Again

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The thread features a variety of informal discussions, including personal anecdotes, reflections on dreams, cultural comparisons regarding education systems, and thoughts on numerical scales. Participants share their experiences and opinions on topics ranging from literature and dreams to educational standards in the US and UK.

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  • Some participants share personal dreams involving a community member, Borek, and discuss interpretations of these dreams.
  • There is a discussion about the differences between the long and short scales of numerical values, particularly regarding the term "billion" and its usage in different cultures.
  • Participants express differing views on the quality of higher education in the US compared to the UK, with some asserting that American high school courses can be equivalent to university-level courses.
  • One participant mentions their experience with Advanced Placement (AP) courses in the US, arguing against the notion that American education is "dumbed down."
  • Another participant shares their experience with the discomfort of playing guitar after a long break, tying it into a creative project related to fish.

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Participants express a range of opinions on educational standards, with no clear consensus on whether American education is comparable to British education. The discussion on numerical scales also reveals differing interpretations and understandings among participants.

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Some statements regarding educational comparisons may depend on personal experiences and regional differences in curriculum. The discussion on numerical scales highlights potential confusion stemming from varying definitions and terminologies used in different countries.

  • #721
fresh_42 said:
City Vegetables are with Cadmium, Lead and Mercury, Country Vegetables are without.
Yeah, and city vegetables go best with city beef.
 
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  • #722
Psinter said:
I never memorize anyone's number. If I lose my contacts, which happens from time to time when I tinker with my phone and have no backup, then it's all over.
My problem is I forget my own number. I've done it many times.
 
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  • #723
zoobyshoe said:
Yeah, and city vegetables go best with city beef.
Aka road kill , I guess.
 
  • #724
WWGD said:
Aka road kill , I guess.
I was thinking dumpster rats.
 
  • #725
 
  • #726
zoobyshoe said:
I was thinking dumpster rats.
Rats!
 
  • #727
fresh_42 said:

Seems like Chipotle's may have liked the idea.
 
  • #728
So it looks weird, even if legitimate Left(VendorContactName,1)+ . And imagine what you can do with user-defined functions.
 
  • #729
A friend of mine in London UK recommends the "Goldfish burger"
 
  • #730
1oldman2 said:
A friend of mine in London UK recommends the "Goldfish burger"
Seems like you would need a lot of goldfish for that.
 
  • #731
1oldman2 said:
A friend of mine in London UK recommends the "Goldfish burger"
I like the Rectanglefish burger.
 
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  • #732
fresh_42 said:
I like the Rectanglefish burger.
Sponge Bob, Square Pants Burger? Catchy!
 
  • #733
fresh_42 said:
I like the Rectanglefish burger.
It's all in the sauce no matter how you slice/form the fish :wink:
 
  • #734
1oldman2 said:
It's all in the sauce no matter how you slice/form the fish :wink:
But no sauce helps quite enough with a Ratburger.
 
  • #735
WWGD said:
But no sauce helps quite enough with a Ratburger.
For Ratburger my mom always swore by the tried and true "roadkill tenderizing system" you have to keep an eye on the process or you loose all the liquids though. :wink:
 
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  • #736
WWGD said:
But no sauce helps quite enough with a Ratburger.
How can you tell?
 
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  • #737
fresh_42 said:
How can you tell?
Leftovers from when I played my flute (the actual flute, just in case), near Hameln.
 
  • #738
WWGD said:
Leftovers from when I played my flute (the actual flute, just in case), near Hameln.
Here this fairy tale is associated to a certain city. I'm surprised it exists in an English culture.
 
  • #739
WWGD said:
Leftovers from when I played my flute (the actual flute, just in case), near Hameln.

OK... but what did you do with the kids ! ? ...

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  • #740
I want this and I cannot lie:

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  • #741
OCR said:
OK... but what did you do with the kids ! ? ...

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They are making iPhones in China . They get paid a whopping 3 cents/hr.
 
  • #742
Psinter said:
When you fight one person and all your movements are highly disciplined as in martial arts, but then you have to fight 5 at the same time and you go Gorilla Mode all over the place and there's no discipline whatsoever in your movements.
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All your fine and disciplined punches convert into a savage melee (disorganized close combat).

I've been looking into history and there appears to be conflict almost every year of history at one place or another of the world... Humans.
That's why I hated History. It's only war, war, war and revolutions. And memorizing years. Booooriiiing!

............ I love observing old miners.
There's so much warmth when they meet their friends from the mine. They always say that a special kind of friendship is formed down there.
And their hands. So large with thick skin that bear witness to their hard labour.
 
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  • #743
Sophia said:
I love observing old miners.
There's so much warmth when they meet their friends from the mine. They always say that a special kind of friendship is formed down there.
And their hands. So large with thick skin that bear witness to their hard labour.
Sharing the same uncertain fate and after saving each other every day I'm sure a special kind of relationship is built between them. It's a dangerous job. Respect to them.
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  • #744
I find that AON loses its competitiveness to Generali. Many companies in my area now favor the latter. :wink:
 
  • #745
Hmm. Not all restaurants are Taco Bell, no matter how adamantly I insist.
 
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  • #746
zoobyshoe said:
My problem is I forget my own number. I've done it many times.
It should be possible to retrieve the number using the phone.
 
  • #747
Silicon Waffle said:
I find that AON loses its competitiveness to Generali. Many companies in my area now favor the latter. :wink:
What are those, insurance companies?
 
  • #748
WWGD said:
It should be possible to retrieve the number using the phone.
Yes, but the usual reason I'm trying to remember it is to give it to someone whose right there, and a person who has to look up his own phone number comes off as a major dork.
 
  • #749
Need to do the correlation job. Taking too long.
 
  • #750
zoobyshoe said:
Yes, but the usual reason I'm trying to remember it is to give it to someone whose right there, and a person who has to look up his own phone number comes off as a major dork.
Sorry to have to agree on that :(.
 

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