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.

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  • #1,082
I propose an all-new adult section on PF. Only those who can prove they know how to tie their shoelaces are granted access.
 
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Krylov said:
I propose an all-new adult section on PF. Only those who can prove they know how to tie their shoelaces are granted access.

Dang i use Velcro shoes.
 
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Krylov said:
I propose an all-new adult section on PF. Only those who can prove they know how to tie their shoelaces are granted access.

Oh my !
 
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Krylov said:
I propose an all-new adult section on PF. Only those who can prove they know how to tie their shoelaces are granted access.
I wear slippers and sandals most of the time even when I go to work, so no shoelaces. Only once in a blue moon particularly when my boss is around will I put on a pair of sport shoes I buy somewhere at only around $4.5. Look I am a hypocrite. :DD
 
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Silicon Waffle said:
I wear slippers and sandals most of the time even when I go to work, so no shoelaces. Only once in a blue moon particularly when my boss is around will I put on a pair of sport shoes I buy somewhere at only around $4.5. Look I am a hypocrite. :DD
I found a Windsor knot a better test any way.
 
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fresh_42 said:
I found a Windsor knot a better test any way.
Explain please, I can't read your mind. :nb)
 
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Silicon Waffle said:
Explain please, I can't read your mind. :nb)
Good to know! :biggrin:
 
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A Windsor knot is a devilish knot to tie only experts use it.

 
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Krylov said:
Only those who can prove they know how to tie their shoelaces are granted access.
wolram said:
Dang i use Velcro shoes.

After many travels to Japan and Korea, where people commonly take off and put on their shoes several times each day -- often with a line (queue) of people standing behind, waiting -- I've switched to loafers. I haven't tied shoelaces in years.

fresh_42 said:
I found a Windsor knot a better test any way.

A Windsor knot I can do in my sleep. But on shoes ?! :eek:
 
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wolram said:
A Windsor knot is a devilish knot to tie only experts use it.


This is one of the reasons I'm glad that I'm not a man :) But I like wearing scarves. And there are days when I'd like to wear a headscarf because I like them when they are colourful and stylishly tied. But I guess that would cause very serious problems in my community...:nb)
 
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Silicon Waffle said:
I wear slippers and sandals most of the time even when I go to work, so no shoelaces. Only once in a blue moon particularly when my boss is around will I put on a pair of sport shoes I buy somewhere at only around $4.5. Look I am a hypocrite. :DD
Where do you buy shoes for $4.5?
 
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WWGD said:
Where do you buy shoes for $4.5?
in any Chinese shop :)
 
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OCR said:
Oh my !
I thought I did not have much of a life, but I don't have a site on shoelace knots.
 
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Sophia said:
This is one of the reasons I'm glad that I'm not a man :) But I like wearing scarves. And there are days when I'd like to wear a headscarf because I like them when they are colourful and stylishly tied. But I guess that would cause very serious problems in my community...:nb)

Head scarf's are way out of fashion in the UK, you could wear a fedora that would make you look very mysterious.
 
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wolram said:
Head scarf's are way out of fashion in the UK, you could wear a fedora that would make you look very mysterious.
oh yes, fedoras are stylish :)
 
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wolram said:
Head scarf's are way out of fashion in the UK, you could wear a fedora that would make you look very mysterious.
Or just as a dumb HP leftover ...
 
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Sophia said:
oh yes, fedoras are stylish :)

Your my kind of girl:biggrin: it has to be a wide brim one though.
 
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Here is a thought, the saying a mans home is his castle is no longer true, due to equality and mans inability to get a word in edge ways, it should be a woman's home is her castle.
 
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Indeed that should be the case! And while a man is the head of the household, a woman is the neck that turns the head as she wishes :p
 
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wolram said:
Here is a thought, the saying a mans home is his castle is no longer true, due to equality and mans inability to get a word in edge ways, it should be a woman's home is her castle.
Can't be. Studies of our migration over the globe show that women are far more migrating than men. Would be rather inconvenient with a whole castle in their backpacks.
 
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Sophia said:
Indeed that should be the case! And while a man is the head of the household, a woman is the neck that turns the head as she wishes :p

As long as the woman does the dishes the washing the vacuuming and the decorating she can turn my head any time:biggrin:
 
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fresh_42 said:
Can't be. Studies of our migration over the globe show that women are far more migrating than men. Would be rather inconvenient with a whole castle in their backpacks.
I wondered where all the women have gone.
 
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Funny. As I've thought about castles ... Our continent is the only one where you can find castles and palaces every few kilometres from Scotland to Sicily from Portugal to Austria. Never viewed it this way.
 
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wolram said:
As long as the woman does the dishes the washing the vacuuming and the decorating she can turn my head any time:biggrin:
:mad:! Be careful as she could "accidentally" turn it too much :biggrin:
 
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Sophia said:
:mad:! Be careful as she could "accidentally" turn it too much :biggrin:
The acceleration is more frightening than the angle.
 
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Chrome just disappeared from my task bar. Still installed, but the icon is just not there anymore.
 
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WWGD said:
You do seem to have a thing for Manga. I am not much into fashion myself.
I'm not into fashion either.
Sophia said:
SW, now you have admitted something! HOW do YOU know what nicknames people use on porn sites? :D :DD :wink:
Hahahahaha! I swear this line would have never occurred to me. :oldlaugh:
Sophia said:
To be honest, my first thought was about PedoBear :D You're right, we could be sisters :)
Oh include me in: "I'm a lady... Now we are brother ladies!"

WWGD said:
Chrome just disappeared from my task bar. Still installed, but the icon is just not there anymore.
I think if you can click "Pin to taskbar" somewhere in the start screen.
 
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phinds said:
It would be something like saying there are regions of space-time with no space.
Oh I swear I've been to such places ...
 

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