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The discussion revolves around frustrations with current documentary programming, particularly criticizing the History Channel's focus on sensational topics like time travel conspiracies instead of real historical content. Participants express disappointment over National Geographic's sale to Fox, fearing a decline in quality programming. The conversation shifts to lighter topics, including humorous anecdotes about everyday life, such as a malfunctioning kitchen fan discovered to be blocked by installation instructions. There are also discussions about the challenges of understanding various dialects in Belgium, the complexities of language, and personal experiences with weather and housing in California. Members share their thoughts on food, including a peculiar dish of zucchini pancakes served with strawberry yogurt, and delve into mathematical concepts related to sandwich cutting and the properties of numbers. The thread captures a blend of serious commentary and lighthearted banter, reflecting a diverse range of interests and perspectives among participants.
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Maybe good time to change the topic, however fascinating it may be... ;). cc Cesar Millan.
 
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My autistic side. I hear " When I was younger..."
You were _always_ younger!
 
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So, special is slightly smaller in size but includes an appetizer; total food more than same dish in standard format. But standard dish with less food more expensive. ?
 
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How many names do Germans have nowadays?My "mentor" had 3: Johann Carl Friederich.
 
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WWGD said:
So, special is slightly smaller in size but includes an appetizer; total food more than same dish in standard format. But standard dish with less food more expensive. ?
My brother-in-law once asked me, "What is the difference between fine dining and simply eating in a restaurant?"

I answered without much thought, "The portions are smaller!"
 
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Klystron said:
My brother-in-law once asked me, "What is the difference between fine dining and simply eating in a restaurant?"

I answered without much thought, "The portions are smaller!"
Appeal to snobbery or gullibility or mental lazyness: Special must be better, because of name and price differences.
 
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Klystron said:
My brother-in-law once asked me, "What is the difference between fine dining and simply eating in a restaurant?"

I answered without much thought, "The portions are smaller!"
I've seen successful fast food places outside of fancy places for those un-full by the smaller portions. Kind of a torture: extremely tasty but not large-enough to fill you.
 
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Fluid Mechanics textbooks? I prefer solid ones.
 
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Dr William Schaffner's business card: " Yes, with a double f, not a t!"
 
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WWGD said:
Dr William Schaffner's business card: " Yes, with a double f, not a t!"
His business is likewise uncertain. Schaffner is the German word for conductor (train).
 
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fresh_42 said:
His business is likewise uncertain. Schaffner is the German word for conductor (train).
Fahrer? Gehfart?
 
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WWGD said:
Fahrer? Gehfart?
No, the one who checks the tickets and communicates with the driver in stations.
 
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fresh_42 said:
No, the one who checks the tickets and communicates with the driver in stations.
But definitely not the one ( playing the character) conducting the USS Enterprise.
Edit: But then again there is a college called Berkeley college that has nothing to see with UC Berkeley and there is Stamford Connecticut: "No, with an m, not an n."
 
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WWGD said:
But then again there is a college called Berkeley college that has nothing to see with UC Berkeley
Not to mention Berklee, in Bean-Town
 
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gmax137 said:
Not to mention Berklee, in Bean-Town

I thought that was the one he wasn't mentioning.

Cheers
 
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cosmik debris said:
I thought that was the one he wasn't mentioning.

Cheers
No, I was referring to a college called" Berkeley College" that has no affiliation with UC Berkeley.
 
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If they ask :
What's your name?
Will Shaffner
You're the guy from Star Trek?
No, Shaffner, with an f. I'm from Stamford.
Ah, in California?
No, Stamford, with an m. In Connecticut.
I study at Berkeley College.
That's in California. Why did you say Connecticut?
No...
 
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WWGD said:
Dr William Schaffner's business card: " Yes, with a double f, not a t!"
That takes me back...

What's the oldest body orbiting our Sun?
 
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strangerep said:
That takes me back...

What's the oldest body orbiting our Sun?
Juffiter?? Venuff??
 
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I never knew that Umlauts were used in the writing of English until I saw them in TV ads.
 
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dlgoff said:
I never knew that Umlauts were used in the writing of English until I saw them in TV ads.
Are you süre they are?
 
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WWGD said:
Are you süre they are?
I am:

 
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fresh_42 said:
I am:


Killed by dëath?
ëdit:

Në ver mind, Ace of Spades
 
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"Watch free for 30 days".
What do I do with a watch for 30 days? I use my phone to tell time anyway.
Do they give someone else the watch afterwards?
 
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WWGD said:
"Watch free for 30 days".
What do I do with a watch for 30 days? I use my phone to tell time anyway.
Do they give someone else the watch afterwards?
No. The watch gets detained after 30 days.
 
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fresh_42 said:
No. The watch gets detained after 30 days.
Windows is activated??
 
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WWGD said:
Windows is activated??
I don't get it. But do you know where the word comes from? It was the location where wind came into the house. People hadn't money for glass. Maybe MS shouldn't have named their OS by a thing which allowed intrusion by nature. Or was it on purpose?
 
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I meant you would then the fortune and joy of dealing with Windows.
 
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WWGD said:
"Watch free for 30 days".
What do I do with a watch for 30 days? I use my phone to tell time anyway.
Do they give someone else the watch afterwards?
Btw, be glad there is a watch. In 1974 there weren't any watches:
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fresh_42 said:
Btw, be glad there is a watch. In 1974 there weren't any watches:
View attachment 254012
And the same is the case now. It seems Santa is warning he will steal it: "You better watch out...Santa Claus is coming to town". You've been warned. I don't use one fortunately.
 
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WWGD said:
And the same is the case now. It seems Santa is warning he will steal it: "You better watch out...Santa Claus is coming to town". You've been warned. I don't use one fortunately.
DYK that there are heavy metal versions of christmas songs?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxl3Jx6Zn9c&t=11s
 
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WWGD said:
Are you süre they are?
Yëp
 
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Evo said:
My daughter had a home vet come and put her to sleep tonight at 6pm. I am gutted. I am devastated.
I havered over whether to post this link because I keep finding something in my eye when I read it, and I haven't just lost a pet. Anyway - the author of a webcomic I read lost a cat recently, too, and posted this about it. I warn you that panels 3 and 4 are a punch in the gut, but panel 5 pays it off beautifully, in my opinion.
 
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Here's one about dogs, but similar sentiment:

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Ibix said:
I havered over whether to post this link because I keep finding something in my eye when I read it, and I haven't just lost a pet. Anyway - the author of a webcomic I read lost a cat recently, too, and posted this about it. I warn you that panels 3 and 4 are a punch in the gut, but panel 5 pays it off beautifully, in my opinion.
I had to look up 'Daver'. I first thought it was something along the lines of " Acting like someone called Dave", but I was wrong. Spelling Bee'r?
 
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WWGD said:
I had to look up 'Daver'. I first thought it was something along the lines of " Acting like someone called Dave", but I was wrong. Spelling Bee'r?
Daver? It says haver - to vacillate or otherwise be indecisive.

Edit: Anyway, @davenn is daver than both of us.
 
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Ibix said:
Daver? It says haver - to vacillate or otherwise be indecisive.

Edit: Anyway, @davenn is daver than both of us.
Is anyone even daverer? Davenner?
 
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WWGD said:
Is anyone even daverer? Davenner?
A, right, havered. I thought it was a weird conjugation of 'have' there in the UK:

" I havered Dave but he's less Daver than Davenn" or,

" I need to talk with Dave's sister. Haver call me ASAP".
 
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Friday 13, must hide! :bugeye:
 
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WWGD said:
Killed by dëath?
ëdit:

Në ver mind, Ace of Spades
No joke: I saw yesterday how coefficient had been spelt in German in the 19th century: Coёfficient.
 
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fresh_42 said:
No joke: I saw yesterday how coefficient had been spelt in German in the 19th century: Coёfficient.
Stranger if the umlaut had been on top of a consonant!
 
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nuuskur said:
Friday 13, must hide! :bugeye:
One can hide. I increased exercise repetitions from 10 to 13 a set. Cannot be too careful :partytime:
 
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Klystron said:
Cannot be too careful
Didn't help. Milk boiled over, and then I found it was spoiled anyway ...
 
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fresh_42 said:
spoiled anyway ...
You're "blind/deaf" in both nostrils?
 
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Bystander said:
You're "blind/deaf" in both nostrils?
It was on the brink (date was yesterday) and I thought it could still work for the sweetened pudding. But fat and water had been separated by boiling it. And of course the milk was unattended ...

DYK that of all 13th Friday is the most frequent weekday?!
 
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Weird that some products now have expiration date to the hour: "good until December 27 2019 4:06 pm. " Just what happens around 4:05:59?
 
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I wonder why I automatically put my pinky out when I drink tea but not so when I drink coffee.
 
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WWGD said:
Weird that some products now have expiration date to the hour: "good until December 27 2019 4:06 pm. " Just what happens around 4:05:59?
In this case it was indeed on the hour. !4th was less than an hour old, and the date was 13th. And, yes, the fridge works.
 
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fresh_42 said:
In this case it was indeed on the hour. !4th was less than an hour old, and the date was 13th. And, yes, the fridge works.
!4th? By the keyboard and time-zone difference, I assume 14th?
 
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WWGD said:
!4th?
That comes when you change wording while typing. At the beginning of a sentence I automatically hit caps.

How should I know what I think before I read what I typed?
 

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