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[jim hardy]

I just missed this call at around 11 today. I call back...and the number is out of service!?? How can I receive a call from a number that is out of service??

uh oh. You're on their list. Plan on five or six a day forever. Blocking does no good they just call back with a different fake number. Press "1" and waste their time it's your only revenge.

Carl Hiassen wrote a very funny novel about telemarketers. See of you can find it -- "Nature Girl" .

old jim

 

[CWatters]

They had this contest asking people to nominate someone they considered to be a hero. I am thinking of nominating myself, not because I think I am a hero, but just to think of the reaction the organizers will have to such a pretentious gesture.

Much more fun would be to find out who the organiser works for (eg their boss or the CEO) and nominate that person.

 

[WWGD]

I have caught a nasty habit of staring at people directly. Not on purpose, just in a distracted way, but I can see how it is annoying to be at the receiving end of it.

 

[jim hardy]

I have caught a nasty habit of staring at people directly. Not on purpose, just in a distracted way, but I can see how it is annoying to be at the receiving end of it.

Form the habit of flashing a smile and friendly 'hi' upon eye contact. They'll think you're a Southerner. "Howdy" is even better.
In Montreal i got a lot of mileage out of "Bonjour , y'all"

 

[Psinter]

Spoiler

Ahaha. That was funny. She's funny. I like those comics. Here's another one: http://www.cassandracalin.com/comics_18-truths-having-long-hair.html

Who would have thought long hair could be so troublesome.

 

[skyshrimp]

I won a brand new 55" UHD 4K display with HDR on eBay yesterday worth well over £1,000 and have already collected it from an estate agent office. The only description in the £0.99 auction was 'sold as seen'. The lady in the office that made the auction didn't know if it worked as she couldn't find the £2 power cord (kettle plug) to test it. I bid £165 during the last 8 seconds. Someone else bid £1 so i got it for £1.20.

 

[collinsmark]

My dog Ming passed away today, it was sudden and unexpected

I'm so sorry for your loss, Evo.

 

[pinball1970]

I'm crushed. My heart is ripped out.

This is why I won't have a dog, the loss when they go is too much

Sorry Evo

 

[skyshrimp]

I just bought a small kumquat tree covered in fruit.

 

[fresh_42]

Karjakin has given the quality for nothing...

 

[Psinter]

My neighbor has a cat!

I was arriving at night when I randomly look and a cat was looking at me through the window. I think it likes me .

 

[fresh_42]

Karjakin has given the quality for nothing...

... and won with his pawns! And what did Mamedjarow: lost, too, completely unnecessarily. What a day.

 

[WWGD]

My jacket is wearing out and some feathers are showing in the outside layer. I look like I got into a fist fight with an ostrich.

 

[OCR]

Oh my...!

My jacket is wearing out and some feathers are showing in the outside layer.

I sure hope you don't have to start selling the morning paper... like Jimmy did. .

 

[Ibix]

I got into a fist fight with an ostrich.

Should be an easy win - ostriches don't have fists.

 

[Psinter]

Resume when a bug becomes a feature in your program:

I make everything right even when I make it wrong.

 

[WWGD]

Should be an easy win - ostriches don't have fists.

EDIT :No kidding.My kind of fight!

 

[WWGD]

Should be an easy win - ostriches don't have fists.

That's the problem of trying a joke with the science crowd; they fact-check you when you try to use some license :) . I remember once I told the joke that the Vatican's logicians were working over time after the pope said: " I am sorry, I was wrong before -- I actually _am_ infallible" , and someone (seriously) gave me a pretty full argument for EDITwhy the Pope making a mistake did not contradict the doctrine of infallibility. Serenity Now!

 

[Ibix]

I remember once I told the joke that the Vatican's logicians were working over time after the pope said: " I am sorry, I was wrong before -- I actually _am_ infallible"

I always assumed that's where papal bull came in, but perhaps I misunderstand the terminology.

someone (seriously) gave me a pretty full argument for why infallibility did not contradict the doctrine of infallibility.

Doesn't surprise me - you can't swing a cat round here without hitting an expert on something random like dealing with cat scratches to the head.

 

[WWGD]

I always assumed that's where papal bull came in, but perhaps I misunderstand the terminology.
Doesn't surprise me - you can't swing a cat round here without hitting an expert on something random like dealing with cat scratches to the head.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_Scratch_Fever

 

[fresh_42]

Doesn't surprise me - you can't swing a cat round here without hitting an expert on something random like dealing with cat scratches to the head.

I recently said $p+V$ is affine for $p\neq 0$ and linear if $p=0$ for the sake of clarity to emphasize the difference. My greatest fear is, that someone starts a discussion on whether linear spaces are also affine spaces, just a special case. I don't really care and actually think so, too, but it would leave the OP completely confused.

 

[fresh_42]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_Scratch_Fever

You should have warned me. To me this is a persona non grata

 

[WWGD]

You should have warned me. To me this is a persona non grata

Agreed, his views verge on the disgusting. Not a right- nor left- thing, just kind of disgusting.

 

[pinball1970]

I make everything right even when I make it wrong.

I will go along with that claim, you have an almost 3 likes per comment ratio whereas mine is approximately 1 like for every two comments

This means you are 6 times more something than I am

 

[StoneTemplePython]

That's the problem of trying a joke with the science crowd; they fact-check you when you try to use some license :) . I remember once I told the joke that the Vatican's logicians were working over time after the pope said: " I am sorry, I was wrong before -- I actually _am_ infallible" , and someone (seriously) gave me a pretty full argument for EDITwhy the Pope making a mistake did not contradict the doctrine of infallibility. Serenity Now!

that poor Lloyd Braun

 

[WWGD]

that poor Lloyd Braun

Anyt

that poor Lloyd Braun

...Insanity later ;).

 

[StoneTemplePython]

Anyt

...Insanity later ;).

Indeed.

Doesn't surprise me - you can't swing a cat round here without hitting an expert on something random like dealing with cat scratches to the head.

Watch out-- a couple of us are Seinfeld Advisors on here

 

[StoneTemplePython]

Anyt

...Insanity later ;).

the one with Lloyd and the Alex Theater may be my favorite episode -- 'your cars on fire'

 

[WWGD]

the one with Lloyd and the Alex Theater may be my favorite episode -- 'your cars on fire'

Any question about life can be answered by watching some episode of Seinfeld.

 

[Psinter]

I will go along with that claim, you have an almost 3 likes per comment ratio whereas mine is approximately 1 like for every two comments

This means you are 6 times more something than I am

Hihi. I have no clue as to why, but it gives me the impression that most of my likes appear to come from girls (mostly one though ). Looks like guys don't like me . Why you no like me boys, why? I should ask how to impress boys . What content would mostly impress boys.

In reality I must have a zero point something ratio, but because my posts are mostly on the lounge, my post count is stuck. Check @Greg Bernhardt number of likes. He's godlike . Most liked perhaps? Hmmmmmmm. Who's most liked I wonder. Must be Greg or a mentor.