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The thread discusses various random thoughts and observations, touching on topics such as media programming, personal anecdotes, language use, and mathematical curiosities. The scope includes informal commentary, humor, and reflections on everyday experiences.

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  • Some participants express frustration with the quality of documentaries on channels like the History Channel and National Geographic, suggesting a decline in factual programming.
  • There is a humorous anecdote about discovering a polythene bag obstructing a kitchen extractor fan, leading to a discussion about the clarity of installation manuals.
  • Participants share thoughts on the nature of prime numbers, particularly regarding the status of the number 2 and its implications for mathematical proofs.
  • There are reflections on language use and the reactions to grammatical errors made by native speakers, with some participants sharing their personal responses to such situations.
  • One participant humorously suggests that if 2 were not considered prime, it would complicate the understanding of prime factors in even numbers.

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The discussion contains multiple competing views, particularly regarding the status of the number 2 as a prime and the quality of media programming. No consensus is reached on these topics.

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Participants express varying degrees of skepticism and humor, with some comments reflecting personal experiences and subjective opinions rather than objective analysis.

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  • #4,231
fresh_42 said:
Have you opened it? Sounds as if a cat might be trapped in it.
I can't. Since I can't read a book I can't read the one on " How to Open a Book" Godel, any one?
 
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  • #4,232
fresh_42 said:
Have you opened it? Sounds as if a cat might be trapped in it.
Maybe you mean Schro's cat?
 
  • #4,233
WWGD said:
Bookstore has this book : " How to Read a Book". I can't read it until I read it.
Please don't read this reply.
 
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DrGreg said:
Please don't read this reply.
 
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  • #4,236
WWGD said:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0671212095/?tag=pfamazon01-20 . Links me to the impossible: Some managed to read it? Alternative logics? EDIT: " I really recommend " Infinite Regress" bookstore!
Motto :" I never meta book I could read". If you need a ride home, pick up the motto and ride it home.
 
  • #4,237
Jokes that don't work well in writing ( Nor in any other way, really. From real life)

Have you heard of Greenpeace? Yes, I have them in my salad all the time.

Ok, that didn't go well. Tell us about your favorite rapper. Favorite wrapper? I don't really look at them, I will just, for example, open the candy bar and eat it.
 
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  • #4,238
I had to admit I had never thought of daily specials in restaurants. I have tried a few recently and they have provided a nice amount of food for the money. Side salads, potatos , vegetabless, coffee.
 
  • #4,239
New cleaner has exact same color as mouth wash. If I don't post for a while and someone is looking for me, now you know...
 
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Strange attractors? The songs I hear played by youtube always converge on a path of songs I don't like, no matter where I start.
 
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WWGD said:
Strange attractors? The songs I hear played by youtube always converge on a path of songs I don't like, no matter where I start.
The first step towards good music is to throw away the rapper.
 
  • #4,243
fresh_42 said:
The first step towards good music is to throw away the rapper.
I did not eat my Twix today ( neither left- nor right- ).
 
  • #4,244
WWGD said:
I did not eat my Twix today ( neither left- nor right- ).
You are not when you're hungry.

Btw., were there people named Descartes or Schrödinger involved?
 
  • #4,245
fresh_42 said:
You are not when you're hungry.

Btw., were there people named Descartes or Schrödinger involved?
I am not you when either Descartes, Schrondinger ( nor his cat) are involved. EDIT: But you have piqued my interest. Go on...
 
  • #4,246
WWGD said:
I am not you when either Descartes, Schrondinger ( nor his cat) are involved.
I liked the spot with Aretha Schrödinger and René Franklin most.
 
  • #4,247
fresh_42 said:
I liked the spot with Aretha Schrödinger and René Franklin most.
In Korea? ( Aretha, the queen of Seoul).
 
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Problem is: Since I saw that the Scottish fry Mars bars on television, I can't stop thinking about them whenever it comes to products of that company. I'm haunted.
 
  • #4,249
fresh_42 said:
Problem is: Since I saw that the Scottish fry Mars bars on television, I can't stop thinking about them whenever it comes to products of that company. I'm haunted.
Fried Mars bars? Wattarrrrrrrrrrrrrr! EDIT: While I have not known (of) many Scotts, I have never heard any two speak with a similar accent. I guess they have micro-accent regions of size approaching 1.
 
  • #4,250
fresh_42 said:
... the Scottish fry Mars bars on television...
Scottish televisions aren't that hot, are they?
 
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DrGreg said:
Scottish televisions aren't that hot, are they?
I recognized it, but I was late. @WWGD had already quoted it.

I don't know. Scottsmen are very traditional people, maybe they still use cathode ray tubes in their tvs. They can get hot!
 
  • #4,252
Rob Roy and his Mars bars? How did he fry his?
 
  • #4,253
DrGreg said:
Scottish televisions aren't that hot, are they?
Need to talk like a lawyer on a case or pay the price!
 
  • #4,254
Isn't ( a horse) with no name a way of naming the horse? Could we write a song (to wrap/rap) about that?
 
  • #4,255
But to be honest: If I had to choose between a fried Mars bar and a Haggis, the Mars bar would definitely win. Whether those habits are the reason they have some really good Whiskeys?
 
  • #4,256
WWGD said:
Isn't ( a horse) with no name a way of naming the horse? Could we write a song (to wrap/rap) about that?
Was it this horse?
 
  • #4,257
fresh_42 said:
Was it this horse?
Outside of a set of measure 0 , where it is eating Haggis.
 
  • #4,258
They have a building architecture style called " Brutalist" ,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutalist_architecture which is a style where mostly buildings used for non-popular functions just do not claim to be anything other than what they are. Like a police building for the state force: no coffee nor gift shops. I mean, what can hey have in a gift shop? A teddy bear that says " You can't do that, I know my rights" every time you press it?
 
  • #4,259
WWGD said:
They have a building architecture style called " Brutalist" ,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutalist_architecture which is a style where mostly buildings used for non-popular functions just do not claim to be anything other than what they are. Like a police building for the state force: no coffee nor gift shops. I mean, what can hey have in a gift shop? A teddy bear that says " You can't do that, I know my rights" every time you press it?
That's an euphemism for ugly.
 
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fresh_42 said:
That's an euphemism for ugly.
But that's sort of the point. The function is one that is seen as ugly, so the architect makes no effort to hide the ugliness. They just present it for what it is instead.EDIT: At least as I understood the term.
 
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