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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.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

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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Readers interested in informal discussions about media, language, and mathematics may find this thread engaging.

  • #4,441
see, you didn't say "going to go to the pub". That settles is: "going to go" is slang, strange incorrect English. Nothing to see here :)
 
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  • #4,442
nuuskur said:
see, you didn't say "going to go to the pub". That settles is: "going to go" is slang, strange incorrect English. Nothing to see here :)

of this is to do with going not tense.

If the event involves a going rather than a doing then a go can be utilised

I'm on a bus so it's hard to type!
 
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  • #4,443
I agree here with Pinball, going to go is more when you are in planning mode.
 
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I got either 78% or 87% on my online dyslexia quiz.
 
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  • #4,445
At least you didn't get 8%7. That would really be bad.
 
  • #4,446
Borg said:
At least you didn't get 8%7. That would really be bad.
Is that the modulus operator, giving me 1?
 
  • #4,447
:oldbiggrin:
 
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I still have a hard time believing that ten years ago is the 2000's and not the 1990's. Where did all the time go.
 
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  • #4,449
We have new starters in the office who are half my age. People half my age should still have to hold their mummy's hand to cross the road, not be competent team members...
 
  • #4,450
Temperature in my room was actually colder than that in the refrigerator. I would put things in the fridge to warm them up...
 
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Awkward Halloween exchange:

"Ha-ha, great costume, man"

"What costume?"

...
 
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  • #4,452
Sometimes it's quite easy to see who payed attention at school and who did not. Many people get pale if they look out an airplane window in heavy weather and see how the wings move. I'll become pale if they don't.
 
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  • #4,453
It's election day in the U.S.

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I was walking to the train this morning and got overtaken by a guy hurrying for (I guess) the one before mine. As he rounded the corner of a pub he was briefly illuminated by what turned out to be the hazard lights of a delivery truck. It didn't change much about his dark-coloured coat but his shiny shoes did reflect quite well, and flickered as he was hurrying along. Just for a second it looked like his feet had caught fire. The lack of screaming convinced me I was wrong, but it wasn't until I'd turned the corner myself and seen the truck that I worked out what I had really seen.
 
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  • #4,455
Just testing how many nested spoiler tags I can post. So, PF can handle at least 10.
Sorry for wasting your time. :smile:
 
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DennisN said:
Just testing how many nested spoiler tags I can post. So, PF can handle at least 10.
Sorry for wasting your time. :smile:
I just hit reply and read the message source. :wink:
 
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  • #4,457
At the Vietnamese noodle shop: all Westerners eating with chopsticks, all Asians eating with fork and knife. Me being the exception.
 
  • #4,458
Every time I watch The Martian, I have a craving for potatoes. :oldtongue:
 
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  • #4,459
Yesterdays new potatoes, cold with the skins on, are fantastic.
 
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  • #4,460
It seems to me we don't get many homework questions here on optics.
 
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CWatters said:
It seems to me we don't get many homework questions here on optics.
That's because schoolchildren shouldn't be drinking spirits.
 
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https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/about-physics-forums/ said:
Big things are planned for winter 2018…
Winter is near @Greg Bernhardt.
 
  • #4,464
No, not the female egg (An Ova), ANOVA! I cannot use an ova to test the hypothesis.
 
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WWGD said:
No, not the female egg (An Ova), ANOVA! I cannot use an ova to test the hypothesis.
I thought un oeuf is enough.
 
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DrGreg said:
I thought un oeuf is enough.
Listen vairy carefully! I shall test zis 'ypothesis only once.
 
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DrGreg said:
I thought un oeuf is enough.
Ova and out.
 
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  • #4,468
I wonder if kids use us for their excuses at school.

Teacher: Floyd, don't fall asleep!
Floyd: I'm sorry, I had a physics tutorial yesterday.
Teacher: So what?
Floyd: But he sits in Canberra!
 
  • #4,469
Why does the text at the top of the screen move when I put away my virtual keyboard? It looks like a glitch but it always ends up fixing itself almost instantly
 
  • #4,470
Will have it done ipso fatso. Or did I hear it wrong?
 

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