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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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  • #4,651
nuuskur said:
Ja bol'she ne boyus' klounov for the first thing in Russian.
я больше не боюсь клоунов
Spasiba , Tovarich.
 
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  • #4,652
Will say it at random, ptetendingtobealking on the phone when I see Russians around.
 
  • #4,653
WWGD said:
Will say it at random, ptetendingtobealking on the phone when I see Russians around.
Just through in a few дура(к)'s from time to time! :biggrin:
 
  • #4,654
fresh_42 said:
Just through in a few дура(к)'s from time to time! :biggrin:
Klown on, Klownov, Herr Miyagi.
 
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  • #4,655
I listened to music by this new group ( maybe a groupoid?) and felt the need to listen to it every time there after.But then after the third or so song, each time, the music felt unbeaable and ii turned it off. At least I am making Google/YouTube nearest neighbor work .
 
  • #4,656
Nerd in paradise: World Almanac 2019 ( confusingly covering 2018) finally came out*. Still , a bit absurd to provide population figures with such precision, e.g population of China as 1,379,654,238 as if this level of accuracy is likely. Reminds me of other story: "How old is the earth? 4.5 billion and 3 years old. How do you know? Three years ago someone told me it was 4.5 billion years old.

* People could not absorb the fa t that I was actually excited about this and kept asking : no , really, why are you excited?
 
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  • #4,657
WWGD said:
Three years ago someone told me it was 4.5 billion years old.

Thanks, that made my day. I'm still laughing.
 
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  • #4,658
Another day that I just completely forgot to eat after 11am. Woke up desperately hungry today.
 
  • #4,659
WWGD said:
Another day that I just completely forgot to eat after 11am. Woke up desperately hungry today.
You know you're Aretha when you're hungry :biggrin:
 
  • #4,660
fresh_42 said:
You know you're Aretha when you're hungry :biggrin:
? I thought _my_ posts were obscure.
 
  • #4,661
Still, when life throws you cracked eggs and old bread, make French toast.
 
  • #4,662
WWGD said:
? I thought _my_ posts were obscure.
Yep, but you struggle with your monopol!
 
  • #4,663
fresh_42 said:
Yep, but you struggle with your monopol!

Seems this will take a while. Monopol?
 
  • #4,664
And instead of Snickers I had French toast -- and then I was myself again. I guess.
 
  • #4,665
WWGD said:
I thought _my_ posts were obscure.
fresh_42 said:
Yep, but you struggle with your monopol!
Mine as well! :cool:
 
  • #4,666
WWGD said:
- - and then I was myself again.

And then I thought I was somebody else... again. . :DD

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OCR said:
And then I thought I was somebody else... again. . :DD

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IOW OCR, OVR OVR HR.
 
  • #4,668
I don't know you, Weeknd, Belly, but I will make it.
 
  • #4,669
WWGD said:
...but I wlil make it.

Feeling dizzy, might not... .:rolleyes:

.
 
  • #4,670
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[Quote"fresh_42, post: 6112329, member: 572553"]Yep, but you struggle with your monopol!
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fresh_42 said:
Yep, but you struggle with your monopol!

I still have no idea what a monopol is .
 
  • #4,671
My stuggle, confusion between algoritms and logarithms stopped after I took my dyslexia medicatioan. Algorithms are the ones with the exponents, right?
 
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  • #4,672
WWGD said:
I still have no idea what a monopol is .
Yeah, lacks a y.
 
  • #4,673
fresh_42 said:
Yeah, lacks a y.
Yes, that is the obvious one but I don't see how it fits the remainder of your post.
 
  • #4,674
WWGD said:
Yes, that is the obvious one but I don't see how it fits the remainder of your post.
You're not the only one with obscure posts, obviously mine are obscure, too.
 
  • #4,675
fresh_42 said:
You're not the only one with obscure posts, obviously mine are obscure, too.
Obviously, you have no monopol-y on obscurity (obfuscation ?).
 
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  • #4,676
Klystron said:
Obviously, you have no monopol-y on obscurity (obfuscation ?).
Maybe make it sound like a line from a musical (which I never understood nor saw any point in) : Obviousl-y you have no monopol-y on obscurit-y. Nonsense, the musical.
 
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WWGD said:
Maybe make it sound like a line from a musical (which I never understood nor saw any point in) : Obviousl-y you have no monopol-y on obscurit-y. Nonsense, the musical.
Nonsens-y, the musical.
 
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  • #4,678
I'm watching a long debate between a Flat Earther and an astronaut on the tube. It's hilarious, but I don't think PF would appeciate me linking to it :biggrin:.
 
  • #4,679
DennisN said:
I'm watching a long debate between a Flat Earther and an astronaut on the tube. It's hilarious, but I don't think PF would appeciate me linking to it :biggrin:.
Mental Diarrhea the musical?
 
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  • #4,680

TOP 20 ROCK BASS SOUNDS OF ALL TIME. Do you agree?
I agree with the assessments of:
John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin
John Entwistle, The Who
Tom Hamilton, Aerosmith
Getty Lee, Rush
and
James Jamerson, uncredited bassist (studio session player?)

I reserve judgment on Tom Peterson (12 string bass) on "The Dream Police" and Jeff Ament on "Jeremy".
Interesting sound.

I would have included:
Matt Bissonette, Joe Satriani on "Searching"
Jon Camp, Renaissance on "Ashes Are Burning", particularly the solo on the Live at Carnegie Hall album.
Chris Hillman, The Byrds on "Eight Miles High"
Paul Samwell-Smith, Yardbirds on "Smokestack Lightning"

I'm probably showing my age/generation.
 

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