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[nuuskur]

Oh, the forum's got a facelift. It's like moving into a new apartment .. can't find anything :D

 

[WWGD]

Just read on CNN: "... the trio had to abseil down ..."

I can't stop laughing. This sounds so incredibly wrong, I break together laughing.

Abseil? Deutsche CNN eist?

 

[fresh_42]

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Abseil? Deutsche CNN eist?

CNN international - in English. I was laughing so hard that I had forgotten to look what the video was about. I only remember that it started with a zeppelin and ended somewhere on a peak in the Alps.

 

[WWGD]

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CNN international - in English. I was laughing so hard that I had forgotten to look what the video was about. I only remember that it started with a zeppelin and ended somewhere on a peak in the Alps.

What does Abseil mean?

 

[fresh_42]

What does Abseil mean?

To climb down a rope - from a roof, a mountain etc.

 

[WWGD]

To climb down a rope - from a roof, a mountain etc.

Few people think highly of CNN nowadays. Maybe other networks will advertise: "This is NOT CNN "

 

[WWGD]

To climb down a rope - from a roof, a mountain etc.

Few people think highly of CNN nowadays. Maybe other networks will advertise: "This is NOT CNN "

 

[fresh_42]

Seil = rope, ab = down
I assume it originated from Alpine climbing. E.g. a team of climbers is called a "Seilschaft" = team on a rope.

 

[WWGD]

Abseil away with me? Back to 90s?

 

[fresh_42]

Few people think highly of CNN nowadays. Maybe other networks will advertise: "This is NOT CNN "

... but this is another question, and a political one. I seriously doubt that there is any objective discussion about CNN around in the states of today. I basically stopped watching as they turned into a 100% inner US affairs broadcaster - guess since when! However, it is not as bad as some people like to make it appear - for their personal reasons I'd like to add!

And CNN international is different from CNN US, although it's hard to recognize these days.

 

[fresh_42]

Abseil away with me? Back to 90s?

That's actually true: "sich abseilen" is commonly used as "to leave" - often with the perspective to do something better!

 

[WWGD]

That's actually true: "sich abseilen" is commonly used as "to leave" - often with the perspective to do something better!

[/QUOTE]
Sich abseilen fur alter tv channel.

 

[nuuskur]

The EP voted in favor of copyright directive, in particular of the infamous Article 11 and 13 and now it's suggested that the votes had been switched

Spoiler: news

https://gizmodo.com/report-european-parliament-screwed-up-their-chance-to-1833595723

So much doom and gloom

 

[fresh_42]

What do you expect? It is the same thing across the world: Those in the parliaments have absolutely no clue how internet works, they only pretend or even think they know. In fact they are preschool kids judging about the final exams.

 

[WWGD]

I don't know if it is my imagination but after reviewing some measure theory , I heard the lirics: " I am (almost) every woman" ( No one plays songs from this century anymore it seems --I am Stressed Out") .

 

[nuuskur]

So there are finitely many women I am not? Sounds reasonable

 

[WWGD]

Almost nowhere. EDIT: I assume the reason for older music is that we have not had a chance to filter out the good stuff from all the stuff playing. It takes time to do that; a general decision has been made of what is good from the 60's through around 2000, and this is what is played on the radio or piped in.

 

[WWGD]

So there are finitely many women I am not? Sounds reasonable

EDIT: "Maybe you are the one who makes it seem like there are infinitely many": bizarre statement: is it good, bad? I love these fence-sitters that seem to make sense but really don't and throw people off.

 

[WWGD]

At any rate, don't be stressed out to wear the "Man in Tights" thing. Seems to make no sense in Summer; tights don't let the heat out.

 

[WWGD]

Someone posted the question: Why do I need a Nas? Answer: So you have a place to Si Ton.

 

[WWGD]

What do you expect? It is the same thing across the world: Those in the parliaments have absolutely no clue how internet works, they only pretend or even think they know. In fact they are preschool kids judging about the final exams.

Why? Just because this congressperson hailed a taxi and told him: "Quick, take me to the Internet"?

 

[WWGD]

There is only one country, Guyana, in the list of top 20 highest murder and suicide rate. I am sure there is a great story there, but have no clue of what that would be.

 

[fresh_42]

My parents want to visit my sister. My sister lives abroad. So I wanted to help them with the documents, online. I guess it turned out that there is no legal way to visit her.

 

[WWGD]

My friend is Armenian. But his closure is Russian.

 

[fresh_42]

My friend is Armenian. But his closure is Russian.

I had to gave up with the name (+ unclear id numbers, + too small fields, + ambiguous passport number).

Too bad if your name is Gauß, Schrödinger, Weierstraß or Gödel. No way to fill out the form correctly, and if you do a workaround (SS or OE), I guess homeland security won't let you pass because it is not what the passport says. How do Indian, Malaysian, Chinese or Russian people solve this problem? And my parents are definitely too old to try the Mexican border ...

They even asked for my parents parents names like in ...
"McCOY: I am ...McCoy, ...Leonard H., ...Son of David."

Damn, I'm going to tell them they shall meet in Toronto instead.

 

[WWGD]

They even asked for my parents parents names like in ...
"McCOY: I am ...McCoy, ...Leonard H., ...Son of David."

Damn, I'm going to tell them they shall meet in Toronto instead.

Maybe they prefer Tiberius.

 

[WWGD]

I guess singing into my phone and hoping Shazam will recon the song shows I was bored. And ignoring how horrible my singing is.

 

[OCR]

Hey, is that your helicopter?

Some of the stories this guy writes are absolutely hilarious. . . here's one of them.

Runways are for beauty queens .

As the airspeed indicator crept lower and lower, my friend sat straighter and straighter in his seat.

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[DennisN]

I'm preparing to build a 1:600 scale version of the Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise (a Revell model, about 48 cm in length assembled). I am thinking of painting it using airbrush, trying to get close to the original series studio model colors, where the hull color actually is a blend of gray and green. I am also considering putting in LEDs at all the windows/viewports if possible, which will be quite a job to do, since there are many of them on the ship :

(Edit: By the way, https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/model-starship-enterprise-television-show-star-trek, which is about 3 meters (11 feet) long.)

 

[pinball1970]

I'm preparing to build a 1:600 scale version of the Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise (a Revell model, about 48 cm in length assembled). I am thinking of painting it using airbrush, trying to get close to the original series studio model colors, where the hull color actually is a blend of gray and green. I am also considering putting in LEDs at all the windows/viewports if possible, which will be quite a job to do, since there are many of them on the ship :

(Edit: By the way, https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/model-starship-enterprise-television-show-star-trek, which is about 3 meters (11 feet) long.)

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You can get very small different coloured strip LEDs that are pretty cheap on E-bayA Red LED where the engine/lithium crystal is obviously.

Please take some images when you have finished it. Suspend it from the ceiling turn the lights down/off and switch her on.It’s great to know this is what educated, qualified, professional grown men do in their spare time!