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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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  • #5,581
WWGD said:
And the same is the case now. It seems Santa is warning he will steal it: "You better watch out...Santa Claus is coming to town". You've been warned. I don't use one fortunately.
DYK that there are heavy metal versions of christmas songs?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxl3Jx6Zn9c&t=11s
 
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  • #5,582
WWGD said:
Are you süre they are?
Yëp
 
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  • #5,583
Evo said:
My daughter had a home vet come and put her to sleep tonight at 6pm. I am gutted. I am devastated.
I havered over whether to post this link because I keep finding something in my eye when I read it, and I haven't just lost a pet. Anyway - the author of a webcomic I read lost a cat recently, too, and posted this about it. I warn you that panels 3 and 4 are a punch in the gut, but panel 5 pays it off beautifully, in my opinion.
 
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  • #5,584
Here's one about dogs, but similar sentiment:

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  • #5,585
Ibix said:
I havered over whether to post this link because I keep finding something in my eye when I read it, and I haven't just lost a pet. Anyway - the author of a webcomic I read lost a cat recently, too, and posted this about it. I warn you that panels 3 and 4 are a punch in the gut, but panel 5 pays it off beautifully, in my opinion.
I had to look up 'Daver'. I first thought it was something along the lines of " Acting like someone called Dave", but I was wrong. Spelling Bee'r?
 
  • #5,586
WWGD said:
I had to look up 'Daver'. I first thought it was something along the lines of " Acting like someone called Dave", but I was wrong. Spelling Bee'r?
Daver? It says haver - to vacillate or otherwise be indecisive.

Edit: Anyway, @davenn is daver than both of us.
 
  • #5,587
Ibix said:
Daver? It says haver - to vacillate or otherwise be indecisive.

Edit: Anyway, @davenn is daver than both of us.
Is anyone even daverer? Davenner?
 
  • #5,588
WWGD said:
Is anyone even daverer? Davenner?
A, right, havered. I thought it was a weird conjugation of 'have' there in the UK:

" I havered Dave but he's less Daver than Davenn" or,

" I need to talk with Dave's sister. Haver call me ASAP".
 
  • #5,589
Friday 13, must hide! :bugeye:
 
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  • #5,590
WWGD said:
Killed by dëath?
ëdit:

Në ver mind, Ace of Spades
No joke: I saw yesterday how coefficient had been spelt in German in the 19th century: Coёfficient.
 
  • #5,591
fresh_42 said:
No joke: I saw yesterday how coefficient had been spelt in German in the 19th century: Coёfficient.
Stranger if the umlaut had been on top of a consonant!
 
  • #5,592
nuuskur said:
Friday 13, must hide! :bugeye:
One can hide. I increased exercise repetitions from 10 to 13 a set. Cannot be too careful :partytime:
 
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  • #5,593
Klystron said:
Cannot be too careful
Didn't help. Milk boiled over, and then I found it was spoiled anyway ...
 
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  • #5,594
fresh_42 said:
spoiled anyway ...
You're "blind/deaf" in both nostrils?
 
  • #5,595
Bystander said:
You're "blind/deaf" in both nostrils?
It was on the brink (date was yesterday) and I thought it could still work for the sweetened pudding. But fat and water had been separated by boiling it. And of course the milk was unattended ...

DYK that of all 13th Friday is the most frequent weekday?!
 
  • #5,596
Weird that some products now have expiration date to the hour: "good until December 27 2019 4:06 pm. " Just what happens around 4:05:59?
 
  • #5,597
I wonder why I automatically put my pinky out when I drink tea but not so when I drink coffee.
 
  • #5,598
WWGD said:
Weird that some products now have expiration date to the hour: "good until December 27 2019 4:06 pm. " Just what happens around 4:05:59?
In this case it was indeed on the hour. !4th was less than an hour old, and the date was 13th. And, yes, the fridge works.
 
  • #5,599
fresh_42 said:
In this case it was indeed on the hour. !4th was less than an hour old, and the date was 13th. And, yes, the fridge works.
!4th? By the keyboard and time-zone difference, I assume 14th?
 
  • #5,600
WWGD said:
!4th?
That comes when you change wording while typing. At the beginning of a sentence I automatically hit caps.

How should I know what I think before I read what I typed?
 
  • #5,601
fresh_42 said:
That comes when you change wording while typing. At the beginning of a sentence I automatically hit caps.

How should I know what I think before I read what I typed?
How should I know /
 
  • #5,602
WWGD said:
How should I know /
Yeah, beside that y and z are exchanged, the special characters are different, too. That was especially annoying at times you had to boot from a floppy disk which didn't have the German keyboard setting in the autoexec.bat
 
  • #5,603
fresh_42 said:
Yeah, beside that y and z are exchanged, the special characters are different, too. That was especially annoying at times you had to boot from a floppy disk which didn't have the German keyboard setting in the autoexec.bat
Triest Dvorak (Dvorach?) keybored (before it expires ;))?
 
  • #5,604
Wonder why SQL Server services don't start automatically when you load SSMS. It took me a while to figure this was the main reason for the inability to connect. But adding Python, R and ML to SQL Server allows me to forgive them. More so when I finally learn to use it.
 
  • #5,605
I only know Antonín Dvořák.
 
  • #5,606
fresh_42 said:
I only know Antonín Dvořák.
Know him? He died in 1904! aka 1904 1. Besides, he was Czech, mate (Or Check mate!)
 
  • #5,607
WWGD said:
Know him? He died in 1904! aka 1904 1. Besides, he was Czech, mate (Or Check mate!)
I know him, but he only speaks czech, so I do not understand him. The séances are bit boring.
 
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  • #5,608
fresh_42 said:
I know him, but he only speaks czech, so I do not understand him. The séances are bit boring.
In the restaurant? Czech please!
 
  • #5,609
fresh_42 said:
I know him, but he only speaks czech, so I do not understand him. The séances are bit boring.
Seances? I too confuse 'regression' with Spiritism. I once tried to conjure someone only to hear them say : " I am not dead yet!".
 
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