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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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  • #9,181
Ok, Weeknd, Ill shave my beard on another day.
 
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My Almater, Kansas University, is loosing to Miami, 35 to 29. :oldcry:
 
  • #9,183
dlgoff said:
My Almater, Kansas University, is loosing to Miami, 35 to 29. :oldcry:
Update:
Rock Chalk Jayhawk KU 70, Miami 49 3:23 to play
 
  • #9,184
dlgoff said:
Update:
Rock Chalk Jayhawk KU 70, Miami 49 3:23 to play
KU going to the Final Four wining 76 to 50.
 
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  • #9,185
I don't think any of the places I have gone to (U. of Maryland, Purdue U, U or Oregon, Cal. Berkeley, Caltech) remain in either the male or female playoffs.
0 for 10.
 
  • #9,186
BillTre said:
I don't think any of the places I have gone to (U. of Maryland, Purdue U, U or Oregon, Cal. Berkeley, Caltech) remain in either the male or female playoffs.
0 for 10.
:oldcry:
 
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  • #9,188
What's on the opposite side of the Earth from your location?
https://www.geodatos.net/en/antipodes

Or what is the furthest you can go around the Earth from your residence and still be on dry land?

Don't post any personal information or coordinates.
 
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  • #9,189
dlgoff said:
KU going to the Final Four wining 76 to 50.
Dislexics thought the UK was winning.
 
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BillTre said:
I don't think any of the places I have gone to (U. of Maryland, Purdue U, U or Oregon, Cal. Berkeley, Caltech) remain in either the male or female playoffs.
0 for 10.
How many degrees do you have?
 
  • #9,191
I like the recent sentence I read: She wears a tutu to work. A 222 work.
 
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  • #9,192
My father emailed me his obituary. I didn't realize it at first, since the subject line of the email was obit, so I thought is might be a relative (having just lost an uncle) or some other relative, or friend or family acquaintance. I then opened the attached file and saw that it was his obituary, and didn't think much of it, as he has been talking about adjustments to his will and end of life planning, it was a draft, and I closed the file. :oldcool:

Then I opened the file again and noticed the age. :oops: So, I called him just to be sure he wasn't indicating an imminent demise. He laughed. He's still planning to be around for a while. Although retired, he's writing a book.

Today I realized it's April 1 today. We both had a good laugh.
 
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  • #9,193
I liked the movie ' Golem' but I don't like Dybbuk.
 
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WWGD said:
I liked the movie ' Golem' but I don't like Dybbuk.
Have not seen either movie but studied both themes in literature and graphic novels.

Golem rises from mud to protect poor and innocents and serve justice on evil men.
The creators of Superman modeled the man of steel on the rabbi's golem. Impervious to pain. Turns away weapons. Eyes glow red. Energized by righteous anger, a scrawled symbol on its chest.

Dybbuks are reanimated dead people. Too selfish to stay dead, wandering souls inhabit recent corpses, or take over innocent people. Dybbuks take or steal from the living, causing hardship and suffering as they cling to life in the midst of death. Dybbuks can be destroyed but at great cost.
 
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Klystron said:
Have not seen either movie but studied both themes in literature and graphic novels.

Golem rises from mud to protect poor and innocents and serve justice on evil men.
The creators of Superman modeled the man of steel on the rabbi's golem. Impervious to pain. Turns away weapons. Eyes glow red. Energized by righteous anger, a scrawled symbol on its chest.

Dybbuks are reanimated dead people. Too selfish to stay dead, wandering souls inhabit recent corpses, or take over innocent people. Dybbuks take or steal from the living, causing hardship and suffering as they cling to life in the midst of death. Dybbuks can be destroyed but at great cost.
It was a double mea
Klystron said:
Have not seen either movie but studied both themes in literature and graphic novels.

Golem rises from mud to protect poor and innocents and serve justice on evil men.
The creators of Superman modeled the man of steel on the rabbi's golem. Impervious to pain. Turns away weapons. Eyes glow red. Energized by righteous anger, a scrawled symbol on its chest.

Dybbuks are reanimated dead people. Too selfish to stay dead, wandering souls inhabit recent corpses, or take over innocent people. Dybbuks take or steal from the living, causing hardship and suffering as they cling to life in the midst of death. Dybbuks can be destroyed but at great cost.
You've overestimated me with an interesting and erudite comment in response to my attempt at a ( groan-worthy) pun " The movie and the book(Dybbuk)" I got a similar response when I referred to Chris Rock's (supposed) relative "The"( The Rock).
 
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WWGD said:
It was a double mea

You've overestimated me with an interesting and erudite comment in response to my attempt at a ( groan-worthy) pun " The movie and the book(Dybbuk)" I got a similar response when I referred to Chris Rock's (supposed) relative "The"( The Rock).
Oh! Needed to read that thrice to grasp your attempted pun. De Book. Double mea funny.

You are mispronouncing dybbuk though I do not speak Yiddish. Closer to "dib" not "dee" AFAIK,
and a hard "buck" not soft book or butch sound. Guess pronunciation depends on locale.

A sixty's SF novel turned dybbuk into a verb. Wealthy dying oligarchs forced their minds into young healthy people. The rich dybbuk the poor.

The first part of a Coen brother's movie, set in a shtetl, features a dybbuk. An old reb dies of cholera but does not realize the disease killed him. Merriment ensues as the ghost resumes his duties visiting a young married couple.
 
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Klystron said:
Oh! Needed to read that thrice to grasp your attempted pun. De Book. Double mea funny.

You are mispronouncing dybbuk though I do not speak Yiddish. Closer to "dib" not "dee" AFAIK,
and a hard "buck" not soft book or butch sound. Guess pronunciation depends on locale.

A sixty's SF novel turned dybbuk into a verb. Wealthy dying oligarchs forced their minds into young healthy people. The rich dybbuk the poor.

The first part of a Coen brother's movie, set in a shtetl, features a dybbuk. An old reb dies of cholera but does not realize the disease killed him. Merriment ensues as the ghost resumes his duties visiting a young married couple.
Ok, maybe this is more fitting:
" How about Aaron Spelling?"
A,A,R,O,N.

P.S: Still considering that play(let):
What do you want, Sir?
Chicken over Rice
Over Rice, or Over Ice?
etc
 
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  • #9,198
Interesting experiment, using Netstat, before, after logging in and opening up certain programs.
 
  • #9,199
WWGD said:
Ok, maybe this is more fitting:
" How about Aaron Spelling?"
A,A,R,O,N.
TORIble Spelling (tolerable or terrible), Aaron's daughter.
WWGD said:
P.S: Still considering that play(let):
What do you want, Sir?
Chicken over Rice
Over Rice, or Over Ice?
I'll take beans and rice and everything nice!
 
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Klystron said:
TORIble Spelling (tolerable or terrible), Aaron's daughter.

I'll take beans and rice and everything nice!
Or:
Aaron Spelling?
Didn't know Aaron had a Pelling (Aaron's Pelling)
But her acting is arguably Torible.
 
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  • #9,201
Don't you just love it when Watford lose yet another match, your girlfriend moves back to Poland, and you have to spend your Saturday night doing a three hour Maths exam because your supervisor forgot to send it earlier in the week. :oldmad:
 
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  • #9,202
ergospherical said:
Don't you just love it when Watford lose yet another match, your girlfriend moves back to Poland, and you have to spend your Saturday night doing a three hour Maths exam because your supervisor forgot to send it earlier in the week. :oldmad:
S/he deserves the Will Smith treatment.
 
  • #9,203
Ok. Workshop, not pork chop. I make that mistake every time when I'm hungry.
 
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  • #9,204
They've now come up with Hummus mixes with sweet flavors, like chocolate or apple pie. Not sure I'm ready to make the leap ( and not gag).
 
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WWGD said:
They've now come up with Hummus mixes with sweet flavors, like chocolate or apple pie. Not sure I'm ready to make the leap ( and not gag).
Ugh x 2
Hummus contains fresh garlic. Love garlic but not with sweets.
"Is nothing sacred?", screamed like Charleston Heston in final scenes of Soylent Green.
 
  • #9,206
Klystron said:
"Is nothing sacred?"
No, nothing is.
 
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  • #9,207
I can see "Dolce or Gabbana" being a thing, but "Dolce if and only if Gabana " is definitely a fake.
 
  • #9,208
Casanovas of physics forums (if that’s not an oxymoron), what are some quirky but cute date ideas for cheap?
 
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ergospherical said:
Casanovas of physics forums (if that’s not an oxymoron), what are some quirky but cute date ideas for cheap?
A friend (female) of mine once said to me, we were both singles at the time and discussed a relationship when we would have been old, "Let's face it. A relationship is nice. But a brothel is cheaper."
 
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fresh_42 said:
A friend (female) of mine once said to me, we were both singles at the time and discussed a relationship when we would have been old, "Let's face it. A relationship is nice. But a brothel is cheaper."
So, can you at least suggest a cheap brothel in the Oxbridge/Cambford area?
 
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