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[WWGD]

Back in the mid 90's, I got an email asking for parts for a time machine. Still waiting to see if I'll be the one that sent that.

And you sent them the parts back to the future, right?

 

[Borg]

I'm still waiting for the parts also.

 

[WWGD]

I'm still waiting for the parts also.

Re time travel, the store " It's Sugar" will likely be renamed to " It's Diabetes now" in a few years.

 

[dlgoff]

I just got this from my daughter about her single engine flying:

I’m about to start flying again to work on my commercial certificate ...

 

[WWGD]

Have wondered if there are dictionaries for languages , thinking of Chinese/Japanese, where words do not have a natural ordering.

 

[Ibix]

Have wondered if there are dictionaries for languages , thinking of Chinese/Japanese, where words do not have a natural ordering.

Yes, for considerably longer than there have been Western dictionaries, apparently. They order by semantic categories, graphical elements, or pronunciation.

 

[Borg]

I've been testing a software package and have basically been having the following conversation this week.

Me: The tutorials don't work if I use the latest version of the code. I had to revert to an earlier version in order for the tutorials to work.

You should only use the current version of the code.

 

[WWGD]

not sure if HIPAA applies to my Legaa and Armaa. nothing Hip about a fracture.

 

[dlgoff]

I'm beginning to wonder if it's ever going to cool off here in Kansas. Up in the 90s °F today. I guess that's better than the 100s we've been having.

 

[WWGD]

Don't know how to pull myself out of this one. I had my " Dictionary of Mathematics " book with me. Someone asked me what's in it. I said , the list of all numbers. I noticed in a followup a few days, that they apparently believed it, did not realize I was kidding. It will be awkward to explain the whole thing.

 

[DennisN]

I thought of this quote today. It has actually become one of my favorite quotes.

 

[fresh_42]

Don't know how to pull myself out of this one. I had my " Dictionary of Mathematics " book with me. Someone asked me what's in it. I said , the list of all numbers. I noticed in a followup a few days, that they apparently believed it, did not realize I was kidding. It will be awkward to explain the whole thing.

Well, sounds as if you got the printed version of
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_numbers

 

[DrGreg]

Well, sounds as if you got the printed version of
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_numbers

You could ask the Hilbert Hotel for a list of their room numbers.

 

[fresh_42]

You could ask the Hilbert Hotel for a list of their room numbers.

I did when people used teleprinters. The strip is printing ...

 

[WWGD]

You could ask the Hilbert Hotel for a list of their room numbers.

Maybe the one in California.

 

[Ibix]

Maybe the one in California.

You can print the list any time you like
But it will never end?

 

[fresh_42]

The number 8 says to the psychiatrist, I can’t lie down or we will be here forever.

 

[Ibix]

The number 8 says to the psychiatrist, I can’t lie down or we will be here forever.

Zero says "I could lie down but it wouldn't change anything".

 

[fresh_42]

Zero says "I could lie down but it wouldn't change anything".

Six told the doctor that he is a completely new number since the doctor prescribed him this MRA (mirror releasing agent).

 

[Borg]

He was also afraid because 789.

 

[pinball1970]

He was also afraid because 789.

That took longer than the others. Edit: That's not a maths joke thing it just took me longer.

 

[OCR]

Maybe the one in California.

Well, you can check out but you can never leave. . .

You're there. . . forever ! .
.

 

[strangerep]

I thought of this quote today. [...]

But that would wipe out a large proportion of Internet activity. Oh, wait...

 

[WWGD]

Finally found the name of the song. A bit of a letdown : "Song 2" by Blur. It's either the British version of nirvana, or the other way round.

 

[Ibix]

Finally found the name of the song. A bit of a letdown : "Song 2" by Blur. It's either the British version of nirvana, or the other way round.

Song 2 is definitely an outlier in Blur's output - they were usually more Britpop than grunge.

Far and away the best thing about the Starship Troopers movie was the trailer set to that piece:

 

[WWGD]

New acquaintance with annoying habit of turning questions into an exam. Rather than making them rhetorical, he puts you on the spot and expects you to answer them then and there. Seriously. No, I can't guarantee Bulgaria was never ruled by a lefthanded king.

 

[Frabjous]

No, I can't guarantee Bulgaria was never ruled by a lefthanded king.

Isn’t that what set Basil the Bulgar Slayer off?

 

[WWGD]

Isn’t that what set Basil the Bulgar Slayer off?

Haha, likely so. I recently just replied to him with a quote I made up from " John 3:16 +$2.99 for S&H". I think I left him confused -enough to have him try to avoid me next time.

 

[strangerep]

New acquaintance with annoying habit of turning questions into an exam. Rather than making them rhetorical, he puts you on the spot and expects you to answer them then and there. Seriously. No, I can't guarantee Bulgaria was never ruled by a lefthanded king.

This sounds like a case for Russel's Teapot:

Russell's teapot is an analogy, formulated by the philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872–1970), to illustrate that the philosophic burden of proof lies upon a person making empirically unfalsifiable claims, rather than shifting the burden of disproof to others.

[Alternative answer: "Google it, mate!"]

 

[WWGD]

Condolences to @Ibix, Brits, for the Queen's death.