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[fresh_42]

I thought I was wrong once but I was mistaken.

There is exactly one group of mankind which this statement can apply to. However, you claim to be male.
Can you make your choice?

 

[jim hardy]

I thought I was wrong once but I was mistaken.

Well !
I once thought i was right but was mistaken !

 

[fresh_42]

Strange thing. I haven't the least problem to pronounce "Corollar" in my own language, but "corollary" always sounds like
Coro - Larry. Who the heck is that guy?

 

[Astronuc]

Planes That Never Flew 2of4. The American SST


There are both materials and aerodynamic issues with supersonic flight, as well as the impact of shock waves on the ground. I remember my grandfather's house down range from an air force. He showed me cracks in the plaster that had developed in conjunction with sonic booms from aircraft flying supersonic overhead.

 

[D H]

Interesting! I don't see any thread about Euro 2016!

To be honest: the COPA is more entertaining.

The prospect of a Wales v Iceland isn't entertaining?

 

[fresh_42]

The prospect of a Wales v Iceland isn't entertaining?

You have to encounter the date. At this point Chile has been by far more entertaining than, e.g. a Portuguese team that has just more luck than deserved. And the other matches haven't been a revelation either.

 

[D H]

You have to encounter the date. At this point Chile has been by far more entertaining than, e.g. a Portuguese team that has just more luck than deserved. And the other matches haven't been a revelation either.

You wrote your post a week after Euro 2016 had already become extremely interesting. Iceland and Wales performing well? Portugal and England performing poorly? If the final is Portugal v Germany I may well not watch it. But if it's Wales v Iceland -- that will be interesting.

 

[fresh_42]

You wrote your post a week after Euro 2016 had already become extremely interesting.

I found the group round boring. At the time Chile won 7-0 versus Mexico. Wales and Iceland are fighters but I can't imagine Iceland winning over France. And the biggest challenge for Wales is probably the Portuguese luck. We'll see.

 

[D H]

I so love the socialist bald shrimp that's available in these parts. Socialist because one can "feel the burn!" on one's lips, one's tongue, one's roof of the mouth, and even one's fingers when one eats that good stuff (along with all the other stuff such as corn and potatoes that are put into the boil with the shrimp to make it so very tasty). It's "bald shrimp" because the best stuff comes from Louisiana, which is where the pronunciation of "boiled shrimp" is more along the lines of "bald shrimp."

 

[WWGD]

Well !
I once thought i was right but was mistaken !

I think you are both wrong. Maybe I am right ;).

 

[WWGD]

I just dropped another "conversation bomb" , a statement that derails a conversation, or even stops it cold.
Kind of embarrassing, since I did not know the people in the conversation very well. Someone asked:
"what must you do before doing 30"? I said: you must turn 29 , 28,.., etc. Weird silence after that.

 

[Pepper Mint]

There will always be "next" for the conversation.

 

[1oldman2]

There will always be "next" for the conversation.

I'm next!

 

[Pepper Mint]

Yes, you are if you would really want to be one!

 

[1oldman2]

Okay then here goes, a quote from one of my heroes.
"For me, the most ironic token of that moment in history is the plaque
signed by President Richard M. Nixon that Apollo 11 took to the
Moon. It reads: 'We came in peace for all mankind.' As the United
States was dropping 7.5 megatons of conventional explosives on
small nations in Southeast Asia, we congratulated ourselves on our
humanity: We would harm no one on a lifeless rock".

- Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot, A Vision of the Human Future in Space, 1994.

 

[OmCheeto]

... "feel the burn!" ...

Ah!
Thanks for the reminder.
Winco had "Brats" on sale the other day, and the only ones left were the hot ones.

They're still in the oven.

 

[OmCheeto]

OMG!
Now I understand why everyone hates socialists.
All of the packages I bought in the "Brat" section, are marked "Italian Sausage".

 

[Pepper Mint]

If people called me, why didn't they wait till I picked up the phone and talked to me ?

 

[Pepper Mint]

I couldn't stop laughing while watching this clip.

https://www.facebook.com/babeswhodgaf/videos/vb.1191507594194866/1229025213776437/?type=2&theater

Have a good day!

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I couldn't stop laughing while watching this clip.

https://www.facebook.com/babeswhodgaf/videos/vb.1191507594194866/1229025213776437/?type=2&theater

She is lamenting a lack of products designed for women? How about the ten million beauty and feminine products? Heck, I think they had vitamins specially formulated for women about 30 years before men got any!

Now I can take my Centrum Silver for Men and feel manly.

 

[Astronuc]

If one loves waves - this is the place to be - Nazaré, Portugal at the Praia do Norte.

http://www.visitcentrodeportugal.com.pt/the-wave-of-nazare/

The Nazaré Canyon
The Nazaré Canyon is an undersea canyon just off the coast of Nazaré (Portugal), in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of at least 5,000 metres (16,000 ft) and is about 230 kilometres long.

The Nazaré Canyon causes very high breaking waves.This makes Nazaré a hotspot for big wave surfing.

On November 1st 2011, Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara surfed a record breaking giant wave: 78 feet (23,77 metres) from trough to crest, at Nazaré. In January 2013 it was reported that he successfully rode a wave measuring a maximum estimate of 100 feet (30 m) at the same location and possibly exceeding the size of his previous record-breaking wave.

And folks surf some of these waves.

 

[Pepper Mint]

I like how cool it is when I just sit in front of my computer, type in a few words that can control people's decisions and emotions online then offline.

It is actually a very hard-to-acquired skill, one that needs a lot of experiences and analyses.

 

[Astronuc]

Don't do this at home, or in the woods either!

Canadian Man Punches Black Bear in the Face, Walks Away With Only Scratches
https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/canadian-man-punches-black-bear-203000339.html

The bear scratched Nelson across his face and chest before the former boxer put his dukes up again. “I knew it would swing first with its left [paw] but it would really come with its right, because most bears are right-handed,” he said. “ I had the perfect shot to take. I did an underhand and hit it right in the snout.” The bear squealed and started to move away.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Don't do this at home, or in the woods either!

Canadian Man Punches Black Bear in the Face, Walks Away With Only Scratches
https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/canadian-man-punches-black-bear-203000339.html

The trick is to fight bear fisted.

 

[Sophia]

I didn't believe something like this could happen to me. I am at work and a customer who is about 10 years older asks me if I'm married and if I want to go to Bulgaria with him and marry there :-) I was shocked and didn't know how to react :-) I was like (blush) no, thank you and started pretending I've got lots of work to do
At least it was a nice and unusual compliment.

 

[Pepper Mint]

I didn't believe something like this could happen to me. I am at work and a customer who is about 10 years older asks me if I'm married and if I want to go to Bulgaria with him and marry there :-) I was shocked and didn't know how to react :-) I was like (blush) no, thank you and started pretending I've got lots of work to do
At least it was a nice and unusual compliment.

Really ? darn, I have always been wanted some man to tell me so but found none so far.

 

[micromass]

Really ? darn, I have always been wanted some man to tell me so but found none so far.

Pepper Mint, marry me and come to Bulgaria with me!

 

[Pepper Mint]

Pepper Mint, marry me and come to Bulgaria with me!

I also want to get married, but let's go on a date first, I would want to meet you, talk with you some time before saying YES I like you and I want to be with you.

 

[WWGD]

I also want to get married, but let's go on a date first, I would want to meet you, talk with you some time before saying YES I like you and I want to be with you.

Don't go to Bulgaria! The country is disappearing. It has lost almost 3 million people since the 1960's .

 

[Pepper Mint]

Don't go to Bulgaria! The country is disappearing. It has lost almost 3 million people since the 1960's .

If I marry him, I will have to follow wherever he goes,

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I also want to get married, but let's go on a date first, I would want to meet you, talk with you some time before saying YES I like you and I want to be with you.

Well aren't you the picky one!

 

[Pepper Mint]

Well aren't you the picky one!

I am. But at the same time I also understand how hard it is to find a true life partner.

 

[fresh_42]

I am. But at the same time I also understand how hard it is to find a true life partner.

Wait until you have to learn cyrill ...

 

[Pepper Mint]

Wait until you have to learn cyrill ...

Yes, I think so too, but now I am waiting for your explanation of what your post really means.

 

[micromass]

I am. But at the same time I also understand how hard it is to find a true life partner.

Finding a true life partner is not hard. You found him in post 227. You realizing that this person and Bulgaria is your future, that is the hard part!

 

[fresh_42]

Yes, I think so too, but now I am waiting for your explanation of what your post really means.

As I lately checked they write with the cyrillic alphabet. I assumed you will want to be able to read signs there. I guess this is a minor handicap micromass hasn't thought about either. However, it's not as hard as it looks like on the first glimpse. The trouble comes with the cases ...

 

[jim hardy]

If I marry him, I will have to follow wherever he goes,

You're an Andre Rieu fan too ?

I spend hours on his youtubes with the headphones !

Best thing that's happened to this planet since Arthur Fiedler.

 

[fresh_42]

I watched a documentary about Stonehenge. Its architect must have been the most hated man at his time. Imagine they had put a stone of 50t in place and then someone says: Alright, and now two inches to the left.

 

[Pepper Mint]

Finding a true life partner is not hard. You found him in post 227. You realizing that this person and Bulgaria is your future, that is the hard part!

That is what I meant by "true life partner" and I am not choosey and so I am not up to hanging around those who are picky with bad attitudes or behaviors. Many known scientists have married then remarried but they are still scientists. The point I think is about one's understandings and open-mindedness.

You're an Andre Rieu fan too ?
I spend hours on his youtubes with the headphones !
Best thing that's happened to this planet since Arthur Fiedler.

No, I like all types of music and a fan of many known singers. I am listening to Arthur now.

 

[jim hardy]

No, I like all types of music and a fan of many known singers. I am listening to Arthur now.

this was my favorite record album in high school

 

[Astronuc]

Theranos was supposed to revolutionize blood tests. Now its CEO is banned from running labs.
http://www.vox.com/2016/4/13/11424130/theranos-elizabeth-holmes-banned

Elizabeth Holmes was going to shake up the medical industry, specifically, the blood testing segment of the industry.

 

[WWGD]

I still don't get how people wear business suits with 85 degrees and 90% humidity out. What is it about dressing up so that its advantages outweigh being able to feel minimally comfortable at a physical level?

 

[fresh_42]

I still don't get how people wear business suits with 85 degrees and 90% humidity out. What is it about dressing up so that its advantages outweigh being able to feel minimally comfortable at a physical level?

Business suits are a) a disguise that b) changes your habits and c) requires no thoughts about what might be suitable and what does not. Casual is far more complicated. And d) the conditions you described are uncomfortable anyway as long as you don't go naked. In places you can do that business suits are comparably rare.

 

[WWGD]

Business suits are a) a disguise that b) changes your habits and c) requires no thoughts about what might be suitable and what does not. Casual is far more complicated. And d) the conditions you described are uncomfortable anyway as long as you don't go naked. In places you can do that business suits are comparably rare.

Well, of course, but you try your best. By that token, why wear a coat on an extremely cold day?

 

[zoobyshoe]

This is one of the strangest art debates I've ever heard of:

http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/artist-sued-for-5m-over-painting-he-insists-he-didnt-paint/

 

[Pepper Mint]

I realize some people on board are quite lonely during weekends.
I will surely come visit and play games with you if we happen to live near each other.

 

[jim hardy]

I realize some people on board are quite lonely during weekends.
I will surely come visit and play games with you if we happen to live near each other.

Wow, little one

This is undoubtably one of the safest forums in the world
still
i raised two daughters
and your post frightens me

be very careful please

old jim

 

[1oldman2]

be very careful please

Good call.

 

[Pepper Mint]

You are reminding me of "waiting" time.
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[jim hardy]

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heiroglyphics ?