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[Sophia]

You've probably already learned it, but just in case... one more.

calf- calves

Mooooo .....

I can't play the sound :-/

I knew that word, both as a young cow and a part of leg. What was new was that dwarfs don't obey grammar rules. They are magical creatures, rules don't bother them :p

OK, this is a gnome, not a dwarf. Whatever :p

 

[BillTre]

calf- calves

Mooooo .....

calve- calving

splash

 

[WWGD]

You've probably already learned it, but just in case... one more.

calf- calves

Mooooo .....

Gandalf - ?

 

[fresh_42]

Gandalf - ?

Alf - ?

 

[WWGD]

Alf - ?

Alfreds?

 

[fresh_42]

Alfreds?

Flintstone?

 

[WWGD]

Flintstone?

I think it was originally Flinstein, your paysans.

 

[fresh_42]

I think it was originally Flinstein, your paysans.

This explains a lot ...

 

[OCR]

Gandalf - ?

Gandalf -

 

[rbelli1]

Gandolves?

BoB

 

[WWGD]

Internet provider charges $10/month for leasing a modem that depreciates to $0 value after just a few months. Great business -- for them, of course.

 

[OCR]

I can't play the sound :-/

Nothing at all with a left click...?

Try clicking with the center mouse button, or, a right click and then a left click in the menu... "Open Link in New Tab".

This is the actual URL...
http://www.orangefreesounds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Cow-moo-sound.mp3?_=1

That work...?

You do use a mouse...?

My wife uses a laptop, and I can barely leave home using it....
I use a desktop, and chase a to see where to go, and what to do... and I'm still usually lost..

 

[fresh_42]

Internet provider charges $10/month for leasing a modem that depreciates to $0 value after just a few months. Great business -- for them, of course.

How to freak out your neighbors:

Rename your WLAN "FBI Surveillance Van"

 

[fresh_42]

Nothing at all with a left click...?

Try clicking with the center mouse button, or, a right click and then a left click in the menu... "Open Link in New Tab".

@Sophia : Alternatively: Open your window!

 

[OCR]

@Sophia : Alternatively: Open your window!

Lol, good one!.... ...

 

[Sophia]

OMG, as I only installed the system recently I see I still lack a codec or something for opening mp3 files. Will have to google it.

Anyway, homemade sausages

It's below 0 and snowing, which is best for freezing outside for a few days before they go into freezer. You can never get proper taste from freezer only, they need fresh air.

 

[Lisa!]

Again, I can't sing into my gmail from workI receive and enter the verification code but it says "Google couldn't verify it's you, so you can't sign into this account right now." So why do you waste my time by sending a verification code? I want to contact the google team and complain but it just shows me the help center!

 

[Jonathan Scott]

Havant Symphony Orchestra concert yesterday was successfully completed (despite discovering at last moment that half of the adjacent car park was inaccessible due to over-running building works, and having to arrange overflow parking in school next door). So after finishing with orchestra stuff (such as updating concert history records and website) this morning, I thought I ought to catch up on other stuff.

The "in-pile" of magazines (mostly read) and mail (mostly opened and acted on if important, but not filed) on the corner of my table was getting a bit high, so I just sorted and filed it. I thought it must be at least a couple of weeks since I last did that - but it turned out it went back to mid-August! The pile included occasional unopened mail (which family members had helpfully added to the pile but something else had been put on top of them before I'd opened it), but fortunately nothing important.

So time seems to be whizzing by - except when I'm trying to do my work hours but I'm stuck waiting for people to get back to me, when it goes at the pace of a geriatric snail.

 

[WWGD]

Again, I can't sing into my gmail from workI receive and enter the verification code but it says "Google couldn't verify it's you, so you can't sign into this account right now." So why do you waste my time by sending a verification code? I want to contact the google team and complain but it just shows me the help center!

I recently somehow lost a file in Google drive. No one believes me, they say I did not actually do the work, because they believe Google is infallible.

 

[OCR]

Again, I can't sing into my gmail from work

Lol... maybe you need some backup, it always worked for Johnny... try it again with this.

 

[WWGD]

I ran into a phrase that is both written exactly the same in Spanish as in English, and has the exact same meaning: " Use me", written on a trash can. I wonder if it is the only one , either for English-Spanish, or for the general pairs of languages.

 

[dkotschessaa]

Holy crap. I think I forgot about physicsforums!

I have totally legitimate excuses though.

Short version: Miscarriage #1 -> Miscarriage #1 -> Wife pregnancy 3 last September -> Wife on home bed rest 5 weeks -> wife on hospital bed rest 5 weeks (this is during grad school mind you --> Baby born 3 months early like this:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/alw9U22ECD_WKN6tpkjuhvbE_1_Rl7vjMnxeYC9foDoZ7Sp2apiW8huy_oxoW-88duePqb2jms7fB2b9nOvGGAM_L9hyrGmYskuatrKnewxYpO-RexkAE0xTtxv9XQNqOJxFDwN1eiXxotKK9y1wXVFpz5pKmx9SwM-rMCYbD2lWB31Gxs-84qNKkCzU5eEqdhKlVfR8KNgB4QwlVaMPJvEY_z4OwOplr6GIzK0-l1QVcn1M8l0pVpHsRYdUhqxVnIOjX0SwjZ2LalAH3D2Uot8OZo0SCrlP0TvWnnpMZhdIJDZK-Si64jnDPagKyDyD2DTOi8_U0wnFq5irr4RP5yArYLPvtE8uAUNjavtQDHnffB_0i6QrEmv51KjrOq1JpuOK3XtaSK1VniYB1cEfnt7LkUWl-RzBumaJ1thdnloRv999i3_AH7wLk02hF1r1_ftcokdDNF8Z7LAxXFUefqyNOjM17UEoVychIqv8Zf7Nh6voNc2xnaf16xK5-_CrlfYkN-dxdnT17Swf4yizqfWMEE0TZLyoEiofz8ny-B3N3FY-Um98mmIZljdLeVNsCP2Y-Ffd70sgjkQPtPIbUsj__TNvpvxqFJnAMZUSYH_oyy4Ua_0z-w=w937-h638-no

But now look like this:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1cmdDoUJbpXe7S6sWWoo2okEt1qKpxtlCZVKoAsYvXfEKx_rM3xJngqCxiguQHSLEQEAjVvksoSEhasO8UQNvVGvbBx3XO2oTYp-u9iwA_j7MybK1Hmv-EkmLHyjWyCk1cZ4CiB9LIfViHEyMdb25IxYk9uypm6qF-80Vj84gyLtUmfXtQVEGhv5K-bLRF9nUJGSpfWajt7y3xJsDxS5GD-IPaxKjx83ZhF4pFOILegvNIin2CjRlIIYEZa7a6AuQbQyyX8jzFWYDZJnTpcQYK_noG94r6NI4ft4eUp2uhijRyKWuVX--9upNsC-Q7TsVaPlEaKx6IJuC-NXH-NOrab9-ZCH6_pTa-DsB1w1z5jpCrh9V_Zr29yxqeVoG3H_JzhEWiEtk_VT1yB__DaH8hPtUo3FyU4Z24aprBPkJaHyvkHLthbDdJFuj6uajM2ck06Fta_ABYi86EV-9W6PRn4DLCk_jNsu6ajRlVS0j2C-05zI0EaOaliHWryDytnE8tMvmOvFpJ6nwAIOpJKyjpzRWiSC316CwIc_PE4Km1pP9J9bZrh_bRt-MxPrfBzpWOfgPzdrH2P8GvGgkwwy3TzEEBSDZW5H9eDccKCOxCLMJwIzqMb30g=w359-h638-no

And I got a job so I could study for my qualifier rather than try to do grad school + TA + baby + qualifier, but of course the little guy doesn't let us sleep much. So life is hard, life is beautiful, and missed you all.

-Dave K

whoo

 

[Ibix]

Dave! Good to see you again.

Congratulations. Looks like he had a rough start, but he looks great in the second one - very cute. Don't worry about the lack of sleep - my sources tell me you can get your revenge during the teenage years...

 

[Evo]

Holy crap. I think I forgot about physicsforums!

I have totally legitimate excuses though.

Short version: Miscarriage #1 -> Miscarriage #1 -> Wife pregnancy 3 last September -> Wife on home bed rest 5 weeks -> wife on hospital bed rest 5 weeks (this is during grad school mind you --> Baby born 3 months early like this:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/alw9U22ECD_WKN6tpkjuhvbE_1_Rl7vjMnxeYC9foDoZ7Sp2apiW8huy_oxoW-88duePqb2jms7fB2b9nOvGGAM_L9hyrGmYskuatrKnewxYpO-RexkAE0xTtxv9XQNqOJxFDwN1eiXxotKK9y1wXVFpz5pKmx9SwM-rMCYbD2lWB31Gxs-84qNKkCzU5eEqdhKlVfR8KNgB4QwlVaMPJvEY_z4OwOplr6GIzK0-l1QVcn1M8l0pVpHsRYdUhqxVnIOjX0SwjZ2LalAH3D2Uot8OZo0SCrlP0TvWnnpMZhdIJDZK-Si64jnDPagKyDyD2DTOi8_U0wnFq5irr4RP5yArYLPvtE8uAUNjavtQDHnffB_0i6QrEmv51KjrOq1JpuOK3XtaSK1VniYB1cEfnt7LkUWl-RzBumaJ1thdnloRv999i3_AH7wLk02hF1r1_ftcokdDNF8Z7LAxXFUefqyNOjM17UEoVychIqv8Zf7Nh6voNc2xnaf16xK5-_CrlfYkN-dxdnT17Swf4yizqfWMEE0TZLyoEiofz8ny-B3N3FY-Um98mmIZljdLeVNsCP2Y-Ffd70sgjkQPtPIbUsj__TNvpvxqFJnAMZUSYH_oyy4Ua_0z-w=w937-h638-no

But now look like this:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1cmdDoUJbpXe7S6sWWoo2okEt1qKpxtlCZVKoAsYvXfEKx_rM3xJngqCxiguQHSLEQEAjVvksoSEhasO8UQNvVGvbBx3XO2oTYp-u9iwA_j7MybK1Hmv-EkmLHyjWyCk1cZ4CiB9LIfViHEyMdb25IxYk9uypm6qF-80Vj84gyLtUmfXtQVEGhv5K-bLRF9nUJGSpfWajt7y3xJsDxS5GD-IPaxKjx83ZhF4pFOILegvNIin2CjRlIIYEZa7a6AuQbQyyX8jzFWYDZJnTpcQYK_noG94r6NI4ft4eUp2uhijRyKWuVX--9upNsC-Q7TsVaPlEaKx6IJuC-NXH-NOrab9-ZCH6_pTa-DsB1w1z5jpCrh9V_Zr29yxqeVoG3H_JzhEWiEtk_VT1yB__DaH8hPtUo3FyU4Z24aprBPkJaHyvkHLthbDdJFuj6uajM2ck06Fta_ABYi86EV-9W6PRn4DLCk_jNsu6ajRlVS0j2C-05zI0EaOaliHWryDytnE8tMvmOvFpJ6nwAIOpJKyjpzRWiSC316CwIc_PE4Km1pP9J9bZrh_bRt-MxPrfBzpWOfgPzdrH2P8GvGgkwwy3TzEEBSDZW5H9eDccKCOxCLMJwIzqMb30g=w359-h638-no

And I got a job so I could study for my qualifier rather than try to do grad school + TA + baby + qualifier, but of course the little guy doesn't let us sleep much. So life is hard, life is beautiful, and missed you all.

-Dave K

whoo

Congratulations! He's adorable! A lot of hard times for you and your wife but look at what you have to make it all worthwhile! What's his name? How old is he?

 

[rbelli1]

Entry was a bit wobbly but it looks like he hit the landing with flying colors.

Grats on the successful mission.

BoB

 

[dkotschessaa]

Congratulations! He's adorable! A lot of hard times for you and your wife but look at what you have to make it all worthwhile! What's his name? How old is he?

RIGHT! That's Dylan. Dylan Sebastian Kotschessa. Born Feb 9th so about 10 months, but adjusted age of around 7. He's catching up to his chronological age pretty quickly in my completely biased but not totally unjustified opinion.

He's cute as **** and I know all dads think that but JUST LOOK AT HIM.

-Dave K

 

[Ibix]

Second cutest baby I've seen.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Saw an extremely interesting thing on TV last night about a British photographer who bought 100 acres of rainforest in Peru for $10,000. That's $100 per acre!

He basically just wanted to buy it so no one else could own it who might cut it down. However, he found out after the purchase that some local 'pharmaceutical enterprises' were illegally using his land to grow coca plants, and another guy was hauling poached trees from a nearby state park across his land to the river. He started to realize that he would need to move there and hire a crew to patrol and protect his acreage.

Regardless, it seemed to me that, if most of the South American rainforest is really that cheap, the Green people ought to change their whole strategy and just start buying it all up to prevent it being cut down for pasturage.

 

[fresh_42]

I'm afraid this would not really work. Brazil has large parts of its rain forest under federal protection and patrols in place. And despite of that there is still illegal search for gold and illegal deforestation.

 

[dkotschessaa]

I always thought it'd be cool to be an "undeveloper." I would buy land in cities or suburban areas, and just knock everything down and put it back the way it was.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I'm afraid this would not really work. Brazil has large parts of its rain forest under federal protection and patrols in place. And despite of that there is still illegal search for gold and illegal deforestation.

Haven't you ever seen that show where green people hunt down whaling ships and harass them? I think they'd be even worse foes if you were on their rightfully owned land.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I also watched about 3 episodes of Moonshiners in a row the other night. This is an interesting show in that it is a detailed chronicle of people doing something sneaky and illegal. So why don't they get arrested?

I did a little googling and the claim is that they would have to be caught red handed, in the act, in order to be arrested. Despite the fact the TV show broadcasts their names and faces all over, it does not, apparently, constitute proper evidence, or something. On the other hand, I saw a documentary about urban gunrunners a couple months ago where everyone wore masks and had their voices altered. Go figure.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Some random joker on FaceBook talking about "the right to bare arms," made me want to riff on the injustice of not having "the right to bare bottoms."

Then I was thinking that "the right to bear arms," could lead to ruminations on the injustice of not having "the right to kangaroo arms," or "the right to T-Rex arms."

 

[Ibix]

I have just seen a man wearing a perfectly normal grey business suit and a turquoise fedora. I just thought I'd share the oddity of the moment.

 

[1oldman2]

I'm randomly thinking, if this was my photo it would be a natural for Zappers photo contest "magnet"

 

[dkotschessaa]

92714006

 

[dkotschessaa]

92714006

Oh, my bad. Thought this was the random number thread.

 

[rbelli1]

I though you were just hungry!

HINT: google that number and look at the pictures that come up.

BoB

 

[dkotschessaa]

I though you were just hungry!

HINT: google that number and look at the pictures that come up.

BoB

hah! I used a random number generator. But boy, could i go for some millet now.

 

[rbelli1]

Scroll down. You get all the shellfish you can eat!

BoB

 

[dkotschessaa]

Scroll down. You get all the shellfish you can eat!

BoB

Yes, but that would be... you know.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Yes, but that would be... you know.

A couple of years ago a girl I know on FaceBook posted an enthusiastic comment about brussel sprouts. A full day went by before it occurred to me she might not be talking about brussel sprouts.

 

[dkotschessaa]

A couple of years ago a girl I know on FaceBook posted an enthusiastic comment about brussel sprouts. A full day went by before it occurred to me she might not be talking about brussel sprouts.

You lost me.

Although I do know of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprouts_(game)#Brussels

 

[zoobyshoe]

You lost me.

Although I do know of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprouts_(game)#Brussels

To be sure, I checked the urban dictionary. Several then entries indicated it is sometimes used to refer to parts of the male anatomy.

 

[dkotschessaa]

To be sure, I checked the urban dictionary. Several then entries indicated it is sometimes used to refer to parts of the male anatomy.

When in doubt I should always suppose that if I don't understand a reference, that this is what it means...

 

[zoobyshoe]

When in doubt I should always suppose that if I don't understand a reference, that this is what it means...

But now I'm confused about what you meant in referring to shellfish.

 

[dkotschessaa]

But now I'm confused about what you meant in referring to shellfish.

Standard shellfish pun.

 

[Ibix]

Standard shellfish pun.

Well don't keep it to yourself...

 

[dkotschessaa]

Well don't keep it to yourself...

That's the one.

 

[dkotschessaa]

I'm not superstitious, but I just hit my 666th post.

That's better.

edit: oh no, this post doesn't count.