What Unexplored Ideas Can We Discover on Brian Wilson's 65th Birthday?

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The discussion revolves around the concept of originality and the nature of new ideas, particularly in the context of inventions and creative thought. Participants explore whether truly original ideas exist or if all innovations are adaptations of prior knowledge. The conversation includes personal anecdotes about inventions and humorous takes on food and marketing concepts.

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  • Conceptual clarification
  • Meta-discussion

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants suggest that all new ideas are built upon existing knowledge, arguing that complete originality may be impossible.
  • Others share personal experiences of inventing or creating new recipes, often with humorous or whimsical elements.
  • A few participants propose playful marketing ideas, such as themed microwave popcorn bags, and discuss the potential for novelty in food products.
  • There are humorous exchanges about food inventions, including bizarre flavor combinations and the concept of cooked sushi.
  • Some participants reflect on the nature of humor and its evolution over time, questioning the relevance of past comedic references.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the existence of truly original ideas, with multiple competing views presented. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the nature of creativity and invention.

Contextual Notes

Some claims about inventions and ideas may depend on personal definitions of originality and creativity, which are not universally agreed upon in the discussion.

  • #31
Evo said:
They already have those. I guess you haven't shopped for furniture in awhile.

I don't shop. :biggrin:
 
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  • #32
How about cooked sushi?
 
  • #33
Ivan Seeking said:
Yep!
http://snltranscripts.jt.org/75/75ishimmer.phtml

Very good. I never would have come up with the name.
I may be older than you. At 55, I remember some stuff that my dad can't get and my nieces/nephews can't appreciate. Is our window for situational humor/topical humor that small?
 
  • #34
Landshark. Tounces the driving cat. Battle cats.
 
  • #35
turbo-1 said:
I may be older than you. At 55, I remember some stuff that my dad can't get and my nieces/nephews can't appreciate. Is our window for situational humor/topical humor that small?

Oh yeah you're way older than me. :rolleyes: ...okay, by a few years.

As for our narrow window, I guess so... never thought of that way before but so it seems. But sometimes the joke requires that you were there - the two-for-one sales pitch is dated I think. Assuming that it was a genre of commercials that came and went, then the implicit humor wouldn't be obvious to everyone.

Likewise, I've read many threads here in GD that were apparently very funny but I have no idea why. I think I get what the joke is supposed to be but it doesn't strike me as being funny. Clearly the young people here see it differently.
 
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  • #36
Fish flavored gum.
 
  • #37
Ivan Seeking said:
Oh yeah you're way older than me. :rolleyes: ...okay, by a few years.

Hang on just one flippin' second here. He's a few years older than you, at 55?! :bugeye:
All of this time I've been looking to you as a grandfather figure, and you're younger than my wife?!
Even worse, that means that you're within a couple of years either way of me.
This is a total violation of the laws of chronology.
 
  • #38
Danger said:
Hang on just one flippin' second here. He's a few years older than you, at 55?! :bugeye:
All of this time I've been looking to you as a grandfather figure, and you're younger than my wife?!
Even worse, that means that you're within a couple of years either way of me.
This is a total violation of the laws of chronology.

I like keeping you old guys confused. :biggrin:
 
  • #40
V8 powered zimmer frames ideal for the over 55 hairy wrinkly.
 
  • #41
Spoken like a true Englishman (ie: incomprehensible).
 
  • #42
a wheel made out of sliced bread.
 
  • #43
moe darklight said:
a wheel made out of sliced bread.

Since cheese already comes in wheels, does this mean that we might be riding around on sandwiches?
 
  • #44
So Hot Wheels would become Grilled Cheese Sandwiches? And we would hear statements like, "he was spreading cheese for at least a block"?
 
  • #45
The horrible part is the mayonnaise in the burn-out box.

Ivan, sometimes I wish that I wasn't an atheist just so I would have somebody to blame for you. :biggrin:
 
  • #46
Nothing worse than losing the crust on a high speed turn.
 
  • #47
Danger said:
The horrible part is the mayonnaise in the burn-out box.

Ivan, sometimes I wish that I wasn't an atheist just so I would have somebody to blame for you. :biggrin:
Holy cow! give me some hot pastrami and rye so I can catch the debris at the launch!
 
  • #48
Danger said:
The horrible part is the mayonnaise in the burn-out box.

Ivan, sometimes I wish that I wasn't an atheist just so I would have somebody to blame for you. :biggrin:
Blame Charles Darwin - none of this would have happened if he hadn't developed the theory of evolution. :smile:
 
  • #49
Astronuc said:
Blame Charles Darwin - none of this would have happened if he hadn't developed the theory of evolution. :smile:

Yeah, that's right! Let's burn the bastard in effigy... oh, hang on... that's already been done in Kansas...
 
  • #50
I don't get it... must be an old guy's joke.

I will code it into my geriatric translator and see if it makes any sense. :biggrin:
 
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  • #51
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=1358715#post1358715
 
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  • #52
Danger said:
Hang on just one flippin' second here. He's a few years older than you, at 55?! :bugeye:
All of this time I've been looking to you as a grandfather figure, and you're younger than my wife?!
Even worse, that means that you're within a couple of years either way of me.
This is a total violation of the laws of chronology.

WHAT! Didn't I tell you, Ivan is just a kid! Now you are saying that youj may be close to Ivan's age! AkKK And here I thought you were the grandfatherly type!
 
  • #53
Ivan Seeking said:
I don't get it... must be an old guy's joke.

I will code it into my geriatric translator and see if it makes any sense. :biggrin:
OK, now you're stepping on some toes! Geriatric translator? Why I oughta...
 
  • #54
Tsu corrected me yesterday. The meat flavored soft dring that I called Dr. Pepper is properly called Dr. Pecker.
 
  • #55
Oh yes, getting back to you old guys, have you seen the commercial for the Hoveround that uses music from the Beach Boys? Of course the music is supposed to appeal to the target audience.

Now that's downright scary.
 
  • #56
Speaking of the Beach Boys, I heard that today is Brian Wilson's 65th birthday!

http://www.brianwilson.com/content/general/right_photos/brian.jpg
http://www.brianwilson.com/content/general/left_photos/brian.jpg
http://www.brianwilson.com/brian/
 
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