Cancer Posted February 13, 2022 Report Share Posted February 13, 2022 Quite so!! E PLURIBUS FNORD!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted February 13, 2022 Report Share Posted February 13, 2022 What do you want for nothing — a rubber biscuit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 Well, some people would be better off if they used an eraser, which is what I think of when I think about what a rubber biscuit is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 "To err is human, but if you wear out the eraser faster than the pencil you're abusing the privilege." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 "A theoretician's most valuable tool is his wastebasket." -- Einstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 He would be correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 Henry Eyring, one of the most influential theoretical chemists of the 20th century, is a classic example of this. He would have an idea about something, work through the theory of it to a certain point, and then go into the lab and see if he could make it work. A lot of the time it wouldn't, but there were numerous occasions where it did. He encouraged the students he mentored to take the same approach. As a result, his name appeared on something like 600 scientific journal articles through the years. (I had the pleasure of hearing about all of this from Dr. Eyring's oldest son, who was my thermodynamics professor as an undergraduate.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 I’m guessing Dr. Eyring's oldest son copped a bit of heat growing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 The current theme in the Alphabet Game thread has made me realize both that I know just about nothing about professional wrestling, and I wish I knew even less. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 If you're happy and you know it, let Dad sleep If you're happy and you know it, let Dad sleep If you're happy and you know it, don't wake Daddy up and blow it If you're happy and you know it, let Dad sleep tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 At this hour? Rise and shine, Daddy-Man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 Before coming to bed last night I went into the shop and got a package of bagels out of the chest freezer. Then I came upstairs, fed the cats, and went to bed. After some 15-20 minutes, Fluff Butt had not appeared at the end of the bed. He'd been nagging me to come upstairs for a while so I knew he'd been inside, downstairs. But for him to stay downstairs is a singular enough event that I sent my daughter down to see if he'd been shut in the shop (we keep that door closed because there's an exterior door in the shop, and that one leaks air badly, and this time of year that's not a happy thing). Sure enough, he'd followed me in there and was nosing around without me realizing it, and I'd closed the door and dowsed the light with him still there. Daughter released him after calling him and hearing a weak little new muffled through the door. He came up and ate, and eventually got on the box at the foot of the bed with the baby blanket on it -- his usual nighttime spot -- but he was mad at me. He was one angry cat. He refused to come up to the head of the bed and accept pets for half an hour, at which time (it was after lights out) I sat up and petted him by way of apology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 Happy Richie Benaud day all you cricket lovers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 4 hours ago, Pariah said: If you're happy and you know it, let Dad sleep If you're happy and you know it, let Dad sleep If you're happy and you know it, don't wake Daddy up and blow it If you're happy and you know it, let Dad sleep What if you are happy and you don’t know it, but you really ought to show it; should daddy sleep or wake up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 7 hours ago, Cancer said: Before coming to bed last night I went into the shop and got a package of bagels out of the chest freezer. Then I came upstairs, fed the cats, and went to bed. After some 15-20 minutes, Fluff Butt had not appeared at the end of the bed. He'd been nagging me to come upstairs for a while so I knew he'd been inside, downstairs. But for him to stay downstairs is a singular enough event that I sent my daughter down to see if he'd been shut in the shop (we keep that door closed because there's an exterior door in the shop, and that one leaks air badly, and this time of year that's not a happy thing). Sure enough, he'd followed me in there and was nosing around without me realizing it, and I'd closed the door and dowsed the light with him still there. Daughter released him after calling him and hearing a weak little new muffled through the door. He came up and ate, and eventually got on the box at the foot of the bed with the baby blanket on it -- his usual nighttime spot -- but he was mad at me. He was one angry cat. He refused to come up to the head of the bed and accept pets for half an hour, at which time (it was after lights out) I sat up and petted him by way of apology. I had to read this three times before I figured out that you hadn't shut Fluff Butt in the freezer. Or had you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 No, he is not much of a climber, which is what it would take to get into that freezer. I would've noticed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 Sitting in zoom meeting Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Who gets fired this time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 The Dean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 Not officially; he's retiring in June so firing is redundant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 ... Sneaky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 They're trying to hire a successor. No idea how that's going; I've been busy with other stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 Imagine the unlimited power ...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 ... In his defense, he doesn't have the PA system turned up that high... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.