BlueCloud2k2 Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 Which I think is ridiculous. Considering Cap is supposed to represent the best face of America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankL Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 That's astonishing. Superheroes are basically banned at the Sunday school and the Baptist preschool that my kids go/went to. Halloween is banned too. There is no way in hell that Captain America would be central to a church play here. The supers travel through time in search of the greatest hero of them all (it's rather funny how Hulk is concerned that "the new guy" will take over his niche). They arrive in a small settlement and direct a woman who looks about to go into labor any moment to a nearby inn. My sons are playing Spiderman and Iron Man. One of Spiderman's lines is: "'I will save you from death innocent civilian, but Jesus will save you with God's love.' Yeah, that's a good new battle cry." Narf the Mouse 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 Which I think is ridiculous. Considering Cap is supposed to represent the best face of America. The ridiculosity is deep, thick, and many-layered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 Sad but true. Just go visit a conventions or rally for either political party. Fools don't understand neither side has all the answers. There is such a thing as moderation. Which is my answer when Conservatives call me a radical lefty or Liberals call me a violent fascist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaJoe3 Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 "I had a little problem with the gravity. It's fixed now." - Me explaining why my photo of the Seasonal Bush was sideways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 "Do you like snakes?" "They're delicious!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 From a long mailing-list conversation about instructors prohibiting use of laptops during lecture, and following an item that about banning cell phone use as well: > > I have banned laptops and cell phones from all my classes for years. > One reason I give (besides {{name redacted}}'s excellent research) is that my > classes are highly interactive and devices will keep them from fully > engaging in the class. I have a handful of complaints but the vast > majority of students agree with those in the op-ed that they prefer it. > > - {{name redacted}} > > Sent from my iPhone > Bolding added by me. FrankL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted December 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Lethe: There is no such thing as excess food. There are only leftovers. Lucius Alexander refrigerating a palindromedary tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankL Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 We were watching an episode of Little House on the Prairie the other day. Pa and Ma were going on a trip but the lady who was going to watch the girls was sick. Ma was ready to stay home when Mr. Edwards showed up, heard what was going on, and volunteered to watch the girls. Pa: I don't know why I didn't think of you first! We'd love that. The look on Ma's face told me that she had just blown her first SAN roll and then made the second so that she could see the implications of what she had learned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 "This box you're looking for, how big is it?" "It's a rectangular box!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 "This is more thinking than I have done in the last month." -- side comment by student in yesterday's lab It's working. tkdguy and Narf the Mouse 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Mom, two brothers, and me walking to the car after sister's birthday celebration. Fiercely slippery, with melted water on ice. Mom grabs oldest brother's arm to steady herself. "That's nice," says I, "when you fall, he'll have something soft to land on." Mom laughs and punches my shoulder. "Oh mom," says younger brother, "you completely missed his head." tkdguy and BlueCloud2k2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Hawk Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 For those who don't remember, I work on a Navy base. Pilot trainee: Do you have any paper for the printer? Me: The printer with the big sign on it? Pilot: Yes, that one. Me: Did you happen to read the sign? Pilot: Yes, it said "out of ink". What does that have to do with whether or not you have any paper. Chief Petty Officer: You graduated from the Naval Academy, right? mikeward2534, BlueCloud2k2 and tkdguy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drhoz Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Purrdence back from her month in the US. Among the places she visited, Madame Tussauds in NYC Purrdence: "I kept thinking I was in the way of someone's photo, then turning around and going 'no, that's a wax model of Andy Warhol'. It was a bit creepy actually." She also went to see a van Gogh exhibition. Given the excellent Dr Who episode "Vincent and the Doctor", some things were probably inevitable. Purrdence: I kept looking around for the Doctor, and he wasn't there.Me: Well, it was an excellent episodePurrdence: I know. I can't hear Starry Starry Night without crying. Which is a bit embarrassing at the post office. The daughters of one of her friends were quite impressed by her too, especially she used her Teacher Voice on them "More scary than Mom." I was wondering how she'd handle the change from NYC, which was suffering Winter Storm Janus and -30C windchill when she left, but she spent a day in LA, which was suffering a 30+ heatwave (in January!!!!!) so Perth was actually slightly colder when she got home. Purrdence: You want to know what the weirdest part of driving around LA was? Me: Eucalypts. Purrdence: Right. Me: Yes, seeing photos of gumtrees overseas always throws me for a loop too. Purrdence: Between the trees and the smoke from the bushfires, I kept thinking I was back in Perth. Cancer and L. Marcus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankL Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Saturday night, I told the boys we had an Avengers cartoon for them to watch. My eldest asked if it was a VeggieTales version. The image that came to mind was Iron Larry and the Incredible Bob. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 I was attending a surgical procedure to deal with an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Towards the end, the operators are very careful about padding retroperitoneal fat between the new graft and the gut, and I ask why. "Because if the aorta is exposed to, say, the duodenum, the pulsing will cause chafing and the patient will end up with an aoroduodenal fistula. That is not beneficial." tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 "We'll either go to Heaven and grow wings, or we'll go to Hell and grow tails." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Discussing kidney cancer with a co-student: Me: "... Yet another thing for the list of things you don't want to happen to you." Her: "That list is getting pretty long by now." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 "Don't mess with someone walking through the hall holding two plungers." lemming 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Hawk Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 Shadow Hawk: Ensign Newpilot flunked his flight safety quiz. CDR Oldpilot: How did he manage it. Shadow Hawk: The safe altitude over downtown San Diego is NOT three feet, Commander. CDR Oldpilot: Oh good lord. Non Aircrew PO: Sir, if you're flying three feet over downtown, do you have to obey traffic signals? CDR Olfpilot: Shutup, Petty Officer. L. Marcus, Drhoz, tkdguy and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Me: "Whoever designed Markharth (city in Skyrim) must have loved stairs. This city is such a pain in @$$ to navigate. I think he needs to be thrown down a few flights (of stairs) if he loves them so much." My wife and my friend simultaneously: "I'll Help!" mikeward2534 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Little Girl: You look like an elf. Me: How do I look like an elf? Little Girl: Your ears are pointed. Me: You know Legolas from Lord of the Rings? He's my uncle. Little Girl: Eew! Cancer and L. Marcus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roter Baron Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Naninaninani! - TKDGuy is an Half-Elf and Legolas is his uncle! - Naninaninnanina .. (okay I'll stop now ...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Actually, I lied about being the nephew of Legolas. I'm really Elrond's illegitimate son. Also, growing up in the 1st Edition AD&D era, I had to take fighter when monk was my true calling. Stupid racial limits! BlueCloud2k2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaJoe3 Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Actually, I lied about being the nephew of Legolas. I'm really Elrond's illegitimate son. Could be worse. You could be descended from a pervy hobbit fancier. L. Marcus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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