Old Man Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 GotG was relatively long and his attention span is relatively short because he's, like, six. And I get the feeling that the Battle of Xandar takes up the last half hour of the movie, and comes right after the fight at Knowhere, which also had plenty of explosions. Mostly though, that particular kid's entertainment cortex is geared more towards humor than violence. Unlike his older brother. L. Marcus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Not a quote, but this seemed the most appropriate place to share it.A few days back I took my dad back to the independent / assisted living place where he lives, and on my way out saw a magazine rack. They had the AARP magazine on it, directly in front of another magazine whose title started with "L" but the rest of the word was hidden by the AARP magazine. And from a distance, the two magazines looked like one, with the title "LAARP." All the way home, my gamer mind was imagining these men and women in their 70s, 80s, and 90s zipping around in wheelchairs and walkers, dueling with three-pronged canes while playing a live-action role playing game. That's how I want to spend my declining years. tkdguy, L. Marcus and BlueCloud2k2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Not a quote, but this seemed the most appropriate place to share it. A few days back I took my dad back to the independent / assisted living place where he lives, and on my way out saw a magazine rack. They had the AARP magazine on it, directly in front of another magazine whose title started with "L" but the rest of the word was hidden by the AARP magazine. And from a distance, the two magazines looked like one, with the title "LAARP." All the way home, my gamer mind was imagining these men and women in their 70s, 80s, and 90s zipping around in wheelchairs and walkers, dueling with three-pronged canes while playing a live-action role playing game. That's how I want to spend my declining years. Sounds good to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 But no furries! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Yeah that'd be frightening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." Pariah, BlueCloud2k2 and Drhoz 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Me: The current model of the atom is called the quantum mechanical model. It doesn't have anyone's name on it, because no one person came up with it. A lot of people worked on it. Bohr gave us the basic idea, but others contributed to it: Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrodinger, Albert Einstein.... Student: Did Schrodinger's cat contribute to it? Me: Well, yes and no. Lucius, L. Marcus, Drhoz and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Me: The current model of the atom is called the quantum mechanical model. It doesn't have anyone's name on it, because no one person came up with it. A lot of people worked on it. Bohr gave us the basic idea, but others contributed to it: Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrodinger, Albert Einstein.... Student: Did Schrodinger's cat contribute to it? Me: Well, yes and no. BTW, the most recent issue of American Scientist, if you can get it, has a great article on Moseley and his contributions that's relevant to that discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 I had to go home on my lunch break today to take the car back to Lady Pariah (long story). I got back just after the 3rd period bell rang, so I found my whole class outside my door waiting for me. I let them in and once they got settled, I told them this: "I apologize for keeping you waiting today. I was unavoidably detained. I can't go into detail, but if you hear anything on the news about North Korea, I had nothing to do with that." I got a few grins. And a lot of blank stares, sadly. L. Marcus and Drhoz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 BTW, the most recent issue of American Scientist, if you can get it, has a great article on Moseley and his contributions that's relevant to that discussion. I'll bet my school's library guy can get it. Thanks for the tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Checking through the weebsite, http://www.americanscientist.org/ , that article in the issue is behind the subscriber wall. You can get the magazine in hard copy, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted September 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Me: The current model of the atom is called the quantum mechanical model. It doesn't have anyone's name on it, because no one person came up with it. A lot of people worked on it. Bohr gave us the basic idea, but others contributed to it: Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrodinger, Albert Einstein.... Student: Did Schrodinger's cat contribute to it? Me: Well, yes and no. I think that student was a shill and you arranged for her to feed you that straight line. Lucius Alexander Introducing Schrodinger to a palindromedary mikeward2534 and BlueCloud2k2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 It was totally spontaneous. That's what made it so funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 There was the time when I happened to discussing the geology of Venus in class on the 5th of May. Venus has some not-fully-understood features called coronas. I realized what was happening (and this too was completely unplanned), and I stopped in mid-sentence, looked up into the large lecture room, and said, "Somehow it seems appropriate to be discussing Coronas on Cinco de Mayo," and then continued with the lecture. There was no reaction from the students, and while I can think of a number of reasons why there might not be, I was surprised that I got nothing out of a room with 300 people in it. Oh well. Drhoz, Pariah, mikeward2534 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 You scare them too much, is why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 If it's anything like my college, they were probably already a few Coronas in. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 That's because Corona is one of the worst beers out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 But cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 I have yet to meet a beer I liked. I would comment about sticking to rum and vodka, but I quit drinking 9+ years ago. Holy heck! I almost qualify for a 10 year chit at AA! tkdguy, Pariah and FrankL 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 I have yet to meet a beer I liked. I would comment about sticking to rum and vodka, but I quit drinking 9+ years ago. Holy heck! I almost qualify for a 10 year chit at AA! One day at a time. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Conversation outside my office door, where two students (one each male and female) are talking while sitting on a bench waiting for lab to open. "... and I get home and like there is a game of, like, strip Truth Or Dare going on in the front room, and like my roommate is all apologetic, but like ..." Then another student walks up and the topic of conversation changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 And yet they wouldn't have any problem discussing it on Facebook where everyone and his brother could read the conversation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Well, it was a rather bizarre conversation, and overhearing such things is part of what happens during my work day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 From a friend who's working on her PhD (and subsequently teaching some freshman-level classes): Student: "Would you be worried about taking this midterm?" My Friend: "Not at all. I'm the one writing it." mikeward2534 and tkdguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Yeah, only PE teachers give exams they can't pass. Shadow Hawk, BlueCloud2k2, Pariah and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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