Lawnmower Boy Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 On 5/6/2018 at 1:17 PM, Old Man said: Best "wtf" photo I could find of the eruption so far: How that yellow house with the green roof managed to not burn down, I have no idea. Then again maybe it's gone by now. Everything is fine! It's all under control. Old Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDU Neil Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Starlord said: They're gonna make another Bill and Ted This has been talked about for years. Really glad they are doing this, with the original writers and actors... I'm actually looking forward to this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 Crocodile attack woman marries http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-44059270 Terry Gilliam's Quixote film finally will be screened http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44059767 First semi final of Eurovision decided http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44044248 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDU Neil Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Lawnmower Boy said: Everything is fine! It's all under control. these posts got me interested, so I've been watching he developments... the videos on Weather.com and places like that are just amazing... those overhead shots of the lava spill... further evidence of the impermanence of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 4 hours ago, Starlord said: They're gonna make another Bill and Ted Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 The girl with the Batman birthmark http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-44056905 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 Canadian zoo faces charges after taking bear out for ice cream at Dairy Queen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Cygnia said: Canadian zoo faces charges after taking bear out for ice cream at Dairy Queen The real problem? From now on, his Peanut Buster Parfaits will need to be delivered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 OH NO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDU Neil Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 48 minutes ago, Starlord said: OH NO! ???? Like... worst... tragedy... everrrrrrr... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 They need help! Quick, everyone, bring spoons! tkdguy and csyphrett 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Starlord said: OH NO! Oompa Loompa doompadee dooI've got another puzzle for youOompa Loompa doompadah deeIf you are wise you'll listen to me What do you do when your truck, more or less, Crashes and makes a chocolatey mess? It's such a waste, losing cargo so sweet. Leaving people to clean the street. (It's like a giant candy bar.) Oompa Loompa, doompadee dar If you drive well, then you will go far. You will live in happiness too Like the Oompa Loompa doompadee do csyphrett, Ternaugh, Michael Hopcroft and 7 others 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Want to buy a house ? It has its own model railway. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-44044877 tkdguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeropoint Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 I don't know if this counts as "news", but wow, I can relate to this article: http://www.bbc.com/news/stories-43956366 Quote If I saw somebody who I fancied, I didn't feel any excitement or pleasure - instead, my instant reaction was one of sadness and depression. I had a sense of hopelessness about it all. I know how that feels. Unlike the guy in the article, though, I have yet to find anyone special, at 41. Like him, I don't expect that I ever will. RDU Neil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 Russia are out of the Eurovision Song Contest. The full line up is listed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44074233 And Deadpool wants Canada to be in the Eurovision Song Contest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDU Neil Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 15 hours ago, Zeropoint said: Quote If I saw somebody who I fancied, I didn't feel any excitement or pleasure - instead, my instant reaction was one of sadness and depression. I had a sense of hopelessness about it all. I know how that feels. Thanks for posting, and for an honest reaction. While this article doesn't describe me personally, that feeling described is something I think I lot of people carry with them, myself included. We have a close friend who is likely in this place in his life, and have no idea how, or if we should, broach the subject. It hurts to see him hurt, and to know how good he is at hiding it. This bit, "I developed a deep feeling that it might be wrong to approach women and that it might be an imposition on them. I was certainly never going to be that guy who "used" women. I felt women had the right to go about everyday life and enjoy a night out without having anyone approach them." This really resonates. It is unfortunate how easy it is for polite courtesy can be synonymous with "invisible." I had no idea about the "incel" culture, but I'm not surprised. The internet has shown itself to be a perfect catalyst for taking desperate/asocial/anti-social tendencies that were moslty isolated in the past, and forging a focused, brutal and often violent expression of them by connecting and allowing for unmitigated rage. It is so good at finding the hurt and pushing all the wrong buttons. TheDarkness 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 On May 6, 2018 at 7:46 PM, Lord Liaden said: But humanity keeps building in their vicinity, because the stuff they spread over the land makes for awesomely fertile soil. Besides, there's not a lot of terra firma across the Pacific, so you have to build where Nature provides it. And yet there's still no shortage of people moving in around the San Andreas Fault. If you go find the right panoramic pic of present-day Naples, you can see the development climbing the shoulders of Vesuvius. Of course, I live close to the center of the fault that gave the Japanese a tsunami from a magnitude 9-er on January 29, 1700, and seems to toss such things off every three to four hundred years. After visiting Tucson last weekend for the first time in 25 years, I was appalled by the amount of development there. You'd think water fell from the sky or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted May 12, 2018 Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 14 hours ago, RDU Neil said: Thanks for posting, and for an honest reaction. While this article doesn't describe me personally, that feeling described is something I think I lot of people carry with them, myself included. We have a close friend who is likely in this place in his life, and have no idea how, or if we should, broach the subject. It hurts to see him hurt, and to know how good he is at hiding it. This bit, "I developed a deep feeling that it might be wrong to approach women and that it might be an imposition on them. I was certainly never going to be that guy who "used" women. I felt women had the right to go about everyday life and enjoy a night out without having anyone approach them." This really resonates. It is unfortunate how easy it is for polite courtesy can be synonymous with "invisible." I had no idea about the "incel" culture, but I'm not surprised. The internet has shown itself to be a perfect catalyst for taking desperate/asocial/anti-social tendencies that were moslty isolated in the past, and forging a focused, brutal and often violent expression of them by connecting and allowing for unmitigated rage. It is so good at finding the hurt and pushing all the wrong buttons. Well, I pretty much gave up on relationships about 15 years ago (age mid-20s). Cant say I regret it really. Most of any "regret" is really via society's pressure on having to have a relationship. My relationships' experience was limited anyway. So, really, all that decision did was remove much of my daily anxiety towards interacting with women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 12, 2018 Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 Society is actually really cruel to single people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Badger Posted May 12, 2018 Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Old Man said: Society is actually really cruel to single people. Well, I admit I feel lucky sometimes. Given some of my male cousins and their wives. Including one with a similar personality to mine, his wife was quite the manipulator. Although, his experience doesn't necessarily factor into any decisions. Given how alike we are it sometimes make me think of the expression "but for the grace of God, go I" (paraphrased). Of course, that doesn't mean I think all women are like that to be sure. But, it does say I might be similarly vulnerable. And being the introvert I am, it really might be better to have never married, rather than married wrong. Besides the introverted part of me loves its free time, and I know I'd lose a lot of it in a marriage. (and at this point I'm not one to change much). tkdguy and Ragitsu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarkness Posted May 12, 2018 Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 I would say the biggest issue is the horrible state of availability of valid info on relationships and intimacy. Finding good info and partners willing to also make use of it is often an uphill battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 Tinder is way easier. Not it that I know anything about Tinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 Israel wins the Eurovision Song Contest http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44097712 tkdguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeropoint Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 Something's fishy here . . . I'm reasonably certain that Israel is not in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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