Hermit Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 I must fight the urge to assume the worst in people's motivations. I'll be happier if I can prevent that. Pariah and tkdguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 Now that cannabis is legal in California, should we be thinking about the appropriate wine pairings? Hermit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Goodbye Martin Crane, John Mahoney dies aged 77. "I want the chair I was sitting in when I watched Neil Armstrong take his first step on the Moon. And when the US hockey team beat the Russians in the '80 Olympics. I want the chair I was sitting in the night you called me to tell me I had a grandson. I want the chair I was in all those nights, when your mother used to wake me up with a kiss after I'd fallen asleep in front of the television. You know, I still fall asleep in it. And every once in a while, when I wake up, I still expect your mother to be there, ready to lead me off to bed... Oh, never mind. It's only a chair." - Martin, after Frasier tries to replace his Barcalounger Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 ... and the graves of the beloved cats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 9, 2018 Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 The X-Files are 25 years old this year and the first X-Files film is 20 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 I learned last night that the slide rule was invented in or about 1622. I also learned that in 2018, you can download a slide rule app for your smartphone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 What if your circle of friends is made up by squares? tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 You'll have them pegged. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 With the high absenteeism today due to the incipient 3-day weekend, I may have to give a pop quiz today. Five questions: What is your name? What is my name? What is today's date? What class is this? Give one physics word that we have used in this class so far this term. Time to resurrect the old chatroom handle, Dr. Satan. Or expose my superhero identity, North-End-Of-Southbound-Horse Man! Pariah and Bazza 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 Sumo on ice. Ice jousting. Lagoda logistics. Snow melee. Seal clubbing. Hmm. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted February 18, 2018 Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 I'm okay with everything except seal clubbing. Unless it's about seals going to clubs, that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 18, 2018 Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 Hermit will be pleased. Alison Janney won the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role in I, Tonya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 I admit that I look at the "Black Panther with spoilers" thread and expect to see images of T'Challa with extra fins that have deployed from his suit in various places. Bazza and Lucius 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 The glare fixed upon you by an annoyed hummingbird is quite something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 I feel like I'm being stalked by a serial down-voter.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 Does the down vote actually work like negative rep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 It is snowing here. Usually the snow skips town and hits Dartmoor. Not this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Where do I post stuff like this? lemming, Cancer, death tribble and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 It is still snowing and we are staying in. It is really cold. I'm ok but that is not the case for the rest of the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 Back home for a week after driving out to Denver & Utah for a near three week road trip. Next week I get to try out Jury duty perhaps. It will be a first since I have only once had to wait in the Jury selection room when I was 19 and everytime since, I've been excused the day before, or had a business trip that wound up canceling it. Immediately after, I'll be driving a friend's RV down to Kanab and flying back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 The snow has gone and we are back to almost normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 There is no shorter nor surer path to resentment and hurt feelings than failure to tell family members what is expected of them at a family function. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 Back in 1983 (the middle of my grad school years) Eugene Shoemaker published a readable, fascinating review paper on the bombardment of Earth by asteroids and comets. The paper listed 49 known near-Earth asteroids, 41 of those 1 km in size or larger. Going to JPL's Center for Near Earth Object Studies website, there are now 887 near-Earth asteroids 1 km in size or larger, which is probably more than 90% of the actual total population of such objects. There are also 8066 of them known of size 140 m or larger, and not quite 18000 known of all sizes; the completeness of knowledge of the smaller guys is naturally not so good. Like the big rocks, time flies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 The Oscars seem to have gone off mildly. As expected Gary Oldman, Frances McDormand, Alison Janney and Sam Rockwell repeated their BAFTA success with their Oscar success. Del Toro won best film and best director for The Shape of Water. This was the one surprise as Three Billboards had won Golden Globes and BAFTA for best film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 Trevor Baylis who invented wind up radio has died. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-43290756 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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