Old Man Posted March 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 I have new respect for Olympic curlers after yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 Somewhere in spacetime, there is an alternate me in an alternate reality where I didn't make some of the mistakes I've made, where the current president is an old, coldly competent woman, and the existential threat posed by climate change has been taken seriously. tkdguy and Cancer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 17 of Ken Dodd's best gags http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43370741 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Today in the States it is beat up your boss day. It is like Pi day being 3:14 3:16 is boss beating up day. Why ? Because of Austin 3:16. It is a wrestling thing and relates to his battles with Vince McMahon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 ...and now my bracket is completely screwed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 Some days I am simply overwhelmed by man's capacity for evil. Yesterday was one of those days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 Just had liver in a meal for the first time in over 30 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 I had a conversation with a couple of students yesterday (both women, but that's unimportant) where the topic of vaccinations and the old "childhood diseases" came up. I am old enough that I had all of those, and I described what they did, because they didn't know. My comment "I spent three weeks in the darkened room" with measles meant nothing to them until I told them that measles attacked the eyes and brain, and they didn't know that mumps causes sterility in adult men, or the terrible effects of measles and rubella on the fetus if the mother is pregnant, and so on. (Of course, I don't really know what scarlet fever does, so I ought not be surprised.) It is easy enough to see that as a "boogeyman gonna getcha" scare story that I understand the phenomenon of forgetting the dangers of a former era in a very real way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 I'm in the mood for a Reuben sandwich, with a side of poutine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Quote Eating meats cooked at high temps linked to high blood pressure Eating grilled, roasted or broiled meats may be linked to an increased risk of high blood pressure, according to findings presented at an American Heart Association meeting. The 16-year study of over 100,000 people found that participants who said they ate various types of meat cooked at high temperature in excess of 15 times a month during the study were 17% more likely to develop hypertension than those who ate such meats fewer than four times a month. (source) Incorrect inference about the causal connection there. There are those of us who cook our meat at high temperature because the meat is a proxy for ALL THE FRICKIN IDIOTS WE DEAL WITH AND FANTASIZING ABOUT ROASTING THEIR MORONIC A$$ES OVER A HOT FLAME IS ALL THE RELEASE WE CAN GET. That and drinking. And we get lectured about that too. More idiots == More Hypertension. THAT'S the correct inference. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 "V" has done a book available from Amazon on the Kindle platform. He wants to spread the word. Anyone got an idea how he could do this to the community ? He did not want to do a thread trumpeting it. I don't have Kindle so I can't say whether this is any good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 "WHY DON'T YOU WANT TO SPEND TIME WITH MEEEE" she shrieked, three hours into the fourth fight that week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 Jerry Butler died in January this year. He had appeared in 656 adult features. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 Contrary to popular opinion, I am NOT a wine snob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 Everything I read says "don't check your email first thing in the morning; it'll ruin your day." Why won't I learn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 Likes I have placed on recent posts seem to be disappearing. What on earth ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clnicholsusa Posted April 1, 2018 Report Share Posted April 1, 2018 On 3/21/2018 at 9:20 AM, Cancer said: I had a conversation with a couple of students yesterday (both women, but that's unimportant) where the topic of vaccinations and the old "childhood diseases" came up. I am old enough that I had all of those, and I described what they did, because they didn't know. My comment "I spent three weeks in the darkened room" with measles meant nothing to them until I told them that measles attacked the eyes and brain, and they didn't know that mumps causes sterility in adult men, or the terrible effects of measles and rubella on the fetus if the mother is pregnant, and so on. (Of course, I don't really know what scarlet fever does, so I ought not be surprised.) It is easy enough to see that as a "boogeyman gonna getcha" scare story that I understand the phenomenon of forgetting the dangers of a former era in a very real way. Scarlet fever is a bacterial infection, no vaccine is available. It's usually a sore throat, pinkish red rash, and high fever (I managed to watch Bugs Bunny cartoons without a television, haven't seen the like since). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted April 1, 2018 Report Share Posted April 1, 2018 Vevo has uploaed Beatles videos on YouTube. Watch them before Apple Corps makes YouTube take them down yet again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted April 4, 2018 Report Share Posted April 4, 2018 I went and did a document of my Youtube music playlist. There are nearly 200 tracks that I listen to on repeat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 That feeling you get when you see a Constant Phoenix roll past your office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 The face of the Commonwealth Games cannot now compete in the Games themselves which is a shame. The Commonwealth Games are being held in Australia and we are in Day 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"V" Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 On 3/26/2018 at 11:16 PM, death tribble said: "V" has done a book available from Amazon on the Kindle platform. He wants to spread the word. Anyone got an idea how he could do this to the community ? He did not want to do a thread trumpeting it. I don't have Kindle so I can't say whether this is any good. I was indeed too shy to appear in public being a shill for my own work so asked DT if he'd be kind enough to see if there was a socially acceptable way of doing this. And many thanks to DT for raising it! If anyone does want to read a novel that combines Regency sensibilities with cyberpunk thriller in a novel of dynastic intrigue that isn't quite the gumbo it sounds like... then please do check it out Linky Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 Eric Bristow who helped make Darts a more popular game away from cigarettes and booze has died aged 60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 Pacific Rim Uprising wasn't bad. It was well made, but it was certainly longer on action than plot or accurate physics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 I read an online reference to The Hobbit when I realized that "Misty Mountains" would make a great name for a porn star. Logan D. Hurricanes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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