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Bazza

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    Bazza reacted to Pariah in Complicate the Person Above   
    Bazza invented a device to allow him to watch Monday's (Tuesday's?) eclipse in totality from Australia.
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    Bazza reacted to Pariah in The Last Word   
    I had to look it up--or would have, had you not already told us all what it was.
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    Bazza got a reaction from Pariah in The Last Word   
    Suggestion for Pariah: write "May 28th, 585 B.C." on the blackboard/whiteboard and ask the class if anyone knows the significance of the date. Or best guess to what it might be. 
     
    Good, as it is timely with the recent eclipse. 
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    Bazza got a reaction from Pariah in The Last Word   
    Thales of Miletus -  Eclipse source texts
      May 28th -- Birth of Philosophy & Science Day. Will have to remember for next year.    "They were still warring with equal success, when it happened, at an encounter which occurred in the sixth year, that during the battle the day was suddenly turned to night. Thales of Miletus had foretold this loss of daylight to the Ionians, fixing it within the year in which the change did indeed happen.1 [3] So when the Lydians and Medes saw the day turned to night, they stopped fighting, and both were the more eager to make peace...Thales died at an advanced age in 548 B.C. " Herodotus, The Histories (Hdt. 1.74)   "Among the Greeks, Thales the Milesian first investigated the subject, in the fourth year of the forty-eighth olympiad, predicting the eclipse of the sun which took place in the reign of Alyattes, in the 170th year of the City2." Pliny the Elder, The Natural History (CHAP. 9. (12.)—AN ACCOUNT OF THE OBSERVATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE HEAVENS BY DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS.)   Footnote 2: "An account of this event is given by Herodotus, Clio, § 74. There has been the same kind of discussion among the commentators, respecting the dates in the text, as was noticed above, note 4, p. 29: see the remarks of Brotier and of Marcus in Lemaire and Ajasson, in loco. Astronomers have calculated that the eclipse took place May 28th, 585 B.C.; Brewster, ut supra, pp. 414,419."   http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0126:book=1:chapter=74&highlight=thales   http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Plin.+Nat.+2.9&redirect=true
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    Bazza got a reaction from assault in In other news...   
    Always knew Kiwis had it in for us.
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    Bazza got a reaction from Lord Liaden in Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase Three and BEYOOOOONND   
    Mmmm... Thor Ragnarok. Hero & villain are both Aussies. Just realised. And Karl Urban is the NZ villain sidekick.
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    Bazza reacted to Cancer in Hey Cancer, quit trying to destroy the universe!   
    Ooooh, even better: Send the female Ewok termination squad after Badger. And keep the porn music going.
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    Bazza got a reaction from Pariah in I challenge you!   
    Borg can navigate stairs.
     
    Lions or wolves.
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    Bazza reacted to death tribble in Destroy Your Geek Cred!!   
    Not after the last series of Agents of Shield
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    Bazza reacted to Cancer in The Last Word   
    At least he's not in Alice Springs, where *every* side is the far side of the continent.
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    Bazza got a reaction from Lawnmower Boy in DC Movies- if at first you don't succeed...   
    Nope.
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    Bazza got a reaction from drunkonduty in Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase Three and BEYOOOOONND   
    Mmmm... Thor Ragnarok. Hero & villain are both Aussies. Just realised. And Karl Urban is the NZ villain sidekick.
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    Bazza got a reaction from bigdamnhero in Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase Three and BEYOOOOONND   
    Nope. Although hardcore comics nerds know Carol, these are not the nerds she is referring too. Also a hardcore comic nerd will be aware of The Carol Corps*; that fandom is her people.
     
    *arguably "soft-core" comic nerds. 
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    Bazza got a reaction from bigdamnhero in Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase Three and BEYOOOOONND   
    Brie Larson Aims To Honor Captain Marvel’s Legacy; Addresses Wonder Woman Comparisons
    http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/captain-marvel-brie-larson-wonder-woman/
     
    Brie:
     
    Brie on so called pressure from Wonder Woman
     
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    Bazza got a reaction from Nolgroth in DC Movies- if at first you don't succeed...   
    Nope.
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    Brie Larson Aims To Honor Captain Marvel’s Legacy; Addresses Wonder Woman Comparisons
    http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/captain-marvel-brie-larson-wonder-woman/
     
    Brie:
     
    Brie on so called pressure from Wonder Woman
     
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    Bazza got a reaction from Christopher R Taylor in DC Movies- if at first you don't succeed...   
    Another reason for including Cyborg is the abundance of technology in the world today. A "tech" or "hacker" character role is a must, either in the team, or in a supporting role. 
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    Bazza reacted to Ternaugh in And now, for your daily dose of cute...   
    There's always one.
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    Bazza reacted to st barbara in Destroy Your Geek Cred!!   
    I don't believe you ! Really "Cassandra" you should just go and see Apollo about that curse and get him to fix it !
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    Bazza got a reaction from Burrito Boy in Destroy Your Geek Cred!!   
    Burrito Boy or Pattern Ghost, each built with 250 points.
     

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    Bazza reacted to Pattern Ghost in In other news...   
    Hmm, I better check Snopes to see if that's real.
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    Bazza got a reaction from DasBroot in Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase Three and BEYOOOOONND   
    It's main event time

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    Bazza got a reaction from pinecone in Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase Three and BEYOOOOONND   
    First Batman, now Catwoman...
     
    Ant-Man & The Wasp Adds Michelle Pfeiffer As Janet Van Dyne
    http://screenrant.com/ant-man-wasp-michelle-pfeiffer-janet-dyne/
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    Bazza reacted to Spence in What Have You Watched Recently?   
    LOL...
     
    I guess he is the Shatner of our generation
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