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Message 756 of 1442 (814873)
07-13-2017 12:54 PM
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07-13-2017 7:47 AM


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What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy
The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq

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Message 773 of 1442 (816158)
07-30-2017 2:16 PM


Thesaurus

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy
The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq

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Message 776 of 1442 (816194)
07-31-2017 11:00 AM
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07-31-2017 8:43 AM


Re: Thesaurus
How come the dinosaurs' tail is cut off?
It's the same old story. Formatting.
When I was a kid maybe 10, I sent some of my favorite photos in to be printed 5x7 and I couldn't figure out why the whole photo wasn't in the print. The clerk at the drugstore camera counter tried to explain that 35mm film was a ratio of 2:3 and there was no way to fit that into 5:7 without cropping or shrinking the photo to fit inside the 5x7 dimensions. All the intervening years in my own darkroom I had to decide how I wanted to crop my photos to print them on the standard paper sizes: 8x10, 11x14, or 16x20. Finally, in the age of digital photography, I have choices of paper sizes that match the format of my camera. My favorite is 17x25, so I can print full frame 16x24.
And that's why the thesaurus' tail is cut off.

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy
The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq

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Message 778 of 1442 (816199)
07-31-2017 12:46 PM
Reply to: Message 777 by ringo
07-31-2017 11:47 AM


Re: Thesaurus
Obvious question: Why not print the whole image inside the paper dimensions and then crop the print?
I was only 10, so it took a while for the math to infiltrate my mind. Eventually, I saw that solution but it turned out to amazingly difficult to communicate my desire to the photolab techs. And then it turned out that no stores sold frames for the new cropped print sizes and I'm paying for all this with my lawn mowing earnings.
Later, my wife and I had a full matting and framing setup as well as a darkroom. We still do, but the darkroom evolved into her computer lab.
Tanypteryx writes:
And that's why the thesaurus' tail is cut off.
Truncated.
It makes you wonder if their tails could grow back like some lizards do?

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy
The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq

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Message 955 of 1442 (850373)
04-06-2019 8:02 PM


Windmill Cancer
Windmill Cancer
Laughter is the best cure for this scourge.

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy
The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq

  
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Message 978 of 1442 (852682)
05-15-2019 2:30 PM
Reply to: Message 977 by dwise1
05-15-2019 2:21 PM


Re: Appears Americans are underinformed ...
And addicted to dihydrogen monoxide.
Dihydrogen monoxide is truly insidious, acting as a gateway to the stronger stuff like coffee.
And when you mix the 2 components near a spark they explode, scary. Yet it looks like an innocent cup of coffee.

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy
The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq

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Message 992 of 1442 (853241)
05-24-2019 12:19 AM


Should we use?
Arabic numerals?

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy
The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq

  
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Message 1025 of 1442 (860602)
08-08-2019 11:34 PM
Reply to: Message 1023 by JonF
08-08-2019 5:29 PM


Edited by AdminPhat, : off topic for humor thread.

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy
The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq

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Message 1056 of 1442 (862591)
09-07-2019 11:18 AM
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09-07-2019 3:55 AM


Re: Lapsed Unitarian?
Nope, just lucky. No more wasted Sundays.

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy
The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq

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Message 1098 of 1442 (865655)
10-28-2019 7:03 PM


Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 24, 1999
Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 24, 1999
Edited by Admin, : Put comic directly in the message.

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy
The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq

  
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Message 1332 of 1442 (892552)
03-09-2022 9:16 PM
Reply to: Message 1331 by AZPaul3
03-09-2022 9:10 PM


Oh no, vodka farts are the worst!

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python

One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie

If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy

The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq


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Message 1336 of 1442 (893031)
03-23-2022 1:55 PM


Trump Media
I just noticed today that the Turd still hasn't posted on his new social media app that Russian Operative Nunes is managing for him. It's interesting observing that claiming he is accomplishing something (like a well oiled machine) is not as effective as actually accomplishing something. Surrounding himself with other incompetents has humorous outcomes.

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python

One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie

If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy

The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq


  
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Message 1338 of 1442 (893342)
04-06-2022 4:48 PM
Reply to: Message 1337 by ringo
04-06-2022 4:15 PM


Thanks! That made me laugh!

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python

One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie

If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy

The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq


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Message 1339 of 1442 (893596)
04-17-2022 11:51 AM


Well Chosen Words
I ran across this list this morning on Facebook. I need to memorize a few...
quote:
The following insults are from an era before the English language got boiled down to 4-letter words:
1. "He had delusions of adequacy ” Walter Kerr
2. "He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.”- Winston Churchill
3. "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure. - Clarence Darrow
4. "He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.”-William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway)
5. "Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words?"- Ernest Hemingway (about William Faulkner)
6. "Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste no time reading it.” - Moses Hadas
7. "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.” - Mark Twain
8. "He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.” - Oscar Wilde
9. "I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend, if you have one.” -George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill
10. "Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second... if there is one.” - Winston Churchill, in response
11. "I feel so miserable without you; it's almost like having you here” - Stephen Bishop
12. "He is a self-made man and worships his creator.” - John Bright
13. "I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial.” - Irvin S. Cobb
14. "He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others.” - Samuel Johnson
15. "He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up. - Paul Keating
16. "He loves nature in spite of what it did to him.” - Forrest Tucker
17. "Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?” - Mark Twain
18. "His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.” - Mae West
19. "Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.” - Oscar Wilde
20. "He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination.” - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
21. "He has Van Gogh's ear for music.” - Billy Wilder
22. "I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But I'm afraid this wasn't it.” - Groucho Marx
23. The exchange between Winston Churchill & Lady Astor: She said, "If you were my husband I'd give you poison." He said, "If you were my wife, I'd drink it."
24. "He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of any man I know." - Abraham Lincoln
25. "There's nothing wrong with you that reincarnation won't cure." -- Jack E. Leonard
26. "They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge." -- Thomas Brackett Reed
27. "He inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebears, but by diligent hard work, he overcame them." -- James Reston (about Richard Nixon) —Robert L Truesdell

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python

One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie

If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy

The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq


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Message 1344 of 1442 (893744)
04-19-2022 1:05 PM
Reply to: Message 1343 by dwise1
04-19-2022 12:39 PM


Re: Math Joke
BTW, ain't no such things as jillions, zillions, or even bazillions.
Those are just synonyms for "lots."
I remember my mom telling me the story of googol and the mathematician's son. I don't think she really understood it, because she called the googolplex as the largest number and I remember asking why you couldn't just add 1 to it.
It's funny how some obscure conversations from childhood stick in your memory.

Stop Tzar Vladimir the Condemned!

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python

One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie

If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy

The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq


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