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  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    Tjohn said:

    The "dumbing-down" of English is already proceeding apace. crying

    I heard "palpable" used in a sentence yesterday, a hopeful sign :)

  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    LeatherGryphon said:
    ps1borg said:
    LeatherGryphon said:
    Tjohn said:
    LeatherGryphon said:

    Complaint: (or not) I think there was a small earthquake here today.  Either that or something shook the house more than just a door slam.  Unfortunately I was out at the time.  I returned to find a couple of things out of place slightly.  Now this might seem that I'm overly sensitive to the position of my things but let me explain.

    ...

    No, that's not overly sensitive at all. cheeky

    Touche' blush

     

    I've been interested in micro earthquakes since a micro adventure in the '90s in San Francisco.  I was in a little dive leather bar somewhere on Folsom St. playing pool.  My opponent made a shot that left the cue ball just short of falling into a pocket ending his turn.  He was gloating about his skill and took a few seconds looking over the table to figure out where to shoot next when all of a sudden the cue ball made a quick wobble and dropped into the pocket.  surpriseyes   We all looked at each other for a moment dumbfounded then he conceded his turn and I took over.  The next morning I read in the newspaper that a small earthquake had been recorded across the bay in Oakland right at the time we were playing pool.  I thought it was pretty nice of the Earth to take a little wind out of his sails. laugh

    wow wonder what the odds would be for that cue ball to sit in just the right place at just the right time :)

    Well, once it's happened, I'd say the odds were 100%.  angel  Similarly, did you realize that Lotto tickets when you purchase them, are guaranteed to be winners until just before the drawing?  Who knew! surprise

    Watchmen is a good film about odds

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,099
    edited September 2017
    ps1borg said:
    Tjohn said:

    The "dumbing-down" of English is already proceeding apace. crying

    I heard "palpable" used in a sentence yesterday, a hopeful sign :)

    The "dumbing down" is a self propogating disease.  It comes from insufficient reading of properly written text.

    But sometimes one wonders if it's worth using sophisticated language because of your audience's naivte'.

    And it's not limited to the lower classes as evidenced by this quotation from the British TV comedy "Yes, Prime Minister" in the episode "The National Education Service" where "Hacker" is the Prime Minister, and "Humphrey" is Sir Humphrey Appleby, his Cabinet Secretary (and head of the Civil Service) and probably the 2nd most powerful man (arguably the 1st) in the government.  And Bernard is the PMs Personal Private Secretary:

     

     

     

    Hacker: That's not the point. Look at Latin. Hardly anybody knows that now.

    Humphrey: Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis.

    Hacker: What?

    Humphrey: Times change and we change with the times.

    Hacker: Precisely.

    Humphrey: Si tacuisses, philosophus manisses.

    Hacker: What does that mean?

    Humphrey: If you'd kept your mouth shut, we might have thought you were clever.

    Hacker: I beg your pardon?

    Humphrey: Not you, Prime Minister. That's the translation.

    Bernard: No one would have thought Sir Humphrey was saying that about you.

    Humphrey: Go away, Bernard, please.

    Hacker: I can't believe it. You had a strict academic upbringing. Are you denying the value of it?

    Humphrey: What's the use of it? I can't even call upon it in conversation with the Prime Minister of Great Britain!

    Here's the YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeF_o1Ss1NQ

    And remember this show was written 30 years ago.  Not much has changed.

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  • AnotherUserNameAnotherUserName Posts: 2,727
    ps1borg said:
    AnotherUserName said:
    AnotherUserName said:

    I get to drink some Blackberry Liquor in a little more than an hour. The blackberries were plucked from my own backyard and the Smirnoff was plucked from my own store shelf!

    OOOHHHHH!!!

    I have to wait a whole HOUR!

    crying

    Hmmmm, needed a mixer. Sadly we had none in the house.

    ps1borg said:

    Been having some weather here that's kept us busy :)

    Thick!!!

    mmm would be nice :)

    Wow! That looks delicious. Ours definetely didnt look like that. Im going to have to do some research and see how to properly serve blackberry liqour.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    we've come along way from writing on papyrus

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    need buppy hugz 

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    DanaTA said:
    ps1borg said:

    Been having some weather here that's kept us busy :)

    Hurricane Jose is setting its sights on New England.   surprise​  I hope it turns Eastward and passes us by!

    Dana

     

    they'se overdid with gamma correction?

  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
    Mistara said:

    need buppy hugz 

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,099
    Mistara said:

    we've come along way from writing on papyrus

    All I remember about papyrus was that it was a bugger to feed into the printer. devil

     

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,338
    LeatherGryphon said:
    ps1borg said:
    Tjohn said:

    The "dumbing-down" of English is already proceeding apace. crying

    I heard "palpable" used in a sentence yesterday, a hopeful sign :)

    The "dumbing down" is a self propogating disease.  It comes from insufficient reading of properly written text.

    But sometimes one wonders if it's worth using sophisticated language because of your audience's naivte'.

    And it's not limited to the lower classes as evidenced by this quotation from the British TV comedy "Yes, Prime Minister" in the episode "The National Education Service" where "Hacker" is the Prime Minister, and "Humphrey" is Sir Humphrey Appleby, his Cabinet Secretary (and head of the Civil Service) and probably the 2nd most powerful man (arguably the 1st) in the government.  And Bernard is the PMs Personal Private Secretary:

     

     

     

    Hacker: That's not the point. Look at Latin. Hardly anybody knows that now.

    Humphrey: Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis.

    Hacker: What?

    Humphrey: Times change and we change with the times.

    Hacker: Precisely.

    Humphrey: Si tacuisses, philosophus manisses.

    Hacker: What does that mean?

    Humphrey: If you'd kept your mouth shut, we might have thought you were clever.

    Hacker: I beg your pardon?

    Humphrey: Not you, Prime Minister. That's the translation.

    Bernard: No one would have thought Sir Humphrey was saying that about you.

    Humphrey: Go away, Bernard, please.

    Hacker: I can't believe it. You had a strict academic upbringing. Are you denying the value of it?

    Humphrey: What's the use of it? I can't even call upon it in conversation with the Prime Minister of Great Britain!

    Here's the YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeF_o1Ss1NQ

    And remember this show was written 30 years ago.  Not much has changed.

     

    LeatherGryphon said:
    ps1borg said:
    Tjohn said:

    The "dumbing-down" of English is already proceeding apace. crying

    I heard "palpable" used in a sentence yesterday, a hopeful sign :)

    The "dumbing down" is a self propogating disease.  It comes from insufficient reading of properly written text.

    But sometimes one wonders if it's worth using sophisticated language because of your audience's naivte'.

    And it's not limited to the lower classes as evidenced by this quotation from the British TV comedy "Yes, Prime Minister" in the episode "The National Education Service" where "Hacker" is the Prime Minister, and "Humphrey" is Sir Humphrey Appleby, his Cabinet Secretary (and head of the Civil Service) and probably the 2nd most powerful man (arguably the 1st) in the government.  And Bernard is the PMs Personal Private Secretary:

     

     

     

    Hacker: That's not the point. Look at Latin. Hardly anybody knows that now.

    Humphrey: Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis.

    Hacker: What?

    Humphrey: Times change and we change with the times.

    Hacker: Precisely.

    Humphrey: Si tacuisses, philosophus manisses.

    Hacker: What does that mean?

    Humphrey: If you'd kept your mouth shut, we might have thought you were clever.

    Hacker: I beg your pardon?

    Humphrey: Not you, Prime Minister. That's the translation.

    Bernard: No one would have thought Sir Humphrey was saying that about you.

    Humphrey: Go away, Bernard, please.

    Hacker: I can't believe it. You had a strict academic upbringing. Are you denying the value of it?

    Humphrey: What's the use of it? I can't even call upon it in conversation with the Prime Minister of Great Britain!

    Here's the YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeF_o1Ss1NQ

    And remember this show was written 30 years ago.  Not much has changed.

    Oh, I think a lot has changed.  Today, most wouldn't even bother asking what something means.  They'd just ridicule him for saying it because it's unintelligible, to them.  Or worse, they'd accuse him of being a terrorist speaking in code!  Or say that it was racist or sexist or whatever other "ist" there is popular at the time.  In fact, I bet you could use some rather seldom used words to insult a person and they'd thank you, thinking it was a compliment.  laugh

    Dana

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,099
    edited September 2017

     I have traveled a little in Europe and have spent several decades living in Washington DC so I am used to hearing all manner of other languages on the street, in stores, on the Metro (subway).  I know enough Spanish and German to get the gist of what people are saying but can't speak any of it fluently.  However, my recent adventure into learning Russian has found me with the ability to recite from memory, quite fluently and with proper growls, rolling "R's", "zch's", "shch's" and "gargling X's", two Russian poems.  I keep looking for an opportunity to bore people with them.  However, given a chance in an appropriate situation I could change the inflection a bit and either make them think I'm yelling at them, insulting them or saying something profound. devil  

    I did recently have a chance to show off my Russian talent to a seldom seen friend over lunch in a "Red Lobster" restaurant.  We were sitting next to a table of four chatty women but the moment I started reciting one of my Russian poems to my friend, I noticed that all conversation at the next table was conspicuously silent for the duration.  I guess they could have been appreciating my recitation or, were considering calling the nearest Homeland Security office. surprise This was in a podunk city in western NY State so the only other languages found here are Swedish and Italian from the really old timers, so I'm almost sure Russian was a cultural shock. indecision

     

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  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,866
    edited September 2017
    ps1borg said:
    kyoto kid said:
    ...sitting on the loading dock of the neighbourhood brewpub quaffing a lovely dry hopped IPA and rhe Milwaukee Brewers just scored on a grand slam home run to go up 7 to 3 on Miami to keep pace with the Cubs.

     

    needing some pub time myself, have a couple for me :)

    ...brought a 6 pack of that same Dry Hopped IPA home with me. Costs less from the source than buying it at the  market.

    Post edited by kyoto kid on
  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,866
    DanaTA said:
    ps1borg said:

    Been having some weather here that's kept us busy :)

    Hurricane Jose is setting its sights on New England.   surprise​  I hope it turns Eastward and passes us by!

    Dana

    ...the good thing, it has weakened from a CAT 4 to a CAT 1 and the latest projection looks as if the the storm will stay pretty much out at sea before turning notheastward.

    Again, these things can have a mind of their own like Irma did so always good to keep watch.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,866
    LeatherGryphon said:
    ps1borg said:
    Tjohn said:

    The "dumbing-down" of English is already proceeding apace. crying

    I heard "palpable" used in a sentence yesterday, a hopeful sign :)

    The "dumbing down" is a self propogating disease.  It comes from insufficient reading of properly written text.

    But sometimes one wonders if it's worth using sophisticated language because of your audience's naivte'.

    And it's not limited to the lower classes as evidenced by this quotation from the British TV comedy "Yes, Prime Minister" in the episode "The National Education Service" where "Hacker" is the Prime Minister, and "Humphrey" is Sir Humphrey Appleby, his Cabinet Secretary (and head of the Civil Service) and probably the 2nd most powerful man (arguably the 1st) in the government.  And Bernard is the PMs Personal Private Secretary:

     

     

     

    Hacker: That's not the point. Look at Latin. Hardly anybody knows that now.

    Humphrey: Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis.

    Hacker: What?

    Humphrey: Times change and we change with the times.

    Hacker: Precisely.

    Humphrey: Si tacuisses, philosophus manisses.

    Hacker: What does that mean?

    Humphrey: If you'd kept your mouth shut, we might have thought you were clever.

    Hacker: I beg your pardon?

    Humphrey: Not you, Prime Minister. That's the translation.

    Bernard: No one would have thought Sir Humphrey was saying that about you.

    Humphrey: Go away, Bernard, please.

    Hacker: I can't believe it. You had a strict academic upbringing. Are you denying the value of it?

    Humphrey: What's the use of it? I can't even call upon it in conversation with the Prime Minister of Great Britain!

    Here's the YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeF_o1Ss1NQ

    And remember this show was written 30 years ago.  Not much has changed.

    ...love that programme.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,866

    ...ugh, more smoke from the Eagle Creek wildfire in the Columbia Gorge creating a thick haze about the city on this "last day of summer" before the switch gets thrown tomorrow and we go to fall.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    Chohole said:
    Mistara said:

    need buppy hugz 

     

    dawwwwww  was just the hugs to feel better  !!

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,099
    edited September 2017

    Is it Fall already?  I thought that didn't happen until sometime after the 20th of September.

    And now for something completely different...  I like the idea of "flashmobs".  Group comes together in a public place, does something interesting and leaves the audience amazed and feeling lucky to have been there.  I found this:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3cpOrB1GW8 a couple days ago and I was in tears.  Found it again today and again was in tears.  I hope somebody likes it too.

    I think the first and only "flashmob" type thing I ever saw live was an unannounced performance at Disney World EPCOT back in the late 80s or early 90s in front of the Canadian exhibition. It was the "Canadian Brass" playing something like this.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX0Jhk6e2Uw  We just happened to be passing by and these guys came out and stood on the walkways in the blazing Florida sun and started playing.  It was wonderful.  I'm sure it was a scheduled gig for them but the spontanaity and informalness of it was exciting.

    Post edited by LeatherGryphon on
  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,866
    edited September 2017
    ...tge smome drpm that wildfire has been getting thicker. Can see its effect less than a block away now. Almost can see it moving through the trees. Eyes are stinging and been sneezing frequently. Even though it's more than 3 hours before sunset, everything is bathed in a golden light that makes it feel later than it is.
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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    bender made a baby bender?

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    kyoto kid said:
    ...tge smome drpm that wildfire has been getting thicker. Can see its effect less than a block away now. Almost can see it moving through the trees. Eyes are stinging and been sneezing frequently. Even though it's more than 3 hours before sunset, everything is bathed in a golden light that makes it feel later than it is.

     

    they still fighting it?

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,269

    I had a good day at mall today.  I did work but also deal hunted.  Not sure why belks opened early.  Also the shoe place let me shop before work.  I wanted a new bag and socks for work.  I also got two new shoes.  Fun!

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    cake heart  wantzdevil but mustn'tbroken heart

     

    starting to think i made my space pirates too humane.

    robot armies, alien bugs, mantrid drones; guilt-free fodder

     

     the violence in GG2 is like, unnerving, even  days later.  yuuuck.

     

     

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,269

    There is cakein my fridge but it is my rommate's birthday cake she got yesterday.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    Miss Bad Wolf said:

    There is cakein my fridge but it is my rommate's birthday cake she got yesterday.

     

    mebbe she wont notice if we eat some of it?

     

    i'se tormented by an oreo buttercream frosted cake.  no one's will care if i eat it, except my pancreas

  • RezcaRezca Posts: 3,393
    kyoto kid said:

    ...great article about the Cassini probe that will be sent plunging to it's fiery doom tomorrow in Saturn's atmosphere after 13 years of sending back a wealth of fantastic data and photos as well as carrying/launching the Huygen's spacecraft that soft landed on the cloud shrouded moon of Titan.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/cassini_huygens_saturn

    Always loved reading about things like this :>

     

     

    Unrelated note,  had an "issue" with my power strip and wall socket at the far side of my room, and have to relocate my laptops to my other desk much nearer my bed.  Drawing here's hard for some reason, I don't know why - my tablet and both laptops can fit on it, but it just feels different...  I guess I should be glad the power strip didn't start a fire or something ahah, but I won't be able to use that wall socket for a while until it can be replaced.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,866
    Mistara said:
    kyoto kid said:
    ...tge smome drpm that wildfire has been getting thicker. Can see its effect less than a block away now. Almost can see it moving through the trees. Eyes are stinging and been sneezing frequently. Even though it's more than 3 hours before sunset, everything is bathed in a golden light that makes it feel later than it is.

     

    they still fighting it?

    ...yes, whille I apparently am fighting with trying to enter posts via the phone.  Arthritis and texting, bad combination. 

    Did get some really intense photos of the apocalyptic looking sun before starting dinner. 

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,866

    ...having fish and my special garlic & tarragon roasted potatoes tonight. Feels so good to cook again.

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,338
    Mistara said:

    bender made a baby bender?

    Loved that show...but lost track of it when it left Fox.  Almost impossible to catch up now, even if I found it.  Stupid Fox!  They keep doing that...throwing away perfectly good shows.

    Dana

  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776

     

    Cliff Diving at Mostar just finished

    https://www.redbull.tv/live/AP-1RZDU7BRH2111/red-bull-cliff-diving-world-series

  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    DanaTA said:
    Mistara said:

    bender made a baby bender?

    Loved that show...but lost track of it when it left Fox.  Almost impossible to catch up now, even if I found it.  Stupid Fox!  They keep doing that...throwing away perfectly good shows.

    Dana

    Is still on Fox here, is more or less four hours of Simpsons/Futurama/Family Guy every day

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