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Perhaps I spoke too soon. Could this be what the future holds?
Yep.axmls said:Am I imagining things here, or did the font change ever-so-slightly on these forums in the past couple of days?
Wow that's something! I guess lots of people especially men dream of living in something like that and your father's dream came true!OmCheeto said:Underground.
Though, the entrance to the cave was in the side of a cliff, so technically, it was more a "Pueblo" type dwelling.
Though, his was just a bunch of wood nailed across the front.![]()
He was after all, just one guy, and not, a nation.
After he retired, at the astonishing age of 38, he did live that way, for most of his remaining years. He spent the first 20 years in Alaska along the Yukon river. Then the remaining time in Arizona in the high desert mountains. For the last few years, when he was around 75, he abandoned the abandoned mine life, and got a small house in a nearby town.Sophia said:Wow that's something! I guess lots of people especially men dream of living in something like that and your father's dream came true!
When you guys go to the Tiki island you can use that material to build your dwelling!
fresh_42 said:One of the saddest dialogues I've had this year:
"Good that I don't have the money to travel anymore. It would be embarrassing these days to be American."
"Pretend you're Canadian. Most won't realize the difference."
"I've done this before."
Yeah. But the fact that Americans can so openly debate and discuss crazy issues and crazy viewpoints is the good part.fresh_42 said:One of the saddest dialogues I've had this year:
"Good that I don't have the money to travel anymore. It would be embarrassing these days to be American."
"Pretend you're Canadian. Most won't realize the difference."
"I've done this before."
Me, too. It's not a gift, it's an achievement which many nowadays unfortunately take for granted. It's similar to this somehow artificial concept called EU. I'd wish people would remember the times before. Then they probably wouldn't risk it so easily as they seemingly do nowadays. Idiots in political offices. Discussing embarrassing points of view is one thing. I only wished those morons weren't followed by so many. And this isn't an American problem alone. Nationalists and racists gain ground in Europe. Politicians often are so incredibly stupid that it is hard to stand that they are still elected. The distinguishing issue about America however is that this upcoming election might affect the rest of the world as well. Having this in mind it frightens me to see most of the candidates. (To be honest I've only seen 2 or 3 which I weren't afraid of, and one of them with apparently no chance.)collinsmark said:But the fact that such discussions are allowed to happen (and even encouraged) in the first place keeps me optimistic in my opinion.After careful consideration I wouldn't have it any other way.
No. Toothaches ...Silicon Waffle said:I guess fresh_42 might have eaten some bad food for thought today. You sound totally different from what you did yesterday. Horrible!
So you won't be able to bite me then.fresh_42 said:No. Toothaches ...
gjonesy said:Random thought, What would the world be like if people would be more accepting and tolerant, less judgmental with more open mindedness, not being fixed bigoted with a focused narrow minded ideology, less rigid, more open to opposing Ideas given the benefit of the doubt and yet maintain analytical objectivity? World changing perhaps?
That's relative on who wants to bite you. You never know if fresh_42 looks like this: http://memegenerator.net/instance/59417216Silicon Waffle said:So you won't be able to bite me then.
Or this: http://www.charliepunk.de/WebRoot/S...57C3/9CD7/C0A8/28BD/780F/muppets-t-shirts.jpgPsinter said:That's relative on who wants to bite you. You never know if fresh_42 looks like this...
Sure I will think again.Psinter said:That's relative on who wants to bite you. You never know if fresh_42 looks like this: http://memegenerator.net/instance/59417216
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I cannot argue with that.![]()
Psinter said:Awesome! I want to build something out of that!
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Haha. Very funny. (-.-)WWGD said:Just write a file and save it as a .pdf.
Did you really expect a good joke from me :) ? C'mmon, you know me better.Psinter said:Haha. Very funny.
I'll take you here and then hear your jokes:WWGD said:Did you really expect a good joke from me :) ? C'mmon, you know me better.
So, what did you learn about Napoleon and Hitler's attempts to invade Russia?Sophia said:That's why I hated History. It's only war, war, war and revolutions. And memorizing years. Booooriiiing!
That's unpleasant, I'm sorry. I hope you'll be able to go to the dentist and solve it ASAP.fresh_42 said:No. Toothaches ...
Try googling the word / phrase + etymology1oldman2 said:Here is a random thought, A friend and I were discussing meanings of old terms/words. The phrase "don't let the cat out of the bag" comes up and I say that refers to the cat O' nine tails which was kept in a bag on board ships. Friend says no way! where can I get the truth on this?. We also can't agree on "freezing the balls off a brass monkey". I say the "monkey" was a platform that held the cannon balls on old ships, Friend says no way!. Can somebody help me look smarter than my friend here, or give me an idea where to find this info?.Being somewhat bored I have taken the liberty of searching these phrases and it seems neither my friend or myself were likely correct. (File under things I learned today)
And realized I'm terrible at supporting.https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/441hsf/lpt_when_people_are_grieving_do_not_throw_your/ said:When people are grieving, do not throw your story on top of theirs.
Sympathy is the ability to express ‘culturally acceptable’ condolences to another's plight.
Empathy is the ability to place yourself in someone else’s shoes and understand relate as best as you can to how that person feels in the situation.
Don’t assume that you know what others feel – listen to what they say, and remember to listen closely.
So remind me - what do I do here? Tell you a story about a time I posted on the wrong thread, or offer ways to help spot which thread you are on?Psinter said:Dammit, this is random thoughts! I thought this was Today I learned thread.![]()
We have the same idiom. However, without "not". Let the cat out of the bag. This let's me conclude that it is pretty old. It means to reveal your intentions, sometimes bad ones. Who let the cat out the bag cannot pretend anymore to have a rabbit, i.e. food in it.1oldman2 said:"don't let the cat out of the bag"
Thank you. It helped. Just back from a small surgery.Sophia said:That's unpleasant, I'm sorry. I hope you'll be able to go to the dentist and solve it ASAP.
Hehe. I'll take the story anytime.Ibix said:So remind me - what do I do here? Tell you a story about a time I posted on the wrong thread, or offer ways to help spot which thread you are on?![]()
They finally did it eh? Pft, I'm not even going to comment.Silicon Waffle said:TPP signed : Japan, Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam...