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[WWGD]

How do you pronounce it: fee or figh?

I think as long as you say foe fum you can pronounce it any way.

 

[fresh_42]

I think as long as you say foe fum you can pronounce it any way.

I wanted to learn something. On tv they translate it with "fee" which is the correct Latin, but neither allows a conclusion what Americans actually do.

 

[WWGD]

I have heard it pronounced as in fi in fight,

 

[fresh_42]

Thanks.

On tv they discuss life on exoplanets. Come on! Just calculate! For how many years do we have life here, and for how many years of these do we communicate via electromagnetic pollution? Now they actually discuss about a communication with exoplanets. The distance aside, and given there is actually life out there, even with these assumptions, probability is close to 1 that they will try to communicate with extraterrestrial amoeba or likewise with dinosaurs!

 

[WWGD]

I guess a good remedy for awkwardness. When you are texting with/to someone it is hard to tell when the exchange is over. I just exchanged with this company's rep using a dialog box . There was a button on top for " End this exchange". Maybe they also had this issue of it not being clear when the exchange was over. They're British, I wonder if it has anything to see with this.

 

[WWGD]

I guess a good remedy for awkwardness. When you are texting with/to someone it is hard to tell when the exchange is over. I just exchanged with this company's rep using a dialog box . There was a button on top for " End this exchange". Maybe they also had this issue of it not being clear when the exchange was over. They're British, I wonder if it has anything to see with this.

Ova and out!

 

[WWGD]

They have this major driving event called Dakar, strangely held in Peru. Dakar is in Senegal, half a world away. I guess first part of the event is to put Dagasoline in Dakar.

 

[WWGD]

Weird thing. I was walking in the sidewalk and this woman was walking along me. I guess she felt awkward and slowed down..at the time I was slowing down. Then she sped up as I was speeding up. I laughed at it since it seemed as if it was choreographed but she seemed freaked out.

 

[fresh_42]

Weird thing. I was walking in the sidewalk widestalk and this woman was walking along me. I guess she felt awkward and slowed down..at the time I was slowing down. Then she sped up as I was speeding up. I laughed at it since it seemed as if it was choreographed but she seemed freaked out.

You had an error, I corrected it ...

 

[fresh_42]

I guess first part of the event is to put Dagasoline in Dakar.

I think it originally has been called Perish Dakar.

 

[hmmm27]

Man's first invention was probably the hair-tie, not a flint knife.

 

[WWGD]

I think it originally has been called Perish Dakar.

Polish or Perish Dakar? Maybe it is an electric Dakar?

 

[fresh_42]

Polish or Perish Dakar? Maybe it is an electric Dakar?

No, but they don't only have Dakar, they also have Datruck and Dabike. At least they used to Dahave.

 

[WWGD]

No, but they don't only have Dakar, they also have Datruck and Dabike. At least they used to Dahave.

Have you Dawatched the Rally? Binst Auf Peru?

 

[WWGD]

Math challenges in PF are getting insanely hard. Now you need to figure out a whole month: "Math Challenge --January".
How does one even start, January =?+ ! ?

 

[DrGreg]

Math challenges in PF are getting insanely hard. Now you need to figure out a whole month: "Math Challenge --January".
How does one even start, January =?+ ! ?

Well, --January is December, which is ten bers. You just need to work out what a ber is.

 

[Klystron]

Well, --January is December, which is ten bers. You just need to work out what a ber is.

Easy: a ber is what Davey Crockett killed when he was only three (according to Disney):

"Born on a mountaintop in Tennessee,
greatest state in the land of the free.
Raised in the woods so he knew every tree,
Kill't himself a bar when he was only three!"

"Davey, Davey Crockett, king of the wild frontier;
Davey, Davey Crockett, a man who don't know fear!"

Shucks! Davey killed himself a bar not a ber. Unless it was the elusive be-ar?

 

[WWGD]

Easy: a ber is what Davey Crockett killed when he was only three (according to Disney):

"Born on a mountaintop in Tennessee,
greatest state in the land of the free.
Raised in the woods so he knew every tree,
Kill't himself a bar when he was only three!"

"Davey, Davey Crockett, king of the wild frontier;
Davey, Davey Crockett, a man who don't know fear!"

Shucks! Davey killed himself a bar not a ber. Unless it was the elusive be-ar?

I think Fresheimer will claim the answer is 42. But he may be biased...

 

[Ibix]

I think Fresheimer will claim the answer is 42. But he may be biased...

Unfortunately, the time required for the complete proof ("SEVEN AND A HALF..." "Not till the middle of next week?!" "...MILLION YEARS") may prove problematic.

 

[WWGD]

Unfortunately, the time required for the complete proof ("SEVEN AND A HALF..." "Not till the middle of next week?!" "...MILLION YEARS") may prove problematic.

And soon, it will be 10 (million) years old...

 

[fresh_42]

Unfortunately, the time required for the complete proof ("SEVEN AND A HALF..." "Not till the middle of next week?!" "...MILLION YEARS") may prove problematic.

This comes if people only calculate on May 25th and do nothing the rest of the year.

Btw., get your towel ready on March 29th

 

[Ibix]

Btw., get your towel ready on March 29th

I wish I thought a towel would help. I wish I thought my government had even got a towel.

 

[fresh_42]

I wish I thought a towel would help. I wish I thought my government had even got a towel.

I can't help to think: It is so senseless. Nobody gains anything. The only significant difference I see is, that the monetary share won't be redistributed by the EU but then by the UK, if in a better way may be doubted. I don't get it.

 

[Ibix]

Nobody gains anything.

If you have money (like the architects of Brexit) you will be able to gain quite a lot by playing the markets, I think.

We shouldn't be discussing politics here, I think. And I'm liable to say something intemperate and get deleted...

 

[fresh_42]

We shouldn't be discussing politics here, I think.

Yeah, but it's a pity. Firstly, because it is hard not to think about it these days, at least if news are part of one's tv habits. Secondly, I've seen such a hilarious video clip of two men talking at the loo about: UK - GB - GB and NI - the various championships in sports, where they take part as England etc., or GB without mention NI, etc. until the rugby constellation IRFU and a pointy remark at the end: "... and where do they want to go then? Asia?" It was brilliant. My only comment had been: "The sad thing is, I understood it." But it was really funny.

 

[WWGD]

Hey, playing full Nirvana album at Starbucks on a cold, rainy day. Why not offer to play Russian Roulette with a doppio? I get the Seattle connection, but it goes beyond that... And nit seems nobody ever plays music from this century any more. Maybe because young people have no money and so no one caters to them?

 

[Ibix]

Hey, playing full Nirvana album at Starbucks on a cold, rainy day.

"Smells like soy latte"

With the Starbucks, it's expensive
Here we are now, caffeinate us
I feel shaky and wired up
Here we are now, caffeinate us
A machiato, a latte, a mocha, my espresso
Yeah, hey

 

[WWGD]

"Smells like soy latte"

With the Starbucks, it's expensive
Here we are now, caffeinate us
I feel shaky and wired up
Here we are now, caffeinate us
A machiato, a latte, a mocha, my espresso
Yeah, hey

...I am not going to cry ( for the $5 latte) . But you can stay in for hours .

 

[WWGD]

There is this bookstore "Four Minute Books" (Munich, I think). Either: Books to be read in 4 minutes or ... They only have four very small (minute) books? EDIT: I have many so many stupid jokes of this sort that I am starting to really havie trouble seeing which is which.

 

[DrGreg]

There is this bookstore "Four Minute Books" (Munich, I think). Either: Books to be read in 4 minutes or ... They only have four very small (minute) books? EDIT: I have many so many stupid jokes of this sort that I am starting to really havie trouble seeing which is which.

Isn't a four-minute book one that subtends an angle of $\frac{1}{15}$ of a degree?

 

[WWGD]

Isn't a four-minute book one that subtends an angle of $\frac{1}{15}$ of a degree?

You should join me in my act: 4-syllable * and 3-syllable repeat with ambiguous dialog. I got loads ( of boos and kicks) in the subway!

He came from Euro-pa Pa-Pa Patrick!

 

[WWGD]

Do you want to tune a fish sandwich? How do you tune a fish sandwich ? ( do you want a tuna fish sandwich).

 

[WWGD]

In case someone thinks jokes here, I found some use for mine. This acquaintance saw me while I was working. We talked for a while, which was fine, I enjoyed it. But then he started taking more and more time and I needed to get some work done. A few jokes on tunning fish sandwiches $^{TM}$ and others and he suddenly had to leave. You're welcome :).

 

[fresh_42]

They announced the train stations additionally in English. I still don't get it: the most spoken foreign language has definitely been Arabic.

 

[WWGD]

They announced the train stations additionally in English. I still don't get it: the most spoken foreign language has definitely been Arabic.

Then maybe you are not at the Trans-Europa Express?