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[dkotschessaa]

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I only have 12 open!

At least in this instance of Chrome.

 

[Borg]

Sorry to see the passing of Bill Paxton. This was a very nice tribute from the many people who were inspired by the movie Twister - Storm chasers honor "Twister" star with GPS tribute.

 

[collinsmark]

I will miss Bill Paxton. To this day I quote his lines perhaps more than any other actor.



[Edit: this is what I say to my teammates of trivia night (quiz night) when a sports question is asked:]

 

[Borg]

Yeah, I was definitely thinking about that scene when I heard the news.

I couldn't find the clip but I loved the part right before his character died where he was shooting the aliens coming in the room and saying "Oh, you want some too?".
Edit: I finally found it but there's a lot of cursing so I won't post it.

 

[zoobyshoe]

There's a facial gesture I see other people making sometimes that I don't understand because I never make it myself. It's like this: you put the lower lip over the upper lip and press hard. Seems from the outside maybe like they're literally holding back words. When I try making this gesture myself to see how it makes me feel, I just don't get any clear feeling from it.

Do any of you make this gesture, and, if you do, what impulse do you think you are expressing?

 

[1oldman2]

Do any of you make this gesture, and, if you do, what impulse do you think you are expressing?

Not one of mine either, however I see it associated with consternation or as you say holding back words sometimes. ( I just noticed there isn't an Emote for that one.)

 

[WWGD]

Oh, and for those who had any doubt, here is my Dino Selfie:

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Dyno Mite!

 

[WWGD]

There's a facial gesture I see other people making sometimes that I don't understand because I never make it myself. It's like this: you put the lower lip over the upper lip and press hard. Seems from the outside maybe like they're literally holding back words. When I try making this gesture myself to see how it makes me feel, I just don't get any clear feeling from it.

Do any of you make this gesture, and, if you do, what impulse do you think you are expressing?

Is that the "Wachoo talkin' about, Willis" face ?

 

[WWGD]

Kind of funny talk show with guests self-described "vampires". When one of the vampires was criticized by a Christian describing the vampire's actions as being sacrilegious, the vampire retorted: but Jesus says " Drink my blood, eat my flesh".
I guess from my recent comments I realize the obscene amount of late-night TV I watch.

 

[WWGD]

I have finally heard a theory for the repeated claim that "Today's music sucks" that makes sense to me. Basically, what we now refer to as the great music of days past are the songs that made the cut, the quality music from different decades. There is a lot of crap from those days that was forgotten as few considered it to be of high quality. But in today's music there has been no such filtering and we hear a lot of crap together with the good stuff.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Is that the "Wachoo talkin' about, Willis" face?

No. The expression I'm talking about doesn't involve suspicion or accusation, though it does seem to represent a negative experience, and it seems to be an attempt to hide something rather than express it: like I said, it gives the impression of "holding back words." I call it an "expression," but it may actually be more of a "tell." Maybe, at most, only 10% of people ever do it, so it's not common. But I've seen it often enough that I would imagine everyone has seen it at one time or another.

Here's the closest thing I could find to what I'm talking about, but this guy's eyes are not neutral enough. The thing I'm talking about involves just the mouth, and the rest of the face is neutral.

 

[dkotschessaa]

I have finally heard a theory for the repeated claim that "Today's music sucks" that makes sense to me. Basically, what we now refer to as the great music of days past are the songs that made the cut, the quality music from different decades. There is a lot of crap from those days that was forgotten as few considered it to be of high quality. But in today's music there has been no such filtering and we hear a lot of crap together with the good stuff.

Yes, I've been having this discussion with people on another forum. I actually think there is more great music now than there ever, but it's increasingly hard to find through the noise. You also have to search globally. My favorite stuff comes from international collaborations especially if they involve some sort of genre melding/blurring. (Like these guys: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajofondo)

 

[WWGD]

Yes, I've been having this discussion with people on another forum. I actually think there is more great music now than there ever, but it's increasingly hard to find through the noise. You also have to search globally. My favorite stuff comes from international collaborations especially if they involve some sort of genre melding/blurring. (Like these guys: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajofondo)

Yes, I think it makes sense; otherwise sounds like an old-fart thing (though you hear it from people of all ages): These kids today, they have no idea
what good music is. In my days... Still, I like some of the modern types of rock&roll, etc. not just fusion.
Assuming of course there is no reason why music today would not be as good as in any other time.

 

[jim hardy]

Yes, I think it makes sense; otherwise sounds like an old-fart thing (though you hear it from people of all ages): These kids today, they have no idea

I think we're imprinted late in our formative years by what we listened to then. Dad loved 30's renditions of Stormy Weather, Deep Purple,
i still listen to sock hop R&R and light classical. I preferred Arthur Fiedler's Boston Pops in high school.
People who know something about music can recognize skillfully organized notes i suppose, Arthur Fiedler quipped in early 60's "One day we will be playing The Beatles in concert halls." Beatles themselves on a radio interview i heard credited Chuck Berry for much of their inspiration...
Maybe during their stint in the German bar scene they played for a lot of US GI's and gave them what they wanted to hear?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_in_Hamburg

The Beatles members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best regularly performed at different clubs in Hamburg, Northern Germany, during the period from August 1960 to December 1962; a chapter in the group's history which honed their performance skills, widened their reputation, and led to their first recording, which brought them to the attention of Brian Epstein.

 

[WWGD]

I think we're imprinted late in our formative years by what we listened to then. Dad loved 30's renditions of Stormy Weather, Deep Purple,
i still listen to sock hop R&R and light classical. I preferred Arthur Fiedler's Boston Pops in high school.
People who know something about music can recognize skillfully organized notes i suppose, Arthur Fiedler quipped in early 60's "One day we will be playing The Beatles in concert halls."Beatles themselves on a radio interview i heard credited Chuck Berry for much of their inspiration...
Maybe during their stint in the German bar scene they played for a lot of US GI's and gave them what they wanted to hear?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_in_Hamburg

Beatles in Hamburg, yes, " Ich bin ein Hamburger" , right?

 

[fresh_42]

Maybe during their stint in the German bar scene they played for a lot of US GI's and gave them what they wanted to hear?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_in_Hamburg

Only that Hamburg had been in the British Zone, so you might like to replace GIs by Tommies.

 

[fresh_42]

Beatles in Hamburg, yes, " Ich bin ein Hamburger" , right?

Better than a Wiener, right?

 

[WWGD]

Better than a Wiener, right?

"Ich nein binst ein Frankfurter"?

 

[WWGD]

And when this guy told me he lives in Krakow, I thought he meant "crack house". A crack house in Krakow maybe?

 

[fresh_42]

And when this guy told me he lives in Krakow, I thought he meant "crack house". A crack house in Krakow maybe?

Here a Krakauer is also a sausage

 

[WWGD]

Here a Krakauer is also a sausage

He's a sausage alright ??!

 

[fresh_42]

He's a sausage alright ??!

Not to confuse with Kalauer, which is a lame joke.

I just start to wonder how many expressions (in total) of the form <city>+<er> there might be with a double meaning. The standard pun is, that like in the case of <city>=<Hamburg> the construction refers to a citizen of the <city>, which the <er> indicates, and some different meaning like a patty in an undefinable sort of a bun.

 

[Ibix]

I just start to wonder how many expressions (in total) of the form <city>+<er> there might be with a double meaning.

Hamm?

 

[fresh_42]

Hamm?

Does Yorkshire count?

 

[Ibix]

Does Yorkshire count?

Yan, tan, titherer, sitherer, I gather.

But I don't follow the link from Hamm.

 

[fresh_42]

Yan, tan, titherer, sitherer, I gather.

But I don't follow the link from Hamm.

I thought the pronunciation of Yorkshire is similar to the <er> at the end [-ʃə] and wasn't there a famous pudding ...

 

[dkotschessaa]

I think we're imprinted late in our formative years by what we listened to then.

What's interesting about this though is that my formative years would have been the 80s, but I knew the music sucked then and already preferred older stuff.

The fact that 80s music was boring/bad has been demonstrated computationally: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/computer-scientists-prove-80s-music-boring/

 

[jim hardy]

What's interesting about this though is that my formative years would have been the 80s, but I knew the music sucked then and already preferred older stuff.

That's probaby what you'll prefer forever.
Fair Anne and i quite by chance meandered into a musical revival show of early R&R that got all us senior citizens dancing in the aisles. Try a search on John Meuller Buddy Holly .
old jim

 

[Ibix]

I thought the pronunciation of Yorkshire is similar to the <er> at the end [-ʃə] and wasn't there a famous pudding ...

Ah - I see. I was adding another -er to the end. Yorkshire-er. I'm Yorkshire-er than you are.

 

[fresh_42]

Ah - I see. I was adding another -er to the end. Yorkshire-er. I'm Yorkshire-er than you are.

As long as I'm allowed to be more Islaier than you are ...

 

[Ibix]

As long as I'm allowed to be more Islaier than you are ...

Deal. <Adjusts flat cap, shoves ferret down trousers>

 

[dkotschessaa]

Well finally, someone has done something about all the liberal bias inherent in topology:

http://www.conservapedia.com/Category:Topology

Wait..what?

-Dave K

 

[fresh_42]

Well finally, someone has done something about all the liberal bias inherent in topology:

http://www.conservapedia.com/Category:Topology

Wait..what?

-Dave K

Well, it was about time. It's all haywire in that trollology. Each day someone came around and defined another obscure collection of liberal sets. It's been time to tell them what true continuity is like and what walled enclosures are good for.

 

[dkotschessaa]

Well, it was about time. It's all haywire in that trollology. Each day someone came around and defined another obscure collection of liberal sets. It's been time to tell them what true continuity is like and what walled enclosures are good for.

I'm going to stage a protest before they overturn the axiom of choice!