Random thoughts thread

"India Pale Ales smell like a man urinating in a freshly-mown field.

As he urinates, he explains to me a subject which I already understand.

I cannot get him to stop."

In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :

That's a perfect description 

I wish one of you guys would tell me where I put down what's left of my JB Weld Steel Stick.  I have a use for the rest of it.

In reply to Mr_Asa :

Buy another tube.  You'll find your old one shortly after opening it up and using what you need.

In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :

Unfortunately that is the easiest way to find it.

My other option is to clean my garage top to bottom.  I've left that job for way too long, so I'm probably going to take that route.

Ugh.

Do the 30mins/day thing and it will come together quick.

i'm thinking that spandex/lycra is just human sized heat shrink:

In "The Rundown", Dwayne Johnson's character is saving up money to stop being a bounty hunter and open a restaurant.

...

He wanted people to smell what The Rock is cooking.

Your bones are wet. 

In reply to Mndsm :

A pregnant woman in a swimming pool is just a human submarine

Does sign language have accents? Can deaf people from say, seattle know that a deaf person is from Texas by accent? What if english is their second..sign language? Is there spanish sign language? Does it look like broken english if they use english sign language instead of spanish sign language? 

In reply to Mndsm :

IIRC, Japanese uses the same signs as English.  Not sure about other languages, but that kind of makes sense, "fence" or "coffee" or whatever are the same concept in almost any language.

Also IIRC, sign uses a lot of shortcuts with respect to grammar.

Not sure about accents, but people can tell other peoples' Morse apart...

In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :

I think I heard that there is a difference between American Sign Language and Australian.  

Another one- I've never heard a studio version of dj kools let me clear my throat. There's two live versions. I'm not sure a studio version exists. 

A lot of kids are getting screwed over with regard to their education during this whole mess.  I am, however, wondering how many will be able to test out of a grade or two by the time this is over, because they aren't stuck in a classroom being held back by everyone else?

eastsideTim said:

A lot of kids are getting screwed over with regard to their education during this whole mess.  I am, however, wondering how many will be able to test out of a grade or two by the time this is over, because they aren't stuck in a classroom being held back by everyone else?

It all comes down to learning styles. I can honestly say home school would have saved my high school career. I hated everyone and in class education is impossible for me to navigate. 

In reply to Mndsm :

I managed okay, but got in trouble multiple times for reading ahead in my textbooks.

there is nothing better for the office than a calendar with a kitten

-johnfrush13

If I had to be homeschooled, I would have stuck my head in an oven.

Mndsm said:

Does sign language have accents? Can deaf people from say, seattle know that a deaf person is from Texas by accent? What if english is their second..sign language? Is there spanish sign language? Does it look like broken english if they use english sign language instead of spanish sign language? 

Yes. Well, sort of. Deaf people don't really have accents, but based on what signs you use (they evolve) they can often discern how long you've been an ASL speaker. There are also region specific signs, so there is a dialect of sorts, but Deaf culture encourages asking meaning, so if someone uses a sign they don't understand, they'll simply ask for clarification. Spanish sign language exists, as do several others. The thing with ASL (and most likely the other sign languages) is that it does not communicate exact things. It communicates concepts. Where an English speaker would say, "I am taking the dog for a walk.", an ASL speaker simply signs "go walk dog" or even just "walk dog". 

The more you light your lighter, the lighter it gets, until it gets so light that it won't light anymore.

In reply to Mndsm :

It did mine.

I hated school and almost got expelled for reading a book though too. It was Starship Troopers btw, nothing terrible

Wonder how much easier it'd be to replace a serpentine belt if it wasn't pinched up in an oval for months on in...

Ford cars between the early 2000s and late twenty-teens had factory wheels much nicer than you would expect for the price point and target market.

The average number of skeletons in a body is always higher than 1