Things in my brain...

A friend of mine eloped. He married a girl 2 months ago he gave an ultimatum to about some of her behaviors. I think my friend is stupid.

In reply to Flight Service:

Have you changed medications recently??

Dusterbd13 wrote: Why is it ok with my wife for the cat to piss in the yard, but not me? Were both animals.....

I'm going to guess the cat makes less of a spectacle while doing it.

spitfirebill wrote: In reply to Flight Service: Have you changed medications recently??

Yes. But don't worry, you are safe now.

Wxdude10 wrote:

RX Reven' wrote: Why do we call a “W” a Double-U when nearly everyone writes them as a Double-V??? My wife (Degree in English / Lit) didn’t appreciate it when I asking my daughters that question the other day but she’s not a very funny person so whatever, I think it’s a legitimate and thought provoking question.

In Spanish, W is pronounced double V (phonetically dobe-lay vay). So... some get it right.

Same thing in French. V is pronounced "vay" and W is pronounced "doo-bluh-vay"

How many Lowe's could Rob Lowe rob if Rob Lowe could rob Lowe's?

Wall-e wrote: How many Lowe's could Rob Lowe rob if Rob Lowe could rob Lowe's?

Another meme warrior of the internet!

Flight Service wrote: What kind of evolutionary process decided to make our waste disposal ducts our reproductive method?

I actually know the answer to this one.

It is the most basic biology from the earliest beginnings of evolution. Evolution does not create structures out of whole new cloth. You start with an existing structure and it gets randomly varied until it finds a new, beneficial function.

In the earliest organisms, one of the first organs to evolve was a gut (skin was arguably the first). Something that takes in food, processes it, and excretes the waste. The next valuable trick for an organism to learn is sexual reproduction. So that evolved by just branching something off of a gut.

Ed Higginbotham wrote:

Wxdude10 wrote:

RX Reven' wrote: Why do we call a “W” a Double-U when nearly everyone writes them as a Double-V??? My wife (Degree in English / Lit) didn’t appreciate it when I asking my daughters that question the other day but she’s not a very funny person so whatever, I think it’s a legitimate and thought provoking question.

In Spanish, W is pronounced double V (phonetically dobe-lay vay). So... some get it right.

Same thing in French. V is pronounced "vay" and W is pronounced "doo-bluh-vay"

The Reven’ household will be enlightened with this information tonight…well done hive.

I have learned so much today.

In reply to Beer Baron:

I'm torn on if providing real answers is being helpful or a killjoy on the philosophical fun.

AIUI, "In God We Trust" originated on coins in the civil war because the cost of the war meant the Union government couldn't back up all the issued currency with hard gold(?), it was added to calm the people. It made it's way to paper money in '56/57, along with "under God" as part of McCarthyism/Red Scare of the 50's.

I like the mixture it makes things interesting.

Philosophical or serious it's all fun

Is it wrong that I think "there is no way in HELL you know that" when my kids tell me I am the greatest Dad ever?

I do my damnedest to make sure they can't quantify that statement thou.

Brian wrote: In reply to Beer Baron: I'm torn on if providing real answers is being helpful or a killjoy on the philosophical fun.

Yes?

Why do we have Mondays? It seems like everyone goes into two categories. Either they work till exhaustion and then think about work, or they don't work at all and somehow still get paid.

Flight Service wrote: Is it wrong that I think "there is no way in HELL you know that" when my kids tell me I am the greatest Dad ever? I do my damnedest to make sure they can't quantify that statement thou.

My kids tell me I'm a terrible driver. I tell them to shut up because they have no idea what they are talking about.

In reply to mblommel:

My kids chastise me for speeding when we are at home yet laugh squeal when I take an off ramp at double the limit.

Based on where I live and current home prices I am closer to affording a McLaren than a house. This makes me happy and sad simultaneously

At what point do we need to look at some people and go, "Because you refuse to even look at this makes you complicit in treason too."?

Anyone notice that Trump says what he is doing and then blames other people for it?

My kid does the same thing with his farts.

"PSST, Dad I farted. Bay did it."

Keep calling me a snowflake, I have three million more friends than you and that's called an avalanche.

Related, 12" of snow after a 70 degree day the week before...really?

If heaven exists, what would you like to ask God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?

My answer is "what's your favorite joke?"

I was going to go on about Germanic root languages like English and double u digraphs versus Romance languages when I realised that I may be the only one who has the slightest interest.My mind veers to terra incognita all by itself. I am writing in Canadian and did not make a spelling error.

If you are un-happy stop doing the same things. Why is this so hard to understand?

$5 for a Barefoot wine is a good deal. The hangover from the savings isn't.