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xongsmith
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Message 826 of 1442 (823419)
11-10-2017 12:36 AM
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11-09-2017 4:34 PM


Re: Oedipus and Midas

- xongsmith, 5.7d

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Phat
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Message 827 of 1442 (823421)
11-10-2017 3:08 AM


Let The Kids Decide

Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. —RC Sproul
"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." —Mark Twain "
~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith
Paul was probably SO soaked in prayer nobody else has ever equaled him.~Faith

  
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Message 828 of 1442 (823431)
11-10-2017 10:35 AM
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11-10-2017 12:36 AM


Re: Oedipus and Midas
Louis CK has been accused of whipping his genitals out and masturbating. In other news others say they seen it coming.
Ok too soon.

"You were not there for the beginning. You will not be there for the end. Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative" William S. Burroughs

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frako
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Message 829 of 1442 (823585)
11-13-2017 11:17 AM


Um so is it racist that it sounds better in arabic
Fair warning Helsing Ultimate is so dark it casts a shadow on darkness itself and so is the abridged version, but teamfourstar makes it 1000 times funnier.

Christianity, One woman's lie about an affair that got seriously out of hand
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Message 830 of 1442 (824030)
11-21-2017 2:53 PM



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Message 831 of 1442 (824162)
11-23-2017 3:31 PM


Giving daily bread Freudian slip

  
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Message 832 of 1442 (824173)
11-24-2017 12:45 AM
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11-21-2017 2:53 PM


I've tried passing that one on to friends. Nobody ever got it.
I get it. Who here gets it and who doesn't?

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Minnemooseus
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Message 833 of 1442 (824174)
11-24-2017 1:02 AM
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11-24-2017 12:45 AM


I had seen it before, quite a while back. I had to research it to get the joke.
I interpreted it as requiring 3 birds, for it to be able to go beyond just an attempt.
Moose
ps - Somewhere a member has/had the signature something along the lines of "There are 10 types of people, those who understand binary and those who don't." It took me a while to get that one.

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Phat
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Message 834 of 1442 (824176)
11-24-2017 1:53 AM
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11-21-2017 2:53 PM


Over My Head
I dont get it! Explain it to me in a PM.
Add by Edit: OK, I think I found the answer here.
Edited by Phat, : No reason given.

Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. —RC Sproul
"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." —Mark Twain "
~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith
Paul was probably SO soaked in prayer nobody else has ever equaled him.~Faith

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dwise1
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Message 835 of 1442 (824178)
11-24-2017 3:40 AM
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11-24-2017 1:53 AM


Re: Over My Head
In English (and in other languages, I would assume), there are various terms for collections of various animals along with various terms for their young. On Wikipedia, there is the article, "List of animal names" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animal_names. Such lists come under the subject of "terms of venery", which appear to be derived from late Medieval English hunting terminology.
Best to study such lists, since they inevitably arise in trivia contests and crossword puzzles.

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dwise1
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Message 836 of 1442 (824179)
11-24-2017 3:44 AM
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11-24-2017 1:02 AM


I interpreted it as requiring 3 birds, for it to be able to go beyond just an attempt.
You remind me as myself as a child. Presented with an array of quasi-quantitative terms, I assigned values to them:
a couple = 2
a few = 3, maybe 4
some = 4 to 6
several = 7 -- probably because seven and several are so similar.
many = more than 7
All so perfectly logical, I could never understand why everybody else paid those distinctions no never mind.

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Pressie
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Message 837 of 1442 (824180)
11-24-2017 6:15 AM
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11-24-2017 3:44 AM


Yeah, it's weird. I've got a charm of geelgat (yellow arsed) finches pulling apart the new leaves growing on my palm trees every Spring.
In my language, all groups of birds flocking together are called the equivalent of flocks (vlok).
Edited by Pressie, : No reason given.

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jar
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Message 838 of 1442 (824183)
11-24-2017 6:40 AM
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11-24-2017 3:44 AM


Where I grew up there was y'all which meant the person or persons immediately present and All Y'all which meant and anyone else you bring along.

My Sister's Website: Rose Hill Studios My Website: My Website

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Message 839 of 1442 (824196)
11-24-2017 11:18 AM
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11-24-2017 12:45 AM


I get it.

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Message 840 of 1442 (824199)
11-24-2017 11:20 AM
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11-24-2017 6:40 AM


The difference between Northern Girls and Southern Girls.
Northern girls say 'You can'. Southern Girls say 'Y'all can'.

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