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  • George KG Offline
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    George K
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    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      Only non-witches get due process.

      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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        #829

        I didn’t know much about these guys, other than driving by them now and then. Interesting business model, but I’ll stick to the NY Sports Club.

        Only non-witches get due process.

        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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          Also the more I learn about franchise models the more they seem really predatory.

          Only non-witches get due process.

          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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          • George KG Offline
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            George K
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            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              Horace
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              #832

              @George-K Seems the invention of contraptions is an underappreciated piece of the moviemaking art. Someone oughta do a documentary series on that subject.

              Education is extremely important.

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              • George KG Offline
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                George K
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                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    Also the more I learn about franchise models the more they seem really predatory.

                    MikM Offline
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                    #835

                    @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                    Also the more I learn about franchise models the more they seem really predatory.

                    I’m a member but I use it. It’s a great club and worth more than $10 a month.

                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                      The only (or one of the only) ground photographs of the Hiroshima bomb explosion.

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                        The only (or one of the only) ground photographs of the Hiroshima bomb explosion.

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                        @taiwan_girl said in Mildly interesting:

                        The only (or one of the only) ground photographs of the Hiroshima bomb explosion.

                        I assume the, lucky, photographer was probably looking away from the explosion when the flash occurred. It seems like most people in that area would be, at least temporarily, blinded.

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                          @taiwan_girl said in Mildly interesting:

                          The only (or one of the only) ground photographs of the Hiroshima bomb explosion.

                          I assume the, lucky, photographer was probably looking away from the explosion when the flash occurred. It seems like most people in that area would be, at least temporarily, blinded.

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                          @Copper said in Mildly interesting:

                          @taiwan_girl said in Mildly interesting:

                          The only (or one of the only) ground photographs of the Hiroshima bomb explosion.

                          I assume the, lucky, photographer was probably looking away from the explosion when the flash occurred. It seems like most people in that area would be, at least temporarily, blinded.

                          If i remember the story correctly, the photo (or the negative) was found in a school from where the photo was taken. Dont know what happened to the photographer.

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                            I was going to say, there’s no reason to necessarily believe that the photographer survived, let alone remained sighted.

                            Only non-witches get due process.

                            • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                              Not a "murder." An "embarrassment."

                              ***Funny - but surprising.***

                              click to show

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                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                Not a "murder." An "embarrassment."

                                ***Funny - but surprising.***

                                click to show

                                image.jpeg

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                                @George-K

                                I want to be on the committee that decides these words of venery.

                                My first nomination would be “a haggard of milfs”.

                                Only non-witches get due process.

                                • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                  @George-K

                                  I want to be on the committee that decides these words of venery.

                                  My first nomination would be “a haggard of milfs”.

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                                  George K
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                                  #842

                                  @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                                  My first nomination would be “a haggard of milfs”.

                                  (that almost deserves its own thread)

                                  My nomination for that would be "sere." It's obscure enough of a word to make people take pause and think..."What?"

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    Only non-witches get due process.

                                    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                      Only non-witches get due process.

                                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                        Details from La Wik:

                                        Spearfish holds the world record for the fastest recorded temperature change. On January 22, 1943, at about 7:30 a.m. MST, the temperature in Spearfish was −4 °F (−20 °C). The Chinook wind picked up speed rapidly, and two minutes later (7:32 a.m.) the temperature was +45 °F (7 °C). The 49 °F or 27 °C rise in two minutes set a world record that still holds. By 9:00 a.m., the temperature had risen to 54 °F (12 °C). Suddenly, the Chinook died down and the temperature tumbled back to −4 °F or −20 °C. The 58 °F or 32.2 °C drop took only 27 minutes.[18][19][20] The sudden change in temperatures caused glass windows to crack and windshields to instantly frost over.[21][20]

                                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                                          Related to the above, I read that a mountain in NH just set the record for the coldest windchill. -106 F. -45 F temperature with 97 mph wind.

                                          :eek

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