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    @Horace said in Mildly interesting:

    Now children everywhere will grow up not believing in cinder block magic. Great job George.

    I keep hearing that as "cinder block magic woman" in my head

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    @xenon said in Mildly interesting:

    @Horace said in Mildly interesting:

    Now children everywhere will grow up not believing in cinder block magic. Great job George.

    I keep hearing that as "cinder block magic woman" in my head

    Side story: I knew a girl in Taiwan who worked in a pub. She was a mountain person (native tribe to Taiwan) who had darker skin, who really liked that song (Black Magic Woman).

    Anyway, I saw today that the guy who wrote that song just died. And his group (Fleetwood Mac) did not make it famous. It was famous by somebody else.

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      Only non-witches get due process.

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        The stupid moa bird went extinct for two clear reasons:

        1. It was flightless.
        2. It did not believe in cinder block magic. @Horace amirite
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          Yep. People call me alarmist when I warn of the existential risk of not believing in cinder block magic. But the sad tale of the Moa species should be a reminder to us all.

          Education is extremely important.

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            No kidding. The other day some kid made a comment doubting cinder block magic, and I was like "Bro, you're about to go the way of the moa!"

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              Yep. People call me alarmist when I warn of the existential risk of not believing in cinder block magic. But the sad tale of the Moa species should be a reminder to us all.

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              @Horace said in Mildly interesting:

              Yep. People call me alarmist when I warn of the existential risk of not believing in cinder block magic. But the sad tale of the Moa species should be a reminder to us all.

              Close but no cigar. The Moa bird went extinct because Christopher Columbus’s brother sailed a different route and made it much further. Thanksgiving looked very different in New Zealand.

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                @Horace said in Mildly interesting:

                Yep. People call me alarmist when I warn of the existential risk of not believing in cinder block magic. But the sad tale of the Moa species should be a reminder to us all.

                Close but no cigar. The Moa bird went extinct because Christopher Columbus’s brother sailed a different route and made it much further. Thanksgiving looked very different in New Zealand.

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                @Loki said in Mildly interesting:

                @Horace said in Mildly interesting:

                Yep. People call me alarmist when I warn of the existential risk of not believing in cinder block magic. But the sad tale of the Moa species should be a reminder to us all.

                Close but no cigar. The Moa bird went extinct because Christopher Columbus’s brother sailed a different route and made it much further. Thanksgiving looked very different in New Zealand.

                It was actually the inspiration for Dickens' Oliver Twist. "Please sir, may I have some Moa?"

                “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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                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                  • MikM Mik

                    @Loki said in Mildly interesting:

                    @Horace said in Mildly interesting:

                    Yep. People call me alarmist when I warn of the existential risk of not believing in cinder block magic. But the sad tale of the Moa species should be a reminder to us all.

                    Close but no cigar. The Moa bird went extinct because Christopher Columbus’s brother sailed a different route and made it much further. Thanksgiving looked very different in New Zealand.

                    It was actually the inspiration for Dickens' Oliver Twist. "Please sir, may I have some Moa?"

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                    @Mik said in Mildly interesting:

                    It was actually the inspiration for Dickens' Oliver Twist. "Please sir, may I have some Moa?"

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                      Only non-witches get due process.

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                        Lol baby elephants are so dumb.

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                          Seriously. Just makes me want to punch them in the face they're so dumb.

                          Education is extremely important.

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                            Dumb?

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                              Only non-witches get due process.

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                                In a pinch.

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                                Only non-witches get due process.

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                                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                                    Difficult to say how particularly special that is.

                                    Education is extremely important.

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                                      https://gizmodo.com/the-mathematical-explanation-for-why-you-cant-catch-a-f-1776551693

                                      "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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                                        https://gizmodo.com/the-mathematical-explanation-for-why-you-cant-catch-a-f-1776551693

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                                        @George-K

                                        OK, everyone check out George's link, and see if you can catch a dollar bill.
                                        I could. Every time.
                                        And I think anyone that plays piano reasonably well, can do the same.
                                        That's my hypothesis. Eye/hand coordination is developed to be much faster for pianists.

                                        I used to piss off our cat because I could smack his paw faster than he could try to dig his claws into me. It always started out as a game, but he would get mad after losing over and over. He'd finally hiss, and run away, with me giggling like a little kid. Everyone now needs to go find their cat. If you don't have a cat, just walk down the street calling "kitty-kitty." Cats may be slower so that everyone can play that game and win. Not sure.

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                                          I couldn't catch the dollar but when it was increased to 20, I caught it every time. As they say, every man has his price.

                                          Education is extremely important.

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