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  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

    Large screen TVs on Black Friday sale?

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    @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

    Large screen TVs on Black Friday sale?

    My son just finished a very educational couple of months working in Walmart.

    I think it's fair to say that his opinion of the human race as a whole has dropped somewhat.

    I was only joking

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      Shame on you for not making his baseline estimate more realistic.

      Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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        "At first, I thought it was just a bundle of hay stuck in the branches, but when I looked closer, I realized it was alive. This giant structure was built by Sociable Weavers, and it’s not just a nest... it’s a whole city in the sky. More than 100 bird families live inside it, each with their own little entrance. When you stand under it, you can hear the faint chirps and rustling from deep within, like an apartment block buzzing with life.

        What amazed me most is how long these nests last. The birds never stop working on them. They keep adding more grass, fixing holes, and reinforcing weak spots. Some nests can weigh more than a ton and stretch almost twenty feet across. And they don’t just last for a season, some have been in use for over 100 years, passed down through generations of tiny builders.

        Our planet Earth is full of hidden wonders, where even the smallest creatures can build something extraordinary."

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        "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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          Very interesting 👌

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            L33t trampoline skillz.

            Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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              If you were to shave a tiger, the bold black stripes would still be visible, perfectly matching the pattern of the coat. That’s because the pigments that create the stripes are present in the skin itself, not only in the hair.
              Each tiger’s stripe pattern is unique, much like a human fingerprint. These stripes serve as powerful camouflage, breaking up the animal’s outline in tall grass and dappled light, making it nearly invisible to both prey and rivals.

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              "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                If you were to shave a tiger, the bold black stripes would still be visible, perfectly matching the pattern of the coat. That’s because the pigments that create the stripes are present in the skin itself, not only in the hair.
                Each tiger’s stripe pattern is unique, much like a human fingerprint. These stripes serve as powerful camouflage, breaking up the animal’s outline in tall grass and dappled light, making it nearly invisible to both prey and rivals.

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                @Mik said in Mildly interesting:

                If you were to shave a tiger,

                Which I don’t recommend.

                Seriously though pretty cool.

                Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                  Maybe like a stuffed tiger.

                  "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                    We had a cat who had to have her fur shaved, and her skin was the same pattern underneath

                    I was only joking

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                      Insert Brazilian wax joke here.

                      Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                        L33t trampoline skillz.

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                        @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                        L33t trampoline skillz.

                        The risk of groin injury seems very high!

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                            @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                            L33t trampoline skillz.

                            The risk of groin injury seems very high!

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                            @Axtremus I dont want to diminish that guys talent, but the "hyperbole" seems a bit too much. For me at least, it was good, but did not "blow my mind!!!!!!!" LOL

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