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  • George KG Offline
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    George K
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    More here:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_shark

    "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.

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        @jon-nyc 👍👍👍👍👍

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          Only non-witches get due process.

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          • CopperC Offline
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            Last Friday I bought some stuff at a convenience store/Shell station on Hatteras Island for $30.80.

            Today I was checking the VISA account and there were 2 charges for $30.80, one on Friday and one on Sunday.

            I called VISA to report a duplicate charge.

            I did buy fuel on Sunday, but I figured there was no way it was exactly $30.80 worth of fuel.

            I had a receipt from Friday but not Sunday because the fuel pump printer was broken.

            After reporting the duplicate to VISA I remembered that I had taken a picture of the pump because someone had put a Biden sticker on it.

            Now I am waiting on hold to tell VISA to forget about the dispute.

            So Mr. Biden saved the Blue Whale convenience store from the hassle of disputing the dispute.

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                @mark Something to think about when you can't sleep.

                How is such a thing even able to be calculated?

                What if they're off by say 50 trillion years. Do we need to worry?

                Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                  There is hope:

                  The universe could possibly avoid eternal heat death through random quantum tunneling and quantum fluctuations, given the non-zero probability of producing a new Big Bang in roughly 10^10^10^56 years

                  from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_of_an_expanding_universe

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                    Mik
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                    @mark said in Mildly interesting:

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                    That belongs in the dark and inappropriate thread. I mean, mostly dark. Really dark.

                    “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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                      Juggling...

                      "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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                      • KlausK Klaus

                        There is hope:

                        The universe could possibly avoid eternal heat death through random quantum tunneling and quantum fluctuations, given the non-zero probability of producing a new Big Bang in roughly 10^10^10^56 years

                        from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_of_an_expanding_universe

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                        @Klaus said in Mildly interesting:

                        The universe could possibly avoid eternal heat death through random quantum tunneling and quantum fluctuations, given the non-zero probability of producing a new Big Bang in roughly 10^10^10^56 years

                        Oh, thank you. That clears it all up nicely. 🙄

                        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                        • George KG Offline
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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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                            @George-K How old I was ten seconds ago when I redd your post.

                            Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                              @George-K How old I was ten seconds ago when I redd your post.

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                              @Catseye3 said in Mildly interesting:

                              @George-K How old I was ten seconds ago when I redd your post.

                              You need a serious torqueing-to.

                              "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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                              • George KG George K

                                @Catseye3 said in Mildly interesting:

                                @George-K How old I was ten seconds ago when I redd your post.

                                You need a serious torqueing-to.

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                                @George-K said in Mildly interesting:

                                You need a serious torqueing-to.

                                Others have tried, but I duct out every time.

                                Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                                • MikM Mik

                                  @mark said in Mildly interesting:

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                                  That belongs in the dark and inappropriate thread. I mean, mostly dark. Really dark.

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                                  @Mik said in Mildly interesting:

                                  That belongs in the dark and inappropriate thread. I mean, mostly dark. Really dark.

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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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                                    @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                                    "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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                                    • George KG George K

                                      @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

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                                      @George-K said in Mildly interesting:

                                      @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                                      👍 👍 👍

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                                        Yes, I've been thinking for quite a while that:

                                        1. Over the long haul, darkness will triumph over light.

                                        2. When we homo sapiens express philosophical/religious preference for "light," what we really desire is information/knowledge. We use "light" as a shorthand for "information" because we have evolved to primarily use sight (that depends on light) as our primary means of acquiring information. Had we evolved to use sonar to map out our surroundings, we would be waxing philosophy about "sound triumphing over silence" instead of "light triumphing over darkness." And even than, "silence" will win over the long haul.

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                                          Yes, I've been thinking for quite a while that:

                                          1. Over the long haul, darkness will triumph over light.

                                          2. When we homo sapiens express philosophical/religious preference for "light," what we really desire is information/knowledge. We use "light" as a shorthand for "information" because we have evolved to primarily use sight (that depends on light) as our primary means of acquiring information. Had we evolved to use sonar to map out our surroundings, we would be waxing philosophy about "sound triumphing over silence" instead of "light triumphing over darkness." And even than, "silence" will win over the long haul.

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                                          @Axtremus said in Mildly interesting:

                                          light) as our primary means of acquiring information.

                                          Hence the expression to shed light on something.

                                          It's weird to think about depending on sound to define our world,isn't it?

                                          Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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