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  • HoraceH Horace

    Living his best life

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    #735

    @Horace that's awesome. I love the look she gave him at the end.

    I was only joking

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      #736

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

      "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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darvaza_gas_crater

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        #737

        @George-K

        We have a less picturesque version of that, burning since you were in middle school.

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

        Only non-witches get due process.

        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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          #738

          @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

          @George-K

          We have a less picturesque version of that, burning since you were in middle school.

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

          Have you been there?

          I have.

          Probably the closest you can get to what Hell smells like.

          When I was there, there was a decent layer of snow on the ground. ...Except for the patches where the sulfur was heating up the ground, which was about half the town. That was bare.

          Please love yourself.

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            #739

            Cool visualization.

            785EAA86-90AC-471A-B4F2-A30B606F7E3D.jpeg

            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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              #740

              "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 Offline
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                George K
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                #741

                "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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                  #742

                  Of the top 20 cities by population I have only been to NY.

                  And for some reason I don't care if I never see the other 19.

                  Cairo or Istanbul might be interesting.

                  That makes me wonder how many of the 20 have been featured in a James Bond film.

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                  • CopperC Copper

                    Of the top 20 cities by population I have only been to NY.

                    And for some reason I don't care if I never see the other 19.

                    Cairo or Istanbul might be interesting.

                    That makes me wonder how many of the 20 have been featured in a James Bond film.

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                    jon-nyc
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                    #743

                    @Copper I’ve been to 8, and lived in 3.

                    Cairo is the only other I’d prioritize anytime soon.

                    Only non-witches get due process.

                    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                      #744

                      Link to video

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                      • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                        @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                        @George-K

                        We have a less picturesque version of that, burning since you were in middle school.

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

                        Have you been there?

                        I have.

                        Probably the closest you can get to what Hell smells like.

                        When I was there, there was a decent layer of snow on the ground. ...Except for the patches where the sulfur was heating up the ground, which was about half the town. That was bare.

                        Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                        #745

                        @Aqua-Letifer said in Mildly interesting:

                        @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                        @George-K

                        We have a less picturesque version of that, burning since you were in middle school.

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

                        Have you been there?

                        I have.

                        Probably the closest you can get to what Hell smells like.

                        You should try visiting Widnes.

                        I was only joking

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                        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                          Idiot, imbecile, and moron were, not so long ago, used in a psychological classification system, and each one was assigned to a fairly specific range of abilities.

                          Idiots. —Those so defective that the mental development never exceeds that or a normal child of about two years.
                          Imbeciles. —Those whose development is higher than that of an idiot, but whose intelligence does not exceed that of a normal child of about seven years.
                          Morons. —Those whose mental development is above that of an imbecile, but does not exceed that of a normal child of about twelve years.
                          — Edmund Burke Huey, Backward and Feeble-Minded Children, 1912

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                          @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                          Idiot, imbecile, and moron were, not so long ago, used in a psychological classification system, and each one was assigned to a fairly specific range of abilities.

                          Idiots. —Those so defective that the mental development never exceeds that or a normal child of about two years.
                          Imbeciles. —Those whose development is higher than that of an idiot, but whose intelligence does not exceed that of a normal child of about seven years.
                          Morons. —Those whose mental development is above that of an imbecile, but does not exceed that of a normal child of about twelve years.
                          — Edmund Burke Huey, Backward and Feeble-Minded Children, 1912

                          If only Larry were alive to make a comment about liberals...

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                            photo captures a rare sight of Hawaii’s 65-foot-tall Lava Dome

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                              jon-nyc
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                              #748

                              I've seen this before but it's pretty awesome.

                              Only non-witches get due process.

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                                #749

                                After the Big Bang there were all these hydrogen atoms everywhere and 13.8 billion years later some of them are majestic nebulas and others have turned into Cheez-Its.

                                Only non-witches get due process.

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                                • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                  After the Big Bang there were all these hydrogen atoms everywhere and 13.8 billion years later some of them are majestic nebulas and others have turned into Cheez-Its.

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                                  George K
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #750

                                  @jon-nyc you expected the universe to be fair?

                                  "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-nycJ jon-nyc

                                    After the Big Bang there were all these hydrogen atoms everywhere and 13.8 billion years later some of them are majestic nebulas and others have turned into Cheez-Its.

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                                    #751

                                    @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                                    After the Big Bang there were all these hydrogen atoms everywhere and 13.8 billion years later some of them are majestic nebulas and others have turned into Cheez-Its.

                                    If you don't think Cheez-Its are magnificent then I can't help you with anything.

                                    Please love yourself.

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                                      #752

                                      FB_IMG_1672220320671.jpg

                                      Elusive glass octopus spotted in the remote Pacific Ocean

                                      Only its eyes, optic nerve and digestive tract are opaque.

                                      This rarely seen glass octopus bared all recently — even a view of its innards — when an underwater robot filmed it gracefully soaring through the deep waters of the Central Pacific Ocean.

                                      More details/photos https://bit.ly/3C0rFdc

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                                        FB_IMG_1672220320671.jpg

                                        Elusive glass octopus spotted in the remote Pacific Ocean

                                        Only its eyes, optic nerve and digestive tract are opaque.

                                        This rarely seen glass octopus bared all recently — even a view of its innards — when an underwater robot filmed it gracefully soaring through the deep waters of the Central Pacific Ocean.

                                        More details/photos https://bit.ly/3C0rFdc

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                                        brenda
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                                        #753

                                        @mark

                                        Poor guy. He can't even hide that he's eaten the last piece of pie from the fridge.

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                                        • brendaB brenda

                                          @mark

                                          Poor guy. He can't even hide that he's eaten the last piece of pie from the fridge.

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                                          George K
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                                          #754

                                          @brenda said in Mildly interesting:

                                          @mark

                                          Poor guy. He can't even hide that he's eaten the last piece of pie from the fridge.

                                          LOL

                                          "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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