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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.

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        @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.

            CopperC Offline
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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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                • George KG Offline
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                  Not a "murder." An "embarrassment."

                  ***Funny - but surprising.***

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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 KG George K

                    Not a "murder." An "embarrassment."

                    ***Funny - but surprising.***

                    click to show

                    image.jpeg

                    jon-nycJ Online
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                    #841

                    @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”.

                      George KG Offline
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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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                                Only non-witches get due process.

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                                  This image shows Comet 67P/C-G compared to the city of Los Angeles, California.

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                                    This image shows Comet 67P/C-G compared to the city of Los Angeles, California.

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                                    @mark

                                    Wow

                                    Only non-witches get due process.

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

                                      @mark

                                      Wow

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                                      @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                                      @mark

                                      Wow

                                      Meh - that'll buff out

                                      I was only joking

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                                        This image shows Comet 67P/C-G compared to the city of Los Angeles, California.

                                        alt text

                                        George KG Offline
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                                        @mark how many giraffes is that?

                                        "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

                                          @mark how many giraffes is that?

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                                          @George-K probably more than all the Giraffes that are walking the planet. 😆

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