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  • George KG Offline
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    George K
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    #840

    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

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      jon-nyc
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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”.

      "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
      -Cormac McCarthy

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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”.

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        George K
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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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          jon-nyc
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          #843

          "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
          -Cormac McCarthy

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            jon-nyc
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            #844

            "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
            -Cormac McCarthy

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              jon-nyc
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              #845

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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]

              "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
              -Cormac McCarthy

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                #846

                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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                • jon-nycJ Offline
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                  jon-nyc
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                  #847

                  "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                  -Cormac McCarthy

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                  • markM Offline
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                    mark
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                    #848

                    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.

                      alt text

                      jon-nycJ Offline
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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #849

                      @mark

                      Wow

                      "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                      -Cormac McCarthy

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                      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                        @mark

                        Wow

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                        Doctor Phibes
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                        #850

                        @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                        @mark

                        Wow

                        Meh - that'll buff out

                        I was only joking

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                        • markM mark

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

                          alt text

                          George KG Offline
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                          George K
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                          #851

                          @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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                            wrote on last edited by
                            #852

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

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                              bachophile
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                              #853

                              7D221C27-85CF-4952-94EA-8DEB1A3E481C.jpeg

                              USS Arizona on the East River, New York 1916.

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                                7D221C27-85CF-4952-94EA-8DEB1A3E481C.jpeg

                                USS Arizona on the East River, New York 1916.

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                                jon-nyc
                                wrote on last edited by jon-nyc
                                #854

                                @bachophile

                                Cool. No doubt heading out of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

                                "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                -Cormac McCarthy

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                                  jon-nyc
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                                  #855

                                  Liszt’s writing desk.

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                                  "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                  -Cormac McCarthy

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                                  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                    Liszt’s writing desk.

                                    2946EF14-EF3C-4D0D-9B80-6472DDA7AE46.jpeg

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                                    bachophile
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                                    @jon-nyc I’ve been to Lizst’s home in Budapest.

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                                    • bachophileB bachophile

                                      @jon-nyc I’ve been to Lizst’s home in Budapest.

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                                      jon-nyc
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #857

                                      @bachophile

                                      Me too.

                                      "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                      -Cormac McCarthy

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                                        jon-nyc
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                                        #858

                                        Hawa Majal in Jaipur. built 1799.

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                                        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                        -Cormac McCarthy

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                                          #859

                                          There is no antidote for a blue-ringed octopus bite. However, if you can get a ventilator to breathe for you for 15 hours, you survive with no side effects
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