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  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

    @George-K said in Mildly interesting:

    He did that faster than I could.

    Well, he did…

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    George K
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    #985

    @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

    He did that faster than I could.

    Well, he did…

    Indeed..

    And I've won more Tour de France medals than Lance Armstrong.

    Well, I have...

    "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

      @Copper OK - that's the coolest thing I've seen today.

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      @George-K said in Mildly interesting:

      @Copper OK - that's the coolest thing I've seen today.

      I was flipping through facebook and, of course, recognized the faces right away. I thought, what a great picture.

      But the context didn't seem right. Then I read Buzz's comment.

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        @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

        He did that faster than I could.

        Well, he did…

        Indeed..

        And I've won more Tour de France medals than Lance Armstrong.

        Well, I have...

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        #987

        @George-K said in Mildly interesting:

        @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

        He did that faster than I could.

        Well, he did…

        Indeed..

        And I've won more Tour de France medals than Lance Armstrong.

        Well, I have...

        Um, you must mean you have won the same number of medals.

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          jon-nyc
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          #988

          Only non-witches get due process.

          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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            jon-nyc
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            #989

            Pridrangaviti Lighthouse, Westman Island, Iceland

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            Only non-witches get due process.

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              #990

              Green Lake, Austria

              Green Lake is considered as one of the most “exotic” waters . . . around Europe due to a rare natural phenomenon: during summer, the snow from the peaks starts to melt and fresh water floods the valley.

              in March, once the temperature rises and the snow on the mountain melts, the water level in the lake slowly begins to go up, covering pathways and small trees.

              In June, the lake becomes an amazing lagoon, reaching its maximum depth of 12 meters while swallowing high trees, a bridge and even benches. In late-July, the lake becomes smaller and smaller, revealing once again the underwater landscape. And this happens every year!

              Some nice photos at https://www.tourismontheedge.com/underwater-park-austria/

              I gather the lake is closed off to divers now.

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

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                jon-nyc
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                #991

                Only non-witches get due process.

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                • George KG Offline
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                  George K
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                  #992

                  Blood donor:

                  Note the glass bottle.

                  When I had surgery in 1973, the IV was in glass bottles, and it was also when I started my residency.

                  In fact, my starting my residency is closer to Ike's blood donation that today is to the start of my residency.

                  God DAMN, I'm old.

                  "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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                    #993

                    Passenger trains in the US vs. Europe

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                    I was only joking

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                    • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                      Passenger trains in the US vs. Europe

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                      #994

                      @Doctor-Phibes that's a bit misleading. The map shows only Amtrak routes, not other passenger rail in the US which is frequently clustered around major cities.

                      Here's what's in a 60-70 mile radius of downtown Chicago.

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                      Boston.

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                      New York

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                      That said, yeah, the US is woefully under-railed compared to Europe.

                      "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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                        #995

                        Herb Alpert was not even remotely Hispanic. He was Russian, Romanian and Jewish.

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

                        Herb Alpert was born and raised in the Boyle Heights section of Eastside Los Angeles,[4] California, the youngest of three children (a daughter and two sons) of Tillie (née Goldberg) and Louis Leib (or Louis Bentsion-Leib) Alpert. His parents were Jewish immigrants to the U.S. from Radomyshl (in present-day Ukraine) and Romania.

                        He is married to Lani Hall - one of the vocalists from Brazil '66.

                        "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
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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
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                            Dashboard of a ‘54 Mercury Monterey.

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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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                                jon-nyc
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                                Only non-witches get due process.

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                                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                                    @George-K said in Mildly interesting:

                                    It's why there are still 2 of them in my garage. I think I will keep this 18+ year old S-500 until the wheels fall off it.

                                    I have had it for 10.5 years and it now has over 200k on the odometer so far! I would like to see it go another 10 years 100k or more.

                                    6 disk CD changer, single DVD drive in dash which can hold 4+GB of mp3s. Analog buttons and knobs, etc.

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                                      No big deal, just another day of testing.

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                                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                                          Go fishing at the spa.

                                          Or...go spa-ing with the fish?

                                          "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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