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Re: Things I don't understand...
Reply #90 on: November 03, 2021, 12:07:17 AM
Poor dolphins are often given a porpoise funeral.


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Reply #91 on: November 04, 2021, 04:12:58 PM
For the second time this year, we just decided to mess with the clocks and add an extra hour to this sunday. Just because.

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This might have made sense 80 years ago, due to WWII. Why the smurf do we keep doing this?!

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I guess it doesn't make sense if you don't work outside year round and try to start as early as possible  :dunno:

I get up at dark 4 am everyday to get to work by 6 and if not for the time change I wouldn't be able to start work until nearly 7:30 by the time The Winter Equinox is upon us :facepalm: also children would be going to school in the dark here in the winter of not for the time change as well :dunno:

I prefer time change as it allows me to still be home in the evenings with my family at the same time vs having to stagger my schedule quite a bit and schools and indoor workers not having to change theirs.  If a person works inside then they have lights if it is dark but we don't have the same luxury when working outside  :salute:


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Reply #92 on: November 04, 2021, 10:22:59 PM
I guess it doesn't make sense if you don't work outside year round and try to start as early as possible  :dunno:

I get up at dark 4 am everyday to get to work by 6 and if not for the time change I wouldn't be able to start work until nearly 7:30 by the time The Winter Equinox is upon us :facepalm: also children would be going to school in the dark here in the winter of not for the time change as well :dunno:

I prefer time change as it allows me to still be home in the evenings with my family at the same time vs having to stagger my schedule quite a bit and schools and indoor workers not having to change theirs.  If a person works inside then they have lights if it is dark but we don't have the same luxury when working outside  :salute:

Why not just pick the hours that minimize that disconfort?!

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Reply #93 on: November 04, 2021, 11:51:57 PM
We do its called daylight :shrug: and when your job is almost 2 hours away you prefer to drive while it's dark and work in the day :whistle: the time change works well for us as it helps with not having to stagger our hours :pok:

If we did away with the time change it would put me getting home after 6 and that would eliminate almost 2 hours that I can spend with my family in the evenings. They are and would be asleep no matter what time I leave in the morning. So I would lose that time with them.  Plus the time change is already in place, so why change it now :dunno:

Also moving there isn't an option, the money is great but the area is horrid plus I could never afford housing in that area :dunno:


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Reply #94 on: November 05, 2021, 05:29:12 PM
We do its called daylight :shrug: and when your job is almost 2 hours away you prefer to drive while it's dark and work in the day :whistle: the time change works well for us as it helps with not having to stagger our hours :pok:

If we did away with the time change it would put me getting home after 6 and that would eliminate almost 2 hours that I can spend with my family in the evenings. They are and would be asleep no matter what time I leave in the morning. So I would lose that time with them.  Plus the time change is already in place, so why change it now :dunno:

Also moving there isn't an option, the money is great but the area is horrid plus I could never afford housing in that area :dunno:

That's what I'm saying, stop changing it!!!!

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I don't have OCD, I have OCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Eff the ineffable, scrut the inscrutable.

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Re: Things I don't understand...
Reply #95 on: November 06, 2021, 12:56:20 AM
That's what I'm saying, stop changing it!!!!

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I mean why stop stop changing :pok: :twak: :twak: :twak:


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Reply #96 on: November 06, 2021, 04:12:14 AM
The area is horrid plus I could never afford housing in that area.
I realize both of those are subjective...but why do they often go hand-in-hand? I really don't get that.
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Reply #97 on: November 06, 2021, 07:43:39 AM
Poor dolphins are often given a porpoise funeral.
Pauper's Funeral.  :facepalm:


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Reply #98 on: November 06, 2021, 07:53:43 AM
Pauper's Funeral.  :facepalm:

Tnx, I did not get that initially :facepalm: :D
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Reply #99 on: November 06, 2021, 08:08:04 PM
Pauper's Funeral.  :facepalm:

There's another thing I didn't understand...

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It is just a matter of time before they add the word “Syndrome” after my last name.

I don't have OCD, I have OCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Eff the ineffable, scrut the inscrutable.

IYCRTYSWTMTFOT



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Reply #100 on: November 06, 2021, 08:08:42 PM
I realize both of those are subjective...but why do they often go hand-in-hand? I really don't get that.

It's something along these lines:



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It is just a matter of time before they add the word “Syndrome” after my last name.

I don't have OCD, I have OCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Eff the ineffable, scrut the inscrutable.

IYCRTYSWTMTFOT



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Reply #101 on: November 06, 2021, 10:27:23 PM
I realize both of those are subjective...but why do they often go hand-in-hand? I really don't get that.

I prefer peace and quiet over convenience and entertainment  :D I do realize most people prefer the latter and that is why they live in the city, I just enjoy the former enough to live away from people, gas stations, entertainment and stores :D


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Reply #102 on: November 06, 2021, 10:28:11 PM


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Reply #103 on: November 07, 2021, 12:17:15 AM
I prefer peace and quiet over convenience and entertainment.
I'm much the same way. Right now I can walk to Family Dollar, but I'd happily give that up to live on several thousand acres.
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Reply #104 on: November 08, 2021, 06:06:45 PM
LIDL and Aldi have added an "Animal Welfare" label to their meat products.



How can raising animals to be killed and eaten have anything to do with "Animal Welfare"?!

 ??? ??? ??? ???
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It is just a matter of time before they add the word “Syndrome” after my last name.

I don't have OCD, I have OCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Eff the ineffable, scrut the inscrutable.

IYCRTYSWTMTFOT



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Re: Things I don't understand...
Reply #105 on: November 08, 2021, 06:21:56 PM
You make sure they have a good life before they are killed.
As opposed to making their life miserable and then killing them anyway.
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Reply #106 on: November 08, 2021, 06:25:53 PM
You make sure they have a good life before they are killed.
As opposed to making their life miserable and then killing them anyway.

Not very Welfarish in my book. Welfare would be if they just let them enjoy life without being killed.

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Don't get me wrong, I like me a nice piece of animal meat. I just don't like the hypocrisy of the label.
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I don't have OCD, I have OCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Eff the ineffable, scrut the inscrutable.

IYCRTYSWTMTFOT



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Re: Things I don't understand...
Reply #107 on: November 08, 2021, 06:32:42 PM
If they were not to be killed they would have not been allowed to be born.

I would rather eat the meat of animals that had a good and happy  life and a painless death, instead of battery farmed animals that suffered during their whole life.
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Reply #108 on: November 08, 2021, 06:40:37 PM
LIDL and Aldi have added an "Animal Welfare" label to their meat products.

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How can raising animals to be killed and eaten have anything to do with "Animal Welfare"?!

 ??? ??? ??? ???

Reminds me of the H2G2 dish of the day.
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Reply #109 on: November 09, 2021, 01:18:14 PM
People talking on their phones while driving, holding their phones in their hand.

So, you have $1000~$2000 to buy an IPhone but don't have $10 to buy a pair of headphones so you can use both hands to drive and reduce the chance of causing an accident.

 ??? ??? ??? ???
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It is just a matter of time before they add the word “Syndrome” after my last name.

I don't have OCD, I have OCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Eff the ineffable, scrut the inscrutable.

IYCRTYSWTMTFOT



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Reply #110 on: November 09, 2021, 10:00:53 PM
So, you have $1000~$2000 to buy an IPhone but don't have $10 to buy a pair of headphones so you can use both hands to drive and reduce the chance of causing an accident.
Some states have made that illegal. How strictly they enforce it, I can't say. I also don't imagine it's easy to shift gears while holding the phone up to one's ear.

And now something I don't understand: why does Maruchan call their cup of soup an "Instant Lunch" when you have to boil water, pour it in the cup, and wait three minutes before eating?
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Reply #111 on: November 09, 2021, 10:13:04 PM

And now something I don't understand: why does Maruchan call their cup of soup an "Instant Lunch" when you have to boil water, pour it in the cup, and wait three minutes before eating?

Yeah, you are right!
Someone should sue them for false advertisement  :twak:
Kellogg is being sued for their strawberry Pop-Tart not containing enough strawberries, so why not sue Maruchan for their not-so-instant "Instant Lunch"?  :dunno:


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Reply #112 on: November 09, 2021, 11:21:46 PM
Some states have made that illegal. How strictly they enforce it, I can't say. I also don't imagine it's easy to shift gears while holding the phone up to one's ear.
Don't most people drive automatics, these days?
I thought it was only those of us still stuck here in the Middle Ages who had manual vehicles...

As for instant foods - For that, and the standard of definition, you'll have to go all the way back to the 60s: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=k6yMCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA314&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false


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Re: Things I don't understand...
Reply #113 on: November 10, 2021, 02:03:10 AM
Don't most people drive automatics, these days?
That's true; in the States, anyway. Last I checked, only about 5% of brand-new vehicles sold have manual transmissions. Matters not to me, as I know I'll never buy a brand-new vehicle.

The book link didn't work for me. But the explanation makes sense. A little before my time...I missed much of the 1970s, too.
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Reply #114 on: November 10, 2021, 08:32:08 AM
I'll take a manual over auto any day.
A friend of mine used to say automatics are made for eating whilst driving.

Using a phone (in your hand) is illegal here; I believe driving with headphones on is too.  :think:


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Reply #115 on: November 10, 2021, 02:14:41 PM
That's true; in the States, anyway. Last I checked, only about 5% of brand-new vehicles sold have manual transmissions. Matters not to me, as I know I'll never buy a brand-new vehicle.

The book link didn't work for me. But the explanation makes sense. A little before my time...I missed much of the 1970s, too.

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It is just a matter of time before they add the word “Syndrome” after my last name.

I don't have OCD, I have OCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Eff the ineffable, scrut the inscrutable.

IYCRTYSWTMTFOT



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Re: Things I don't understand...
Reply #116 on: November 11, 2021, 08:18:56 AM
I'll take a manual over auto any day.
I'm much the same way...I detest automatic transmissions. As far as things vehicular go, I prefer manual and mechanical over automatic and electrical/electronic almost universally.

Yeah, man... like... I feel you, bro... yeah... cool, man...
I should have said I was born too late (1978) to remember the 1970s...
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Reply #117 on: November 18, 2021, 01:17:53 PM


This kind of thing. Why not just teach kids to use a pointy knife instead?!

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It is just a matter of time before they add the word “Syndrome” after my last name.

I don't have OCD, I have OCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Eff the ineffable, scrut the inscrutable.

IYCRTYSWTMTFOT



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Reply #118 on: November 18, 2021, 04:08:28 PM
This kind of thing. Why not just teach kids to use a pointy knife instead?!
Watching my own kids developing their fine motor control, catching themselves on the tip of something is far more likely than slicing their hand open with the edge.


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Re: Things I don't understand...
Reply #119 on: November 22, 2021, 03:57:02 AM
For the second time this year, we just decided to mess with the clocks and add an extra hour to this sunday. Just because.

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This might have made sense 80 years ago, due to WWII. Why the smurf do we keep doing this?!

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Because we still have farmers, for whom that whole Daylught Savings Time thing was invented. Give them more hours of daylight when it matters.

Just because something is old doesnt mean there isnt still a good reason for it


 

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