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Post you random thoughts here. You know, those little flickers of thought that are not worth started a whole thread for, but that you feel like sharing anyway. They can be deep, they can be silly, they can be funny, they can even be stupid, but please keep them clean.
Think of it as the twitter thread. Feel free to discuss other's thoughts.
Bacon. Mmmmmm, I looove bacon. Gotta have some when I get home tonight.
Would a Mini Cooper with a 600 HP engine tear itself apart?
Can native Americans grow a beard. I want to know
I want a beer tonight, but can't decide which one. Does it make sense to pick a Chouffe since I still have half a crate and only a few of the other beers?
I live rather close the the Menominee reserve and have known and seen a lot of NA, and none of them have been able to grow facial hair. I may be wrong, but as far as I understand it they cannot unless they also have other genetic material that will allow them to. I may be wildly wrong there, but that is how I understand it and personal observation bears that out.
If I made a salad out of deep fried veggies, would it still be considered health food?
Depends on their ancestry. There's lots of different kinds of native americans. Its rare to see one with a beard, but they do exist--especially if they have some south-of-the-border in their blood.
Ah, cool. I some times feel as if we (the modern world, including NAs) know very little about NA history.
will I get my first paycheck before the first truck bill is due?
will the rains come before the first of Ramadan?
should I sacrifice 2 sheep in honor of starting work?
Hooahguy
05-23-2013, 21:09
Im fairly certain that the guy Im re-leasing my apartment from is stiffing me $100/m on rent. The agreement was that I would pay $400/m of a $790 bill while he would cover the other $390. Yet he only gave me checks for $290. I have email correspondence with the guy saying that I would be paying $400/m, but now Im not sure what to do.
should I sacrifice 2 sheep in honor of starting work?
Best random thought of the thread. Hands down.
I wish we knew more about Carthage.
Duck's eggs and their hearts tossed onto bat excrement in bold, elegant rice.
Best random thought of the thread. Hands down.
:laugh4:
Oh, believe me, my thoughts can be even more random. :wink:
anyways, more randomness:
-the Shang (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_dynasty) sure knew how to imitate Mortal Kombat. Or did Mortal Kombat imitate them?
-mmm....maple syrup.
-I just realized: they should totally have a Judge Di Noir game--just like LA Noire. I can see it now: shouting "Judge Di! Zhangguo PD!!" as some crook gets busted. China PD doesn't flow as well. might be hard to do shoot-outs though, being before gunpowder and all. clues might be more abstract and harder to spot. definitely the same voice actor as the one for Cole Phelps.
-if a business is open 365 days a year, does that mean they all take a day off every leave year?
yeah, you can see what kind of thoughts run through my mind.
If 2 + 2 = 4, does Taurus + Taurus = F150?
They said it was roasted camel tongue, but I have this feeling it was really camel snout.
What do quarks look like?
Why do British names all sound so silly?
a completely inoffensive name
05-24-2013, 23:07
Did Batman ever bang Wonder Woman? The Justice League cartoons seem to indicate that.
Should I get the PS4 or get a Wii-u, or a even a Steambox or Ouya. I only want one device and the good old ps3 is coughing up blood after 7 years of loyal service, I hate looking at cables so more than one device is not an option. So which one
Should I get the PS4 or get a Wii-u, or a even a Steambox or Ouya. I only want one device and the good old ps3 is coughing up blood after 7 years of loyal service, I hate looking at cables so more than one device is not an option. So which one
Either a desktop PC or Steam Box would be the best choice. :)
I don't have enough space for a desktop, I live on 50 square meters. Steambox sounds awesome it's nice and tiny but I don't want to be left out with functionality-problems because of poor optimalisation for it. I am leaning towards the Wii-U but Nintendo really ought to give it some more love. So far the only game I would want to get it for is the remake of the Wind Waker. Needs new Metroid.
a completely inoffensive name
05-25-2013, 19:47
No one knows what the Steambox is.
Wii-U is pointless because it has no games. Hence why it has sold extremely poorly.
Ouya was a scam from the beginning.
PS4 is the only legitimate gaming console at the moment until Microsoft actually starts talking about games at E3.
Wii-u will get games first-party eventually. I at least want to play the windwaker again without that annoying blur. It also has a lot of retro goodnes, and it's backwards compatible. Leaning towards the Wii-u. PS4 is a beast though, is going to be ahead of even a high-end pc for a while
Friend reminded me of something I forgot, I stealed my own bike. I broke the lock without noticing it was my own. Even better, when I was still in Amsterdam I had the police steal one for me. We were breaking the lock and got busted by the police. We sugartalked our way out and tricked the police into breaking the lock for us. Heh
Might as well share another police fail, me so leet. Mounted police was riding past us and I said to my friend that the dick is usually below. He didn't apreciate it and tried to corner me but I have had horses for years I know exactly how to calm them, you put your hand on their snout and pet them. The dick on the horse was immediatly a limb one. He fined me for insulting him but he refused to show his identification, I called the police-station when I was home and warned them there were fake cops handing out fines. Got away with this one as well, fine was canceled. Fun times
lol mate, now you are coming across as a bit of a schmuck. Why in heck would you steal people's bikes? For all you know, the people who own them could have very little money and a low paying job, and that could make their life a lot harder. That's not cool at all.
Why does life always close off the doors to the things you love the most, and fight you when you even try to open the doors to mediocrity?
lol mate, now you are coming across as a bit of a schmuck. Why in heck would you steal people's bikes? For all you know, the people who own them could have very little money and a low paying job, and that could make their life a lot harder. That's not cool at all.
Stealing bikes is a national sport, if it isn't an expensive one it's more like borrowing. If it was yours that was stolen you curse because you have to walk and buy a new one from a junkie for 10 euro next day.
Stealing bikes is a national sport, if it isn't an expensive one it's more like borrowing. If it was yours that was stolen you curse because you have to walk and buy a new one from a junkie for 10 euro next day.
lol, maybe I just don't understand Dutchland.
The Lurker Below
05-27-2013, 15:53
When your wife snores does the sound kind of resemble Wookie speak?
lol, maybe I just don't understand Dutchland.
The avarage bike in Amsterdam has been stolen 4 times
Hmmm it will be the 3ds I want this http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mB0Ojk76WvU
The price of gas is gonna kill me.
Apparently, burglars are now aiming for garden houses in our town. The police advices citizens to put a decent lock on your garden house. Our ancient garden house doesn't even have a door, so a lock seems pretty useless.
We have menacing looking gras though, so I hope that'll keep the burglars away.
Apparently, burglars are now aiming for garden houses in our town. The police advices citizens to put a decent lock on your garden house. Our ancient garden house doesn't even have a door, so a lock seems pretty useless.
We have menacing looking gras though, so I hope that'll keep the burglars away.
Well, hopefully the police will quickly restore lawn and order! ~;)
Apparently, burglars are now aiming for garden houses in our town. The police advices citizens to put a decent lock on your garden house. Our ancient garden house doesn't even have a door, so a lock seems pretty useless.
We have menacing looking gras though, so I hope that'll keep the burglars away.
Oh the bliss of open borders
ANECDOTE, I didn't have enough money to pay for my groceries, bank was late. So I jokingly said to the cassierre, middle-aged Turkish that is 1.50 at best, that I would have to look my mommy in the eyes really nice. She exploded and I got verbally bitchslapped about responsibility and savings in front of a whole line of customers, and that I should be providing her instead of the other way around. Walked out red as a tomatoe with the eyes of chuckling customers firmly in my back
a completely inoffensive name
05-29-2013, 08:04
How much #SWAG could a #YOLOSWAG #YOLO if a #YOLOSWAG could #YOLO #SWAG?
Montmorency
05-29-2013, 08:47
I recall watching a local-news broadcast about something or other that was related to milk costing as much as $4 a gallon. That was a decade ago.
AFAIK, most of the milk sold in my area costs $4 a gallon today.
Is that a good thing?
What are other Orgahs paying for (a gallon of) milk?
johnhughthom
05-29-2013, 09:28
Usually about 99p for 2 litres, I guess about £2.50 for a gallon = US$ 3.77.
a completely inoffensive name
05-29-2013, 09:38
$3.59 for a gallon.
johnhughthom
05-29-2013, 13:02
Isn't a gallon of milk a bit unwieldy? 3 litre cartons are large enough and a gallon is 50% bigger.
edit: Just checked, a US gallon is smaller than a British gallon. Still nearly 4 litres though.
Isn't a gallon of milk a bit unwieldy? 3 litre cartons are large enough and a gallon is 50% bigger.
edit: Just checked, a US gallon is smaller than a British gallon. Still nearly 4 litres though.
lol, depends if you drink a lot of milk or not. I buy 6 gallons at a time, and carry 3 in each hand. (because pride will not allow me to make two trips like my girlfriend).
lol, depends if you drink a lot of milk or not. I buy 6 gallons at a time, and carry 3 in each hand. (because pride will not allow me to make two trips like my girlfriend).
The bear-jew!
One liter max a day, too much milk isn't very good for you
The bear-jew!
?
One liter max a day, too much milk isn't very good for you
Nonesense. I have been drinking almost nothing but milk since I was just a small child and look what great health I am in...wait...
lol
The bear-jew is a character from Inglorious Bastards don't worry
The bear-jew is a character from Inglorious Bastards don't worry
That was one weird movie.
heh, the Dutch are just like people in Fort Collins: they steal bikes, and buy them from stoners when theirs are stolen....
heh, the Dutch are just like people in Fort Collins: they steal bikes, and buy them from stoners when theirs are stolen....
It's quite the same over here. It's like bikes are a bit of general property. You take one use it drop it, someone else takes it drops it. If yours is taken you take someone else and so on. It's almost communism on small scale.
why can't I just start work already?!
what does auto insurance have to do with staring at rocks?! GAH!!!!
yeah, I'm getting exasperated by all the paperwork. this is more depressing than unemployment.
It's quite the same over here. It's like bikes are a bit of general property. You take one use it drop it, someone else takes it drops it. If yours is taken you take someone else and so on. It's almost communism on small scale.
I sense an untapped market for bicycle locks and chains.
Now if I can only find the capital to setup, I'll be a millionaire in no time. :laugh4:
I sense an untapped market for bicycle locks and chains.
Now if I can only find the capital to setup, I'll be a millionaire in no time. :laugh4:
The lock is more expensive than the bike ;) An expensive lock might prevent theft but your bike will be vandalised. As Moros rightly says, bycicles are regarded as common property. Nobody will get overly angry if it gets snatched. Rules of chivalry is that you only steal the ones that are already falling apart, it's not seen as a crime. Grand Theft Bycicle ;)
HopAlongBunny
05-30-2013, 09:31
Open a "hardware" store and sell bolt-cutters as well. You'll be a one stop shop :)
I just wrote 24 headlines for the same dang article, and still they aren't happy. Here's the thing: Good writing of any sort depends on specifics.
If I write, "Lemur Bad," there's no impact, no resonance, nothing. "Bad" lacks the specifics.
If I write, "Lemur Known Goat Molester," suddenly you have an image to work with, and the whole thing makes sense.
Anyway. These idiots want a headline that says everything, hence their inability to settle on a single message. I keep pushing back at them, but this is going to be a long day.
We are going to see if we can play Fur Elize using airguns on plasticbottles, it's possible depending on how much water is in them.
If nicotine gum is for smoking addicts who want to quit, are menthol cigarettes made for people who want to stop chewing gum?
I am going to make an airport out of my appartment, I got a drone. Ok it's just a tiny helicopter but it's still cool
Montmorency
05-31-2013, 22:26
What if consciousness turns upon information lacked, rather than information had?
a completely inoffensive name
06-01-2013, 00:12
What if consciousness turns upon information lacked, rather than information had?
Don't you ever think about titties or something more basic?
Don't you ever think about titties or something more basic?
What if consciousness turns upon titties lacked, rather than titties had? :clown:
Planet Terror = most hilarious movie ever. Tears from laughing. I mean a one legged stripper with a machine gun instead of a leg. Awesome. And isn't this the best soundtrack ever. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hjRMHQxXUrE&feature=plpp
I often have dreams that are very pleasant at the time and when I awake, i find myself somewhat sad and deflated. I had one about a college dream girl that touched the little boy inside me at the time last night. I don't remember the details of the dream, but whatever they were I was sad to see them go when i awoke. I guess I just need a girlfriend. :/
Planet Terror = most hilarious movie ever. Tears from laughing. I mean a one legged stripper with a machine gun instead of a leg. Awesome. And isn't this the best soundtrack ever. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hjRMHQxXUrE&feature=plpp
Frags, you have weird taste in movies. :P lol
The Lurker Below
06-01-2013, 18:26
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/woolly-mammoth-cloning-project-fast-track-say-scientists
Perhaps if I get me one of these it could keep the rabbits out of the garden as well as make the neighbors dogs stop barking. I promise not to call it Mr. Snuffelupugus.
those Midland people sure know how to trip you up with rent....
Talked with a friend about schooltime. I am a bit legendary I once failed my exams because happy-hour and a nice sunny day was the better proposition. Good thinking, one year extra. Official rules were that if you got kicked of class 3 times you got kicked out of school but the rector really liked me, if I got kicked out of class, which happened a lot, I got one hour of bringing him coffee and having a laugh with him. Funniest anecdote; I could one day choose between an hour of coffee-duty or a kick for my ass. I chosed the kick but the bastard didn't tell me it would be my 2 meter tall French teacher giving it. Ouch. He liked me less. Don't think things like that would be possible nowadays. Any other person would have kicked me from school I owe a lot to that guy, he told my worried mother that I made his job more interesting.
johnhughthom
06-02-2013, 09:11
Death Proof was much better than Planet Terror.
Death Proof was much better than Planet Terror.
NO and if you disagree you suck at every facet of life possible, even your mom should hate you and find you ugly if that's your opinion. Your opinion is like a reversed Mount-Everest, it couldn't possibly get any lower than that. Even your grandma would reconsider ever giving birth to your mother if she would know what you turned out to be.
In short, Planet Terror is better.
Now for random thoughts, it's odd. I am right-handed but I shoot better with my left hand.
johnhughthom
06-02-2013, 11:03
Is shoot a euphemism?
Also, it is possible to get lower than a reverse Mount Everest, it's called the Marianas Trench. ~;p
Well kinda it's just airsoft but killing bottles is fun. Kinda funny, it makes a lot of noise but my cat keeps doing his best sfinx even if I fire right next to him. He got used to me after 20 years I guess
Now for random thoughts, it's odd. I am right-handed but I shoot better with my left hand.
Not odd at all. Many people with a dominant right hand have a dominant left eye. It is better to shoot with your dominant eye than your dominant hand. You probably have a dominant left eye, so it is more natural for you.
I wigged out during a trip to a donut shop with a friend yesterday. I did enjoy the chocolate butternut donut though. Tasty. Later...heartburn. :O
I got written up at work today for giving a child something to eat.
This guy came in with his little daughter and started ordering a large sandwhich as a large combo. His daughter kept asking him to get her something to eat and he got aggrevated and told her "I don't got the money, you can eat when we get home."
Of course, he could have bought a $5 combo instead of a 9$ combo and would have been able to afford her a kid's meal. The little girl look really hungry and had to just watch him eat, so I made her a kid's sandwhich and put it in a bag with a toy and a kid's fry and handed it to her with a kid's cup. Instead of feeling ashamed of himself, the father just told her "There! Now you got something to eat." He didn't even say, "thank you".
I told my manager that I was going to pay for the kid's meal myself when I bought my food, but as I didn't pay for it in advance, I was chewed out about how she could prosecute me for stealing and was handed a write-up. (The first one I have ever gotten that was not revoked)
I'm not sure if I am more disgusted with the parent or with my manager now. Oh well, tomorrow is my last day working there, then I won't have to put up with the bullshit anymore.
johnhughthom
06-04-2013, 18:31
You'll be sued tomorrow, the guy will probably claim she was allergic to something in the unasked for sandwich.
a completely inoffensive name
06-04-2013, 21:34
If I get the opportunity. I am spending a summer in Ireland and making sweet love to as many Irish red heads as possible.
I had a friend visit my apartment yesterday for strictly business purposes. The stay was brief, but I later thought how imagination could cross all boundries. :D
With all the crisis and so many people being on a tight budget, I wonder if it would be profitable to sell cheap and healthy holidays, that consist of an indoor cycle and 3 DVD's about the country of your choice. Perhaps, I could make it cheap, healthy and cullinary holidays and add a book with recipes. Or I could go even cheaper by telling the people they need to have their own indoor bicycle and just give them a link to a website with recipes. Or a link to the google results of the search "healthy food recipes". The cost for this would be minimal, so it's impossible not to make profits, right? Bill Gates should be taking lessons from me.
It's already being done, you are late
Just came to my mind, I was still studying in Utrecht. At the escalators was this old arab man who was obviously afraid to step on it. I was only one of the hundreds of people who must have seen he was desperate for someone giving him a hand but I was really in a hurry because I was late I no second to lose. I am now kinda ashamed I didn't help him down but I had an exam. It kinda haunts me how desperately he was looking around for someone to come to his aid, I passed the exam but failed at humanity that day
Just came to my mind, I was still studying in Utrecht. At the escalators was this old arab man who was obviously afraid to step on it. I was only one of the hundreds of people who must have seen he was desperate for someone giving him a hand but I was really in a hurry because I was late I no second to lose. I am now kinda ashamed I didn't help him down but I had an exam. It kinda haunts me how desperately he was looking around for someone to come to his aid, I passed the exam but failed at humanity that day
lol, I wouldn't let it haunt me. Afraid of escalators? Does he need to be tucked into bed each night in order to go to sleep too? The old bugger just needs to man up and use the escalator or find some stairs.
That is my cynical two cents.
Shaka_Khan
06-06-2013, 04:39
I'm thinking of the most angry and defiant ring tone song for my phone.
lol, I wouldn't let it haunt me. Afraid of escalators? Does he need to be tucked into bed each night in order to go to sleep too? The old bugger just needs to man up and use the escalator or find some stairs.
That is my cynical two cents.
This one obviously just rolled of the mountain, he probably never seen an escalator before and was obviously desperate, trembling and almost in tears. I don't care if I was one out of hundreds who saw it, I should have given him a hand I would only have been 5 minutes late
Before I had a car, I always used my bicycle and was always angry with how automobile drivers behaved. When I now drive my car, I always get angry at how automobile drivers behave, but also with how cyclists behave, but when I go by bicycle, I get angry with automobile drivers only.
In fact, when you are driving a vehicle, no matter which one, I think you are always convinced that you drive well and flawless, while all others are idiots who get in your way.
Vehicles bring out the worst in humans and should be forbidden. If everybody would always go by foot, the world would be more relaxed and peaceful. Just like in the Stone Age...
Coffee and chocolate are a match made in heaven, but the devil must have somehow spoiled it, since it makes you fat.
It is cruel. I absolutely love coffee and chocolate, but can't have too much of either, since too much caffeine or too much chocolate are unhealthy.
Why can't salad or Brussels sprouts be unhealthy? Why can't they invent healthy cigars and healthy whisky. Useless scientists.
Pure chocolate is very healthy in fact
HopAlongBunny
06-06-2013, 14:30
Odd, but dark chocolate is considered good for the heart :2thumbsup:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy-chocolate/AN02060
The rear plastic window in my car fell out recently. It rained a lot after which time it did fall out. I couldn't get it replaced for about a week and a half. It seemed rainy for that entire time when it was not raining much before it did fall out. Weird. Now that it has been replaced, it is clear and sunny. It would seem that my car is out to get me. I have to bring it in for servicing (a lot of servicing) tomorrow. Ha ha, i wonder if the car will start tomorrow? By the way, I named my car zippy. I have no reason to tell you that other than I felt like letting the forum know that i named my car zippy. All my cars have had names. My previous cars name was Mr. Skippers. :)
Gregoshi
06-06-2013, 16:00
Why do random thoughts vacate my brain every time I visit this thread? :shrug:
Montmorency
06-06-2013, 23:52
Visiting the thread primes you to specifically conceive "random" thoughts suitable for posting, and so you concentrate on that task. However, the point of random thought is that they be serendipitous, and not specially formulated for an occasion. So it's like how thinking about how you would like to stop thinking about something only exacerbates the problem.
Anyway, here's a quote:
I shall never tire of underlining a concise little fact which these superstitious people are loathe to concede - namely, that a thought comes when 'it' wishes and not when 'I' wish.
A good way to get random thoughts is to pick a random word, like "tomato".
Then you just write down whatever comes into your mind, like for instance: would it be profitable to sell rotten tomatoes in a room that has Justin Bieber in it? How would Justin Beaber look with a beard? Could Gregoshi be a good bearded Justin Beaber look alike and would he like to become my partner in our new rotten tomatoes business. Also, will this solve all climate problems? And how the heck is that related to each other? Montmorency is crazy.
lol, I don't come here looking for things to post. I come here when I have already thought of something weird and feel like sharing it.
For instance, I just learned yesterday that driving a zero-turn mower is hard at first if you have never done it and no one has given you instruction on how to use it.
Gregoshi
06-07-2013, 16:15
Thanks for the tips. I prefer my stimuli to be as randomly occurring as the random thought rather then forcing the issue - and the lack of randomly occurring stimuli has been the issue. Okay, here's one I remember from work the other day:
Is a pedicure a psychological treatment for a pedophile?* Or is a pedophile a tool used during a pedicure?**
* Is a pedometer used to measure the success of the pedicure?
** Or is a pedometer used to measure how many feet have been pedophiled?
[/random]
Thanks for the tips. I prefer my stimuli to be as randomly occurring as the random thought rather then forcing the issue - and the lack of randomly occurring stimuli has been the issue. Okay, here's one I remember from work the other day:
Is a pedicure a psychological treatment for a pedophile?* Or is a pedophile a tool used during a pedicure?**
* Is a pedometer used to measure the success of the pedicure?
** Or is a pedometer used to measure how many feet have been pedophiled?
[/random]
Or is a pedometer use to measure the success of a pedophile? Makes you think...
a completely inoffensive name
06-08-2013, 01:37
Visiting the thread primes you to specifically conceive "random" thoughts suitable for posting, and so you concentrate on that task. However, the point of random thought is that they be serendipitous, and not specially formulated for an occasion. So it's like how thinking about how you would like to stop thinking about something only exacerbates the problem.
Why must you ruin this thread by reminding us that our minds are not really ours. Just let me sit here for 20 minutes coming up with something to rake in the precious thanks from other members.
Hmmmm Ouya it is I think http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-ouya-review a completily open platform might just get the attention of the Indie scene who make the type of games I want to play, kinda desperate for the retro stuff that will probably appear on it, and you can keep upgrading it
I helped my sister move today. Up three flights of stairs with a myriad of heavy furniture. Tired. My father (who also helped) treated me to dinner afterwards though. I never knew a fried egg could be so good on a hamburger. The service was poor, but I met another point of interest to which I can focus my hands and perhaps grab.
Whoever knew starting work would be a boring experience...
gaelic cowboy
06-09-2013, 20:04
why is it always a nice cup of tea???
Why do feel less drunk after an hour of sleep, I mean the alcohol is still there
Good thinking de moi. I came back from the supermarket right and there was this really cute really softspoken black girl who asked me for directions, obviously lost, she had to be at some sort of foundation I never heard of, but I know the street. Giving direction is a nightmare as I live in a maze of small streets and alleys and it all runs in circles, so I offered her to walk her a bit, my apartment is on route (which I forgot to mention). So I walked her a bit untill my home but opened my frontdoor first. She absolutily froze. I told her to head to the end of the street, and go to the right. I then realised I must have absolutily terrified her. Way to go. Apoligised for scaring her and continued with being an idiot.
Just now, I put a cup of plain no fat yogurt, some raw kale and a whole banana in my Ninja blender. Whipped it up and had the best meal EVER! Well, I have had better, but it was pretty good. I also bought a yogurt maker that heats the milk for you but it hasn't arrived yet. Veggie yogurt is quite good if you put something sweet in it to taste. Next time, I might try Kale and carrots plus the banana. Could be interesting. :D
We were thaught to respect old people, but I sometimes wonder, why do we have to respect somebody just because of their age? Getting old is just being lucky. We don't respect a guy who won in the casino or the lottery because he was lucky, so why do we have to respect old people just because they're old? Isn't that ageism? Aren't we all equal? Isn't everybody worthy of the same amount of respect? We frown upon considering someone of a certain race or a certain religion as superior, but for somebody who is of old age, we don't have a problem to bow our heads in respect? There are plenty of young or middle-aged people who already achieved a lot more that deserves respect than some old dude who was lucky enough not to die young. Also, old people do not have a monopoly on wisdom. On the contrary, I'd even dare to say that a child can hold far more wisdom, even if it is unintentional.
Spoonska
06-12-2013, 17:31
A recent visit to the movies gave me a good idea....
What if the seats were pressure triggered, and the input was sent to a display piece at the entrance of the movie theatre. Imagine walking into a theatre and having a LCD screen (or something) that told you how many seats were seats were available and where.
It would look something like this :
https://i.imgur.com/JlaOYIx.jpg
A recent visit to the movies gave me a good idea....
What if the seats were pressure triggered, and the input was sent to a display piece at the entrance of the movie theatre. Imagine walking into a theatre and having a LCD screen (or something) that told you how many seats were seats were available and where.
If you put semi-accurate weight sensors in the seats, you could highlight which seats were likely occupied by children. Color code those red, to allow patrons to seat themselves far away if desired :yes:
Gregoshi
06-12-2013, 17:48
A recent visit to the movies gave me a good idea....
What if the seats were pressure triggered, and the input was sent to a display piece at the entrance of the movie theatre. Imagine walking into a theatre and having a LCD screen (or something) that told you how many seats were seats were available and where.
Edit: never mind, this is the Frontroom.
If you put semi-accurate weight sensors in the seats, you could highlight which seats were likely occupied by children. Color code those red, to allow patrons to seat themselves far away if desired :yes:
heck, you don't need weight sensors. instead, you can deploy some sort of light based sensor. a person sits on it, block out the light, and that gets registered (electrical discharge or sth).
A recent visit to the movies gave me a good idea....
What if the seats were pressure triggered, and the input was sent to a display piece at the entrance of the movie theatre. Imagine walking into a theatre and having a LCD screen (or something) that told you how many seats were seats were available and where.
It would look something like this :
https://i.imgur.com/JlaOYIx.jpg
See if someone already came up with the idea. If not, patent it and try to sell it. ~;)
But think about the ushers!
a completely inoffensive name
06-13-2013, 05:24
What on earth is my generation going to say to their kids when they become teenagers? 15-25 years from now, those service jobs are going to be gone. All it takes is for some creative programmer to actually come up with a good UI and every cashier will be replaced with a touch screen. Why does anyone actually bother to go inside a bank nowadays? YOu can do it all at the ATM or your phone even.
Cheap TV's and plentiful programmers will be the death of the service industry and it's already happening. Get a job? Not until you get some sort of degree first.
What on earth is my generation going to say to their kids when they become teenagers? 15-25 years from now, those service jobs are going to be gone. All it takes is for some creative programmer to actually come up with a good UI and every cashier will be replaced with a touch screen. Why does anyone actually bother to go inside a bank nowadays? YOu can do it all at the ATM or your phone even.
Cheap TV's and plentiful programmers will be the death of the service industry and it's already happening. Get a job? Not until you get some sort of degree first.
In a such a scenario, people will most likely move back to unskilled jobs where some degree of human involvement is still required, like farming or fishing.
FoxLeLay
06-13-2013, 18:39
What on earth is my generation going to say to their kids when they become teenagers? 15-25 years from now, those service jobs are going to be gone. All it takes is for some creative programmer to actually come up with a good UI and every cashier will be replaced with a touch screen. Why does anyone actually bother to go inside a bank nowadays? YOu can do it all at the ATM or your phone even.
Cheap TV's and plentiful programmers will be the death of the service industry and it's already happening. Get a job? Not until you get some sort of degree first.
Getting a degree doesn't necessary mean you be better off in the workforce.
FoxLeLay, me and my ancient BA know that all too well! Oh well, I do have something of a work history, it is just as old as my BA though. :/
I don't knock the ambitious, I just knock my luck or lack of ambition. Look at me, I ramble, I guess that just goes to show how much I used to daydream in class!
Going off to the theatre to see my biopic tonight!
Darth Feather
06-14-2013, 15:16
I am getting the strange feeling someone is using my internet. Weird, it IS passwordprotected. ~:confused:
Montmorency
06-15-2013, 03:39
It's gotten to the point where I've spent the past 21 hours of 24 in bed.
:worried:
It's gotten to the point where I've spent the past 21 hours of 24 in bed.
:worried:
Sleeping?
Because I remember back when you were playing Doran, you seemed to spend less than 4 of those 24 hours actually sleeping. :laugh:
Montmorency
06-15-2013, 05:57
Well, back then I actually only needed 3-4 hours of sleep a day!
This is some sort of nihilistic psychosomatic pathology. I just might be super-:daisy:.
Why do I watch Dutch movies with English subtitles, I mean I am Dutch myself, English is just easier on the eyes for me than listening to my own language is for my ears
Montmorency
06-17-2013, 01:16
'Bob, this here car's gettin' too old. It's just plain unsafe to drive anymore, when the transmission's draggin' and the odometer's broken, when the steerin's as responsive as a water-craft's... Well - it's been a good run, but I s'pose it's time we went back to horse-drawn carriages...'
'Bill, why don't you just by a new car?'
'... Nah, s'too 'spensive. In fact, you've also got a car; why don't you send that old jalopy of yours to the junkyard and invest in the local horse farm with me?'
'Bill, my car is two years old, gets superb mileage while being big enough for my family, and...
'Even better!'
:freak:
I have discovered recently that I don't like being alone in the dark. The glow of the pc monitor is not enough. So, to remedy this problem, I sit with one colored light in a lamp and another paper lantern-like standing lamp has two candelabra style bulbs in it. All of the red variety. Very comfortable and relaxing. Makes for nice music, sleeping, vaping and some pc time. I plan to switch colors at some time, probably red or blue but that will be when one of the three red ones burn out. I would be nice for some formicary time as well but right now I only have Del to keep me company.
Why is it that I can forgive some people who have done extremely grievous wrongs to me, but not others who have done far more mild wrongs?
There is no greater relief than a visit to the toilet when waking up with severe pain in your belly. The pain just fades away with a concert that would shame every orchestra in the world. I should eat less meat but I like it so much.
a completely inoffensive name
06-18-2013, 04:32
Why do I like Father Elijah and Joshua Graham more than I like Colonel Shu or any one else in the NCR?
I have discovered that I need to have all my solid meals in liquid form. My beverages remain in liquid form unless I use ice.
I've never had banana juice. Does it even exist?
I've never had banana juice. Does it even exist?
It does! You can pick it up from your local Flemish-version of Walmart, most likely.
It does! You can pick it up from your local Dutch-version of Walmart, most likely.
You just angered him. He's Flemish.
Talking about Flemish, it's still the best band ever, Vaya con Dios http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7LUm-E4GPU8
Other cool one http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwrel&v=W6XnJNdm-8k
Gregoshi
06-19-2013, 18:35
You just angered him. He's Flemish.
He's not Flemish. He's more a sort of idealized version of the complete Renaissance Man.
You just angered him. He's Flemish.
One of those lapse moments where I thought he was in Netherlands...
Though on an off topic, I thought Flemish were the pro-Dutch side whilst the Walloon's were the pro-French side?
One of those lapse moments where I thought he was in Netherlands...
Though on an off topic, I thought Flemish were the pro-Dutch side whilst the Walloon's were the pro-French side?
That doesn't mean they like us very much ;)
I don't blame them for it though, Drunk idiots who are all coked up is what they usually see comming from here.
It's as complicated as it is simple, the Netherlands had a catholic south and a protestant north, devided by the rivers that run through the middle of the Netherlands. It's a long history, look up the eighty-years war. How it was devided later isn't all that important
Is there anything except fruit that doesn't taste better with worcestershire-sause
I started watching the original Star Trek of Hulu recently. I think it is a great show. Definitely better than banana juice and couldn't be improved topped with Worcestershire sauce.
Bananas are a fruit, you just failed where no man has failed before.
I think he's talking about the show.
BTW, how do you make banana juice? I make banana shake with bananas and milk, but never made juice....
a completely inoffensive name
06-21-2013, 22:27
BTW, how do you make banana juice?
Very carefully.
Am I missing something here..... :dizzy2:
I am finally going to pirate movies. DVD's get broken so easily, no hickups when they are on a USB-stick. Also no unskippable warnings gawd I hate these
HopAlongBunny
06-22-2013, 12:28
If you travel to Calgary, Alberta in the next few days bring a raft :)
http://www.cbc.ca/calgary/
Where I am on the North Hill, is high and dry but the river was bursting its banks yesterday...
The public service has been amazing...although the policeman I met was a little "testy" about me ignoring the "tape" during my river stroll:laugh4:
http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/slideshow?articleId=USRTX10WI4#a=15
Montmorency
06-27-2013, 15:56
I was looking up the book "Voting for Hitler and Stalin" on a certain site and one of the results was this (http://www.amazon.com/Intelligent-Leadership-Alistair-Mant/dp/1865080527)book.
:grin:
Why the heck would God create me with a strong interest in tools and mechanical things, and then give me cronic tendinitis?
My housekeepster cleaning up my appartment https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/Fragony/image_zps935afdd4.jpg
She's doing it all wrong.
She's doing it all wrong.
Nah, stance is right, pull is right. It just doesn't become any cleaner like this I don't pay her for that
She has her left wrist torqued. It needs to be straight, with the grip in the web of the hand. What she is doing puts lots of stress on the wrist and thumb, and will result in a less accurate shot. Also, she is gripping the string with all of her fingers and with her wrist seated. That is also bad form and will result in the string not traveling as straight upon release.
Did you have a nanny cam set up or something?
Nah took it with failpad. I got a really awesome housekeeper she's a riot to have around, kiss on forehead after laughs. And no I don't sleep with her before you ask
Nah took it with failpad. I got a really awesome housekeeper she's a riot to have around, kiss on forehead after laughs. And no I don't sleep with her before you ask
Yeah, I gave you more credit than that.
Must be nice to be a rich boy and have a housekeeper. ~;)
And no I don't sleep with her before you ask
But you do think about it. :clown:
Well she is a whole lot of fun and upsetting her a bit is hilarious
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/Fragony/image_zps15774ab9.jpg
Best housekeeper ever
I killed my fridge (and a lot of bottles) https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/Fragony/image_zpsdaafe936.jpg
Don't tell my mom, yes I had one too many
Don't tell my mom
The housekeeper will probably take the necessary disciplinary action herself. :tongue:
Nothing sucks harder than a failpad 3, now it has forgotten how to recharge it simply doesn't recognise it's own stuff. Do NOT get a failpad they do not work
Where do you think it got that name?
Well I kinda made it up. But they just don't work. Using an ipad for very casual use is as usefull as squeezing a rock for lemonade. It's futile as It just doesn't works. That thing sucks harder than a black hole, friend of mine has and Android based tablet, and behold, I can use internet with it, not half of it doesn' work I can really watch things on it. Amazing.
Well I kinda made it up. But they just don't work. Using an ipad for very casual use is as usefull as squeezing a rock for lemonade. It's futile as It just doesn't works. That thing sucks harder than a black hole, friend of mine has and Android based tablet, and behold, I can use internet with it, not half of it doesn' work I can really watch things on it. Amazing.
Do a google search for failpad and you will find that it is a commonly used term to describe ipads.
Do a google search for failpad and you will find that it is a commonly used term to describe ipads.
They all stole it from me.
MASTERPLAN
You don't talk about fightclub, you start one. No gloves, no headbutts, no knees. Allready have 4 takers, and fought two friends yesterday. Good fun
They all stole it from me.
MASTERPLAN
You don't talk about fightclub, you start one. No gloves, no headbutts, no knees. Allready have 4 takers, and fought two friends yesterday. Good fun
lol mate, someone is gonna get hurt. ~;)
Yep absolutily, I got two bruised ribs, and a few whatsitcalled on my legs. Did win both fights so far though
Yep absolutily, I got two bruised ribs, and a few whatsitcalled on my legs. Did win both fights so far though
Now you just gotta put some private videos on Youtube and share the links with me in a PM. ~;)
hmmm, mate doesn't accept challenge, which is probably a good idea as he's an ex heavyweight boxer. The pancy, I am not made out of sugar and there is no shame in losing. Badly. Results so far, the bruised ribs and a lot of normal bruises, the blue/purple kind
Watching Game of Thrones at the moms. Pretty awesome, but ffs does blueray suck. The image-quality is horrible. The sound is horrible. The menu's are slower than a bucket of shit uphill. My trusty 8 year old analogue B&O avant RF absolutily destroys it on all fronts. Don't go down on me yet boy, you will be really hard to replace.
Watching Game of Thrones at the moms. Pretty awesome, but ffs does blueray suck. The image-quality is horrible. The sound is horrible. The menu's are slower than a bucket of shit uphill. My trusty 8 year old analogue B&O avant RF absolutily destroys it on all fronts. Don't go down on me yet boy, you will be really hard to replace.
Did you just ask a boy to not go down on you? :inquisitive:
Did you just ask a boy to not go down on you? :inquisitive:
Not into that. This is my boy. Screw plasma, screw LCD, this is the prime. Best tv ever it's like looking through a window. They were expensive when they where new +/- 20.000 dollars, and they are still expensive today. Had the luck of finding one for 400 euro (the idiot), including the remote (the idiot these still cost 200 euro), some will still pay a thousand as they are getting increasingly rare. But it's the best tv ever made I want no other than this one.
http://audiovideo.marktplaza.nl/televisie/B-en-O-Bang-en-Olufsen-KTV-Avant-32-RF-DVD-24-mnd.-gar-29435961.htm
I've never heard of it. I have never been big into TVs. I just watch movies on my PC and everything. CRT I take it?
I just realized that in many ways we have been in a technological decline in many sectors since the 50's. Crap from back then should not work as well as modern stuff.
a completely inoffensive name
07-14-2013, 10:37
I am an old man in a young body.
Rhyfelwyr
07-14-2013, 18:33
I am an old man in a young body.
Same, I suspect a few orgahs are like that.
Same, I suspect a few orgahs are like that.
I am a 36 six year old total idiot, the more irresponsible the better
I just got a fortune cookie that said "Don't ignore minor detail; they are the key to your success."
I found it ironic that they didn't take their own advice.
Fisherking
07-15-2013, 19:58
I am an old man in a young body.
funny how that works. I feel like a young man in an old body.
I feel like a six year old girl in a young man's body.
The older I get, the more I get convinced that nobody is really old.
Seeing how fast the years go by, I'd even consider a 90 year old young.
Time flies, a year is nothing. Human beings don't get old.
Yeah. I was a bit terrified of having to become more responsible when I turned 30. It was completily uncalled for I am still stupid and I intend to stay stupid
Getting old means becoming less flexible in thought and action usually.
Nice if it isn't so but I'm not sure self-ratings are very reliable and at 90 it's usually quite advanced.
Also Blu-Ray is a great technology, it's just that not every movie is made with the same quality standards and attention to detail. Kinda fits with the message from the fortune cookie. And the differences in quality show much more than on a DVD because there is more detail of course.
Not impressed, watched Startrek and Game of Thrones, both top productions. Image is restless jaggies everywhere, and the framerate is awful
Damn it is hard to find a good job in this economy. They keep saying things are improving, but I have had three friends get laid off in the last 6 months and I have not been able to find another job myself. Where is all this improvement?
I can more easily invent a language than learn a real one. Go figure.
Fisherking
07-18-2013, 17:54
That is not so uncommon for native English speakers. Most other languages have element and tenses that are totally missing in English.
If you want something tough look at German. Something darn near impossible look at modern Greek. Learn to spell in Irish!
I think for me I just enjoy constructing languages more than I do learning someone else's, so I am better at it.
My temporary housemate, he's broken https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/Fragony/image_zpsb1b401c2.jp
Our fight-club has our first female member, we don't disciminate on gender. Fun fact, she's my housekeeper. I got a really awesome one
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/Fragony/image_zps935afdd4.jpg
Amazone, you are going down. She agreed on fighting me. I promise I will post it if she beats me up.
The Lurker Below
07-19-2013, 20:03
If dogs, whose ancient ancestors were wolves, were allowed to roam free in a no human contact wilderness would they eventually evolve back into wolves?
Our fight-club has our first female member, we don't disciminate on gender. Fun fact, she's my housekeeper. I got a really awesome one
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/Fragony/image_zps935afdd4.jpg
Amazone, you are going down. She agreed on fighting me. I promise I will post it if she beats me up.
Mate, I say videos of the fights or they are not happening. I mean, you can at least send them via PM, right?
Oh they are happening alright
I lost this one - (https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/Fragony/image_zpseec23c4c.jpg) no ~Andres
It kinda stings, and no it wasn't my housekeeper
Videos! lol I need videos!
Wasn't enough memory on the phone to film it, I had two fights yesterday (and got shot with a BB-gun), I lost both and I have been in better shape than I am right now. It's great fun, stop is stop and a hug afterwards, it couldn't get more homo-erotic.
Wasn't enough memory on the phone to film it, I had two fights yesterday (and got shot with a BB-gun), I lost both and I have been in better shape than I am right now. It's great fun, stop is stop and a hug afterwards, it couldn't get more homo-erotic.
lol, as long as you release within 3 seconds you are ok. ~;)
How the heck did you get shot with a bb gun?
lol, as long as you release within 3 seconds you are ok. ~;)
How the heck did you get shot with a bb gun?
Mate shot me heh
lol, with friends like that. ~;)
a completely inoffensive name
07-22-2013, 01:46
What good are my friends who are loyal like no other but who are just toxic for my mental sanity.
Go ahead and tell your friend who just had his long term gf dump him for some USC undergraduate dick that every girl is shallow and horny and will leave you to fuck some other guy if they want to. I'm sure that won't throw him into a depression.
a completely inoffensive name
07-22-2013, 02:37
It's more the thought that I spent 3 years of my life in a doomed relationship to begin with. It's the thought that if my gf was already so cold and ready to drop me at the end, she was probably already playing the field and merely just wanted to get the formalities out of the way. It's the thought that I am probably going to be alone for a while. All I care about is my work, learning and sharing my ideas with someone else and vice versa. I despise cynicism but if that is the truth, then I have no option than to be that guy.
a completely inoffensive name
07-22-2013, 02:44
It could always be worse. You could have gotten married, like I did. That would really make you feel like an idiot.
The lesson is to treat your twenties like they ought to be treated. Laid back and easy. The shit ain't worth sweatin'.
I have not gotten angry once this whole year. I always try to take things as they come, but I just think too much for my own good.
a completely inoffensive name
07-22-2013, 07:38
My sadness has been put aside for the moment in utter shock at how one of my friends has placed himself in a cult-ish ponzi scheme, and he is completely deluded into following it to the end. I might not be all there myself, but I can at least sleep tonight knowing that I am not a slave to some cult.
lol, with friends like that. ~;)
Well I shot him first. We know how to party Chez Fragony's ;)
My latest results https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/Fragony/IMG_0536_zps72063b48.jpg
I really need to recover now, no fights for two weeks for me, my ribs are bruised pretty bad
Montmorency
07-22-2013, 12:01
Good meals may be had in Helsinki for $10-15 per person.
Copenhagen is eye-wateringly expensive.
My butt itches.
Thought I'd share that.
My cat caught a chipmunk and was toying with it and not just killing it quickly. I don't like when the cats 'play' with their food, so usually when I see them doing that I get them angry with me by quickly dispatching their prey instead of letting them drag the poor creature's misery out. Today when I saw my cat playing with the chipmunk I was using an axe, so I walked over, moved her away, and then cut the thing's head off as it was playing dead. The headless body got up and started running around, which I found creepy, so I chopped it straight in half. Then the lower body literally started lifting its severed torso off the ground and walking around with its hind only two legs. Then my cat goes chasing it down and playing with it. Even though it actually died quickly, I walked away feeling as if I didn't accomplish anything. Well, almost. I did learn that Valve must have modeled those dog like creatures in Half-Life after a severed-in-half chipmunk, because that is exactly what it looked like!
It's more the thought that I spent 3 years of my life in a doomed relationship to begin with. It's the thought that if my gf was already so cold and ready to drop me at the end, she was probably already playing the field and merely just wanted to get the formalities out of the way. It's the thought that I am probably going to be alone for a while. All I care about is my work, learning and sharing my ideas with someone else and vice versa. I despise cynicism but if that is the truth, then I have no option than to be that guy.
As Bob Marley said, everybody is going to hurt you, stick with those worth suffering for. My friends will do anything for me and vica versa. Sounds like an insensitive :daisy:
Can't edit, meant your friend, not your ex.
YAY delivery delivered, 8 handmade hand-painted arrows for only 50 euro. They are beautifull. Very light, very sharp tip, and they look awesome.
Please remember that you are in the Kingdom of Peace and Love, so I'd appreciate it if you sticked to the topic, which are random thoughts, not stories about hobbies that involve beating up people.
:bow:
Driving along today and I saw this overpriced BMW as you usually do, showing ineptitude in their abilities. It reminded me of a story of my first driving lesson with my Father.
We were driving down the road, obviously noticing this overpriced car infront of us, then they turned off. My father goes "Son, don't buy a car like that", rather confused, I asked "Why not?", with a grin on his face, he says "It doesn't come with working turning signals".
Please remember that you are in the Kingdom of Peace and Love, so I'd appreciate it if you sticked to the topic, which are random thoughts, not stories about hobbies that involve beating up people.
:bow:
Just because it's different doesn't mean it isn't love
But it most certainly isn't peace...
Yes it is, we are all good friends. There is no hostility involved it's just a bit more hardcore as you can could see from pics, but if I had called for a quit I would have gotten one, I just don't like quiting so I got hurt somewhat
The Lurker Below
07-24-2013, 18:21
Anthony Weiner is clearly too big a man for a little job like mayor. He should be president. His friend, our attorney general deserves a promotion, say, vice president.
Vote Weiner - Holder '16!
But it most certainly isn't peace...
I gotta agree with Frags. There are few things more bonding than a friendly sparring match with a mate.
I gotta agree with Frags. There are few things more bonding than a friendly sparring match with a mate.
We are taking it a bit further. Gotcha. https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/Fragony/image_zpsb1b401c2.jpg Don't want to get hurt, better places to be
Bon nuit mia muca et adieu
You should use 4 oz gloves. It would help stops the cuts a lot without depriving the punch of much effect. Then you wouldn't have to wait so long.
You should use 4 oz gloves. It would help stops the cuts a lot without depriving the punch of much effect. Then you wouldn't have to wait so long.
Nope no gloves what's the fun in that, bare knuckels only. But I am not doing any fights for a while myself I am pretty beaten up by now.
Until I see a video I am just going to assume that your wounds are the result of hardcore sadomasochist activity.
~;)
Until I see a video I am just going to assume that your wounds are the result of hardcore sadomasochist activity.
~;)
Sorry bro it would be illegal
Sorry bro it would be illegal
It is illegal in Dutchland to shoot a video of friendly fight? Damn that sucks. Heil Willem-Alexander!
Gregoshi
07-25-2013, 20:09
Welcome to the Random Foughts Thread. ~;)
It is illegal in Dutchland to shoot a video of friendly fight? Damn that sucks. Heil Willem-Alexander!
If they think there is gambling involved I got a problem, there isn't, but I don't want these eyes on me
Well, that is not as bad at least. Still it sucks though.
double thought = ((double)rand() / (double)(MAX_RAND + 1));
a completely inoffensive name
07-27-2013, 07:13
Some days I wish I had gone into meteorology and became a local weatherman. It really would be the best life ever.
Damn that Nicolas Cage movie for making me think otherwise.
Montmorency
07-29-2013, 12:46
It's always interesting to revisit dream-worlds, or even specific dreams, years along the line. This time it might have been as much as 7-years-old.
But it can be pretty unhinging to dream a dream about making minute changes prior to the events leading up to the dreaming of the old dream and then dreaming the old dream and wondering at the deterministic forces that allow almost all of the old dream to remain identical to its original iteration despite the changes. I mean, it's the same stump we sat on, the same positions and orientations upon the stump, the same nameless people, from the thing that happened, around us, the same dropkick, and all the other things that I can now recall abstractly as having occurred, but which I can once more no longer retrieve despite their apparently still being stored.
Also, I wonder what it says about the physiology of dreaming that it is typically the case that if I awake and then fall back into sleep within the next few minutes, any dream I may have been dreaming prior to awakening immediately resumes as though having been paused during the interim.
What does it say that my dreams sometimes assume the architecture of video-game worlds, especially in that I can find myself repeating sequences of a dream until I achieve a satisfactory result?
Just as I seem to actively recall the abstract rather than the specific in waking life, I rarely seem to leave a dream with more than the sense of it and perhaps one or two 'snapshots'. It's a shame, as I apparently sometimes hear or read some striking things in my dreams, but am unable to reconstruct the sentences upon awakening. For instance, the words of wise black man regarding a member here - who I'll leave unnamed - that seemed quite insightful to me at the time, but of which only fragments remained by the time I found myself in the bathroom.
Tangentially, it's a long-time bone of contention in my dreams that I am unable to fly in my dreams even when using bloody flying machines.
So: what's the age you had your first dream that was to be remembered by you to the present day?
My dreams are incredibly realistic, I have no idea where it comes from but I somehow invent places and people.
Rhyfelwyr
07-29-2013, 17:43
Now I think about it I can only remember dreams that are pretty recent, and even then only a handful. I have very boring and stereotypical dreams. For example, thinking I have a big exam coming up and I haven't done anything for it. Or wanting to run from some disaster but I go in slow motion etc (often this one is due to a nearby extinct volcano erupting).
The oldest dream I can remember (and I'm not even sure if was a dream, and not something I concocted in a semi-conscious state) was when I must have been about 10 or so. I was on a family holiday at the time, and remember seeing glowing stick figures walking about on the other side of the room. The thing is it was far more realistic than any other dream I've ever had (maybe a bit like Monty, I seem to understand what is going on in my dreams in the abstract, rather than seeing things more in a more concrete fashion), so realistic it was 100% real-looking in fact. I think I may not actually have been asleep, but in some weird pre-sleep state. I remember that house had a weird African Tribal mask I was freaked out by and I thought this had something to do with it at the time.
Certainly, my mind used to go a bit funny before I would go to sleep. When I shut my eyes, I would sometimes have face after face flicker by, often becoming increasingly strange and contorted. I think it's just some process where your brain is sorting through the day's information intake, it doesn't happen to me any more.
Other than that the only old dream I remember is being haunted by a dead grandparent.
My dreams are never pleasant. They are either scary, disturbing, or at best bittersweet. Get your violins out for this one, lol. A while ago I dreamed I had got a girl pregnant, and when I woke up I still thought it was true for a minute. When I realised it wasn't I suddenly felt really empty.
Oddly, for all that, I still like dreaming.
TheLastDays
07-30-2013, 17:26
I actually had a similar dream about having gotten my GF pregnant myself just a while ago...
Dreams are weird for me... and I hardly remember dreams from long ago
I actually had a similar dream about having gotten my GF pregnant myself just a while ago...
Dreams are weird for me... and I hardly remember dreams from long ago
If you think that's weird, take comfort in me being bullied by a T-Rex. The damn thing keeps showing up and I can't run for some reason.
TheLastDays
07-30-2013, 17:46
Well that wasn't the weirdest of the dreams actually just similar to what Rhy posted which is why I mentioned it... The comment after that was meant more in general... Unfortunately I can't recall most of my dreams.
If you think that's weird, take comfort in me being bullied by a T-Rex. The damn thing keeps showing up and I can't run for some reason.
Same thing always happens with me. I am always in a situation of imminent death (thanks to seeing Jurassic Park as a kid so many times, it often involves dinosaurs), but cannot move or talk or defend myself. I hate those kind of dreams/nightmares.
On an unrelated note, I really would like to drive the cars I just designed in Automation.
Atlas Thunder Chief M1
https://imageshack.us/a/img547/9718/dw6p.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img9/3148/8lzc.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img690/5445/b3bx.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img41/6888/bek0.png
https://img39.imageshack.us/img39/2296/kf7d.png
Atlas Thunder Chief M2
https://imageshack.us/a/img546/971/kfb.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img9/6088/go5v.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img832/3272/631u.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img18/6024/izg.png
Atlas Thunder Chief M3
https://imageshack.us/a/img405/8999/dn9.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img203/2213/8zuc.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img11/5895/xtw.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img707/9152/3b04.png
Atlas Lightning Strike M1
https://imageshack.us/a/img17/6285/4fdt.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img546/9598/0vsa.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img19/9324/px1q.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img838/469/szf9.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img819/3694/ieub.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img35/2954/35f5.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img27/9963/ekw3.png
Atlas A1:
https://imageshack.us/a/img163/92/r5k.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img689/5567/szrz.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img16/7108/8cj.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img834/5777/r4f3.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img607/7337/si6c.png
Something inspired by Dodge muscle cars.
https://imageshack.us/a/img819/748/thgf.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img543/2364/cqcp.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img7/957/gu1i.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img42/7274/xjzc.png
a completely inoffensive name
07-31-2013, 04:12
Why the **** do I feel like killing myself every time I see a picture of her. It's almost been 3 months. I feel happier every day, I have been trying my best to work out and get out of my room. To meet new people and re-establish friendships with old friends. But every time I glance at a reminder of her on facebook (through mutual friends) I fall right back into that zone from the very first week it happened. God damn my whole energy and will is just sucked up in an instant.
Also, Vuk put that stuff in spoilers, it's not good for people with slow connections and it also makes the page jump around when you are trying to type as the pictures keep loading.
It takes some time bro, love is the sweetest way to die. You'll get over it eventually
TheLastDays
07-31-2013, 06:39
I know the feeling acin... but it will definitely get better. I don't know your situation at all so of course any advice is to be taken carefully but what helped me was to realize that I have to leave it behind. For a while I didn't want to hear it but in the end I had to accept that I might not end up back with her and as soon as I did that I could focus on what was still in front of me and now I'm together with someone else and happier than before :yes:
I can't heal your broken heart, only time can. But I did put the pictures posted by Vuk in spoilers, especially for you ~:pat:
Vuk, I actualle have one of these fosilised mosquites hanging on my neck
Yes, it really is a mosquitto from that age. Awesome isn't it
https://smg.photobucket.com/user/Fragony/media/0b2806a7-889d-47a5-83b3-091559dfc04a_zpsd5469957.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
And yes I know I bruised my Ribs. Cleanest pic I can show
lol, there is no picture.
Montmorency
07-31-2013, 22:31
Why are we investigating the human brain for neural correlates of mental abstractions?
We should be searching for the brain we have, not the brain we think we have.
So, we should be extrapolating mental correlates from our studies of the brain.
rickinator9
08-01-2013, 04:22
Why are we investigating the human brain for neural correlates of mental abstractions?
We should be searching for the brain we have, not the brain we think we have.
So, we should be extrapolating mental correlates from our studies of the brain.
Do you want to hurt my brain?
Talking of Mosquitoes, I can't seem to kill any here in the room!
Send it to them on rembours, dunno if you have that, receiver pays the costs of delivery and eventual stalling unless they reject it.
TheLastDays
08-01-2013, 15:38
Who knows? Might be drugs... or a bomb?
I'm joking, NSA...
Way to go. https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/Fragony/image_zps70a859a0.jpg
And no that isn't me it's my maid's barely underaged toyboy.
He is good he hit it tree times
I love it when I get inspiration for ambitious projects that I don't have the funding and often times the skill to pull off. I am generally a lot less excited when I think of something practical. :P
Montmorency
08-07-2013, 02:40
In one of the languages spoken in Rwanda, "chop" is something like 'tem-'
In Attic Greek, "cut" is something like 'temn-'
I know that doesn't indicate anything at all, but it's still interesting...
some recent random thoughts:
man, I'm so rolling in teh moniez now....
why do some people not accept that 63-47=/=9?
what should I do about that old friend of mine? she isn't accepting my invitation to be friends on Facebook, she won't reply to the letter in the invitation, and so far did not openly reject the invitation. maybe she's still angry about me not being able to give her my email when I last saw her; then again, she did leave the room when I told her I'd be back from doing a quick assignment (to which she agreed to stay for). If so that's a long time to hold a grudge.
what should I do about that old friend of mine? she isn't accepting my invitation to be friends on Facebook, she won't reply to the letter in the invitation, and so far did not openly reject the invitation. maybe she's still angry about me not being able to give her my email when I last saw her; then again, she did leave the room when I told her I'd be back from doing a quick assignment (to which she agreed to stay for). If so that's a long time to hold a grudge.
Just forget about it. If she accepts the friend request sweet, if not then oh well.
I get this same kind of anxiety and lately I've been learning that I need to detach myself from the relationship and just let it go. I feel so much better when I do and the relationship I'm fretting over actually improves instead of falling apart like I used to fear. If the relationship does end then that's ok, it's not the end of the world. There's other girls out there for me to date and other people for me to get to know and I can't force someone to be in a relationship with me if they don't want to be.
scipio123
08-11-2013, 22:43
help
When I saw the new Thief website and how they portrayed Basso (and the species of Jenivere) I almost cried. Why do I have to suffer through them doing this to one of my favorite games? Why?
All flies must die
And people who wrap the toilet paper roll over the top. They need to die as well. Dangerous folk...
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