LordMortis wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 6:56 pm
Shit in'is (rarely use containerization for feces outside of the normal bathroom. Not to be confused with having unknown contents "Shit isinis'?)
Also not to be confused with "shit innit?" which is someone from the English west country identifying feces.
Blackhawk wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 8:49 pm
someone from the English west country
AKA, for a great many Americans, the 'pirate accent':
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." — P. J. O'Rourke
I can't watch the video because my officemate thinks I'm working, but I'm guessing that it comes (along with the eyepatch and pegleg trope) from Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.
Holman wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2025 9:40 am
I can't watch the video because my officemate thinks I'm working, but I'm guessing that it comes (along with the eyepatch and pegleg trope) from Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.
Indeed, the so-called "pirate accent" primarily stems from the 1950 RKO-Disney British adaptation of Treasure Island. Actor Robert Newton's portrayal of Long John Silver featured a pronounced exaggeration of his English West Country accent, setting a standard for how pirates tend to be portrayed in popular culture ever since:
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." — P. J. O'Rourke
GreenGoo wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 3:53 pm
Pronunciation request:
Chitin.
Chitinous.
Chitinoid.
Chitin: Pronounced as "KYE-tin," meaning the first syllable sounds like "kye," which rhymes with "sky," and the second syllable is pronounced like "tin," as in the metal.
Chitinous: Pronounced as "KYE-tin-us," meaning it starts with the same "KYE" sound as in "chitin," followed by "tin," and ends with "us," as in "bus."
Chitinoid: Pronounced as "KYE-tin-oid," again, it begins with "KYE," followed by "tin," and ends with "oid," as in "android."
Blackhawk wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2025 1:52 pm
Luckily, I first encountered the word in a science class, so no changes necessary (unlike wyvern, which took me years to fix my pronunciation of.)
Hey I like this thing..a jellyfish humidifier.....
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I am Dyslexic of Borg, prepare to have your ass laminated.
I guess Ray Butts has ate his last pancake. http://steamcommunity.com/id/daehawk
"Has high IQ. Refuses to apply it"
When in doubt, skewer it out...I don't know.
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I am Dyslexic of Borg, prepare to have your ass laminated.
I guess Ray Butts has ate his last pancake. http://steamcommunity.com/id/daehawk
"Has high IQ. Refuses to apply it"
When in doubt, skewer it out...I don't know.
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I am Dyslexic of Borg, prepare to have your ass laminated.
I guess Ray Butts has ate his last pancake. http://steamcommunity.com/id/daehawk
"Has high IQ. Refuses to apply it"
When in doubt, skewer it out...I don't know.
I just rewatched Avengers End Game and at the end when Cap goes back to return the stones he takes Thor's Hammer with him. Later when he returns and gives the new Cap his shield he doesn't give him the hammer. So what happened to it?
dbt1949 wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2025 6:35 am
I just rewatched Avengers End Game and at the end when Cap goes back to return the stones he takes Thor's Hammer with him. Later when he returns and gives the new Cap his shield he doesn't give him the hammer. So what happened to it?
Rogers returns the Stones and Mjolnir to their proper timelines and remains in the past to live with Carter. In the present, an elderly Rogers passes his shield to Sam Wilson.
All that was necessary was for Cap to take it with him when he went back in time. At some point Thor would summon Mjolnir and the hammer would leave under its own power.
"What? What?What?" -- The 14th Doctor
It's not enough to be a good player... you also have to play well. -- Siegbert Tarrasch
coopasonic wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2025 12:50 pm
It used to be somewhat alarming when I ate an entire box of thin mints. Now the entire box is a reasonable sweet snack. Shrinkflation is real.
Fortunately my appetite is also shrinking so those smaller portions seem just about right.
coopasonic wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2025 12:50 pm
It used to be somewhat alarming when I ate an entire box of thin mints. Now the entire box is a reasonable sweet snack. Shrinkflation is real.
A few days ago when someone was complaining about Girl Scout cookies being more expensive this year, I "helpfully" pointed that in this economy they could either have less cookie for the same price, or the same cookie for a higher price. Their replay was "Yeah, but it's actually less cookie for a higher price!"
"What? What?What?" -- The 14th Doctor
It's not enough to be a good player... you also have to play well. -- Siegbert Tarrasch
One aspect of shrinkflation that I like is restaurant hamburgers going from 8 oz to 6 oz at many places. Half a pound is a little too much for me, so I won't order a burger from a place that boasts of 8 oz or more. I make 1/3 lb patties at home, and that's just right.
ImLawBoy wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2025 11:53 am
Christmas lights are down before February. Feeling pretty good about myself.
This season I bought some of the controllable LED lights (Govee is the brand). You can change the color with an app and there's a lot of pre-set and user created themes. My wife wanted lights for other holidays and I finally gave in thanks to these. It's super easy to change them. Right now they're set on Ice. There are a bunch of holiday settings as well. February 1st they'll go to a valentines setting (pinks and reds). After that I'll set them to a St Patrick's theme. Then an Easter theme until Easter and then I'll set them to a spring theme. I will no longer be taking the lights down and putting them back up. These will be up permanently (which makes my wife happy). I'm considering replacing our lights in the back yard and maybe even new Christmas tree lights with them, too. They're pretty awesome.
My wife just took our indoor Christmas stuff down. She likes to keep it up all of January. I want it down on January 1st. The Govee lights keep her happy with the outdoors so I can take the rest down on January 1st.
That sound of the spoon scraping over the can ribbing as you corral the last ravioli or two is the signal that a great treat is coming. It's the washboard solo in God's own
bluegrass band of comfort food. - LawBeefaroni
Kraken wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2025 6:00 pm
One aspect of shrinkflation that I like is restaurant hamburgers going from 8 oz to 6 oz at many places. Half a pound is a little too much for me, so I won't order a burger from a place that boasts of 8 oz or more. I make 1/3 lb patties at home, and that's just right.
hepcat wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2025 12:39 pm
Are those the lights you can also add as backdrops to your TV that supposedly enhance your viewing by matching the lighting on screen?
Probably similar but these are mine. They're basically christmas lights. I got the 96 feet version for less than $60. My wife was tired of the "Ice" them so now we are using meteor. Similar color (shades of blue) but it has a wave effect (similar to people doing the wave in a stadium). I've never really felt that the tv lights would enhance my tv watching.
That sound of the spoon scraping over the can ribbing as you corral the last ravioli or two is the signal that a great treat is coming. It's the washboard solo in God's own
bluegrass band of comfort food. - LawBeefaroni
A simple back flow is supposed to reduce eye strain due to the bright screen surrounded by a dark background. The fancy pants versions are supposed to color shift to reflect the dominant color in the image, almost like the screen is also glowing back onto the wall.
I'm a big Govee fan. We use them on the Christmas tree and I bought some for outside this Christmas as well.
More recently, I bought one of their floor lamps, which is basically just a pole with an LED strip running up the middle of it. But it's really cool and adds some neat ambience to the office. You can program all sort of effects into it. One of my favorite features of the Govee app is that there is a "DIY" section where you can access custom light packages other users have created and with a button click apply them to your own lighting.