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Today, 01:59 PM

LookingSkyward replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

you're just scary looking, Treb!

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Today, 01:52 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Early tech development in Science and Technology

I would disagree with that defintion of "performing poorly". China had 5000 years of continuous civilization. The pre-Renaissance era Muslim and...

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Today, 01:50 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I've had a clerk at Lowe's actually see me standing by the "help needed" button I'd just pressed and turn and run away. Apparently he didn't like...

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Today, 01:49 PM

Buttercup replied to a thread Effects of gravity on voice? in Space Exploration

Well, again, my intention was to ask about the effects of lower gravity (on Mars, for instance) for colonists who will live there for years. Would...

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Today, 01:48 PM

Trebuchet replied to a poll Which do you prefer as starch with a meal? in Off-Topic Babbling

That's kind of the point of it, I think. It's hard to eat the skin, which is actually quite tasty, otherwise. Unless you microwave it, which also...

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Today, 12:27 PM

Hlafordlaes replied to a thread Star Trek Into Darkness May 17, 2013 - Spoilers in Small Media at Large

Frankly, I could care less about canon. I don't mind the idea of a Star Trek that is more action-oriented, or even if things drift from Roddenbery's...

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Today, 12:07 PM

Hlafordlaes replied to a thread The Utterly Random Rant Thread in Off-Topic Babbling

Yeah, anything having to do with food service is hard work, closetgeek. BTW, make sure your tetanus shots are up to date. This profession is the one...

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Today, 11:42 AM

Hlafordlaes replied to a thread Some Non-trivial Things That Annoy Me. in Off-Topic Babbling

Whom is OK as object, equal to 'them' in "haven't seen them" in the text. 'Whom' is almost gone in the vernacular, but it still grinds on my...

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Today, 11:11 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread The Banned Thread 2: Electric Boogaloo in Fun-n-Games

FarmMarsNow banned for banning Hlafordlaes before I could.

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Today, 10:59 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread Leave a random silly sentence! in Fun-n-Games

And then along cam lonely, lanky Jones.

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Today, 10:37 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread How can zombies survive without an input of energy? in Off-Topic Babbling

Depends on the specifics of the story. And even if the writer makes them magic, that doesn't mean they can't have internally self-consistent rules.

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Today, 10:19 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread Mechanical advantages of rails? in Science and Technology

It wasn't by choice.

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Today, 09:07 AM

LookingSkyward replied to a thread Leave a random silly sentence! in Fun-n-Games

and then the zombie goldfish came and ate my brain

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Today, 06:17 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread The Utterly Random Rant Thread in Off-Topic Babbling

There's a name: "Life". I had a recent reminder of how these events never happen alone, they always bring friends. Yesterday morning (3 am) a...

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Today, 05:51 AM

Noclevername replied to a poll Which do you prefer as starch with a meal? in Off-Topic Babbling

What's wrong with it?

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Today, 03:55 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Some Non-trivial Things That Annoy Me. in Off-Topic Babbling

i think "whom" is pretty much a word whose time has gone.

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Today, 02:21 AM

Hlafordlaes replied to a thread Materialism in Off-Topic Babbling

I had to re-read the thread to see if you might be referring to my evil genies. Hey, William Shatner saw one on the wing of a plane, so there.

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Today, 02:04 AM

Hlafordlaes replied to a thread Life Before Earth in Life in Space

What I mean is that if you take the most probable elements available on the surface or under the ocean, based only on the workings of the posited...

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Today, 01:56 AM

Hlafordlaes replied to a thread Some Non-trivial Things That Annoy Me. in Off-Topic Babbling

Wow, that is bad.

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Today, 01:34 AM

Swift replied to a poll Which do you prefer as starch with a meal? in Off-Topic Babbling

I love all of them, but my favorite is pasta.

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Today, 01:32 AM

Moose replied to a thread WHy are movies obsessed with 'Re-boots' in Small Media at Large

Heh, I think I'd actually watch that one, if only to see if Gillian tries to BAUT-disown me or something. :D

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Today, 01:21 AM

Swift replied to a thread Suspended/banned posters log in Forum Rules, FAQs, and Information

TooMany has been suspended for his behavior in this thread. He has a long history of inappropriate behavior, including trying to post ATM positions...

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Today, 01:16 AM

Swift replied to a thread Expanding universe- without a big bang? in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

No you did not. But the Q&A forum is only for mainstream answers for science and astronomy questions, not for general discussion, and certainly not...

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Today, 01:02 AM

Swift replied to a thread My Frustration with the Life In Space forum in Forum Introductions and Feedback

The reason the "scientists of the mainstream" (whatever that means) do not come out with an unqualified yes or no regarding life beyond Earth is for...

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Today, 12:14 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread Internet Explorer Sucks? in Off-Topic Babbling

If you're 12.

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Yesterday, 11:49 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Internet Explorer Sucks? in Off-Topic Babbling

"They don't mean it that way" is kind of like "He don't mean no harm". Yes, he does, and he's doing some.

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