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Re: World Views
Subtle sexbot humor (even in the intro):
"Two sexbots meet in a bar - SB2 is an atheist ..."
SB1: Hi handsome! Do you come here often?
SB2: Get lost! I'm tired of hearing "Oh, God!"
Rod
"Two sexbots meet in a bar - SB2 is an atheist ..."
SB1: Hi handsome! Do you come here often?
SB2: Get lost! I'm tired of hearing "Oh, God!"
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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... sault.html
"The sixth-grader, whom she was supervising during lunch in the cafeteria,
had been leaning back in the chair when Peschi kicked the legs out from the chair,
causing him to fall and hit his head on the floor."
Interesting verdict by the court ...
and event described in this article does not agree with video:
Teacher's foot is placed on back of chair that's leaning toward floor
and her foot pushes down, causing the chair to fall.
... and she was close enough to use her hands to push chair back
to its upright position (probably with reprimand to the student).
This viewer's verdict: She was trying to make a point
... on top of the student's head.
Rod
"The sixth-grader, whom she was supervising during lunch in the cafeteria,
had been leaning back in the chair when Peschi kicked the legs out from the chair,
causing him to fall and hit his head on the floor."
Interesting verdict by the court ...
and event described in this article does not agree with video:
Teacher's foot is placed on back of chair that's leaning toward floor
and her foot pushes down, causing the chair to fall.
... and she was close enough to use her hands to push chair back
to its upright position (probably with reprimand to the student).
This viewer's verdict: She was trying to make a point
... on top of the student's head.
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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/world/woman-stu ... read-knife
"Zoe Archibald, 34, had climbed into her cousin's red and yellow Little Tikes car
after joking how she thought she could fit - but ended up getting wedged inside."
But she's a good candidate for designing smaller seats on passenger planes.
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"Zoe Archibald, 34, had climbed into her cousin's red and yellow Little Tikes car
after joking how she thought she could fit - but ended up getting wedged inside."
But she's a good candidate for designing smaller seats on passenger planes.
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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/hear ... eeseburger
"Leonard Durkin died at the age of 71 after a long history of heart problems, SWNS reports. Before he passed,
he told his son that, when the time came, he would like his favorite snack to be placed on top of his coffin.
Durkin reportedly would visit the Burger King after stopping by his wife’s grave, which was located nearby."
"Long history of heart problems" and frequent "double bacon cheeseburger"
are not necessarily related ... since grave visits can be stressful.
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"Leonard Durkin died at the age of 71 after a long history of heart problems, SWNS reports. Before he passed,
he told his son that, when the time came, he would like his favorite snack to be placed on top of his coffin.
Durkin reportedly would visit the Burger King after stopping by his wife’s grave, which was located nearby."
"Long history of heart problems" and frequent "double bacon cheeseburger"
are not necessarily related ... since grave visits can be stressful.
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Re: https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/11/business ... index.html
"It's just a slim tube of ranch dressing, relabeled so parents
can trick kids into happily eating their vegetables."
At least, it would taste good on a Beyond Meat burger ...
and, for concerned kids, "It's not a ground up cow." would be true!
As I understand the problem, some veggies don't taste good
because children do not yet have well-developed taste buds.
But the training will be good for later life when taking
necessary medicine that doesn't taste good.
Rod
"It's just a slim tube of ranch dressing, relabeled so parents
can trick kids into happily eating their vegetables."
At least, it would taste good on a Beyond Meat burger ...
and, for concerned kids, "It's not a ground up cow." would be true!
As I understand the problem, some veggies don't taste good
because children do not yet have well-developed taste buds.
But the training will be good for later life when taking
necessary medicine that doesn't taste good.
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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... tions.html
"US women's soccer team is slammed for 'disgusting' celebrations during 13-0 World Cup
thrashing of Thailand that left the opposition players in tears"
Undoubtedly, overwhelming feminine emotions ...
from both teams!
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"US women's soccer team is slammed for 'disgusting' celebrations during 13-0 World Cup
thrashing of Thailand that left the opposition players in tears"
Undoubtedly, overwhelming feminine emotions ...
from both teams!
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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -diet.html
"Lose up to a stone with the fast 800 summer diet consuming 800 calories a day -
'5:2 diet' is a restricted diet (800 cal.) for two days a week, then eating normally for the rest"
"our modern diet — high in sugars and starchy carbs, with constant on-the-go snacking —
lies firmly at the heart of this terrible crisis, with its life-changing problems for sufferers."
However, fast weight loss is rarely recommended by doctors -
go for the better diet (sans bad carbs and with exercise).
And I've discovered that eliminating anything made with flour
(as well as bad carbs in general) helps control blood sugar.
Rod
"Lose up to a stone with the fast 800 summer diet consuming 800 calories a day -
'5:2 diet' is a restricted diet (800 cal.) for two days a week, then eating normally for the rest"
"our modern diet — high in sugars and starchy carbs, with constant on-the-go snacking —
lies firmly at the heart of this terrible crisis, with its life-changing problems for sufferers."
However, fast weight loss is rarely recommended by doctors -
go for the better diet (sans bad carbs and with exercise).
And I've discovered that eliminating anything made with flour
(as well as bad carbs in general) helps control blood sugar.
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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech ... ought.html
"Maybe there ISN'T anyone out there!
The number of planets that could support alien life is much smaller than we thought
as scientists admit that more than HALF are shrouded in toxic gas"
Re: https://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/public/ask/2360
"there are around 30 billion planets in our galaxy alone,
and there are over 100 billion galaxies in the observable Universe"
Who knew?! ... that half of 10^21 could be "much smaller"?
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"Maybe there ISN'T anyone out there!
The number of planets that could support alien life is much smaller than we thought
as scientists admit that more than HALF are shrouded in toxic gas"
Re: https://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/public/ask/2360
"there are around 30 billion planets in our galaxy alone,
and there are over 100 billion galaxies in the observable Universe"
Who knew?! ... that half of 10^21 could be "much smaller"?
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Re: https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/06/11/ ... enver-zoo/
"'Chilean flamingo Lance Bass and American flamingo Freddie Mercury
have paired up for several years,' zoo officials tweeted Tuesday."
Who knew!? that the gay "flaming" expression came from flamingos:
"Lance, you flaming queen! That's MY pink feather boa!"
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"'Chilean flamingo Lance Bass and American flamingo Freddie Mercury
have paired up for several years,' zoo officials tweeted Tuesday."
Who knew!? that the gay "flaming" expression came from flamingos:
"Lance, you flaming queen! That's MY pink feather boa!"
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Re: https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/van ... ot-a-joke/
"Millennials can’t get enough avocado toast apparently and now they’re giving it for free.
They just have a buy a house."
The days are long past when you could get a free toaster opening a bank account
... but that might be negotiated with the new mortgage*.
* https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/ ... f-avocado/
"benchmark price of a condo in Metro Vancouver in May was $664,200"
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"Millennials can’t get enough avocado toast apparently and now they’re giving it for free.
They just have a buy a house."
The days are long past when you could get a free toaster opening a bank account
... but that might be negotiated with the new mortgage*.
* https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/ ... f-avocado/
"benchmark price of a condo in Metro Vancouver in May was $664,200"
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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/woman ... ordered-16
"An unimpressed Boohoo shopper was left baffled after ordering size 16 bikini bottoms
- only to be sent two separate size eights instead."
Reminds me of the time, years ago, when I found a Hawaiian grass skirt at a discount store,
then left it anonymously on a female co-workers desk, intending to confess after she asked everyone.
But then I learned that it was only half of the skirt, so I never admitted the grassy deed.
She was flattered that someone thought she could wear such a small size
(if worn with a tie on one side, instead of two ties).
Rod
"An unimpressed Boohoo shopper was left baffled after ordering size 16 bikini bottoms
- only to be sent two separate size eights instead."
Reminds me of the time, years ago, when I found a Hawaiian grass skirt at a discount store,
then left it anonymously on a female co-workers desk, intending to confess after she asked everyone.
But then I learned that it was only half of the skirt, so I never admitted the grassy deed.
She was flattered that someone thought she could wear such a small size
(if worn with a tie on one side, instead of two ties).
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Re: https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2019/06/13 ... d-for-you/
"But medical experts says there isn’t any scientific evidence of medical benefits from urine therapy.
Dr. Comilla Sasson told KUSA that urine isn’t sterile and 'could be harmful' because of the bacteria."
Interesting logic ...
that which is filtered from your blood in order to be excreted
is somehow good for you. How like a vaccine
Rod
"But medical experts says there isn’t any scientific evidence of medical benefits from urine therapy.
Dr. Comilla Sasson told KUSA that urine isn’t sterile and 'could be harmful' because of the bacteria."
Interesting logic ...
that which is filtered from your blood in order to be excreted
is somehow good for you. How like a vaccine
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Re: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world- ... a-columbia
"We want to go around the whole of Buenaventura, from the air, and pour holy water onto it to see
if we exorcise and get out all those demons that are destroying our port, so that God’s blessing
comes and gets rid of all the wickedness that is in our streets."
Probably much less water than used to fight forest fires from the air ...
suggesting that the Buenaventura demons are not as hot.
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"We want to go around the whole of Buenaventura, from the air, and pour holy water onto it to see
if we exorcise and get out all those demons that are destroying our port, so that God’s blessing
comes and gets rid of all the wickedness that is in our streets."
Probably much less water than used to fight forest fires from the air ...
suggesting that the Buenaventura demons are not as hot.
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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/m ... -new-nanny
"the couple could opt for a male nanny or 'manny' as they are known across the pond."
... but probably not a bi-nanny (binary nanny).
The royal interview imagined ...
MM: "What is your sexual orientation?'"
Candidate: "Binary"
MM: "Bye nanny!"
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"the couple could opt for a male nanny or 'manny' as they are known across the pond."
... but probably not a bi-nanny (binary nanny).
The royal interview imagined ...
MM: "What is your sexual orientation?'"
Candidate: "Binary"
MM: "Bye nanny!"
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Re: https://www.wsj.com/articles/waterfront ... 1560533628
"A massive Palm Beach mansion is in contract to be sold for over $100 million ...
a record for the most expensive single-family home sale in the wealthy Florida town"
"The property comes with its own boat dock and a five-car garage."
Cars and boat not included (and would be quite pricey for this residence).
I can almost imagine living there ... in the servants quarters.
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"A massive Palm Beach mansion is in contract to be sold for over $100 million ...
a record for the most expensive single-family home sale in the wealthy Florida town"
"The property comes with its own boat dock and a five-car garage."
Cars and boat not included (and would be quite pricey for this residence).
I can almost imagine living there ... in the servants quarters.
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Re: https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/20 ... d-victims/
"Each of the patients who claims to have been abducted by aliens and believed that a transmitter
was implanted in their brain has shown abnormalities in brain wave activity in their parietal lobe."
Perhaps, the implant (if real) is more electro-chemical than mechanical
... or is alien conducted neuronal re-wiring.
Rod
"Each of the patients who claims to have been abducted by aliens and believed that a transmitter
was implanted in their brain has shown abnormalities in brain wave activity in their parietal lobe."
Perhaps, the implant (if real) is more electro-chemical than mechanical
... or is alien conducted neuronal re-wiring.
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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... warns.html
"Australian National University's professor Nicolas Cherbuin and his team found strong evidence
linking unhealthy eating habits and little-to-no physical activity to a decline in brain function,
such as dementia and brain shrinkage."
This research hints that eating a faux meat burger with "little-to-no physical activity"
can also lead to a decline in brain function. So ... get the fries - they're veggies!
Rod
"Australian National University's professor Nicolas Cherbuin and his team found strong evidence
linking unhealthy eating habits and little-to-no physical activity to a decline in brain function,
such as dementia and brain shrinkage."
This research hints that eating a faux meat burger with "little-to-no physical activity"
can also lead to a decline in brain function. So ... get the fries - they're veggies!
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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/luis-el ... -ufos-real
"there are elements within the U.S. government that resist further study of this topic
despite the overwhelming evidence provided by our brave men and women in uniform,
which is also backed by our most advanced and reliable sensors and technology."
"Our leaders need to have the courage to ask the question, did a foreign adversary
just leapfrog ahead of the U.S.? Or is this something else?"
Rod ("That's some story ...
we've been given by the government for decades)
"there are elements within the U.S. government that resist further study of this topic
despite the overwhelming evidence provided by our brave men and women in uniform,
which is also backed by our most advanced and reliable sensors and technology."
"Our leaders need to have the courage to ask the question, did a foreign adversary
just leapfrog ahead of the U.S.? Or is this something else?"
Rod ("That's some story ...
we've been given by the government for decades)
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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... brain.html
"Common blood pressure pill could slow down Alzheimer's disease
'by boosting circulation to the brain's memory and learning centre by 20%'"
The greater enlightenment from this news is that good blood circulation
is important throughout life, circulation kept flowing by frequent exercise
(not just jogging or pumping iron, but a balanced variety of movement).
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"Common blood pressure pill could slow down Alzheimer's disease
'by boosting circulation to the brain's memory and learning centre by 20%'"
The greater enlightenment from this news is that good blood circulation
is important throughout life, circulation kept flowing by frequent exercise
(not just jogging or pumping iron, but a balanced variety of movement).
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Re: https://www.axios.com/pete-buttigieg-fi ... dd6bd.html
"Pete Buttigieg told 'Axios on HBO' that 'we've probably had excellent presidents who were gay
— we just didn't know which ones.'"
However (as far as we know), the First Ladies were always ladies (at least, women).
Yet, the most controversial of all Presidential candidates will be the first robot.
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"Pete Buttigieg told 'Axios on HBO' that 'we've probably had excellent presidents who were gay
— we just didn't know which ones.'"
However (as far as we know), the First Ladies were always ladies (at least, women).
Yet, the most controversial of all Presidential candidates will be the first robot.
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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/suprem ... gay-couple'
"The message from the Court is clear, government hostility toward religious Americans will not be tolerated."
However ... "the Supreme Court sent the Klein case back down to a lower court 'for further consideration
in light of' their Colorado decision" is not so clear since the U.S. Supreme Court (IMO) is avoiding the controversy,
waiting for the states to better define gay rights and gay offenses in a society (even world)
moving slowly toward acceptance of the gay lifestyle.
... and if the trend continues, such businesses might best (and politely, etc.)
refer those cake orders to another baker without protest.
Entrepreneur Alert
Final cake decoration with controversial themes can be a mobile business:
customer's cake with neutral decoration is then theme-enhanced ...
and fewer cake making supplies/equipment are needed.
To avoid legal responsibility for a damaged cake, provide simple decoration
that the customer can apply (even with mobile's on-site instruction).
Rod
"The message from the Court is clear, government hostility toward religious Americans will not be tolerated."
However ... "the Supreme Court sent the Klein case back down to a lower court 'for further consideration
in light of' their Colorado decision" is not so clear since the U.S. Supreme Court (IMO) is avoiding the controversy,
waiting for the states to better define gay rights and gay offenses in a society (even world)
moving slowly toward acceptance of the gay lifestyle.
... and if the trend continues, such businesses might best (and politely, etc.)
refer those cake orders to another baker without protest.
Entrepreneur Alert
Final cake decoration with controversial themes can be a mobile business:
customer's cake with neutral decoration is then theme-enhanced ...
and fewer cake making supplies/equipment are needed.
To avoid legal responsibility for a damaged cake, provide simple decoration
that the customer can apply (even with mobile's on-site instruction).
Rod
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Re: World Views
Re: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/norw ... index.html
"Islanders hope to be free of traditional opening hours and to introduce flexibility in school and working hours."
Not totally free of time, apparently, since coordinated activities need a starting point and ending point
(relative to the defined "day") and they often have a fixed duration. And don't peek at the cell phone
and internet displays that provide the precise time locally, nationally, and worldwide.
Rod
"Islanders hope to be free of traditional opening hours and to introduce flexibility in school and working hours."
Not totally free of time, apparently, since coordinated activities need a starting point and ending point
(relative to the defined "day") and they often have a fixed duration. And don't peek at the cell phone
and internet displays that provide the precise time locally, nationally, and worldwide.
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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech ... ories.html
"Spending time on the internet is reducing our ability to focus on one task at a time -
and it means we no longer store facts in our brains."
Just get a slower internet connection (remember old modems?) and you can easily multitask
while waiting for a download (even make a pit stop AND pot of coffee ... if you hustle).
Re: "we no longer store facts in our brains"
That's why computers were invented
As long as we can store what's important (and retrieve it easily)
our brains are performing as designed.
Rod
"Spending time on the internet is reducing our ability to focus on one task at a time -
and it means we no longer store facts in our brains."
Just get a slower internet connection (remember old modems?) and you can easily multitask
while waiting for a download (even make a pit stop AND pot of coffee ... if you hustle).
Re: "we no longer store facts in our brains"
That's why computers were invented
As long as we can store what's important (and retrieve it easily)
our brains are performing as designed.
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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -cops.html
Simple shoplifting lesson: Cameras will be EVERYWHERE soon
Smile (or wink) in case your video is shown to you later ... by the police.
And once drones (with cameras) are EVERYWHERE, even urinating on a bush
in an emergency could become your well-documented Waterloo.
Rod
Simple shoplifting lesson: Cameras will be EVERYWHERE soon
Smile (or wink) in case your video is shown to you later ... by the police.
And once drones (with cameras) are EVERYWHERE, even urinating on a bush
in an emergency could become your well-documented Waterloo.
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Re: World Views
Re: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/20 ... 485182001/
"Facebook is joining the crypto game. It's launching a Bitcoin-like currency called Libra"
Best guess: Bitcoin technology is still evolving (what's "Bitcoin-like"?) ...
If you have money to invest (aka "serious risk taking on golden pyramids"),
drop some real coins into this promising(?) cryptocurrency startup.
Wisdom: Bitcoin investing helps re-channel idle funds to new owners.
Rod
"Facebook is joining the crypto game. It's launching a Bitcoin-like currency called Libra"
Best guess: Bitcoin technology is still evolving (what's "Bitcoin-like"?) ...
If you have money to invest (aka "serious risk taking on golden pyramids"),
drop some real coins into this promising(?) cryptocurrency startup.
Wisdom: Bitcoin investing helps re-channel idle funds to new owners.
Rod