¿ question of the day ?

[madasacutsnake]

what are you doing up at this ungodly hour??? :mad: :mad:

I'm going to explain the audit process in words of one syllable to some-one who thinks quantative scores don't mean anything. Then, I'll come home and think about drinking lots of wine.

[12"razormix]

^^ i wish i had your way with words! :o

[12"razormix]

^ THAT was for the old bampot on the previous page ( just to avoid awkward ness and misunderstandings )

( and a broken nose maybe )



( you never know )

[madasacutsnake]

No broken noses for those who can trend.

[zero]

what are you doing up at this ungodly hour??? :mad: :mad:

i'm having a "disturbing" dream. so SHUT UP

(it's a great one, all full of munchkins etc., and it'll be at least about a thousand words long when i <s>make</s> write it up later you'll think me highly complex & interesting when you read it, so you will.

[treekisser]

what are you doing up at this ungodly hour??? :mad: :mad:

What makes an hour "ungodly"?

[Anna]

THE GHOULS

The gruesome ghoul, the grisly ghoul, without the slightest noise
waits patiently beside the school to feast on girls and boys.

He lunges fiercely through the air as they come out to play,
then grabs a couple by the hair and drags them far away.

He cracks their bones and snaps their backs and squeezes out their lungs,
he chews their thumbs like candy snacks and pulls apart their tongues.

He slices their stomachs and bites their hearts and tears their flesh to shreds,
he swallows their toes like toasted tarts and gobbles down their heads.

Fingers, elbows, hands and knees and arms and legs and feet -
he eats them with delight and ease, for every part's a treat.

And when the gruesome, grisly ghoul has nothing left to chew,
he hurries to another school and waits...perhaps for you.

[Brynn]

an ungodly hour is any hour that you must wake upon when you have had less than your full measure of sleep.

[lukkucairi]

this is a goddamn ungodly hour :(

(at least it is in MST - 04:23?!)

[xfox]

Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies.

[treekisser]

What is a godly hour?

[zero]

TEATIME

[Stephi_B]

^yes!!



& the blue hour,
particularly the one in the morning and on a Sunday

& the time in the evening
(which can vary objectively, but is a constant for me),
on the train back to civilisation,
when I can see my Fernsehturm for the first again since I left for work

[Coffee]

An hour wasted.

[12"razormix]

an ungodly hour is any hour that you must wake upon when you have had less than your full measure of seep ^ exactly!

What is a godly hour?every minute spent with your best friend

[zero]

What is a godly hour?
every minute spent with your best friend


http://forums.comicgenesis.com/images/smilies/icon_shucks.gif

[lukkucairi]

TEATIME

oh jesus christ on a melting rubber crutch, yes.

especially with Trevor and PG Tips.

very godly

wouldn't do without.

[Jack Flanders]

... on your knees - weeding with nobody nearby to bother you.

[zero]

QOTD
http://www.oddgames.com/daniel/graphics/angry_man.jpg



Do You Talk Too Much?
by Marty Nemko (http://www.martynemko.com/articles/do-you-talk-too-much_id1371)

Blah-blah, blah-blah, blah-blah, blah.

Ever listen to someone who, long after you’ve spaced out, continued to blab on? What did you think of that person? Probably self-absorbed and interpersonally clueless. Being long-winded is a sure route to career failure, indeed life failure.

Of course, no one thinks they’re perceived as talking too much, otherwise they wouldn’t do it. But without realizing it, could you be one of those irritating people?

True Or False:

1. You think of yourself as a talker rather than a listener.

2. In conversation, your utterances frequently exceed one minute in length. (This is the most important indicator that you talk too much.)

3. You are able to come up with many ideas on the fly, so you want to express them all in one fell swoop.

4. You’re detail-oriented. People who are detail-oriented often include details that seem important to them but bore the pants off the typical listener.

5. People at their workspaces tend to look away from you when you walk by. (They’re afraid you’ll come over and bend their ear for 10 minutes.)

6. The people who know you best have called you self-absorbed, narcissistic, oblivious, selfish, or egocentric. A conversation is about sharing and paying attention to your conversation partner’s needs.

7. You don’t stay alert for a sign that your listener wishes you’d shut up: eyes wandering more than 1/3 of the time (or the opposite, staring frozen at you), finger or toe tapping, frequently interrupting you, a body position that suggests the person is trying to get away from you, frequently saying “uh-huh” as if urging you to get on with it. Yes, some listeners are impatient by nature, but if you observe such reactions from more than one-fourth of the people you converse with, the problem is more likely you.

The more times you answered “true” to those six questions, the more you need to follow The Traffic Light rule of thumb: During the first 30 seconds of an utterance, your light is green: your listener is probably paying attention. During the second 30 seconds, your light is yellow—your listener may be starting to wish you’d finish. After the one-minute mark, your light is red: Yes, there are rare times you should “run a red light:” when your listener is obviously fully engaged in your missive. But usually, when an utterance exceeds one minute, with each passing second, you increase the risk of boring your listener and having them think of you as a chatterbox, windbag, or blowhard.

How do you ensure you’re seen as interesting not annoying? Try these:

1. As you’re talking, keep asking yourself, “Does this detail risk boring my listener, risk your being thought of as the King or Queen of Hot Air?

2. Unless you’re saying something you know deserves more than a minute, at the 30-second mark, look for a place to stop. If your listener wants more, he or she can ask a question. She rarely will. Try it and see.

What if you’re saying something that requires more than a minute? Break it up into segments, and after each segment, ask something like, “What do you think of that?” or “Am I being clear? Really?” The “really” is important because it lets the listener know that your request is not gratuitous: you really want that question or comment

3. Be alert to your listener’s non-verbal cues, especially as your utterance passes the 30-second mark. Does your listener seem fully engaged?

Remember, anyone who cares about other people must make them part of a conversation. And if you tend to be selfish, know that you’ll get more of what you want if you trade in your talk-talk-talk self for someone who truly listens as much as he or she talks.
Lest I be accused of not practicing what I preach, I’m going to stop this column right here. Anyone wish I prattled on?


DO YOU TALK TOO MUCH?

[Anna]

do I?

[MoJoRiSin]

MAYBE

http://www.greetings.ca/Mona%20Lisa.jpg







the mona lisa

[Stephi_B]

.FALSE.
.FALSE. unless when talking to specific people (granny, my two best friends) particularly when I haven't for a while
.FALSE. unless see above
.TRUE.
.FALSE.
.FALSE.
.FALSE.

[trisherina]

1. false
2. false
3. very true. I pass the time ordering things in my head and paying just enough attention to get the gist while the other guy's blathering on.
4. very true. Anyone who complains about detail orientation probably doesn't read DFW, either. So?
5. false. I have "back routes" that I take at work when I want to avoid being buttonholed for conversation every five steps.
6. false. The people who know me best have never called me that, but perhaps if they knew me better, they would.
7. false. Failing to attend to this skill set = the end of my livelihood.

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

1. You think of yourself as a talker rather than a listener.
neither

2. In conversation, your utterances frequently exceed one minute in length. (This is the most important indicator that you talk too much.)
hardly ever

3. You are able to come up with many ideas on the fly, so you want to express them all in one fell swoop.
occasionally

4. You’re detail-oriented. People who are detail-oriented often include details that seem important to them but bore the pants off the typical listener.
no

5. People at their workspaces tend to look away from you when you walk by. (They’re afraid you’ll come over and bend their ear for 10 minutes.)
no

6. The people who know you best have called you self-absorbed, narcissistic, oblivious, selfish, or egocentric.
Nobody has ever called me that. Although I think it's true.
A conversation is about sharing and paying attention to your conversation partner’s needs.
What a load of bullsh*t. Conversation is sharing ideas, not about the partner's needs.

7. You don’t stay alert for a sign that your listener wishes you’d shut up: eyes wandering more than 1/3 of the time (or the opposite, staring frozen at you), finger or toe tapping, frequently interrupting you, a body position that suggests the person is trying to get away from you, frequently saying “uh-huh” as if urging you to get on with it. Yes, some listeners are impatient by nature, but if you observe such reactions from more than one-fourth of the people you converse with, the problem is more likely you.
Normally I do very little talking. I only listen when I find it's worth the effort.

[Coffee]

no

[PinkLincoln]

Sometimes. I always try to pay attention to body language though. If I see someone zoning out, I'll change the topic.

[Jack Flanders]

F
F
Truish -clients
T
F - I work alone and mostly outdoors!
F - no they are
F - except for a client in Princeton who wanted pretty green "bushes" that never grew but bloomed red and white all summer

[Hyakujo's Fox]

QOTD
http://www.oddgames.com/daniel/graphics/angry_man.jpg



Do You Talk Too Much?
by Marty Nemko (http://www.martynemko.com/articles/do-you-talk-too-much_id1371)

Blah-blah, blah-blah, blah-blah, blah.

Ever listen to someone who, long after you’ve spaced out, continued to blab on? What did you think of that person? Probably self-absorbed and interpersonally clueless. Being long-winded is a sure route to career failure, indeed life failure.

Of course, no one thinks they’re perceived as talking too much, otherwise they wouldn’t do it. But without realizing it, could you be one of those irritating people?

True Or False:

1. You think of yourself as a talker rather than a listener.

2. In conversation, your utterances frequently exceed one minute in length. (This is the most important indicator that you talk too much.)

3. You are able to come up with many ideas on the fly, so you want to express them all in one fell swoop.

4. You’re detail-oriented. People who are detail-oriented often include details that seem important to them but bore the pants off the typical listener.

5. People at their workspaces tend to look away from you when you walk by. (They’re afraid you’ll come over and bend their ear for 10 minutes.)

6. The people who know you best have called you self-absorbed, narcissistic, oblivious, selfish, or egocentric. A conversation is about sharing and paying attention to your conversation partner’s needs.

7. You don’t stay alert for a sign that your listener wishes you’d shut up: eyes wandering more than 1/3 of the time (or the opposite, staring frozen at you), finger or toe tapping, frequently interrupting you, a body position that suggests the person is trying to get away from you, frequently saying “uh-huh” as if urging you to get on with it. Yes, some listeners are impatient by nature, but if you observe such reactions from more than one-fourth of the people you converse with, the problem is more likely you.

The more times you answered “true” to those six questions, the more you need to follow The Traffic Light rule of thumb: During the first 30 seconds of an utterance, your light is green: your listener is probably paying attention. During the second 30 seconds, your light is yellow—your listener may be starting to wish you’d finish. After the one-minute mark, your light is red: Yes, there are rare times you should “run a red light:” when your listener is obviously fully engaged in your missive. But usually, when an utterance exceeds one minute, with each passing second, you increase the risk of boring your listener and having them think of you as a chatterbox, windbag, or blowhard.

How do you ensure you’re seen as interesting not annoying? Try these:

1. As you’re talking, keep asking yourself, “Does this detail risk boring my listener, risk your being thought of as the King or Queen of Hot Air?

2. Unless you’re saying something you know deserves more than a minute, at the 30-second mark, look for a place to stop. If your listener wants more, he or she can ask a question. She rarely will. Try it and see.

What if you’re saying something that requires more than a minute? Break it up into segments, and after each segment, ask something like, “What do you think of that?” or “Am I being clear? Really?” The “really” is important because it lets the listener know that your request is not gratuitous: you really want that question or comment

3. Be alert to your listener’s non-verbal cues, especially as your utterance passes the 30-second mark. Does your listener seem fully engaged?

Remember, anyone who cares about other people must make them part of a conversation. And if you tend to be selfish, know that you’ll get more of what you want if you trade in your talk-talk-talk self for someone who truly listens as much as he or she talks.
Lest I be accused of not practicing what I preach, I’m going to stop this column right here. Anyone wish I prattled on?


DO YOU TALK TOO MUCH?

SUHT UP!

[lukkucairi]

nah, but I bore the pants off people describing my disturbing dreams.

everyone's got faults, man - lay off :mad:

[Large Marge]

QOTD
http://www.oddgames.com/daniel/graphics/angry_man.jpg




Zero? It is feraknig aewosme that you have kept this picture alive all this time.

[Large Marge]

Hey, what happened to Priceyfatprude?

[topcat]

she is living in your back yard

[MoJoRiSin]

:p ^ what, exactly is that supposed to mean?

[Coffee]

If we told u we'd have to kill you before she killed us.

[MoJoRiSin]

don't kill me

[MoJoRiSin]

think of a new question
(at least)

[Coffee]

Psstt...no, Mo...sigh...the "coffee post" above was my answer to the ? of the day posed by LargeMarge: "Hey, what happened to Priceyfatprude?"

"think of a new question
(at least)"

Please answer the original ? of the day rather than posing new questions for each answer which only results in confusion...most usualy on your part...sigh.

[MoJoRiSin]

as per usual, mo screwed everything up
please forgive me
no more inter-thread
interaction
of any kind
promise :cool:

[zero]

:p what, exactly is that supposed to mean?




it means...



..."noodles, though you've been hiding in the asshole of the world, we found you.
we know where you are."



it means...



..."get ready."

[Brynn]

ahem...I have no idea what happened to pfp


sorry to stray back to the shut up man question, and these aren't meant to be new questions of the day, but...

do you consider posts that go on too long (that anyone can skip - it's not like they have a gun to the head) to be the same thing as cornering someone in a boring conversation face to face?

I find myself listening to people more than I actually talk. That could be why I write so much - I can hardly get a word in edgewise, normally.

But are we really to limit ourselves to thirty-second sound bites? Or, in the case of posts, two lines of words, maximum? To me, that gets really old, fast.

[lukkucairi]

Peef is now an advisor for internet bulletin board relations for the Obama administration.

[Frieda]

peef became happy a while ago and therefore lost the addiction-driven wish to post.

well, i really hope she's happy you know. she deserves it :)

[lukkucairi]

QOTD begged now:

¿ do we only post here when we are unhappy and addiction-driven ?

[zero]

:mad: just leave me alone okay i can quit anytime

[Stephi_B]

No, but maybe one posts more if one has extreme feelings (good or bad), or is bored / has time to, or has procrastinitis, or just feels post-ative like ;)

Though I'd say that depends on the type of person you are, and on the situation. I usually post less when unhappy, for then in real life I also talk less and mingle less with people. But that doesn't mean I'm automatically unhappy when I'm not posting -- or the other way round.

[Stephi_B]

^^Nooo. You caaan't. :p

Plus that'd make me cry.... :(

[zero]

okay then i'll stay

[Stephi_B]

^me = happy

:)

[brightpearl]

I post more when I'm unhappy, definitely, but that's at least partly related to the correlation between unhappiness and boredom for me.

[brightpearl]

You know what? I also post here when I'm under serious duress and don't want to worry my friends and parents about it. I think I often come here when I feel the worst.

Sorry. :rolleyes:

And thank you for involuntarily providing an outlet for me that I sometimes really need. :)

[lukkucairi]

posting here has definitely helped me work through some weird shit in my head :p

lately I post here because I like you guys and I like this board and I want there to be neat stuff here. I feel like I'm not always the best at fishing great compelling content from the vast oceanic interwebs, but I do try.

[Anna]

no

[Odbe]

I don't think what I post here is a balanced sample of what I'm thinking. I reckon it's skewed somehow, not sure which way. Probably towards happy and sentimental.

[Brynn]

It only hurts when I post.

[Anna]

^
http://2modern.com/site/ProductImages/kstudio/heartonsleeve-01.jpg

[Brynn]

:)

[12"razormix]

¿ do we only post here when we are unhappy and addiction-driven ?


SATAN THE GOAT makes me do it

[Brynn]

New QOTD for Feb. 6th, 2009

When replacing the roll of toilet paper in the bathroom, do you put the top sheet under or over, and why?

[Odbe]

I just stick it on there and it ends up whichever way it goes.

[Jack Flanders]

deja vu again - but I'm an over the top and will correct the home I'm visiting to bring them back into the fold. because I can.

[Brynn]

oh dear, did someone ask this question already while i was smoking crack?
dang

[Jack Flanders]

^ ya back when we were doing diapers and we just laughed.

[Stephi_B]

Can't remember to have answered/laughed that qotd or to have shared the pipe with Brynn :confused:, so:

over, even at my place where I put it standing on that kinda shelf formed by the central heating, I put it such that when I've grabbed it it has the top leaf pointing over.... Why?! :confused: Can't have learned it from my granny (like all other household rituals) for she proceeds like Odbe I only recently noticed again, slightly irritated as usual when meeting rolls with under-configuration ;)

[Stephi_B]

New QotD for 07.02.09:


¿ Which month of the year do you like most and which least - or do you have no preferences ?




mine:

most - can't say definitely, though June is usually the neatest

least - definitely February, good it's so short!

[Frieda]

i like march/april the most, because the air smells so fresh and the sun gets warmer and flowers come up

i don't like november much, too early for xmas lights and too late for autumn colors. there's always 28 days of pouring rain and 2 days of crazy snow mayhem.

[trisherina]

Nothing bad ever happens in July. It is full and radiant, a broad smile. By mid August the first twinges of loss creep in.

January is the worst. The -30 days where the cold sucks your eyes out are always in January. The same number of days as July, but always much, much longer.

People who plan to retire to warmer climates around here almost always speak of doing so "this fall." Anything to stay away from January.

[MoJoRiSin]

(this my answer for 2.06.09)

there was once an Archie Bunker episode where he (Archie)
yelled at his son in law for doing this incorrectly
i remember it distinctly
Archie thinks the correct fashion is
over the top

[MoJoRiSin]

July and August are the sunniest months here in Portland so I guess I will say that those are my favorites at this point...however, my goal is to have two places to reside. My sister lives in Houston so if all else fails, maybe someday I will live there November through May.
who knows :)

I have to say there is no month I like least

[zero]

bless them all

[12"razormix]

gesundheit! :)

[Jack Flanders]

May - like

March - dislike

[xfox]

each has its own moments - all of them

[lukkucairi]

I like August/September - the end of the summer when the heat is still baking the desert and all the native plants have died and turned blond in the sun


I could do without February, but couldn't we all?

[treekisser]

April is the cruelest month.

[xfox]

020809QoD

Do you prefer a home made Valentine?

[zero]

i suppose this means you've mailed me one of your heart-shaped biscuits again this year

[Stephi_B]

I prefere a spontaneous-suprise-made Valentine also, and especially on one or several of the other 364 (365) days of the year :)

[Frieda]

as long as it contains chocolate :p

[MoJoRiSin]

home made

[Odbe]

Home made for sure. But really, IQD (http://quirkyalone.net/qa/iqd.php) is more my thing.

[lukkucairi]

what is this "valentine" technology you speak of?

we have nothing like it on my home planet.

[brightpearl]

Yup, I like to give and receive the homemade ones.

PS Odbe, I would love to have one of your heart-shaped biscuits. Ezra just doesn't know what's good.

[12"razormix]

http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/twitch2.gif

[zero]

http://www.animeacademy.com/forums/images/smilies/eyebrow.gif

[12"razormix]

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s118/jester77_2007/smiley-good-post-sign.gif

[zero]

http://209.85.12.236/7620/59/emo/heartchi_valentine.gif<--- homemade out of a cereal packets & some beads

[12"razormix]

http://www.pixelsduh.com/graphics/images/smileys//sign0023.gif

[zero]

http://www.toontowncentral.com/forums/images/smilies/ValentineDay/shocked.gif<--- and this one is a "project" in progress i'm creating out of plastic detregent
bottles

[12"razormix]

http://www.poezels.com/images/smiley_yawn.gif

[zero]

http://www.eaforums.com/forums/images/smilies/cows/Valentine-Cow.gif<--- hard to believe this i made this macramé valentine cow all by myself? believe.

[12"razormix]

are you calling me fat?? :mad: :mad:

[zero]

turn round





http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/cursormania/files/18/9267a.gif<--- i attended cloth-flower making classes and this was my test piece.

[zero]

:( they never come back after i give them one of my homemade cloth roses

[MoJoRiSin]

Zero
not to worry !!
the cows are ALL coming home
(at some point)
mark my word ; )

http://www.eaforums.com/forums/images/smilies/cows/Valentine-Cow.gif

[brightpearl]

:( they never come back after i give them one of my homemade cloth roses

I would love to have one of your homemade cloth noses, Ezra. Minxy Mixy just doesn't know what's good.

[Brynn]

Public service announcement: Valentine's Day is this Saturday.
http://www.knittingknonsense.com/knitted_rose2.jpg

[treekisser]

Brynn, Make sure he tries that one on and models it for you before removing the price tag. Size does matter.

[Brynn]

Oh my goodness, that's exactly what it looks like, isn't it? :p

[Odbe]

Public service announcement: International Quirkyalone Day (http://quirkyalone.net/) is this Saturday.
http://www.focusonnature.be/files/images/daisy2.preview.jpg

[Brynn]

hey odbe
http://www.bwog.net/uploads/Candy_Hearts.jpg

You're nice. Happy Quirkyalone Day :-)

[12"razormix]

::qotd 090211::

¿ is there anything better than hazelnut cream ?

[lukkucairi]

yes.

having your feet rubbed by jesustitties.

that's better.

[MoJoRiSin]

i guess it depends who you're asking
************************************************** ***********
'Audacious Act' | Men of Integrity
In Portland, Oregon, the homeless gather under the Burnside Bridge. ... .......... some of the volunteers wash the homeless people's feet. ... a

[12"razormix]

i'm asking people on this board ( homeless people who have internet access included ).

[MoJoRiSin]

alright then my answer is
yes

Rilke

Rilke's "Letters to a Young Poet"
is better than hazelnut cream

[Frieda]

::qotd 090211::

¿ is there anything better than hazelnut cream ?


yes. hazelnut cream covered with dark chocolate.

[Stephi_B]

Mmm.... you speaking of Nutella (and/or similiar well replica), Madame R'Mix? (For Nusspli is too sweet and the consistence all wrong!) Then, no, there ain't!

:)

.... Except maybe naughty actions involving/using Nutella....

:D

[12"razormix]

no, not nutella ( i consider nutella a drug ) ( this was inspired by kitkat senses ) ;)

[Stephi_B]

Ahhh! (it is! :D) (it is on my to-try-asap list since a while....)

[Stephi_B]

I am curious, so the new ¿ qotd ? is:


Which colour(s) do your eyes have?





Mine: bluegrey, but under special conditions (emotions, light, clothes) can behave green.

[zero]

dark bits #30394A amongst light bits #536772

[12"razormix]

just hazel

[Frieda]

dark blueish grey

[Brynn]

Dark brown, but I get to look at sky-blue ones every day.

[lukkucairi]

just hazel

yep

[Coffee]

mostly stonewashed green overall but also bits of gold, black, amber, russet, teal, and slate...and stuff inbetween those.

[zero]

200901216qotd


what are some unusual/unexpectedly delicious food combinations (http://ask.metafilter.com/87732/Exciting-food-combinations) that you would add?

[Stephi_B]

mango champignon cream sauce (to put on rice)

[Frieda]

pear, blue cheese & grapes

[MoJoRiSin]

i had to look in the mirror to know they were not hazel even though it says "brn" on my drivers license. ~"~
my brother and mother and one sister =hazel
my other sister and other brother and dad =blue
mo is and was and always will be just different
what can she say?

[Brynn]

favorite comfort snacks -

buttermilk and V-8 - just plain delicious.


Peanut butter, iceburg lettuce, salt and mayo on toast (just try it once before you decide)


M&M's and cream cheese. technique is important here: get a dollop of cream cheese on your finger, and roll it in m&m's. Transfer directly to mouth.


mix 1:2 ratio of sour cream to parmesan cheese and broil it on toast. Top with a sliced tomato and broil that too. Maybe not unexpected in Great Britain ("welsh rarebit"), but I'm always surprised by how few people around here have tried it.


Sauteed zucchini, sliced thinly lengthwise. Roll it around a little bit of fresh mozzarella, sun-dried tomato, and impale with a kalamata olive and a toothpick. Salt, and drench in extra virgin olive oil.


watermelon, chopped mint, heirloom tomato and white balsamic vinegar, with just a dash of salt. oh my goodness.

[Odbe]

Cardamom and honey (http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/001991cardamom_honey_chicken.php)

[lukkucairi]

vodka tonic with a slice or two of cucumber

beet hummus

green apple with salt

green guavas with salt and black pepper, with fresh lime juice squeezed over them

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

cream cheese and apple slices on bread

salty pretzels dipped in chocolate

[Stephi_B]

Newest ¿ Q ?

Was wondering about about the gender of sun & moon; in the Roman languages sun=male, moon=female, in my mother tongue it's just the other way round (how's that in English btw? or in other languages you know?).



So what is your feeling like about:

☀

♀ or ♂ or neuter or ?

☽

♀ or ♂ or neuter or ?

[lukkucairi]

I grew up speaking english and always thought of the sun as male and the moon as female - could be all that greek and roman mythology I read as a tiny kid though

the egyptians saw the night sky as female and the sun as male, I think

women are associated with the moon for fairly obvious physiological reasons.

I also tend to think of cats as female and dogs as male - is that a germanic thing?

and speaking of weird germanic words, does the german word for "nipple" really translate literally as "breast wart"?

[zero]

the pair of them have always been very distinctly female to me & they have girlie faces with winsome smiles.

[Stephi_B]

I also tend to think of cats as female and dogs as male - is that a germanic thing?


Yes it is: die Katze - female, der Hund - male

In French the dog is male too and for cats there are words in both genders, I think.


and speaking of weird germanic words, does the german word for "nipple" really translate literally as "breast wart"?

Indeed, it is: Brustwarze, not really a sexy expression :o That's why we've adopted your nipple as Nippel :)


I tend to think of sun and moon as she and he like I am used to from our genders, and that although I obey lunar rhythms as a chica and am generally quite moon-feely. I am also influenced by the "man in the moon" image (from children stories, songs and the like), which, I just discovered (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_in_the_Moon) seems also an ancient thing.

[Stephi_B]

Now as I think about it, there is something strange with our genders (or it's a ☯ thing, I'd like that) for night (die Nacht) and day (der Tag) are female and male, respectively!

[Frieda]

dutch language doesn't make a distinction in male/female, it probably did in the past but i cannot be arsed to google it right now :o

de zon, de maan

[Stephi_B]

^Don't arse yourself :)
But how do you personally see them? He-ey, she-ey or it-ey?

[Frieda]

well, it has been raining for so long that i haven't seen the sun or the moon in 4 weeks

but during better seasons, i would go for sun as male and moon as female.

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

In Hungarian there's no gender distinction of nouns or adjectives. (nap=sun, hold=moon)

In Slovak the sun (slnko) is neuter, the moon (mesiac) is masculine.

Day (deň) is masculine, night (noc) is feminine.

Personally, I've never thought of the sun as either ♀ or ♂.

The moon has always been ♀ for me, for its seemingly changing, yet constant character.

[zero]

... i haven't seen the sun or the moon in 4 weeks ...


it's so obvious! yours santa hat is the cause of endless winter darkness!! change it and free yourself from this curse of everlasting frozen ness in your nether regions

[Stephi_B]

In Hungarian there's no gender distinction of nouns or adjectives. (nap=sun, hold=moon)


It was almost clear that moon = hold (http://www.zefrank.com/bulletin_new/showpost.php?p=405243&postcount=112) ;) :)

but although we in the eastern geranium steppe have seen the sun sometimes lately, she or he or it, the golden disc up there, the fire ball, Ra, and other god(esse)s, could stop taking these long naps soon!!!

[treekisser]

If scientists were to discover that there is in fact a man in the moon, that might prove conclusively that the moon is female.

[MoJoRiSin]

moo

[Coffee]

If scientists were to discover that there is in fact a man in the moon, that might prove conclusively that the moon is female.

Not necessarily conclusively.

[Jack Flanders]

my vote - unisexual

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

moo

Some things are best to remain hidden. It seems like the gender of the moon is one of those.

Even the cow that jumped over the moon is cryptic about this grand secret.

[Stephi_B]

Aye, so it is :)

[treekisser]

New question: What is the sexiest part of the human anatomy?

[topcat]

the brain

[Stephi_B]

There are so many.... :) The sexiest feature is unique for every given person and augenblick.

[treekisser]

Very good answers. Such classy people y'all are!

[Frieda]

New question: What is the sexiest part of the human anatomy?

that one thing that triggers the butterflies when you close your eyes.

no idea what that is though.

[lukkucairi]

the brain

yep

[Hyakujo's Fox]

the boobs, no umm the brain.

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

since the voice (and words) does not strictly belong to human anatomy, the larynx :eek:

[lukkucairi]

the boobs, no umm the brain.

wait, can I change my answer?

boobs - definitely the boobs!

[Marcus Bales]

New Question: If your house was burning, what would you save?

[lukkucairi]

my husband, my dog, my data

[Stephi_B]

handbag (which contains the most important stuff: phone, cash, bank card, health insurance card, passport)

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

There's no way I'd enter once more that hot burning hell when I'm already out. I wasn't made of hero material.

[Frieda]

the cat, myself, my neighbors and if possible, the house.

i've had fire training so i'm not scared of a grease fire in my kitchen but as soon as the curtains or the rugs are ablaze i'm definitely outta there.

[zero]

"
... the fire coming on in that narrow streete, on both sides, with infinite fury. sir w. batten not knowing how to remove his wine, did dig a pit in the garden, and laid it in there ... and in the evening sir w. pen and i did dig another, and put our wine in it; and i my parmazan cheese ...

samuel pepys' diary
september 4th 1666 - the great fire of london

[Coffee]

In the following order (from little time to lots of time)
Myself
Cats
Laptop
Bag of financial records/data.
Mixed bag of spare clothes (I hhave about 3 changes of clothes in a bag easy to throw out of boat).
Flute
Saxophone
Trumpet
....eh...If I had time to grab the instruments I'd have time to put the fire out...i have 3 easy to get at fire extinguishers spread around the boat.

[12"razormix]

i have no idea! i don't think i'd be able to think straight..

[xfox]

my purse and my insurance policy?

[zero]

i have no idea! i don't think i'd be able to think straight..


it's so obvious zor ms - yours bucket is what you must grab in the heat of the moment

[madasacutsnake]

Funnily enough, I have a box ready for just such an emergency. It has a list attached which reads something like:

Put cats in cages and put in car
Put lead on dog and put in car
Important Soft Toy
Blue folder (thats the bills, passports and insurance policies)
Jewelry
Cat food (one is on a special diet which might not be available in time of emergency)
Dog pills
Medication
John Browne
Sturt Desert Pea embroidery

I'm not hanging round longer than it takes to pack that gear.

[lukkucairi]

¿ who will be the first against the wall when the revolution comes ?

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

a puppet

[Bman]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eW8U4L0niRE/SP0ydgV4K_I/AAAAAAAACbk/Kwm0uKdWmZk/s320/spaghetti_on_the_wall.jpg

[trisherina]

a thin red line of heroes

[Brynn]

intolerance, fascism, unkindness, judgementalism, unforgiveness, apathy, pride

[Stephi_B]

hopefully: walls (of all sorts)

[zero]

" (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/4786553/Police-brace-themselves-for-summer-of-rage-against-economic-crisis.html)

... riot police are bracing themselves for a "summer of rage" with middle-class victims of the recession joining activists to besiege the headquarters of financial institutions.

... the officer added that banks, particularly those that still pay large bonuses despite receiving billions of aid from the taxpayer, had also become "viable targets" for protesters.

[madasacutsnake]

I don't wait for revolutions.

[topcat]

no you cause them

[Hyakujo's Fox]

Call centre staff who put you through to the wrong area.

[Coffee]

People who drive in the passing lanes.

[zero]

<blink>NEW!</blink> qotd


¿ what might be some titles that U2 rejected for theirs new album ?

[Coffee]

"Except 4U"

[Frieda]

"SUHT UP"

[lukkucairi]

bitchy purse

[treekisser]

U235

[trisherina]

The Lenten version: No Wine or Verizon

[zero]

tricycletarse

[lukkucairi]

¿ where is brightpearl ?

[Coffee]

With Waldo.

[Hyakujo's Fox]

she's gone off to realise her dream of creating Bright Pearl's - America's first Zen-themed burrito restaurant franchise.

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

Hiding inside a tightly shut, protective clam.

[Odbe]

Visiting the Portland Megafauna Menagerie.

[Stephi_B]

She is painting the illustrations (surrealist aquarells) for the dream-book she and Lukku gonna publish.

[Frieda]

even though her profile says that she's in Interesting Times, TX, she was here yesterday! liar :mad:

[Marcus Bales]

With me.

[lukkucairi]

With me.

it puts the lotion on its skin...

[MoJoRiSin]

she is on sabbatical

[brightpearl]

Maybe she's a little bit in a pickle but it will be okay.

[lukkucairi]

^ I'll get you some sharp cheddar to go with it - everything will be OK!

:D

(good to see ya!)

[Stephi_B]

^^Perla! :)

& from me you get some fine spicey bread, and a glass of the little water.

[Marcus Bales]

She wriggled free.

[lukkucairi]

^ told you not to give it lotion...the ropes get greasy, you know ;)

[zero]

NEW! qotd

could you go outside for a minute please and report back on the wind strength, direction & colour where you are?

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

No.

[zero]

^i'm pretty sure that's because ysa feels that the wind in her slovakias is way too personal a matter to discuss here

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

^ When I was a little girl, Mum told me not to discuss such matters in public; the best thing - this was her advice - is not to take notice of its/their strength, direction and smell. Although, I must admit, she had never mentioned anything about the colour!

[Stephi_B]

It is soft wind just now, no strength whatsoever, further it cannot decide whether it comes from East or South (definitely not Southeast though) and likewise it switches between violet and mint green.


It is however a bit magenta of you Mr Zerö to ask such things in this direct, strength 11 way from Northwest, women cannot always talk about that....

[zero]

thank for your candour stephi in describing your confused wind

[madasacutsnake]

I didn't go outside because unlike the advertising says, I didn't get to experience all four seasons, and on 1st March it turned to wintry. But I can report that it is still and therefore directionless. There is a slight tinge of mauve.

[zero]

... still ... directionless ... a slight tinge of mauve.

that's a pretty one alright asmadasamadmad - we should do this more often

[Frieda]

wind in my nether regions is southwest 5 and chilly white in color.

[Hyakujo's Fox]

wind in my nether regions is southwest 5 and chilly white in color.

I'd see a meteorologist about that.

[MoJoRiSin]

yes, no problem

[lukkucairi]

it's dark out now

but earlier today the wind was strong enough to fly the entire giant american flag at the used car lot

it threw gravel at my car as I went over the overpass

it blew gray and white and tan dust high into the air

it was a warm beige wind for sure - a taste of desert where it's summer already

tomorrow it's going to snow, or so they claim

[Odbe]

It's light but a little bit insistent, wants you to know it's there but not overbearing. It's a very pale yellow cooling down to a little bit silvery when it comes around my door. The direction is parallel to the sea.

[Hyakujo's Fox]

strolling back in from the bay where it had gotten a little chilly. colour: drab

[Brynn]

It's black. It's cold. It comes from Antarctica. It has pins in it.

[Coffee]

Snollygosters blowing sideways up to 30kts from the direction of the refinery, mostly gray and brown with intermitant rainbowed slicks.

[zero]

... could you go outside for a minute please and report back on the wind ... ?
yes, no problem

i'm worried that something may have befallen mo - she's hasnie reported back after all this time - i'll never forgive myself if i unwittingly sent her to her doom

[trisherina]

I tell you, I'll be pissed if I find you've been sending people to their doom again.

[zero]

trisharama you're making the situation worse! this is a serious matter - mo's been lost in her oregons for 36 hours with nothing but hers wind-report clipboard for comfort. and to make matters worse brynn's earlier wind-report from that environs states that it's a cold, black one laced with pins. and it's all my fault.

[trisherina]

I hope you're not responsible for the winds gusting to 60kph overnight and this morning -- the entire world's snowfall has been deposited in graceful yet impenetrable drifts all over the frontisportions of my home.

[zero]

... gusting ...


trisharama has left us in the dark about what colour the big overnight gusts in her canadias might have been

[trisherina]

http://estrip.org/elmwood/users/theecarey/images/0307/SparkleSnow0303.jpg

[lukkucairi]

20090306

¿ have you ever been impeccable ?

[xfox]

just the first few hours after birth, you know, in the scheme of things

[zero]

http://gallery.photo.net/photo/6831398-lg.jpg

[12"razormix]

no.

[Bman]

To her, when it counts. I hope.

[Stephi_B]

In one or two daydreams mayhap.... ;)

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

not that I can recall

[lukkucairi]

http://photos-e.ll.facebook.com/hphotos-ll-snc1/hs023.snc1/2562_59900637413_511972413_2004644_5668348_n.jpg

¿ what spell is she casting ?

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

She is miming the mating dance of two birds, which is common remedy for constipation.

[Coffee]

Conjure Wash Dishes - Spell Level 8

[Stephi_B]

Like Coffee said in the ^ !

[zero]

NEW! qotd




¿ where might our thoughts come from ?

[Frieda]

from the inner moron

[MoJoRiSin]

originally (?)
from one of your mothers
myriod eggs

[MoJoRiSin]

myriad

[12"razormix]

from the moron in the east

[zero]

which makes us blessed

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

I've just tried to capture a thought floating in my head and when I looked: surprise, surprise, in tiny letters it said:

Made in China

:confused:

[zero]

... a thought floating in my head ... in tiny letters it said:

Made in China

:confused:


on its bottom?

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

I dunno. It looked sort of shapeless.

[zero]

I dunno. It looked sort of shapeless.

don't mention shapeless bots!

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

don't mention shapeless bots!

Why?
And wasn't it you who mentioned them?

[zero]

don't mention shapeless bots!
Why?


well because you might offend someone. (not looking at anyone in particular)




wasn't it you who mentioned them?


mentioned what?

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

Now you've trapped me with your shameless behaviour. :mad:

To no one in particular: It wasn't meee!

[lukkucairi]

I have no original thoughts: they all come from zefrank.com/bulletin_new

be careful what you think - my reputation is at stake :eek:

[trisherina]

All the (apparently) inanimate objects surrounding us are pushing thoughts into our heads all day and all night long. If you watch very closely you can see them trying.

[zero]

then we must shut ours eyes!

[Brynn]

yes, but then you dream, and it all gets distilled into real craziness which makes you even woozier.

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

then we must shut ours eyes!

It doesn't help: they keep pushing anyway. Otherwise blind people wouldn't be able to think.

[Hyakujo's Fox]

they just flit from head to head til they find a home

[Hyakujo's Fox]

QOTD130309

Have you ever been lucky, or unlucky?

[brightpearl]

I cannot for the life of me figure out how to answer this question.

[Jack Flanders]

yes

[trisherina]

I have been unreasonably fortunate.