Topic: miscellaneous musings (Read 555193 times)

jwhouk · « **Reply #2500 on:** 06 Jul 2016, 23:13 »

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 06 Jul 2016, 19:24

http://www.acronymattic.com/POSC.html

#13 on the list, proprietary to the state of Wisconsin.

pwhodges · « **Reply #2501 on:** 08 Jul 2016, 01:05 »

Re Juno, the probe just put into orbit round Jupiter, I found this on another forum:

"Jupiter/Neus was a philanderer, and many of Jupiter's moons are named after folks he philandered with. Juno is Jupiter's wife. Juno is going to inspect Jupiter and its moons. NASA literally sent Jupiter's wife to suss out what her husband has been up to."

Grognard · « **Reply #2502 on:** 08 Jul 2016, 20:05 »

now THAT is hilarious.

Akima · « **Reply #2503 on:** 08 Jul 2016, 20:07 »

Juno that Jupiter has sixty-seven known moons? Whatever he's been up to, he's been doing it a lot.

Loki · « **Reply #2504 on:** 10 Jul 2016, 08:50 »

Quote from: Caspian Sea Monster on 18 Jun 2016, 16:57

I'm really upset that there's no Know Your Meme page for this because I really desperately need it to have some kind of social context.

I have literally never heard of that before and now my Youtube history is tainted with schlager music forever. (Nah, I am kidding.)
There is that one video explaining a bit of it. The song itself is sung from the viewpoint of an anthromorphic spruce who says we have to protect it and its kind, otherwise Earth will be pretty bad off (basically).

Quote from: Akima on 08 Jul 2016, 20:07

Juno that Jupiter has sixty-seven known moons? Whatever he's been up to, he's been doing it a lot.

From the top of my head, I can think of at least 5 women he had sex with: Lada; Alcmene; Europa; ...the one he came down on a golden rain... the wive of the king of Crete... and I am forgetting a few I know about.

Caspian Sea Monster · « **Reply #2505 on:** 10 Jul 2016, 09:36 »

Quote from: Loki on 10 Jul 2016, 08:50

There is that one video explaining a bit of it. The song itself is sung from the viewpoint of an anthromorphic spruce who says we have to protect it and its kind, otherwise Earth will be pretty bad off (basically).

I understood the (translation of) the lyrics, I just couldn't figure out what social context the whole thing fit into. That video helped quite a bit, thanks.

chaospersonified · « **Reply #2506 on:** 10 Jul 2016, 18:48 »

Quote from: Akima on 08 Jul 2016, 20:07

Juno that Jupiter has sixty-seven known moons? Whatever he's been up to, he's been doing it a lot.

Jupiter is the equivalent to Zeus.

explicit · « **Reply #2507 on:** 10 Jul 2016, 19:03 »

80% right, had to turn into a duck first.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #2508 on:** 10 Jul 2016, 19:06 »

The one scenario where autocorrect isn't entirely wrong to change fuck to duck.

Akima · « **Reply #2509 on:** 12 Jul 2016, 04:38 »

Quote from: Loki on 10 Jul 2016, 08:50

I have literally never heard of that before and now my Youtube history is tainted with schlager music forever.

I thought a schlager was a kind of duelling sabre. I googled, and found what a difference an umlaut makes...

Masterpiece · « **Reply #2510 on:** 16 Jul 2016, 10:22 »

I wish to be more active in this forum again. But I'm not sure I know why I stopped being so.

Thrillho · « **Reply #2511 on:** 16 Jul 2016, 12:05 »

This forum is a port in a storm. I found that the happier I got, the less I posted.

Kugai · « **Reply #2512 on:** 16 Jul 2016, 15:59 »

The busier you are, the less time you spend Posting

explicit · « **Reply #2513 on:** 16 Jul 2016, 20:46 »

Quote from: Kugai on 16 Jul 2016, 15:59

The busier you are, the less time you spend Posting

Which perfectly explains my seasonal posting schedule.

chaospersonified · « **Reply #2514 on:** 17 Jul 2016, 19:24 »

Quote from: Kugai on 16 Jul 2016, 15:59

The busier you are, the less time you spend Posting

Weird. I'm less busy now than I have been in ages, but I'm posting less than I did when I was working 8-5 on weekdays.

explicit · « **Reply #2515 on:** 19 Jul 2016, 14:04 »

I have an irrational fear of calling restaurants to place an order. What if I mess up?

Welu · « **Reply #2516 on:** 19 Jul 2016, 17:35 »

I feel the same way. I don't like being on the phone much anyway but placing orders especially makes me nervous. Even if it's just two things, I'll write them down on paper for reference during the call.

explicit · « **Reply #2517 on:** 19 Jul 2016, 18:14 »

"Hi these is (generic pizza place) how may I help you?"

"Uhh, hi... yes. I would like to, uh, place an order, please"

"Okay, what would you like?

"Oh, umm, I would like..." -looks at paper- "a pizza"

"Okay what size and toppings would you like?"

-drops paper- "I, uh, need to call you back."

osaka · « **Reply #2518 on:** 20 Jul 2016, 01:54 »

Actually, in one of the pizza chains in Spain, you can have a really odd interchange...

"Hi this is Telepizza, how may I help you?"
"A burger."
"Ok on its way"
"o.O?"

sitnspin · « **Reply #2519 on:** 20 Jul 2016, 12:11 »

I have an irrational fear of talking on the phone in general. Primarily because I have a history of psychosis and talking on the phone to disembodied voices is a bit, shall we say, disquieting. Phone conversations always fill me with a nagging worry that perhaps I'm not really talking to anyone.

LTK · « **Reply #2520 on:** 20 Jul 2016, 13:01 »

That strikes me as a more rational than irrational fear, I completely understand how that would mess you up.

Phone conversations are incredibly mentally taxing to begin with because we're not used to speaking to someone without seeing them. Not only is there nothing in front of your eyes to focus your attention on, there's the complete absence of nonverbal cues that makes it require so much more focus than a regular conversation.

I used to dread phone conversations but not so much now. But when I called my telecom company and an auto-response system told me to speak my area code, including letters in a phonetic alphabet with no formal definition, my only reaction was "fuck off".

sitnspin · « **Reply #2521 on:** 20 Jul 2016, 13:16 »

Well, there's not a complete lack of non verbal cues, there's still tone, which can actually tell you a lot, often more than the actual words. It is, however, far more difficult than face to face conversation, which is actually something I excel at. I inherited my mother's almost preternatural subconscious ability to read people, but it mostly only works in direct, face to face interactions.

Kugai · « **Reply #2522 on:** 20 Jul 2016, 17:21 »

Quote from: osaka on 20 Jul 2016, 01:54

Actually, in one of the pizza chains in Spain, you can have a really odd interchange...

"Hi this is Telepizza, how may I help you?"
"A burger."
"Ok on its way"
"o.O?"

<_<

>_>

YOU'RE IN THEIR DATABASE

Welu · « **Reply #2523 on:** 20 Jul 2016, 18:30 »

Before I started driving, I got taxis all the time from one local service that my family always uses and still does because my mum doesn't drive. Helps with the phone anxiety a lot when you can just go, "Hi, it's [name]. Can I get a lift from home?" And they know where you mean without further explanation. Parents' house is also in a slightly hard to describe location so first time calls were always a pain but we quickly developed regular takeouts based on which delivery driver knew our location best.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #2524 on:** 22 Jul 2016, 14:15 »

I wonder if unsweetened colas exist. Not just no sugar, no sweetener of any kind.

cesium133 · « **Reply #2525 on:** 22 Jul 2016, 14:19 »

You mean like tonic water?

Akima · « **Reply #2526 on:** 22 Jul 2016, 15:51 »

Most tonic waters are sweetened, either with syrup or artificial sweeteners. For example, Schweppes tonic water: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate (preservative), Qunine, Natural Flavors. The "diet" version simply substitutes saccharine for the sugar.

Personally, I prefer iced tea. It's not fizzy, of course, but I suppose you could carbonate it in a soda-siphon.

cesium133 · « **Reply #2527 on:** 24 Jul 2016, 18:21 »

I don't remember what made me look up what the guy who was the U.S. representative from the district in Maryland I used to live in is doing these days, but apparently this is what he's up to.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #2528 on:** 27 Jul 2016, 15:09 »

Quote from: cesium133 on 22 Jul 2016, 14:19

You mean like tonic water?

I specified cola, not just any carbonated beverage.

Kugai · « **Reply #2529 on:** 27 Jul 2016, 15:55 »

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RC_Cola

Method of Madness · « **Reply #2530 on:** 27 Jul 2016, 15:58 »

I'm not seeing an unsweetened version, just alternative sweeteners. Am I missing something?

Kugai · « **Reply #2531 on:** 27 Jul 2016, 16:05 »

Personally, I find that Cola not so 'Harsh' to drink. Don't get me wrong, I like Coke and various other Colas (with the exception of Pepsi - I just don't like the taste) but if I can get that one, I'll buy it as it seems a 'Smoother' taste.

Just sayin'

explicit · « **Reply #2532 on:** 27 Jul 2016, 17:27 »

I have never once heard of someone who prefers RC Cola. I only ever see it made fun of in pop culture and even then it never really shows up. I don't think I've ever actually seen it.

This soda talk does remind of something I saw on reddit the other day. I happen to really like Root Beer, but apparently Japanese people hate it because it's a similar flavor to some of their medicines.

jwhouk · « **Reply #2533 on:** 27 Jul 2016, 19:01 »

RC Cola is an acquired taste. Its diet version (Diet Rite) was technically the first of the popular "diet colas" before Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi took the country by storm.

hedgie · « **Reply #2534 on:** 27 Jul 2016, 19:43 »

It has been ages, but I *do* love RC cola. But the one I enjoy the most is Mexican Coke. Still in the glass bottle, all real sugar.

explicit · « **Reply #2535 on:** 28 Jul 2016, 00:29 »

Mexican Orange Soda Fanta.

sitnspin · « **Reply #2536 on:** 28 Jul 2016, 06:57 »

I don't drink soda, so it all tastes equally gross to me. Never understood the appeal.

explicit · « **Reply #2537 on:** 28 Jul 2016, 13:14 »

Oh, I can answer that. Ahem. SUGGGGAAAAARRRRRRRRRRR

sitnspin · « **Reply #2538 on:** 28 Jul 2016, 15:41 »

Yea, but I don't really care for sweets, either. I love fruit, actual fruit not "fruit" flavored things, but that's about it.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #2539 on:** 29 Jul 2016, 22:13 »

Quote from: explicit on 28 Jul 2016, 13:14

Oh, I can answer that. Ahem. SUGGGGAAAAARRRRRRRRRRR

And going back to my original question: does soda exist without sugar or artificial sweeteners? (And seltzer doesn't count, I mean soda with actual flavor).

Although I suppose I will try getting a soda stream and carbonating iced tea.

explicit · « **Reply #2540 on:** 29 Jul 2016, 23:00 »

Googling it just brought me to products with "natural" sweeteners. Frankly, I'm having trouble thinking of any non tea, coffee or alcohol related drinks that don't have any sweeteners (real or artificial or whatever). Besides water, of course, but who drinks that?

Kugai · « **Reply #2541 on:** 30 Jul 2016, 00:09 »

*Raises hand*

explicit · « **Reply #2542 on:** 30 Jul 2016, 00:18 »

But our water has Fluoride in it! That's a chemical! Chemicals are always bad! /s

ChaoSera · « **Reply #2543 on:** 30 Jul 2016, 01:47 »

Quote from: explicit on 30 Jul 2016, 00:18

But our water has Fluoride in it! That's a chemical! Chemicals are always bad! /s

Not to mention all the Dihydrogenmonoxide. That stuff is the worst.

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #2544 on:** 30 Jul 2016, 03:03 »

Everyone who comes into contact with DHMO will die!

explicit · « **Reply #2545 on:** 30 Jul 2016, 03:47 »

We're just being deceived and literally murdered by big H₂0.

sitnspin · « **Reply #2546 on:** 30 Jul 2016, 06:49 »

H₂0 is only acceptable if it has been sufficiently diluted with C₂H₆O and/or coffee.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #2547 on:** 31 Jul 2016, 20:11 »

Quote from: explicit on 30 Jul 2016, 00:18

But our water has Fluoride in it!

Obligatory

SubaruStephen · « **Reply #2548 on:** 04 Aug 2016, 04:12 »

Dihydrogenmonoxide is highly addictive. If you have it even once, you have to keep ingesting it on a daily basis, otherwise you'll go into withdrawal and die after three to five days.

jwhouk · « **Reply #2549 on:** 04 Aug 2016, 16:35 »

Unfortunately, the human body is based mostly of DHMO, so we're already screwed.

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