Probably best not to attempt to move it on a windy day

Unless they absolutely, positively, had to get there overnight. ;)

http://img.izismile.com/img/img4/201...ces_640_01.jpg

SAUCE

Eeew. :lol2:

Every school kid got the Dust Bowl basics of how the pioneers plowed up the prairie grass, and when droughts came, the persistent wind blew away the soil.
This is why...

Surfing in style, on recycled wine bottle corks...

Is that air or resin between all those corks? If it's resin, it's an awful of of extra weight just to look cool when backlit. I'm guessing its for decoration and not use.

The site isn't clear on that, or exactly what they use, but the L, XL, and XXL weigh 12kg, 25kg, and 18 kg.

Bugger. I've just bought one of those.

Without the handcuffs.

they're there. you just can't see them. yet.

One day, Carruthers, you'll download an app, and, if it's quiet enough, you'll hear a subtle *clink*. That'll be the cuffs snapping shut.

Gulp. Anyone wanna buy a smartphone? :eek:

As yet I haven't become a slave to the gizmo and I'm finding it very useful.
I've got a new number so the ambulance chasing claims companies don't bother me anymore.
Dad can get hold of me when some dire domestic emergency strikes and I am not within shouting distance. If I spot any problems with livestock I can phone the farm manager and not worry about credit disappearing at the rate of £0.40 ($0.60) a minute and I can also keep him informed of the activities of any observed rogues, vagabonds or all purpose ne'er do wells in the area.
Apart from that there is the question of keeping in close touch with my small, but very select, social circle. Ah, the advantages of an ex-directory number.;)

I remember how my ex was super condescending to me in 1992 as I drove specifically to the gas station that, early on, had card swipe at the pump. "You'll do anything to avoid a moment of human contact," she said. "It's not human contact, it's gas station attendant contact," I replied.

I would like to know, now, if my ex ever drives around looking for a gas station where they don't have card swipe at the pump.

Chained to the technology? No. We have adapted to the new way of life.

Wow, you guys had that technology early. The first "pay at the pump" stations didn't show up in Austin until 1996 (same year I got my license.)

Yes.

No, you can't see my hand. :headshake

Obviously Tower Bridge but I don't know the ship. May have been that Tall Shit deal that Curruthers hosted.

All part of the service, sir. :cool:

BBC Link

I was wondering how it was navigating the Thames with sails down. I figured it must have engines, and wasn't quite the historical replica they made it out to be.

According to Wikipedia:

I'm a little dubious of 50 km of planking. That sounds like a lot, I mean, a lot.

I assume "rigging blocks" are similar to a block and tackle, and 1,000 of those sounds like a lot, too.

Having said that, I know nothing about ships. Which may be obvious from those first three sentences.

Shore is purty, though.

Ok, I just did some quick 'n' dirty math and 50 km of planking is not as unbelievable as I thought at first blush.

Hey, thanks professor. Ha, I just notice I wrote Tall Shit deal. :lol2:
(BBC link)
Two years from London to Scandinavia? They should have rowed.

With all that rigging, plus moving canons, keelhauling miscreants, and at least spares for 50%, I can believe 1000 blocks.

Heh, frogman.

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I love it!

I wonder if I'll see one like that at this year's SakuraCon.

It Did About A Rod.

This article has several images that describe pi, but this one was my favorite

10 stunning images show the beauty hidden in pi
Washington Post - Ana Swanson - March 14, 2015

Nice, lamp, beautiful result.
Artist by accident? Probably more common than we know. I mean if people suddenly declare you an artistic genius, throw cash at you, and invite you to party with the rich & horny, would you say it was an accident? Hell no, ride it for as long as you can.
There's nothing you can draw, nothing you can build, nothing you can see in the world, (when not doing drugs) that isn't influenced by Pi. Even if we can't visualize the connection, which is usually the case, it's there. It's the law. :lol2:

so beautiful.

the one that made the zigzag pattern of ten then a thousand then ten thousand then a hundred thousand digits of pi... just mesmerizing.

Scots on rails...

Is that a dog, or a cow, or a freakin' yak? WTF is that slobbery thing?!

That's a very rare breed, The Great Northern Exuberant. Breed of what I don't know.

Chuck Jones' rules for the Coyote/Roadrunner.

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Man, I loved me some Roadrunner & Coyote cartoons.

That was interesting to read. I realized as I read it that I knew all the rules, but never would have been able to articulate them.

Ditto for me

WHS^

Exactly.:yesnod:

Love. These. Barstools.

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If I've posted this already, apologies.


ETA: Also, the sign in the back does not say "Welcome Rapists", it says "Welcome Baptists", which is almost as odd.

:lol2:

Same thing, ain't it?:bolt:

http://s2.postimg.org/p8xtviknd/img103.jpg

Heaven alone knows what was in the damned things, but as I seem to suffer from all the afflictions they are purported to cure, with the possible exception of neuralgia, I think that I'd have placed a bulk order.

Thanks Sundae. :thumb:

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Note the blue and white socks...

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~Fred Sanford.

Peep Beep...

College tuition, 1956:

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Inflation info from here.

The linked inflation calculator doesn't go back that far,
but that even seems a bit high for 1956... maybe because it's for a private school.

I graduated in 1956 after 2 yrs full-time student at UCLA @ $35 per semester for California residents.

For perspective, back then, I used to type up my Dad's tax returns, and remember that as a
full time + a lot of overtime union electrician at General Motors, his annual income was just over $5,000.

I graduated in '56 after 2 yrs full-time student at UCLA @ $35 per semester for California residents.
But we did have minor lab fees and textbooks, and I think I still have a couple of them.

Whatsthatnow? It goes back to 1914.

Just, ya know, get admitted to Stanford. :)

Or the Spanish Riding School.

♪ ♫Helpless people on subway trains♪ ♫
♪ ♫Scream for God as he looks in on them♪ ♫

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Just your normal lawn ornament...

Is that Woz?

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Woz That Woz?...Sounds like a band name.
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Monster Pelt Rug.

that's super cool, and I want to make one... I just don't know who to give it to...

Waiting for Jerry?

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