Today I Learned - Page 44

Gravdigr · 03-03-2019, 09:20 AM

A few years are not represented in the above tempestry.

That word still sounds like 'the study of storms' to me.

Here's an interesting comparison between Utqiagvik, Alaska (on the left, L-R, 1925, 2010, 2016) and Death Valley, California (on the right L—R: 1950, 2016):

Name: Tempestries_for_Utqiagvik,_AK_and_Death_Valley,_CA.jpg
Views: 3103
Size: 76.5 KB

Name: Tempestries_for_Utqiagvik,_AK_and_Death_Valley,_CA.jpg
Views: 3103
Size: 76.5 KB

BigV · 03-03-2019, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

I've been up ten minutes, and already I've learned something. Besides that I shouldn't have gotten up to begin with. Ow.

This morning I've already learned about The Tempestry Project. Ow.

To whet the appetite, the word tempestry is a portmanteau of the words temperature and tapestry. Ow.

Below are tempestries for Deception Pass, Washington, for the years 1950 - 2017 (left to right):

Attachment 66621

Each day's high temp is represented by a different color, with January 1st at the bottom and December 31 at top.

Ow.

[drift]
I'm camping at Deception Pass next month with my BIL, A.
[/drift]

Gravdigr · 03-03-2019, 03:34 PM

Take a scarf, and lookout for drifts.

monster · 03-17-2019, 11:07 PM

a new word. Paronomasia. I can't believe I never came across this before....

Gravdigr · 03-18-2019, 08:34 AM

I lost one of my Nomasias on 9/11. I no longer have a paro them.

Name: dog.JPG
Views: 2109
Size: 23.7 KB

Gravdigr · 03-18-2019, 10:08 AM

Today I learned about whiskey stones.

Chill the stones in your freezer, cool your drink without watering it down.

Glinda · 03-18-2019, 02:33 PM

Gives new meaning to "On the rocks."

Gravdigr · 03-18-2019, 03:32 PM

Today I also learned that the novel Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (that the movie was loosely based on) was written by Ian Fleming (I learned that watching Jay Leno's Garage on YouTube).

And that the name of the book was derived from a lewd/bawdy WWI barracks song. But I can find only mentions that there is a song, can't find the lyrics.

I did find that chitty bang bang referred to the paper pass (chit) you had to have to leave the barracks in order to visit the brothel.

Flint · 03-19-2019, 02:09 PM

We find scammers pretty quick on this site.

Move along, you won't do any business here.

Undertoad · 03-26-2019, 09:45 PM

Yesterday I learned that in The Breakfast Club, Carl the janitor was the high school's "Man of the Year 1969"... a fact which is slyly revealed during the film's opening montage.

The reveal happens for two seconds at 2:48 in this opening, do forward to near the spot

I captured the frame of it.

Muh man CARL. Man of the Year.

Griff · 03-27-2019, 07:09 AM

I think I knew that.

monster · 04-30-2019, 09:29 PM

How to vacuum a fish tank and change the filter. I should have learned ages ago, but today I did it.

henry quirk · 05-02-2019, 02:03 PM

...that after about a week of investigatin', professional car mechanics are no closer to identfying what ails my car than they were from the start.

glatt · 05-02-2019, 02:18 PM

Modern cars are awesome until they break.

henry quirk · 05-02-2019, 07:37 PM

yep

03-03-2019, 09:20 AM	#646
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	A few years are not represented in the above tempestry. That word still sounds like 'the study of storms' to me. Here's an interesting comparison between Utqiagvik, Alaska (on the left, L-R, 1925, 2010, 2016) and Death Valley, California (on the right L—R: 1950, 2016): __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off. Last edited by Gravdigr; 03-03-2019 at 09:25 AM.

03-03-2019, 03:34 PM	#648
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Take a scarf, and lookout for drifts. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-17-2019, 11:07 PM	#649
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	a new word. Paronomasia. I can't believe I never came across this before.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-18-2019, 08:34 AM	#650
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I lost one of my Nomasias on 9/11. I no longer have a paro them. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-18-2019, 10:08 AM	#651
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Today I learned about whiskey stones. Chill the stones in your freezer, cool your drink without watering it down. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-18-2019, 02:33 PM	#652
Glinda Fucktard Resistance League Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 1.14 acres of heaven Posts: 1,512	Gives new meaning to "On the rocks."

03-18-2019, 03:32 PM	#653
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Today I also learned that the novel Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (that the movie was loosely based on) was written by Ian Fleming (I learned that watching Jay Leno's Garage on YouTube). And that the name of the book was derived from a lewd/bawdy WWI barracks song. But I can find only mentions that there is a song, can't find the lyrics. I did find that chitty bang bang referred to the paper pass (chit) you had to have to leave the barracks in order to visit the brothel. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-19-2019, 02:09 PM	#654
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	We find scammers pretty quick on this site. Move along, you won't do any business here. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

03-26-2019, 09:45 PM	#655
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Yesterday I learned that in The Breakfast Club, Carl the janitor was the high school's "Man of the Year 1969"... a fact which is slyly revealed during the film's opening montage. The reveal happens for two seconds at 2:48 in this opening, do forward to near the spot I captured the frame of it. Muh man CARL. Man of the Year.

03-27-2019, 07:09 AM	#656
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I think I knew that. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

04-30-2019, 09:29 PM	#657
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	How to vacuum a fish tank and change the filter. I should have learned ages ago, but today I did it. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-02-2019, 02:03 PM	#658
henry quirk maskless: yesterday, today, tomorrow Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,162	Today, I learned... ...that after about a week of investigatin', professional car mechanics are no closer to identfying what ails my car than they were from the start.

05-02-2019, 02:18 PM	#659
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Modern cars are awesome until they break.

05-02-2019, 07:37 PM	#660
henry quirk maskless: yesterday, today, tomorrow Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,162	yep

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 5 (0 members and 5 guests)