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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/12/2020 8:24:25 PM   
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I knew an amazon that did the music from Jurassic Park. Perfect for the little T-Rex. When the T-Rex's pupil would narrow from the flashlight in it's eyes, so would the pupils on Bogart the amazon. If you know amazons, that means hide your fingers or they might get bitten off.

My daughter's conure was about the same size as an Amazon Parrot, and it would bite too. It hurt but no where near finger removal. I gave it a fingernail flick on the beak when it did that and it soon stopped doing it to me.
Couldn't train it not to poop everywhere in the room though. Nor to give up its shrill whistle that hurt the ears.




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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/13/2020 3:40:08 AM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/13/2020 5:04:49 AM   
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https://www.thecoolist.com/eizo-x-ray-pin-up-calendar/

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/13/2020 10:18:35 AM   
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I'm going to need a calendar for my shop. Hmmmmm...

https://www.thecoolist.com/eizo-x-ray-pin-up-calendar/

Don't Gorns already have x-ray vision? Or is it infrared vision?

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/13/2020 11:21:08 AM   
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start listening at 1:08

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKEPkDvfyz0

I didn't know Darth Vader had a pet!

Oddly enough, even though I am retired, the wife and I and a couple of others started a hemp drying biz (hemp, not weed). So one of our biz partners was so tired of seeing biz cards at trade shows with the normal titles of CEO, CFO, etc that he suggested we give ourselves Star War names. I am the negotiator so my card reads Darth Vader. And I have 5 dogs! So there you go.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/13/2020 12:18:33 PM   
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I'm going to need a calendar for my shop. Hmmmmm...

https://www.thecoolist.com/eizo-x-ray-pin-up-calendar/

Wow- nice lungs! She needs a little work on her hairstyle though ...

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/13/2020 12:23:26 PM   
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start listening at 1:08

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKEPkDvfyz0

I didn't know Darth Vader had a pet!

Oddly enough, even though I am retired, the wife and I and a couple of others started a hemp drying biz (hemp, not weed). So one of our biz partners was so tired of seeing biz cards at trade shows with the normal titles of CEO, CFO, etc that he suggested we give ourselves Star War names. I am the negotiator so my card reads Darth Vader. And I have 5 dogs! So there you go.

Did they give you the Darth Vader title because of heavy breathing and a short temper? Did your Emperor have wrinkles?

My dad (an ex-navy man) had both hemp and sisal ropes in the basement that we kids used in a lot of our play - like tying the "bad guys" to a post when we played cops and robbers. Never forget the smell of hemp. I think it was also used to make burlap sacks? What do you do with your dried hemp?


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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/13/2020 1:00:09 PM   
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I'm going to need a calendar for my shop. Hmmmmm...

https://www.thecoolist.com/eizo-x-ray-pin-up-calendar/

Wow- nice lungs! She needs a little work on her hairstyle though ...

I know a nice young man who's been waiting forever for a woman...he's rich, too. They should hook up. His name is King Tut.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/13/2020 1:05:07 PM   
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I'm going to need a calendar for my shop. Hmmmmm...

https://www.thecoolist.com/eizo-x-ray-pin-up-calendar/

Wow- nice lungs! She needs a little work on her hairstyle though ...

I know a nice young man who's been waiting forever for a woman...he's rich, too. They should hook up. His name is King Tut.

What does his hookup profile read? Must love scarab beetles? Love their mummy?

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/13/2020 2:27:27 PM   
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start listening at 1:08

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKEPkDvfyz0

I didn't know Darth Vader had a pet!

Oddly enough, even though I am retired, the wife and I and a couple of others started a hemp drying biz (hemp, not weed). So one of our biz partners was so tired of seeing biz cards at trade shows with the normal titles of CEO, CFO, etc that he suggested we give ourselves Star War names. I am the negotiator so my card reads Darth Vader. And I have 5 dogs! So there you go.

Did they give you the Darth Vader title because of heavy breathing and a short temper? Did your Emperor have wrinkles?

My dad (an ex-navy man) had both hemp and sisal ropes in the basement that we kids used in a lot of our play - like tying the "bad guys" to a post when we played cops and robbers. Never forget the smell of hemp. I think it was also used to make burlap sacks? What do you do with your dried hemp?


While I do have heavy breathing and sometimes a short temper, it was more about being merciless in negotiations. We just dry the hemp and give it back to the farmers, but many of them are looking for a more 'full service' product. Most of it eventually gets turned into CBD oil, tinctures, etc. But it is the Wild West in terms of regulations, people of questionable reputations etc. We might eventually invest in being able to produce CBD oil but in the current environment we are in a bit of capital preservation mode. Has been an interesting learning experience though. And I like to learn.

It is odd how hemp got regulated out of commerce years ago when it makes some of the best ropes. There's also a product called hempcrete. Basically cinder block shaped things that weigh almost nothing but you can use to face your basement, etc. Made from the stems of the plant.


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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/13/2020 2:29:12 PM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/13/2020 5:25:09 PM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/13/2020 5:29:59 PM   
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If you drive to Trandheim, you will either drive through Hell or near it.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/13/2020 8:11:33 PM   
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I wonder why so many assume that hell is a warm place. What if it is a really cold place?

I think there is mention of fire and brimstone (Sulphur) in connection with the biblical Hell (and sometimes my bathroom ...)

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/16/2020 3:23:28 AM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/16/2020 4:12:43 AM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/16/2020 5:28:18 AM   
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I've never read to fish before. Do they have to be perches or will large mouth bass do? Should they have a law degree?




I can't be satisfied with my porches either - I live an apartment and my little balcony does not qualify as a porch. It is creepy that they want to stand behind me on my porch though ...




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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/16/2020 3:37:49 PM   
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I've never read to fish before. Do they have to be perches or will large mouth bass do? Should they have a law degree?




I can't be satisfied with my porches either - I live an apartment and my little balcony does not qualify as a porch. It is creepy that they want to stand behind me on my porch though ...









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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/25/2020 12:57:30 PM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/25/2020 2:04:29 PM   
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Anyone see a problem here?





There is no time such as 12 pm.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/25/2020 2:32:14 PM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/25/2020 3:14:32 PM   
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Yes there is, it's also called Noon. 12 AM is Midnight.

Indeed.

The 24 hour/day cycle starts at 12 midnight (usually indicated as 12 a.m.), runs through 12 noon (usually indicated as 12 p.m.)

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/25/2020 3:47:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		AM stands for Ante Meridian, which is before the Meridian.
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Noon is the Meridian, there Noon is noon or 12 hundred hours.

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Legally speaking 12:00 am and 12:00 pm DO NOT exist and should NEVER be used in any contract, statute or anything else that could wind up in court (unless a specific jurisdiction has codified the terms, of which I am unaware). For example look at your car insurance card: most likely it states that the coverage is good from 12:01 am through 11:59 pm on dates in question. Now that doesn't mean there's a two minute gap upon renewal as it's legally understood that coverage runs from the very beginning of the day (12:00:00.0001- am) to the very end of the day (11:59:59.9999+ pm).


https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/66633/is-it-correct-to-say-1200am#:~:text=Legally%20speaking%2012%3A00%20am%20and%2012%3A00%20pm%20DO,codified%20the%20terms%2C%20of%20which%20I%20am%20unaware%29.

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Asking whether noon is A.M. or P.M. is like asking whether the border between the United States and Canada is in the U.S. or Canada. It’s in neither country; that’s the point of the border.


http://www.clearwriting.com/articles/the-ambiguity-of-1200-a-m-and-1200-p-m/



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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/25/2020 3:50:32 PM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/25/2020 4:34:34 PM   
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They also spelled 'embroidery' wrong on their own shop's sign. Not a thing that exactly inspires confidence when you're in the signage business.




It's like an ad for a spellcheck program that has spelling errors...

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/25/2020 4:37:10 PM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/25/2020 4:38:11 PM   
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AM stands for Ante Meridian, which is before the Meridian.
PM stands for Post Meridian, which is after the Meridian.

Noon is the Meridian, there Noon is noon or 12 hundred hours.

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Legally speaking 12:00 am and 12:00 pm DO NOT exist and should NEVER be used in any contract, statute or anything else that could wind up in court (unless a specific jurisdiction has codified the terms, of which I am unaware). For example look at your car insurance card: most likely it states that the coverage is good from 12:01 am through 11:59 pm on dates in question. Now that doesn't mean there's a two minute gap upon renewal as it's legally understood that coverage runs from the very beginning of the day (12:00:00.0001- am) to the very end of the day (11:59:59.9999+ pm).


https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/66633/is-it-correct-to-say-1200am#:~:text=Legally%20speaking%2012%3A00%20am%20and%2012%3A00%20pm%20DO,codified%20the%20terms%2C%20of%20which%20I%20am%20unaware%29.

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Asking whether noon is A.M. or P.M. is like asking whether the border between the United States and Canada is in the U.S. or Canada. It’s in neither country; that’s the point of the border.


http://www.clearwriting.com/articles/the-ambiguity-of-1200-a-m-and-1200-p-m/



So why not use the 24 hour clock in contracts instead? Or is that an issue as well?

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/25/2020 4:43:40 PM   
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They also spelled 'embroidery' wrong on their own shop's sign. Not a thing that exactly inspires confidence when you're in the signage business.




It's like an ad for a spellcheck program that has spelling errors...

But how do you know they don't handle embrios as well? That's still a misspelling, but the letter sequence is right. The guys doing illegal abortions don't care much about spelling anyway.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/25/2020 4:55:25 PM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/25/2020 4:56:24 PM   
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They also spelled 'embroidery' wrong on their own shop's sign. Not a thing that exactly inspires confidence when you're in the signage business.




It's like an ad for a spellcheck program that has spelling errors...

But how do you know they don't handle embrios as well? That's still a misspelling, but the letter sequence is right. The guys doing illegal abortions don't care much about spelling anyway.

'EMROIDERY' sounds like Droids encrusted with Emeralds. Imagine R2-D2 all kitted out...

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