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Troubling experience with a defective book by Robert August 28, 2013 11:46 am

It popped into my mind... by FrankC 2013-08-30 08:32:43
Cuneiform on clay tablets and papyrus scrolls lasted for thousands of years. by ER 2013-08-29 11:19:51
Book...to haul ass. by Jody 2013-08-28 17:52:06
I have accumulated several tablet readers.. by FrankC 2013-08-28 16:23:38
What the publishers aren't telling you... by podrock 2013-08-28 14:36:57
- "The Journal of Improbable Research" deserves a bit of attention. by bowser 2013-08-28 15:27:21
  - It's pier reviewed ! by podrock 2013-08-28 22:58:45
    - I'm going to dock you some points for that. by ER 2013-08-31 12:07:43
      - I just had to slip it in. by podrock 2013-08-31 12:46:53
        
        You must be one of them berthers. by ER 2013-08-31 17:57:20
        
        Breach birth. Peer got sideways with the Doc. Almost had to jetty-son it. by bowser 2013-08-31 20:35:08
        
        I harbor no such feelings. by podrock 2013-08-31 19:53:36
        
        AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH. by ER 2013-08-31 21:34:19
        
        AWWWWWWWWWW by podrock 2013-08-31 22:10:04
        
        Moor often than knot, I can spring to the occasion. by ER 2013-09-01 07:42:24
    - Doesn't get any better! by bowser 2013-08-29 19:19:35
  - I once wrote an article for the "Journal of Irreproducible Results". by ER 2013-08-28 20:36:45
    - Clever linguistics work. That's not an obvious conclusion. by bowser 2013-08-28 21:17:36
      - Found it! by ER 2013-08-28 21:33:45
        
        Quite obvious when it's pointed out. by bowser 2013-08-29 19:18:39
        
        Ecce homo. by ER 2013-08-30 05:50:50
        
        Printed it ! by podrock 2013-08-28 23:06:07
        
        When Tampa was having one of its periodic debates... by ER 2013-08-29 11:33:15
I had one last week. by alcaray 2013-08-28 13:05:31

Offensive wedding themes. by Jody August 31, 2013 4:04 pm

You have to admit, the SS had snappy uniforms. by ER 2013-09-01 06:28:50
I sent that to my daughter who is getting married in Oct. by FrankC 2013-08-31 19:11:51
- October is a bad month to get married. by bowser 2013-08-31 20:42:51

The next time you eat chicken by Jody August 31, 2013 8:30 pm

Oh my god! by FrankC 2013-09-01 01:38:50
Funny. You see the chickens. by ER 2013-08-31 21:36:33

S....L....O....W....E....R by Jody August 29, 2013 7:20 pm

The next war... by Jody August 28, 2013 7:36 pm

Wow! forgetabout Rodeo by FrankC August 24, 2013 12:42 pm

Jeebus H. Keyrist. by Jody 2013-08-24 15:26:16
Almost any animal that has a natural combat behavior pattern has been exploited for human entertainment. by TB 2013-08-24 12:52:20
- Horses are prey, not predators. They're instinct is to run. by bowser 2013-08-26 00:53:37
  - True, but stallions fight all the time for mates and herd dominance. by ER 2013-08-26 10:26:37
- Human baiting - man vs dog by FrankC 2013-08-24 18:49:35
  - Apparently people forgot what bulldogs were originally bred for. by TB 2013-08-25 08:29:29
  - Victorian Gentlemen? n/t by ER 2013-08-25 02:18:49

O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us by ER August 26, 2013 6:56 am

...and for the brighter side of our animal companions... by Jody August 24, 2013 3:33 pm

I see your buffalo and raise you... by TB 2013-08-24 15:41:53
- Yeehaw! Have you ever watched the trampoline event at the Olympics??? by Jody 2013-08-24 17:02:18
- And now... by TB 2013-08-24 15:49:14
  - Awww. by Jody 2013-08-24 17:04:05

I asked a hacker once, "Why do you do it?" by Jody August 24, 2013 9:07 am

I understand the answer, I think... by FrankC 2013-08-24 12:21:40
- Ah yes...the white hats. by Jody 2013-08-24 12:37:24
What did he hack? by TB 2013-08-24 11:19:38
- One thing... by Jody 2013-08-24 12:38:48
  - Where I live, "hacker" is a very general term. by TB 2013-08-24 12:47:24
    - I liken it to when I was a kid by Jody 2013-08-24 13:02:28
They are adolescents, mentally if not physically. by ER 2013-08-24 10:05:37
- It doesn't matter what you think about them... by Jody 2013-08-24 10:54:36
  - I don't understand what you're trying to tell me. by ER 2013-08-24 11:35:13
    - No matter the energy we put forth in this, by Jody 2013-08-24 12:39:49

Is the internet creating an apocalypse... by FrankC August 21, 2013 3:52 pm

The Right is reaping the whirlwind. by ER 2013-08-22 17:09:42
- You seem to miss the point that both sides are doing the same thing by FrankC 2013-08-22 21:39:10
  - Can't see the quote. by TB 2013-08-23 10:25:23
    - The quote is below in my reply to the OP, "An example of..." by FrankC 2013-08-23 14:57:50
      - Thanks! by TB 2013-08-23 15:13:07
  - I joined this forum to talk science, philosophy, art, humour and...politics.. by ER 2013-08-23 05:22:42
    - Not what I hoped for... by FrankC 2013-08-23 15:56:54
      - No, it is not all on the Right. by ER 2013-08-23 17:42:20
- Your passion is duly noted. by Jody 2013-08-22 19:09:15
  - Passion? If I were really passionate, I never would have mentioned it. by ER 2013-08-22 19:40:19
    - Not true for me. by Jody 2013-08-23 15:03:56
Over reacting? I don't think so. by Jody 2013-08-22 16:12:28
- This has really hit a note for me Frank... by Jody 2013-08-23 18:13:57
An example of what I am seeing over and over by FrankC 2013-08-22 14:39:33
- Frank... by Jody 2013-08-22 16:10:59
  - And that air of anger is escalating by FrankC 2013-08-23 15:38:19
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. by ER 2013-08-21 17:45:38
Newspapers, magazines, and the evening news have agendas, too. by TB 2013-08-21 16:54:26
- I probably should have specified the old three network days by FrankC 2013-08-21 21:03:42
  - All we have to do is think about what we're hearing and seeing. by TB 2013-08-22 08:56:19
    - "Watch out for people who treat analysis and questions of their ideas as threats." by Jody 2013-08-22 16:06:26
      - yea, TB would never evade a question or become emotional for being asked an uncomfortable one. by alcaray 2013-08-23 18:05:59
        
        cool, icy geometric logic... by ER 2013-08-23 18:42:24
        
        I don't see you adding anything here... by Jody 2013-08-23 18:39:50
        
        Isn't this what the saying: "Just sayin'" is for? by alcaray 2013-08-23 22:01:53
        
        ? Sorry Alcaray...I don't see "Just sayin" anywhere . by Jody 2013-08-24 08:39:08
- I that where Fox gets it's ratings from? All those oppos watching? by alcaray 2013-08-21 17:39:19

Demographic map of the U.S. by TB August 23, 2013 1:06 pm

It looks like the white guys got all the good land. by ER 2013-08-23 15:31:19

Neat way to take advantage of off peak power. by RobVG August 19, 2013 7:22 am

Check this out: by TB 2013-08-19 09:11:03
But if everyone has electric cars, and if most people charged them at night, by ER 2013-08-19 08:01:03
- The idea is designed to deal with "peak power" surges. by TB 2013-08-19 09:17:26

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