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Originally Posted by maddawg

Use Google Goober.

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At least one of the sites I linked to above has it by the next word:

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"A" goes before all words that begin with consonants.

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• a cat
• a dog
• a purple onion
• a buffalo
• a big apple

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we awt to start a nuther thred on foniks.:icon_razz:

Now we know why I don't teach English anymore. Of course, the only reason I chose English was for the writing and not grammer.:icon_wink:

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Originally Posted by maddawg

we awt to start a nuther thred on foniks.:icon_razz:

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Originally Posted by Dirtydawg

It wouldn't be the only thing in the English language that didn't sound right yet still followed a specific rule.



Remind me what you and bob's degrees are in.:icon_razz:

Actually, you two have gotten me to doubting my own knowledge now especially since it's been quite a few Stolis, message board posting grammar and shift work grammar since I've done anything close to pay attention to the English language, so I'm tempted to go in the attic and dig up my old grammar books to double check even though I'm very certain of this. If it was just maddawg, I'd chalk it up to redneck ignorance, but two intellectual stalwarts like yourselves, I don't know.

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if you come on a message board full of nerds and start making corrections, you had better be prepared to have your corrections corrected. however, if i have incorrectly corrected your corrections, please feel free to correct me.

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Originally Posted by arkansasbob

if you come on a message board full of nerds and start making corrections, you had better be prepared to have your corrections corrected. however, if i have incorrectly corrected your corrections, please feel free to correct me.

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Actually, apparently, you nerds were correct and this nerd was incorrect. I should have gone into engineering like my Dad wanted, but I was too lazy and didn't want to do all the studying. Apparently, the same thing applied when it came time to my grammar classes as well.

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Originally Posted by Dirtydawg

Actually, apparently, you nerds were correct and this nerd was incorrect. I should have gone into engineering like my Dad wanted, but I was too lazy and didn't want to do all the studying. Apparently, the same thing applied when it came time to my grammar classes as well.

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ay?

Why are Gonzo's post wider than everybody else's post?

How many potential stars being recruited by Tech get on this board and read us discussing grammar? Better yet, how many potential recruits get on here and read anything by Spinoza, =oD?

How many recruits are enlightened by reading BB&B? Just about all of them. They ain't seen anything like us.:laugh:

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Originally Posted by maddawg

Was the BHO thing yesterday a historical moment or an historical moment? I've seen and heard both. Grammar police?

Found it! an goes before words beginning with a vowel ( I knew that one), but also before words beginning with a silent h. Since the h in historical is NOT silent, those who have been using an historical moment are dumb arses.












The above post is written mostly to aggrevate Inudesu.

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Did someone call the grammar police?

I HATE the inconsistent application of the doubled consonant when conjugating a verb, although it seems like the British spellings are sometimes more intuitive (e.g., in British English one would write "counselling" while in American "English" one must write "counseling").

Oh, and Mad, "since" refers to time, not cause and effect. :icon_wink:

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Originally Posted by Brian96

Did someone call the grammar police?

I HATE the inconsistent application of the doubled consonant when conjugating a verb, although it seems like the British spellings are sometimes more intuitive (e.g., in British English one would write "counselling" while in American "English" one must write "counseling").

Oh, and Mad, "since" refers to time, not cause and effect. :icon_wink:

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see the third conjunction definition.

I think I'm going to have an experiment in which I create a series of fake screennames on BBB and go between the sports side of the board and the politics side of the board to see group is more viscious with the name calling. My guess is the intellectuals on the politics side. I don't have my feelings hurt, but it does surprise me.

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Originally Posted by Abominable Gorilla

I think I'm going to have an experiment in which I create a series of fake screennames on BBB and go between the sports side of the board and the politics side of the board to see group is more viscious with the name calling. My guess is the intellectuals on the politics side. I don't have my feelings hurt, but it does surprise me.

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Definitely politics, but Mens BB and Womens BB are not far behind - they just do not get as many posts as politics.

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Originally Posted by Brian96

I HATE the inconsistent application of the doubled consonant when conjugating a verb, although it seems like the British spellings are sometimes more intuitive (e.g., in British English one would write "counselling" while in American "English" one must write "counseling").

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I HATE the application of the doubled consonant.

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Originally Posted by inudesu

I HATE the application of the doubled consonant.

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Same thing with canceled/cancelled.

.....and why can you spell lose, loose or lose?? Always a mind boggler

I was always taught that when you borrow something you should always return in the same condition, or better, than when you got it. Does that not apply anymore?

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Originally Posted by arkansasbob

see the third conjunction definition.

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Clearly revisionist propaganda! :icon_wink:

As a general rule I support a more "descriptive" approach to grammar than a "prescriptive" one. That said, it is clear that the first 7 definitions there have a common theme, which the 8th overtly violates.

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Originally Posted by Brian96

Clearly revisionist propaganda! :icon_wink:

As a general rule I support a more "descriptive" approach to grammar than a "prescriptive" one. That said, it is clear that the first 7 definitions there have a common theme, which the 8th overtly violates.

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yes, i'm sure the 8th is the result of general acceptance due to usage -- one of the things i actually like about american english. it can become frustrating, though, when you know the origin of words and phrases that are seldom used in their original sense anymore. for example, "agenda" and "begs the question" are two that bother me. "agenda items" is a phrase i hear at least weekly and nobody seems to know that it is redundant (curse the nerd that pointed this out to me and ruined my bissful acceptance of the phrase).

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Originally Posted by arkansasbob

yes, i'm sure the 8th is the result of general acceptance due to usage -- one of the things i actually like about american english. it can become frustrating, though, when you know the origin of words and phrases that are seldom used in their original sense anymore. for example, "agenda" and "begs the question" are two that bother me. "agenda items" is a phrase i hear at least weekly and nobody seems to know that it is redundant (curse the nerd that pointed this out to me and ruined my bissful acceptance of the phrase).

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how about "pin number"?

How about putting all these comments into its own thread????

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Originally Posted by Dawgpix

How about putting all these comments into its own thread????

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They are "Comments That Don't Warrant A Thread".

I've thought about it, but figured it would rub inudesu the wrong way. He REALLY would like to use to text message rules of grammar.:icon_razz:

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Originally Posted by Dirtydawg

how about "pin number"?

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And "VIN number."

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Originally Posted by maddawg

They are "Comments That Don't Warrant A Thread".

I've thought about it, but figured it would rub inudesu the wrong way. He REALLY would like to use to text message rules of grammar.:icon_razz:

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Maybe we should start a grammar-NAZI thread.

And add a forum for "threads that don't warrant a comment." :icon_wink:

Tonight is the Pepsi Smash concert featuring Rihanna, Fall Out Boy, and Lifehouse.

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Originally Posted by maddawg

They are "Comments That Don't Warrant A Thread".

I've thought about it, but figured it would rub inudesu the wrong way. He REALLY would like to use to text message rules of grammar.:icon_razz:

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I'm very torn on this. Text language annoys me, but so does "standard" English. Text message is more logical, so I like that. But I'm just too used to normal (ha!) spellings.

I got into a little bit of trouble recently reading a book to a friend's kid. My wife didn't think I should be pronouncing both l's in "llama" while reading Llama Llama Red Pajama. She seemed to think it would teach the kid the wrong way to read that word. My defense was that the "right" way was wrong and stupid to begin with.

Those who are married will know how far that argument got me. . .

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Originally Posted by inudesu

I'm very torn on this. Text language annoys me, but so does "standard" English. Text message is more logical, so I like that. But I'm just too used to normal (ha!) spellings.

I got into a little bit of trouble recently reading a book to a friend's kid. My wife didn't think I should be pronouncing both l's in "llama" while reading Llama Llama Red Pajama. She seemed to think it would teach the kid the wrong way to read that word. My defense was that the "right" way was wrong and stupid to begin with.

Those who are married will know how far that argument got me. . .

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the answer is to concede and read it the real right way: "yama, yama..."

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Originally Posted by inudesu

I'm very torn on this. Text language annoys me, but so does "standard" English. Text message is more logical, so I like that. But I'm just too used to normal (ha!) spellings.

I got into a little bit of trouble recently reading a book to a friend's kid. My wife didn't think I should be pronouncing both l's in "llama" while reading Llama Llama Red Pajama. She seemed to think it would teach the kid the wrong way to read that word. My defense was that the "right" way was wrong and stupid to begin with.

Those who are married will know how far that argument got me. . .

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Obviously you don't have kids yet. Once I had my own I got over that sort of thing real quick. Didn't want my kids to sound like idiots just because their dad had an intellectual bone to pick with the English-speaking world.

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Originally Posted by arkansasbob

the answer is to concede and read it the real right way: "yama, yama..."

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Didn't get over that, however. I do, as much as I can, try to use the native pronunciations for most imported words, except for those that, in my subjective estimation, are so assimilated into the American lexicon that the foreign language origin has been all but lost.

Also reminds me of a friend who was always annoyed with the whole "Pierre Bossier" mall thing. In his view, if you are going to pronounce it as "Bozure" then you should call it the "Pete Bozure" mall. If you are going to insist on "Pierre," then you should pronounce it "Pierre Boss-i-ay." Hard to argue with his reasoning.

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Originally Posted by Brian96

Obviously you don't have kids yet. Once I had my own I got over that sort of thing real quick. Didn't want my kids to sound like idiots just because their dad had an intellectual bone to pick with the English-speaking world.

Well, naturally. It wasn't my kid. :)

Didn't get over that, however. I do, as much as I can, try to use the native pronunciations for most imported words, except for those that, in my subjective estimation, are so assimilated into the American lexicon that the foreign language origin has been all but lost.

I'm in a different place on this. English is English no matter how similar the words look. This is actually one of my beefs with our dumb language. If we're going to transliterate something, we should give it a logical (or at least logicalish) English spelling while we're at it, even if the language being transliterated from shares our Roman alphabet.

It's perfectly ok with me that the English word karaoke and the Japanese word カラオケ that it comes from (which would be written in identical Roman characters) are pronounced differently. They happen to mean the same thing, but obviously that is irrelevant - we don't feel forced to pronounce the English word for mountain (that is, "mountain"), the same way we pronounce the Japanese word for mountain (
山, or yama :icon_wink:).

I think this should be even more true when we borrow words from Romance languages. If the word for that particular pack animal from South America is going to be pronounced yama, then we ought to spell it that way. If the English word for that animal is going to be a different word altogether, like say lama, then that is fine (we don't use the same word to describe other animals) but then we should spell it lama instead of llama - which is stupid.
Our choices are l-a-m-a or y-a-m-a. Either are ok, but what we've been given is pointless.

This is especially true of silent letters, double letters, extra random consonants, etc.

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I actually chose the Japanese example of mountain without considering (consciously) that it mirrored the pronounciation of the pack animal being discussed. Weird.

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Originally Posted by inudesu

I actually chose the Japanese example of mountain without considering (consciously) that it mirrored the pronounciation of the pack animal being discussed. Weird.

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Your argument falls apart at the "English is English" proposition. There is nothing English about English at all. I would go so far as to say that the "English language" is neither. :D

Question: Do any other countries with sound-based (obviously English is not really "phonetic") alphabets have spelling bees? That right there should tell you something is wrong with our language! It would be hard to crown a winner of a Spanish spelling bee, as long as your participants were basically literate.

All of these grammar comments warrant their own thread.

I just performed surgery on my toe with a broken bobby pin and toenail clippers.

Ingrown toenails suck.

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Originally Posted by Luminaire

All of these grammar comments warrant their own thread.

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u think?

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Originally Posted by DAWG DUDE

I just performed surgery on my toe with a broken bobby pin and toenail clippers.

Ingrown toenails suck.

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Yes ingrown toenails do suck. What sucks worse is an INFECTED ingrown toenail. Hope you sterilized your surgical tools Dr.Dawg DUDE.:icon_razz:

I think every year I like the NFL less and less.

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Yes ingrown toenails do suck. What sucks worse is an INFECTED ingrown toenail. Hope you sterilized your surgical tools Dr.Dawg DUDE.:icon_razz:

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It was already infected.
Don't worry I poured peroxide in it..I think it'll be okay.

The University of South Florida is having some sort of social event for local engineers to interact with their engineering students. They contacted Honeywell and asked if anyone would be interested in coming out. They claimed the purpose was to help their engineering students have a better understanding of engineering in the work world. So, I emailed the guy and told him that I'd be interested in coming out. He replied that they were only looking for USF alumni and that he wasn't interested in my attendance.

So, let me get this straight, you aren't interested in having your social event attended by one of the largest engineering firms in the area because the person who would be attending graduated from somewhere else? And hey, it isn't like the USF alumni were interested in attending instead.

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Originally Posted by Abominable Gorilla

The University of South Florida is having some sort of social event for local engineers to interact with their engineering students. They contacted Honeywell and asked if anyone would be interested in coming out. They claimed the purpose was to help their engineering students have a better understanding of engineering in the work world. So, I emailed the guy and told him that I'd be interested in coming out. He replied that they were only looking for USF alumni and that he wasn't interested in my attendance.

So, let me get this straight, you aren't interested in having your social event attended by one of the largest engineering firms in the area because the person who would be attending graduated from somewhere else? And hey, it isn't like the USF alumni were interested in attending instead.

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Did he at least thank you for the offer?

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Originally Posted by DAWG DUDE

It was already infected.
Don't worry I poured peroxide in it..I think it'll be okay.

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I don't think that peroxide actually disinfects. It just cleans when and as it fizzes. You need some alcohol.

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Originally Posted by TYLERTECHSAS

I don't think that peroxide actually disinfects. It just cleans when and as it fizzes. You need some alcohol.

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It does.

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Originally Posted by TYLERTECHSAS

You need some alcohol.

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So does Coach Rupp.

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Originally Posted by DAWG DUDE

So does Coach Rupp.

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:laugh: Probably by now.

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Originally Posted by Dirtydawg

Did he at least thank you for the offer?

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I don't remember him saying "thanks," but I do remember him saying he would keep me in mind if ever they wanted to have an event with engineers from other schools. I thought about replying that USF DOES have an event with engineers from other schools that goes by the name "Career Day" and that I don't think our department would be very interested in attending.

Super Bowls should be played on Saturday . . . like yesterday.

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Originally Posted by Dawgpix

Super Bowls should be played on Saturday . . . like yesterday.

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Why? The regular season games are played on Sunday.

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Originally Posted by Dirtydawg

Why? The regular season games are played on Sunday.

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So we don't have to be hungover on Monday morning.

Georgia Tech has the best looking basketball court of all time.

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Georgia Tech has the best looking basketball court of all time.

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My commute to work Saturday morning took 20 minutes longer because of the GT-WF basketball game. I need to keep a GT basketball schedule handy, because their games often screw up my commute home in the evenings.

does anyone know a doctor who can tell my wife it's ok for pregnant women to clean toilets, but unsafe for expecting fathers?

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Originally Posted by arkansasbob

does anyone know a doctor who can tell my wife it's ok for pregnant women to clean toilets, but unsafe for expecting fathers?

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You mean toilets are supposed to be cleaned?

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Originally Posted by Dirtydawg

Why? The regular season games are played on Sunday.

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It'd help the drop out rate at work tomorrow in Pittsburgh and Phoenix. How's that?

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You mean toilets are supposed to be cleaned?

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Yes, by women, the bible says so.

From the parking lot of the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo you can see one of the best modern art museums in America.

I really like living here.

I wish there was a day where all incoming football players announced where they were going to play.

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You mean toilets are supposed to be cleaned?

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my exact words.

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Originally Posted by Dirtydawg

You mean toilets are supposed to be cleaned?

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It's an old wives' tale. Everyone knows toilets are self-cleaning. Like cats.

Today I judged a middle school / high school science fair. I have a few observations.

1) High school kids are lazy and put almost zero effort into science fair projects.
2) Teachers (judges) don't know what "statistical analysis" means and are impressed by the words "standard deviation," prefer "mean" rather than "average," and like to see units in percentages. If you actually TELL a teacher that you don't think she knows what "statistical analysis" means, she gets mad at you.
3) Teachers (judges) don't understand the science projects and value quantity of work over quality.
4) Some kids can thoroughly discuss methods to measure relative oxygen levels in different locations by measuring the growth of rust on iron while other kids think that car exhaust is more dense than water. Some kids measure the absorbtion of nitrates by different plants while other kids ran an experiment to prove that if you put rocks in a funnel and pour water in, all of the water passes through the rocks.
5) If you water a plant with microwaved distilled water, it will die in two weeks. If you boil the distilled water, it will lower growth.
6) If you ask a kid a hard question, teachers (judges) will complain EVEN IF the kid gets it right. If you compliment a kid, those same teachers will complain again because other students with projects didn't also receive a compliment from you.

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Originally Posted by Abominable Gorilla

Today I judged a middle school / high school science fair. I have a few observations.

1) High school kids are lazy and put almost zero effort into science fair projects.
2) Teachers (judges) don't know what "statistical analysis" means and are impressed by the words "standard deviation," prefer "mean" rather than "average," and like to see units in percentages. If you actually TELL a teacher that you don't think she knows what "statistical analysis" means, she gets mad at you.
3) Teachers (judges) don't understand the science projects and value quantity of work over quality.
4) Some kids can thoroughly discuss methods to measure relative oxygen levels in different locations by measuring the growth of rust on iron while other kids think that car exhaust is more dense than water. Some kids measure the absorbtion of nitrates by different plants while other kids ran an experiment to prove that if you put rocks in a funnel and pour water in, all of the water passes through the rocks.
5) If you water a plant with microwaved distilled water, it will die in two weeks. If you boil the distilled water, it will lower growth.
6) If you ask a kid a hard question, teachers (judges) will complain EVEN IF the kid gets it right. If you compliment a kid, those same teachers will complain again because other students with projects didn't also receive a compliment from you.

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I HATED Science Fair judges. They all seemed like pricks/jerks. Out of all the projects I did, I'm sure there was one guy that was cool (like you) that I just put a label on because he was holding a clipboard. You have opened my eyes. Thanks man :banana:


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Originally Posted by Abominable Gorilla

5) If you water a plant with microwaved distilled water, it will die in two weeks. If you boil the distilled water, it will lower growth.

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The student that performed this experiment cost herself the chance to move on to the next level of competition by telling a different judge that the reason the microwaved water killed the plants is because microwaving the water changed the water's DNA and that it was no longer healthy for the plant.

I shouldn't have to ask for salt, pepper, ketchup and napkins when I go thru the drive thru at Burger King, McD's, Sonic, --- insert name of fast food restaurant ---

And when I do ask for condiments, the server shouldn't roll his/her eyes... :furious3:
Also... it would be nice to be thanked for my patronage at any retail store.

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I shouldn't have to ask for salt, pepper, ketchup and napkins when I go thru the drive thru at Burger King, McD's, Sonic, --- insert name of fast food restaurant ---

And when I do ask for condiments, the server shouldn't roll his/her eyes... :furious3:
Also... it would be nice to be thanked for my patronage at any retail store.

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This seems to be the norm...

http://noolmusic.com/videos/mad_tv_-...ing_burger.php

We don't have kids of our own yet, but many of my friends do, and it seems to me that children require a large amount of energy to deal with. Granted, most of my evidence for this is anecdotal rather than statistical, but there does seem to be a marked pattern of exhaustion among parents of small children.

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We don't have kids of our own yet, but many of my friends do, and it seems to me that children require a large amount of energy to deal with. Granted, most of my evidence for this is anecdotal rather than statistical, but there does seem to be a marked pattern of exhaustion among parents of small children.

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It doesn't stop when their small. :oMine are all in the early to late 20's and they're still exhausting. That said, I would still have them over and over again if given the option a second or third time.

anyone know if the university of houston has a board like BBB?

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anyone know if the university of houston has a board like BBB?

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NO ONE has a board like BBB, :D.

Someone hired a harpist to play in our lobby today. Adds a touch of class.

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Originally Posted by Guisslapp

Someone hired a harpist to play in our lobby today. Adds a touch of class.

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Have they played any Zepplin yet? Freebird?

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Have they played any Zepplin yet? Freebird?

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She was playing Rod Stewart when I went to grab some Jimmy Johns.

I was told today that I'm now the lead mechanical for the SIGI (Space Integrated GPS/INS) product line, whereas previously I was only responsible for individual programs.

I'm addicted to Necco conversation hearts.

Sadly, though, I've found traditional Necco wafers to be a poor substitute. For some reason, they just don't taste the same to me.

Anyway, picked up my bag of 50% off candy at Walmart today. I've had to force myself to cut back to just one 16 oz bag per year.

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Someone hired a harpist to play in our lobby today. Adds a touch of class.

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You would be post #666 on this thread :icon_wink::D:laugh:

I just watched Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. Who wants to lay down odds that we'll see a modern remake in the next 15 years?

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She was playing Rod Stewart when I went to grab some Jimmy Johns.

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That's just another prime example of corporate greed right there, who can afford a harpist in this recession!:sarc:

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That's just another prime example of corporate greed right there, who can afford a harpist in this recession!:sarc:

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Harpists need work too. :icon_wink:

Zemeckis or whoever did his casting really hit the nail on the head when he picked Christopher Lloyd to play Doc Brown.

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zemeckis or whoever did his casting really hit the nail on the head when he picked christopher lloyd to play doc brown.

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1.21 gigawatts!?!?!?!?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrCqPaSm8TA

yesterday, my mouth and nose agreed that i had eaten by far the best hamburger the company cafeteria had ever made. about an hour later, the rest of my body made a strong argument to the contrary.

Should we blame the matches? Or should we blame the fire? Or the doctors who allowed him to expire?

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Should we blame the matches? Or should we blame the fire? Or the doctors who allowed him to expire?

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heck no!
blame canada!

So, my cousin (14) is recovering from a bone marrow transplant that was done shortly after her 13th birthday. It's been a year and three months, but she's still very controlled on what she can eat due to some complications with her immune system's recovery. One of the restrictions is that she has a limited amount of time to eat food after it's been cooked which eliminates the option of eating out. A further hinderance to the situation is that is isn't supposed to be in public without a mask because of the germs people carry. Recently, Pizza Hut allowed the family to have a meal out by opening their doors to the family during non-business hours. This is a big deal because it requires the parts she's going to be in to be disinfected, but they went through the trouble so that she could cook and eat her own pizza.

So, +2 for Pizza Hut.

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So, my cousin (14) is recovering from a bone marrow transplant that was done shortly after her 13th birthday. It's been a year and three months, but she's still very controlled on what she can eat due to some complications with her immune system's recovery. One of the restrictions is that she has a limited amount of time to eat food after it's been cooked which eliminates the option of eating out. A further hinderance to the situation is that is isn't supposed to be in public without a mask because of the germs people carry. Recently, Pizza Hut allowed the family to have a meal out by opening their doors to the family during non-business hours. This is a big deal because it requires the parts she's going to be in to be disinfected, but they went through the trouble so that she could cook and eat her own pizza.

So, +2 for Pizza Hut.

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Where is this pizza hut?

They live in Lecanto, Florida about an hour north of here. I imagine it's somewhere around there.

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Originally Posted by Abominable Gorilla

So, my cousin (14) is recovering from a bone marrow transplant that was done shortly after her 13th birthday. It's been a year and three months, but she's still very controlled on what she can eat due to some complications with her immune system's recovery. One of the restrictions is that she has a limited amount of time to eat food after it's been cooked which eliminates the option of eating out. A further hinderance to the situation is that is isn't supposed to be in public without a mask because of the germs people carry. Recently, Pizza Hut allowed the family to have a meal out by opening their doors to the family during non-business hours. This is a big deal because it requires the parts she's going to be in to be disinfected, but they went through the trouble so that she could cook and eat her own pizza.

So, +2 for Pizza Hut.

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That's awesome. I hope it was a stuffed crust pizza.

Has anyone ever noticed that women named "Chastity" generally seem to fall into two categories: women for whom the monicker is woefully inappropriate, and women for whom the name is very appropriate, but who sadly appear to have had little choice in the matter?

(For those who have a woman named Chastity about whom they care, please carefully note the "generally" qualifier.)

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Has anyone ever noticed that women named "Chastity" generally seem to fall into two categories: women for whom the monicker is woefully inappropriate, and women for whom the name is very appropriate, but who sadly appear to have had little choice in the matter?

(For those who have a woman named Chastity about whom they care, please carefully note the "generally" qualifier.)

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I've known 3 people named Chasity in my life, and with all three, the "monicker is woefully inappropriate".

Civic duty notwithstanding..I don't like jury duty.

Text messaging is a time saver when using short questions or replies. Why do some people keep texting during an important exchange when it would be sooooo much easier just to dial the number and talk?

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Text messaging is a time saver when using short questions or replies. Why do some people keep texting during and important exchange when it would be sooooo much easier just to dial the number and talk?

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Fear of intimacy. Texting requires no personal interaction of any kind.

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Originally Posted by Brian96

Fear of intimacy. Texting requires no personal interaction of any kind.

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it also allows one to pretend to be listening to one person while actually talking to another.

Oh my....our wonderful representatives at work........she get's paid for this?....go gator

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5tXMLI-OsI

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Originally Posted by maddawg

Text messaging is a time saver when using short questions or replies. Why do some people keep texting during an important exchange when it would be sooooo much easier just to dial the number and talk?

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Because in my case, there is not such thing as a "short exchange". :icon_wink:

Great News! The economy, which for me isn't that bad, stable job and the low interest rates have me on the way to purchasing a house in Monroe. I hope the ulm prof next door enjoy's my Tech flag in the yard.

Drove by Sonic yesterday at 4:00pm. There were approx. 10 cars in the pull up slots and at least 10 at the drive though window. Who are these people who go to the drive through at Sonic? Do they think they are saving time?

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Drove by Sonic yesterday at 4:00pm. There were approx. 10 cars in the pull up slots and at least 10 at the drive though window. Who are these people who go to the drive through at Sonic? Do they think they are saving time?

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If you drove through at 4 PM, you were observing the tail end of happy hour. They may not have been saving time, but they were saving money!

Oh, I see, you are talking drive THROUGH versus drive UP. I have to admit, I am one who typically does the drive through. For me, it is because my parents always tip when they do the drive up, so to avoid any feeling of guilt about not tipping, I just do the drive through. It seems to be a crap shoot. Watching other drivers, sometimes I get through faster in the drive through, sometimes drive up customers are faster.

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Drove by Sonic yesterday at 4:00pm. There were approx. 10 cars in the pull up slots and at least 10 at the drive though window. Who are these people who go to the drive through at Sonic? Do they think they are saving time?

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I don't know why there is a difference, but when I'm going to Sonic and I spy 0-1 cars in the drive through, yes, the food is served quicker . . . FWIW.

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I don't know why there is a difference, but when I'm going to Sonic and I spy 0-1 cars in the drive through, yes, the food is served quicker . . . FWIW.

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I knew when they started putting the drive throughs in at Sonic the service would go to crap. So based on your expert evaluation they cater to the drive through folks first. After several bad experiences at the Cypress street Sonic I laid down the law in my house a few weeks ago..."I better not see another Sonic ANYTHING in this house again!" I also have that rule for Raisin' Canes' overpriced crap. Steak is cheaper.

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Drove by Sonic yesterday at 4:00pm. There were approx. 10 cars in the pull up slots and at least 10 at the drive though window. Who are these people who go to the drive through at Sonic? Do they think they are saving time?

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I knew when they started putting the drive throughs in at Sonic the service would go to crap.

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I worked at Sonic for a very brief time, but it was the time when they built the new Sonic in Walker. The idea was that customers would know to only use the drive through window if all they wanted was something small, like a Coke. They felt they were losing a large part of the fast food market by not being able to cater to people with small, quick orders.

The woman in front of me at Walmart was complaining about the economy and noted that "it costs me $80 to get all the hair products I need."

Phrases like that make me think a recession would be good for the people in this country.

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The woman in front of me at Walmart was complaining about the economy and noted that "it costs me $80 to get all the hair products I need."

Phrases like that make me think a recession would be good for the people in this country.

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Recessions are good, because market forces are the only things that really provide the reinforcement and punishment people need to develop sensical financial management.

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The woman in front of me at Walmart was complaining about the economy and noted that "it costs me $80 to get all the hair products I need."

Phrases like that make me think a recession would be good for the people in this country.

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I think that I agree with you. I did a little self assessment and cut out a whole bunch of services that I was paying for which were crappy little nickel and dime things that weren't doing me any good. It's added up to a good chunk of change. LTAC donation is staying the same. :thumbsup:


On nearly the same subject, I get into with Lindsey everyonceinawhile about her tanning membership. She goes about once a week and has a $30 monthly membership there. :rolleyes4: