Topic: What I learned today! (Read 194960 times)

Thad · « **Reply #2200 on:** April 23, 2012, 02:17:56 PM »

I don't think plate tectonics can move Australia up there.

Final Fantasy lied to you. Real planets do not wrap north-south.

Kfroog · « **Reply #2201 on:** April 23, 2012, 03:05:11 PM »

I thought about pointing out that I understood this was a far-beyond-improbable configuration for plate tectonics to ever produce, but decided it would've hurt the joke.

François · « **Reply #2202 on:** April 23, 2012, 03:11:48 PM »

Please allow Thad the practice of his art; it's like watching a sunset, or a young woman bloom.

When things go wrong in my life, all I need to do is remember that somewhere, at that very moment, Thad is probably being snarky at someone, and suddenly it feels like the universe is harmony.

Classic · « **Reply #2203 on:** April 23, 2012, 03:25:05 PM »

But the universe wraps north-south, because it's a toroid.

Rico · « **Reply #2204 on:** April 23, 2012, 04:53:41 PM »

I apparently have the power to summon beautiful women by saying, "Sushi." I'm a little upset it's taken me this long to find that out.

JDigital · « **Reply #2205 on:** April 23, 2012, 05:48:28 PM »

The name of the pokemon Elgyem is a pronunciation of the acronym "LGM", meaning "Little Green Men", referring to aliens. It's a large-headed grey humanoid described in the Pokemon White pokedex as first encountered in the desert fifty years ago.

The name of its evolved form, Beheeyem, is "BEM", sci-fi acronym for "Bug-Eyed Monster", another sort of alien.

The first pulsar discovered in 1967 was originally named LGM-1, on the idea that the regularly pulsed radio emission might be a broadcast by extraterrestrials.

Brentai · « **Reply #2206 on:** April 24, 2012, 06:35:05 PM »

That dentist office literally, as in literally literally across the street from me? Dr. Orly Taitz, Esquire

Disposable Ninja · « **Reply #2207 on:** April 24, 2012, 07:02:22 PM »

François · « **Reply #2208 on:** April 24, 2012, 07:41:48 PM »

My first thought was "wait, THE Orly Taitz?"

And then I came to my senses.

Thad · « **Reply #2209 on:** April 26, 2012, 01:12:42 PM »

It appears Francis Crick and I have something in common:

Quote from: http://io9.com/5905146/this-is-how-francis-crick-dealt-with-unwanted-solicitations-following-the-discovery-of-dna

Lottel · « **Reply #2210 on:** April 30, 2012, 06:38:59 PM »

My manager is not only a firm believer of aliens conspiring with the government and most assassination being conspiracies, but that 9/11 was faked using holograms, secret bases on the moon are hid with giant mirrors, and we are probably in the Matrix.

Ted Belmont · « **Reply #2211 on:** April 30, 2012, 06:46:27 PM »

You should tell him about this one.

Lottel · « **Reply #2212 on:** April 30, 2012, 07:00:39 PM »

He actually just bought a $800 telescope so he can look at the moon and find traces of the moon base.

Classic · « **Reply #2213 on:** April 30, 2012, 07:11:23 PM »

Better than believing that the Earth is flat, I suppose.

Mongrel · « **Reply #2214 on:** April 30, 2012, 07:24:16 PM »

You know, you'd probably be surprised at the number of people who believe one batshit crazy theory or another (and that's not even a dig at religion). God knows I trip over one every time I turn around.

I suppose I can't blame them. The naked truth of an endless sea of monkeys all screeching and flailing their arms at one another is actually much crazier, in a way.

BEAT · « **Reply #2215 on:** May 05, 2012, 10:07:58 PM »

TODAY I LEARNED THAT COP CARS COULD REAR-END NORMAL CARS

AND THAT COPS HAVE TO FILL OUT A METRIC TON OF PAPERWORK WHEN THAT HAPPENS

AND THAT YOU WILL SPEND ALL THAT TIME WHILE THEY FILL OUT THAT PAPERWORK STANDING IN THE SUN.

OH, IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THAT I WAS WEARING A SUIT OF FAKE MUSCLES AND PRETENDING TO BE THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA.

AND BEFORE THAT I SAW A BAND PLAY ONSTAGE DRESSED AS STAR WARS.

BEEN KIND OF A WEIRD WEEKEND.

Mongrel · « **Reply #2216 on:** May 06, 2012, 04:11:16 AM »

Too bad ya didn't learn about the Caps Lock key. That's probably far too ordinary.

McDohl · « **Reply #2217 on:** May 06, 2012, 04:54:27 AM »

BEAT already knows about the Caps Lock, like Mario already knows about timed hits.

Gamespite has been down since early yesterday. Expect to see refugees.

Büge · « **Reply #2218 on:** May 06, 2012, 06:51:06 AM »

Quote from: Smiler on May 05, 2012, 06:27:23 AM

redirect banned users to talking time

Smiler · « **Reply #2219 on:** May 06, 2012, 06:55:34 AM »

Fuck. I didn't think that with Talking Time dead they would start leaking over here.

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