Topic: What I learned today! (Read 194802 times)

Malikial · « **Reply #2560 on:** February 27, 2013, 07:10:26 PM »

Ted Belmont · « **Reply #2561 on:** February 28, 2013, 07:08:11 PM »

Today I learned about Julie D'Aubigney, "a 17th-century bisexual French opera singer and fencing master who killed or wounded at least ten men in life-or-death duels, performed nightly shows on the biggest and most highly-respected opera stage in the world, and once took the Holy Orders just so that she could sneak into a convent and bang a nun."

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<@Friday> Yeah, I changed my name since then

Brentai · « **Reply #2562 on:** March 01, 2013, 09:28:21 PM »

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She also fell in love with Fanchon Moreau, another singer who was the mistress of the Great Dauphin, and tried to commit suicide when she was rejected.

Even Friday can't compete with a dolphin.

Disposable Ninja · « **Reply #2563 on:** March 04, 2013, 02:21:24 PM »

Not so much something I learned, but more like something I may have figured out.

Whenever I'm dreaming and I'm myself and I'm doing things, I usually dream that I'm also naked. This morning I realized that when I'm naked dreaming I'm also very aware of my junk. Then it occurred to me that the reason I'm naked in my dreams is BECAUSE I'm aware of my junk, and that being aware of my junk inspires feelings of vulnerability and of being naked.

That's when I realized that when people dream about being naked at school or at work, what's actually happening is that their proprioception is interfering with their dreams. There's no symbolism, no Freudian purpose or arm chair psychology -- your brain merely registers the existence of your genitals.

And what's weird is that it seems like that I'm the first person to actually figure this out. Admittedly, I'm not doing much more than scanning Google and Wikipedia, but nevertheless this seems like a pretty solid hypothesis as to why this happens.

Classic · « **Reply #2564 on:** March 04, 2013, 02:50:00 PM »

Maybe you could do some sort of a study that made it clear that people are more aware of their surroundings while sleeping than they think and get some modest accolades from the "field".

Actually, there might be grant money in this if you suggest that this avenue of research will lead us to making the most of our sleeping time.

TA · « **Reply #2565 on:** March 04, 2013, 02:56:09 PM »

Kinda hard to chicken/egg it, though. Are you dreaming you're naked because you're suddenly very aware of your genitals, or are you suddenly very aware of your genitals because you're dreaming of people staring at them while you're naked?

I can't even begin to imagine how you'd draw any measurable distinction between the two.

Disposable Ninja · « **Reply #2566 on:** March 04, 2013, 03:31:25 PM »

Yeah, nobody gives a fuck that I'm naked in my dreams.

Silversong · « **Reply #2567 on:** March 04, 2013, 03:40:04 PM »

Quote from: Ted Beanmont on February 28, 2013, 07:08:11 PM

Today I learned about Julie D'Aubigney,

I.... Man. I am so far behind. I just sing karaoke and fence with the SCA. Friday, are you taking apprentices?

Friday · « **Reply #2568 on:** March 04, 2013, 05:19:45 PM »

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Even Friday can't compete with a dolphin.

Er, yeah. I have hands.

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I.... Man. I am so far behind. I just sing karaoke and fence with the SCA. Friday, are you taking apprentices?

Sure thing! I give +2 str, +2 dex, and +5 batshit insane on level up.

Brentai · « **Reply #2569 on:** March 04, 2013, 05:57:19 PM »

Please God tell me there's a cap.

Mongrel · « **Reply #2570 on:** March 05, 2013, 11:42:59 PM »

The Charley Horse is named for Charles "Hoss" Radbourn, a baseball player from the 1880's who is famous for being the only pitcher to win 60 games in one season in MLB history and also being the first (and second!) man to ever flip a camera the bird.

Ocksi · « **Reply #2571 on:** March 06, 2013, 04:43:41 AM »

He's also been doing pretty well for himself on the ol' Twitter.

A² · « **Reply #2572 on:** March 14, 2013, 03:39:25 AM »

That Robert Downey Jr, Stephen Fry, Carrie Fisher, Axl Rose, Ted Turner, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Frank Sinatra, Isaac Newton (maybe), Frederich Nietzsche (maybe), and Edgar Allen Poe (maybe) all have/had Bi-Polar Disorder.

In some mathematical equation, this makes me Iron Man.

Smiler · « **Reply #2573 on:** March 14, 2013, 05:10:28 AM »

By that standard you are also Guile.

TA · « **Reply #2574 on:** March 14, 2013, 10:52:21 AM »

That Kevin Sorbo is apparently some ageless titan of myth. Seriously, this was taken in February. He's 55 in that photo.

Royal☭ · « **Reply #2575 on:** March 14, 2013, 10:55:54 AM »

Perhaps you mean he's 2255 in that photo. But really, he doesn't look a day over 1000.

TA · « **Reply #2576 on:** March 14, 2013, 10:57:19 AM »

The counting of years just no longer makes sense.

JDigital · « **Reply #2577 on:** March 18, 2013, 03:16:21 AM »

Chainmail was popular in mediaeval times, even though it was only effective against slashing and not crushing weapons, because of how difficult it was to treat infected wounds. This made a cut more deadly than a broken bone.

Friday · « **Reply #2578 on:** March 18, 2013, 07:06:47 AM »

Also, there's not really any armor that's really that effective against a crushing weapon.

Classic · « **Reply #2579 on:** March 18, 2013, 09:36:19 AM »

Well, armor will still spread the force of that impact and absorb some small amount of energy being deformed... But...

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