Topic: Lessons learned today...
started by: Uberkommando
Posted by Uberkommando on Apr. 03 2002,06:37
1) Metal splinters hurt like hell.2) Flush beats a straight.
3) It's not recommended to wear a t-shirt from The Onion when taking class pictures.
Posted by just_dave on Apr. 03 2002,16:20
1. 2+2=4... 2. 1+1=10
3. The teacher is always right
-dave
Posted by LiNeY on Apr. 03 2002,20:09
1. People are even more evil than you ever thought. 2. People will never stop to surprise you.
3. Somehow, life always goes on.
Posted by kuru on Apr. 03 2002,22:03
1 + 1 = 10But what the hell is a 2?
0.) New numbering systems suck.
1.) Students can too be fooled by instructors on April Fool's Day
10.) It is not possible to wash a load of clothes without losing a sock.
Posted by just_dave on Apr. 04 2002,00:25
| Quote (kuru @ 03 April 2002,04:03) |
| 1 + 1 = 10 But what the hell is a 2? 0.) New numbering systems suck. 1.) Students can too be fooled by instructors on April Fool's Day 10.) It is not possible to wash a load of clothes without losing a sock. |
Kuru, think binary my dear
1+1 is 2 but in binary its 10. I was wondering if someone was ever going to catch that it was base 2.
-dave
Posted by kuru on Apr. 04 2002,00:54
I know what binary is. I do math in binary. Hence asking what the hell '2' is.A person who works always in binary has never seen the digit '2'.
Posted by just_dave on Apr. 04 2002,01:40
| Quote (kuru @ 03 April 2002,06:54) |
| I know what binary is. I do math in binary. Hence asking what the hell '2' is. A person who works always in binary has never seen the digit '2'. |
OHH ok .. hehe I misread ya post sowwy
Posted by kuru on Apr. 04 2002,03:20
No worries mate.
Posted by Uberkommando on Apr. 04 2002,03:47
More lessons learned today:1) Lambda = Wavelength -- My mind kept creeping back to Halflife during physics class. ("Must... Find... Lambda Core...")
2) "Advocate Moronicide" t-shirt in front of friends = good.
3) "Advocate Moronicide" t-shirt in front of muscley retards accusing you of being a racist Hitler wannabe = bad.
Posted by Beldurin on Apr. 04 2002,06:28
Hmm...t-shirt choice causing problems? It's nothing like < this >!
Posted by Uberkommando on Apr. 04 2002,14:02
Not yet. My goal at the beginning of the year was to have my entire wardrobe banned from school. I'm getting there...
Posted by kuru on Apr. 04 2002,15:04
So, where can I get one of those shirts?I'd like to wear it to the pub where the one lesbian chick always hits on me so that she can see how proud I am of being straight.
Posted by Wolfguard on Apr. 04 2002,17:56
Dont weld in your underware. (sunburn and owies)Dont play with steel without wearing steel toe boots.
Steel slag from a cutting torch will burn through leather boots.
NEVER PISS ON AN ELECTRIC FENCE! I cant stress this enough!
Posted by veistran on Apr. 04 2002,18:38
Things I learned from ren and stimpy...
Posted by Spydir on Apr. 05 2002,01:23
1. when you ignore detnet forums for 2 days then come back there's only 2 threads that interest you2. skipping class one day, and almost getting the person you skipped with in trouble for trying to skip again is fun
3. girls like peeps enough to rub on you.
Posted by Dark Knight Bob on Apr. 05 2002,02:19
never try to re-enact the return of the jedi forest speeder bike sequence involving a washing line and a bmx your neck will hurt!never shoot an airsoft gun at you bare leg at point blank range...well if you have to dont say i didnt warn you
don't try to scratch using your parents LP player
never operate a camera flash with the insulation off
never pick up a cooper lamp after you have just knocked it off with your flying shoe (0.8ma + 240volts is an interesting sensation)
if you've been talking to her for an hour dont fuck it up by asking to dance you will only show her how much of a crap dancer you are and lose the ability to hang onto her for the rest of the muther fucking evening!
ALWAYS get a good nights sleep before a 3 hour grading
i'm sure theres more but i'm off to sharpen my tools of devastation for the angel of death beckons!
Posted by Spydir on Apr. 05 2002,02:54
another lesson for today: ALWAYS put down a bowl of ice cream that took you 20 minutes to scoop because it froze to much in the freezer and you ahd to scoop at little bit by bit, you will, I repeat: YOU WILL drop it.
Posted by TheTaxMan on Apr. 05 2002,03:08
Insurance agencies are a monster pain.Chronic pain is the ultimate ass fuck.
Life's a bitch and then you die.
Posted by editor on Apr. 05 2002,03:14
Spydir; did you try microwaving the ice cream? Did you know you can light up a lightbulb in the microwave? Put the base of the bulb in some water in a glass, and try 5 seconds or so.
It gets hot *real* fast and sometimes I wonder if the bulb will explode...
Posted by just_dave on Apr. 05 2002,04:34
| Quote (Wolfguard @ 03 April 2002,23:56) |
| NEVER PISS ON AN ELECTRIC FENCE! I cant stress this enough! |
Thats just so funny on its own, that everyone needs to know this.
I was at a party one time on a 117 acre farm and this drunk dood goes to take a piss.. and out of 117 acres he pisses on the electrance fence... it was funny.. but he didn't walk right for a couple days.
-dave
Posted by veistran on Apr. 05 2002,06:15
| Quote (editor @ 04 April 2002,20:14) |
| Spydir; did you try microwaving the ice cream? Did you know you can light up a lightbulb in the microwave? Put the base of the bulb in some water in a glass, and try 5 seconds or so. It gets hot *real* fast and sometimes I wonder if the bulb will explode... |
I have this nifty ice-cream scoop, it has some liquid in the core and it's teflon coated, it will scoop pretty much any ice-cream.
edit: microwave fun... get a really smooth glass bowl or other microwave safe container, the smoother the better and nuke some water...it'll get really fucking hot without boiling.
Posted by editor on Apr. 05 2002,07:24
Mr V, your scoop sounds like da shit!May I ask what you do with really hot water that isn't boiling? Am I missing a pertinent point?
Posted by j0eSmith on Apr. 05 2002,09:05
| Quote (editor @ 04 April 2002,22:24) |
| May I ask what you do with really hot water that isn't boiling? |
Scald unsuspecting passer-by, I can only assume.
Posted by veistran on Apr. 05 2002,09:28
| Quote (editor @ 05 April 2002,00:24) |
| Mr V, your scoop sounds like da shit! May I ask what you do with really hot water that isn't boiling? Am I missing a pertinent point? |
Things are different in a microwave oven. The water gets hot but the container usually does not. There are no "boiling-bubbles" triggered by a hot stove burner. Without those bubbles to cool it, the temperature of the water rises far higher than 100C. We call this "superheated water." Superheated water is just waiting for some sort of trigger which will let bubbles form and allow boiling to commence. If the water becomes hot enough, a few bubbles will appear, but these quickly rise and burst, and the water isn't cooled much at all. In the microwave oven, even if your mug of water is bubbling slightly, don't trust it, since it's temperature has risen so high above 100C that bubbles are appearing spontaneously. If some unwitting victim should pour a soluble powder into the superheated water, this will carry thousands of tiny air bubbles into the water. Each of these micro bubbles expands into a 1cm steam bubble, and the result is a huge "explosion" of hot froth. It's just like dumping icecream into rootbeer, but the froth can be so violent that the hot water sprays into the air.
Posted by Wiley on Apr. 05 2002,22:31
I saw that on 20/20 ...hidden dangers of your microwave or something. When the surface tension is broken then the water explodes violently. Burns a bunch of mental midgets every year. I call it Darwinism.
Posted by Beldurin on Apr. 05 2002,22:36
Things I've learned:1.) Never jump off of a moving forklift
2.) No matter what you might think, a Honda Accord (and I can't stress this enough) cannot fly.
3.) Telephone poles don't disappear just because you've been inside for a while.
4.) Body shops will try to screw anyone.
5.) Country backroads aren't as unused as you might think.
6.) Along with #5, never date a policeman's daughter.
Posted by veistran on Apr. 06 2002,07:58
| Quote (Wiley @ 05 April 2002,15:31) |
| I saw that on 20/20 ...hidden dangers of your microwave or something. When the surface tension is broken then the water explodes violently. Burns a bunch of mental midgets every year. I call it Darwinism. |
Darwinism, idiocy, ignorance, it's all the same if you ask me.
Still, it's a fun way to make some neat things happen with a glass of water on a boring day; if one takes the proper precautions. If you have a microwave you can potentially kill without a big loss... you can always try and get a mug to explode in it.
Posted by Nikita on Apr. 08 2002,08:10
Boston trip summary:- somehow managing to ride in the only car of 4 that breaks down sucks
- realizing that a backpack, duffel, and sleeping bag can get heavy after a couplea hours
- attempting to hitch hike for 2 hours to get to the nearest train station 2 hours away with 2 of my guy friends can be fun
- walking 5 blocks through chinatown with frenchie at 2 am to get to hotel is scary
- when you've been on the road for 13 freakin hours I don't care which frenchie I sleep next to as long as I get a bed, goddamnit, move over!!!
- low heels hurt after 4 hours
- they hurt more when guy friends take cobblestone paths outside
- they're more than willing to give me a piggyback ride - in suits?!
- they're at my mercy in Chinatown - the bill was in chinese
- being the only lady in the more social group rocks!
- the JC Penny slogan "it's all inside" is wickedly funny when you're on a caffeine high and mind is in gutter (told him "that's what you say to your girlfriend when you're having sex!")
- the JC Penny slogan "it's all inside" is horrible when friend threatens to walk past my interview and whisper it within earshot
- listening to french for 48 hours can give you a migraine
- I should sleep now
Posted by editor on Apr. 08 2002,12:20
That sounds like a pretty good story that you din't tell.Prithee madam, *do* tell....
Posted by Crafty Butcher on Apr. 08 2002,12:46
| Quote (Nikita @ 08 April 2002,09:10) |
| - listening to french for 48 hours can give you a migraine |
ah, so that's why the french are all such grumpy bastards: they've all got constant throbbings in their nicotine-addled forebrains from listening to themselves. at least that explains their attitude to cinema.
Posted by editor on Apr. 08 2002,12:52
They are the worst best friends we never had.
Posted by Crafty Butcher on Apr. 08 2002,14:01
i think they're still pissed off that you guys stole their thunder on the old aristo-killing tip. anyway you got the statue of liberty, all they got was mcdonalds. i'd be mad as hell
Posted by Wolfguard on Apr. 08 2002,17:29
| Quote (Crafty Butcher @ 08 April 2002,07:46) |
| at least that explains their attitude to cinema. |
Explain to me jerry lewis...
Posted by editor on Apr. 08 2002,17:33
*cough*Statue of Liberty aint' nowhere near as tall as the WTC. But thanx.
We got 2 sets of cemetaries from wars and we'd like the Froggies to learn to stop being invaded.
Posted by Crafty Butcher on Apr. 08 2002,18:18
| Quote (editor @ 08 April 2002,17:33) |
| *cough* Statue of Liberty aint' nowhere near as tall as the WTC. But thanx. |
and what has the WTC got to do with this?
| Quote (editor @ 08 April 2002,17:33) |
| We got 2 sets of cemetaries from wars and we'd like the Froggies to learn to stop being invaded. |
hey don't blame them. being invaded is like a national pastime over here. third favourite after terrorism and cheesmaking. if you want to blame someone for the American world war dead then blame the British as it's us that keeps dragging you in (oops sorry did we forget to mention that japanese were planning an attack on the usa? did we really? how awful. still whilst you're here, were in a bit of a fix with the germans. fancy giving us a hand? there's a good chap.). in fact the french did their best to avoid American casualties by surrendering within about fifteen minutes of the Wehrmacht crossing the border. jolly considerate i thought.
Posted by Crafty Butcher on Apr. 08 2002,18:39
| Quote (Wolfguard @ 08 April 2002,17:29) |
| Explain to me jerry lewis... |
the congressman? or the gimp?
Posted by The_Stomper on Apr. 08 2002,19:44
I still wanna know where I can get a "Straight Pride" shirt.
Posted by kuru on Apr. 08 2002,19:47
There's a website that sells them, and if you look for the articles on the kid who just won the court battle to wear his to school, you can find that website.
Posted by veistran on Apr. 08 2002,21:01
| Quote (Crafty Butcher @ 08 April 2002,12:18) |
| hey don't blame them. being invaded is like a national pastime over here. third favourite after terrorism and cheesmaking. if you want to blame someone for the American world war dead then blame the British as it's us that keeps dragging you in (oops sorry did we forget to mention that japanese were planning an attack on the usa? did we really? how awful. still whilst you're here, were in a bit of a fix with the germans. fancy giving us a hand? there's a good chap.). in fact the french did their best to avoid American casualties by surrendering within about fifteen minutes of the Wehrmacht crossing the border. jolly considerate i thought. |
at least, you chaps were kind enough to surrender your super power status in exchange.
So what does wine making rank as on their national pastimes list? Or is it, complaining about other people trying to make wine that they enjoy more?
Posted by Beldurin on Apr. 09 2002,00:32
| Quote (Crafty Butcher @ 08 April 2002,12:18) |
| hey don't blame them. being invaded is like a national pastime over here. third favourite after terrorism and cheesmaking. if you want to blame someone for the American world war dead then blame the British as it's us that keeps dragging you in (oops sorry did we forget to mention that japanese were planning an attack on the usa? did we really? how awful. still whilst you're here, were in a bit of a fix with the germans. fancy giving us a hand? there's a good chap.). in fact the french did their best to avoid American casualties by surrendering within about fifteen minutes of the Wehrmacht crossing the border. jolly considerate i thought. |
That's one of the funniest things I've read in a long time!
There's a French guy in my program...we were talking about military stuff one day, and I told him that I knew what the French miliary salute was...he fell for it and asked me to show him.
/me raises both arms in the air
Frenchie got pissed.
Posted by Uberkommando on Apr. 09 2002,01:56
Went to Eurodisney in Paris with some friends. In the two-hour line for Big Thunder Mountain, we did the dance every time they played 'Turkey in a Straw' on the speaker system. After about the 11th time, the French guy in front of us turns around and says something snooty in French.My friend Nate says something back, and the French guy turns red and whirls back around.
"Whadja say, whadja say!?" the rest of us eagerly demanded.
His response, to our delight, was "Where can I join the French army? I have my own white flag."
Posted by editor on Apr. 09 2002,04:28
Um, I'm bored; let's invade France.Kay, they wanta fight.
Oh, shall we die?
K.
Posted by Anztac on Apr. 09 2002,05:12
or the classic..."French tanks have 5 gears, one forward, 4 in reverse"
God I love those jokes
Posted by Crafty Butcher on Apr. 09 2002,12:27
| Quote (Crafty Butcher @ 08 April 2002,18:18) | ||
and what has the WTC got to do with this? |
still curious what you meant ed
veistran: Someone has to be the Roman Empire. We used to be the Roman Empire, but then india, afghanistan and most of africa kicked our arse and collectively i think the nation realised that we were a small country off the coast of nowhere special and it was gonna be way too much hassle to keep being the Roman Empire. So we invented the Commonwealth so that we still got to steal all their stuff but they (and the rest of the world) thought we were dead nice. That left a Roman Empire vacancy which, after the Usa's flirtation with isolationism was over and WW2, you guys decided to fill. So you get to be the Roman Empire complete with all the pros and cons: cultural + economic supremacy, but you get cultural + economic stagnation. military supremacy, but everyone wants to beat you. barbarians at the gate, reds under the bed and on top of it all a terrible feeling that you are somehow responsible for more suffering than you alieviate. It's tough at the top. so have fun while it lasts...at least you've got orgies and lead-poisoning to look forward to.
Posted by Wolfguard on Apr. 09 2002,13:18
| Quote (Anztac @ 09 April 2002,00:12) |
| or the classic... "French tanks have 5 gears, one forward, 4 in reverse" God I love those jokes |
For sale.
100,000 french rifles.
Only dropped once.
Posted by Beldurin on Apr. 09 2002,18:56
| Quote (Crafty Butcher @ 09 April 2002,06:27) |
| at least you've got orgies and lead-poisoning to look forward to. |
We do? When? I have seen no orgies.
/me wants orgies.
now.
Posted by editor on Apr. 09 2002,20:02
Orgy on Detnet!
Posted by Uberkommando on Apr. 09 2002,21:05
Ed, considering the 10:1 guys-to-girls ratio, I'm going to have to pass on this one.
Posted by Beldurin on Apr. 09 2002,21:26
| Quote (Uberkommando @ 09 April 2002,15:05) |
| Ed, considering the 10:1 guys-to-girls ratio, I'm going to have to pass on this one. |
ditto
Posted by ic0n0 on Apr. 09 2002,21:27
Agreed uber
Posted by WrineX on Apr. 09 2002,21:41
| Quote (Uberkommando @ 09 April 2002,13:05) |
| Ed, considering the 10:1 guys-to-girls ratio, I'm going to have to pass on this one. |
well that's a pretty optimistic guess...
Posted by editor on Apr. 09 2002,21:59
Well, Kuru's got about....How about Nikita, she can...
OK, you win, won't go there.
Posted by Beldurin on Apr. 09 2002,23:28
| Quote (editor @ 09 April 2002,15:59) |
| Well, Kuru's got about.... How about Nikita, she can... OK, you win, won't go there. |
wise choice...the ice was getting a bit thin, there
Posted by kuru on Apr. 10 2002,04:24
I think he should finish that sentence.
Posted by Bob_the_Cannibal on Apr. 10 2002,05:06
perhaps it's best not, kuru... we don't need the unnecessary violence, kthx and besides, are you that eager to get a flame war on with Editor again? perhaps not.
maybe there needs to be a "flame you" forum, a "rubber room" where you can carry your flame wars, nonsense, and noise to, and have fun.
Posted by veistran on Apr. 10 2002,05:26
| Quote (Crafty Butcher @ 09 April 2002,06:27) |
| veistran: Someone has to be the Roman Empire. |
I think you failed to grasp the irony of my statement.
Posted by editor on Apr. 10 2002,05:26
*blink*Think I'll take a walk through the Flame Editor Forum.
First, a beer.
Posted by editor on Apr. 10 2002,05:36
Mr V, you are one busy person! I googled your name and all I get is you... I think.Found this little tidbit, remember the wazzup beer commercial? And Elian the Cuban boy?
< It had Viestran in the title. >
Posted by The_Stomper on Apr. 10 2002,06:10
< Straight Pride Wear >Found em.
I'll take a t-shirt and some stickers, please.
Posted by veistran on Apr. 10 2002,06:48
| Quote (editor @ 09 April 2002,23:36) |
| Mr V, you are one busy person! I googled your name and all I get is you... I think. Found this little tidbit, remember the wazzup beer commercial? And Elian the Cuban boy? < It had Viestran in the title. > |
weird, I remember putting that up like ages ago, because the main site had been taken down and I wanted to show it to someone and I sent the link to them because at they time they wanted everyone to put it up. I'm surprised it's still there. I'm also in noppa ...< http://noppa.cs.hut.fi:4080/words?veistran > although it appears to be broken.
Posted by editor on Apr. 10 2002,06:54
... you appear to be right.gthanx.
Posted by Crafty Butcher on Apr. 10 2002,12:37
| Quote (veistran @ 10 April 2002,05:26) | ||
I think you failed to grasp the irony of my statement. |
nah i just deliberately ignored it. and anyway that's not irony, it's sarcasm.
Posted by veistran on Apr. 10 2002,21:41
sarcasm is by definition almost always, irony ... just happens to have particular other connotations, while still being irony.