Random Thoughts...or...What's on Your Mind?

[Discofan]

Yeah, I've learned a great deal today. Geese are different from hummingbirds. To think there are actually living breathing people (you'd think this was done by a computer program or a character in a cartoon) who think they're doing something when they impart this kind of wisdom. What more do these pundits have to teach us, that water is wet?

Anyway, my point from the very beginning, which has been royally ignored by the think tank society is that when you meet a goose and especially if you're a kid, as I was the first time I got face to face with one of these birds (yeah, great surprise here, I was born in the countryside) you can't possibly confuse it with a duck, no way. First, a goose will look straight at you and start making noise and try to intimidate you... Yeah and also a goose is rather tall (when you're a kid definitely, I mean it's something like one meter, to a kid it's enormous!!!) and kinda vertical, while a duck is rather short (around fifty centimeters) and kinda horizontal... Anybody who's ever been face to face with these animals knows that.

But instead of getting the point that a poster is trying to make it's much funnier to mock him and call him a bunch of names... Or so it seems.

Anyway... moving on.

 

[oberth]

Found a game for those of you who like snow!

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i was in regina, saskatchewan for four weeks (starting in early january) in 2006 - i liked it

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

i was in regina, saskatchewan for four weeks (starting in early january) in 2006 - i liked it

That's close to where Corner Gas was filmed!

 

[oberth]

That's close to where Corner Gas was filmed!

i looked it up - never heard of it

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ One of my favorite shows of all time. I just wish I could have visited the set (of the gas station/convenience store/diner where most of the action takes place) before they tore it down.

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One of the things I love about the show is: no laugh track. God, I hate those.

(Except for Red Green of course. There, the studio audience is literally part of the show!)

 

[oberth]

^ One of my favorite shows of all time. I just wish I could have visited the set (of the gas station/convenience store/diner where most of the action takes place) before they tore it down.

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One of the things I love about the show is: no laugh track. God, I hate those.

(Except for Red Green of course. There, the studio audience is literally part of the show!)

yes (prime) minister, too - they used a live audience to ensure that nobody could say 'that isn't funny' and cancle it

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[Mr. Laser Beam]

Probably Red Green's best use of the audience is during the Experts bit.

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Although the word game is also great.

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[oberth]

Probably Red Green's best use of the audience is during the Experts bit.

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Although the word game is also great.

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never heard of thisone either

 

[auntiehill]

Totally random thought: was just thinking that "Dear Prudence" is a really great and masterfully put-together song, and doesn't get enough recognition in the Beatles' oeuvre.

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[Discofan]

Totally random thought: was just thinking that "Dear Prudence" is a really great and masterfully put-together song, and doesn't get enough recognition in the Beatles' oeuvre.

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The thing is though, lyrics were definitely not their strong suit...

 

[Avro Arrow]

Yeah, I've learned a great deal today. Geese are different from hummingbirds. To think there are actually living breathing people (you'd think this was done by a computer program or a character in a cartoon) who think they're doing something when they impart this kind of wisdom. What more do these pundits have to teach us, that water is wet?

Anyway, my point from the very beginning, which has been royally ignored by the think tank society is that when you meet a goose and especially if you're a kid, as I was the first time I got face to face with one of these birds (yeah, great surprise here, I was born in the countryside) you can't possibly confuse it with a duck, no way. First, a goose will look straight at you and start making noise and try to intimidate you... Yeah and also a goose is rather tall (when you're a kid definitely, I mean it's something like one meter, to a kid it's enormous!!!) and kinda vertical, while a duck is rather short (around fifty centimeters) and kinda horizontal... Anybody who's ever been face to face with these animals knows that.

But instead of getting the point that a poster is trying to make it's much funnier to mock him and call him a bunch of names... Or so it seems.

Anyway... moving on.

OK, I thought based on our ongoing PM conversation, there wouldn't be any further problems with this... and then I come in here and read this. This is too egregious to just pass off with a friendly. You have earned an infraction for trolling. Comments to PM.

 

[Discofan]

OK, I thought based on our ongoing PM conversation, there wouldn't be any further problems with this... and then I come in here and read this. This is too egregious to just pass off with a friendly. You have earned an infraction for trolling. Comments to PM.

But I just answered a post?

Did you not see the post?

 

[Discofan]

That"s it. I am banned forever now.

 

[Finn]

Yeah, I've learned a great deal today. Geese are different from hummingbirds. To think there are actually living breathing people (you'd think this was done by a computer program or a character in a cartoon) who think they're doing something when they impart this kind of wisdom. What more do these pundits have to teach us, that water is wet?

Anyway, my point from the very beginning, which has been royally ignored by the think tank society is that when you meet a goose and especially if you're a kid, as I was the first time I got face to face with one of these birds (yeah, great surprise here, I was born in the countryside) you can't possibly confuse it with a duck, no way. First, a goose will look straight at you and start making noise and try to intimidate you... Yeah and also a goose is rather tall (when you're a kid definitely, I mean it's something like one meter, to a kid it's enormous!!!) and kinda vertical, while a duck is rather short (around fifty centimeters) and kinda horizontal... Anybody who's ever been face to face with these animals knows that.

But instead of getting the point that a poster is trying to make it's much funnier to mock him and call him a bunch of names... Or so it seems.

Anyway... moving on.

Looky here, lot of folks had the same experience you apparently had with a goose, with ducks. Ducks aren't exactly docile and they can be highly territorial. I know of people who are afraid of ducks because they've been attacked by some while on a walk or something.

Here's a decent picture comparing the two. Ducks aren't exactly that much smaller, and they aren't 'pussycats". The difference in size would be meaningless to most people especially a little kid.

 

[Discofan]

OK, I thought based on our ongoing PM conversation, there wouldn't be any further problems with this... and then I come in here and read this. This is too egregious to just pass off with a friendly. You have earned an infraction for trolling. Comments to PM.

This is not fair, you've just banned me forever. In a couple of hours, my account will be history for nothing. I just justified what I said before. Why are you people so cruel? There's no humanity in this place.

 

[Avro Arrow]

But I just answered a post?

Did you not see the post?

That"s it. I am banned forever now.

This is not fair, you've just banned me forever. In a couple of hours, my account will be history for nothing. I just justified what I said before. Why are you people so cruel? There's no humanity in this place.

I reiterate... comments to PM. I will refrain at this time from issuing an infraction for ignoring mod instructions, but this stops now.

 

[Discofan]

Looky here, lot of folks had the same experience you apparently had with a goose, with ducks. Ducks aren't exactly docile and they can be highly territorial. I know of people who are afraid of ducks because they've been attacked by some while on a walk or something.

Here's a decent picture comparing the two. Ducks aren't exactly that much smaller, and they aren't 'pussycats". The difference in size would be meaningless to most people especially a little kid.

Yeah, bravo, you can call me just about anything but I am forbidden to answer you.

 

[Finn]

Yeah, bravo, you can call me just about anything but I am forbidden to answer you.

I didn't call you anything. Let's not provoke @Avro Arrow

 

[Avro Arrow]

Yeah, bravo, you can call me just about anything but I am forbidden to answer you.

@Finn did not call you anything. You are welcome to respond to the post, just please do so within the boundaries of the board rules.

 

[Discofan]

@Finn did not call you anything. You are welcome to respond to the post, just please do so within the boundaries of the board rules.

Pretty soon, I won't be able to answer any post at all