On a completely non-word note (I feel very strongly about keeping threads on track, ya know) - I bought my first house last night! Now my partner and I will actually have a place for our baby (due in mid-June) to which to come home. [howling-exultation-mixed-with-profound-relief-emoticon]
Paul B -- the whole idea of this space is to have a high old "off thread" good time! ------------------------------------------------------- And dear Hyla ... no offense intended ... I do have these "moments!" And the second meaning of spouse in the OED is a fiance. ?? !! Or have I "stepped in it" again? (wringing hands )
Anyway ... I repeat my hearty congratulations on your new home and hope you live there happily and in good health for many years to come. Do let the Board know when your child is born. Have you chosen a name(s)? Aloha wow
Congrats. People tend to remember the first, the best, and the most recent of anything. I hope that this first is the best for as long as you need it to be, and that when/if you move on, you remember it with affection.
As for naming the house, we tend to see names such as "Chez Nous", "Mon Repos" in UK. Following this theme of calling it "My House" in a foreign language, I tried to do just that for our first house, but in Efik, which was the language I tried unsuccesfully to learn in East Nigeria on VSO (UK version of Peace Corps). For some reason my wife absolutely forbade me to call our house "Ufok mi".
I don't suppose you'll be asking me to suggest a name for the baby?
Funny stuff on naming the house - I hadn't even thought about it. I'll discuss it with the folks at home, and probably return with a request for y'all.
As to kid names - if it's a boy, we're looking at Simon for a first name and Christopher (my name) for a middle. A girl will probably have Lucy for a first name, and the middle name is a source of frequent discussion and no conclusion.
Thanks for the kind words, gang. Glad that you're all around.
Lucy for a first name, and the middle name is a source of frequent discussion and no conclusion.
May I suggest Ann? There are a couple of Anns on the Board which indicates Anns are well read and intelligent women! It's an easy name to grow old with. And I have found God has a hard time saying "No" when reasonable requests are forwarded through His Grandmother. wow
This lacks the gravitas of tsuwm "Robin and Marion" quizz but a bit of fun ne'er goes amiss. wow > Ever wondered which cartoon character you are most like? Well, a team of researchers got together and analyzed the personalities of cartoon characters, and put the information gathered into this quiz.
> > Answer each of the 10 questions with the answer that most describes you, then add up the points that correspond with your answer. You need pencil and paper. Note the number of question and your answer as you need to add up score at the end. > > Let's begin : > > 1) What describes your perfect date? > > a) Candlelight dinner for two > > b) Amusement park > > c) Rollerblading in the park > > d) Rock concert > > e) See a movie > > > > 2) What is your favorite type of music? > > a) Rock and Roll > > b) Alternative > > c) Soft Rock > > d) Classical > > e) Popular > > > > 3) What is your favorite type of movie? > > a) Comedy > > b) Horror > > c) Musical > > d) Romance > > e) Documentary > > > > 4) Which of the following jobs would you chose if you were given only these choices? > > a) Waiter/Waitress > > b) Sports Player > > c) Teacher > > d) Policeman > > e) Bartender > > > > 5) Which would you rather do if you had an hour to waste? > > a) Work out > > b) Read > > c) Watch TV > > d) Listen to the radio > > e) Sleep > > > > 6) Of the following colors, which do you like the best? > > a) yellow > > b) white > > c) sky blue > > d) teal > > e) red > > > > 7) Which one of the following would you like to eat right now? > > a) ice cream > > b) pizza > > c) sushi > > d) pasta > > e) salad > > > > 8) What is your favorite holiday? > > a) Halloween > > b) Christmas > > c) New Year's > > d) Valentine's Day > > e) Thanksgiving > > > > 9) If you could go to any of the following places, which would it be? > > a) Paris > > b) Spain > > c) Las Vegas > > d) Hawaii > > e) Hollywood > > > > 10) Of the following, who would you rather spend time with? > > a) Someone who is smart > > b) Someone with good looks > > c) Someone who is a party animal > > d) Someone who has fun all the time > > e) Someone who is very emotional > > > > Now total up your points and find your character below: > > Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 > > a 4pt a 2pt a 2pt a 4pt a 5pt > > b 2pt b 1pt b 1pt b 5pt b 4pt > > c 5pt c 4pt c 3pt c 3pt c 2pt > > d 1pt d 5pt d 4pt d 2pt d 1pt > > e 3pt e 3pt e 5pt e 1pt e 3pt > > > > Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 > > a 1pt a 3pt a 1pt a 4pt a 5pt > > b 5pt b 2pt b 3pt b 5pt b 2pt > > c 3pt c 1pt c 2pt c 1pt c 1pt > > d 2pt d 4pt d 4pt d 2pt d 3pt > > e 4pt e 5pt e 5pt e 3pt e 4pt > > > > (10-17 points): You are TAZ > > You are wild and crazy and you know it. You know how to have fun, but you may take it to extremes. You know what you are doing though, and are much in control of your own life. People don't always see things your way, but that doesn't mean that you should do away with your beliefs.
> > > > (18-26 points) You are Bugs Bunny > > > > You are fun, friendly, and popular. You are a real crowd pleaser. You have probably been out on the town your share of times, yet you come home with the values that your mother taught you. Marriage and children are important to you, but only after you have fun. Don't let the people you try to please influence you to stray. > > > > (27-34 points) You are Tweety > > You are cute, and everyone loves you. You are a best friend that no one takes the chance of losing. You never hurt feelings and seldom have your own feelings hurt. Life is a breeze. You are witty, and calm most of the time. Just keep clear of backstabbers, and you are worry free. > > > > (35-42 points) You are Pepe Le Pew. > > You are a lover. Romance, flowers, and wine are all you need to enjoy yourself. You are serious about all commitments. A family person. You call your Mom every Sunday, and never forget a Birthday. Don't let your passion for romance get confused with the real thing. > > > > (43-50 points) You are Speedy Gonzales > > You are smart, a real thinker. Every situation is approached with a plan. You are very healthy in mind and body. You teach strong family values. Keep your feet planted in them, but don't overlook a bad situation when it does happen
Can someone explain to me how any flatliner could hope to follow this subthread? Come a couple days down the road it's gone be like pulling hen's teeth just to figure out what posts are in this branch.
Perhaps more accurate (at least in my case) is what my family does: determine which Winnie-the-Pooh character you are. I am Rabbit, my husband is Eeyore, my older son is Roo, and my younger son is Tigger. Jackie, I'm thinking that you are Kanga. Tsuwm must be Owl. What about everybody else? Does anybody claim to BE POOH?
Faldage: Can someone explain to me how any flatliner could hope to follow this subthread? Come a couple days down the road it's gone be like pulling hen's teeth just to figure out what posts are in this branch.
Honey, this here flatliner follows just fine. With all due respect for all y'all threadnodists™ [nod-to-tsuwm e], we few (especially those of us who run Macs) just flat think different. ****
I put the "comics" quizz in for fun, fun, fun! It's officially Spring and it's ffreezing cold and there's snow on the ground and that's my excuse. Don't tell me anyone is taking it seriously!
I took the test twice as I was ambiguous about some answer-choices. BUT I didn't add up score until both were done ... came out a combo of Tweety and Pepe. Oh well. wow P.S. If anyone is "Pooh" would it not be The Great Anu? Or would he be A.A. Milne?
Huh? CapK, who characterizes 19th century love letters as missives misleading misses, is Pepe LePew? Ha ha ha! The truth will out! You really are a hopeless romantic. You just don't like those letters stealing your thunder!!!!
Jackie, are you listening?
CapK, if you've never seen M. LePew, you have missed a treat. He is a Warner Brothers cartoon skunk, whose entire reason for being is romance. And in every episode, some poor female black cat accidently gets white paint along her back, and Pepe, thinking she is a beauuuutiful fem skunk, pursues her relentlessly, despite kitty's desperate attempts to rebuff his advances.
Oh, I see. Dumb but romantic and stinks like a - well, skunk. Well, Wow, back to the quiz drawing board for you, my girl! I do NOT stink! Yes, Sparteye, I am listening. So, C.K., by saying you do not stink, are you then implying that the other two descriptors are...accurate? HA!
Well, Wow, back to the quiz drawing board for you, my girl! I do NOT stink!
Neither does Pepe ... he's a cartoon and so the only scent possible would be a faint whiff of ink .... ? Personally I find the scent of ink irresistible! wow
Here's another game you can play with your friends. Please note, you will have to complete the questionnaire before you send it out in an email. [duh emoticon] There is no scoring, just fun reading.
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1) Copy (do not forward) this entire e-mail and paste it into a new e-mail.
2)Delete the answers and supply your own.
3) Send the completed questionaire to a whole bunch of people you know INCLUDING the person who sent it to you.
1. LIVING ARRANGEMENT?
2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
3. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
6a. FAVORITE SMELLS?
6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS?
7. FAVORITE SOUND?
8. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
9. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
10. FAVORITE COLOR?
11. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE?
12. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME?
13. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE?
14. FAVORITE FOODS?
15. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
16. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST?
17. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
18. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY?
19. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
20. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE?
21. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
22. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN?
23. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
24. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE
25. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR?
26. EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
27. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?
28. FAVORITE MOVIES?
28. FAVORITE TV SHOW?
29. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?
30. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED?
31. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER?
32. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH?
33. SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU.
34. PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
35. PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
I ran into this French phrase in a group of things like "savoir faire" and a few others quite common. But this one I had never heard before, and could not deduce meaning. I found this on Internet:
L'esprit de l 'escalier" - the French expression for the moment when you realize what you should have said when confronted with a cutting remark - the clever retort that would have devastated your opponent but only occurs to you after you've left the room and are stomping down the staircase in retreat.
Writers often have this feeling, although some are notoriously good at cracking wise and coming up with the snappy comeback. Parker, Benchley and the other Algonquin wits come to mind, of course. (Pompous young man: "I can't bear fools." Dorothy Parker: "Apparently, your mother could.")
This phrase is included in the wonderful book They Have a Word For It, which I know some of us on the board are familiar with, and the others should get to know. I'm particularly fond of this phrase, as I was visiting some friends in Paris years ago, and had an argument with a friend of mine while out on the town. Then, upon returning to the house of the friends I was staying with, while on the staircase, I thought of the witty reply I had needed earlier. I don't recall the exchange at all, but this word has always rung very true for me, as I actually thought of the witticism while on the escalier - not only a staircase, but a French one.
Since there are comments from time to time on the Board, I suggest you take a look at this : for the latest on the vote count in Florida ... the April 4 issue of The Miami Herald at : http://www.miami.com/herald/ The newspaper hired accountants and counted ... how it was done is one of the sections. Verrrry interesting! wow
A while ago InselPeter challenged somebody to name the largest living thing. I knew it was a fungus living underground, but did not know name. I entered "mycelium largest living thing" in Yahoo search box. Up came several URL's. The third one down mentions 2,200 acre fungus in Oregon. Click on that. I can't make URL below work. http://www.newhousenews.com/archive/story1b080700.html
I read about this somewhere and I believe there is some ambiguity surrounding the idea if the single largest living thing. The problem with fungi being that, while all the cells may have been clonally generated, this doesn't necessary mean they are still the same organism, since fungi use asexual reproduction pretty frequently.
Richard Dawkins actually discusses this issue (some 15 years before this fungus was discovered, I think) in The Extended Phenotype, his follow up to the now-legendary The Selfish Gene.
All these 'organisms on the edge' are reminders, I think, of how fragile our categories really are, and how meaningless the words we use can sometimes be.
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