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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 7 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Re: Hi [Re: robinson23] #184486 04/25/09 11:58 AM 04/25/09 11:58 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 If we had spam, we could have spam and eggs, if we had eggs. But wait... All we need is the eggs now. Re: Wordteque [Re: BranShea] #184501 04/26/09 02:39 AM 04/26/09 02:39 AM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,192 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,192 Land of the Flat Water Originally Posted By: BranShea Kurdish Some languages are endagered because they are banned. Many, many, Native American languages were banned by Christian Missionary Schools on reservations and in native villages as the 'savages' were 'saved', leading thus to their dying out. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Astronomy [Re: LukeJavan8] #184611 05/02/09 11:28 PM 05/02/09 11:28 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,192 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,192 Land of the Flat Water I love astronomy, and I understand from another poster to this site (AWAD)that some of you may also be interested. I go to this site daily, and love it, so I offer it, to whomever may be interested: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html And thanks to the "other" poster for the suggestion. This person understand my hesitancy at times, but it was a good suggestion if others may benefit. I have learned here a lot of things and wish I could offer more. Last edited by LukeJavan8; 05/03/09 01:36 AM. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Re: Astronomy [Re: LukeJavan8] #184628 05/03/09 05:17 PM 05/03/09 05:17 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Nice this site, Lukejavan8. A daily trip to heaven can't do any harm. Really astonishing beautiful photos and also useful as a language link. Many uncommon (to me anyway) words to learn + anecdotes such as the Charles II part in the spam thread. Thanks! Re: Astronomy [Re: BranShea] #184639 05/04/09 11:15 AM 05/04/09 11:15 AM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 293 Orlando ParkinT enthusiast ParkinT   enthusiast Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 293 Orlando Ah, the APOD. On my corporate computer I have three Internet links in the Windows 'Startup' group that automatically start my day; AWAD APOD The Daily WTF Last edited by ParkinT; 05/04/09 11:16 AM. "I am certain there is too much certainty in the world" -Michael Crichton Re: Astronomy [Re: ParkinT] #184653 05/05/09 07:36 AM 05/05/09 07:36 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Well, there's things we cannot say in words, so we have images. There are things we cannot say with images, that's why we have words. And there are things we can say in neither images nor words, that's why we have music. But I'm sure the first thing I'm gonna see when I will die is this Whale Galaxy : link Cause I have no words for the beauty of it. Re: Astronomy [Re: BranShea] #184656 05/05/09 12:15 PM 05/05/09 12:15 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 293 Orlando ParkinT enthusiast ParkinT   enthusiast Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 293 Orlando Amen. And the mind-boggling thing is that each of those simple points of colored light might represent an entire solar system like ours. I cannot perceive of infinity. I thought it would be easier if I break down the problem. So, I am contemplating half of infinity! "I am certain there is too much certainty in the world" -Michael Crichton Re: Astronomy [Re: BranShea] #184666 05/05/09 05:51 PM 05/05/09 05:51 PM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY twosleepy old hand twosleepy   old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY That is beautiful! But they provided a humpback whale image link, and it's really not like a humpback; it resembles almost perfectly a Minke: Minke whale I have seen Minkes, but not much of them, as they are shy and not prone to breaching often. Humpbacks are fascinating and beautiful. I have been as close as about 10 feet from one as it dove shallowly underneath the boat, its "wings" spread out wide. So huge and mighty, yet so gentle... :0) Re: Astronomy [Re: twosleepy] #184667 05/05/09 06:28 PM 05/05/09 06:28 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Wooh! Never saw that one before, what a streamlined snout. I went after minke: allegedly this: Quote: Minke; Also called minke whale, lesser rorqual. Origin: 1930–35; < Norw minkehval, allegedly after a crew member of the Norwegian whaling pioneer Svend Foyn (1809–94), named Meincke, who mistook a pod of minkes for blue whales. from dictionary.com) Re: Hi [Re: Faldage] #184675 05/06/09 02:13 AM 05/06/09 02:13 AM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 107 USA, North Carolina P PastorVon member PastorVon   member P Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 107 USA, North Carolina Originally Posted By: Faldage If we had spam, we could have spam and eggs, if we had eggs. But wait... All we need is the eggs now. It depends. Are you writing about Spam or spam? I had Spam and eggs just the other day. During World War II, my dad survived on Spam while serving in the South Pacific. The only fresh meat they had was Australian sheep that came frozen in the entire carcass. He said that they looked so much like dogs that he could not get his mind past the obstacle so turned to Spam almost exclusively. Page 7 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. 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