NUance Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 :1000 :1000 :1000 :1000 :1000 Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 :1000 :1000 :1000 :1000 :1000 Go to hell! (Congrats, I guess ) 1 Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 The true orbits of the planets. We tend to forget that as we move about the sun, the sun is orbiting the center of the Milky Way. That motion means we're not just going around in circles. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 The wisdom of George Carlin. 1 Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Words that Shakespeare invented Turns out Billy Shakes wasn't just a brilliant playwright. When he wasn't writing immortal plays or sonnets he was coining new words. Here's a partial list of words coined by Shakespeare. Click the link for better info & references. academe accused addiction advertising amazement arouse assassination backing bandit barefaced beached bedroom besmirch bet birthplace blanket bloodstained blushing bump buzzer caked cater champion circumstantial cold-blooded compromise countless courtship critic dauntless dawn deafening discontent dishearten drugged dwindle elbow epileptic equivocal excitement exposure eyeball fashionable fixture flawed frugal generous gloomy gnarled gossip green-eyed grovel gust hint hobnob hurried impartial impede invulnerable jaded label lackluster laughable lonely lower luggage lustrous madcap majestic marketable metamorphize mimic monumental moonbeam mountaineer negotiate noiseless obscene obsequiously ode olympian outbreak panders pedant premeditated puking radiance rant remorseless savagery scuffle secure skim milk submerge summit swagger torture tranquil undress unreal varied vaulting worthless zany Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 The Bard coined a bunch of phrases too. Some that are very common in everyday English. Literally household words. All's well that ends well Be all and end all Et tu, Brute? Give the Devil his due Hoist by your own petard Household words Milk of human kindness Love is blind In a pickle Much Ado about Nothing Night owl LINK I went through a Shakespeare kick after college. Read about 15 of his plays. I mostly read the modern English versions though. I just couldn't hang with the old English language of the original versions. Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 I think he also coined, "She was a ho. Fo' sho'." 1 Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Checked my hometown news for the first time since I've been in CO. Here are the top stories: - Man arrested for meth distribution - Woman arrested for meth delivery - Man to face trial for church burlaries - Man gets heavy sentence for stabbing - Police concerned about recent pedestrian-vehicle accidents Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Question: I have roughly 950+ business cards that are no longer useful. Any suggestions on what to do with them? Quote Link to comment
ADS Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Cross out old phone number, put in your cell phone number. Hand out to women at bars, and hope they call or text you Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Cross out old phone number, put in your cell phone number. Hand out to women at bars, and hope they call or text you I like this, but would it be appropriate to "make it rain" business cards on said women? Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 The true orbits of the planets. We tend to forget that as we move about the sun, the sun is orbiting the center of the Milky Way. That motion means we're not just going around in circles. This confuses me. The biggest rock should be closer to the Sun than Saturn, right? Quote Link to comment
ADS Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Cross out old phone number, put in your cell phone number. Hand out to women at bars, and hope they call or text you I like this, but would it be appropriate to "make it rain" business cards on said women? I would say so, it's like giving them a compliment. Quote Link to comment
sd'sker Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 I think he also coined, "She was a ho. Fo' sho'." i think it was 'prose before hoes'. 2 Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted May 2, 2013 Author Share Posted May 2, 2013 Went to my daughter's high school band concert tonight. It lasted 2 1/2 hours. They spent over 90 minutes recognizing every senior in the band and their parents, and giving out over 50 friggin awards. 90 damn minutes! Why is it that band people waste so damn much time patting themselves on the back? Quote Link to comment
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