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Porotia
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Postby Porotia » Fri Jan 08, 2021 1:50 pm

Farnhamia wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:
You probably remember, Channel 11 use to run F-troop right after school... I miss those days

I'm a tad older than you and was likely away at college when that was going on. I remember them showing the Three Stooges in the afternoons. I especially remember that when the blackout happened in 1965, the first we did was call the TV repair guy, who lived in our neighborhood. His wife told my mom that, yeah, there's a blackout in New York, all the TV stations are off the air. :eek:

That's really interesting. Mind telling us how old you are? You mentioned remembering a blackout from 1965, so you're definitely older than both my parents.

You don't have to answer if you don't feel comfortable doing so.
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Ethel mermania
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Postby Ethel mermania » Fri Jan 08, 2021 1:52 pm

Farnhamia wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:According to mom, dad caused that blackout

That sounds like a story.


Indeed there is. Another time perhaps, told better with alcohol
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Heloin
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Postby Heloin » Fri Jan 08, 2021 1:52 pm

Porotia wrote:
Farnhamia wrote:I'm a tad older than you and was likely away at college when that was going on. I remember them showing the Three Stooges in the afternoons. I especially remember that when the blackout happened in 1965, the first we did was call the TV repair guy, who lived in our neighborhood. His wife told my mom that, yeah, there's a blackout in New York, all the TV stations are off the air. :eek:

That's really interesting. Mind telling us how old you are? You mentioned remembering a blackout from 1965, so you're definitely older than both my parents.

You don't have to answer if you don't feel comfortable doing so.

Our dear Farn remembers chilling with the Kings of Sumeria.

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Ethel mermania
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Postby Ethel mermania » Fri Jan 08, 2021 1:53 pm

Heloin wrote:
Porotia wrote:That's really interesting. Mind telling us how old you are? You mentioned remembering a blackout from 1965, so you're definitely older than both my parents.

You don't have to answer if you don't feel comfortable doing so.

Our dear Farn remembers chilling with the Kings of Sumeria.

And all she has to show for it is this lousy moderation job.
https://www.hvst.com/posts/the-clash-of ... s-wl2TQBpY

The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion … but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
--S. Huntington

The most fundamental problem of politics is not the control of wickedness but the limitation of righteousness. 

--H. Kissenger

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Heloin
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Postby Heloin » Fri Jan 08, 2021 1:57 pm

Ethel mermania wrote:
Heloin wrote:Our dear Farn remembers chilling with the Kings of Sumeria.

And all she has to show for it is this lousy moderation job.

Gotta spend the day doing something I suppose.

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The Blaatschapen
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Postby The Blaatschapen » Fri Jan 08, 2021 2:01 pm

Ethel mermania wrote:
Heloin wrote:Our dear Farn remembers chilling with the Kings of Sumeria.

And all she has to show for it is this lousy moderation job.


It's not a job, she doesn't get paid for it :p
The Blaatschapen should resign

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Hurdergaryp
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Postby Hurdergaryp » Fri Jan 08, 2021 2:05 pm

Ethel mermania wrote:
Heloin wrote:Our dear Farn remembers chilling with the Kings of Sumeria.

And all she has to show for it is this lousy moderation job.

When there was only one continent on this world, colonized by the Ancient Ones who came from beyond the stars in order to build their non-euclidean megalopolises, Farnhamia was there.


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Ethel mermania
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Postby Ethel mermania » Fri Jan 08, 2021 2:06 pm

The Blaatschapen wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:And all she has to show for it is this lousy moderation job.


It's not a job, she doesn't get paid for it :p

Such a downer
https://www.hvst.com/posts/the-clash-of ... s-wl2TQBpY

The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion … but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
--S. Huntington

The most fundamental problem of politics is not the control of wickedness but the limitation of righteousness. 

--H. Kissenger

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Postby Hurdergaryp » Fri Jan 08, 2021 2:20 pm

Ethel mermania wrote:
The Blaatschapen wrote:It's not a job, she doesn't get paid for it :p

Such a downer

Volunteer work is also work. Show a little respect.


“Everything under heaven is in utter chaos; the situation is excellent.”
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Kannap
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Postby Kannap » Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:01 pm

Kannap wrote:Snow's on the menu boys


Turns out snow isn't on the menu. Weatherman needs to find a real job.
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Postby Hurdergaryp » Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:03 pm

Kannap wrote:
Kannap wrote:Snow's on the menu boys

Turns out snow isn't on the menu. Weatherman needs to find a real job.

Look, he works with the data provided to him. Do you expect him to have a hotline with the very Embodiment Of Weather Incarnate itself?


“Everything under heaven is in utter chaos; the situation is excellent.”
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Ethel mermania
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Postby Ethel mermania » Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:09 pm

Hurdergaryp wrote:
Kannap wrote:Turns out snow isn't on the menu. Weatherman needs to find a real job.

Look, he works with the data provided to him. Do you expect him to have a hotline with the very Embodiment Of Weather Incarnate itself?

Farn?
https://www.hvst.com/posts/the-clash-of ... s-wl2TQBpY

The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion … but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
--S. Huntington

The most fundamental problem of politics is not the control of wickedness but the limitation of righteousness. 

--H. Kissenger

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Farnhamia
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Postby Farnhamia » Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:15 pm

Ethel mermania wrote:
Hurdergaryp wrote:Look, he works with the data provided to him. Do you expect him to have a hotline with the very Embodiment Of Weather Incarnate itself?

Farn?

Not me. That's handled by the Weather Department at Universal Gravitation & the Solar System. They have this habit of employing interns who haven't finished college yet, so forecasts can be ... unreliable.
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Kannap
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Postby Kannap » Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:22 pm

Hurdergaryp wrote:
Kannap wrote:Turns out snow isn't on the menu. Weatherman needs to find a real job.

Look, he works with the data provided to him. Do you expect him to have a hotline with the very Embodiment Of Weather Incarnate itself?


I expect them to be more accurate than spinning a wheel and - when all else fails - stepping outside, staring at the sky, and shrugging.
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Farnhamia
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Postby Farnhamia » Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:28 pm

Kannap wrote:
Hurdergaryp wrote:Look, he works with the data provided to him. Do you expect him to have a hotline with the very Embodiment Of Weather Incarnate itself?


I expect them to be more accurate than spinning a wheel and - when all else fails - stepping outside, staring at the sky, and shrugging.

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Make Earth Great Again: Stop Continental Drift!
And Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water ...
"Make yourself at home, Frank. Hit somebody." RIP Don Rickles
My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right. ~ Carl Schurz
<Sigh> NSG...where even the atheists are Augustinians. ~ The Archregimancy
Now the foot is on the other hand ~ Kannap
RIP Dyakovo ... Ashmoria (Freedom ... or cake)
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Heloin
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Postby Heloin » Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:33 pm

Farnhamia wrote:
Kannap wrote:
I expect them to be more accurate than spinning a wheel and - when all else fails - stepping outside, staring at the sky, and shrugging.

Image

I doubt I could make that work in Florida.

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Farnhamia
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Postby Farnhamia » Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:40 pm

Heloin wrote:
Farnhamia wrote:
Image

I doubt I could make that work in Florida.

You'd need a whole lot of ice.
Make Earth Great Again: Stop Continental Drift!
And Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water ...
"Make yourself at home, Frank. Hit somebody." RIP Don Rickles
My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right. ~ Carl Schurz
<Sigh> NSG...where even the atheists are Augustinians. ~ The Archregimancy
Now the foot is on the other hand ~ Kannap
RIP Dyakovo ... Ashmoria (Freedom ... or cake)
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Hurdergaryp
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Postby Hurdergaryp » Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:40 pm

Heloin wrote:
Farnhamia wrote:
Image

I doubt I could make that work in Florida.

Florida being brought to its knees by blizzards would be a sight to behold.


“Everything under heaven is in utter chaos; the situation is excellent.”
Mao Zedong

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Farnhamia
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Postby Farnhamia » Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:47 pm

Hurdergaryp wrote:
Heloin wrote:I doubt I could make that work in Florida.

Florida being brought to its knees by blizzards would be a sight to behold.

Image
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And Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water ...
"Make yourself at home, Frank. Hit somebody." RIP Don Rickles
My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right. ~ Carl Schurz
<Sigh> NSG...where even the atheists are Augustinians. ~ The Archregimancy
Now the foot is on the other hand ~ Kannap
RIP Dyakovo ... Ashmoria (Freedom ... or cake)
This is the eighth line. If your signature is longer, it's too long.

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Kowani
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Postby Kowani » Fri Jan 08, 2021 4:14 pm

The Blaatschapen wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:And all she has to show for it is this lousy moderation job.


It's not a job, she doesn't get paid for it :p

we're paying her with exposure
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Hurdergaryp
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Postby Hurdergaryp » Fri Jan 08, 2021 4:17 pm

Kowani wrote:
The Blaatschapen wrote:It's not a job, she doesn't get paid for it :p

we're paying her with exposure

If you think you can get rid of Farnhamia by exposure to the elements, you are sorely mistaken.


“Everything under heaven is in utter chaos; the situation is excellent.”
Mao Zedong

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Ethel mermania
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Postby Ethel mermania » Fri Jan 08, 2021 6:18 pm

Hurdergaryp wrote:
Kowani wrote:we're paying her with exposure

If you think you can get rid of Farnhamia by exposure to the elements, you are sorely mistaken.

Its been tried before?
https://www.hvst.com/posts/the-clash-of ... s-wl2TQBpY

The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion … but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
--S. Huntington

The most fundamental problem of politics is not the control of wickedness but the limitation of righteousness. 

--H. Kissenger

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Hurdergaryp
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Postby Hurdergaryp » Fri Jan 08, 2021 6:24 pm

Ethel mermania wrote:
Hurdergaryp wrote:If you think you can get rid of Farnhamia by exposure to the elements, you are sorely mistaken.

Its been tried before?

The more aeons you exist, the more likely the chance of pretty much anything happening to you at least once.


“Everything under heaven is in utter chaos; the situation is excellent.”
Mao Zedong

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Postby New Visayan Islands » Fri Jan 08, 2021 6:30 pm

Hurdergaryp wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:Its been tried before?

The more aeons you exist, the more likely the chance of pretty much anything happening to you at least once.

Who wants to live forever?
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Ethel mermania
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Postby Ethel mermania » Fri Jan 08, 2021 6:33 pm

Hurdergaryp wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:Its been tried before?

The more aeons you exist, the more likely the chance of pretty much anything happening to you at least once.

Good point, there is something to be said for experience
https://www.hvst.com/posts/the-clash-of ... s-wl2TQBpY

The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion … but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
--S. Huntington

The most fundamental problem of politics is not the control of wickedness but the limitation of righteousness. 

--H. Kissenger

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