thickornotatall Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I think this qualifies as random. When cicadas are infected by the hallucinogenic Massospora cicadina fungus, they turn into rampant sex addicts who mate until their genitals fall off. That happened to an ex of mine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealAvalon Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 That happened to an ex of mine... Alice Roosevelt Longworth quote: "If you haven't anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike carey Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 I saw a snippet of this video a couple of weeks ago, and today someone posted something on twitter to which, 'And we all preferred the world we found to the one we'd left behind' was the perfect comment, about our condition now. RealAvalon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ g56whiz Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 That happened to an ex of mine... Then what did you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Charlie Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 I just learned that there were no honeybees west of the Rocky Mountains until early pioneers brought hives with them over the Oregon Trail. + WilliamM and RealAvalon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike carey Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 A maths question, well not actually, it's a random question. If you start at zero and spell every number as you count upwards, what is the last letter of the alphabet that you will use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealAvalon Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 A maths question, well not actually, it's a random question. If you start at zero and spell every number as you count upwards, what is the last letter of the alphabet that you will use? Pondering. (Assuming English language and not Aussie here ...). How does an alphabet deal with an infinite never ending list of numbers? The answer I think is first mathematical, and then alphabetical. Or is it the other way around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike carey Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Pondering. (Assuming English language and not Aussie here ...). How does an alphabet deal with an infinite never ending list of numbers? The answer I think is first mathematical, and then alphabetical. Or is it the other way around? It's alphabetical in that numbers are of a pattern that means the letters used repeat for successive numbers. So the letters in say 'seven' will repeat ad infinitum. It's only when you add numbers like 'thousand' and 'million' that you add new letters into the mix. I was half asleep when the question was posed on the wireless this morning and although I thought I had worked it out, I didn't text my answer in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealAvalon Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 In 1995, Internet pioneer Robert Metcalfe predicted the Internet was on the verge of "catastrophic collapse". In 1997, when it had not collapsed, he printed out his words, put the printout in a blender, and ate them. + honcho and beachboy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealAvalon Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 The average American has 16 friends: three extremely close friends, five people they like and would spend time with one-on-one, and eight that they consider friends but would not seek out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealAvalon Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 If you're looking for a quarantine hobby ... marylander1940 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealAvalon Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 The day recreational marijuana was legalized in Canada, a 9-year-old girl in Edmonton sold all her Girl Scout cookies in 45 minutes outside a newly opened weed shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ azdr0710 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 My local Costco has had Christmas decorations/items out on display since late August. True! marylander1940 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ azdr0710 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 And I had to joke with the Trader Joe's clerk a few days ago that I couldn't find anything pumpkin-flavored in the store. He said something like yeah, you'd think this time of year we'd have that stuff for sale! + Charlie, rvwnsd and + WilliamM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylander1940 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 If you're looking for a quarantine hobby ... Good thing the FBI didn't stop at his place wondering why he spent so many hours looking at the floor plan of the Capitol... I love his sense of humor MikeBiDude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylander1940 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 My local Costco has had Christmas decorations/items out on display since late August. True! Next Tuesday a friend will bring a me pine to plant in my backyard, it will be my outdoor Christmas tree. TruHart1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealAvalon Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 And I had to joke with the Trader Joe's clerk a few days ago that I couldn't find anything pumpkin-flavored in the store. He said something like yeah, you'd think this time of year we'd have that stuff for sale! You could share a laugh about your 'pumpkin-spiced President' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvwnsd Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 And I had to joke with the Trader Joe's clerk a few days ago that I couldn't find anything pumpkin-flavored in the store. He said something like yeah, you'd think this time of year we'd have that stuff for sale! You have to watch this until the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike carey Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 This was on Australian Story on Monday night. It's a story of a bacterial infection gone wild. It's also a story of our health system providing treatment in extremis. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-23/mick-odowds-strength-in-face-of-quadruple-amputation/12833718 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvwnsd Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 This was on Australian Story on Monday night. It's a story of a bacterial infection gone wild. It's also a story of our health system providing treatment in extremis. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-23/mick-odowds-strength-in-face-of-quadruple-amputation/12833718 My mom died from sepsis that she contracted after hip surgery. In her case, her skin was molting and her hair, which had gone gray while she was in her thirties, was growing out dark brown. After going onto dialysis, having open heart surgery to repair a heart valve damaged by a bacterial bloom, and recovering from all of that she suffered cardiac arrest and died. Sepsis is no laughing matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike carey Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 @rvwnsd, I'm so sorry to hear of your loss, it can't be easy to come to terms with even now. My condolences to you. Sepsis is certainly no laughing matter, but I was shocked to hear in the program that it takes more lives than most of the more common cancers. I love Australian Story for the way it focuses on the stories of individuals, in a way that shines a light on things that are relevant to all of us. This particular episode had me in tears, and I can't but admire the optimism that Mick and Katharine have despite having their lives turned upside down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvwnsd Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) @rvwnsd, I'm so sorry to hear of your loss, it can't be easy to come to terms with even now. My condolences to you. Sepsis is certainly no laughing matter, but I was shocked to hear in the program that it takes more lives than most of the more common cancers. I love Australian Story for the way it focuses on the stories of individuals, in a way that shines a light on things that are relevant to all of us. This particular episode had me in tears, and I can't but admire the optimism that Mick and Katharine have despite having their lives turned upside down. Thanks, @mike carey . Even now, twelve years later, the entire experience feels like a surreal dream. Another equally serious and (when untreated) deadly bacterial infection is cellulitis, an infection of the soft tissue just underneath the skin. Back in 2001 I had it and around the same time a colleague developed a similar infection. It started out like a bruise, but my leg hurt like hell. By the next day it was about three inches wide by 5 inches long and looked to be traveling up my leg. Long story short, my doctor immediately started me on heavy antibiotic shots twice a day and within a few weeks it was gone. My colleague ignored it until he was weak, nearly incoherent, and could not move his arms. His wife called 911. The infection had traveled up his legs and back to his shoulders. He was placed into an induced coma and treated with even heavier antibiotics than I was. He nearly died. If memory serves, he was off work for nearly six months. Edited November 24, 2020 by rvwnsd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Constantine Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 It used to be kids do the darnedest things now it's: The Craziest Mother-Fu*king Thing I Have Ever Seen On The Internet (hit view to see) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedanNYC Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 It used to be kids do the darnedest things now it's: The Craziest Mother-Fu*king Thing I Have Ever Seen On The Internet (hit view to see) Doctor: What happened that you ripped your rectum open? Patient: Well...*plays video beachboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike carey Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 In the Department of Random Things That You Miss Seeing Live, on the weekend a Luftwaffe A350-900 made an overnight stop in Canberra, arriving here after a non-stop flight of over 19 hours from Cologne. It flew back via Papeete. https://onemileatatime.com/german-a350-round-the-world-flight/ + azdr0710 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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