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Random Thoughts XV: Temere Cogito, Ergo . . .
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ı know our observations are not free of mistakes and our thinking are not infallible and our conclusions are not the sole truth . But ı have noticed the declarations on the death of the spiritual leader of the Congregation have coincided with stuff in recent times . The guy dies 3 or 4 times a year ... Then comes back , strengthening the resolve of those who were "sacrificed" to keep a limited number of moles and whatnot . One part lives in abundance and other as pariahs and it's not moles who suffer .
It is a gig that pays rather well and the sacrificed are not that brilliant and to keep it that only brilliance in the world happens with the Congregation the guy dies . And like comes back . His latest pictures have led web dwellers to decide he has Cushing's , one of two of severe medical complications named after the same doctor . Just re-read the first paragraph here , as it was developing a paper trail that the old gang were like true , instead of being a fiction of r16 ... No , Lord Vader did not build the F-16 ; in the particular timeframe they were after the F-5F as trainers to get a factory that might co-produce more advanced types later on .
ı have had a cold . It is maybe 6 months that ı watched TV long enough to wait for the adverts to end . And like it is there . Some old guy that so much resembles the spiritual leader goes in a chain store but forgets what to buy . Like still better than Bidon or something ... Turns out he was to buy a brand called legend ... Remember the first paragraph ? My balanced view after checks and balances , it has to be a coincidence . Like the chain store wants Congregation business in a country in which those who don't believe in an Afterlife , atheists and all wish the spiritual leader a very long life , so that he can suffer even more .
It is a gig that pays rather well and the sacrificed are not that brilliant and to keep it that only brilliance in the world happens with the Congregation the guy dies . And like comes back . His latest pictures have led web dwellers to decide he has Cushing's , one of two of severe medical complications named after the same doctor . Just re-read the first paragraph here , as it was developing a paper trail that the old gang were like true , instead of being a fiction of r16 ... No , Lord Vader did not build the F-16 ; in the particular timeframe they were after the F-5F as trainers to get a factory that might co-produce more advanced types later on .
ı have had a cold . It is maybe 6 months that ı watched TV long enough to wait for the adverts to end . And like it is there . Some old guy that so much resembles the spiritual leader goes in a chain store but forgets what to buy . Like still better than Bidon or something ... Turns out he was to buy a brand called legend ... Remember the first paragraph ? My balanced view after checks and balances , it has to be a coincidence . Like the chain store wants Congregation business in a country in which those who don't believe in an Afterlife , atheists and all wish the spiritual leader a very long life , so that he can suffer even more .
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My random thought is that I am post #3 in this thread. Moo.
I approve of both the title and the Roman numerals. 
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True story*: I actually had a random number generator generate the thread number (well, a random Roman numeral generator). It just happened to come up with 15. Or more precisely XV.
*except for being totally made up
*except for being totally made up
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I'm not really a fan of turns of events. Whenever events are turning it usually ends up leading to something bad.
My ideal events go straight forward, without ever turning. Maybe occasionally they'll go up or down. As long as they don't turn
My ideal events go straight forward, without ever turning. Maybe occasionally they'll go up or down. As long as they don't turn
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In Grumpier Old Men, the Walter Matthieu character says "Nothing ever changes for the better."
Is this bit itself made up?
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That bit is true. Cross my fingers . . . I mean cross my heart.
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so , the mayor of New York in some trouble for accepting bribes for faster construction of the PM's house in New York . Like is he an idiot ? A holiday in this country and 120 000 dollars ? He might have got 10 millions , it is not Party money afterall !
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If you told someone "break a leg" right before a performance
and they actually broke a leg.. would you feel a bit guilty? (assume that they broke their own leg and not somebody else's leg)
and they actually broke a leg.. would you feel a bit guilty? (assume that they broke their own leg and not somebody else's leg)
In all my years of doing musical theatre, that's one phrase I didn't hear people say.
Back in 1987 we did a production of Camelot, and I was on the costume crew. My job was being Lancelot's dresser (making sure he had all the his costume stuff plus weapons and armor, and helping him with quick changes in the wings; one of his costume changes had to be done in less than 30 seconds).
One night, somebody whistled in the area that was used both for props and King Pellinore's quick change (had to get the leaves and twigs out of his hair because the second of his back-to-back scenes took place 5 years later in-story, but less than 5 minutes later in real-time).
You are never supposed to whistle in the dressing room. It's bad luck.
That night, one of the knights got hurt. One of the stage hands got sick, as did one of the female dancers. And the costume mistress tripped over the set, hurt her ankle, and spent the next few performances supervising us from a couch set up in the main area of backstage. Her ankle wasn't broken, but she had a very hard time walking, so we were pretty much on our own. Still, she knew that there was a mistake one night - King Arthur's dresser had laid out his next change of costume on top of the props box, expecting it to still be there when he needed it. But someone on the props crew opened the box, sending the clothes falling down behind it and didn't bother telling anyone and of course they didn't bother picking it up. When Arthur's quick change came, his clothes had disappeared, so his dresser just grabbed any tunic and surcoat she could find... and sent him out on stage minus his shoes. In a forest scene. The actor didn't panic over this, though his dresser was mortified and the costume mistress was a bit miffed.
So never whistle in a dressing room.
Chaos will ensue. And that's not accounting for the night that Lancelot's armor came apart on stage, at the end of a quiet scene at a time when there was no music or dialogue; you could hear it creak with every step he took as he exited stage left. Fortunately it happened right before intermission, so I grabbed Arthur's dresser, Lancelot's armor, Arthur's armor, and Pellinore's armor (if I had to fix one, we might as well check the others, and sure enough they were ready to pop as well). We spent intermission in the scene shop, patching up armor with whatever was handy - duct tape, staples, and glue, for the most part. Fortunately the fix lasted for the rest of the run.
RIP Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall) 
Also RIP James Earl Jones, two weeks ago
Also RIP James Earl Jones, two weeks ago
Aw, dang.
She's the reason I even tried to watch Harry Potter, since she played my favorite character (Dowager Countess Violet) in Downton Abbey.
She's the reason I even tried to watch Harry Potter, since she played my favorite character (Dowager Countess Violet) in Downton Abbey.
Watching what's going on in Tennessee and the Carolinas in shock. One dam (Waterville) has failed and another (Lake Lure) is threatened. Going to be a LOT of displaced people next week.
Well (@Angst ), this sucks:
Only positive is that indeed I never practiced solving such. So maybe if I did it would be at the passing mark (>130).
I am considering taking the Greek test in the future. Not because I think it means anything intellectually/mentally-wise, but if I pass I could then (try to) hang around at the local chapter (one of the people there had taken my lit courses a while ago, and he wasn't anything bad).
[the pic is in Danish, just my stupid online result out of 39 questions (it wasn't the official Danish Mensa test, just a prep one) - I should note that the last four questions weren't comprehended (multiple symmetries and moving parts) and likely were all fails - which means even minor practice would very likely move the result to the few points needed. The Danish text (other than the obvious parts) simply suggests that I take the official test, since the score was close. But If I do, I'd first have analyzed the types of questions that come last
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Only positive is that indeed I never practiced solving such. So maybe if I did it would be at the passing mark (>130).
I am considering taking the Greek test in the future. Not because I think it means anything intellectually/mentally-wise, but if I pass I could then (try to) hang around at the local chapter (one of the people there had taken my lit courses a while ago, and he wasn't anything bad).
[the pic is in Danish, just my stupid online result out of 39 questions (it wasn't the official Danish Mensa test, just a prep one) - I should note that the last four questions weren't comprehended (multiple symmetries and moving parts) and likely were all fails - which means even minor practice would very likely move the result to the few points needed. The Danish text (other than the obvious parts) simply suggests that I take the official test, since the score was close. But If I do, I'd first have analyzed the types of questions that come last
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Not having to be so, as these tests don't establish your actual IQ. I suppose they can tell if you are dumb, but not how intelligent you are :S
Either that, or Sheldon (whose show I have never watched, btw...) cheated by practicing (then again, I suppose 99.9% practice before taking the actual test)
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