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12:51 AM
@MetaEd Deepest apologies. I even looked at the name when I changed the title, so I knew it wasn't you. I got all tripped up because you were the one who piped up about the title being sanitized. @RegDwight Sorry, man, I dropped the ball on that one.
I wasn't trying to stir up any trouble. I was just befuddled because of all the back and forth about what the title should be.
Anyway, welcome to the party!
 
 
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4:29 AM
anybody here?
 
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4:45 AM
@SonicTheHedgehog Boo!
 
@Kitḫ Goodness, no apology needed. :-) I only thought there could be something broken in the edit history, or I wouldn't have brought it up at all.
 
@FumbleFingers - Got a second?
 
 
4 hours later…
9:28 AM
is it off topic? I am never sure about these.
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Q: what are the best tricks to speak english fluently

Jack DsilvaI have finished my Post-Graduation a year back and presently working as a developer in one company(software).My problem is,am not that fluent in English and while talking I face a several grammatical errors. Whenever I try to speak I am in a confusion as to what words to use and later on,end up ...

 
Off-topic, and closed as such.
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A: Why is "to" used after the verb at the end of a sentence?

javaDiscipleOne shouldn't end a sentence with to if it meant the samething without. For example, Where are you? shouldnot be written as where are you at?. But, in the sentence you have provided, I would do it if I wanted means, the person would do the action if he/she wanted a chocolate(a thing/noun) or wa...

This just makes me cry.
Especially since the question is quite interesting IMHO.
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Q: What does "not even close" means?

HolyI watched some interview. It is Matt damon interview on the Youtube site. The site is like that "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFB93d4-56o". In there, the interviewer asked Matt "Do u remember can you speak any languages spoken?". Matt and the interviewer answer like that "Not even close". what...

Sweet.
I tried to edit it into shape and failed miserably.
 
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9:48 AM
Boo!
 
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0
Q: What does "not even close" mean?

HolyI was watching a Matt Damon interview on YouTube. In it, the interviewer asked Matt "Do you remember can you speak any languages spoken?". Matt and the interviewer answer like that "Not even close". What does that mean? Of course, I can guess that it means "never" or "not at all". Is my guess rig...

 
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I have trouble understanding this question, so voted as not a real question.
 
I'd really like to watch the interview to check if the interviewer actually asks, "Do you remember can you speak any languages spoken?" But I don't have time right now.
 
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@RegDwightѬſ道 Yes, it sounds too weird. Even though Matt is hot, I won't watch the video. After all there are already three Matts here now.
 
They might be Matts, but them ain't Daemons.
 
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9:54 AM
@RegDwightѬſ道 Except Matt 3.
 
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In case you do not know who Matt 1, 2 and 3 are, ctfd.
 
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(Check transcript for definition.)
 
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0
Q: What is the meaning of the word "stirring" when used in context with "starch"?

FrodikI am trying to understand this sentence, but just using a dictionary is not helpful: Prepared by treating starch with acetic acid anhydride and adipinic acid anhydride. This results in a starch that is resistant against stirring and high temperatures. I am interested in the word "stirring"....

 
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This question is weird too. Stirring just means stirring. He should be asking on Chemistry SE.
 
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I voted as off-topic.
 
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10:01 AM
@MattЭллен The only certainty in life is death.
 
Except that death is not in life. You can't be dead.
 
I've not died yet, so I'm not certain that I will
 
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New CHAOS video.
 
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Watch it while it is fresh and hot.
 
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10:05 AM
It is certainly more interesting than the previous one.
 
@RegDwightѬſ道 No he didn't :)
 
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@MattЭллен All the more not a real question.
 
I've edited in the actual question
 
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These people ask a question here but don't even bother to ask it properly.
 
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Why ask it in the first place? Just go to sleep.
 
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10:13 AM
I wanted to reopen the shithole question but realized it has been locked.
 
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Q: Etymology of "sh**hole"

The English ChickenWhat is the etymology of shithole? Did it originate from A) the orifice through which excrement is passed, or B) the hole in the ground intended for the disposal of such excrement? (This is a serious question for professional research. You don't want to know the details.)

 
Yeah, I would want to reopen it if I didn't think it would encourage undesirables to come and mess up the place
 
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I just wanted to watch some fun!
 
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But it is really an interesting question.
 
10:16 AM
@RegDwightѬſ道 Indeed. I hadn't thought about it before, but it's not something obvious to explain
 
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Q: Tense to use with "would"

DianaIn this sentence: "We would also accept an international transfer, but in that case we would ask you to pay your bank's charges at the time of the instruction to ensure that we received the full amount" is it correct to use "received" or should it be in present tense?

Sounds dupey to me.
Where's our metric ton of subjunctive questions...
 
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Q: Usage of the future subjunctive

kiamlalunoIn the Wikipedia article about the subjunctive mood, I read that the future subjunctive of own for the first person singular is I were to own. In which situations is the future subjunctive used in English?

 
Yeah, um, no, um, I dunno...
I'm looking at our canonical questions, they don't quite fit either.
There was a question much closer to the one at hand.
 
hmmm...
 
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Q: Adjective meaning "argumentative for argument's sake"?

JezQuite often, the phrase "x for x's sake" is used in English, and so one could describe someone as being "argumentative for argument's sake" to describe someone who is arguing for the sake of arguing. However, is there an adjective that means the same thing? For example, it could be used in the ...

 
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10:25 AM
See my comment.
 
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Q: Can the word "dehydration" imply thirsty?

Vivek KalkurAs far as I know, dehydration means the condition of a body from which the water has been removed. Can the same word imply that the body is thirsty? Put it simple, Is I am thirsty same as I am dehydrated?

 
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A weird question.
 
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Title says imply which is unidirectional, while body says the same which is bidirectional implication. Hence not a real question strictly.
 
user19161
This is now a question on biology.
 
Well, in most simple terms, "I need to drink" does not imply "I want to drink". Simple, really.
 
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10:32 AM
There is a man in India who can go without food or water. It is supposedly a true story.
 
the most believable lies have a kernel of truth. There is a man in India ;)
 
@WillHunting He draws his power from a wall socket. True story. Let me see if I can find the picture.
 
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But I seriously believe it is very possibly true.
 
Of course. That's what believing is there for. As opposed to knowing.
 
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Let me find the link.
 
10:36 AM
 
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@RegDwightѬſ道 That is him!
 
"The four sources of my strength are: yoga, yoga, yoga and an outlet."
 
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Prahlad Jani, also known as "Mataji", is an Indian sadhu (born Chunriwala Mataji, August 13, 1929 in Charada, Mehsana district). He claims to have lived without food and water since 1940, and says that the goddess Amba sustains him. Early life Born with the name Chunriwala Mataji, Jani grew up in Charada village in Mehsana district. According to Jani, he left his home in Rajasthan at the age of seven, and went to live in the jungle. At the age of 11, Jani underwent a religious experience and became a follower of the Hindu goddess Amba. From that time, he had chosen to dress as a female ...
 
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@RegDwightѬſ道 He should say the four sources of my strength are E, L, & and U!
 
You forgot a comma between and and and.
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Q: Grammar Mistake

darthvaderIs the following grammatically correct? My friend says this is not proper, but couldn't explain why. I have always been fascinated by statistics. The different ways in which you could look at data and infer knowledge from it. If wrong, how can I correct it?

Seriously, it's only a matter of time till someone posts a question titled "Question Title".
 
10:41 AM
:D
 
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@RegDwightѬſ道 No need for the Oxford comma.
 
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@RegDwightѬſ道 Proof-reading so off-topic.
 
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Jinx.
 
@RegDwight how about this subjunctive question:
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Q: "Would fly" versus "would have flown"

GPEnglishI am not a native speaker of English. Could anyone please tell me which sentence is correct? If I had money, I would fly to Spain. If I had money, I would have flown to Spain.

is that the dupe?
 
Nah. Dat wun iz to cumplicated.
Bah, and now he gets an answer. From a 5k user, no less.
 
10:49 AM
hmmm
 
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@matt Is England a common last name in UK?
 
@WillHunting not very
it's not unheard of
 
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@MattЭллен So Barrie England's name can be real.
 
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@MattЭллен I believe it is.
 
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10:50 AM
Truth is based on proof. Faith is based on evidence.
 
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Now you understand what I mean.
 
Dear everyone, if you don't like the rules, we can work on changing them. But simply breaking them at will won't cut it. As long as a rule is in place it has to be followed. Otherwise there's no point in having rules at all.
 
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@RegDwightѬſ道 Er what are you talking about?
 
Irene answered the "Grammar Mistake" question
 
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OIC.
 
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10:56 AM
So you see, the religious faiths are really based on supporting evidence in each case.
 
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Of course there is evidence against the case too.
 
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So one chooses to believe or not believe.
 
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End of story.
 
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10:57 AM
QED.
 
but the judao-based religions rely on blind faith which strictly ignores evidence
 
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@MattЭллен They are based on their books which is THE evidence.
 
Evidence of what?
 
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What I mean is the Christian faith is built on what the Bible says, the Islamic faith on what the Koran says, etc.
 
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These books can neither be proven true nor false, hence they are not proof but evidence in our terminology here.
 
11:01 AM
@WillHunting right, but they don't use evidence. They say do as we say or God will hate you
 
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Well, then they are not arguing correctly, so to speak.
 
evidence in what terminology?
 
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@MattЭллен The terminology of our little discussion here.
 
evidence is a suggestion of something that needs to be interpreted
the books tell stories, they don't explain things
 
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@MattЭллен Exactly. The books are taken as axioms in these faiths.
 
11:04 AM
I don't think axioms are evidence
 
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What I mean is, what these books say can neither be proven nor disproved, but they are believable things because of the associated history.
 
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Just like you believe what your history textbook says.
 
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So we choose to believe or not believe our history textbooks.
 
but history books provide evidence
plus, you can actually go and see for yourself if what a historian says is true
 
user19161
We can't prove what happened in the history textbook either. What would proof be? Seeing the event with your own eyes?
 
11:07 AM
no, history text books interpret evidence
it's nothing like the bible
the bible is a moral code
 
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Supposedly the religious books are carefully compiled, just like historians compiled the history textbooks.
 
just because something is carefully compiled doesn't mean it uses evidence
 
user19161
I think we are just talking about definitions here maybe.
 
May 13 '11 at 16:01, by RegDwight
The Bible is a collection of random stories told and re-told by millions of people over the course of millenia, then written down and re-written, and re-written again by anyone who felt like re-writing it.
 
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11:14 AM
@RegDwightѬſ道 True, but evidence nonetheless.
 
@RegDwight I'm guessing you've already discounted this onea s the dupe?
 
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So the point is: different people will give different levels of credibility on this evidence, which leads to them believing or not believing.
 
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Q: When should I use "Would", "Would have", "Will", and "Will have"?

Anderson SilvaI hope someone, once and for all, can clarify (with examples) the difference in usage of will vs. would vs. would have vs. will have.

 
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@MattЭллен You are still trying to find the duplicate? Good effort!
 
11:15 AM
There is your “evidence”.
 
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@Vitaly I see you have been spying on us.
 
@Vitaly, I was about to say something similar :)
 
@Vitaly Well technically he is correct in that wrong evidence is still evidence.
 
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@Vitaly Did you just make this napkin?
 
@WillHunting No he did not.
The napkin says nothing about Vitaly making it.
Thus Vitaly didn't make the napkin.
 
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11:17 AM
@RegDwightѬſ道 Exactly, just like evidence in court may or may not be the truth.
 
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@RegDwightѬſ道 That is not true.
 
It is. Read the napkin, Jesus.
 
Also, I wanted to quote this the other day:
> Anti-epistemology refers to bad explicit beliefs about rules of reasoning, usually developed in the course of protecting an existing false belief - false beliefs are opposed not only by true beliefs (that must then be obscured in turn) but also by good rules of systematic reasoning (which must then be denied). The explicit defense of fallacy as a general rule of reasoning is anti-epistemology.
On that note, over and out!
 
Well that was refreshing.
But I guess I gotta do sum wurk.
So that's a laters from me as well.
 
me too
 
11:51 AM
@WillHunting Sorry, that is quite different. Textbooks are based on good research; the Bible is not.
@Vitaly Perfect! I had never seen one of these fabled items for real.
@RegDwightѬſ道 I think that is a contradiction in terms.
I'm off to w*rk to, bye!
 
12:46 PM
@Vitaly !
Damn I missed the party. Again.
 
1:35 PM
@Kitḫ — There was a party?
 
> She was small, five-four compared to his six-six.
Oh come on now.
Even for a romance novel, that's just ridiculous.
 
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@Kitḫ Why?
 
He's fourteen inches taller.
She would come up to his bellybutton.
 
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@Kitḫ That is an exaggeration.
 
@Robusto It's always a party when @Vit and @Reg are here.
 
1:37 PM
@Kitḫ — I think you mean that he would "come" up to hers.
 
@Robusto No. No, I don't.
 
Wevs.
 
OK, the top of her head would be approximately the center of his chest.
 
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Why does the napkin have four stars?
 
About solar plexus high.
And six-six is ludicrously tall.
 
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1:39 PM
@Robusto This has at least two interpretations.
 
@Kitḫ unless he's an elephant - maybe there'll be a big reveal
 
Does that count the one where I am simply bored?
 
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@Robusto No, I am not even sure how that would count as one.
 
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@MattЭллен revelation
 
Then you don't have all the facts.
 
1:42 PM
> "They're human bones, aren't they?"
 
@WillHunting it's a noun phrase popular in the comic book industry
 
> "Won't be certain until we get them to the lab."
 
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@MattЭллен Comics don't count. We use real English here!
 
Really? Don't know what human bones look like?
And he calls himself a marshal.
 
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1:44 PM
@MattЭллен I noticed you used the napkin in your answer. I would think that is an unnecessary distraction!
 
@WillHunting some people call me a space cowboy, some call me a blatant rep whore
some people call me Maurice. They are wrong.
 
@MattЭллен — Enough with the Steve Miller references. Act your age.
 
Wow. This crappy romance novel is really crappy.
 
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They all are. Romance is meant to be made into movies, not books.
 
there's only one solution, @Kit. Lower your expectation
 
1:47 PM
@MattЭллен Rep whoring? Link, please!
@MattЭллен I think I need booze for that.
But I'm at work.
Oh shit! Work!
 
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A: The same word used to define itself

Matt ЭлленI think the word you are looking for is recursive. pertaining to or using a rule or procedure that can be applied repeatedly. In your example YAML Ain't Markup Language YAML is a recursive acronym Although God is...well, only God can define God. is more like circular reasoning, which I s...

 
Oops. Clicked the upvote button.
 
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@MattЭллен I don't like the question. He gave three examples, and in none of them is the word really used to define itself.
 
:D thanks
 
Damn these slippery fingers.
 
1:50 PM
Such a curse
@Robusto hmmm. what do people my age do? well, I can't settle down and have a family by myself. Must. find. a. way. to. conform.
 
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Either because the word is not used, or because there is no definition at all.
 
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So not a real question to me.
 
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@MattЭллен You can. You just have not, but soon you will.
 
@MattЭллен Have you tried being gay yet?
 
@Kitḫ I've thought about it, at length. It's not got enough boobs
moobs don't count
 
1:53 PM
That is a problem.
 
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@MattЭллен I think you must feel these things, not think about them.
 
@MattЭллен — The solution is simple: be a Lesbian.
 
Well, what about finding a girlfriend?
Maybe getting a tattoo?
Or another piercing?
 
@Kitḫ I'm still learning to stop being introverted. Once I'm there, I'm sure I'll meet someone :)
 
@Robusto I think that is a bad plan if he wants to actually get laid.
 
1:54 PM
@Kitḫ This is on my mind
 
@Kitḫ — You keep adding all these requirements. Sheesh.
 
A Jesus tat like Bieber?
 
God no
 
@MattЭллен What? You can't be serious.
You're introverted?
Oh, wait. Are you the drummer in your band?
 
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1:55 PM
@Kitḫ What is tat?
 
@Kitḫ I spend most of my time at home on my computer
@Kitḫ yes
 
@WillHunting Tattoo
@MattЭллен It all makes sense now.
You're the sexy British version of my ex-boyfriend.
 
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@Kitḫ Then it makes no sense. What do Jesus, tattoo and Bieber have in common?
 
@WillHunting Justin Bieber got a Jesus tattoo.
 
@Kitḫ — Reminds me of a joke. Q. What do you call a guy who likes to hang around with musicians? A. A drummer.
 
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1:56 PM
@Kitḫ News.
 
@Kitḫ Ace! I guess...
 
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@MattЭллен Maybe you will do well if the beard is removed.
 
@Robusto Oh, I know lots of drummer jokes.
 
@WillHunting nah, the beard's not the problem
 
1:57 PM
@MattЭллен Oh yeah! He was really nice. I liked him a lot.
 
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@MattЭллен I am just thinking from others' perspective.
 
@Kitḫ Excellent :)
@WillHunting It's not others that are holding me back
 
Oh cripes. Beard's not an issue. My ex- had a handlebar mustache. It's part of the rock-and-roll image.
 
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@Kitḫ I kind of dislike tattoos.
 
@Kitḫ — From what decade? The 1890s?
 
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1:59 PM
Rhodri said he had not shaved for 20 years.
 
@Robusto Hahahaha
 
A friend of mine usually sports a handlebar moustache, he looks wicked
 
I'm trying to remember what Matt looks like. My ex was a sweetie, kind of looked like a hipper version of Tom Waits.
 
Possibly you mean a Fu Manchu? Nobody has had a handlebar mustache in, like, 100 years.
 
No, it was a handlebar mustache.
 
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2:00 PM
@Kitḫ You can see it anytime.
 
Let me see if I can find a pic.
 
I'm trying to remember if there's a current photo of me accessible...
 
I stand corrected.
 
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@MattЭллен You showed me a recent one.
 
2:01 PM
OK, well nobody cool, anyway.
 
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@Robusto Looks like the bad guy in Gangs of New York.
 
You mean Bill the Butcher?
 
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Yes!
 
@Robusto I have Rollie Fingers's rookie card.
 
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2:03 PM
See, almost identical.
 
@WillHunting I don't know if that is still online...
 
There we are.
 
sweet!
 
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@MattЭллен I remarked that I could see the similarity.
 
He's changed it recently though, I guess.
 
2:04 PM
now he looks like Rufus Hound
 
These are kind of weird pics of him.
 
he's a funny dude
 
But I am being a bit creepy, since he doesn't talk to me anymore.
 
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@Kitḫ That is not creepy.
 
It is a bit creepy to take pics of his FB profile to show people.
 
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2:06 PM
I think it is more creepy to flash boobs.
 
a little, but it was for science!
 
I felt the need to prove my claim.
I think it was justified.
 
exactly
 
Cindi has a hobby that drives me nuts: upvoting closed questions and commenting that they are excellent.
5
 
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2:08 PM
@MattЭллен People can do anything and use science or religion to justify it.
 
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@RegDwightѬſ道 I noticed.
 
@RegDwightѬſ道 +1 Excellent observation Reg.
 
@WillHunting that's why I can have babies on spikes
 
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@RegDwightѬſ道 It is alright as long as it does not drive your nuts.
 
@WillHunting Well I tried to tell her that it would be a stretch to call them "excellent", to which she replied that she was using the "dictionary definition of excellent".
 
2:10 PM
@RegDwightѬſ道 — That's all it takes to drive you nuts? I wish you'd mentioned this before.
 
Now I feel like I don't understand English anymore.
 
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@RegDwightѬſ道 Clearly a nutcase as well.
 
This is why we should be allowed to downvote comments.
 
@RegDwightѬſ道 maybe you never did. It was all an elaborate ruse, constructed by Robusto, to send you mad
 
Can someone tell me the dictionary definition of excellent? I can ask on the main site as well.
 
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2:11 PM
So there is a difference between driving one nuts and driving one's nuts.
 
in fact, that's what the whole English language is
 
Mar 9 '11 at 3:45, by Kosmonaut
I read through this question a few times and now I feel like I don't understand English anymore.
 
@Robusto I did mention this before. I wish you'd noticed it before.
@Robusto Exactly.
You are a very observant chicken.
 
@RegDwightѬſ道 Question title: what does this word mean?
 
@Kitḫ "Doubt about meaning"
 
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2:12 PM
@RegDwightѬſ道 Who is the chicken?
 
excellent question! +1
 
@MattЭллен Wait wait wait, we have to close it first.
@WillHunting There used to be a Burger King promo site called "the subservant chicken" or some such, where you'd type commands for the chicken to perform.
 
@RegDwightѬſ道 — I still have a memory for things that matter not at all.
 
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@RegDwightѬſ道 Now there is retriplication and not just reduplication.
 
2:14 PM
@RegDwightѬſ道 oop!
 
@RegDwightѬſ道 Anyone who is interested in the English language will recognize this as a contentious title.
 
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Q: Name of the rotating wheel game

EnthuDeveloperWhat is the name of that game that we play in amusement parks: There is a rotating wheel with numbers in each sector. It rotates with a round sphere in it and stop randomly. If it stops on the number that we have betted on then we win the deal. I have a clear picture of the game, but don't know...

 
You don't, so you are obviously not interested in the English language.
 
how do we deal with such a SWR?
 
@MattЭллен Really?
 
2:15 PM
@Kitḫ I succeeded in hiding it from you for so long.
 
I mean, I know roulette when I hear it, but surely one word answers are bad?
 
No true Scotsman is interested in the English language.
 
Yes. You got it.
@MattЭллен Off-topic. Post it on Gaming.SE.
 
@RegDwightѬſ道 — Watch what happens when you command it to "recite Shakespeare."
 
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@MattЭллен I commented roulette.
 
2:16 PM
@Robusto y u kill chicken???
@Kitḫ Hahahaha.
 
@RegDwightѬſ道 — But his death was glorious. This was after he laid an imaginary egg, mind you.
Anyway, he gave such a poor recitation that I think he should be called a turkey.
 
Ack! Meeting! Later!
 
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But turkey is supposed to be better than chicken.
 
Awwww he gave me no chance to post onelook.com/?clue=rotating+wheel+game
I could of teached the man 2 fish, instead he just taked teh fish.
 
2:20 PM
that's the snatchy nature of askers
 
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@RegDwightѬſ道 Your English is failing these days.
 
let you google that for me
 
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I seriously want to know about the man without food and water, but there does not seem to be any more news.
 
Let you Google me for that.
 
2:22 PM
maybe he got hungry
 
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The story sounds very real.
 
@WillHunting Well how many news can you expect to come after "he died"?
 
Google let you that for me
 
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@mahnax Hi!
 
That Google let me for you.
 
2:23 PM
@WillHunting Hi! I'm leaving in about a minute again.
 
You that Google let me for.
Now really, later.
 
:D
cya @Kit
 
2:42 PM
can one "specialise (in) the general"?
I mean, how do you do that?
 
@MattЭллен Just focus on everything across the board.
 
Ah, yes. The master of all trades
 
@MattЭллен Take only survey courses.
 
Or maybe you are supposed to specialize in the General, as in, learn everything you can about a famous general
 
ah
Then I will specialise in the first female General, General Inquiry. When she joined the army she was Private Concerns.
 
2:52 PM
@MattЭллен — But she was always Major Payne.
 
@Robusto I see I have much to learn
 

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