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happenask

00:22

try this game -> play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.BrainTrainer

it is pretty good to improve brain ability

Jude Niroshan

06:50

Curious to know about Easter Bunny

can anyone help with it?

Jim Reynolds

08:27

hi @jude

What do you mean?

Iplodman

08:39

Hello everyone!

Jude Niroshan

09:21

@JimReynolds hi

@DamkerngT. you too :D

Damkerng T.

Yes? Oh, hello!

Jude Niroshan

I want to who is easter bunny

i googled it

but negative

Damkerng T.

Oh, it's about Easter Eggs.

Jude Niroshan

In my country, i never heard people talks about that

What the heck is that Easter eggs?

Damkerng T.

Think of Easter Bunny of Easter Eggs as Santa Clause of Christmas.

Easter egg

Easter eggs, also called Paschal eggs, are decorated eggs that are often given to celebrate Easter or springtime. As such, Easter eggs are common during the season of Eastertide (Easter season). The oldest tradition is to use dyed and painted chicken eggs, but a modern custom is to substitute chocolate eggs, or plastic eggs filled with confectionery such as jelly beans. Eggs, in general, were a traditional symbol of fertility, and rebirth. In Christianity, for the celebration of Eastertide, Easter eggs symbolize the empty tomb of Jesus: though an egg appears to be like the stone of a tomb, a bird...

Jude Niroshan

09:23

But, santa comes to give presents to poor children

easter bunny for what?

Damkerng T.

I don't know much either, but it seems like it's a cheerful time (festival?). Kids will have a good time hunting for the hidden eggs.

Jude Niroshan

who is that fool thinks, children like eggs??? hahhahah

what's going to do children having eggs with them?

Damkerng T.

Traditions are sometimes so symbolic that it's not easy to see how come it exists in the first place.

Not sure. But these eggs are usually decorated or painted beautifully.

(Or at least, cute!)

Jude Niroshan

crazy.....

Damkerng T.

I think Christian people would know a lot more details than me.

Jude Niroshan

09:27

kidding me? i'm a christian .... lol

Damkerng T.

Hahaha!

That's unexpected!

Jude Niroshan

hell yeah.... i'm laughing loud now

Damkerng T.

> Eggs, in general, were a traditional symbol of fertility, and rebirth.[2] In Christianity, for the celebration of Eastertide, Easter eggs symbolize the empty tomb of Jesus:[3][4][5] though an egg appears to be like the stone of a tomb, a bird hatches from it with life; similarly, the Easter egg, for Christians, is a reminder that Jesus rose from the grave, and that those who believe will also experience eternal life.

That's from Wikipedia.

Jude Niroshan

One minute of silence for
Who ever thought that eggs can be analogous to a tomb

Damkerng T.

:D

Jude Niroshan

09:31

people asking me what is easter eggs and who is easter bunny at my office

so, me.... errr meh

Damkerng T.

Hehe!

Jim Reynolds

09:49

And it's very confusing if you are a child in a Western/"Christian" place like the US.

I automatically think that rabbits lay eggs.

Damkerng T.

Hehe!

Jim Reynolds

The Easter Bunny brings a basket of candy.

Damkerng T.

I still don't know how the Bunny gets involved.

Jim Reynolds

So, that is the most important thing to children, of course!

Damkerng T.

Ahh

Jim Reynolds

09:50

In the morning, children wake up and find an Easter Basket.

Damkerng T.

Good evening!

Jim Reynolds

Hi @Dam!

Haha. I enjoyed chatting last night.

Well, afternoon and evening.

And especially seeing that @MAR came on and was tortured with wondering what secret we had ! :D

Damkerng T.

I think you might've checked out our chat log already. I think you may enjoy the chat even more seeing MAR's messages. :-)

Jim Reynolds

O.o

Damkerng T.

Hahaha! That! Exactly!

Jim Reynolds

09:51

We are often on the same frequency. O.0

Damkerng T.

You sure know how pull his leg. :-)

Jim Reynolds

Hehehe.

No one can stand thinking there is a secret they aren't in on.

Damkerng T.

Well, I wouldn't say no one, but obviously MAR cant'!

Jim Reynolds

:-)

Damkerng T.

Wow! Kids must love them!

Hey, even I love them those chocolates!

Jim Reynolds

09:54

I never thought much about Jesus, but that's something kids can relate to.

I really like high-quality chocolate.

Damkerng T.

Indeed! A little happiness we can have.

Jim Reynolds

I was using some research about chocolate and health to justify a bit of a chocolate habit for quite some time.

Then I found something that called it all into question.

Besides which, you have to guess which chocolate might have which healthy substance, etc., etc., etc.

Damkerng T.

nods

Jim Reynolds

Then, came the news headlines about how bad sugar is for our health . . .

Damkerng T.

Oh, yes! And fat.

Jim Reynolds

09:57

Most of my life, I had little control over anything, like cigarettes.

But after I quit smoking, I am Mr. Good Health Habits.

Damkerng T.

I've heard that some people can tolerate these kinds of stuff more than others.

Jim Reynolds

And I do think that makes me very annoying to people around me.

Damkerng T.

@JimReynolds Oh, good for you!

I used to smoke because everybody around me smoked!

Jim Reynolds

Well, I don't care to live forever, but might as well do a few things to increase the chance of having some more healthy years.

Damkerng T.

So I thought, better smoke my smoke than theirs.

Jim Reynolds

09:58

When did you quit?

Haha.

Right.

Damkerng T.

I can't really remember.

Maybe when I went to the club less and less.

Jim Reynolds

Then after smoking destroyed most of your brain function!

Damkerng T.

Almost 20 years already, I think.

Jim Reynolds

:D

Damkerng T.

Hahaha!

Jim Reynolds

09:59

Hmm.. Same amount of years since you quit drinking a lot.

You are dating yourself, Dam.

Damkerng T.

Yeah, around that time.

Hehe!

Jim Reynolds

I now place you at slightly older than snail, and more than twice our little brat's age.

But to be sure, we'd have to cut you in half and count the rings.

O.O

Damkerng T.

Yes, I think I'm only a few years younger than you. Hey, don't count my rings!

Jim Reynolds

:-)

What was the question about water and rings?

Was that on ELL or ELU?

Damkerng T.

Water?

I can only remember the ring question.

Jim Reynolds

10:01

Tree rings and seasonal rainfall.

Damkerng T.

Oh, yes. That's the one. It's on ELL.

> ell.stackexchange.com/q/49850/3281

Jim Reynolds

I remember starting to write an answer to it, thinking that I alone had understood the big picture . . .

That it was my obligation to enlighten everyone else . . .

Damkerng T.

Hmm... my browser looks slow today. I think I'm gonna restart it soon.

Jim Reynolds

Then, I dunno what happened. I couldn't finish it.

Damkerng T.

@JimReynolds I can sense you can't choose to do otherwise. :-)

Jim Reynolds

10:03

I just did that. And soon, I'm gonna go eat.

If I'm really smart, I'll set a couple of tasks I want to do as requirements before I let myself come on here and have fun.

Damkerng T.

Oh, you're going to walk your dogs the next hour, I remember.

curious!

Jim Reynolds

Yes. They just went through a round of letting me know they are ready to eat and then take their walk.

Finally, they gave up and went to lie down.

Damkerng T.

:D

Do you walk your cats, too?

(I guess not.)

Jim Reynolds

Funny you should mention that.

Our cat meows miserably when we leave with the dogs for their walk.

Damkerng T.

Aww

Jim Reynolds

10:11

He originally came to us sick.

Damkerng T.

Oh, poor thing.

Jim Reynolds

I don't know if he lived in a human home before we kidnapped him.

Damkerng T.

:D

Jim Reynolds

So, I think he yearns for freedom at times.

Damkerng T.

I think yearning for freedom is universal in cats.

Jim Reynolds

10:12

But he ran out a few times, and then he couldn't come in right away because of the apartment building door.

Damkerng T.

Oh, coming back to an apartment must be more difficult to coming back to a house!

Jim Reynolds

It always cured him for a long, long time. The constant supply of food and water, and pretty good petting and human body warmth counts for a lot.

Damkerng T.

My cat ran out a few times, too.

Jim Reynolds

Yes.

I grew up in the countryside, where our family cat could come and go as she pleased.

By far the best way for cats to live, especially if cars are at least not a huge concern.

Damkerng T.

nods

Jim Reynolds

10:14

But in the middle of Taipei, I think outdoor life is too scary.

Damkerng T.

I can't imagine that pretty well, but I can relate to that.

Jim Reynolds

Plus we hear that there are people who put out poisoned food for animals. :'(

Damkerng T.

Oh, that reminds me... pets aren't allowed in most condominiums and apartments here in Bangkok.

Jim Reynolds

But my bf keeps saying he wants to try putting a leash and harness on him and try to let him walk outside.

Might be fun.

Yeah, that's true here, also.

And in the US.

It's really very hard to have cats or dogs if you rent.

Especially dogs.

Damkerng T.

@JimReynolds I used to walk my cat sometimes. (Nothing far, just in my garden.)

Jim Reynolds

10:16

With a leash?

Damkerng T.

Yes.

Jim Reynolds

I occasionally see people doing that around here.

I think it's a good idea.

Damkerng T.

The problem is he will become too energetic outside, and he got away a few times.

Jim Reynolds

Our cat also has all of his male hormone-generating equipment intact. O.O

Damkerng T.

I guess I need a stronger leash.

Jim Reynolds

10:17

Wow.

Damkerng T.

@JimReynolds Ah, I let the vet tampered with my cat's!

^Cat 2 error! (but too lazy to fix it)

Jim Reynolds

Cat 2 cat error?

Damkerng T.

Oh, maybe it's because I moved half a terabyte last hour. (That makes my browser work so painfully slow.)

@JimReynolds Hehe!

Jim Reynolds

half a terabyte. Sounds heavy.

OK. I'm forcing myself to try to do some work now.

Damkerng T.

Yes. Some old multimedia and log files.

OK. See you later!

Jude Niroshan

10:20

:)

Jim Reynolds

I used an application I found "visipics", to get rid of duplicate photos today.

I feel lighter!

ok!

Damkerng T.

Yay for you feeling lighter!

Jim Reynolds

Here, for next time: cyberklaw.com/Pictures/chainedtiger.jpg

Your cat can experience the garden safely

O.0

Damkerng T.

lol

It's true that my cat is big, but he's not a tiger, you know? :-)

Most of the times he ran out, he came back with victory wounds (or so I thought).

He makes me realize that "big" does matter.

Damkerng T.

10:40

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Q: Which past perfect sentence is correct?

The people had taken shelter under a tree until the rain stopped. took shelter will be the 1st action The people took shelter under a tree until the rain had stopped. rain stop will be the 1st action My teacher said the 2nd one is correct because it had rained (1st) before they took s...

tense

I'm thinking about offering a bounty on this question, but I still can't see the "bounty" button.

Jude Niroshan

bounty is for what kind of questions?

Damkerng T.

For that question. The one I posted up there.

Jude Niroshan

I don't know, what is bounty

Can u briefly explain it?

Damkerng T.

@JudeNiroshan Oh, you were asking in general. You can offer a bounty on any question.

Have you visited the main site? (ELL)

Jude Niroshan

So, what does that actually mean?

I saw. but nw i don't remember it. awkward

Damkerng T.

10:44

On the main page of the main site, you will see 4 featured questions now.

Those 4 questions have bounties on them.

Every can offer their rep points as a bounty on a question, given that some conditions are fulfilled.

Jude Niroshan

Is it something like voting up the question ?

Damkerng T.

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Q: word request (name for an MP3 file)

I have an English coach and he created a new English-learning program where he teaches pronunciation, rhythm, intonation and flow to help his students, including me, sound more natural. So, every time before making explanation videos, he sends everybody a lesson assignment, which can be a news st...

word-request

> This question has an open bounty worth +400 reputation from Cookie Monster ending in 6 hours.
This question has not received enough attention.

That means that the OP really wanted to know the answer, so he offered 400 rep points of his own as a reward for anyone who can give him a satisfying answer.

Jude Niroshan

ohh i see...

that is something interesting

Damkerng T.

Yes! One of the nicest features of SE.

Jude Niroshan

So are you going to put some bounty on your question?

haven't decided yet?

Damkerng T.

10:50

It's not my question, but I think it's interesting enough.

But the question must be somewhat old before we can offer a bounty on it.

I can't remember the exact number of days.

Jude Niroshan

hmm

Damkerng T.

But not that old old. I think it's less than a week.

Jude Niroshan

so, better the old ? is that so?

Damkerng T.

Oh, I was wrong. The "start a bounty" button is already there now.

(I remember it's only 2 days, but I was confused because I couldn't find that "start a bounty" button even when the question is already 3 days old. So, it's only 2 days before we can offer a bounty on any question.)

Done!

Within a few minutes, that question should be moved to right at the top of the main page of the main site.

Jude Niroshan

i can see... rep. hungry people hunting those questions

Damkerng T.

10:55

Yes! :-)

Jude Niroshan

me wanna try... but i need to learn a lot

lol

i wanna try

Damkerng T.

Sure, everyone can try!

If people think your answer is good, they will (sometimes) vote your answer up!

Jude Niroshan

what happens if the OP haven't received a satisfactory answer within that given period of time?

anyhow will he going to reduce that bounty from his rep?

Damkerng T.

If the user who offered the bounty choose not to pick any answer to reward the bounty to, the system will reward half the bounty to the answer with highest upvotes.

The rep points are taken right away at the time a user offers a bounty. Refund is not possible.

Jude Niroshan

ookk

Ohh really? opps! yeah.. that should be. otherwise people will mess up with it

Damkerng T.

11:00

nods

Good evening! @snailboat

Jude Niroshan

Time to dive into work. See you tomorrow

Anonymous

I haven't had good luck with bounties lately on ELL

Damkerng T.

@JudeNiroshan See you!

Anonymous

Hello, @DamkerngT.!

Damkerng T.

@snailboat Ahh...

Anonymous

11:05

Good tide!

Damkerng T.

Indeed! (I sometimes don't know what timezone I live in!)

You know, an hour ago I just told someone that today was April 7!

Anonymous

They can't have been right, can they?

Anonymous

It's only been April 7 for six minutes in Samoa

Damkerng T.

Hehe!

Anonymous

I think if you go any further east, you cross the international date line

Anonymous

11:08

Lessee.

Anonymous

Oh, check the time in Kiritimati!

Anonymous

One oh eight.

Damkerng T.

> 1:09 AM Tuesday, April 7, 2558 BE (GMT+14)

Oh, Google knows BE!

2558 BE == 2015.

Anonymous

Neat!

Anonymous

Was the person you were talking to in Kiritimati?

Damkerng T.

11:10

Pretty unlikely. :D

Unless she has a worm hole for traveling back and forth between Kiritimati and Bangkok!

Anonymous

The Wikipedia page for Kiritimati has a cute hermit crab picture

Anonymous

I miss my hermit crabs!

Anonymous

I haven't had any as pets in a while

Damkerng T.

And a gecko!

Um... you meant crabs?

Anonymous

Oh, the gecko looks a bit like the lizards we have living around my house!

Damkerng T.

11:13

@snailboat Yes! I'm sure Hugu will love it!

(Poor geckos!)

Anonymous

Did I type hermit crabs wrong somewhere?

Damkerng T.

No, it was just a big surprise for me hearing you had a hermit crab as a pet.

Anonymous

They're cute! :-)

Anonymous

I had more than one.

Damkerng T.

Indeed!

Anonymous

11:15

They lived in a separate tank from the snails

Anonymous

I've had lots of different animals as pets

Anonymous

I love small animals :-)

Damkerng T.

Did they need sea water?

Anonymous

No, they were the terrestrial kind

Anonymous

They had a terrarium!

Damkerng T.

11:16

Ahh

Anonymous

I had water snails back then, so the snails lived in an aquarium

Damkerng T.

nods -- Taking care of aquarium is a bit complicated, I think.

Anonymous

Hermit crabs (mostly) live in snail shells

Anonymous

With 3D printers these days, some hermit crab owners print special shells for them!

Damkerng T.

Hah!

I wonder what the crabs would think!

Anonymous

11:17

wired.com/2013/07/…

Anonymous

They can choose to move in or not

Anonymous

Since they aren't like snails and they don't grow their own shells, they have to switch when they get too big.

Damkerng T.

Thai style!

Anonymous

Hee

Anonymous

You can't put snails and hermit crabs in the same tank, though.

Anonymous

11:19

The hermit crabs may decide they want the snail's shell while it's still alive and evict it

Damkerng T.

Hehe!

Oh, I wouldn't want to think about the evicted snail!

Anonymous

Yeah! Poor snail.

Anonymous

So you have to keep them separate :-)

Damkerng T.

Gotta go out again. Be back soon. Talk to you later!

Anonymous

See you later!

Anonymous

11:22

There are artists out there who decorate the shells of living snails, too, which is safe as long as you use the right kinds of materials (so the snails won't get hurt if they nibble at it)

Anonymous

But you have to keep in mind that making a snail or hermit crab stand out visually in the wild makes it vulnerable to predators

MARamezani

11:40

@JimReynolds Oh, I wasn't tortured. I was just mahsnenjedns... Continues mumbling

Hullo world!

MARamezani

12:15

nerdtests.com/ft_nq.php

> 5% scored higher (more nerdy),
0% scored the same, and
95% scored lower (less nerdy).

What does this mean? Your nerdiness is:

All hail the monstrous nerd. You are by far the SUPREME NERD GOD!!!

Guess the test isn't crap after all!

Damkerng T.

Hehe!

Jim Reynolds

12:35

sees @MAR, feels a wave of affection spread through his body.

Oh wait. That's nausea. Maybe I have the flu. o.O

MARamezani

@JimReynolds I can see that.

Jim Reynolds

Oops.

MARamezani

I took the second version of the test, and here are the results:

> From this time forward, you'll hold the title:
Uber Cool Nerd King

Carry it proudly!

Damkerng T.

12:54

wikihow.com/Write-Song-Lyrics

> 2 Look at existing songs. Look at songs which are known for great lyrics to get inspiration. You can learn a lot from thinking about what makes a song good vs what makes a song bad. Look for the kinds of things they talk about, how they talk about them, what rhymes they use, the rhythm of the lyrics, etc.

> Good examples include Blitzen Trapper's "Fur", Macklemore's "Same Love", Bob Dylan's "The Times Are a Changin'", Patsy Cline's "I Fall to Pieces", or Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart".

> Examples of bad song lyrics include Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling", Avril Lavigne's "Sk8ter Boi", Trace Adkins' "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk", and the probably obvious choice of Rebecca Black's "Friday".

Wow.

Anonymous

Nice page you found there.

Damkerng T.

I was inspired by this question: ell.stackexchange.com/q/54210/3281

MARamezani

@snailboat Me, or Dam? :P (rhetoric)

> Interesting Fact #2: Guys are 10% MORE likely than gals to answer random math questions.

Interesting Fact #3: Guys are 8% MORE likely than gals to answer random math questions CORRECTLY.

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