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1:00 AM
It's kind of worse, in its own way, than Sartre's No Exit.
 
@Robusto See? I didn't expect that answer.
 
If you wanted to say "data pertaining to language", would you say "linguistic data", if it didn't have anything to do with linguistics, just with language? Or perhaps lingual data? I don't think I've ever heard that.
Is No Exit "Huis Clos"?
 
Linguini data.
 
Ehh... no.
 
Christ, @RegDwight, will you quit answering questions on the site? I've upvoted you twice in, like, five minutes. This has got to stop.
 
1:01 AM
Linguine (also spelled 'Linguini') is a form of pasta — flat like fettuccine and trenette. It's wider than spaghetti but not as wide as fettuccine. The name linguine means "little tongues" in Italian, where it is a plural of the feminine linguina. A thinner version of linguine is called linguettine. Linguine originated in the Campania region of Italy. Linguine alle vongole (linguine with clams) is a popular use of this pasta. While spaghetti traditionally accompany meat and tomato dishes, linguine are often served with seafood or pesto. Linguine is typically available in both white-flour...
 
But thanks for trying!
 
Ehh... yes!
 
If you quote me, you need to get all the words right!
 
Well, you're all a proper bunch of cunning linguists now, ain'tcha?
 
@Robusto Just ignore the main site, focus on dudering around here.
 
1:02 AM
Cunning linguists, hu hu...
 
Old.
 
Yeah.
 
Don't mean it don't work.
 
No, wait.
yesterday, by RegDwight
Old.
 
I haven't received an answer!
 
1:02 AM
@RegDwight Duderonomy 4:13
 
There, much better.
 
That's even older than yesterday.
 
@Kosmonaut That's 3:16, you NNS.
 
2 mins ago, by Cerberus
If you wanted to say "data pertaining to language", would you say "linguistic data", if it didn't have anything to do with linguistics, just with language? Or perhaps lingual data? I don't think I've ever heard that.
 
Younger Than Yesterday is the fourth album by the American rock band The Byrds and was released in February 1967 on Columbia Records (see 1967 in music). The album saw the band continuing to integrate elements of psychedelic rock into their music, a process they had begun on their previous LP. In addition, the album captured the band experimenting with new musical textures, including brass instruments and reverse tape effects. It also marked the emergence of the band's bass player, Chris Hillman, as the group's third songwriter. Two of Hillman's compositions on Younger Than Yesterday e...
Waiting for minds to = blown.
 
1:03 AM
@RegDwight Superoberaffentittengeil
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Instant rimshot.
 
Oh dear, the wiki and video quoting has begun...
 
It never stopped, really.
 
:This article references the term in the world of music. For the term's use in radio and television broadcasting, see Rimshot (broadcasting). :For the short drum sequence used to punctuate a comedic punchline, often mistakenly referred to as a rimshot, see Sting (percussion). A rimshot is the sound produced by hitting the rim and the head of a drum simultaneously, with a drum stick. Rimshots are usually played to produce a more accented note, and are typically played loudly. However, soft rim shots are possible. There are three standard types of rim shots in marching percussion. The firs...
A wiki ( ) is a website that allows the creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor. Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used to create collaborative works. Examples include community websites, corporate intranets, knowledge management systems, and note services. The software can also be used for personal notetaking. Wikis serve different purposes. Some permit control over different functions (levels of access). For example editing rights may permit changing, adding o...
 
Stop may refer to: Songs * Stop (Ryan Adams song), a song by Ryan Adams * Stop! (Against Me! song), a song by Against Me! * Stop (Bang song), a song by Bang * Stop! (Sam Brown song), a Sam Brown song covered by Jamelia * Stop (Erasure song), a song by Erasure * Stop! (Jane's Addiction song), a song by Jane's Addiction * Stop (Omar Naber song), a song by Omar Naber * Stop (Pink Floyd song), a song by Pink Floyd * "Stop" (Spice Girls song) * "Stop! In the Name of Love", a song by The Supremes * Stop, a song by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club on the album Take Them On, On Your Own * Stop...
Really is the second album by J. J. Cale. It was released in 1973. Track listing All tracks written by JJ Cale unless otherwise indicated. # "Lies" – 2:57 # "Everything Will Be Alright" # "I'll Kiss the World Goodbye" # "Changes" # "Right Down Here" # "If You're Ever in Oklahoma" # "Ridin' Home" # "Goin' Down" # "Soulin'" # "Playin in the Streets" # "Mojo" (Morganfield) # "Louisiana Women" Personnel * J.J. Cale - guitar, vocals * Barry Beckett - piano * Bill Boatman - guitar * David Briggs - piano * Kenneth A. Buttrey - drums * Jimmy Capps - guitar * Vassar Clements - violin * Kossie ...
 
1:04 AM
24 secs ago, by Kosmonaut
Stop may refer to: Songs * Stop (Ryan Adams song), a song by Ryan Adams * Stop! (Against Me! song), a song by Against Me! * Stop (Bang song), a song by Bang * Stop! (Sam Brown song), a Sam Brown song covered by Jamelia * Stop (Erasure song), a song by Erasure * Stop! (Jane's Addiction song), a song by Jane's Addiction * Stop (Omar Naber song), a song by Omar Naber * Stop (Pink Floyd song), a song by Pink Floyd * "Stop" (Spice Girls song) * "Stop! In the Name of Love", a song by The Supremes * Stop, a song by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club on the album Take Them On, On Your Own * Stop...
 
Online chat can refer to any kind of communication over the Internet, but is primarily meant to refer to direct one-on-one chat or text-based group chat (formally also known as synchronous conferencing), using tools such as instant messengers, Internet Relay Chat, talkers and possibly MUDs. The expression online chat comes from the word ' which means "informal conversation". History The first dedicated online chat service was the CompuServe CB Simulator in 1980, created by CompuServe executive Alexander "Sandy" Trevor in Columbus, Ohio. Chatiquette The term chatiquette is a variation of...
 
Did anybody ever read Flowers For Algernon?
I think it's happening now.
 
LOL, an abbreviation for laughing out loud, or laugh out loud, is a common element of Internet slang. It was used historically on Usenet but is now widespread in other forms of computer-mediated communication, and even face-to-face communication. It is one of many initialisms for expressing bodily reactions, in particular laughter, as text, including initialisms for more emphatic expressions of laughter such as LMAO ("laughing my arse/ass off"), ROTFL ("roll(ing) on the floor laughing") or ROFL ("roll(ing) on [the] floor laughing"), and BWL ("bursting with laughter", above which there i...
Charly is a 1968 American film directed by Ralph Nelson. The drama stars Cliff Robertson (in an Academy Award-winning performance), Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala, Leon Janney and Dick Van Patten and tells the story of a mentally challenged bakery worker who is the subject of an experiment to increase human intelligence. The movie was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from the novel Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. Plot Charlie Gordon (Cliff Robertson), a mentally challenged man with a strong desire to make himself smarter, has been attending night school for two years where he has been ta...
I saw the movie.
 
But to answer your question, @Cerberus:
> In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
 
I like the book particularly
 
1:06 AM
Look, someone had to throw a spanner in the works here.
 
Since it is written like a diary.
 
Wow, you guys have to search Wikipedia for "Image not found" ... your minds will be axplosioned.
One of the links:
{{Infobox political party | name = Agrarian Party of Russia | colorcode = {{{}/meta/color}} | logo = | founded = 1993 | dissolved = 2008 | ideology = Agrarianism, Socialism | position = Left | international= unknown | predecessor = None | merged = United Russia | colours = Yellow }} The Agrarian Party of Russia (Agrarnaya Partiya Rossii, Аграрная Партия России, АПР) was a left-wing agrarian political party in Russia. Founded in February of 1993, it was among the earliest parties in modern Russia. While not officially communist, it displayed ...
 
@Robusto Oh what's this pa—ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
 
1:08 AM
Ganesha (Sanskrit: ; IAST: ; ), also spelled Ganesa or Ganesh, also known as Ganapati (Sanskrit: ; IAST: ), Vinayaka (Sanskrit: ; IAST: ), and Pillaiyar (Tamil: ), is one of the deities best-known and most widely worshipped in the Hindu pantheon. His image is found throughout India and Nepal. * Brown, p. 1. " is often said to be the most worshipped god in India." * Getty, p. 1. ", Lord of the , although among the latest deities to be admitted to the Brahmanic pantheon, was, and still is, the most universally adored of all the Hindu gods, and his image is found in practically every par...
 
Just what I was going to say.
 
@Kosmonaut This is relevant to your interests: reddit.com/r/fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu
 
Now I feel the links are increasing in arbitrariness at an accelerated pace...
 
Just so you know, this is getting tiring by the minute.
 
@Kosmonaut I thought I had discovered an Einstein-Rosen bridge and you had to go crap all over it. That's SO passive-aggressive.
 
1:09 AM
 
Feb 17 at 18:50, by RegDwight
I've burnt all the Einstein-Rosen bridges behind me.
@Kosmonaut Click on that link. Leave us in peace, just click on it: reddit.com/r/fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu
 
@Kosmonaut — Uh, boundaries?
 
You will like every single post there @Kosmonaut.
 
@RegDwight I subscribe to that subreddit already.
 
Why am I suddenly inclined to believe you?
 
1:11 AM
No no no
That is not going up on the star wall
 
I wish I could speak English like Christopher Hitchens.
 
It never happened
 
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Mwuahahaahahahaha.
 
1:13 AM
@Vitaly — Speaking English like that causes cancer.
 
@RegDwight I haven't seen that movie yet
 
@Kosmonaut Neither have I.
 
I guess I would probably like it.
 
So do I.
 
Causality is the relationship between an event (the cause) and a second event (the effect), where the second event is understood as a consequence of the first. Though the causes and effects are typically related to changes or , candidates include objects, processes, properties, variables, facts, and states of affairs; characterizing the causal relationship can be the subject of much debate. The philosophical treatment of causality extends over millennia. In the Western philosophical tradition, discussion stretches back at least to Aristotle, and the topic remains a staple in contempor...
 
1:14 AM
Christopher Hitchens is, like, my personal hero.
 
@Vitaly Um, Vitaly, you're too late to the non-sequitur link-galore party.
 
I have another question:
 
If you would care to notice it, there is an arrow at the top of my message, @RegDwight
 
5 mins ago, by Kosmonaut
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Mar 22 at 19:15, by RegDwight
A joke is a question, short story, or depiction of a situation made with the intent of being humorous. To achieve this end, jokes may employ irony, sarcasm, word play and other devices. Jokes may have a punchline that will end the sentence to make it humorous. A practical joke or prank differs from a spoken one in that the major component of the humour is physical rather than verbal (for example placing salt in the sugar bowl). Purpose Jokes are typically for the entertainment of friends and onlookers. The desired response is generally laughter; when this does not happen the joke is...
 
Consider chatting. Would someone's fluency in chat better predict his actual speaking skills, or rather his writing skills, on, say, a letter?
 
1:16 AM
Me no speaky English.
I write better than I speak, in every language evar.
 
Really?
 
Yes.
 
I suppose it may depend on the person.
 
Have you already seen that letter, @Cerberus?
 
1:17 AM
@Vit: What letter? You mean by your atheist? Yes I have read a few paragraphs, and I like his style!
 
My atheist?
 
Well whose else?
 
Maybe the Jolly Toper?
 
I like the content of the letter, too.
 
Oh the content was a bit generic in the first couple of paragraphs. Witty, certainly.
 
1:20 AM
That letter is so American.
Ohhh, the mullahs, ohhh, our schools.
 
Well yes, it actually uses the word "American".
Is America immoral?
 
What's the quote tag?
 
@Cerberus I only make educated guesses.
 
>
 
@Vitaly You mean on the main site? ?
 
1:21 AM
> Wow. There was more courage, integrity, and insight in that very profound and well-written letter than the death cults have been able to incorporate into their lame ignorant shit in the past 2,000 years.
 
But it only works occasionally. And you need a space after it.
 
Ah here in chat...
 
Doesn't look like a quote, but anyway (ok, now it does), that's from a comment on that website.
 
Space!
 
Thanks.
 
1:22 AM
Ding!
 
There. FTFY.
 
Oh another obscure acronym...
 
Fixed that for you.
 
F*** that for you?
Ah!
Jinx-ish!
 
1:23 AM
Oh?
I didn't think he was religious?
Ohh...
I thought you meant Vit's quote.
 
@Reg: Well thank you a lot! Having that remain there really improves the quality of my life.
 
Robusto always delivers.
 
Hmm.
I think women can be incredibly funny. Consider Smack the Pony, or Absolutely Fabulous.
Perhaps standup comedy isn't their genre.
 
Mar 24 at 13:06, by Robusto
OK, here it is for the hearing-impaired: ""Women can do anything men can do...except math, chess, running, jumping, lifting stuff, fixing things, making money, hockey, surfing, driving, making decisions, tipping, fishing, being funny on purpose, reading a map, running the country, inventing anything important or just being generally fun to hang out with. Don't get me wrong, I love women...they should just drink from a separate water fountain." --Daniel Tosh
 
1:27 AM
This I find rather funny:
 
Thank you for wasting 37 seconds of my life. Should I waste the other 33?
See, people who ain't got no telly are really no experts, you know?
 
You have only 70 seconds total to live?
You really didn't think that was funny? I do...
 
@Cerberus See, that line of yours was funnier than the video.
 
Well. I suppose it doesn't work when people try to foist art upon others...
 
Yeah, @Cerberus, that's about as funny as Gallagher pulling Carrot Top's pants down. Decidedly *un*-funny. What were you thinking?
 
1:31 AM
You don't like Smack the Pony at all?
 
I'm not saying it shouldn't be funny for you. But Christopher Hitchens? I don't hear him laughing.
 
Nor Abfab?
 
I may never Smack the Pony again after seeing that.
 
There is a man in that video too for you to look at.
 
2:21? Really? That's over 9000, dude.
 
1:32 AM
But I think the girl is funny too.
9000?
 
Let's make things more clear: Girls are not funny. Same policy as on the main site.
 
@Martha: I count on your help in vanquishing these uncultured apes when you come back!
 
Haha, too bad she's already got over 9000 messages in her inbox and will just ignore this one.
 
@Cerberus — She can't help you here. You're on your own.
 
We'll see.
Don't you like Abfab either, or Hyacinth Bucket?
 
1:34 AM
For @Cerberus:
 
Michael Madsen is the man.
 
Woo hoo, that was funny!
I think men are generally more funny, but girls can be incredibly funny as well.
The many British comedies starring women being a case in point.
 
Mar 24 at 13:00, by Robusto
 
Audrey from to To the manor Born, another good example.
And one of my funniest friends is a girl as well.
Ergo I win.
 
@Cerberus — Dude.
 
1:38 AM
There is also Karen from Will and Grace?
Well what am I talking.
I already won.
 
@Robusto You have to discount for the fact that he's not married. He must tell girls that they are funny. He might even have to convince himself.
 
Hah.
 
@Cerberus Karen is the funniest female character on Will and Grace, but that's not saying much.
Besides, the funniest female character is actually Jack.
 
You guys have just become so scared of women that you don't see their funniness, because you equate Woman with Boss, owing to your marriages...
@Reg: I don't find Jack very funny at all.
 
Loser talk.
 
1:40 AM
Not so!
 
And stop starring yourself.
 
@RegDwight — "Elton John going down on George Michael in a public restroom? Less gay." — Lew Ashby, Californication
 
Less gay than what?
 
Than women.
 
Maria Bamford is funny doing standup
 
1:41 AM
They are kind of gay, yes.
 
Feb 24 at 16:40, by RegDwight
David Duchovny sure likes all things aliforn.
 
Well it is bed time here.
Night!
I hope you dream of funny women...
 
Goede nacht
 
Goede nacht!
Jinx!
 
1:46 AM
See ya doggie.
 
Dank U allen!
 
Are you gonna bark all day or are you gonna say good night?
 
I have barked most of the night away already. It's 3.46 am.
Bye!
 
34 mins ago, by Kosmonaut
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That late?
 
CYA @Cerb.
 
1:48 AM
I still have an entire baseball game to watch
 
I think I'll watch some Dexter.
Apr 16 at 23:22, by RegDwight
I can't promise that I will fall asleep and not return, but I will try my very best at finding the general location of my bed.
So just in case, TTYL, BRB, AFK, night, etc.
 
tschüssi
 
Laterz. Don't forget to look in the bedroom this time.
 
 
9 hours later…
10:55 AM
@Cerberus — Not really. The truth is, we love women, especially our wives. We just like to tease them from time to time. None of what we're saying here is meant seriously. Well, almost none. Women can be exasperating, annoying, even impossible at times — but that's true of men as well. The best sort of relationship to have with a woman is one where you can have fun together and tease each other out of love, with nobody taking offense.
That is the sort of relationship I enjoy, and it's what makes me sure I married the right woman. Whenever you've heard me "complain" about my wife it has been an exaggeration for the sake of being funny. I kid a lot, in case you haven't noticed.
 
Nice try, Robusto's wife.
Now can we talk to your husband again?
 
 
1 hour later…
12:06 PM
Meh. Busted. He's off trying on the new nurse outfit I got him. Hawt.
@RegDwight: Did you find the bedroom eventually?
 
12:21 PM
@Robusto Yeah. But I'm still awfully tired.
 
Sounds like nap time then.
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Q: How do you differentiate "thru", "threw", "through", and "thorough"?

prem shekharHow do I know which word to use in the correct context? Examples: Jimmy threw the ring at Emiko. Elvis walked through the door. John was through with work for the day. Gareth was through with mosquitoes coming through the window!

Are people trying to be boring?
 
Yeah, I was going to link to that one, too, but then I thought, nobody would overlook it anyway.
It kinda jumps at you.
 
How do you differentiate between "egg", "edge", "ego" and "Ed"?
 
That's a stupid question, Ed is a verb, and the rest are compound adjectives.
Really, just keep your eyes open, gosh.
 
I thought those were all proto-Uralic roots of "Easter" ... my bad.
 
12:31 PM
You seen Jin's question yet? That one is more interesting.
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Q: What are the proper terms for these star shapes?

Jin Both figures are star pentagrams. But as you can see, the shapes are different due to the degree in the angles. Are there proper terms for these two shapes? I find myself having a hard time describing the different type of stars to my designer friends. I'd say something like "I meant the straig...

 
Yeah, I think Nico nailed that one. Mostly. I do seem to remember a word for the "fat" star, but I can't think of it off the top of my head.
 
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Q: What are the implications of ordinary language philosophy on the study of langauge?

JonIf the meaning of a word is its use, then it seems as though we only need to investigate how ordinary language is used. Think of this question in terms of looking at language in two ways: one would be from a practical point of view; the other an historical point of view. But I can't see how the e...

That one got "re-worded".
Obviously, the OP hasn't given up on it yet.
 
Well, for one thing, we do not always encounter words in their most current usages. An "evidence" chain of etymology provides useful information on how words came to mean what they do, and what they have meant during the course of their lifetimes. An 1850 usage may not be the same as a 2011 usage, but we can encounter them both in 2011.
 
Right.
I think I'll have some pizza now.
Afk.
 
Here is an example of the "school-marmish" usage I referred to in my answer to this question:
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A: Has "may" become a formal version of "can"?

h4xxrOnly just discovered this site - what an awesome site! I'm in the UK, and my wife and I still correct our 4 children if they use "can I..." instead of "may I". Their grandparents correct them too! The reason I'm not a fan of the slippage into "can I..." territory is that I see it as part of a ...

kk cya
 
1:35 PM
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Q: "In the middle of riddle" means what?

prem shekharthere is a song whose lyrics is given below....can any one tell what exactly in the middle of riddle means? At the edge of the moon there's a lonely man And he blows on his horn as strong as he can And the girl at the bar wipoes the breath of winter away with a smile of her face And ...

Voted to close as OT.
Hah. Ya bastid @RegDwight. Sneaking out for pizza and yet slyly answering a question on the site. Worse, making me upvote it. Ya bastid ya.
 
Greetings.
 
Ayup.
 
@Rob: Of course I know your mocking your marriage isn't serious! I know how you work.
 
@Robusto You kept asking for it!
yesterday, by Robusto
@Vitaly — Don't encourage him. He's just shilling for his old answers so he doesn't have to write new ones.
So there you have some fresh answaz.
 
I'd rather have fresh questions...
 
1:48 PM
@RegDwight — That's one interpretation of my comment to @Vitaly.
 
I just go with whichever interpretation suits me this very moment.
 
Check out my question on MSO:
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Q: Why the discrepancy in "earned" vs. "actual" days counted in rep cap?

RobustoI got my Epic badge (50 days at or over rep cap) on EL&U.SE when my reputation page showed only 43 days (not a precise number, I don't recall exactly but it was around that). In other words, the last line of the page showed: earned at least 200 reputation on 43 days In fact, in order to...

 
Apr 13 at 15:02, by RegDwight
My criteria are unclear and flexible.
@Robusto Um, I think they kinda fixed that just yesterday.
 
@RegDwight Well, it's still kinda broken as of this morning then.
 
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A: How is it possible to reach the rep cap without exceeding it?

Nick CraverThe reputation report now has a clearer description: rep cap was reached via rep from upvotes *only* on 13 days earned at least 200 reputation on 11 days So "rep cap was reached" means exactly what it says, you actually capped. The second line now accurately indicates "200+" rep on those day...

 
1:51 PM
Wow I didn't know prostitution could be so productive, leading to javascripts even.
Does anyone else have the Epic badge?
Probably not?
 
@Cerberus — I've never known a prostitute who worked for Javascript. But then, I've never known an actual prostitute.
@RegDwight — Well, Nick Craver is only talking about the description, and that didn't fix anything.
 
The idea is that javascript is an adjunct to her profession:
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Q: Why the discrepancy in "earned" vs. "actual" days counted in rep cap?

RobustoI got my Epic badge (50 days at or over rep cap) on EL&U.SE when my reputation page showed only 43 days (not a precise number, I don't recall exactly but it was around that). In other words, the last line of the page showed: earned at least 200 reputation on 43 days In fact, in order to...

 
@Cerberus — Start making sense!
 
I.e. you even use javascript in your rep-whoring practice!
 
1:57 PM
@Robusto Well, you've got an upvote from me anyhow, because I have no idea about anything, so whatever.
 
And people say I'm slow...
 
@RegDwight — Thanks for that ringing endorsement.
 
Hehe.
I always support prostitution! You have my vote too.
 
It ain't easy for a guy to make a living at this racket.
 
1:59 PM
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Q: Difference between "yours" and "your"?

Johannes Schaub - litbWhat is the difference between the following uses Your car is black!   The car of yours is black! Thanks!

There. Go make your living.
 

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