OT Things to ponder

[wdolson]

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

You could even put the Southern Cross on it.

That guy looks like my SO's cousin. Though he doesn't wear paint like that.

Bill

[geofflambert]

I just managed to snap this before she flew off this a.m. Barred Owl in the dawn hour looking East.

[rockmedic109]

As we face the waning hours of the old year and look forward to the beginning of the new year, it is often customary to resolve to do things differently starting with the birth of the new year. I have never done so in the past as I do not believe in making wasted gestures or promising to do meaningless things such as exercising, cleaning the garage or spending more time in domesticity. Knowingly "resolving" to do something that I know I will not make any attempt at doing is lying. I am not a liar.

However, as my age begins to advance into the timeframe of Losses...hair, memory and something else I cannot remember.....I look back on my life and realize that I have wasted a lot of opportunities to better myself and stand as a shining example of a paragon of virtue to my children. Therefore, I will make a New Years Resolution this year. Thus I can demonstrate to my young impressionable children that not only am I not a liar but that I can also stand by my promises, persevere in the shadow of adversity and that I can not only make a promise, but more importantly keep one.

Therefore, I Resolve to play more War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition this year!

[geofflambert]

I resolve not to jettison my tail every single time I'm frightened. If a Barred Owl grabs my tail I am definitely losing it, however.

I probably have little to worry about though. The Cornell Ornithology Lab says that if a Barred Owl cannot swallow its prey whole, it does so in pieces beginning with the head. Perhaps my tail will jettison me and run off!?

[geofflambert]

ORIGINAL: wdolson

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

You could even put the Southern Cross on it.

That guy looks like my SO's cousin. Though he doesn't wear paint like that.

Bill

Does your SO have a tongue like that? [X(]

[BillBrown]

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

I resolve not to jettison my tail every single time I'm frightened. If a Barred Owl grabs my tail I am definitely losing it, however.

I probably have little to worry about though. The Cornell Ornithology Lab says that if a Barred Owl cannot swallow its prey whole, it does so in pieces beginning with the head. Perhaps my tail will jettison me and run off!?

I didn't think that Gorns had tails.

[BillBrown]

And again

[rockmedic109]

Those guys just ran into Barrel Owls.

[wdolson]

ORIGINAL: wdolson

That guy looks like my SO's cousin. Though he doesn't wear paint like that.

Bill

ORIGINAL: geofflambert
Does your SO have a tongue like that? [X(]

I did say her cousin. She doesn't look much like her cousin. She doesn't look anything like any of her cousins and she grew up with a lot of teasing about the milkman, but she has DNA evidence her father was her bio father.

Bill

[geofflambert]

ORIGINAL: BillBrown

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

I resolve not to jettison my tail every single time I'm frightened. If a Barred Owl grabs my tail I am definitely losing it, however.

I probably have little to worry about though. The Cornell Ornithology Lab says that if a Barred Owl cannot swallow its prey whole, it does so in pieces beginning with the head. Perhaps my tail will jettison me and run off!?

I didn't think that Gorns had tails.

Well, like I said, some of us frighten easily. As for the others, remember how the Amazons cut off a certain body part so it wouldn't interfere with their archery?

[BillBrown]

What, Gorns cut their tail so it doesn't interfere with there poop and scoot? [:)]

[geofflambert]

Exactly. You're visiting one of those Earthling Starbases and you need to go, really bad. Where is that tail supposed to go? On Gorn ships you can wrap your tail around the chamber pot with no problem. Even with the tails removed, what is a gorn to do with a urinal? On Stardate 1456.8 an Intergalactic regulation went into effect allowing gorns on Federation bases and ships to use the ladies room as needed. Captain Pike attempted to override that regulation but was overruled.

[geofflambert]

Before gorns learned to amputate their tails, when they were on Federation bases they had to attempt some extraordinary contortions to get the job done. In the process their tails might inadvertently brush up against another's tail underneath the stall dividers, or worse still make physical contact with a human's shoe or a Klingon's foot. Misunderstandings were inevitable and brawls frequently broke out.

[geofflambert]

It often happens in this forum that someone will begin a thread asking 'what music do you listen to when playing the game'? I don't think the following has been offered though perhaps it should. Just don't start a game planning on being Tuco. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFa1-kciCb4

[Canoerebel]

Is that version from the movie? It doesn't sound like it. (You and I both share appreciation for Ennio Morricone!)

[Canoerebel]

I came across this YouTube video of the US Army Band performing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." The performance is beautiful, but get a load of the band director (she's shown a number of times, but see 0.20 to 0.30). She's just too pretty for words!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy6AOGRsR80

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

I came across this YouTube video of the US Army Band performing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." The performance is beautiful, but get a load of the band director (she's shown a number of times, but see 0.20 to 0.30). She's just too pretty for words!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy6AOGRsR80

Can't agree with you CR - the flautist on her left trumps the conductor. See 3:09 - 3:20.

[geofflambert]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Is that version from the movie? It doesn't sound like it. (You and I both share appreciation for Ennio Morricone!)

It's true there seem to be parts where they stumble a bit.

[Lecivius]

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[geofflambert]

Lecivius is funny, but this refers to some old fake controversy regarding the "food pyramid" edit: and Ronald Reagan's administration. The fruit of a plant is its seed and any flesh that surrounds it. Not only are tomatoes fruit, but any kind of nuts and any kind of beans. Also, Fruit Loops aren't really fruit unless they are the progeny of Lucky Charms trees. This reminds me of a girlfriend I once had, yes I actually had a girlfriend once, it's not easy being green, though. She wasn't actually dumb, just not experienced and thought this story was so hilarious she told it to me. She and her ex-husband were driving through the country and the story goes: They were driving by a field of something unusual to her and she asked what it was. He told her something like "That's a spaghetti field. That's where they grow it." She bought it.[:D] From my contact with her ex, I thought he was a pretty good guy. Is that unusual?