Sibdane Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 Where's the jazz bassist, and is he OK? Mark - where are you? I've been wondering the same. He was recently moving back to Ohio, so maybe he doesn't have everything set up yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 (edited) "The American lobster urinates not from some posterior region of its body but directly out the front of its face. Two bladders inside the head hold copious amounts of urine, which the lobster squirts through a pair of muscular nozzles beneath its antennae. These powerful streams mix with the gill outflow and are carried some five feet ahead of the lobster in its plume. What researchers discovered during fights is that dueling lobsters accompanied their most punishing blows during combat with intense squirts of piss at the opponent's face. What's more, in scenes akin to a showdown at the OK Corral, the winner of the physical combat always turns out to be the lobster that urinates first. And well after the fight is over, the winner keeps pissing. By contrast, the loser shuts off his urine valves immediately."Who knew? Edited December 10, 2016 by Cornish Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 That's what you call taking the piss, still very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 Had this helpful email from British Gas at 10.59 last night.... "Just a reminder that an engineer will visit you on 14th December 2016 between 13:00 and 17:00 to install your new smart meters." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 (edited) @marcopaulo https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/your-pun-divided-attention-how-the-brain-processes-wordplay/ Your Pun-Divided Attention: How the Brain Processes Wordplay To understand puns, the left and right brain hemispheres have to work together Puns are divisive in comedy. Critics groan that they are the “lowest form of wit,” a quote attributed to various writers. Others—including Shakespeare—pun with abandon. The brain itself seems divided over puns, according to a recent study published in Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition. The results suggest the left and right hemispheres play different roles in processing puns, ultimately requiring communication between them for the joke to land. To observe how the brain handles this type of humor, researchers at the University of Windsor in Ontario presented study participants with a word relating to a pun in either the left or right visual field (which corresponds to the right or left brain hemisphere, respectively). They then analyzed a subject's reaction time in each situation to determine which hemisphere was dominant. “The left hemisphere is the linguistic hemisphere, so it's the one that processes most of the language aspects of the pun, with the right hemisphere kicking in a bit later” to reveal the word's dual meanings, explains Lori Buchanan, a psychology professor and co-author of the study. This interaction enables us to “get” the joke because puns, as a form of word play, complete humor's basic formula: expectation plus incongruity equals laughter. In puns—where words have multiple, ambiguous meanings—the sentence context primes us to interpret a word in a specific way, an operation that occurs in the left hemisphere. Humor emerges when the right hemisphere subsequently clues us in to the word's other, unanticipated meaning, triggering what Buchanan calls a “surprise reinterpretation.” The study jibes with previous observations that brain injuries to the right hemisphere can be associated with humor deficits in some people, who understand a joke's meaning but “don't think things are funny anymore,” Buchanan says. She hopes this and future studies may lead to rehabilitative training to help such individuals get back their sense of humor. Bottom line: puns get on everyone's nerves. Edited December 22, 2016 by Lowensda Cornish Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Pretty cold down in Berkshire last night and it reminded me of the very cold winter of 1963. We had been saving up for a fridge for a couple of years and we finally had one delivered in February 1963. We plugged it in, set the temperature and next morning I looked at the thermometer on the kitchen wall and found that it was warmer inside the fridge than in the rest of the house! No central heating in those days. MikeO and Sibdane 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 Lovely people around! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38561883 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 I'd vote for her whatever her policies were , cutest party leader ever? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-38715524 Am I being sexist ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnh Posted January 25, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Last week a guy reversed into my car and put a dent in the front offside. He gave me his details and I agreed I would get a quote and phone him as he wanted to decide whether to put it through insurance. I called at a couple of places and phoned him with the best quote, he said he would post a cheque to me. This morning the doorbell rang and there was this guy with a cheque in his hand. He was most apologetic (again) for the inconvenience. Wish everyone was like that. Sibdane, Matt, MikeO and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) Last week a guy reversed into my car and put a dent in the front offside. He gave me his details and I agreed I would get a quote and phone him as he wanted to decide whether to put it through insurance. I called at a couple of places and phoned him with the best quote, he said he would post a cheque to me. This morning the doorbell rang and there was this guy with a cheque in his hand. He was most apologetic (again) for the inconvenience. Wish everyone was like that. good man john. also good man on your part for wanting to settle outside insurance. I tried that with a lady whose car I hit, she was all freaked out like I was trying to swindle her. I was like I will get you cash if you don't call the insurance, the insurance both our rates are going up so it's a lose lose. she called insurance. Edited January 25, 2017 by markjazzbassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 I was just out in the car and drove past a pub which had a sign outside saying, "Buy eight pints of Guinness get one free." Was tempted but I thought it might just tip me over the legal limit . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 I was just out in the car and drove past a pub which had a sign outside saying, "Buy eight pints of Guinness get one free." Was tempted but I thought it might just tip me over the legal limit . Mike, you haven''t got seven mates then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 Mike, you haven''t got seven mates then. I probably have if I search hard enough but sadly none of them were in the car with me at the time, and the wife hates Guinness :dont know:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 I probably have if I search hard enough but sadly none of them were in the car with me at the time, and the wife hates Guinness :dont know:. You should have got her to drive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 You should have got her to drive! No license sadly . Actually that's a good thing because she has enough road rage as a passenger, the thought of her behind the wheel is terrifying . Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Future Tory PM identified... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-38931710 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted February 11, 2017 Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 Future Tory PM identified... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-38931710 Fucking scum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 My god how will those kids cope? So tragic. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-38950167 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 My god how will those kids cope? So tragic. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-38950167 That is so horrible . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 Future Tory PM identified... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-38931710 I'd honestly never tire punching that chinless twats face in... epitome of supposed "upper class" upbringing. Sadly his parents will no doubt be able to call a few favours to ensure the little twat never ends up on hard times. I understand he's 18 and makes mistakes etc but I don't doubt for one second these sorts of things are induction tasks. For the record I signed the petition to get him expelled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 My god how will those kids cope? So tragic. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-38950167 Tragic indeed. Young children too. Awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/nasa-announcement-today-trappist-1-alien-life-solar-system-latest-live-exoplanet-a7593941.html Some discovery that! Sibdane, markjazzbassist and Matt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/nasa-announcement-today-trappist-1-alien-life-solar-system-latest-live-exoplanet-a7593941.html Some discovery that! Wonder if we could pick up a new centre back from there ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/nasa-announcement-today-trappist-1-alien-life-solar-system-latest-live-exoplanet-a7593941.html Some discovery that! yeah I've been reading a lot on this. Very exciting stuff. Once that new telescope is deployed in 2018 we will get more hi def images and analysis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Should life be on those planets, they reckon we will know within a decade. The universe is too big for there not to be life somewhere else. Romey 1878, Sibdane and Lowensda 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Should life be on those planets, they reckon we will know within a decade. The universe is too big for there not to be life somewhere else. I agree. Sibdane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 The universe will be absolutely teeming with life. To think anything else is ridiculous to me. Lowensda and Sibdane 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 The universe will be absolutely teeming with life. To think anything else is ridiculous to me. Exactly, however the age old question is whats more scary: We are not alone or we are alone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Tell these guys that! https://www.theflatearthsociety.org/home/index.php/featured/maps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Exactly, however the age old question is whats more scary: We are not alone or we are alone... Second one by far, no species could be more scary than the human that is Donald Trump. aaron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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