haldir Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 48 minutes ago, Green Eyed Monsty said: Signs of the times: GEM At least they give a definition at the bottom... LOL This reminds me I'll have to take a picture of, I guess you can call it graffiti that is on my walk to work. I think it's some sorta artwork by some kids that live in an apt complex but it's the "Foever Club"....sigh. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Chaoswolf Posted January 15 Author Moderator Share Posted January 15 1 hour ago, Green Eyed Monsty said: Signs of the times: GEM It's funny, but it's also pretty sad at the same time. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchemist Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Great result for Trump! Spoiler Of course, I am talking about Judd Trump, who just won the Masters snooker tournament. Did you think I meant someone else? 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenity Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 2 hours ago, Green Eyed Monsty said: Signs of the times: I try not to judge people by how they spell or when they use the wrong homonym (e.g., their vs. there). Not everyone has the gift, even if they were taught how to spell in school. I don't know if spelling is still being taught, but I hope it is. Incorrect spelling can cause confusion in some cases, but usually it just makes me sad. These days it is a lot easier to look up a spelling than it used to be. I typed "clearants" into google, and most of the suggestions included the word "clearance." 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Eyed Monsty Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Serenity said: I try not to judge people by how they spell or when they use the wrong homonym (e.g., their vs. there). Not everyone has the gift, even if they were taught how to spell in school. I don't know if spelling is still being taught, but I hope it is. Incorrect spelling can cause confusion in some cases, but usually it just makes me sad. These days it is a lot easier to look up a spelling than it used to be. I typed "clearants" into google, and most of the suggestions included the word "clearance." Clearants: Noun; A form of ant devoid of pigmentation. Extremely successful as picnic raiders. GEM Edited January 16 by Green Eyed Monsty 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Attitude is everything: John Maxwell tells the story about a newly hired travelling salesman who sent his first sales report to the home office. It stunned the brass in the sales department because it was obvious that the new salesperson was ignorant! This is what he wrote: “I seen this outfit which they ain’t never bort a dim’s worth of nothing from us and I sole them some goods. I’m now goin to Chicawgo.” Before the man could be given the heave-ho by the sales manager, along came this letter from Chicago: “I cum here and sole half a million.” Fearful if he did, and afraid if he didn’t fire the ignorant salesman, the sales manager dumped the problem in the lap of the president. The following morning, the ivory-towered sales department members were amazed to see posted on the bulletin board, above the two letters written by the ignorant salesman, this memo written by the president: “We ben spendin two much time trying to spel instead of trying to sel. Let’s watch those sails. I want everybody should read these letters from Gooch who is on the rode doin a grate job for us and you should go out and do like he done.” 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Eyed Monsty Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 10 minutes ago, Corsair said: Attitude is everything: John Maxwell tells the story about a newly hired travelling salesman who sent his first sales report to the home office. It stunned the brass in the sales department because it was obvious that the new salesperson was ignorant! This is what he wrote: “I seen this outfit which they ain’t never bort a dim’s worth of nothing from us and I sole them some goods. I’m now goin to Chicawgo.” Before the man could be given the heave-ho by the sales manager, along came this letter from Chicago: “I cum here and sole half a million.” Fearful if he did, and afraid if he didn’t fire the ignorant salesman, the sales manager dumped the problem in the lap of the president. The following morning, the ivory-towered sales department members were amazed to see posted on the bulletin board, above the two letters written by the ignorant salesman, this memo written by the president: “We ben spendin two much time trying to spel instead of trying to sel. Let’s watch those sails. I want everybody should read these letters from Gooch who is on the rode doin a grate job for us and you should go out and do like he done.” Interesting bit of trivia regarding modern packaging as it applies to things like potato chips: I was told this story in a truck stop while I was still on the road: When they first started filling the bags with nitrogen as a method to reduce the amount of breakage they had a lot of returns for burst bags. The problem was traced to trucks going to too high an altitude when crossing the Continental Divide, causing the pressure in the bags to force the seam of the bag closure open. Wife and I amused ourselves on one of our cross-country jaunts by buying several bags of chips before we hit "the high country" and observing them as we traveled. Wen we started going above circa 6500 feet we started hearing rustling coming from the bags as they began to expand from the reduced air pressure. By the time we hit the Continental Divide at 7000 feet plus we had bags popping, verifying the story. To solve the problem they made adjustments to the packaging for high altitude locations and started being careful on the routing for the regular trucks. GEM 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Eyed Monsty Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 28 minutes ago, Serenity said: I try not to judge people by how they spell or when they use the wrong homonym (e.g., their vs. there). Not everyone has the gift, even if they were taught how to spell in school. I don't know if spelling is still being taught, but I hope it is. Incorrect spelling can cause confusion in some cases, but usually it just makes me sad. These days it is a lot easier to look up a spelling than it used to be. I typed "clearants" into google, and most of the suggestions included the word "clearance." Spelling can be very important for certain instructions, particularly when Computer Programing is involved, where something as small as a misplaced period or comma even can cause a glitch, or a program to completely fail. The backslash Zero is especially important to distinguish the number from the similarly shaped letter O, pronounced "OH". We've all had our experiences with autocorrect, one of the reasons why facility with spelling is important. The human brain has a wonderful facility for interpreting what is put down on paper and making sense of what a computer would find to be incomprehensible gibberish. We didn't have what is considered "standardized spelling" until people like Merriam Webster first published dictionaries. Prior to that time there were multiple accepted spellings for common worlds in general use and people got along just fine. I attribute "standardized spelling" to a "sign of the times" of the Industrial Age when people began to think in terms of standard units for many things that had a wider latitude of acceptance in earlier ages. The principal advantage of "standardized spelling" as far as I am concerned is the making of certain concepts clearer in English, a language notorious for having context sensitive meaning for so many words. @Corsair relating the John Maxwell salesman story is a very good example of this. GEM 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Chaoswolf Posted January 16 Author Moderator Share Posted January 16 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Eyed Monsty Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 15 minutes ago, Chaoswolf said: The results could give a whole new meaning to the term "flat pack". GEM 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inarah Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 3 hours ago, Green Eyed Monsty said: Interesting bit of trivia regarding modern packaging as it applies to things like potato chips: I was told this story in a truck stop while I was still on the road: When they first started filling the bags with nitrogen as a method to reduce the amount of breakage they had a lot of returns for burst bags. The problem was traced to trucks going to too high an altitude when crossing the Continental Divide, causing the pressure in the bags to force the seam of the bag closure open. Having worked for a certain potato chip maker in grad school I can confirm this. They solved the problem by opening manufacturing plants on both sides of the Rockies, negating the need to drive product under those conditions. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumbloke Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 5 hours ago, Green Eyed Monsty said: ...We didn't have what is considered "standardized spelling" until people like Merriam Webster first published dictionaries... The first dictionaries (aka books of how words are spelled and used) of the English language were published in the early 1600s. These were, admittedly, mostly covering more obscure words. Samuel Johnson published the first comprehensive English dictionary in 1775, which led to standardised spelling. Noah Webster Jr. didn't publish his anti-dictionary (a book of how he thought words should be spelled even if nobody spelled them that way) until 1806 and the Merriam name didn't get attached until after Webster died in 1843 and the Merriam brothers obtained the rights to his book. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Chaoswolf Posted January 16 Author Moderator Share Posted January 16 yay, it's the start of another fun-filled work week 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Today's Brutus's Birthday! 10 years old! While it's a celebration it's also a concern, not much time left anymore. He already has some bumps and lumps growing where they shouldn't be, losing his hair ( his belly and chest are bald now, and the vet can't perform surgery on him anymore due to his intestines being in his chest instead of his abdomen where they shoud be... Boxers usually reach 10 to 12, so I'm hoping for at least another year with my buddy. Anyway. He's getting an extra apple today! 14 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) WOOF FOOD LOG. It's been some time since I posted some food pics. Hope you all still like those. Not in chronological order but this has been on the WOOF Menu the last days. Farfalle Pasta with a Red Sauce ( veggies and chicken) Olives and Parmezan Cheese. Bavette, Stewed Pear, Mushrooms, Brussel's Sprouts with Bacon in Curry and Kecap, Potato Gratin. Kale with Mashed Potatoes , Bacon and Smoked Sausauge ( Boerenkool Stamppot) Rice with Ajam Kecap and Honey Teriyaki Mushrooms Satey Sauce and Prawn Crackers. Adana Kebab, Dolma's,Fried Potato Slices, Eggplant with Feta in Tomato Sauce and Feta with Peppers and Olives from the Oven. It seems Navajo inspired instead of Tex Mex, inspired Hot Dog: Beef Sausauge, Chilibeans, Guacamole, Honey Mustard and Sauerkraut on a bun. Pokebowl with Salmon ( made by my girl for the vixens and her, I don't like fish....) Noodles , Teriyaki Chicken and Grilled Chicken in 5 spices, prawn crackers, Sambal Badjak and Cucumber. Oldest Vixen made these, Spicey Minced Beef in Puff Pastry. Edited January 16 by Glitterwolf 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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