Randomness VIII: The Great Green Arkleseizure

[TGP]

Why do political signs around here still say things like "Vote for Soandso, punch this number"?

 

I don't think we've had punch ballots since shortly after the shambolic 2000 election, hanging chads and all that rubbish.

 

It's an archaism like "Don't touch that dial! ("What dial?" my kids asked)

One can punch a button. [?] Buttons are still a thing...aren't they?

 

If that was all part of the pun train —nevermind— griffins fail at puns.

[Erifnogard]

 

Mmmm bacon.

I want breakfast tacos.

 

 

 

One of the things I love about you Americans.

 

Put the word breakfast in front of your favorite dish and it becomes breakfast,

 

Breakfast burrito, Breakfast Taco, breakfast spare ribs...

 

I just love you guys..

Further thoughts on this. The other interesting thing is that we could mean whatever food we tack 'Breakfast' onto eaten for breakfast or we could mean breakfast foods replacing most of the normal contents of the dish. So Breakfast Taco could be a normal taco for breakfast or a tortilla filled with eggs and bacon (or other breakfast foods). English can be weirdly specific or maddeningly vague. Often in the same sentence.

 

At any rate, despite the evidence of our politicians to the contrary, we love all you guys that don't live here in 'Murica as well!

[canuckotter]

 

So, I was going to post a rant, about why i am in something of a funk. I've decided not to. But I did decide to keep one part of the post. The 'look at this if you would rather not see a grown man's melancholy and depression (or infinite sadness for you music fans) so anyway. Here's a cute kitty in a froggy hat for you

Hugs or AirHugs depending on your preferences.

 

^^^ this. Let us know if we can do anything to help!

 

Also, thanks for the cute kitty pic. That did indeed greatly improve my morning.  

 

What if over the last 9000 years or so humans have been gradually evolving better "...color-sensitivity..." [?] "...color-discernment..." ?

I had an uncle who was what we call 'color-blind'. What if people more like him were the norm 8000 years ago? What if lots of people had monochromatic vision only 12000 years ago?

 

We call it 'color-blindness' now but what if we ought to rethink this a bit? Perhaps consider color-sensitivity a genetically influenced capability that has many variations — a broad spectrum of variation.

 

Tetrachromatic is a new word: http://www.popsci.com/article/science/woman-sees-100-times-more-colors-average-person. ...someone has coined to explain the woman in the linked article.

 

It would be strange for there to be that strong of a selection pressure over the past 9000 years, across all branches of humanity. For the length of a human's lifespan - even the shorter lifespans our ancestors at the time experienced - 9000 years is a very short timeframe for evolution to take place. If there were already a few individuals with broader colour sensitivity scattered through humanity, it's possible that the sudden introduction of a selection pressure could cause those individuals to be significantly more likely to produce offspring, leading to greater prevalence of the previously-rare broad-spectrum colour sensitivity. But it would have to be a very strong selection pressure - some reason why suddenly it became a HUGE advantage to have broader colour vision. I think it's rather more likely that the word was less relevant, or that the author of the article is getting some stuff confused.

 

(I studied evolution a fair bit as part of my studies in AI. It's fascinating stuff. Also I'm a huge nerd. )

[redambrosia]

 

 

Mmmm bacon.

I want breakfast tacos.

 

 

One of the things I love about you Americans.

 

Put the word breakfast in front of your favorite dish and it becomes breakfast,

 

Breakfast burrito, Breakfast Taco, breakfast spare ribs...

 

I just love you guys..

Further thoughts on this. The other interesting thing is that we could mean whatever food we tack 'Breakfast' onto eaten for breakfast or we could mean breakfast foods replacing most of the normal contents of the dish. So Breakfast Taco could be a normal taco for breakfast or a tortilla filled with eggs and bacon (or other breakfast foods). English can be weirdly specific or maddeningly vague. Often in the same sentence.

 

At any rate, despite the evidence of our politicians to the contrary, we love all you guys that don't live here in 'Murica as well!

Very much this!

 

Also, I've been making awesome breakfast burritos. They're even almost fully wrapped up

[ub3r_n3rd]

 

*yawn* There aren't many days when I wish I was a coffee-drinker, but today is one.

 

Things are going well so far, despite startling the good lady when the person who came in the door at 7am wasn't a family member. Currently sitting here with a very big, very friendly old dog holding my feet hostage.

 

Huzzah!

--OneBoot :D

Eight ounces of dark chocolate has as much caffeine as a cup of coffee.

 

Just sayin'.

 

 

 

 

 

[Erifnogard]

You could play it safe and just dissolve the dark chocolate in your coffee Ub3r.

[Pegazus]

I like to randomly search Wikipedia sometimes. Turns out that the 'Murgatroyd' from Snagglepuss's 'Heavens to Murgatroyd' refers to an English surname. Johanus de Morgateroyde, or literally: Johanus of Moor Gate Royde.

Weird. I was thinking of that yesterday, but never made it to Wikipedia to look.

[ub3r_n3rd]

You could play it safe and just dissolve the dark chocolate in your coffee Ub3r.

That is.... a... BRILLIANT IDEA! 

 

*rushes over and puts a large chunk of dark chocolate into his coffee*

 

 

mmmmmm 

[Doug Sundseth]

*** Shakes head, grinning from ear to ear, showing all sharp theeth.. Muricans... ***

 

*** Thinks about pancakes for dinner or a chocolate sandwich for breakfast tomorrow.,..Like normal people eat..***

 

When I was a kid and my mom was tired enough, there were times when we had butter and sugar sandwiches for dinner.

 

Good times; good times.

 

 

 

*yawn* There aren't many days when I wish I was a coffee-drinker, but today is one.

 

Things are going well so far, despite startling the good lady when the person who came in the door at 7am wasn't a family member. Currently sitting here with a very big, very friendly old dog holding my feet hostage.

 

Huzzah!

--OneBoot :D

Eight ounces of dark chocolate has as much caffeine as a cup of coffee.

 

Just sayin'.

 

 

Typically significantly more than that, though half a pound of chocolate would be a lot even for me.

 

Chocolates also have significantly more theobromine than caffeine. Theobromine is an analogous alkaloid that is also a stimulant, though with different primary types of activity than caffeine. (Theobromine is also one of the metabolites of caffeine.)

[Pegazus]

Don't forget Breakfast Pizza!

Piccadilly Circus (convenience store pizza) actually had that. It was good! Eggs, bacon, sausage, and cheese. But that was more than 20 years ago.

 

Oh. Ouch.

[Glitterwolf]

 

You could play it safe and just dissolve the dark chocolate in your coffee Ub3r.

That is.... a... BRILLIANT IDEA! 

 

*rushes over and puts a large chunk of dark chocolate into his coffee*

 

 

mmmmmm 

 

 

Good call, also good , dunking chocolate in hot chocolate..

[ub3r_n3rd]

<snip>

But that was more than 20 years ago.

Oh. Ouch.

 

20 years ago, hard to believe I had just turned into a legal adult...

[Morihalda]

Good morning frands~

 

Breakfast tacos are one of my favorite breakfasts! I cannot stand all the sweets that a lot of folks like so early in the morning like syrups or cereals. Donuts are okay if I've had other food and I've been up for a few hours already haha. Breakfast tacos are a necessity when I pack for cons. Potato, egg, cheese, and fresh bacon crumblies all wrapped up in a tortilla! I freeze those, microwave them in the hotel, throw some picante or salsa on top... mmmmmm

 

I need that for breakfast tomorrow now.

[ub3r_n3rd]

Good morning frands~

 

Breakfast tacos are one of my favorite breakfasts! I cannot stand all the sweets that a lot of folks like so early in the morning like syrups or cereals. Donuts are okay if I've had other food and I've been up for a few hours already haha. Breakfast tacos are a necessity when I pack for cons. Potato, egg, cheese, and fresh bacon crumblies all wrapped up in a tortilla! I freeze those, microwave them in the hotel, throw some picante or salsa on top... mmmmmm

 

I need that for breakfast tomorrow now.

Now you are just making me hungry again, stop it!

[Morihalda]

20 years ago, I used to chase people on all fours and bark like a dog.

 

... Wow, I was a weird 4 year old.

 

Wow. I guess not much has changed in my mind, mrs. druid.... I don't chase people but I do make angry animal noises if I'm woken up too early.