Phi for All

Has anyone gotten an answer to a question you asked of exploration, or has it just been this dramatically punctuated preaching? Reality could be the target of a specifically named warhead. "SOPHISTICATE MISSILE" actually does sound like something that could exist in the US arsenal.

! Moderator Note exploration, you are ignoring specific questions being asked of you, a violation of our rules. What little can be successfully derived from your writings seems like preaching, which is a second violation. Please re-read the rules you agreed to when you joined the forum, and abide by them in the future. If you do not, your threads will be closed and you will be suspended or banished.

Wow, I mean WOW!!! Thanks for the new pictures! You're right, you have NOTHING to regret. I now know the true meaning of chemical hardening! We should definitely get together and discuss a new, um... activity series for my... metal. And my titration process should produce a cumplete reaction for both of us. Nice mole, by the way. HA! My socks are two drawers down! No problem. The Cap'n has a rather low flash point anyway. In fact, there's rumor he's homogenous.

So are you saying the answer to your riddle is "You're in both"?

Soooo... you're not Bobby "the Burner"? And you say he's dead?! That explains why you haven't responded to my blackmail threats. I guess I can throw all those naked pictures away....

! Moderator Note Please, no. This thread was not meant to be ontological in nature, let's not go there. Please stay on topic to keep this thread in the proper section.

Yesterday, I walked over to the hardware store and bought a bucket and a gallon of paint. Then I stopped by the feed store and picked up a couple of chickens and a goose. I'd left my truck at home and I was wondering how I could carry all this stuff home when mooeypoo walked by. I said, "Hey, moo, can you help me home with this stuff?" Mooey suggested, "Why don't you put the can of paint in the bucket. Carry the bucket in one hand; put a chicken under each arm and carry the goose in your other hand?" I said, "Why thank you very much! Can I walk you home?" She said sure and we started walking. On the way I said, "Let's take a short cut down this alley. We'll get you home quicker that way." She looked at me and said, "I'm a beautiful young woman and the alley is dark. How do I know that when we get in the alley you won't hold me up against the wall, pull up my skirt, and have your way with me?" I said, "Mooey! I'm carrying a bucket, a gallon of paint, two chickens, and a goose. How in the world could I possibly hold you up against the wall and do that?" Mooeypoo replied, "Set the goose down, cover him with the bucket, put the paint on top of the bucket, and I'll hold the chickens."

I always liked: There once was a hermit named Dave, who kept a dead whore in a cave. Said Dave, "I'll admit I'm a bit of a shit, but look at the money I save!"

Don't flame me, I didn't borrow it. Hellooooooo, one big eye left, I don't USE whips anymore! But I did borrow dave's cattle prod, if you wannabe trying some Italian.... Btw, I saw your reply to my message about those pills the vet gave my bull that made him service every cow I have, then break down the fence and service all my neighbors cows. I don't know the name of the pills, but they sort of taste like peppermint.

Overenthusiastic?! I've never met a woman like that! Perhaps you lack stamina? We have a special section for those ideas that diverge from accepted science. See Speculations. Is that Greek style or Italian?

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You've been touching the manicotti again.

Technically, I still don't think so. Grammatically, no. Look at it this way: if you're a refrigerator, and you're in a box in a house, are you "in" the house or are you still in the box? Similarly, if you're a human, you're not "in" the house in a functional sense if you're in a box. You can't do anything you would normally do "in" a house, you can't even access the house itself if you're still "in" a box. Being in a box is your primary state. I think that would be lative case, not locative case, because you're implying motion to a location with the carriage the seat is in. You could dream?! We barely slept, naked outdoors....

Cap'n's nickname is "Automatic", because you can't silence him. And you can only suppress him for a short while.

There, but for the grace of Gouda....

You know, if you have the basic ingredients on hand, you can make sense from scratch.

At the... suggestion... of an alleged representative of the United Nations Security Council, I must refrain from releasing any details in the matter of the events alluded to earlier between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Obviously because none of it is true. Not a bit. None. Nope.

Again, I would recommend the allowance if she doesn't already have one. It's a great way to enforce the positive and dissuade the negative in a way that mirrors real life. As long as it isn't the only medium you use it should be effective for a girl who doesn't respond to groundings and writing sentences. As PhDwannabe said, just be careful to keep the reward small and manageable. These things have a way of escalating rapidly if they start out too big. Going back over your OP, please don't punish her, for any reason, by making her read text books. If she's a straight A student, this method seems imprudent, ineffective and at odds with what you're really trying to do here. Reading and learning should never be associated with punitive measures. Please take this as amateur advice from a fellow father only. If you're truly concerned with her behavior, or if it doesn't improve, take her to a professional who can start the process whereby you'll get a more substantive, meaningful analysis.

This is true. At the time, I felt your tampering with the North Korean/Iranian technology transfers went beyond the purview of the administrative tasks John had assigned to you. While your success in the endeavor doesn't make me wrong, I'm forced to admit that this country, and indeed the entire free world, owes you a debt of gratitude.

But selection is not always a choice when it comes to who survives to reproduce. Attractive traits may seem like a choice, but what about cases like the ʻiʻiwi, the Hawaiian Honeycreeper bird whose bill evolved to curve to fit the lobelioid flowers it favors, which have similarly curved corollas? Indeed, the lobelioids in Hawaii seem to have co-evolved more curved corollas than their mainland cousins due to the evolution of the bird's bills that help it in pollination. This is not a decision process; it's clearly flora and fauna co-adapting to changes that make both more successful. More successful simply beats out less successful. No need for a decision mechanism or a decider.

I had a chat with John (YT2095) on the phone, but not John (blike). YT2095 has got to be the most interesting man on the whole planet. When the zombie apocalypse happens, I pray he's on my side of the pond. He's humanity's best hope for survival. Humble or Hubble? The really ironic part of this thread is that the OP condemns us for being vicious, controlling, power-hungry ban monsters. The truth is, you can see in the Banned/Suspended Member thread where you guys give rep points to the Mod who banned the worst offenders. Aristarchus in Exile, the OP's friend, is tied for the #2 spot. I think his ban met with major approval.

Ah, upping the amps on grandma! This tells me grandma is most likely "mother-in-law". Quick, scroll down so the wife doesn't see this paragraph! Strictly as a father, my advice would be to stop denying your daughter access to the junk food. Hiding it perpetuates the game. Instead, tell her that authorized snacks, ones approved by you or her mother, are free, you're happy to pay for those. Snacks taken after hours need to be paid for by the taker. Don't subtract it from what you give her, make her hand you the money from her piggy bank so she feels the consequence. Don't have her buy them when you go to the store because then they'll seem like hers. If you don't already give her an allowance, start that right away, since that's a great real-world teaching tool in itself. It's also one of the best ways to show natural consequences for bad actions. Keep in mind that the real attraction may be the sneaky "getting-up-when-everyone-else-is-asleep" part. The junk food could be just a perk, which might be why your punishments haven't worked. Throwing you off the scent by making you think it's food related may be even more exciting.

I've never seen these people before in my life. Well, outside of those Krav Maga videos mooeypoo made. Search "Broken Heart? Broken Leg!" at smarterthanthat.com.

Agreed. Done.

Are you DRIVING the bus you just threw me under?! When I asked about his fancy little briefcase, the "good cop" told me UZI is a fashion designer!