NationStates Jolt Archive

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What have you learned today, or recently? It could be a life related fact, or an educational thing. Please tell my you've learned something!

I've learned that it's never wise to trust anyone 100%, hell, 90% is even too much.

I've also learned that I'm not so apathetic after all.

also, cocks

also, cocks

Never trust cocks?

I can't think of anything at the moment.

I learned that not everyone actually supports their offspring's going back to college to improve themselves and perhaps get a better job.

I'm also discovering that I still have some feelings that I thought were long gone after I became a cynical guy who distrusted humanity.

Not to drop the soap in the locker room shower.

:(

Not to drop the soap in the locker room shower.

:(

I guess you got the meat injection huh?

To think twice before entering rm -r commands.

I've learned that Zebra Danios are mean. I mean, they're supposed to be community fish and live nice little groups of three or more, but the ones I own have systematically driven two of their species to nasty, brutish deaths, one by starvation and one by cat.

Today I learned about the deconstruction literary theory and the New Left of the 1960s.

I also learned to hate people whom do not use turn signals.

Never trust cocks?

Never. They're devious little things. Zilly over there found that out rather suddenly.

i have learned that public speaking isnt really all that bad....
i participated in a poetry slam today, in front of my high school student body.
it was fun

I learned that Donal Logue is a *lot* more adaptable in appearance than i ever gave him credit for. A moustache makes a heckuva difference.


What else .... hmmm.

Don't explode anti-matter in order to create an inter-dimensional portal. You'll screw up the universe.

Don't explode anti-matter in order to create an inter-dimensional portal in an attempt to travel time. It makes life really confusing.

Don't explode anti-matter in order to create an inter-dimensional portal. You'll screw up the universe.

Don't explode anti-matter in order to create an inter-dimensional portal in an attempt to travel time. It makes life really confusing.

"Do not touch the operational end of the device. Do not look directly at the operational end of the device. Do not submerge the device in liquid, even partially."

A young monk went to his teacher and said, 'Without words, show me enlightenment.' His teacher took a mirror, and smiled in it. The mirror smiled back. The old man frowned. Sure enough, the mirror frowned back. The young monk nodded. Now his teacher threw the mirror to the ground, smashing it into bits and pieces. The young monk was enlightened.

i learned that there is no mirror.

but i am not a monk, for the record....

I learned two things:

Mannheim steamroller released a halloween album

and Group pantomimed combat (set to said music) is fricken awesome

The first movie star to appear on a postage stamp: Gene Kelly.

In 1898 all known cheerleaders were male. Now they make up around 3% (including Bush)

That I can actually pull off wearing a baseball cap.

I'm on my 32nd consecutive day of learning nothing, I'm going for a personal best of 53 consecutive days - wish me luck.

I'm on my 32nd consecutive day of learning nothing, I'm going for a personal best of 53 consecutive days - wish me luck.


my brother's name is kevin!!!!!
now you learned something, lol
:P

my brother's name is kevin!!!!!
now you learned something, lol
:P

Barringtonia logged out. They're reviewing porn. That "online" icon is a lie - they learned how to fake that a while ago.

Actually - I've placed everyone on 'ignore' and both randomly quote people and post messages - I hope some are relevant.

Mostly I'm reviewing porn.

Actually - I've placed everyone on 'ignore' and both randomly quote people and post messages - I hope some are relevant.

Mostly I'm reviewing porn.

Okay, i've learned *another* thing today.
:)

"Do not touch the operational end of the device. Do not look directly at the operational end of the device. Do not submerge the device in liquid, even partially."

"Stop what you are doing, and assume the Party Escort Submission Position."

That my employer is breaking more laws than I thought they were

Blue laws?

That my employer is breaking more laws than I thought they were

That I have a cute nose, apparently. :)

That I have a cute nose, apparently. :)

Pix?

Pix?
Pervert... :p

Don't have any at the moment, I don't like my nose so don't like looking at it.

Pervert... :p

Don't have any at the moment, I don't like my nose so don't like looking at it.

Oh c'mon, i'll show you mine :)

http://www.dr.dk/NR/rdonlyres/1AE4B278-EF4B-4AD9-945A-B5AF3604AA0D/233619/humpty_stor.jpg

Oh c'mon, i'll show you mine :)

http://www.dr.dk/NR/rdonlyres/1AE4B278-EF4B-4AD9-945A-B5AF3604AA0D/233619/humpty_stor.jpg

There you go then: Moi nose. (http://my-magic-store.com/product/images/clown_nose.gif)

Not really...

I learned that several financial institutions will refuse to loan me money to purchase a car.

There you go then: Moi nose. (http://my-magic-store.com/product/images/clown_nose.gif)

Not really...

Winner of thread? :D
From another angle ....
http://www.divadlovceletne.cz/nahledy/n_634.jpg

Winner of thread? :D
From another angle ....
http://www.divadlovceletne.cz/nahledy/n_634.jpg
You went from black to white quicker than Michael Jackson. :p

i learned not to go to sleep at 2am when you're already horribly tired and will be getting up at 8 :(

I learned it's not a good idea to drunkenly offer to drive 350 miles in one go when my car is a wreck. Now I need to try and get out of this

I learned that dinosaurs breathed like penguins (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=542597).

The HARDEST METAL KNOWN TO MAN is coming to Ireland.

The HARDEST METAL KNOWN TO MAN is coming to Ireland.

Dethklok?

Dethklok?

Dragonforce, silly n00b.

At least, last.fm claims so.

Don't Miss These Gigs
Sunday 18 November 2007 at Ambassador Theatre, Baile Átha Cliath(Seriously, nobody ever calls it that, it's Dublin)
Machine Head

DragonForce, Trivium, Arch Enemy

I learned that the people at my school are really nice people.

Night of the hunter is a better movie every time I watch it.

I learned that having an appointment at my stupid knee doctor doesn't mean you won't wait for 2 hours anyway.

Actually - I've placed everyone on 'ignore' and both randomly quote people and post messages - I hope some are relevant.
That would be so awesome.

You need to be going seventeen and a half thousand miles an hour to get into space. Yep.

Waking up at 2:30pm when you have a lecture at 12 isn't a good idea.

Today? I've learnt that people are untrustworthy, my university is generally less intelligent and less well taught than my school, and love hurts. A lot.

All in all a thoroughly depressing state of affairs, not aided by the fact I have an apocalyptic hangover and another 900 words to write before 5.

Today? I've learnt that people are untrustworthy, my university is generally less intelligent and less well taught than my school, and love hurts. A lot.

All in all a thoroughly depressing state of affairs, not aided by the fact I have an apocalyptic hangover and another 900 words to write before 5.

Easily done. I did 1,500 in an hour the other day, including having to read a bit on it.

Easily done. I did 1,500 in an hour the other day, including having to read a bit on it.

I'm inclined to agree, this is actually quite easy.

I learned that I have been ingesting nearly a gram of caffeine each day for several weeks, which might explain why I have to pee every couple hours and can't sleep.

Ladies and gentlemen*, today I learned that it is much easier to hijack someone else's thread than to make one of my own.











*and the other 95% of you, I guess.

I re-learned how tedious and badly rendered Final Fantasy VII is.

...I mean seriously...

I learned that Scientology actually is a dangerous and murderous cult rather than the fruity little club portrayed in South Park. :(

Thanks to Little Goofball, I learned that the univeral remote is too big to be flushed. :rolleyes: :p :D

I have learned that scanning an entire 100 page game module takes a long and aggravating time.

Thanks to Little Goofball, I learned that the univeral remote is too big to be flushed. :rolleyes: :p :D

Now that is handy knowledge. I learnt that one of my face book friends likes party rings. (thats a biscuit BTW) (Or I guess a cookie for our Statside friends?)

I learned that several financial institutions will refuse to loan me money to purchase a car.

Well that sucks, do they give reasons why?

Thanks to Little Goofball, I learned that the univeral remote is too big to be flushed. :rolleyes: :p :D

LOL! Ahh I can't wait till my nephew gets to be that age.

I learned I'm happier than most people I know. Which makes me feel good, and bad at the same time. weird.

I learned that Scientology actually is a dangerous and murderous cult rather than the fruity little club portrayed in South Park. :(
Another soul saved. :)

Thanks to Little Goofball, I learned that the univeral remote is too big to be flushed. :rolleyes: :p :D
Did you learn yet if it's also waterproof?

I've learned that when it comes to "special" people, there is no such thing as "equality"..

That while a bad teacher may pass, the memories never will.

I have learned that compulsory education goes against the rights guaranteed to all citizens of all nations, in all universes.

i've learned that port, while totally yummy and eminently drinkable, is utterly ineffective at inducing drunkeness.

I learned that my parents' house is worth about as much as Warren Buffet's house ($700,000 or so).

I learned that my parents' house is worth about as much as Warren Buffet's house ($700,000 or so).

*burgles*

I learned that my parents' house is worth about as much as Warren Buffet's house ($700,000 or so).

Are they dead yet?

I've learned that when it comes to dealing with problems, it is almost always a result of the efforts of a stupid person.

I won't live forever. I probably won't live even seventy more years. I must act on my goals and my dreams now because I may not have tomorrow.

I won't live forever. I probably won't live even seventy more years. I must act on my goals and my dreams now because I may not have tomorrow.

Yeah, but was the herbal tea actually any good?

While I already knew turning off the waffle iron when one's done using it saves electricity, it honestly never occurred to me it could save leg burns as well.

This has further lead me to the realization that a disproportional amount of the things I've learnt in my life, are things I rather regret learning. And while I can't help but wonder why that is, I can't shake this sneaking feeling of dread that finding out might be very, very bad for me.

But of course, that kind of questions merely serve as distraction from the more immediate and important ones, such as whether or not getting frostbite in my toes is less of a nuisance than the burns from the waffle iron.

... Life is like a box of ferrets. Looks nice, but damn it bites.

Yeah, but was the herbal tea actually any good?

No herbal tea, actually. What happened was a good friend of mine was killed in a plane crash. It opens your eyes a little bit.

No herbal tea, actually. What happened was a good friend of mine was killed in a plane crash. It opens your eyes a little bit.

Oh. Sorry. I wouldn't have joked if I'd known that.

While I already knew turning off the waffle iron when one's done using it saves electricity, it honestly never occurred to me it could save leg burns as well.

It wouldn't occur to me either. Perhaps your furniture is ... unconventional. Or perhaps it's your chef technique?

This has further lead me to the realization that a disproportional amount of the things I've learnt in my life, are things I rather regret learning. And while I can't help but wonder why that is, I can't shake this sneaking feeling of dread that finding out might be very, very bad for me.

Seriously, I have the same thing (first sentence.) It is actually possible to "unlearn" things ... I think that is different from just "forgetting" them.

The dread (second sentence) I think I get too. I will make a joke now because I don't want to think about it. "Finding out" might actually be Death.

But of course, those kind of questions merely serve as distraction from the more immediate and important ones, such as whether or not getting frostbite in my toes is less of a nuisance than the burns from the waffle iron.


Here's my idea. Get an electric blanket (second hand perhaps) and, being very careful not to expose or cut any of the cables, tailor yourself a nice pair of electric shepherd's boots.

You'd be mobile, too, if you could just lay hands on one of those new-fangled electric sheep.

... Life is like a box of ferrets. Looks nice, but damn it bites.

Ferrets are just wrong.

I learned that when your timing belt breaks it's bad and also that my car has an interference engine which is double bad when your timing belt breaks. I also learned that my mechanic thinks I am an idiot and was really uncomfortable when I showed him that I did know what was wrong with the car, but that I just didn't feel like taking it apart myself and borking it worse.

I've learned that most things are better than they seem, except for the ones I am excited about.

I learned that when your timing belt breaks it's bad and also that my car has an interference engine which is double bad when your timing belt breaks. I also learned that my mechanic thinks I am an idiot and was really uncomfortable when I showed him that I did know what was wrong with the car, but that I just didn't feel like taking it apart myself and borking it worse.

He had every right.
You women should know your place, and know it well.

Anyway, I feel bad now that I have no idea what a timing belt, or interference engine is...

He had every right.
You women should know your place, and know it well.

Anyway, I feel bad now that I have no idea what a timing belt, or interference engine is...

Yep. A woman's place is under the bonnet.

*shoos Bann-ed back to the kitchen*

He had every right.
You women should know your place, and know it well.

Anyway, I feel bad now that I have no idea what a timing belt, or interference engine is...

a timing belt does just what it sounds like, it keeps the engine timed properly, mainly it keeps the pistons timed properly, when it breaks the pistons timing gets off....and that's bad. An interference engine is one where the pistons (when firing improperly) can ram right into a valve and boink it in such a way that it bends it and then you have to replace your valves and that's expensive.

in layman's terms (as if that wasn't already) my car is broke and it won't run and I have to pay this idiot much money to fix it.

Yep. A woman's place is under the bonnet.

*shoos Bann-ed back to the kitchen*

*backs up in fear, waving hands*

No...no..please..not the frilly one...
not the FRILLY ONE!!!

a timing belt does just what it sounds like, it keeps the engine timed properly, mainly it keeps the pistons timed properly, when it breaks the pistons timing gets off....and that's bad. An interference engine is one where the pistons (when firing improperly) can ram right into a valve and boink it in such a way that it bends it and then you have to replace your valves and that's expensive.

in layman's terms (as if that wasn't already) my car is broke and it won't run and I have to pay this idiot much money to fix it.

Makes sense. I wonder who came up with such a damaging system...

Well, on the good side of this whole fiasco there are always...
ellipses...

Makes sense. I wonder who came up with such a damaging system...

Well, on the good side of this whole fiasco there are always...
ellipses...

apparently my car manufacturer is cheap and tawdry and uses belts instead of chains and interference engines instead of good old bulky ones that give the pistons room to misfire and not boink into the valves.

Damn Korean cars.

Oh. Sorry. I wouldn't have joked if I'd known that.

No worries. :)

I'd rather cook something nice and enjoy eating it than try to fix a car.
From what I've seen it's a horrible business, messy and frustrating and always needing some part or tool you don't have. With cooking, you can improvise.

A bad mechanic is a very bad thing. They might get it "working" alright, but if they just leave a washer out or something it just breaks again. Or so I've heard.

I learned that chicken wings stuffed with crab meat and served with a sweet and sour type dipping sauce are quite tasty.

I also learned that "Happily Never After" is a very mediocre movie that could have been a lot better, as the basic idea was pretty cute.

Tomorrow I hope to learn what sort of a gun is used in skeet shooting.

I lead a weird and varied life.

I'd rather cook something nice and enjoy eating it than try to fix a car.
From what I've seen it's a horrible business, messy and frustrating and always needing some part or tool you don't have. With cooking, you can improvise.

A bad mechanic is a very bad thing. They might get it "working" alright, but if they just leave a washer out or something it just breaks again. Or so I've heard.

I rebuilt a Jeep about a year ago, it's very cathartic. It wasn't a "need to do" thing though, it was more like "I can do this and have peace and quiet" thing. This car needs to be fixed ASAP and it's going to be expensive and I just don't have the time or energy to do it myself. Replacing the timing belt is murky anyway.....way out of my comfort zone, especially since I can't scrap this car if I screw up.

I learned that discovering new online games and forums can punch a big hole in a working day.

I also learned that my work ethic seems to have taken a nose dive as I feel no remorse for said hole.

Maybe I should discover job sites and do something constructive for a change...

I learned that discovering new online games and forums can punch a big hole in a working day.

I also learned that my work ethic seems to have taken a nose dive as I feel no remorse for said hole.

Maybe I should discover job sites and do something constructive for a change...

*limps towards you in tattered, bloodstained clothes*
*shakes you with grimy hands*
get out of here...while..you still....can...*falls*

Today I learned the same thing I learned in all but maybe an estimated 37 days out of the more than 11,000 that I have lived so far...



...that I SHOULD HAVE STOOD IN BED! :headbang:



Okay, maybe I mean "stayed".

I learned that integral calculus is evil.


Ok, so I had a midterm today.

that :

floor[log10(NUMBER)] + 1 gives you the number of digits in that number