The Random, Meaningless Announcements Thread 3!

[Revoltingest]

Thursday eve looks like 32F.
Must bring plants in again.

 

[sun rise]

Runner talked his way out of being mauled by large bear that pursued him for several minutes in Grand Teton national park

 

[Revoltingest]

Runner talked his way out of being mauled by large bear that pursued him for several minutes in Grand Teton national park

It is good to avoid bears.
They can be really cranky after a day at the office.

 

[Wu Wei]

Ehm, i am a woman and so have womanish feet... Doh!!!
1.78 meters vs 5ft 10 inches? Pretty sure 1 sounds less than 5

I may think the Metric system is a passing fad, but even I know you cannot compare meters to inches....you would compare inches to centimeters and meters to yards.... and no self respecting person in the good old US of A would tell you their height in yards....that's just weird. But since you are using meters

If you are 1.78 meters you would be a little over 1.2 yards....so yup...the metric system is just to make yourself sound bigger

 

[Revoltingest]

I may think the Metric system is a passing fad, but even I know you cannot compare meters to inches....you would compare inches to centimeters and meters to yards.... and no self respecting person in the good old US of A would tell you their height in yards....that's just weird. But since you are using meters

If you are 1.78 meters you would be a little over 1.2 yards....so yup...the metric system is just to make yourself sound bigger

1.78 meters = 1.95 yards

 

[Wu Wei]

1.78 meters = 1.95 yards

HEY!!!!! Whose side are you on traitor........its actually 1.9138232721

it is 1 yard, 2 feet and 10 inches....1.2 + inches....now you are hereby EXCOMMUNICATED from the USA, Michiganistan, and Revoltingstan.......GO BACK TO THE EU...ya metric lovin' traitorous traitor .... and while you're at it...SHUT YER DING DANG PIE HOLE

 

[Stevicus]

 

[Stevicus]

Well, the full moon coming up this Monday will be a Super Pink Moon.

Super Pink Moon: Full Moon in April 2021 | The Old Farmer's Almanac

April’s full Moon rises on the night of Monday, April 26. Traditionally called the Pink Moon, this full Moon will also be a spectacular supermoon! Here’s everything you should know about the Moon this month, including facts, folklore, and Moon phase dates.

WHEN TO SEE THE FULL MOON IN APRIL 2021
Venture outside on the night of Monday, April 26, to catch a glimpse of April’s full Pink Moon. This full Moon—which is the first of two supermoons this year—will be visible after sunset and reach peak illumination at 11:33 P.M. EDT.

For the best view of this lovely spring Moon, find an open area and watch as the Moon rises just above the horizon, at which point it will appear its biggest and take on a golden hue! (Find local Moon rise and set times here.)

SUPER PINK MOON: THE FIRST SUPERMOON OF THE YEAR
(Note: Before you get your hopes up, this “Super Pink Moon” won’t actually look “super pink”—or any hue of pink, really. The Moon will be its usual golden color near the horizon and fade to a bright white as it glides overhead!)

This year, we’ll be treated to two supermoons, with the first occurring on April 26 and the second on May 26. Supermoons are said to be bigger and brighter than your average full Moon.

Just how big and how bright, exactly? On average, supermoons are about 7% bigger and about 15% brighter than a typical full Moon. However, unless you were to see a regular full Moon and a supermoon side by side in the sky, the difference is very, very difficult to notice! Learn more about supermoons here.

But I guess it's not really pink.

WHY IS IT CALLED THE PINK MOON?
The full Moon names used by The Old Farmer’s Almanac come from a number of places, including Native American, Colonial American, and European sources. Traditionally, each full Moon name was applied to the entire lunar month in which it occurred, not only to the full Moon.

The Pink Moon

Although we wish this name had to do with the color of the Moon, the reality is not quite as mystical or awe-inspiring. In truth, April’s full Moon often corresponded with the early springtime blooms of a certain wildflower native to eastern North America: Phlox subulata—commonly called creeping phlox or moss phlox—which also went by the name “moss pink.”

Thanks to this seasonal association, this full Moon came to be called the “Pink” Moon!

 

[sun rise]

 

[ChristineM]

I may think the Metric system is a passing fad, but even I know you cannot compare meters to inches....you would compare inches to centimeters and meters to yards.... and no self respecting person in the good old US of A would tell you their height in yards....that's just weird. But since you are using meters

If you are 1.78 meters you would be a little over 1.2 yards....so yup...the metric system is just to make yourself sound bigger

I may think the Metric system is a passing fad, but even I know you cannot compare meters to inches....you would compare inches to centimeters and meters to yards.... and no self respecting person in the good old US of A would tell you their height in yards....that's just weird. But since you are using meters

If you are 1.78 meters you would be a little over 1.2 yards....so yup...the metric system is just to make yourself sound bigger

Get with the wave
Even the staid and propper american giant conglomerate that everyone lives by, gets all their education from and trusts to be spot on with every question, google converts converts inches to metres.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Runner talked his way out of being mauled by large bear that pursued him for several minutes in Grand Teton national park

I told Wu no more hippies. He'll get the munchies and get sloppy and leave survivors.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Well, the full moon coming up this Monday will be a Super Pink Moon.

Super Pink Moon: Full Moon in April 2021 | The Old Farmer's Almanac

But I guess it's not really pink.

It is blasphemous, I have decided, to have "pink" and "moon" that close without it being a Pink Floyd reference.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I have to think that is quite the verbose spewing of periphrasis that trips over itself as unloquacious and diminutive aren't quite good descriptions for such flamboyant garrulity, and also using contemporary in such a way is a rather bizarre and unusual way of describing needs of the present moment, something that may confuse readers.
And that loses anyways because people don't know what you mean and accuse you of making up words.

 

[Wu Wei]

Get with the wave
Even the staid and propper american giant conglomerate that everyone lives by, gets all their education from and trusts to be spot on with every question, google converts converts inches to metres.

Actually, don't tell anyone, I was an Engineering major, before I switched to math, then thought hmmm physics....and then went on to take more psychology courses than anyone should have if they are not a psychology major.....nd then somehow end up in IT.... but as a professor I once had said, knowledge is not so much what you know, but knowing where to fin the answer.

But for the record, to avoid upsetting others, I am not serious when it comes to this metric discussion.

Besides, its "proper American" and "meters"

 

[ChristineM]

Actually, don't tell anyone, I was an Engineering major, before I switched to math, then thought hmmm physics....and then went on to take more psychology courses than anyone should have if they are not a psychology major.....nd then somehow end up in IT.... but as a professor I once had said, knowledge is not so much what you know, but knowing where to fin the answer.

But for the record, to avoid upsetting others, I am not serious when it comes to this metric discussion.

Besides, its "proper American" and "meters"

Oohh a bear with sense ;-)

You are properly right on propper but metres it is. Except in backwoods America and Philippines where they confuse

With

 

[Stevicus]

Oohh a bear with sense ;-)

You are properly right on propper but metres it is. Except in backwoods America and Philippines where they confuse
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It is, of course, "meter" and "practicing."

Interestingly, I recall reading that the reason the English decided to use those spellings was because it was closer to the French ("metre," "theatre," "couleur," etc.). It seems they thought French was more elegant and sophisticated.

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

Eschew obfuscation; obviate supererogatory verbosity!

 

[ChristineM]

It is, of course, "meter" and "practicing."

Interestingly, I recall reading that the reason the English decided to use those spellings was because it was closer to the French ("metre," "theatre," "couleur," etc.). It seems they thought French was more elegant and sophisticated.

With over 40,000 words if english derived from french i think it more likely that early American settlers forgot to take a dictionary on their voyage

 

[Stevicus]

With over 40,000 words if english derived from french i think it more likely that early American settlers forgot to take a dictionary on their voyage

I don't think the English language was really standardized until the 19th century. Spellings and dialects varied from region to region. In England, they used the Oxford English Dictionary, while in America, Webster's set the standard. So, we didn't have to take a dictionary. We just wrote our own.

 

[ChristineM]

I don't think the English language was really standardized until the 19th century. Spellings and dialects varied from region to region. In England, they used the Oxford English Dictionary, while in America, Webster's set the standard. So, we didn't have to take a dictionary. We just wrote our own.

And there lies the problem