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Re: Crazy Bridges - Don't Look Down - 7 days ago

An offshoot of the San Francisco Suicide Club was the Bridge Club. Participants were invited to reimagine large urban structures (such as the Golden Gate and San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridges) as playground equipment. One night, after seeing Animal House with some friends and housemates, I was informed that the plan was not to go straight home. Instead, we climbed up the SF-tower of the SF-Oak

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Re: The Absolutely Stupidest Airline Freakout Of The Week - 9 days ago

Have none of you seen "Inglourious Basterds" and/or forgotten about the hazards of old film stock? Todd's some-letters-stickkkkk keyboard

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Re: Phrases you have heard that amuse you - 16 days ago

"Merthiolate" is what my mother calls, "Mercurochrome." Todd's confused keyboard

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Re: Friday Funnies - 26 days ago

Recent responses by the airline industry to increased incidence of fights among passengers include (but are not limited to): First, business, and coach seating, re-designated as heavy, middle, and bantam sections. Delta is merging with MMA to form Delta Force. Boarding areas to be reconfigured into octagons. Instead of peanuts and warm towels, flight attendants to hand out smelling sa

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Any thoughts on how to commission (and price) an ambigram? - 27 days ago

As I understand it, ambigrams are words that work both right-side-up and up-side-down. Ambigrams can either be the same word(s) or read differently (depending on the orientation). (BTW, I may not completely understand the concept. It might be a different term than ambigram if the flipped version is the same message or a different message.) Here's a web site that generates ambigrams on the fly.

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Re: Robinhood Financial settlement - ‘payment for order flow’ - 27 days ago

Way back in '89 - '90 I was a flipper in Wall Street. A friend had become a millionaire by buying stocks on the Initial Public Offering (IPO) and selling them the same day. Usually, IPO stocks were priced so they could pop up a dollar or three on the opening. For some reason, it made everyone feel good. This was before the Internet was in wide use. My friend paid about $500/month for a satelli

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Re: Seeking advice future purchase of an electric bicycle, motorcycle, or scooter - 29 days ago

Thanks for the advice. (And, please, keep it coming.) Yes, British Columbia makes distinctions between classes of two-wheeled vehicles. Some low-speed versions do not require a special license, registration, or insurance. Those considerations are definitely on my to-look-at list. Like Gareth's friend, I assume we will include some sort of liability insurance as part of our homeowners' polic

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Seeking advice future purchase of an electric bicycle, motorcycle, or scooter - 29 days ago

My wife and I are planning to retire to one of the Gulf Islands in British Columbia later this year (or early next year). I'd like to give up one of our two cars and replace it with a pair of electric two-wheelers. The current preference is for a Vespa-like, electric scooter with a trunk attached to the back to hold small amounts of groceries and what-not. I'm assuming the offerings are cha

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Re: New Zealand Cops Arrest Men Entering Locked-Down City With ‘Large Amounts’ of Illicit KFC - 29 days ago

A friend is a former MLA from the Northwest Territories in Canada. He told me a popular campaign tactic was to fly in buckets of KFC from Yellowknife to smaller towns and villages and distribute chicken to attendees. Todd's finger-tappin' keyboard

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Re: Minnesota dept of public safety is trying not to shoot you - 4 weeks ago

IIRC, California used to require vehicles to have the registration paper displayed in a viewable spot. It was common to have the registration taped to the steering column or on the dash, visible through the window. The law was changed when folks realized that the vehicle owners' names and addresses were on display. As a child, I was once spotted by mall security entering (by myself) my parent

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Re: Landslide victory for Gov Newsom, recall fails - 4 weeks ago

QuoteN-OS X-tasy! QuoteTodd's keyboard When I lived in the city in the mid-eighties, friends would distinguish between the city of San Francisco and the county of San Francisco. The difference was usually that I lived in the county (outer Richmond and outer Sunset), while they lived in the city (Presidio, Noe Valley, and Upper Market). Todd's foggy keyboard My understanding has alway been th

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Re: Landslide victory for Gov Newsom, recall fails - 4 weeks ago

When I lived in the city in the mid-eighties, friends would distinguish between the city of San Francisco and the county of San Francisco. The difference was usually that I lived in the county (outer Richmond and outer Sunset), while they lived in the city (Presidio, Noe Valley, and Upper Market). Todd's foggy keyboard

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Re: "Fox contributor Mike Huckabee blames vaccine hesitancy on Joe Biden “boring us to death with a bunch of stuff where he says ‘follow the science'” - 5 weeks ago

QuoteTed King He’s not following the science Sean. If he was, he would be saying to congress "you guys have to mandate your own vaccines." : An attempt at explaining the first part of this. I think Mike Huckabee is referring to the science of teaching. Todd's good pedagogy is the key board

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Re: Opinions on Fitness tracker smart watches NOT from Fitbit or Apple? - 6 weeks ago

Was in a similar situation. My wife gave me a FitBit something that she was not using. (Her employer provided it to her.) It stopped working after about a year. Was not impressed with the price of current FitBits (I'm cheap when it comes to spending on myself.), so I purchased some unknown smart watch from AliExpress. I've been using this watch for about a year and am happy with it. Synchs

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Re: Most "green" car on the market - 7 weeks ago

In the late sixties or early seventies a business in Los Angeles covered a car with grass as a promotion. The local news had quite a bit of fun describing how (among other ideas) stop-and-go traffic could become instant, slow-moving parks. Todd's move-your-lawn-so-I-can-park board

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Re: Unique places you have toured? - 8 weeks ago

Does climbing up the SF-Oakland Bay Bridge count? (With a fear of heights, I only made up halfway to the top.) Todd's acrophobic board

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Re: Favorite anti-war song? - 2 months ago

Mrs. McGrath "Oh, Mrs. McGrath," the sergeant said "Would you like to make a soldier out of your son Ted With a scarlett coat and a big cocked hat Oh, Mrs. McGrath, wouldn't you like that?" With your too-ri-a, fol-di-@#$%&-da, too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-a With your too-ri-a, fol-di-@#$%&-da, too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-a Now, Mrs. McGrath lived on the sea shore For the

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Re: My Favorite Rabbithole: Ancient Egypt - What's Yours? - 2 months ago

This thread is further proof that I have found my peeps. My heart doth swoon at all the interests that have been mentioned. Another huge vote for The Great Courses series of video and audio lectures. My local library (Vancouver, BC) has a great selection of these on DVD- and CD-format. Plus, until recently, members could use the library web site to stream various Great Courses directly. (Appar

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Re: mechanical keyboards & artisanal caps - 2 months ago

Based on recommendations from this forum, I purchased a Matias Tactile keyboard, even with the warning that it is clickity-clackity loud. I like the feel of the keyboard, and it is LOUD. How loud? When I'm on a phone call (wearing a headset) and try to type, people ask me, "What is that sound?" Am considering buying a second keyboard to use when on the phone and in virtual meetin

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Re: MR Forum Fit Club: Workout to eat, eat to workout - 2 months ago

On vacation for the past month (and away from the rowing machine and recumbent exercise bike). Have been walking every morning between 5k - 8k steps. After that, it's relaxing and reading. Am still learning how to lower my calorie intake to account for the reduced exercise each day. Todd's temporarily erg-less keyboard

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Re: Got a side splitter about Larry Nassar and Simone Biles? Michael Che is your man. - 2 months ago

A possible Simone-Biles joke that might work for Micheal Che: Why are all these white politicians suddenly commenting on what Simone Biles should or should not be doing with her body? Did she get pregnant? Todd's ebony-and-ivory keyboard

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seeking recommendations for non-US tv series - 2 months ago

My wife and I have been enjoying various tv series filmed in Europe. Any recommendations for other series to check out? We currently have access to Canadian versions of Netflix, AppleTV+, and Amazon Prime. Canadian licensing for shows is not always the same as in the US. Shows we have enjoyed so far include: Money Heist (Spanish) Rita (Danish) Occupied (Norwegian) Berlin Station Lupi

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Re: List names in literature and other arts that are indicative of the character's qualities. - 2 months ago

Randle P. McMurphy (R.P.M.) from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" Preacher Jim Casey (J.C.) from "The Grapes of Wrath"

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Re: RIP comedian Jackie Mason - 2 months ago

Decades ago, I read that some agent believed it was good for a comedian to be named "Jackie" something. Apparently, this agent was responsible for: Jackie Gleason Jackie Mason Jackie Vernon Jackie Coogan Jack E. Leonard May all of them RIP. Todd's (Jack) kie-board

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Is anyone else obsessing over the Olympics-themed Google Doodle? - 2 months ago

So far, I have not yet made it through the red gate. Todd's easily-frustrated kw409uasd

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Re: Have You Ever Had A Stalker/Secret Admirer? - 3 months ago

Juggling is usually the easiest way to live a life of obscurity. (I dare any of you to name a famous juggler.) A few years after the Wall had come down, I was the juggling instructor at a circus school and had recently moved to an apartment in the former East Berlin. There was still a long wait to get a phone installed, and cell phones were just becoming popular, so I had no phone. My East-Ger

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Impressive short (41 sec) video of man catching baseball while hold baby and beer - 3 months ago

This is the most impressive physical feat I've seen in a long time. Odd, given that many of friends are professional jugglers. A man catches a baseball while hold a beer in one hand and a baby in the other arm. Todd's humbled keyboard

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Re: Craigslist, Nextdoor & FB Marketplace rant - 3 months ago

QuoteRobert M Todd's, The first situation, shame on the seller. The second situation, can't say I blame the seller for leaving. I wouldn't be a fan of showing up at a location and then having to wait another ten minutes for someone to arrive. I'd've set an agreed upon time at the new location and both the seller and I arrive at that time and allow for five to ten minutes in the event of an une

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Re: Craigslist, Nextdoor & FB Marketplace rant - 3 months ago

My experience with a few sellers on Facebook Marketplace has been flaky. Had pre-arranged a meeting. Texted a person to say I was leaving now (twenty-minute walk) to purchase an item. When I arrived, seller was not there. Another time I offered to purchase some used books. Seller cancelled the first meeting. For the second meeting, the seller agreed to text me when he was at a new location jus

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Re: seeking name of indie film from the '70s or '80s - 3 months ago

Correction. It was just large, plastic animals (elephant, rhino, etc.) not fiberglass dinosaurs. Scroll to 2:265:30 to see the scene. from the film. thanks again, Todd's keyboard

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