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To the moon, troll, to the moon!
Posted on 11/19/2008 1:26:03 PM PST by CHR
Edited on 11/30/2008 5:15:14 PM PST by Admin Moderator.
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To: NicknamedBob
I touched the DeGauss button once and thats how I ended up in this dimension. How do you know you are this one. Or in the one where 3 90o angles makes a triangle.
To: ThomasThomas; NicknamedBob
Are you saying that three rights don’t make a right?
1,062
posted on
12/11/2008 6:50:24 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY)|http://trad-anglican.faithweb.com/|RCongressIn2Years)
To: sionnsar; ThomasThomas
"Are you saying that three rights dont make a right?" Actually, three rights make a white.
Here's the thinking:
- You are in a place where you walk a mile Due South. There you turn and walk a mile due East.
- You see a bear and turn for home, proceeding due North, and arriving there after traveling one mile.
- What color was the bear?
From the above, you should clearly be able to deduce that I am
not from this dimension.
1,063
posted on
12/11/2008 7:10:17 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(The US sent a million soldiers to Europe to defeat tyrranny. Islam sent fifty million to achieve it.)
To: NicknamedBob; ThomasThomas; sionnsar
P.S. As in the above, it's not a right turn, it's a right angle.
1,064
posted on
12/11/2008 7:13:00 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(The US sent a million soldiers to Europe to defeat tyrranny. Islam sent fifty million to achieve it.)
To: NicknamedBob
I don't see in this a description of any dimension, except those in which:
- there are no bears
- you have no home
- there is no South, East or North
- there is no constant linear metric or other "mile-equivalent"
- the linear metric cannot reach or exceed one mile, or
- you cannot walk.
I'm guessing it's #2, "home". Do I win the prize? *\;-)
1,065
posted on
12/11/2008 7:17:46 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY)|http://trad-anglican.faithweb.com/|RCongressIn2Years)
To: sionnsar
This is the prize for #2
To: ThomasThomas
Oh boy, don’t get me started. There is an EXCELLENT book titled “The Pencil” (ca. 1980s, author forgotten) that tells you everything you want to know about the pencil and its history (what “lead” is made of and why it’s not lead, the preferred wood for pencils, why the traditional color is yellow, famous pencil-makers, what #2 means and much much more).
1,067
posted on
12/11/2008 7:28:21 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY)|http://trad-anglican.faithweb.com/|RCongressIn2Years)
To: sionnsar
also did on about toothpicks.
To: ThomasThomas; sionnsar
Here's another example:
You're on a small spherical asteroid.
You stroll from the pole down to the equator, then turn ninety degrees and walk along the equator. Finally, you turn ninety degrees again and walk back to the pole.
Your path comprises a triangle of three ninety degree angles.
If you encounter a sheep, a volcano, a flower or a little prince, you have landed on someone else's tiny planet.
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posted on
12/11/2008 7:31:30 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(The US sent a million soldiers to Europe to defeat tyrranny. Islam sent fifty million to achieve it.)
To: sionnsar; ThomasThomas; nufsed
"Do I win the prize?" No prize to be given as the answer was provided along with the puzzle. It's a old school puzzle describing a geographic anomaly; the only place it could be true is at the Earth's Pole, and the only color of a bear you might see would be white.
I think it was featured in a movie a few years ago, "Young Sherlock Holmes".
1,070
posted on
12/11/2008 7:38:01 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(The US sent a million soldiers to Europe to defeat tyrranny. Islam sent fifty million to achieve it.)
To: NicknamedBob
You're investing way too much in that "turn for home" element. When I "turn for home" on my outing I Do Not aim my car directly at the house.
For obvious reasons.
1,071
posted on
12/11/2008 7:39:23 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY)|http://trad-anglican.faithweb.com/|RCongressIn2Years)
To: sionnsar
I was trying to tell the story with very few elements. It's not a very interesting story anyway.
Besides, it isn't my story. I work harder on my stories.
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posted on
12/11/2008 7:49:45 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(The US sent a million soldiers to Europe to defeat tyrranny. Islam sent fifty million to achieve it.)
To: sionnsar
Besides, why would you take your car to the North Pole?
1,073
posted on
12/11/2008 7:51:02 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(The US sent a million soldiers to Europe to defeat tyrranny. Islam sent fifty million to achieve it.)
To: NicknamedBob
I heard a story about Young Sherlock Holmes camping trip.
To: ThomasThomas
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine they lay down in their tent for the night, and went to sleep.
Some hours later, Holmes awoke and nudged his faithful friend awake. Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see.
Watson replied, I see millions and millions of stars.
What does that tell you? Holmes questioned.
Watson pondered for a minute. Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful and that we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What does it tell you?
Holmes was silent for a minute, then spoke. Someone has stolen our tent.
To: sionnsar
To: ThomasThomas; sionnsar
I saw some fishing sinkers at the store, but I didn’t buy them.
When I saw that they had been made in China, I thought there was a good possibility they might be contaminated with lead.
1,077
posted on
12/11/2008 8:15:47 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(The US sent a million soldiers to Europe to defeat tyrranny. Islam sent fifty million to achieve it.)
To: Darksheare
Wednesday is kitteh of few words. “Quarp” and “Gnackle” are typical expletives.
1,078
posted on
12/12/2008 3:13:47 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
(If I can't go to Heaven right now, can I just go to Missouri?)
To: Tax-chick; Darksheare; Monkey Face
"Wednesday is kitteh of few words. Quarp and Gnackle are typical expletives." Now you may understand how refined and demure was Midnight the Cat, who only said "Nice!" It was on the "Froggy the Gremlin" show with Andy Devine.
I heard it. Midnight was one of my first exposures to cats. That helped to formulate the notion that cats were classy.
Kittehs these days. Sheesh.
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posted on
12/12/2008 4:36:12 AM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(The US sent a million soldiers to Europe to defeat tyrranny. Islam sent fifty million to achieve it.)
To: sionnsar
-2oF right now. At least, the thermometer at my house said that. The one here at work on my AccuWeather says -5oF.
1,080
posted on
12/12/2008 5:18:44 AM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(What would a free man do?)
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