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  1. Vince Higgins

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    Fibonacci and Tesla have, ironically, become patron saints of pseudoscience.
     
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    Countdown to Fibonacci Day: 13...8...5...3...2...1...1...0!
     
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    Robert Musil Comparativist Contributor

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    "No gods, no masters" indeed.
     
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    wtf
     
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    Oh, yes. A breed that is known by many a name; scrote, hoody, scally, chav...
     
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  6. Friedrich Kugelschreiber

    Friedrich Kugelschreiber marshmallow Contributor

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    delinquent subcultures can be very strange
     
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  7. Vince Higgins

    Vince Higgins Curmudgeon. Contributor

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    Without makeup, the Marx brothers were so similar in appearance that they were hard to tell apart.
     
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    Never quite understood the appeal of parades.
     
  9. Homer Potvin

    Homer Potvin A tombstone hand and a graveyard mind Staff Supporter Contributor

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    Me either. Unless it's a Duck Boat parade for Patriots or Red Sox championships. Those are cool.
     
  10. big soft moose

    big soft moose An Admoostrator Admin Staff Supporter Contributor Community Volunteer

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    Apart from Karl who was the black sheep of the family
     
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    The word “lyric” comes from the word “lyre”. A lyre is the oldest known instrument.
     
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    I like parades as long as there are plenty of horses.
     
  13. Vince Higgins

    Vince Higgins Curmudgeon. Contributor

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    To high school band geeks like I was many years ago, it represented a road trip, though John Philip Sousa got tiresome.
     
  14. Vince Higgins

    Vince Higgins Curmudgeon. Contributor

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    There are twenty four letters in the Greek alphabet. Delta is the fourth. Omicron is fifteenth. Hmmmm.
     
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    From a recent study:

    We quantify the effects of restoring wolf populations by evaluating their influence on deer–vehicle collisions (DVCs) in Wisconsin. We show that, for the average county, wolf entry reduced DVCs by 24%, yielding an economic benefit that is 63 times greater than the costs of verified wolf predation on livestock. Most of the reduction is due to a behavioral response of deer to wolves rather than through a deer population decline from wolf predation.

    https://www.pnas.org/content/118/22/e2023251118
     
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  16. Homer Potvin

    Homer Potvin A tombstone hand and a graveyard mind Staff Supporter Contributor

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    Did you read the whole thing? Haha.
     
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    Flute and stick. Bowl of porridge.
    Cup. Sun.
    Very good.
    I've recently changed the title of the short story for my dad to 'Gleam of a Nice Woman', which I consider to be the most beautiful title in English history. Should get around to it soon.
     
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    Amazon hired 45,000 people last week.
     
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    What? o_O
     
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  20. Homer Potvin

    Homer Potvin A tombstone hand and a graveyard mind Staff Supporter Contributor

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    Yep. Including one of my line cooks. I tried to make her a better offer but couldn't come close.
     
  21. GrahamLewis

    GrahamLewis To be anything more than all I can would be a lie. Contributor Contest Winner 2022 Contest Winner 2024 Contest Winner 2023

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    Are you complaining or bragging?
     
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    GrahamLewis To be anything more than all I can would be a lie. Contributor Contest Winner 2022 Contest Winner 2024 Contest Winner 2023

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    On a whim today I bought a $1 lottery ticket and won $4. Decided to keep my quadrupled assets instead of chancing it all on bigger returns.
     
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    He's explaining the prophylactic aspects of owning a snow blower.
     
  24. J.T. Woody

    J.T. Woody Book Witch Contributor

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    I was Today Years Old when I learned that Kim Harrison and Dawn Cook are the same people

    I had 3 fantasy books by Dawn Cook growing up. when looking them up now, "Kim Harrison" kept coming up (to which my impatient mind immediately cried "WHO THE F*CK IS "KIM HARRISON" AND WHY DOES SHE KEEP TAKING OVER MY SEARCH RESULTS!?").
    Come to find out.... Kim Harrison is her pen name for her Urban Fantasy works and Dawn Cook is her Traditional Fantasy authors name.

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  25. GrahamLewis

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    I don't even want to touch that straight line.
     

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