Discovery Thread! - Page 3

Falagar · 10-25-2003, 08:19 PM

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Originally posted by Tanoliel
I (re)discovered today that Terry Pratchett is an utter and absolute genius....I saw him talk tonight. Beautiful.

I discovered today that I have a soul mate.

Sheeana · 10-25-2003, 11:26 PM

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Originally posted by Falagar
I discovered today that I have a soul mate.

Doesn't he have a perennial dislike of Tolkien?

Tanoliel · 10-25-2003, 11:50 PM

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That depends... Are you wearing extremely red lipstick?

I will be on Halloween....

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I discovered today that I have a soul mate.

What, me? Because I like Prachett? Or is Pratchett your soul mate?

(Brilliant man....)

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Doesn't he have a perennial dislike of Tolkien?

Possibly...I don't know. And I don't really care. I like both of them as authors and I love all thier works...so it doesn't really matter.

Bombadillo · 10-26-2003, 02:01 AM

I discovered to awesome festivals this weekend.

September 19 is International Talk-Like-a-Pirate-Day! Arrr.

September 29- November 1 is the Catholic celebration of Michealmas. Traditional food is anything stuffed. Stuffed peppers, stuffed grape leaves, stuff-crust pizza, and most importantly stuffed cabbage.

I think that's mighty cool.

Millane · 10-26-2003, 06:56 AM

today i discovered the joy in watching Astnishing Panaroma of the Endtimes over and over and over again

***Earniel*** · 10-26-2003, 08:25 AM

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Originally posted by Sheeana
Doesn't he have a perennial dislike of Tolkien?

Just of the the way Tolkien pictured elves, I think.

I just discovered that cats can shed enormous quantities of hair while fighting without looking less hairy afterwards. Amazing. if only they could have done so one day earlier, before I had cleaned the house.....

Tanoliel · 10-26-2003, 02:32 PM

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Originally posted by Bombadillo
I discovered to awesome festivals this weekend.

September 19 is International Talk-Like-a-Pirate-Day! Arrr.

September 29- November 1 is the Catholic celebration of Michealmas. Traditional food is anything stuffed. Stuffed peppers, stuffed grape leaves, stuff-crust pizza, and most importantly stuffed cabbage.

I think that's mighty cool.

Yeah...Int. Talk like a pirate day is also my half birthday. Go me.

Stuffed? *snerk* Sounds like fun....Heee....(I'm sorry...but anytime I hear that word I always think of the line "a maid? And stuffed?" from Much Ado...and for Shakespeare, that word has a meaning that I shouldn't say on a public forum.

Heh...I just thought it was funny.)

^ I have re-discovered that I am an utter nerd (see above...if I can type that...

)

Goldberry1 · 10-26-2003, 09:27 PM

Today I discovered my new computer has speech commands! So exciting! I just played a game of chess with speech commands... but the computer always wins...

Tanoliel · 10-26-2003, 11:23 PM

Discovered lovely person, who has a beautiful accent and introduced himself to me by saying "since we have multiplicities of mutual acquaintences I should introduce myself."
Aha. People.

T

Sheeana · 10-27-2003, 12:26 AM

I discovered that the musical "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" was written by a kiwi. Who woulda thought?

Woah... I just discovered that the gang leader from the Highway 61 murder is my cousin by marriage...

Elenka · 10-27-2003, 04:45 PM

I just discovered a vaguely suicidal poem, written by a casual friend of mine.

Falagar · 10-27-2003, 05:05 PM

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Originally posted by Sheeana
Doesn't he have a perennial dislike of Tolkien?

Quoted from a interview with Pratchett (or something similar...):

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- On the quality of Tolkien's writing.

"What is a master writer?

I read Tolkien now and notice the gaps, the evasions, all the 'bad' things... but few books have had the effect on me that TLOTR had when I was thirteen. Is he better or worse, for example, than Anita Brookner, widely regarded as a 'fine writer' although terribly dull to read? What is a writer supposed to achieve?

Before I rank Tolkien, I'd like to know how the scoring is being done."

LutraMage · 10-27-2003, 05:30 PM

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Originally posted by Tanoliel
so the bus pulls up and I get on, prepared to explain, and stuck on the top of the farebox is a sign that reads, "FAREBOX BROKEN. FREE RIDE. "
I mean really. Of all the days... It made me very happy...

Tano

Tanoliel you just made my day!

That's such a good story! I'm going to be 40 in a couple of weeks time (yes, 40, it's not the end of the world and I don't need a zimmer frame quite yet!) and the point I wanted to make is that you go on discovering things every single day throughout your life - isn't that great, you never need get bored because there's always something new to learn or discover!

What's more, I've read LOTR over 30 times and yet every time I still learn something new (and no, I'm not slow or thick - well, not medically anyway) it's just that the book is full to overbrimming with so much stuff that it takes a lifetime to see it all - which shouldn't be so surprising as it took a lifetime to write!

Strangest thing I've discovered recently? Light (from the sun) actually has weight (Einstein proved it) and over 20 tons of light falls on the planet every day! Luckily for us, it is so spread out that we feel nothing when the tiny bits of light fall on us. Otherwise, I guess we would have to call it 'heavy' instead of 'light'! Groan

! (You see, just because you get older, you don't have to get more sensible!)

Tanoliel · 10-27-2003, 05:42 PM

Glad it made you happy.

Light has weight...well, yeah, that makes sense, but I never really thought about it before...huh.

T

***Valandil*** · 10-28-2003, 12:26 AM

I like hot apple cider. Especially good if it's the real stuff - but even the instant is OK. Good with pizza.

We picked up pizza tonight. Made up some instant cider - and my middle son (3 on Saturday!) came into the kitchen and asked for Sunny Delight.

I don't know what inspired me, but I topped off my cider with Sunny Delight as well. Maybe 6 oz cider, 1 or 1.5 oz of SD.

Very, VERY good!

btw... Sunny Delight, I'm convinced - is Tang!

Ruinel · 11-18-2003, 04:41 PM

Today, I discovered that Kindergardeners are a odd and strange species. If one has a headache/ stomach ache, then all have a headache/stomach ache. If one has to go to the bathroom, all have to go to the bathroom. Therefore, a new "no teetee" policy has been implemented for the week in the 45 minute music class I'm substituting for.

And their regular classroom teacher agrees.

Goldberry1 · 11-18-2003, 04:51 PM

i re-discovered one of my old diaries today and read through it... i just can't believe some of the things i wrote.

Linaewen · 11-20-2003, 06:22 AM

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Originally posted by Sheeana
You *just* discovered that? That, my dear girl, is why I use tampons and not those icky sanitary pads. *watches all the guys vacate the thread* Lol. Speaking of cool discoveries, I found that they produce panty liners for g-strings. Wee!

They haven't got any pads for g-strings out, do they? I don't know how that'll work, but that's just gross anyway. *Shudders*

I've discovered that though I can stay away from the Moot for 2 months, I can't last without junk food for more than 2 days.

Show some willpower, Lin!

I've also discovered that I'm developing crushes on everyone I see on TV. Too bad Jamie's got Jules, yeah?

cassiopeia · 11-20-2003, 08:53 PM

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Originally posted by Linaewen
I've also discovered that I'm developing crushes on everyone I see on TV. Too bad Jamie's got Jules, yeah?

Hmm, I see you're in love with Guy Sebastian.

Shannon Rules! (Yeah, he lost, but I don't care).

Just talking about Australian Idol here, sorry everyone.

***Rían*** · 11-20-2003, 08:58 PM

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Originally posted by Sheeana
Do you guys get Tip Top icecream products or is that just a NZ thing? Anyway, for the LONGEST time, I thought it was Jip Jop.

That reminds me of how I thought for YEARS (remember, I first read LoTR in the late 1970's!) that the author was someone named Irr Tolkien

The way "JRR" was written, the "J" looked like a funky "I" ...

10-26-2003, 02:01 AM	#44
Bombadillo "The Bomb" Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: all over the place Posts: 1,601	I discovered to awesome festivals this weekend. September 19 is International Talk-Like-a-Pirate-Day! Arrr. September 29- November 1 is the Catholic celebration of Michealmas. Traditional food is anything stuffed. Stuffed peppers, stuffed grape leaves, stuff-crust pizza, and most importantly stuffed cabbage. I think that's mighty cool. __________________ Could it be that one path to enlightenment leads through insanity?

10-26-2003, 06:56 AM	#45
Millane The Dude Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: at the altar of my ego Posts: 1,685	today i discovered the joy in watching Astnishing Panaroma of the Endtimes over and over and over again __________________ Ill heal your wounds, ill set you free,

10-26-2003, 09:27 PM	#48
Goldberry1 Elven Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: DC or Delaware, depending on the time of year Posts: 244	Today I discovered my new computer has speech commands! So exciting! I just played a game of chess with speech commands... but the computer always wins... __________________ Oh, your collegiate grief has left you dowdy in sweatshirts, absolute horror!

10-26-2003, 11:23 PM	#49
Tanoliel Eccentric Chocolate Crow Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The Emerald City--Seattle, WA Posts: 1,861	Discovered lovely person, who has a beautiful accent and introduced himself to me by saying "since we have multiplicities of mutual acquaintences I should introduce myself." Aha. People. T __________________ Wisdom for Short Attention Spans...Ozy and Millie. It rocks. Food Of The Gods: 3,7-dihydro-3,7-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione Feed Me.... Another Online Dwelling Place... "All right, I confess. It is my intention to comandeer a ship, pick up a crew in Tortuga, to rape, pillage, plunder and otherwise pilfer my weasely black guts out." -Captain Jack Sparrow "The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify." -Amelia Peabody Emerson "Most people obey the orders of someone who is pointing a gun at their head." -A.P. Emerson

10-27-2003, 12:26 AM	#50
Sheeana Lord of the Pants Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,382	I discovered that the musical "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" was written by a kiwi. Who woulda thought? Woah... I just discovered that the gang leader from the Highway 61 murder is my cousin by marriage... Last edited by Sheeana : 10-27-2003 at 04:14 AM.

10-27-2003, 04:45 PM	#51
Elenka The Negative Soul of Entmoot Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Middle Distance Posts: 651	I just discovered a vaguely suicidal poem, written by a casual friend of mine. __________________ W00T for the M00T!! War doesn't determine who is right - war determines who is left.

10-27-2003, 05:42 PM	#54
Tanoliel Eccentric Chocolate Crow Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The Emerald City--Seattle, WA Posts: 1,861	Glad it made you happy. Light has weight...well, yeah, that makes sense, but I never really thought about it before...huh. T __________________ Wisdom for Short Attention Spans...Ozy and Millie. It rocks. Food Of The Gods: 3,7-dihydro-3,7-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione Feed Me.... Another Online Dwelling Place... "All right, I confess. It is my intention to comandeer a ship, pick up a crew in Tortuga, to rape, pillage, plunder and otherwise pilfer my weasely black guts out." -Captain Jack Sparrow "The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify." -Amelia Peabody Emerson "Most people obey the orders of someone who is pointing a gun at their head." -A.P. Emerson

10-28-2003, 12:26 AM	#55
*Valandil* High King at Annuminas Administrator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wyoming - USA Posts: 10,752	I like hot apple cider. Especially good if it's the real stuff - but even the instant is OK. Good with pizza. We picked up pizza tonight. Made up some instant cider - and my middle son (3 on Saturday!) came into the kitchen and asked for Sunny Delight. I don't know what inspired me, but I topped off my cider with Sunny Delight as well. Maybe 6 oz cider, 1 or 1.5 oz of SD. Very, VERY good! btw... Sunny Delight, I'm convinced - is Tang!

11-18-2003, 04:41 PM	#56
Ruinel Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: I have no idea. Posts: 5,441	kindergardeners... an odd species Today, I discovered that Kindergardeners are a odd and strange species. If one has a headache/ stomach ache, then all have a headache/stomach ache. If one has to go to the bathroom, all have to go to the bathroom. Therefore, a new "no teetee" policy has been implemented for the week in the 45 minute music class I'm substituting for. And their regular classroom teacher agrees.

11-18-2003, 04:51 PM	#57
Goldberry1 Elven Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: DC or Delaware, depending on the time of year Posts: 244	i re-discovered one of my old diaries today and read through it... i just can't believe some of the things i wrote. __________________ Oh, your collegiate grief has left you dowdy in sweatshirts, absolute horror!

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