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[snowbear154 84]

I think of it as an endurance race.

 

[Gary A.]

It seems to have become an ersatz water cooler, a place to just catch all of our random chat about nothing in particular.

Got it, lol. Okay ... Gary sips on his coffee from the patio table which is piled high with the Sunday paper and his laptop. Columbian Supremo today, he turns to the Sports Section of the Times ... yesterday was tough on me. USC lost to ASU. With seven second to play, a 50 yard Hail Mary on the last play of the game. Oh the horror of it all.

But it was a great game, the lead changing many many times throughout the game. There is so much circus (in a good way) at a Trojan game. A spectacular show of spirit and enthusiasm all shoehorned into this crazy Busby Berkeley extravaganza. Pure entertainment ... but last night Mighty Casey struck out. *sigh*

 

[Gary A.]

I think of it as an endurance race.

I prefer the water cooler ... it may hit 90+F today ... so cooler is better.

 

[mmaria]

I think this is the best thread ever....

...and it has nothing to do with the Leaderboard.

and... why just not simply talk in celsius, centimeters, kilometers ...? They're nicer

 

[Gary A.]

I think this is the best thread ever....

...and it has nothing to do with the Leaderboard.

and... why just not simply talk in celsius, centimeters, kilometers ...? They're nicer

Then I'd have to do some conversions and I am lazy. (Which is why I'm at the water cooler.)

 

[limr8 6]

I think of it as an endurance race.

I prefer the water cooler ... it may hit 90+F today ... so cooler is better.

90+?? We're at 55, dry and sunny, and I'm in heaven Got some Kodak Gold loaded in the Minolta waiting to be picked up for a walk inthe woods.

I think this is the best thread ever....

...and it has nothing to do with the Leaderboard.

and... why just not simply talk in celsius, centimeters, kilometers ...? They're nicer

Yes, yes, but you'll have to pry miles and Fahrenheit out of our cold dead hands

 

[mmaria]

but still, really, let's face it, celsius, centimeters, kilometers and kilograms are much much better

 

[astroNikon]

but still, really, let's face it, celsius, centimeters, kilometers and kilograms are much much better

let not face it ...

 

[snowbear154 84]

but still, really, let's face it, celsius, centimeters, kilometers and kilograms are much much better

Well, it is much easier to count in that system, especially if you use your fingers.

 

[sm4him]

Football Sunday!!! Woot!!!

Hooray for Sunday football!! And also for Saturday football, Monday football, Thursday football and of course Friday football!!

Now if only there were Wednesday and Thursday football...

 

[sm4him]

Woot!! TN Titans just scored in the first quarter!!--for the FIRST TIME THIS YEAR!

It's been a rough year for a TN fan so far...and it doesn't help that my NEXT favorite teams are the Atlanta teams. The Falcons aren't really helping matters, and the Braves baseball team...well, ugh. just ugh.

But Georgia Tech just broke into the Top 25 Poll, so there's that.

 

[sm4him]

but still, really, let's face it, celsius, centimeters, kilometers and kilograms are much much better

Well, it is much easier to count in that system, especially if you use your fingers.

But, when have Americans ever done things the EASY way???

Back in the early 70s, there was a legitimate push to start teaching ONLY the metric system to everyone in elementary school, and start RE-teaching the rest of us to convert, in preparation for an "official" switch in the US to the metric system that was supposed to take place within the next 10 years. That movement died a quick and ugly death; but the late 70s, nobody was even trying to push it anymore.

We're pretty set in our ways around these parts.

 

[mmaria]

I just realised I can successfully ignore some posts that include the word football ...

I hope, Sharon and Leo ,that one day we could be friends again...

 

[mmaria]

But, when have Americans ever done things the EASY way???

Back in the early 70s, there was a legitimate push to start teaching ONLY the metric system to everyone in elementary school, and start RE-teaching the rest of us to convert, in preparation for an "official" switch in the US to the metric system that was supposed to take place within the next 10 years. That movement died a quick and ugly death; but the late 70s, nobody was even trying to push it anymore.

We're pretty set in our ways around these parts.

.... I'm tempted now to say a thing or two about what I think about Americans... hm..

 

[sm4him]

I just realised I can successfully ignore some posts that include the word football ...

I hope, Sharon and Leo ,that one day we could be friends again...

Sure we can. Check back on February 2, 2015.