I travel between Sweden and Denmark fairly often. I don't think I've ever taken Øresundståget across the strait and not seen the windmills turning at a good clip. My impression is that it's usually pretty breezy around Malmö, at least.
The thread starting here is a fair example of what I'm talking about. Sloppy makes a post which pretty much drips with sarcasm, and UnknownSoldier gets his knickers in a twist because, in his world, it's impossible for something to be a joke unless there's a big <<--LOL THIS IS TEH FUNNY sign pointing to it to tell him so, and gets called out on it.
Unlike some folks, I'm not especially squeamish about a few mere words.
I've been told "Dude, you fucked up" more than once, and I expect to be told so again in the future. The only expectation I have in that regard is that if someone says that to me, I better have actually fucked up.
If I fuck up, feel free to tell me I've fucked up, and *how*. Don't waste my time beating round the bush for 20 minutes, or, even worse, for 3 or 4 emails that end up wasting a whole day or more before I find out that I did something wrong and what I did wrong.
I lived for some years in Oz, and I can confirm that Aussies often show that they like you by having a dig at you. The correct response is to have a dig back at them.
In American terms, Aussies like to tease each other quite a lot, and it's considered entirely normal there.
He's saying that his wife found them intuitive. And he never mentioned right-click, you came up with that all by yourself, genius.
FWIW, I suspect that theskipper, like me, is mostly just glad he's found something that (a) works for his non-techy wife, (b) doesn't depend on Windows, and (c) doesn't require him to provide constant support just for her to learn the basics.
In any case, you've attempted to troll someone based on things they didn't say. FAIL.
I think it's pretty funny. Not perfect, but nothing is.
As for the haters, I dunno, but we seem to have a cadre of regulars here who don't have much in the way of a sense of humour and who seem to get pissed off at anything they can't take literally.
Perhaps you're just cracking wise, but just in case you're not, let me tell you that I bought a motorised desk last year, and now spend about 30-40% of my work day standing. My back trouble has all but disappeared.
It's not so much a standing-versus-sitting thing as it is a not-staying-in-the-exact-same-position-9-or-10-hours-a-day thing.
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Look again, or use the "Parent" link. He wasn't replying to you.
I travel between Sweden and Denmark fairly often. I don't think I've ever taken Øresundståget across the strait and not seen the windmills turning at a good clip. My impression is that it's usually pretty breezy around Malmö, at least.
Indeed, it's quite annoying.
A man who's honest with himself knows he's not going to get something for nothing, and walks away.
Pretty much the same here, although I also admit to a lasting fondness for many of the 60s/70s comedies I grew up with.
The thread starting here is a fair example of what I'm talking about. Sloppy makes a post which pretty much drips with sarcasm, and UnknownSoldier gets his knickers in a twist because, in his world, it's impossible for something to be a joke unless there's a big <<--LOL THIS IS TEH FUNNY sign pointing to it to tell him so, and gets called out on it.
Unlike some folks, I'm not especially squeamish about a few mere words.
I've been told "Dude, you fucked up" more than once, and I expect to be told so again in the future. The only expectation I have in that regard is that if someone says that to me, I better have actually fucked up.
AC, please--If I wanted to hear ranting and raving like yours, I'd go back to Tennessee.
(FWIW, I'm a Buddhist and thus fairly uninterested in your petty doctrinal oddities.)
Possibly not, but the recipient surely does.
If ISIS want to send infiltrators to Europe, they can do it much more quickly, easily, and reliably with a few fake passports and some plane tickets.
Roman Catholics number about 1.2 billion, or about 60% of the world's Christians. The RCC isn't exactly hurting for members.
If I fuck up, feel free to tell me I've fucked up, and *how*. Don't waste my time beating round the bush for 20 minutes, or, even worse, for 3 or 4 emails that end up wasting a whole day or more before I find out that I did something wrong and what I did wrong.
I lived for some years in Oz, and I can confirm that Aussies often show that they like you by having a dig at you. The correct response is to have a dig back at them.
In American terms, Aussies like to tease each other quite a lot, and it's considered entirely normal there.
So... you're saying basically that subtlety is not your strong suit? Thanks for confirming what most of us figured out already.
I can talk on Skype for 3 hours (Hi, Mom!) and still have 40-50% charge left. Maybe you just need a new battery?
But there's no apps, which means it's for Luddites, right?
He's saying that his wife found them intuitive. And he never mentioned right-click, you came up with that all by yourself, genius.
FWIW, I suspect that theskipper, like me, is mostly just glad he's found something that (a) works for his non-techy wife, (b) doesn't depend on Windows, and (c) doesn't require him to provide constant support just for her to learn the basics.
In any case, you've attempted to troll someone based on things they didn't say. FAIL.
I think it's pretty funny. Not perfect, but nothing is.
As for the haters, I dunno, but we seem to have a cadre of regulars here who don't have much in the way of a sense of humour and who seem to get pissed off at anything they can't take literally.
Grammatically, it's fine.
The phrasing is not entirely sensible and could be improved, though.
Whoooosh.
You're not an old-timer, and recurrent social phenomena such as this are worthy of impartial analysis and discussion.
Soda doesn't have the same effect on people as heroin...
You apparently did not actually read the OP, I'm guessing.
Draw the graph with pct as Y, years as X if you can't visualize it mentally.
Wow, I so never thought of that...
Chilli sauce to put on hot dogs. (Think "Coney Island".)
Perhaps you're just cracking wise, but just in case you're not, let me tell you that I bought a motorised desk last year, and now spend about 30-40% of my work day standing. My back trouble has all but disappeared.
It's not so much a standing-versus-sitting thing as it is a not-staying-in-the-exact-same-position-9-or-10-hours-a-day thing.