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yep - Kurt Cobain was at a party and someone spray painted on the wall and it said "Kurt smells like teen spirit" and so the title was born!laurentian said:Teen Spirit as in Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is a deodorant
Imagine how different the world would be if they had sprayed "Kurt - Just say no" instead!www.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes0 -
me too! really badly!forehead said:Recently learned that I suffer with tryptohobia. had no idea it was called that.
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Aweful, isn't it, makes me itch like mad!chris_bass said:
me too! really badly!forehead said:Recently learned that I suffer with tryptohobia. had no idea it was called that.
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it makes me want to actually throw up and then i can't get the image out of my head, luckily it is relatively easy to avoid on the whole. I didn't know it was actually a "thing" i thought it was just me!forehead said:
Aweful, isn't it, makes me itch like mad!chris_bass said:
me too! really badly!forehead said:Recently learned that I suffer with tryptohobia. had no idea it was called that.
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The reason there are two tides a day is because the moon pulls the water away from the earth on one side and pulls the earth away from the water on the other side!www.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes0
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This didn't sound right, so I thought I'd look it up, and the real reason(?) is even more bizarre...chris_bass said:The reason there are two tides a day is because the moon pulls the water away from the earth on one side and pulls the earth away from the water on the other side!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwChk4S99i4
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in my defence I got my information from a tweet from Lawrence Krauss to Richard Dawkins - so blame them not me!!capt_slog said:
This didn't sound right, so I thought I'd look it up, and the real reason(?) is even more bizarre...chris_bass said:The reason there are two tides a day is because the moon pulls the water away from the earth on one side and pulls the earth away from the water on the other side!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwChk4S99i4
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That Richard Dawkins and Stephen Hawking are different people...
Unlike the fact i have known for years that Tony Hawk (Californian pro-skateboarder and all round rad dude) and Tony Hawks (geeky English comedian, round Ireland with a fridge) are different people.FCN = 40 -
I need to get the cars filled up.0
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That my wife is unable to put the ironing board away safely (discovered when it fell over and whacked me on the ankle yesterday evening)............0
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Aah but; who measured it?rjsterry said:That a 70m diameter receiver can detect a signal from a 22.4W transmitter over a distance of 2bn miles.
Voyager 1?
Now that is fascinating.
Here's a link:
https://earthsky.org/space/what-is-the-most-distant-man-made-object-from-earthseanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
https://theguardian.com/science/2019/nov/19/whats-behind-a-phobia-of-holesforehead said:Recently learned that I suffer with tryptohobia. had no idea it was called that.
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No blame intended, I thank you for the lead! I love stuff like that and was glad to know the reasoning.chris_bass said:
in my defence I got my information from a tweet from Lawrence Krauss to Richard Dawkins - so blame them not me!!
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Are there any pictures of small holes in that article?elbowloh said:
https://theguardian.com/science/2019/nov/19/whats-behind-a-phobia-of-holesforehead said:Recently learned that I suffer with tryptohobia. had no idea it was called that.
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me too - so thank you for the correctioncapt_slog said:
No blame intended, I thank you for the lead! I love stuff like that and was glad to know the reasoning.chris_bass said:
in my defence I got my information from a tweet from Lawrence Krauss to Richard Dawkins - so blame them not me!!
www.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes0 -
that is the problem - i want to research how to get over this but all information on it shows me the very thing i am trying to avoid - i can't explain the feeling - it is almost like i'm chocking and then going to be sick when i see it - but luckily it is relatively uncommon in daily life!forehead said:
Are there any pictures of small holes in that article?elbowloh said:
https://theguardian.com/science/2019/nov/19/whats-behind-a-phobia-of-holesforehead said:Recently learned that I suffer with tryptohobia. had no idea it was called that.
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Have you always had it? I reckon I've only had it the last 10 years or so.chris_bass said:
that is the problem - i want to research how to get over this but all information on it shows me the very thing i am trying to avoid - i can't explain the feeling - it is almost like i'm chocking and then going to be sick when i see it - but luckily it is relatively uncommon in daily life!forehead said:
Are there any pictures of small holes in that article?elbowloh said:
https://theguardian.com/science/2019/nov/19/whats-behind-a-phobia-of-holesforehead said:Recently learned that I suffer with tryptohobia. had no idea it was called that.
I remember being intrigued by the Attenborough documentary about the Surinam Toad when I was a kid, but I can't watch it now!Cube - Peloton
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Some of the stats coming out of international men's day were quite eye opening.
In the UK, 1 in 8 men say they have properly 'no friends' and 1 in 5 say they don't have a friend close enough to discuss personal issues.0 -
Depends on the definition of "friend" - I certainly have loads of acquaintances - like members of the clubs I belong to - the level of personal issue discussed with them depends on what it is.rick_chasey said:Some of the stats coming out of international men's day were quite eye opening.
In the UK, 1 in 8 men say they have properly 'no friends' and 1 in 5 say they don't have a friend close enough to discuss personal issues.0 -
All sounds perfectly normal to merick_chasey said:Some of the stats coming out of international men's day were quite eye opening.
In the UK, 1 in 8 men say they have properly 'no friends' and 1 in 5 say they don't have a friend close enough to discuss personal issues.0 -
+1 a proper friend would know not to talk about their personal issuesTashman said:
All sounds perfectly normal to merick_chasey said:Some of the stats coming out of international men's day were quite eye opening.
In the UK, 1 in 8 men say they have properly 'no friends' and 1 in 5 say they don't have a friend close enough to discuss personal issues.0 -
I don't even talk to myself about my personal issues, let alone anyone else...0
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There aren't actually.forehead said:
Are there any pictures of small holes in that article?elbowloh said:
https://theguardian.com/science/2019/nov/19/whats-behind-a-phobia-of-holesforehead said:Recently learned that I suffer with tryptohobia. had no idea it was called that.
It does try to explain why it seems to be so common though.0 -
That sign language is different in each country and even has regional variances. This seems a shame.0
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Do 'friends' on bike forums count?Tashman said:
All sounds perfectly normal to merick_chasey said:Some of the stats coming out of international men's day were quite eye opening.
In the UK, 1 in 8 men say they have properly 'no friends' and 1 in 5 say they don't have a friend close enough to discuss personal issues."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Eggs on the back of Toads.forehead said:
Have you always had it? I reckon I've only had it the last 10 years or so.chris_bass said:
that is the problem - i want to research how to get over this but all information on it shows me the very thing i am trying to avoid - i can't explain the feeling - it is almost like i'm chocking and then going to be sick when i see it - but luckily it is relatively uncommon in daily life!forehead said:
Are there any pictures of small holes in that article?elbowloh said:
https://theguardian.com/science/2019/nov/19/whats-behind-a-phobia-of-holesforehead said:Recently learned that I suffer with tryptohobia. had no idea it was called that.
I remember being intrigued by the Attenborough documentary about the Surinam Toad when I was a kid, but I can't watch it now!
Even the thought provokes some deep, intangible and uncomfortable feeling.
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...and that's the last time you'll eat at a Heston Blumenthal restaurant.pinno said:
Eggs on the back of Toads.0
