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So you're saying that immigrants brought JAGUARS with them and people still don't wanna build the wall?!
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JoelJoel posted:E: ehhh, content. Few years ago I was shocked to learn that dogs and cats lap up water backwards from how I imagined. It's even weirder than that. Now, the thought is they aren't even scooping it at all. They're actually slapping the water and using cavitation to fire a column of water into their mouth. If you look at your gif, it cuts off right before the money-shot. They snap the tongue back into their mouth and then chomp down on the suspended water column. http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-how-dogs-drink-20151215-story.html (quick link I found. It's LA Times so expect a lot of Ad Blocker bullshit) quote:Dogs’ tongues exit the water at speeds of up to 4 mph (or 1.8 meters per second), creating a pressure difference between the tongue and the water’s surface. That causes a column of water to shoot up in front of the tongue.
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I've only ever heard 'expedient' in the context of 'field expedient', basically knocking together something that will work well enough. Never encountered it used negatively, certainly not in a selfish sense like M-W definition 2. About the worst you could say about an expedient is that it's not the right way, but the counter is "if it's stupid, but it works, it's not stupid". FWIW etymonline.com doesn't mention a negative meaning either, but does link it to expedite, which turns out to basically mean 'freed from obstruction' rather than 'fast'. I didn't know that.
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Mar 8, 2017 05:23
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A really good sandwich doesn't need condiments. I'm right.
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Mar 8, 2017 05:37
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Selfishness is not negative.
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Mar 8, 2017 05:37
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rim.jobs webmaster posted:Selfishness is not negative. Libertarian spotted.
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Mar 8, 2017 06:07
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Captain Monkey posted:Libertarian spotted. This thread does seem to attract a certain type of clueless goober.
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Mar 8, 2017 06:31
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I had a heated argument with a colleague because of the word "facile". I had only ever read that in scientific journals, with sentences like "we have found a facile new method to synthesize this compound", so I mentally saved it as "simple, in fact simpler than before". Said colleague got up in arms because "facile" means oversimplified so it's not actually positive at all, yet everyone uses it. Thing is, I still use it because it's a wonderfully facile (  ) word - very short, has a lot of (positive!) connotations and everyone in the community will get it. Still think of my colleague everytime though and send a silent sorry in his direction.For the record, I'm German and he's Belgian. We met in Prague, reading Chinese and, yes, American papers using the word. I loving love science (for real tho).
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Mar 8, 2017 14:04
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Simply Simon posted:I had a heated argument with a colleague because of the word "facile". I had only ever read that in scientific journals, with sentences like "we have found a facile new method to synthesize this compound", so I mentally saved it as "simple, in fact simpler than before". Said colleague got up in arms because "facile" means oversimplified so it's not actually positive at all, yet everyone uses it. nvm Proteus Jones has a new favorite as of 14:22 on Mar 8, 2017 |
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Simply Simon posted:I had a heated argument with a colleague because of the word "facile". I had only ever read that in scientific journals, with sentences like "we have found a facile new method to synthesize this compound", so I mentally saved it as "simple, in fact simpler than before". Said colleague got up in arms because "facile" means oversimplified so it's not actually positive at all, yet everyone uses it. I've never heard the word "facile" used in a positive way about anything. I wouldn't have been able to tell you off hand what it meant, but I knew it was negative.
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Mar 8, 2017 15:07
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It has positive connotations in French, which I would expect a Belgian to know. It's just the standard word for "easy."
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Mar 8, 2017 16:11
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It's just 'easy' in Spanish too, but like Tiggum, I've never heard it used in English without meaning 'overly dumbed-down' or 'childishly simple'.
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Phy posted:Apparently there have occasionally been jaguar sightings in the southwestern United States. I had no idea they got that far north. I mean, I knew intellectually that there had to be some in Mexico, what with the Aztec and Mayan reverence for them, but I guess I just sort of mentally filed them as South American Mammals, Never To Get Further North Than Panama. RenegadeStyle1 posted:So you're saying that immigrants brought JAGUARS with them and people still don't wanna build the wall?! Well clearly the canal isn't working. What good is a wall gonna do?
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Hardcordion posted:I was going to suggest that you might've been thinking of "expediate" but apparently that's not even a word and I was thinking of expedite. I think the word you're all looking for is "expeditious". It means "done quickly and efficiently".
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Mar 9, 2017 14:44
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Rolo posted:A really good sandwich doesn't need condiments. The best(-tasting) sandwich is just fresh bread and butter.
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Mar 9, 2017 14:52
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flosofl posted:Dogs’ tongues exit the water at speeds of up to 4 mph (or 1.8 meters per second), creating a pressure difference between the tongue and the water’s surface. That causes a column of water to shoot up in front of the tongue. That explains why my (hilariously lazy rear end in a top hat of a) dog refuses to drink out of the water trough at the dog park, and instead will wait for me to turn the tap on and then bite the pouring water. I've never met a Labrador so lazy. My in-laws have a Whippet, and I'll walk both of them together sometimes, and my dog won't chase the ball if the whippet is there because he knows he won't get it. He's not slow or fat, just that the whippet is basically Usain Bolt.
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I'm not usually the first to say dogs are smart (cause they really arent) but your dog is smart. Why go get the ball if the speedy dog gets it every time. My grandma had a dog named Bear in the 1930s that you could be like "ohhh Bear, ohhh poor Bear" and he'd start limping almost immediately. Also I went to school with a guy in the late 1980s who had two dogs, one was an old lab mix, the other was a young scandinavian farm dog. Every time anyone showed the least bit of affection towards the young dog, the old dog would start limping and yelping. Dogs are bigger pussies than cats.
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Powaqoatse posted:I'm not usually the first to say dogs are smart (cause they really arent) but your dog is smart. Why go get the ball if the speedy dog gets it every time. Labradors are lazy as gently caress. My Lab/Mastiff mix is currently doing his bear rug impression as I type this. He'll get up to go outside, run around after squirrels and bark at birds and random air molecules, and then come back in and lay all 105 lbs on my feet again and grunt in annoyance when I get up.
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Mar 11, 2017 00:59
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I should mention that 1930s Bear was some kind of Schäfer (German Shepard I think is the translation?) So it's not strictly labradors.
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Mar 11, 2017 02:08
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Powaqoatse posted:My grandma had a dog named Bear in the 1930s that you could be like "ohhh Bear, ohhh poor Bear" and he'd start limping almost immediately. 
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hogmartin posted:I've only ever heard 'expedient' in the context of 'field expedient', basically knocking together something that will work well enough. Never encountered it used negatively, certainly not in a selfish sense like M-W definition 2. About the worst you could say about an expedient is that it's not the right way, but the counter is "if it's stupid, but it works, it's not stupid". Negative in the sense of jury rig -- "It's not great, but it's the best that we can do in a pinch with what we have on hand," as opposed to "taking the time to do it proper-like". Cf. German "ersatz", and modern "duct tape and/or baling wire" methods of making do.
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Mar 11, 2017 05:48
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Bad Angus! Bad!
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vv they literally had a framed photo of that dog -- even still 50 years after he died vv
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Mar 11, 2017 06:02
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Powaqoatse posted:vv they literally had a framed photo of that dog -- even still 50 years after he died vv loving hell that's a cool looking dogge
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Mar 11, 2017 07:24
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Can we put that doggo in the finals of the forum doggo vote?
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Mar 11, 2017 07:30
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Delivery McGee posted:Negative in the sense of jury rig -- "It's not great, but it's the best that we can do in a pinch with what we have on hand," as opposed to "taking the time to do it proper-like". Cf. German "ersatz", and modern "duct tape and/or baling wire" methods of making do. Ha up until now I always thought the term was "Jerry rig". Like some guy named Jerry fixed things in a half assed way so often that a term was named after him or something. Not that I've ever given it much thought, but this is the first time I've seen that term written. I've been saying it wrong my whole life.
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om nom nom posted:Ha up until now I always thought the term was "Jerry rig". Like some guy named Jerry fixed things in a half assed way so often that a term was named after him or something. Not that I've ever given it much thought, but this is the first time I've seen that term written. I've been saying it wrong my whole life. No, you're not wrong. They're two pretty similar, related terms. "Jerry rigged" refers to "Jerry the German", in the sense of a wartime name for the dude you're fighting (like "Charlie" for the Viet Cong). Until I googled, I thought "Jury rigged" was the derivative, but it's actually the origin, though "Jerry rigged" developed through the two world wars. Source: http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/132868/jury-rigged-or-jerry-rigged. Anyway, I maintain that "expedient" means "done as conveniently and quickly as possible, sacrificing efficiency, orthodoxy or even morals as necessary". So a thing that was built "field expedient" would be "it might not be built to proper building regulations, or aesthetically pleasing, but it does the job so it's good enough", with the implication of "because we're in the middle of a loving war, so perfection takes a back seat". Another example is the very excellent satire of Wernher von Braun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJ9HrZq7Ro, a German WW2 rocket scientist who was an instrumental part of the V2 rockets that bombed London, and then became an instrumental part of NASA's efforts to beat the Russians to the moon. The song says "A man whose allegiance is ruled by expedience. Call him a Nazi, he won't even frown". As in, he found it convenient to quickly change loyalty from Nazi Germany to the USA, and critics and satirists found this questionable. Hyperlynx has a new favorite as of 08:57 on Mar 11, 2017 |
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Vis a vis political expedience which is usually used to describe convenient and fluid allegiances, rubber stamped legislation, or enforcement of policy following the letter but with specific tendencies or lack of oversight to benefit a specific group at the expense of another.
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Powaqoatse posted:vv they literally had a framed photo of that dog -- even still 50 years after he died vv Good Bear
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Mar 11, 2017 15:55
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Powaqoatse posted:
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Mar 11, 2017 18:18
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JoelJoel posted:
Maybe his foots were asleep.
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Mar 11, 2017 19:36
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walrusman posted:Maybe his foots were asleep. Itchy balls more likely.
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Mar 11, 2017 20:07
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That's how I do it, at least.
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Mar 11, 2017 20:33
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If a nursing female dog has itchy balls, that's' a very good trick.
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Mar 11, 2017 20:36
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Domus posted:If a nursing female dog has itchy balls, that's' a very good trick. Itchy tits then gently caress you.
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Mar 11, 2017 21:07
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Jerry Cotton posted:Itchy tits then gently caress you. Thread title.
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Hyperlynx posted:No, you're not wrong. They're two pretty similar, related terms. "Jerry rigged" refers to "Jerry the German", in the sense of a wartime name for the dude you're fighting (like "Charlie" for the Viet Cong). Until I googled, I thought "Jury rigged" was the derivative, but it's actually the origin, though "Jerry rigged" developed through the two world wars. Source: http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/132868/jury-rigged-or-jerry-rigged. Oh neat, that makes me feel better. It's kind of like the other "rigged" term that's a very rude thing to say.
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Mar 12, 2017 01:08
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Jerry Cotton posted:Itchy tits then gently caress you. Thread title
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Mar 12, 2017 08:20
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Rolo posted:Thread title. Metal Geir Skogul posted:Thread title
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Mar 12, 2017 18:35
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Apparently I've been saying Marriott wrong. I've always said it like "mary-ott" but the way they say it on their commercials is like "marry-it"
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