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Comptroll The Forums: Apr 25, 2007; DON'T HURT MY FEE FEES!

You know what's really cold? MY WIFE :haw:

# ? Feb 14, 2018 00:08

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# ? May 17, 2024 16:09

Memento: Aug 25, 2009; Bleak Gremlin

Samuringa posted:

Legit question. Someone who knows how to English good explain it to me.

Data Graham posted:

Duuuuuuude. Temperature isn't like a glass of water, you can't just like "empty it out". Zero temperature is a physical near-impossibility that you can only approach asymptotically, so if you're going by how much energy is in the system if you try to define it in numeric terms where it makes sense to speak of "half" or "twice" you may as well put it at any arbitrary point on the scale and faaaaaaaart

sir, this is a Wendy's drive through

# ? Feb 14, 2018 00:09

Data Graham: Dec 28, 2009; 📈📊🍪😋

Memento posted:

Legit question. Someone who knows how to English good explain it to me.

Because the word "refrigerator" is etymologically derived according to rules that make sense in English for the pronunciation we assign to it, but "fridge" is a colloqualism whose spelling had to be invented after the fact and reverse-engineered from the pronunciation. People started saying "fridj" verbally as a shortening of refrigerator, but if they tried to spell it "frige" like the source word it wouldn't make sense according to English rules. You'd look at "frige" and pronounce it like what, "fryge"? So it gets a "d" to clarify the vowel value. Also I'd like a dave's double with cheese, extra pickles thanks

# ? Feb 14, 2018 00:17

gleebster: Dec 16, 2006; Only a howler; Pillbug

Data Graham posted:

Because the word "refrigerator" is etymologically derived according to rules that make sense in English for the pronunciation we assign to it, but "fridge" is a colloqualism whose spelling had to be invented after the fact and reverse-engineered from the pronunciation. People started saying "fridj" verbally as a shortening of refrigerator, but if they tried to spell it "frige" like the source word it wouldn't make sense according to English rules. You'd look at "frige" and pronounce it like what, "fryge"? So it gets a "d" to clarify the vowel value. Also I'd like a dave's double with cheese, extra pickles thanks

Probably influenced by Frigidaire, though, right?

# ? Feb 14, 2018 00:24

Fister Roboto: Feb 21, 2008

I think it's more so it's consistent with other words that end with a j sound, like judge, badge, bridge, and garadge.

# ? Feb 14, 2018 00:24

Data Graham: Dec 28, 2009; 📈📊🍪😋

... well that would be based on "frigid", and that's the same as refrigeration, so it doesn't lend to "fridge" at all

I mean it's pretty straightforward, the word would look stupid without a d that's why

# ? Feb 14, 2018 00:25

hhhat: Apr 29, 2008

rhymes with 'ridge'

and someone did the thing we never do with english words, make it spelled like something it rhymes with

nobody spells it 'rige'

:ms:

# ? Feb 14, 2018 00:40

MizPiz: May 29, 2013; by Athanatos

https://twitter.com/NerdBurb/status/963495833135190022

# ? Feb 14, 2018 00:44

hhhat: Apr 29, 2008

MizPiz posted:

https://twitter.com/NerdBurb/status/963495833135190022

according to my research, June 2nd 2008 actually

so the singularity approaches

# ? Feb 14, 2018 00:45

Son of Thunderbeast: Sep 21, 2002

MizPiz posted:

https://twitter.com/NerdBurb/status/963495833135190022

Happy... birthday?

# ? Feb 14, 2018 00:51

TopHatGenius: Oct 3, 2008; something feels
different; Hot Rope Guy

We've been making Loss jokes for 10 years?

I'm at a loss for words.

# ? Feb 14, 2018 00:58

ToxicSlurpee: Nov 5, 2003; -=SEND HELP=-; Pillbug

It's like Dickbutt. It never really goes away.

# ? Feb 14, 2018 00:59

The Anime Liker: Aug 8, 2009; by VideoGames

# ? Feb 14, 2018 01:15

Erebus: Jul 13, 2001; Okay... Keep your head, Steve boy...

Memento posted:

Legit question. Someone who knows how to English good explain it to me.

Some places used frig until they remembered it was 17th century slang for jerkin it

# ? Feb 14, 2018 01:16

Kheldarn: Feb 17, 2011

https://i.imgur.com/9QcmRJZ.gifv

# ? Feb 14, 2018 02:22

dialhforhero: Apr 3, 2008; Am I 🧑‍🏫 out of touch🤔? No🧐, it's the children👶 who are wrong🤷🏼‍♂️

Data Graham posted:

So it gets a "d" to clarify the vowel value like your mom.

Ftfy

# ? Feb 14, 2018 02:50

FishMist: Apr 24, 2005; *sniff sniff*

Kheldarn posted:

https://i.imgur.com/9QcmRJZ.gifv

This makes me very angry indeed!

# ? Feb 14, 2018 02:54

Bombadilillo: Feb 28, 2009; The dock really fucks a case or nerfing it.

Son of Thunderbeast posted:

Happy... birthday?

I acknowledge your efforts.

# ? Feb 14, 2018 02:56

Potato Salad: Oct 23, 2014; nobody cares

DiggityDoink posted:

Best possible last post of page :420:

# ? Feb 14, 2018 02:58

Clever Moniker: Oct 29, 2007

DiggityDoink posted:

Choom gang

# ? Feb 14, 2018 03:24

LinYutang: Oct 12, 2016; NEOLIBERAL SHITPOSTER

VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO!!!

# ? Feb 14, 2018 04:16

Stex T: Mar 7, 2005; Shut the fuck up and get out. Have fun being a slave of the rich and powerful.

MizPiz posted:

https://twitter.com/NerdBurb/status/963495833135190022

That kid would have been in 5th Grade by now, so very tragic.

# ? Feb 14, 2018 04:44

tactlessbastard: Feb 4, 2001; Godspeed, post; Fun Shoe

Stex T posted:

That kid would have been in 5th Grade by now, so very tragic.

what a loss :shrek:

# ? Feb 14, 2018 05:15

DontMockMySmock: Aug 9, 2008; I got this title for the dumbest fucking possible take on sea shanties. Specifically, I derailed the meme thread because sailors in the 18th century weren't woke enough for me, and you shouldn't sing sea shanties. In fact, don't have any fun ever.

You know what they say: ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer. So it follows that if you ask a load of stupid questions, you'll get a load of stupid answers. Here we gooooooo

Samuringa posted:

Yes, because English is weird and people use "accident" to mean "vehicle collision."

Samuringa posted:

Well, if "twice as cold" has any meaning, then there are two options: defining it against an arbitrary reference point, or half as hot. The arbitrary reference point is untenable, because it leads to unintuitive situations. For example, let us say that our reference point is 70F, which is pretty standard for "comfortable human temperature." Then -70F would be twice as cold as 0F, since it's twice as far from the reference point. But that also means that 90F is twice as cold as 80F, which doesn't really pass the smell test, in my opinion. That leaves us with the second definition: half as hot, which does actually have a physical meaning. -229.8F is half as hot as 0F because it's half the distance from absolute zero (-459.67F), our handy non-arbitrary reference point.

Samuringa posted:

Yes, it did. It's one of the most amazing and remarkable things in the universe. Out of this entire list, this one most deserves the weed "whoa".

Samuringa posted:

The word "scent" comes from a French word spelled with a (non-silent) s; the c was added in English later. So I would say the c is silent.

Samuringa posted:

This was already explained, but the "d" in "fridge" is an added letter to clarify the pronunciation of the short "i", which wasn't necessary to add to the original word "refrigerator."

Samuringa posted:

You're cleaner, but you're not ever 100% clean. Furthermore, bacteria can live in the towel, feeding off your skin oils and skin flakes, and producing gross smells as a byproduct.

Samuringa posted:

The strange thing about alphabetical order is that it predates English by millennia. Our alphabet comes ultimately from the Greek alphabet, and so does the word "alphabet", which comes from the first two letters in Greek alphabetical order, "alpha beta." No one really knows why the Greek alphabet was ordered the way it was, but it rubbed off on speakers of Latin, and from there to various Latin-based languages like French, and from French to modern English.

Samuringa posted:

You don't need language to think. But often you do use language when you're thinking, and if you're deaf from birth, you've probably learned a form of sign language, and that's what you'll think in.

Samuringa posted:

Yes. Well, 1% chewed-and-mixed-with-stomach-acid nacho.

Samuringa posted:

No, that's not weird. We learn to process language through sound long before we learn to process it through sight, and that auditory understanding of language never leaves us.

Samuringa posted:

This is less like a weed "whoa" moment and more like a dad joke. Words can have more than one meaning.

Samuringa posted:

By the changing of the seasons. The whole business of setting up a calendar system is to track the changing of the seasons, so, y'know, the calendar is synced to that. As for why (for example) the vernal equinox is called "June 21st" instead of rotating everything around so that it occurs on April 2nd or some other day instead, well, that's down to arbitrary tradition going back thousands of years. The history of the modern calendar is pretty interesting, actually, especially with how much the Romans used to gently caress with it.

Samuringa posted:

Yes; the term "dogpile" does not require the animals to be dogs, only that they pile up like a group of fighting dogs. Why ask this question about cats but not about humans? Humans are no more dogs than cats are.

Samuringa posted:

Another dad joke. "Lie" has two meanings. You're telling the truth if you're telling the truth - regardless of whether you're lying in bed.

Samuringa posted:

Put it in a bigger garbage can, or compact it so that it can fit in another garbage can.

Samuringa posted:

Water itself does not activate your taste buds, but it can have flavor for a couple different reasons: 1, because it is impure, and the impurities carry taste; 2, because it washes away a taste that your mouth had adjusted to, thus giving you the opposite taste. For example, if you eat something sour, then wait a bit, your tongue will adjust to the trace amounts of sour left in your mouth, and washing them away with water may taste sweet.

# ? Feb 14, 2018 05:25

Kart Barfunkel: Nov 10, 2009

Stex T posted:

That kid would have been in 5th Grade by now, so very tragic.

You�ve come a long way, (non-)baby.

# ? Feb 14, 2018 05:33

coolskull: Nov 11, 2007

DontMockMySmock posted:

hey shut up

# ? Feb 14, 2018 05:33

CapitanGarlic: Feb 29, 2004; Much, much more.

DontMockMySmock posted:

Listen, nerd,

# ? Feb 14, 2018 05:37

Yestermoment: Jul 27, 2007

DontMockMySmock posted:

a whole lot of nerd poo poo

Shup up, u fuckin nerd.

# ? Feb 14, 2018 05:41

Powered Descent: Jul 13, 2008; We haven't had that spirit here since 1969.

DontMockMySmock posted:

Very good. Now, prepare for your final challenge...

# ? Feb 14, 2018 05:43

swickles: Aug 21, 2006; I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just some QB that I used to know

I have never heard anyone refer to any type of road as a parkway.

# ? Feb 14, 2018 05:49

ThaGhettoJew: Jul 4, 2003; The world is a ghetto

LinYutang posted:

# ? Feb 14, 2018 05:49

zandert33: Sep 20, 2002

Samuringa posted:

Powered Descent posted:

Very good. Now, prepare for your final challenge...

Suddenly all those Gallagher comedy shows I watched as a kid make a whole lot more sense now.

# ? Feb 14, 2018 05:55

Shrapnig: Jan 21, 2005

swickles posted:

I have never heard anyone refer to any type of road as a parkway.

Come to the Northeast.

# ? Feb 14, 2018 05:57

stringless: Dec 28, 2005; keyboard ⌨️ cowboy

they're called parkways because they were originally intended to be scenic, like parks

# ? Feb 14, 2018 06:06

DontMockMySmock: Aug 9, 2008; I got this title for the dumbest fucking possible take on sea shanties. Specifically, I derailed the meme thread because sailors in the 18th century weren't woke enough for me, and you shouldn't sing sea shanties. In fact, don't have any fun ever.

And driveways were originally intended to be driven on, from the road to your garage.

# ? Feb 14, 2018 06:12

Dragonstoned: Jan 15, 2006; MR. DOG WITH BEES IN HIS MOUTH AND WHEN HE BARKS HE SHOOTS BEES AT YOU
by Roger Hargreaves

DontMockMySmock posted:

You know what they say: ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer. So it follows that if you ask a load of stupid questions, you'll get a load of stupid answers. Here we gooooooo

Yes, because English is weird and people use "accident" to mean "vehicle collision."

Well, if "twice as cold" has any meaning, then there are two options: defining it against an arbitrary reference point, or half as hot. The arbitrary reference point is untenable, because it leads to unintuitive situations. For example, let us say that our reference point is 70F, which is pretty standard for "comfortable human temperature." Then -70F would be twice as cold as 0F, since it's twice as far from the reference point. But that also means that 90F is twice as cold as 80F, which doesn't really pass the smell test, in my opinion. That leaves us with the second definition: half as hot, which does actually have a physical meaning. -229.8F is half as hot as 0F because it's half the distance from absolute zero (-459.67F), our handy non-arbitrary reference point.

Yes, it did. It's one of the most amazing and remarkable things in the universe. Out of this entire list, this one most deserves the weed "whoa".

The word "scent" comes from a French word spelled with a (non-silent) s; the c was added in English later. So I would say the c is silent.

This was already explained, but the "d" in "fridge" is an added letter to clarify the pronunciation of the short "i", which wasn't necessary to add to the original word "refrigerator."

You're cleaner, but you're not ever 100% clean. Furthermore, bacteria can live in the towel, feeding off your skin oils and skin flakes, and producing gross smells as a byproduct.

The strange thing about alphabetical order is that it predates English by millennia. Our alphabet comes ultimately from the Greek alphabet, and so does the word "alphabet", which comes from the first two letters in Greek alphabetical order, "alpha beta." No one really knows why the Greek alphabet was ordered the way it was, but it rubbed off on speakers of Latin, and from there to various Latin-based languages like French, and from French to modern English.

You don't need language to think. But often you do use language when you're thinking, and if you're deaf from birth, you've probably learned a form of sign language, and that's what you'll think in.

Yes. Well, 1% chewed-and-mixed-with-stomach-acid nacho.

No, that's not weird. We learn to process language through sound long before we learn to process it through sight, and that auditory understanding of language never leaves us.

This is less like a weed "whoa" moment and more like a dad joke. Words can have more than one meaning.

By the changing of the seasons. The whole business of setting up a calendar system is to track the changing of the seasons, so, y'know, the calendar is synced to that. As for why (for example) the vernal equinox is called "June 21st" instead of rotating everything around so that it occurs on April 2nd or some other day instead, well, that's down to arbitrary tradition going back thousands of years. The history of the modern calendar is pretty interesting, actually, especially with how much the Romans used to gently caress with it.

Yes; the term "dogpile" does not require the animals to be dogs, only that they pile up like a group of fighting dogs. Why ask this question about cats but not about humans? Humans are no more dogs than cats are.

Another dad joke. "Lie" has two meanings. You're telling the truth if you're telling the truth - regardless of whether you're lying in bed.

Put it in a bigger garbage can, or compact it so that it can fit in another garbage can.

Water itself does not activate your taste buds, but it can have flavor for a couple different reasons: 1, because it is impure, and the impurities carry taste; 2, because it washes away a taste that your mouth had adjusted to, thus giving you the opposite taste. For example, if you eat something sour, then wait a bit, your tongue will adjust to the trace amounts of sour left in your mouth, and washing them away with water may taste sweet.