Re: What made you smile today? Round 2!
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 4:06 am
https://twokinds.keenspot.com/comic/484/Chicken Man wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 4:34 am
Not spam but quite literally the emoji. A sack of potaotoes. Why?
Lmao
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Re: What made you smile today? Round 2!
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 10:06 pm
Re: What made you smile today? Round 2!
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 11:29 pm
I recently found a Chevrolet promotional video from 1938 on YouTube. Apparently back then, they decided that the most efficient way to shift a manual transmission was to make it completely vacuum controlled, by a lever the size of a modern turn signal stalk on the side of the steering wheel. 3-on-the-column, but vacuum actuated.
The idea seems a bit excessive in the name of convenience, given how fast such a system would fail in the climate I live in, but the camera work, physical models and animations are beautifully done, and the explanations were top-notch using practical (used to be) real-world examples. It's a bit surprising to see what practical effects could do before CG, and even before movies in color.
The idea seems a bit excessive in the name of convenience, given how fast such a system would fail in the climate I live in, but the camera work, physical models and animations are beautifully done, and the explanations were top-notch using practical (used to be) real-world examples. It's a bit surprising to see what practical effects could do before CG, and even before movies in color.
From "Grandpa Wore Tights", circa 1994The Tick wrote:Science in those days worked in broad strokes! They got RIGHT to the point! These days, it's always molecule, molecule molecule. Nothing ever happens BIG!
*cue prison break alarm in the distance*
Oh what's that, postal fraud?
Re: What made you smile today? Round 2!
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2021 8:36 pm
Thanks for the info but I was being rhetorical.Warrl wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 10:06 pmhttps://twokinds.keenspot.com/comic/484/Chicken Man wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 4:34 am
Not spam but quite literally the emoji. A sack of potaotoes. Why?
Lmao
It's like when a magician reveals his tricks.
That made me frown today. Please move this to rant/ vent/ sad.
Paradoxically this silly post made myself smile/ laugh. What to do?!
Re: What made you smile today? Round 2!
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:07 am
Been looking through my old posts here, and it's like an archive of an earlier time in my life. A simpler time. Puts a 
on my face. I thought I had largely moved on from the comic/forums by late 2015, but apparently still posted regularly frequently through early 2017! So I was basically only really active here during the entirety of my high school years. Also, as I write this, on the most first page of my recent posts, I one can currently see posts from FOUR separate years; every year from 2018-2021. Heh. "Recent."
Kinda makes sense tho, I don't really follow the comic anymore, and the forum was much more active back in 2015/16 (though, I suppose, that's due in large part to the general decline of most forums of this format caused by the rise of social media.)
Additionally, for the first time in the (Christ, has it already been 6 years?) since I made my account, I am no longer perma-hidden by way of account settings. Let it be known. Now everyone can see how it's months in-between visits here for me.
on my face. I thought I had largely moved on from the comic/forums by late 2015, but apparently still posted regularly frequently through early 2017! So I was basically only really active here during the entirety of my high school years. Also, as I write this, on the most first page of my recent posts, I one can currently see posts from FOUR separate years; every year from 2018-2021. Heh. "Recent." Kinda makes sense tho, I don't really follow the comic anymore, and the forum was much more active back in 2015/16 (though, I suppose, that's due in large part to the general decline of most forums of this format caused by the rise of social media.)
Additionally, for the first time in the (Christ, has it already been 6 years?) since I made my account, I am no longer perma-hidden by way of account settings. Let it be known. Now everyone can see how it's months in-between visits here for me.
Re: What made you smile today? Round 2!
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:36 am
crazy who you might find if you look around a little while.TheFrozenSlime wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:07 am Been looking through my old posts here, and it's like an archive of an earlier time in my life. A simpler time. Puts a
Kinda makes sense tho, I don't really follow the comic anymore, and the forum was much more active back in 2015/16 (though, I suppose, that's due in large part to the general decline of most forums of this format caused by the rise of social media.)
Additionally, for the first time in the (Christ, has it already been 6 years?) since I made my account, I am no longer perma-hidden by way of account settings. Let it be known. Now everyone can see how it's months in-between visits here for me.
Re: What made you smile today? Round 2!
Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 4:18 pm
This Forum 
Re: What made you smile today? Round 2!
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:42 am
This post. Precisely this.
Re: What made you smile today? Round 2!
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 3:41 am
Re: What made you smile today? Round 2!
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 4:10 am
The owner of the fencing club I might be moving my sales/armory biz to (see my post in the rant thread) telling me today that not only did SHE want me, one of her coaches said "YES" to the idea of me coming on board before she even finished asking him about it! And I don't even know him that well!
nice to be appreciated in my community...I guess after 2 decades, I've got a good rep!
nice to be appreciated in my community...I guess after 2 decades, I've got a good rep!
Re: What made you smile today? Round 2!
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 11:45 am
I just realized while going through my password safe that this forum still exists and all my now awkward posts from 2009 are still there.
Re: What made you smile today? Round 2!
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 12:18 pm
Fret not, for most of the people who were here in 2009 are no longer active either.
Re: What made you smile today? Round 2!
Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2021 10:11 pm
Both my father and my mother are vaccinated (first dose) now that makes me smile!
Thanks for your attention, hope you have a nice day too.
Thanks for your attention, hope you have a nice day too.
Re: What made you smile today? Round 2!
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 4:19 pm
This actually happened to me, and that fact alone made me smile.
[censored] Coworker: *sitting in a car, leans back to take a rest while waiting on a computer, sees me coming*
Me: "talking to myself, completely oblivious to the rest of the world*
Coworker: *honks horn, watches me jump, startled, proceeds to laugh hysterically*
Me: "[censored] you."
Coworker: *Still laughing hysterically, gives explanation,* "Sorry, <name>. I just had to. Everything lined up too perfectly not to."
Me: *knows it was a joke from the start* "I get that. And it was a good one. But [censored] you anyway."
Everyone in earshot, including me: *Laughs hysterically*
Gods I love being a mechanic in Massachusetts sometimes. It's so rare these days to find a place so blatantly flippant, but still a friendly environment. I'm home.
[censored] Coworker: *sitting in a car, leans back to take a rest while waiting on a computer, sees me coming*
Me: "talking to myself, completely oblivious to the rest of the world*
Coworker: *honks horn, watches me jump, startled, proceeds to laugh hysterically*
Me: "[censored] you."
Coworker: *Still laughing hysterically, gives explanation,* "Sorry, <name>. I just had to. Everything lined up too perfectly not to."
Me: *knows it was a joke from the start* "I get that. And it was a good one. But [censored] you anyway."
Everyone in earshot, including me: *Laughs hysterically*
Gods I love being a mechanic in Massachusetts sometimes. It's so rare these days to find a place so blatantly flippant, but still a friendly environment. I'm home.
Spoiler! May or may not be NSFW for language
Re: What made you smile today? Round 2!
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 12:08 am
Some of my sabre students from the old club have arranged to start practicing with me once I get the space rental worked out (probably 2 weeks off). Glad I was able to set something up for them, because in one case, the new club scheduling wasn't working for her...I'm a bit more flexible.
Also, sales are starting to trickle in again...if we have a season starting in August I might be able to get back on my feet.
Also, sales are starting to trickle in again...if we have a season starting in August I might be able to get back on my feet.