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Post by Felice Landry on Dec 4, 2017 10:15:07 GMT
I wondered about that, but decided there were other crimes, e.g. including the reply as if it were part of the quote, that Amipal also had in mind. I literally cannot understand how people can mix up i.e. and e.g., and it should be punished harshly. |
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Post by amipal on Dec 4, 2017 10:19:28 GMT
I wondered about that, but decided there were other crimes, e.g. including the reply as if it were part of the quote, that Amipal also had in mind. I literally cannot understand how people can mix up i.e. and e.g., and it should be punished harshly. Hoisted by my own Picard. But let's not get away from the original message. Let's put the e.g./i.e. debacle on the back-burner for now. |
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Post by tenthenemy on Dec 4, 2017 10:21:12 GMT
Morning,
Finished the main story of Mario Odyssey on Friday night, mooched around in the post-endgame as the game really opens up.
Read a number of reviews for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Jason Schreier for Kotaku didn't like it, the rest loved it) and realised that I want it but that I really, really need to address my backlog first and finish the first one.
TV: Still working our way through House of Cards. Hard going, but at least someone died, so that's less characters to deal with. This is always an issue with dramas with a lot of characters and a number of subplots as Mr Enemy has prosopagnosia (face blindness) and I need to explain from time to time what's going on because he's got difficulties recognising anyone. It's tedious for me, so I'm always grateful for anyone who gets bumped off.
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Post by Melvazord on Dec 4, 2017 10:23:26 GMT
Hi. I won a bottle of whisky in a raffle at the weekend: a Glenlivet 12. Is that a good one? I don't generally drink the stuff. Its entry level, nothing special but not bad. |
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Post by etimmeh on Dec 4, 2017 10:23:32 GMT
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Post by RollingEscargot on Dec 4, 2017 10:29:28 GMT
Hi. I won a bottle of whisky in a raffle at the weekend: a Glenlivet 12. Is that a good one? I don't generally drink the stuff. Its entry level, nothing special but not bad. Thanks. I'll give it a try tonight. I'm hoping I don't like it, as I already have enough self-destructive habits to be going on with. |
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Post by tenthenemy on Dec 4, 2017 10:36:10 GMT
Its entry level, nothing special but not bad. Thanks. I'll give it a try tonight. I'm hoping I don't like it, as I already have enough self-destructive habits to be going on with. If you don't like it you can send it my way. I could probably find a use for it |
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Post by Sheep2 on Dec 4, 2017 10:36:15 GMT
Glenlivet 12 is very drinkable.
Light and smooth as whiskies go.
It is one I would recommend to a novice whisky drinker who didn't want t spend too much.
It is not the most exciting, but you can't go wrong with it.
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Post by Shenguin on Dec 4, 2017 10:39:31 GMT
That's beautiful Etimmeh. It is richly redolent of Ginsberg, especially his work from the late 60s onwards, but with a freshness of voice and a genuine modernity that adds power and originality. Beautiful.
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Post by tenthenemy on Dec 4, 2017 10:44:22 GMT
That's beautiful Etimmeh. It is richly redolent of Ginsberg, especially his work from the late 60s onwards, but with a freshness of voice and a genuine modernity that adds power and originality. Beautiful. Thank you for putting my unrefined thoughts on Etimmeh's work of art so eloquently into words. My only regret is that I cannot quote Etimmeh without destroying the effect |
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Post by sockpuppetpseudonym on Dec 4, 2017 10:47:43 GMT
This is always an issue with dramas with a lot of characters and a number of subplots as Mr Enemy has prosopagnosia (face blindness) and I need to explain from time to time what's going on because he's got difficulties recognising anyone. It's tedious for me, Next time he says 'who's so-and-so', scream and ask him what he's doing in your house. Try and convince him you're not married and he lives next door. |
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Dec 4, 2017 10:50:32 GMT
I have a bottle of late 2011 vintage Graham's Port to make a start on tonight. Is this any good? My parent's got it for me last xmas and I need to finish it before they visit this xmas.
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Post by tenthenemy on Dec 4, 2017 10:55:52 GMT
This is always an issue with dramas with a lot of characters and a number of subplots as Mr Enemy has prosopagnosia (face blindness) and I need to explain from time to time what's going on because he's got difficulties recognising anyone. It's tedious for me, Next time he says 'who's so-and-so', scream and ask him what he's doing in your house. Try and convince him you're not married and he lives next door. They don't want him next door either. I've always been amazed that he seems to recognise me every morning (maybe he's just making assumptions about the woman in his bed?), although I could have easily lost him in a supermarket over the years since he will only react if I jump up and down waving my hands for five minutes if we get separated |
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Post by sockpuppetpseudonym on Dec 4, 2017 10:56:13 GMT
I've been given a bottle of 2007 Vimto. Is this a good year for Vimto?
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Post by FieryMeat on Dec 4, 2017 10:56:58 GMT
I have a can of Special Brew - does anyone know if it is any good?
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Post by FieryMeat on Dec 4, 2017 10:57:37 GMT
Dammit Socky, always one step ahead
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Post by scubar on Dec 4, 2017 11:02:33 GMT
Dammit Socky, always one step ahead Why do you think they haven’t caught him yet? |
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Post by shotput82 on Dec 4, 2017 11:10:42 GMT
Morning all, Bit of Tales of the Abyss at the weekend. Last week of term but spoiled by project presentations being a mandatory 9-6 session on Friday with my slot at 5pm. So eight hours of seeing better presentations/projects to set the mood of the inevitable train wreck. At least I can get plastered on Sunday, enjoy Uli Jon Roth and not worrying about dragging myself out of bed on Monday morning. I have a can of Special Brew - does anyone know if it is any good? Only if it loves you too. |
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Post by Faceless on Dec 4, 2017 11:12:00 GMT
Dammit Socky, always one step ahead Why do you think they haven’t caught him yet? Maybe they have. How do you know he isn't posting from Belmarsh? |
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Post by Sheep2 on Dec 4, 2017 11:18:18 GMT
Why do you think they haven’t caught him yet? Maybe they have. How do you know he isn't posting from Belmarsh? Because it would be from Broadmoor. |
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Post by doctoralimantado on Dec 4, 2017 11:23:10 GMT
I used to think I had prosopagnosia but then realised I'm just not that interested in people so I don't bother remembering what they look like.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2017 11:30:33 GMT
I have a bottle of late 2011 vintage Graham's Port to make a start on tonight. Is this any good? My parent's got it for me last xmas and I need to finish it before they visit this xmas. It's a very good port. Best served with another couple of bottles of vodka and a bunch of pills, whatever you've got in the cupboard should do. |
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Post by sockpuppetpseudonym on Dec 4, 2017 11:30:42 GMT
To help those afflicted with prosopagnosia, perhaps everyone in the country could agree to wear blank paper-plate face masks so we'd all be on a level footing.
The masks could have the individuals name printed at the top and an 'attractivenes' ranking felt-tipped on to help those in the dating game.
A QR code could be printed so you'd simply need to scan people's paper-plate mask to get a detailed breakdown of who they are and where you may have met them before.
This would make a huge difference to the lives of prosopagnosia sufferers but it's next to impossible to get any celebrity endorsements behind the awareness campaign as it's not a glamour disease.
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Post by tenthenemy on Dec 4, 2017 11:32:55 GMT
I used to think I had prosopagnosia but then realised I'm just not that interested in people so I don't bother remembering what they look like. Who are you again? |
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Post by sockpuppetpseudonym on Dec 4, 2017 11:39:51 GMT
I'll be honest, the prosopagnosia angle is a smokescreen.
I just think it'd be really cool if everyone had to wear paper-plate face masks.
Imagine! Walking down a street and everyone is wearing a blank paper-plate face mask! A bus goes past and all the passengers are wearing paper-plate face masks. You call into a shoe shop and everyone is wearing a paper-plate face mask.
It'd be great.
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