^_^ half the posts in this sub-forum have "OT:" in their subject line..... isn't that just so interesting?

So I proclaim this the OFF TOPIC, of OFF TOPICA! THREAD OF DOOM!!!

Or something.... perhaps just a random babbling place, yes that sounds good.

- D

This entire forum often strikes me as a random babbling place. That's a large part of its charm.

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Just my 2 cents.

OH NOOOOOO!!!!
I'm an addict now.

i saw that .. 300... and only since june.. man, you are on a roll.

they need some new classifications for those guys over 2000, and 3000 posts.. i think maybe 'legend'.. that sound much better than 'super axiom geek'..

bigjohn

Or the "I have no lifeers"

Nah, you don't hit that stage until 1000 posts.

Babble


babble babble.

I've got over 5 years logged at Arstechnica.com, 2000 posts, and 1.4 million words in IRC (3 years of chatting).....does that count?



axiom axiom axiom.

I haven't slept in 26 hours *cries*

- D

Weeners!

Why is the sky blue?

Light is made up of electromagnetic waves.

The distance between 2 crests in this wave is called the wavelength.

White light contains all the colors of the rainbow.

The amount of light scattered for any given colour depends on the wavelength of that colour.

All the colors in white light have different wavelengths.

Red light has the longest wavelength.

The wavelength of blue light is about half that of red light.

This difference in wavelength causes blue light to be scattered nearly ten times more than red light. Lord Rayleigh studied this phenomena in detail. It is caused the Tyndall effect or Rayleigh scattering.

Lord Rayleigh also calculated that even without smoke and dust in the atmosphere, the oxygen and nitrogen molecules would still cause the sky to appear blue because of scattering.

When blue light waves try to go straight through an oxygen and nitrogen molecules, its light is scattered in all directions because of this collision.

This scattered blue light is what makes the sky blue.

All other colors (with longer wavelengths than blue light) are scattered too.

Blue light's short wavelength causes it to be scattered the most.

(The shorther the wavelength of the color, the more that color gets scattered by the atmosphere)

Actually, violet has the shortest wavelength of all colors. Violet is scattered even more than blue light. However, our eyes are much more sensitive to see blue than violet, therefore we see the sky as blue.

Very little visible light is absorbed by the atmosphere.

Blue sky: summary
Blue light's short wavelength causes it to get scattered around 10 times more by oxygen and nitrogen molecules than the longer wavelengths (like red) of the other colors visible to us.

The blue in the sky we see is scattered blue light.

I'm blind, you insensitive clod!

that sort of thing happens after you have kids,dont worry buddy,youre not alone....oh...wait a minute...that is what you meant...isnt it?

LOL! Not at all, but it's funny anyway.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM


TO : ALL PERSONNEL

FROM : ACCOUNTING



It has come to our attention recently that many of you have been turning in timesheets that specify large amounts of "Miscellaneous Unproductive Time" (Code 5309).

To our department, unproductive time isn't a problem. What is a problem, however, is not knowing exactly what you are doing during your unproductive time.

Attached below is a sheet specifying a tentative extended job code list based on our observations of employee activities.

The list will allow you to specify with a fair amount of precision what you are doing during your unproductive time. Please begin using this job code list immediately and let us know about any difficulties you encounter.

Thank you,

Accounting.



Attached: Extended Job Code List


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CodeNumber Explanation

5316 Useless Meeting
5317 Obstructing Communications at Meeting
5318 Trying to Sound Knowledgeable While in Meeting
5319 Waiting for Break
5320 Waiting for Lunch
5321 Waiting for End of Day
5322 Vicious Verbal Attacks Directed at Coworker
5323 Vicious Verbal Attacks Directed at Coworker While Coworker is Not Present
5393 Covering for Incompetence of Coworker Friend
5400 Trying to Explain Concept to Coworker Who is Not Interested in Learning
5401 Trying to Explain Concept to Coworker Who is Stupid
5402 Trying to Explain Concept to Coworker Who Hates You
5481 Buying Snack
5482 Eating Snack
5500 Filling Out Timesheet
5501 Inventing Timesheet Entries
5502 Waiting for Something to Happen
5503 Scratching Yourself
5504 Sleeping
5510 Feeling Bored
5511 Feeling Horny
5600 Complaining About Lousy Job
5601 Complaining About Low Pay
5602 Complaining About Long Hours
5603 Complaining About Coworker (See Codes #5322 & #5323)
5604 Complaining About Boss
5605 Complaining About Personal Problems
5640 Miscellaneous Unproductive Complaining
5701 Not Actually Present At Job
5702 Suffering From Eight-Hour Flu
6102 Ordering Out
6103 Waiting for Food Delivery to Arrive
6104 Taking It Easy While Digesting Food
6200 Using Company Resources for Personal Profit
6201 Stealing Company Goods
6202 Making Excuses After Accidentally Destroying Company Goods
6203 Using Company Phone to Make Long-Distance Personal Calls
6204 Using Company Phone to Make Long-Distance Personal Calls to Sell Stolen Company Goods
6205 Hiding from Boss
6206 Gossip
6207 Planning a Social Event (e.g. vacation, wedding, etc.)
6210 Feeling Sorry For Yourself
6211 Updating Resume
6212 Faxing Resume to Another Employer/Headhunter
6213 Out of Office on Interview
6221 Pretending to Work While Boss Is Watching
6222 Pretending to Enjoy Your Job
6223 Pretending You Like Coworker
6224 Pretending You Like Important People When in Reality They are Jerks
6238 Miscellaneous Unproductive Fantasizing
6350 Playing Pranks on the New Guy/Girl
6601 Running your own Business on Company Time (See Code #6603)
6602 Complaining
6603 Writing a Book on Company Time
6611 Staring Into Space
6612 Staring At Computer Screen
6615 Transcendental Meditation
7281 Extended Visit to the Bathroom (at least 10 minutes)
7400 Talking With Divorce Lawyer on Phone
7401 Talking With Plumber on Phone
7402 Talking With Dentist on Phone
7403 Talking With Doctor on Phone
7404 Talking With Masseuse on Phone
7405 Talking With House Painter on Phone
7406 Talking With Personal Therapist on Phone
7419 Talking With Miscellaneous Paid Professional on Phone
7425 Talking With Mistress/Toy-Boy on Phone
7931 Asking Coworker to Aid You in an Illicit Activity
8000 Recreational Drug Use
8001 Non-recreational Drug Use
8002 Liquid Lunch
8100 Reading e-mail
8808 Spending Time in the Axiom Forums

Bill Gates dies in a car accident. He finds himself in purgatory, being sized up by St. Peter.

"Well, Bill, I'm really confused on this call; I'm not sure whether to send you to Heaven or Hell. After all, you enormously helped society by putting a computer in almost every home in America, yet you also created that ghastly Windows '95. I'm going to do something I've never done before in your case; I'm going to let you decide where you want to go."

Bill replied, "Well, what's the difference between the two?"

St. Peter said, "I'm willing to let you visit both places briefly, if it will help your decision."

"Fine, but where should I go first?"

"I'll leave that up to you."

"Okay then," said Bill, "Let's try Hell first."

So Bill went to Hell. It was a beautiful, clean, sandy beach with clear waters and lots of bikini-clad women running around, playing in the water, laughing and frolicking about. The sun was shining; the temperature perfect. He was very pleased.

"This is great!" he told St. Peter. "If this is hell, I REALLY want to see heaven!"

"Fine," said St. Peter, and off they went.

Heaven was a place high in the clouds, with angels drifting about, playing harps and singing. It was nice, but not as enticing as Hell. Bill thought for a quick minute, and rendered his decision.

"Hmmm. I think I'd prefer Hell," he told St. Peter.

"Fine," retorted St. Peter, "as you desire."

So Bill Gates went to Hell.

Two weeks later, St. Peter decided to check on the late billionaire to see how he was doing in Hell. When he got there, he found Bill, shackled to a wall, screaming amongst hot flames in dark caves, being burned and tortured by demons.

"How's everything going?" he asked Bill.

Bill responded, his voice filled with anguish and disappointment, "This is awful! This is nothing like the Hell I visited two weeks ago! I can't believe this is happening! What happened to that other place, with the beautiful beaches, the scantily-clad women playing in the water?!???"

"That was a demo," replied St.. Peter

[AP, Cairo, Egypt, 31 Aug 1995]

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Six people drowned Monday while trying to rescue a chicken that had fallen into a well in southern Egypt. An 18-year-old farmer was the first to descend into the 60-foot well. He drowned, apparently after an undercurrent in the water pulled him down, police said. His sister and two brothers, none of whom could swim well, went in one by one to help him, but also drowned. Two elderly farmers then came help, but they apparently were pulled down by the same undercurrent. The bodies of the six were later pulled out of the well in the village of Nazlat Imara, 240 miles south of Cairo. The chicken was also pulled out. It survived.

18 WAYS TO TELL YOUR FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE

1.You have used the phrase 'fixin to' during the last twelve months.

2.Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date.

3.You've ever been excused from school because the cows got out.

4.You can properly pronounce Chillicothe, Quitaque, and Quanah.

5.You can remember the name of the last state legislator to introduce a bill involving castration, and he didnt mean farm animals.

6.You know exactly what "calf fries" are, and eat them anyway.

7.You can recall hot summers by the year they happened easier than you can remember your mothers birthday.

8.You think that the people that complain about the wind in their state are wimps.

9.You know that the true value of a parking space is not determined by the distance to the door, but the availibilty of shade.

10.You have owned at least one belt buckle bigger than your fist.

11.A bad traffic jam involves two cars staring each other down at a four-way stop, each determined to be the most polite and let the other go first.

12.You know which state Miam-uh is and in which state Miam-ee is.

13.Your "place at the lake" has wheels on it.

14.You aren't surprised to find movie rental, ammunition and bait all in the same store.

15.A Mercedes Benz is not a status symbol. A Ford F150 4x4 is.

16.You know that everything goes better with Ranch salad dressing.

17.You learned how to shoot a gun before you learned how to multiply.

18.A tonado warning siren is your signal to get up on the roof and look for the funnel.

Finally, you are definately from the Panhandle if you have ever had this conversation:
"You wanna Coke?"
"Yeah."
"What kind?"
"Dr.Pepper."

That, and you don't use the word "your" properly.

bray- here is a similar 'texas' based list that was sent to me a few days ago. i just love my little town!!

You Know You're From San Angelo When . . . .

1. Meeting a celebrity means standing in line at
Fuentes next to the local weatherman.

2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to
pass a camper on the Mertzon Highway.

3. "Vacation" means driving to Dallas.

4. You see all the biggest clothing trends ten years after they
were popular.

5. Your work or classes are cancelled because of a half inch of snow.

6. You hear Achy Breaky Heart at a funeral.

7. You realize your only choices for eating out are Mexican and steak.

8. When it rains, it's the talk of the town for days.

9. When it snows, it's the talk of the area for weeks.

10. During the summer, the car trunk doubles as an
oven for your groceries.

11. You measure distance in hours.

12. The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page,
but requires 6 pages for high school football.

13. You've had to switch from Heat to A/C in the same
day.

14. Driving to Abilene to have lunch at the Olive Garden
does not seem crazy to you.

15. You think that opening weekend for dove and deer
seasons are holidays.

16. You find 98 degrees "a little warm," and 60
degrees downright freezing.

17. You think the only seasons are hot, damn hot, football,
and deer.

18. You know if another person is from out of town the
second he or she walks in the door.

19. "Overachievers" go to A&M or UT. The rest must
choose from ASU, Howard Junior College, or American
Commercial College

20. You've had several friends move off and move back
within a couple of months.

21. Your first kiss was on top of a hill overlooking the airport.

22. The Rodeo is the major event for the whole year.

23. "Mohair Capital of the World" has some meaning to you.

24. Honeymoon means "San Antonio."

25. You've ever referred to an orange and blue homecoming
mum as "pretty".

26. You have ever celebrated "cotton" by having a few dozen beers.

27. You've referred to eight feet of water in a mudhole as a "lake".

bigjohn

Ken
Your right!

Aaaaaaargh! {slams head against table}

I'm really glad I'm not the only one who finds that maddening. "Their", "they're", and "there" is another huge one for me.

San francisco style:

You Know You Live in San Francisco When . . .

Your co-worker tells you they have eight body piercings - and none are visible.

When someone says TENDERLOIN - you don't think steak. You think danger.

You make well over $100,000 and you still can't find a nice place to live.

You think anyone who drives a car to work is decadent.

You keep a list of companies to boycott.

You would never dream of crossing a picket line.

You take the bus and are shocked at two people carrying on a conversation in English.

You realize there are far more Rainbow flags in the city than California State Flags.

The guy who cuts your hair is straight, and your plumber is gay,

The woman who delivers your mail is straight and your Mary Kay Lady is gay.

Old friends you haven't talked to in years suddenly call and ask do you have a spare bedroom for a weekend?

You think anyone wearing a George Clooney haircut is visiting from the Midwest.

You can't remember...Is pot still illegal?

You go to your office manager's baby shower - the parent's are named Judy and Becky.

You give a "thumbs up" gesture to a car with a FREE TIBET bumper sticker-and you mean it.

You have a very strong opinion where your coffee beans are grown, and are willing to fight about it.

A really great parking spot can move you to tears.

You prefer the Spanish Soaps on TV - the guys are much hotter!

You know that anyone wearing shorts in June is just visiting from Ohio.

A man walks on MUNI in full leather regalia and crotch less chaps. You don't notice.

You still can't believe a company doesn't offer domestic partner benefits.

You curse those damn tourists -but always stop to help a cute guy or gal who is looking puzzled at a city map.

When you drive under an underpass - for one moment you think "earthquake".

Your boss runs in "The Bay to Breakers" ... it's the first time you have seen him nude.

Your child's 3rd grade teacher has a nose ring and is named "Breeze".

You haven't been to Fisherman's Wharf since the first month you moved to the bay.

You are thinking of taking an adult ed class - but you can't decide between a Yoga, Channeling or Building Your Web Site class.

Your new neighbor goes to temple-but you are still not sure if they are Jewish or Buddhist.

You realize the only Republicans you know are your Aunt and Uncle in Georgia.

james

God, some of those are spot on. I love the bit about the leather guy. Also, I'm decadent, so a really good parking spot does move me to tears, and I think about earthquakes half the times I get on the lower deck of the Bay Bridge.

i think i like your list better!!

bigjohn

Steven's babysitter at least 3 visible piercings, one of which is in her lower lip, and has dyed-black dreadlocks. She's awesome with kids.

anybody remember this one,i know its old but it was one of the funniest ones-imo,dont forget to play with all the controlls------http://www.jibjab.com/play.asp?contentid=33

bigjohn,YOUR WRITE!!!
That list is better.
By the way. Is pot still illegal?

A voice controlled blender. Only at MIT

Must be legal at MIT.

BigJohn,

Brings back memories of San Angelo. I can't remember how many times I ate at Fuentes and Mejor Que Nada, not to mention all the scraps at Twin Mountains.

I never thought I would miss San Angelo!!!

John