John Kettler Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Machor, Simply astounding. Were some business owner crazy enough to try that here, the best outcome would be immolation on SM, mass picketing and intimidation. I can easily see fire bombing, assault and worse, too. On the China end, though, if you want to make people aware of your business, that sign certainly one way to get instant attention.The trick lies in converting the controversy junkies into repeat customers. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machor Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 1 hour ago, John Kettler said: The trick lies in converting the controversy junkies into repeat customers. You see, I fear there may be no trick at all... I think they may have meant it at full face value: "We'll attract the babes with big boobs, so needy men will come to our eatery to look at them." This is in southern China, where women tend to be pretty flat, so I wouldn't be surprised if many men are boob fetishists. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 12 hours ago, Machor said: This is in southern China, where women tend to be pretty flat, so I wouldn't be surprised if many men are boob fetishists. I am inclined to think that would depend on what the mass media offer as an ideal of feminine beauty. Otherwise, I can't see that being a fan of big boobs would get you very far in the pursuit of happiness. It just wouldn't pay off often enough. It won't pay off any oftener with media encouragement either, but it will help keep the fires of desire burning brightly. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 On 8/3/2017 at 8:15 PM, TheBog11 said: The full line is "I sexually identify as an Apache attack helicopter", btw. I'm an A-10 Warthog. Nice to meet you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Anyway, let me add something so I'm not just trolling. How many of you are familiar with the C&Rsenal YouTube Channel? They do reviews of World War One firearms. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 6 hours ago, SLIM said: I'm an A-10 Warthog. Nice to meet you. I'm the starship Enterprise. Anything to drink around here? Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 (edited) As my title suggests, I identify strongly with the (Demilitarised) Rapid Offensive Unit 'Killing Time'. Any other 'Culture' fans around here at all? Edited August 10, 2017 by Sgt.Squarehead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 14 hours ago, Michael Emrys said: I'm the starship Enterprise. Anything to drink around here? Michael I've got some JP-5, but none of those dilithium crystal nonsense. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Sgt.Squarehead said: As my title suggests, I identify strongly with the (Demilitarised) Rapid Offensive Unit 'Killing Time'. Any other 'Culture' fans around here at all? Honestly this falls squarely into my "things I wish I had read" column. I was more of a Heinlein fan when I was a kid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 (edited) Iain M Banks' 'Culture' novels are some of the most remarkable sci-fi you will ever read but they are most definitely for grown-ups, the concepts described in these two are not at all suitable for children: But this one is still my favourite: A lot of people say it isn't a 'Culture' novel, IMHO it is, but you will need to read all his other stuff to figure out how, why & what it all means. Edited August 10, 2017 by Sgt.Squarehead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machor Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 30 minutes ago, SLIM said: I was more of a Heinlein fan when I was a kid. I read just one work of Heinlein's as a teenager, but I would still recommend it over many classics of world literature after all these years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 1 hour ago, SLIM said: I was more of a Heinlein fan when I was a kid. I liked his earlier stuff, The Green Hills of Earth period for instance. But as he got older, he also got crankier. I still read him, but I no longer admired him. I was a committed fan of Arthur C. Clarke, and there must have been four or five dozen SF writers that I liked in varying degrees, some really a lot. Ursula K. Le Guin, Cordwainer Smith, Harlan Ellison just to name three off the top of my head, would all make my A list. Anybody here ever read anything by Keith Laumer? Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Am behind on my reading here, but I came across this ingenious head breaker and thought I'd share it. Taken from www.mapsontheweb.tumblr.com Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 4 hours ago, John Kettler said: Am behind on my reading here, but I came across this ingenious head breaker and thought I'd share it. Taken from www.mapsontheweb.tumblr.com Regards, John Kettler Wow. Somebody actually took the time to figure this out? I can't decide if they might be some kind of budding genius or seriously deranged. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 (edited) Michael Emrys, It's what you get when you combine genius, cleverness, graphic skills and intellectual rigor with acute research OCD. Thought I had the large version up, but this one expands, making it readable in places where it pretty much wasn't before. From Little Creel Honey Bee Sanctuary comes this unique take on very small scale ATC issues. Source is https://littlecreekhoney.tumblr.com Not sure what the cognizant authority is for this mid-air. Now, all we need is an ATC or pilot to do a suitable VO, and we'll really have something. Regards, John Kettler Edited August 12, 2017 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Frack! Little Creek Honey Bee Sanctuary. Absolutely nothing to do with one of these. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Love that map chart! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 (edited) Today is a look at artillery shell production in WW I England. You're not looking at some digital cloning here, just a very labor intensive task. As you can see, there are multitudes of women involved. Was totally confused as to how they moved those monsters the guys are painting in the foreground, since I saw no lifting eyes fitted, but close inspection shows they are present, so small as to be easily missed. Munitions workers paint shells in the National Shell Filling Factory at Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, during the First World War. Original source: Unknown. Posted on historywars.tumblr.com This is in a league of its own--Orwellian as the day is long. Benito Mussolini's HQ building. The headquarters of Benito Mussolini’s National Fascist Party in Rome, 1934 Image Credit: Source unknown,but on historicaltimes.tumblr.com Altogether too exciting for the experiencer! This is from 1917 and appeared on www.jasta11.tumblr.com Regards, John Kettler Edited August 13, 2017 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Wow, that was weird. I wonder when that film was made and who did it. War of the Worlds meets All Quiet on the Western Front as envisioned by H.R. Giger? Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Count the circles: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 You've been going too long without sleep, Squarehead. I told you those pills would fry your brain. ? Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 This is not a big deal, but in putting together invoices, I found it in Skype Chat and thought I would share it as word play. Groans optional! LEXOPHILIA - WHO ON EARTH DREAMS THESE UP? A lexophile of course! • Venison for dinner again? Oh deer! • How does Moses make tea? Hebrews it. • England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool. • I tried to catch some fog, but I mist. • They told me I had type-A blood, but it was a typo. • I changed my iPod's name to Titanic. It's syncing now. • Jokes about German sausage are the wurst. • I know a guy who's addicted to brake fluid, but he says he can stop any time. • I stayed up all night to see where the sun went, and then it dawned on me. • This girl said she recognized me from the vegetarian club, but I'd never met herbivore. • When chemists die, they barium. • I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. I just can't put it down. • I did a theatrical performance about puns. It was a play on words. • Why were the Indians here first? They had reservations. • I didn't like my beard at first. Then it grew on me. • Did you hear about the cross-eyed teacher who lost her job because she couldn't control her pupils? • When you get a bladder infection, urine trouble. • Broken pencils are pointless. • What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary? A thesaurus. • I dropped out of communism class because of terrible Marx. • I got a job at a bakery because I kneaded dough. • Velcro - what a rip off! • Don’t worry about old age; it doesn’t last. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Jeez, John, I hardly know what to say. Some of these are brilliant, but I do wonder what their creators might be doing if they weren't doing this. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 On 8/10/2017 at 2:41 PM, Machor said: I read just one work of Heinlein's as a teenager, but I would still recommend it over many classics of world literature after all these years. That's my absolute, hands down, 100% favorite book of all time. Also, Farnham's Freehold. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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