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There was an article years ago about some students gathering petition signatures against dihydrogen monoxide, citing its prevalence in acid rain and the most polluted lakes. People signed against the awful threat, not realizing it was just water H2O.
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
There was an article years ago about some students gathering petition signatures against dihydrogen monoxide, citing its prevalence in acid rain and the most polluted lakes. People signed against the awful threat, not realizing it was just water H2O.
And a burger campaign advertising 1/3 burgers failed because too many people thought they were smaller than 1/4 pounders! But there are 10 kinds of people. Those who understand binary and those who don’t.
October 2, 2025 at 12:54 AM
And a burger campaign advertising 1/3 burgers failed because too many people thought they were smaller than 1/4 pounders! But there are 10 kinds of people. Those who understand binary and those who don’t.
I’ve been using LibreOffice for years now (after OpenOffice developed issues). It is a great product, totally free to install and use. The only very minor issue I’ve run into is when I need to share a file with a Word user. But I’ve saved spreadsheets in Excel formats successfully.
September 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I’ve been using LibreOffice for years now (after OpenOffice developed issues). It is a great product, totally free to install and use. The only very minor issue I’ve run into is when I need to share a file with a Word user. But I’ve saved spreadsheets in Excel formats successfully.
My dad used to say that poison oak is natural, but very unhealthy. This was in regards to soft drinks advertised as natural.
August 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
My dad used to say that poison oak is natural, but very unhealthy. This was in regards to soft drinks advertised as natural.
And 6 of those are already republicans. If they redistrict to eliminate all democrat districts, they get just 2 additional reps.
August 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
And 6 of those are already republicans. If they redistrict to eliminate all democrat districts, they get just 2 additional reps.
He’s right about 71 million voters.
May 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
He’s right about 71 million voters.
And his cronies use insider information to game the markets.
May 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
And his cronies use insider information to game the markets.
Republicans have never been good at math.
May 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Republicans have never been good at math.
He only missed by 40 years.
April 24, 2025 at 12:07 AM
He only missed by 40 years.
She quickly figured out what the problem was and let me know how to correct it. I’m glad that we still have people like her in our government.
April 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
She quickly figured out what the problem was and let me know how to correct it. I’m glad that we still have people like her in our government.
Update: I just got off the phone after only an hour wait and being passed to 4 different individuals. It turned out that I made a mistake on my tax form that will need to be corrected. I must admit that I was slightly paranoid given the cuts to the IRS. However when I finally got to the right person
April 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Update: I just got off the phone after only an hour wait and being passed to 4 different individuals. It turned out that I made a mistake on my tax form that will need to be corrected. I must admit that I was slightly paranoid given the cuts to the IRS. However when I finally got to the right person
Removing DEI is about allowing less qualified white men to get jobs over more qualified women and people of color.
April 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Removing DEI is about allowing less qualified white men to get jobs over more qualified women and people of color.
I was concerned about it, but found mine and my wife’s SSOC were deposited exactly on the evening expected. But considering the statements, I wouldn’t be surprised if someone decides to just skip payments for a month and make recipients call on busy phone lines to “verify” their existence.
April 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I was concerned about it, but found mine and my wife’s SSOC were deposited exactly on the evening expected. But considering the statements, I wouldn’t be surprised if someone decides to just skip payments for a month and make recipients call on busy phone lines to “verify” their existence.
Not holding my breath. Republicans think consequences are only for democrats
March 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Not holding my breath. Republicans think consequences are only for democrats
You know you’re getting old when your back goes out more than you do.
March 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
You know you’re getting old when your back goes out more than you do.
Years ago I took my girl to see Steve Martin’s the jerk movie for our first date. We’ve now been married for 44 years, so I guess the movie choice wasn’t a deal killer.
March 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Years ago I took my girl to see Steve Martin’s the jerk movie for our first date. We’ve now been married for 44 years, so I guess the movie choice wasn’t a deal killer.
What happened to 538? It used to be my goto site for insight into various polls.
March 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
What happened to 538? It used to be my goto site for insight into various polls.
Maybe when the US grows up we can be more like Canada.
February 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Maybe when the US grows up we can be more like Canada.
I’m not only that old, but my first computer was from a kit and boasted 64k RAM. And one 8 inch floppy drive. Way before the first IBM computer came out.
February 5, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I’m not only that old, but my first computer was from a kit and boasted 64k RAM. And one 8 inch floppy drive. Way before the first IBM computer came out.
It’s really un peu.
February 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It’s really un peu.
Why are the maga faithful trying so hard to kill us? From Trump’s drink bleach idea to rfk’s idea to eliminate vaccines, to the plan to increase pollution. Seems that we’re living in crazy times.
January 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Why are the maga faithful trying so hard to kill us? From Trump’s drink bleach idea to rfk’s idea to eliminate vaccines, to the plan to increase pollution. Seems that we’re living in crazy times.
He’s actually right. But in spite of the rigging being done quite openly, Joe Biden still won.
January 29, 2025 at 12:55 AM
He’s actually right. But in spite of the rigging being done quite openly, Joe Biden still won.
And many movies and shows are also charging fees to rent.
January 2, 2025 at 11:27 PM
And many movies and shows are also charging fees to rent.
My bingo card includes Vance and cabinet members invoking the 25th amendment citing Trump’s increasing dementia.
Or alternatively a massive stroke that makes it obvious that Trump will relinquish the presidency.
Or alternatively a massive stroke that makes it obvious that Trump will relinquish the presidency.
December 31, 2024 at 9:56 PM
My bingo card includes Vance and cabinet members invoking the 25th amendment citing Trump’s increasing dementia.
Or alternatively a massive stroke that makes it obvious that Trump will relinquish the presidency.
Or alternatively a massive stroke that makes it obvious that Trump will relinquish the presidency.