LadySkinsFan Posted April 16 Really good video! Rita trained as a dancer before acting. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
China Posted April 16 2 hours ago, Spaceman Spiff said: Rita Hayworth Stayin Alive   I still ill think this video is better with the dancing in better sync with the music.   1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malapropismic Depository Posted April 16 How many people are metric-literate ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceman Spiff Posted April 16 9 hours ago, China said:   I still ill think this video is better with the dancing in better sync with the music.    You might be right, but I can't stand Uptown Funk.  1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elessar78 Posted April 16 (edited) 4 hours ago, Malapropismic Depository said: How many people are metric-literate ? here. Why?  With video of Ovechkin knockin' his fellow Ruskie the **** out  http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/26532852/ovechkin-ko-svechnikov-19-game-3-fight  Svech is 19. What a fool. Throwing down against Grown Man strength. smdh. Edited April 16 by Elessar78 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riggo-toni Posted April 16 (edited) It's still a work in progress while I figure out how to get the best results from my new digital camera, but I finally got my website up... www.cosmicdreamerart.com Edited April 16 by Riggo-toni 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malapropismic Depository Posted April 16 4 hours ago, Elessar78 said: here. Why? Â Â Just wanted to get an idea how common it is in the U.S. It sure seems to be common a lot, elsewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elessar78 Posted April 16 20 minutes ago, Malapropismic Depository said:  Just wanted to get an idea how common it is in the U.S. It sure seems to be common a lot, elsewhere. it's not very common at all.   Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malapropismic Depository Posted April 16 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Elessar78 said: it's not very common at all.    Okay, thanks. Now I don't feel so dumb. I watch a lot of British documentaries, and I guess some of them are also New Zealand, Australian, and South African. And it seems like they all use metric, whether it's meters, kilometers, or kilograms, or Celsius, etc. Usually leaves me pretty lost, and wondered how everyone else copes. I guess if you're someone who has done any kind of drug use, though, you at least know about kilos, huh. And I don't mean "you" literally, of course, when it comes to drugs. Edited April 16 by Malapropismic Depository Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceman Spiff Posted April 16 I remember back in elementary school, mid to late 80s they made us memorize all the metic stuff because the USA was apparently going to switch over. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LadySkinsFan Posted April 16 Almost the whole world uses metrics instead of the English/United States system. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malapropismic Depository Posted April 16 (edited) Can you all imagine the change to the NFL, when they change from yards to meters ? How many meters for a 1st Down ? How many meters equals a 1000 yard season ? Do you have to make it exact, right on the decimal, for fairness, in rating players with historical 1000 yards rushers ? Â etc etc Edited April 16 by Malapropismic Depository Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riggo-toni Posted April 16 True fact - During the French Revolution, they also tried to arrange time by the metric system - ten hours in a day, 100 minutes in an hour... It was the only part of the metric system that didn't take because it got too much resistance from clock-makers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elessar78 Posted April 16 1 hour ago, Malapropismic Depository said: Can you all imagine the change to the NFL, when they change from yards to meters ? How many meters for a 1st Down ? How many meters equals a 1000 yard season ? Do you have to make it exact, right on the decimal, for fairness, in rating players with historical 1000 yards rushers ?  etc etc   1 yard is .91 meters. So not that big of a change. Nah, you just put an asterisk. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riggo-toni Posted April 16 Man records his last moments alive. Â Marketing genius... 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malapropismic Depository Posted April 16 7 minutes ago, Riggo-toni said: Man records his last moments alive. Â Â An easy "out" would have been for him to start yelling "SHARK, SHARK !!!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Evil Genius Posted April 17 Me at 0625 on my drive to work as the same Billie Eilish song that they've played a thousand times is on the radio. Â Me at 0628 when Blister in the Sun comes on. Â Â 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Do Itch Big Posted April 17 7 miles today. That was tough. I’m still too heavy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Evil Genius Posted April 17 Convinced the most dangerous place to drive is the Costco parking lot. Â Not nearly enough parking spaces and 95% of the people driving in it should have given up their DLs 10+ years ago. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceman Spiff Posted April 17 36 minutes ago, The Evil Genius said: Convinced the most dangerous place to drive is the Costco parking lot.  Not nearly enough parking spaces and 95% of the people driving in it should have given up their DLs 10+ years ago.  It's terrible. It's the one place I don't look to get close to the building. As soon as I get in the lot, I'll take the first spot I see, I don't care if I'm on the other side of the parking lot.    1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elessar78 Posted April 17 6 hours ago, The Evil Genius said: Me at 0625 on my drive to work as the same Billie Eilish song that they've played a thousand times is on the radio.  Me at 0628 when Blister in the Sun comes on.   all these years and I never knew that there was an official Blister in the Sun video  what's up with the socks and chelsea thing?  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Evil Genius Posted April 17 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Elessar78 said: all these years and I never knew that there was an official Blister in the Sun video  what's up with the socks and chelsea thing?   The video was made because John Cusack wanted to use the song for Grosse Point Blank. I'd guess its a parody of the movie (in which Cusack plays an assassin returning to his hometown for a 10yr HS reunion).  That album btw was the first one I ever bought on cassette. Probably wore that tape out in the late 80s and early 90s..  I was lucky to see them live in 98 for WVUs free FallFest (They Might Be Giants also that year). Sponge and De La Soul played the year before.... Edited April 17 by The Evil Genius Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
