And bonus points if you remember the acronym 'SMSG', and the monospaced type and hand-drawn graphs of the photo-copied books.Originally Posted by Doug Garson
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And bonus points if you remember the acronym 'SMSG', and the monospaced type and hand-drawn graphs of the photo-copied books.
Yoga class makes me feel like a total stud, mostly because I'm about as flexible as a 2x4.
"Design"? Possibly. "Intelligent"? Sure doesn't look like it from this angle.
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The three most important words in the English language: "Front Towards Enemy".
The world makes a lot more sense when you remember that Butthead was the smart one.
You can never be too rich, too thin, or have too much ammo.
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No bonus points for me, I do remember SSDD
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All I remember is FUBAR
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SMSG was "School Mathematics Study Group", also translated as "Some Math, Some Garbage"No bonus points for me, I do remember SSDD
There was a similar thing for physics class (PSSG, Physical Sciences Study Group, maybe?).
Yoga class makes me feel like a total stud, mostly because I'm about as flexible as a 2x4.
"Design"? Possibly. "Intelligent"? Sure doesn't look like it from this angle.
We used to be hunter gatherers. Now we're shopper borrowers.
The three most important words in the English language: "Front Towards Enemy".
The world makes a lot more sense when you remember that Butthead was the smart one.
You can never be too rich, too thin, or have too much ammo.
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AKA dodgeball in gym class when it rained.All I remember is FUBAR
Yoga class makes me feel like a total stud, mostly because I'm about as flexible as a 2x4.
"Design"? Possibly. "Intelligent"? Sure doesn't look like it from this angle.
We used to be hunter gatherers. Now we're shopper borrowers.
The three most important words in the English language: "Front Towards Enemy".
The world makes a lot more sense when you remember that Butthead was the smart one.
You can never be too rich, too thin, or have too much ammo.
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Tom Lehrer and the New Math
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It also depends on what sort of person you are.”
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The "new math" you refer to was replaced long ago by teaching methodologies like "EveryDay Math" and similar which are totally incomprehensible by parents...ie adults. "New Math" back in the day, was simple compared to the present.
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On the original subject, there certainly are a lot of drivers that like to "own" the left lane. I do try to stay within the spirit of "drive right, pass left" but there are certain sections of local highways that are four lane, but not limited access, where it's safer to be in the left lane and moving along during high traffic times because of the frequent and sudden actions of folks in the right lane who abruptly decide to brake hard and turn off without signalling.
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How about cars that about 1/2 way through a left turn decide to turn their left turn signal on? I see that fairly often and in my experience is most common in S.E. Pennsylvania. I haven't driven a lot in other parts of the country so maybe it's more common than I think.
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I suspect that many of the creekers are left laners but don't want to admit it. Giving the benefit of doubt, I suspect many are just "more comfortable" in the left lane and are many are totally unaware that traffic is stacking up behind them. I really wish some would respond as in my original post, I really would like to know their motivation for camping out in the left lane, as it is not just a small minority of drivers.
NOW you tell me...
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I get it, I am on my 4th "Last Bike". I live in a rural area, would not ride if I was in an urban area either. Was in Chicago last week and when I saw guys riding in that mess I just cringed.
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I was asked to help my granddaughter with her math and I was surprised to see that the way they are teaching is the same methods that I came up with 40 years ago to handle solving problems in my head. Easy!
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HA! when I was young I lost my license seven times in three states. I was definitely a left laner, but maybe not in the way you alluded to.
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I admit to often driving in the left lane but only when the traffic volume is high enough that all lanes are full. If I'm in the left lane and there is no one ahead of me, I move over as soon as I see someone on my tail and let them pass. Up here on the major highways, the left lane is often designated as a HOV (high occupancy vehicle) lane restricted to cars with two or more occupants, motorcycles or EVs. Are HOV lanes common where you drive?
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After seeing this, I ran across an article from the Guardian, three days ago, about Tom Lehrer. Amazingly, he's still alive at age 96, and still shuns fame, attention, money, etc... We loved his songs when we were at MIT. There's a play about him in London for the next several weeks. And I can still get through most of his song "The Elements", though more have been discovered since then.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/ar...-for-obscurity
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I had forgotten about "The Elements"
For those interested....(And watch the whole thing... there is a coda)
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