The thousand post club

Off topic discourse and banter encouraged.
User avatar
wonderboy
Commander
Posts: 570
Joined: Sun Jan 31, 2010 11:57 am
AKA: Paul
Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Re: The thousand post club

Post by wonderboy » Wed Oct 23, 2013 6:34 pm

After reading the recent Q&A could a new title be Universal Towel Distributor?
"I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark" Muhammad Ali, faster than the speed of light?

User avatar
neufer
Vacationer at Tralfamadore
Posts: 18805
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:57 pm
Location: Alexandria, Virginia

What happened to makc?

Post by neufer » Wed Nov 06, 2013 8:20 pm

.
The "Best Title in the Universe" has somehow dropped out of the Asterisk* Universe.

Does anyone know why?

Code: Select all

bystander          11782  / 4.52 ppd since Mon Aug 28, 2006  / Apathetic Retiree
neufer             10498  / 4.80 ppd since Mon Jan 21, 2008  / Abstruse Allusion Artificer
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chris Peterson      7745  / 3.04 ppd since Wed Jan 31, 2007  / Abominable Snowman
owlice              7473  / 2.18 ppd since Wed Aug 02, 2004  / Guardian of the Codes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beyond              5482  / 3.34 ppd since Tue Aug 04, 2009  / Milliways Pundit
Ånn                 4844  / 3.93 ppd since Sat May 29, 2010  / 4725 Å
Orin Stepanek       4054  / 1.35 ppd since Wed Jul 27, 2005  / Resident Geezer
geckzilla           3798  / 1.59 ppd since Wed Sep 12, 2007  / Ocular Digitator
BMAONE23            3304  / 1.08 ppd since Wed Feb 23, 2005  / Commentator Model 1.23
Harry               2881  / 1.06 ppd since Fri Nov 18, 2005  / G'day G'day G'day G'day
makc/ckam           2148  / 0.73 ppd since Tue Oct 12, 2004  / Best Title in the Universe (171)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
rstevenson          1574  / 0.74 ppd since Fri Mar 28, 2008  / Toroidal Pixelator
APOD Robot          1501  / 1.05 ppd since Thu Dec 03, 2009  / Otto Posterman
RJN                 1221  / 0.38 ppd since Sat Jul 24, 2004  / Baffled Boffin
emc                 1201  / 0.54 ppd since Tue Jul 17, 2007  / Equine Locutionist
apodman             1171  / 0.56 ppd since Wed Aug 15, 2007  / Teapot Fancier (MIA) 
The Code/swainy     1091  / 0.87 ppd since Sat Mar 09, 2009  / Cosmic Skeptic (187)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MargaritaMc          902  / 3.38 ppd since Wed Jan 09, 2013  / Look to the Evenstar 
NoelC                871  / 0.32 ppd since Sat Nov 19, 2005  / Creepy Spock
Nereid               832  / 0.35 ppd since Thu Sep 28, 2006  / Intrepidus Dux Emeritus
Boomer12k            724  / 0.29 ppd since Sat Apr 21, 2007  / :---[===]*
ta152h0              700  / 0.23 ppd since Sun Aug 28, 2005  / Schooled
DavidLeodis          664  / 0.24 ppd since Wed May 01, 2006  / A Tiger Named Lion
JohnD                646  / 0.20 ppd since Wed Feb 16, 2005  / Blokely Bloke
dougettinger         632  / 0.55 ppd since Wed Mar 17, 2010  / Curious Querier
Moonlady             604  / 1.14 ppd since Fri Apr 13, 2012  / Selenian
Qev                  568  / 0.27 ppd since Wed Mar 08, 2006  / Ontological Cartographer
wonderboy            569  / 0.41 ppd since Sun Jan 31, 2010  / Commander
iamlucky13 	       515  / 0.19 ppd since Thu May 25, 2006  / Commander 	
Dr. Skeptic          507  / 0.19 ppd since Thu Jul 27, 2006  / Commander
.............................................................................
starsurfer           489  / 0.81 ppd since Thu Mar 15, 2012  / Science Officer
biddie67 	         472  / 0.34 ppd since Sun Jan 31, 2010  / Science Officer 	
Anthony Barreiro     467  / 0.51 ppd since Wed May 11, 2011  / Science Officer
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The last three Science Officers (the guys in the red shirts) are not in yet but probably will be soon.
Art Neuendorffer

User avatar
geckzilla
Ocular Digitator
Posts: 9180
Joined: Wed Sep 12, 2007 12:42 pm
Location: Modesto, CA

Re: The thousand post club

Post by geckzilla » Wed Nov 06, 2013 8:23 pm

makc is no longer welcome at the forum. There is nothing else I am inclined to say about it. Use your imagination.
Just call me "geck" because "zilla" is like a last name.

User avatar
neufer
Vacationer at Tralfamadore
Posts: 18805
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:57 pm
Location: Alexandria, Virginia

Re: The thousand post club

Post by neufer » Thu Nov 07, 2013 2:07 am

geckzilla wrote:
makc is no longer welcome at the forum.
There is nothing else I am inclined to say about it.
Use your imagination.
  • YIKES :!:
Art Neuendorffer

User avatar
Ann
4725 Å
Posts: 13756
Joined: Sat May 29, 2010 5:33 am

Re: The thousand post club

Post by Ann » Sat Nov 09, 2013 6:36 am

Last time I looked, Chris had 7777 posts. That's something, isn't it?

If those seven lads seem strangely six-y (surely not sexy? :shock: :shock: :shock: ), then this picture shows us the seventh member.

Wonder which of Chris's sevens is a dog?

Ann
Color Commentator

User avatar
neufer
Vacationer at Tralfamadore
Posts: 18805
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:57 pm
Location: Alexandria, Virginia

All Lucky 7s

Post by neufer » Sat Nov 09, 2013 1:17 pm

Ann wrote:
Last time I looked, Chris had 7777 posts. That's something, isn't it?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7777_Consadole
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_7777
http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/All_Lucky_7s wrote:
<<All Lucky 7s is a special Easter Egg status that appears only in Final Fantasy VII. It occurs when a character's HP lands on exactly 7,777, causing an in-battle message to say "All Lucky 7s". When this happens, the character begins rapidly attacking all enemies in the battle, with each of the 63 hits doing exactly 7,777 damage. The character cannot be controlled during this barrage of attacks. The character's name also begins to flash in the battle menu. Afterward, all subsequent attacks will always hit for 7,777 damage until the character's HP changes. After the battle ends, the character's HP falls to exactly 1, so that the effect cannot happen infinitely. >>
Art Neuendorffer

User avatar
neufer
Vacationer at Tralfamadore
Posts: 18805
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:57 pm
Location: Alexandria, Virginia

Starsurfer's up.

Post by neufer » Fri Nov 15, 2013 4:27 pm

Code: Select all

bystander          11783  / 4.52 ppd since Mon Aug 28, 2006  / Apathetic Retiree
neufer             10580  / 4.80 ppd since Mon Jan 21, 2008  / Abstruse Allusion Artificer
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chris Peterson      7821  / 3.04 ppd since Wed Jan 31, 2007  / Abominable Snowman
owlice              7503  / 2.18 ppd since Wed Aug 02, 2004  / Guardian of the Codes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beyond              5534  / 3.34 ppd since Tue Aug 04, 2009  / Milliways Pundit
Ånn                 4874  / 3.93 ppd since Sat May 29, 2010  / 4725 Å
Orin Stepanek       4063  / 1.35 ppd since Wed Jul 27, 2005  / Is New Horizons there yet?!
geckzilla           3871  / 1.59 ppd since Wed Sep 12, 2007  / Ocular Digitator
BMAONE23            3316  / 1.08 ppd since Wed Feb 23, 2005  / Commentator Model 1.23
Harry               2881  / 1.06 ppd since Fri Nov 18, 2005  / G'day G'day G'day G'day
makc/ckam           2148  / 0.73 ppd since Tue Oct 12, 2004  / Best Title in the Universe
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
rstevenson          1580  / 0.74 ppd since Fri Mar 28, 2008  / Toroidal Pixelator
APOD Robot          1520  / 1.05 ppd since Thu Dec 03, 2009  / Otto Posterman
RJN                 1224  / 0.38 ppd since Sat Jul 24, 2004  / Baffled Boffin
emc                 1201  / 0.54 ppd since Tue Jul 17, 2007  / Equine Locutionist
apodman             1171  / 0.56 ppd since Wed Aug 15, 2007  / Teapot Fancier
The Code/swainy     1091  / 0.87 ppd since Sat Mar 09, 2009  / Cosmic Skeptic (187)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MargaritaMc          902  / 3.38 ppd since Wed Jan 09, 2013  / Look to the Evenstar 
NoelC                871  / 0.32 ppd since Sat Nov 19, 2005  / Creepy Spock
Nereid               832  / 0.35 ppd since Thu Sep 28, 2006  / Intrepidus Dux Emeritus
Boomer12k            733  / 0.29 ppd since Sat Apr 21, 2007  / :---[===]*
ta152h0              702  / 0.23 ppd since Sun Aug 28, 2005  / Schooled
DavidLeodis          664  / 0.24 ppd since Wed May 01, 2006  / A Tiger Named Lion
JohnD                651  / 0.20 ppd since Wed Feb 16, 2005  / Tea Time, Guv! Cheerio!
dougettinger         632  / 0.55 ppd since Wed Mar 17, 2010  / Curious Querier
Moonlady             604  / 1.14 ppd since Fri Apr 13, 2012  / Selenian
wonderboy            569  / 0.41 ppd since Sun Jan 31, 2010  / Commander
Qev                  569  / 0.27 ppd since Wed Mar 08, 2006  / Ontological Cartographer
iamlucky13 	       515  / 0.19 ppd since Thu May 25, 2006  / Commander 	
starsurfer           508  / 0.81 ppd since Thu Mar 15, 2012  / Commander
Dr. Skeptic          507  / 0.19 ppd since Thu Jul 27, 2006  / Commander
.............................................................................
biddie67 	         478  / 0.34 ppd since Sun Jan 31, 2010  / Science Officer 	
Anthony Barreiro     472  / 0.51 ppd since Wed May 11, 2011  / Science Officer
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Art Neuendorffer

User avatar
neufer
Vacationer at Tralfamadore
Posts: 18805
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:57 pm
Location: Alexandria, Virginia

Turtle Island?

Post by neufer » Sun Dec 01, 2013 7:01 pm

Code: Select all

bystander          11787  / 4.52 ppd since Mon Aug 28, 2006  / Apathetic Retiree
neufer             10715  / 4.80 ppd since Mon Jan 21, 2008  / Abstruse Allusion Artificer
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chris Peterson      7898  / 3.04 ppd since Wed Jan 31, 2007  / Abominable Snowman
owlice              7570  / 2.18 ppd since Wed Aug 02, 2004  / Guardian of the Codes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beyond              5633  / 3.34 ppd since Tue Aug 04, 2009  / Milliways Pundit
Ånn                 4919  / 3.93 ppd since Sat May 29, 2010  / 4725 Å
Orin Stepanek       4074  / 1.35 ppd since Wed Jul 27, 2005  / Is New Horizons there yet?!
geckzilla           3972  / 1.59 ppd since Wed Sep 12, 2007  / Ocular Digitator
BMAONE23            3337  / 1.08 ppd since Wed Feb 23, 2005  / Commentator Model 1.23
Harry               2881  / 1.06 ppd since Fri Nov 18, 2005  / G'day G'day G'day G'day
makc/ckam           2148  / 0.73 ppd since Tue Oct 12, 2004  / Best Title in the Universe
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
rstevenson          1592  / 0.74 ppd since Fri Mar 28, 2008  / Toroidal Pixelator
APOD Robot          1538  / 1.05 ppd since Thu Dec 03, 2009  / Otto Posterman
RJN                 1227  / 0.38 ppd since Sat Jul 24, 2004  / Baffled Boffin
emc                 1201  / 0.54 ppd since Tue Jul 17, 2007  / Equine Locutionist
apodman             1171  / 0.56 ppd since Wed Aug 15, 2007  / Teapot Fancier
The Code/swainy     1091  / 0.87 ppd since Sat Mar 09, 2009  / Cosmic Skeptic (187)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MargaritaMc          908  / 3.38 ppd since Wed Jan 09, 2013  / Look to the Evenstar 
NoelC                871  / 0.32 ppd since Sat Nov 19, 2005  / Creepy Spock
Nereid               832  / 0.35 ppd since Thu Sep 28, 2006  / Intrepidus Dux Emeritus
Boomer12k            753  / 0.29 ppd since Sat Apr 21, 2007  / :---[===]*
ta152h0              709  / 0.23 ppd since Sun Aug 28, 2005  / Schooled
DavidLeodis          667  / 0.24 ppd since Wed May 01, 2006  / A Tiger Named Lion
JohnD                657  / 0.20 ppd since Wed Feb 16, 2005  / Tea Time, Guv! Cheerio!
dougettinger         632  / 0.55 ppd since Wed Mar 17, 2010  / Curious Querier
Moonlady             609  / 1.14 ppd since Fri Apr 13, 2012  / Selenian
wonderboy            569  / 0.41 ppd since Sun Jan 31, 2010  / Commander
Qev                  569  / 0.27 ppd since Wed Mar 08, 2006  / Ontological Cartographer
starsurfer           528  / 0.81 ppd since Thu Mar 15, 2012  / Commander
iamlucky13           515  / 0.19 ppd since Thu May 25, 2006  / Commander 	
Dr. Skeptic          507  / 0.19 ppd since Thu Jul 27, 2006  / Commander
Anthony Barreiro     501  / 0.54 ppd since Wed May 11, 2011  / Commander
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Username: Anthony Barreiro
Location: San Francisco, California, Turtle Island :?:
Occupation: Clinical social worker.
Interests: Public outreach and education. Observing with naked eye, binoculars, and small telescopes. Archeoastronomy, mythology, astrology, and the history of astronomy. Cosmology. Pretty pictures of distant objects. Volunteer at Chabot Space and Science Center; member of San Francisco Amateur Astronomers and East Bay Astronomical Society.
Art Neuendorffer

User avatar
Nitpicker
Inverse Square
Posts: 2692
Joined: Fri Sep 20, 2013 2:39 am
Location: S27 E153

Re: Turtle Island?

Post by Nitpicker » Mon Dec 02, 2013 12:21 am

neufer wrote: Location: San Francisco, California, Turtle Island :?:
Perhaps:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle_Isl ... h_America)

or even:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles_all_the_way_down

User avatar
neufer
Vacationer at Tralfamadore
Posts: 18805
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:57 pm
Location: Alexandria, Virginia

We're all doomed, you know.

Post by neufer » Thu Dec 19, 2013 9:26 pm

Code: Select all

bystander          11804  / 4.52 ppd since Mon Aug 28, 2006  / Apathetic Retiree
neufer             10833  / 5.02 ppd since Mon Jan 21, 2008  / Abstruse Allusion Artificer
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chris Peterson      8020  / 3.19 ppd since Wed Jan 31, 2007  / Abominable-Snow, Man!
owlice              7616  / 2.22 ppd since Wed Aug 02, 2004  / Guardian of the Codes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beyond              5711  / 3.34 ppd since Tue Aug 04, 2009  / Milliways Pundit
Ånn                 4986  / 3.93 ppd since Sat May 29, 2010  / 4725 Å
geckzilla           4122  / 1.80 ppd since Wed Sep 12, 2007  / Ocular Digitator
Orin Stepanek       4081  / 1.35 ppd since Wed Jul 27, 2005  / Is New Horizons there yet?!
BMAONE23            3346  / 1.08 ppd since Wed Feb 23, 2005  / Commentator Model 1.23
Harry               2881  / 1.06 ppd since Fri Nov 18, 2005  / G'day G'day G'day G'day
makc/ckam           2148  / 0.73 ppd since Tue Oct 12, 2004  / Best Title in the Universe
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
rstevenson          1617  / 0.77 ppd since Fri Mar 28, 2008  / Toroidal Pixelator
APOD Robot          1556  / 1.05 ppd since Thu Dec 03, 2009  / Otto Posterman
RJN                 1228  / 0.38 ppd since Sat Jul 24, 2004  / Baffled Boffin
emc                 1201  / 0.54 ppd since Tue Jul 17, 2007  / Equine Locutionist
apodman             1171  / 0.51 ppd since Wed Aug 15, 2007  / Teapot Fancier
The Code/swainy     1091  / 0.87 ppd since Sat Mar 09, 2009  / Cosmic Skeptic (187)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MargaritaMc          932  / 2.72 ppd since Wed Jan 09, 2013  / Look to the Evenstar 
NoelC                871  / 0.32 ppd since Sat Nov 19, 2005  / Creepy Spock
Nereid               832  / 0.35 ppd since Thu Sep 28, 2006  / Intrepidus Dux Emeritus
Boomer12k            779  / 0.32 ppd since Sat Apr 21, 2007  / :---[===]*
ta152h0              714  / 0.24 ppd since Sun Aug 28, 2005  / Schooled
DavidLeodis          669  / 0.24 ppd since Wed May 01, 2006  / A Tiger Named Lion
JohnD                658  / 0.20 ppd since Wed Feb 16, 2005  / Tea Time, Guv! Cheerio!
dougettinger         632  / 0.55 ppd since Wed Mar 17, 2010  / Curious Querier
Moonlady             610  / 1.14 ppd since Fri Apr 13, 2012  / Selenian
wonderboy            569  / 0.41 ppd since Sun Jan 31, 2010  / Commander
Qev                  569  / 0.27 ppd since Wed Mar 08, 2006  / Ontological Cartographer
starsurfer           558  / 0.87 ppd since Thu Mar 15, 2012  / Commander
Anthony Barreiro     556  / 0.58 ppd since Wed May 11, 2011  / Commander
iamlucky13           515  / 0.19 ppd since Thu May 25, 2006  / Commander 	
Dr. Skeptic          507  / 0.19 ppd since Thu Jul 27, 2006  / Commander
Nitpicker   	      499  / 5.48 ppd since Thu Sep 19, 2013  / Official Slime Mold Finder
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Click to play embedded YouTube video.

Julian Osborne (Fred Astaire):

We're all doomed, you know.

The whole, silly, drunken, pathetic lot of us.
Art Neuendorffer

User avatar
Nitpicker
Inverse Square
Posts: 2692
Joined: Fri Sep 20, 2013 2:39 am
Location: S27 E153

Re: The thousand post club

Post by Nitpicker » Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:02 pm

I've enjoyed a few Nevil Shute novels in the past. I can't believe I have never heard of the book or films "On The Beach". I also can't believe that I never knew the meaning of the navy term "on the beach". (Although the air force term "bought the farm" is better and darker.)

User avatar
Beyond
500 Gigaderps
Posts: 6889
Joined: Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:09 am
Location: BEYONDER LAND

Re: The thousand post club

Post by Beyond » Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:34 pm

Who has "kick(ed) the bucket" :?: :?:
To find the Truth, you must go Beyond.

User avatar
neufer
Vacationer at Tralfamadore
Posts: 18805
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:57 pm
Location: Alexandria, Virginia

Swedish Nightingale: 5K

Post by neufer » Tue Dec 24, 2013 2:03 pm

Code: Select all

bystander          11805  / 4.52 ppd since Mon Aug 28, 2006  / Apathetic Retiree
neufer             10868  / 5.02 ppd since Mon Jan 21, 2008  / Abstruse Allusion Artificer
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chris Peterson      8040  / 3.19 ppd since Wed Jan 31, 2007  / Abominable-Snow, Man!
owlice              7621  / 2.22 ppd since Wed Aug 02, 2004  / Guardian of the Codes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beyond              5737  / 3.34 ppd since Tue Aug 04, 2009  / Milliways Pundit
Ånn                 5002  / 3.83 ppd since Sat May 29, 2010  / 4725 Å
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
geckzilla           4154  / 1.81 ppd since Wed Sep 12, 2007  / Ocular Digitator
Orin Stepanek       4083  / 1.35 ppd since Wed Jul 27, 2005  / Is New Horizons there yet?!
BMAONE23            3350  / 1.08 ppd since Wed Feb 23, 2005  / Commentator Model 1.23
Harry               2881  / 1.06 ppd since Fri Nov 18, 2005  / G'day G'day G'day G'day
makc/ckam           2148  / 0.73 ppd since Tue Oct 12, 2004  / Best Title in the Universe
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
rstevenson          1630  / 0.78 ppd since Fri Mar 28, 2008  / Toroidal Pixelator
APOD Robot          1561  / 1.05 ppd since Thu Dec 03, 2009  / Otto Posterman
RJN                 1228  / 0.38 ppd since Sat Jul 24, 2004  / Baffled Boffin
emc                 1201  / 0.54 ppd since Tue Jul 17, 2007  / Equine Locutionist
apodman             1171  / 0.51 ppd since Wed Aug 15, 2007  / Teapot Fancier
The Code/swainy     1091  / 0.87 ppd since Sat Mar 09, 2009  / Cosmic Skeptic (187)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MargaritaMc          942  / 2.72 ppd since Wed Jan 09, 2013  / Look to the Evenstar 
NoelC                871  / 0.32 ppd since Sat Nov 19, 2005  / Creepy Spock
Nereid               832  / 0.35 ppd since Thu Sep 28, 2006  / Intrepidus Dux Emeritus
Boomer12k            784  / 0.32 ppd since Sat Apr 21, 2007  / :---[===]*
ta152h0              717  / 0.24 ppd since Sun Aug 28, 2005  / Schooled
DavidLeodis          669  / 0.24 ppd since Wed May 01, 2006  / A Tiger Named Lion
JohnD                660  / 0.20 ppd since Wed Feb 16, 2005  / Tea Time, Guv! Cheerio!
dougettinger         632  / 0.55 ppd since Wed Mar 17, 2010  / Curious Querier
Moonlady             610  / 1.14 ppd since Fri Apr 13, 2012  / Selenian
wonderboy            569  / 0.41 ppd since Sun Jan 31, 2010  / Commander
Qev                  569  / 0.27 ppd since Wed Mar 08, 2006  / Ontological Cartographer
starsurfer           565  / 0.87 ppd since Thu Mar 15, 2012  / Commander
Anthony Barreiro     563  / 0.58 ppd since Wed May 11, 2011  / Commander
Nitpicker            521  / 5.48 ppd since Thu Sep 19, 2013  / Official Slime Mold Finder
iamlucky13           515  / 0.19 ppd since Thu May 25, 2006  / Commander 	
Dr. Skeptic          507  / 0.19 ppd since Thu Jul 27, 2006  / Commander
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Art Neuendorffer

User avatar
Beyond
500 Gigaderps
Posts: 6889
Joined: Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:09 am
Location: BEYONDER LAND

Re: The thousand post club

Post by Beyond » Tue Dec 24, 2013 7:38 pm

Shouldn't that be the Blue Swedish Nightingale :?:
To find the Truth, you must go Beyond.

User avatar
neufer
Vacationer at Tralfamadore
Posts: 18805
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:57 pm
Location: Alexandria, Virginia

Re: The thousand post club

Post by neufer » Tue Dec 24, 2013 9:03 pm

Beyond wrote:
Shouldn't that be the Blue Swedish Nightingale :?:
http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages\N\I\Nightingale.htm wrote:
<<Nightingale (Luscinia; Ukrainian: соловейко; soloveiko). A small (approximately 14–17 cm long) Eurasian bird of the thrush family Turdidae, renowned for its singing ability. In Ukraine the western or southern nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) is found primarily in the Crimea but also in Transcarpathia, Polisia, and the western regions of the forest-steppe; the eastern or common nightingale (Luscinia luscinia) is found throughout Ukraine; and the blue-throated nightingale (Luscinia svecica) is found everywhere except the Crimea, the Carpathian Mountains, and the steppe. The nightingale is commonly invoked in Ukrainian folk songs and folklore in the image of a creator of sweet sounds, a builder of homes, and a harbinger of spring. The word soloveiko is a term of personal endearment.>>
Art Neuendorffer

User avatar
Beyond
500 Gigaderps
Posts: 6889
Joined: Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:09 am
Location: BEYONDER LAND

Re: The thousand post club

Post by Beyond » Tue Dec 24, 2013 11:20 pm

Well, that is a very stingy amount of blue :!: :yes:
To find the Truth, you must go Beyond.

User avatar
Ann
4725 Å
Posts: 13756
Joined: Sat May 29, 2010 5:33 am

Re: The thousand post club

Post by Ann » Wed Dec 25, 2013 7:40 pm

The blue Swedish Nightingale sings. (If you click an arrow at upper left.)

Ann
Color Commentator

User avatar
Beyond
500 Gigaderps
Posts: 6889
Joined: Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:09 am
Location: BEYONDER LAND

Re: The thousand post club

Post by Beyond » Wed Dec 25, 2013 8:13 pm

Hey, that's pretty neat, Ann, even though the arrow to click is on the upper right :!:
To find the Truth, you must go Beyond.

User avatar
neufer
Vacationer at Tralfamadore
Posts: 18805
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:57 pm
Location: Alexandria, Virginia

The 1,000 lb. Canary

Post by neufer » Wed Jan 15, 2014 5:11 pm


Code: Select all

bystander          11814  / 4.52 ppd since Mon Aug 28, 2006  / Apathetic Retiree
neufer             10940  / 5.02 ppd since Mon Jan 21, 2008  / Abstruse Allusion Artificer
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chris Peterson      8113  / 3.19 ppd since Wed Jan 31, 2007  / Abominable-Snow, Man!
owlice              7662  / 2.22 ppd since Wed Aug 02, 2004  / Guardian of the Codes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beyond              5841  / 3.34 ppd since Tue Aug 04, 2009  / Milliways Pundit
Ånn                 5085  / 3.83 ppd since Sat May 29, 2010  / 4725 Å
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
geckzilla           4269  / 1.81 ppd since Wed Sep 12, 2007  / Ocular Digitator
Orin Stepanek       4107  / 1.35 ppd since Wed Jul 27, 2005  / Is New Horizons there yet?!
BMAONE23            3366  / 1.08 ppd since Wed Feb 23, 2005  / Commentator Model 1.23
Harry               2881  / 1.06 ppd since Fri Nov 18, 2005  / G'day G'day G'day G'day
makc/ckam           2148  / 0.73 ppd since Tue Oct 12, 2004  / Best Title in the Universe
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
rstevenson          1656  / 0.78 ppd since Fri Mar 28, 2008  / Toroidal Pixelator
APOD Robot          1588  / 1.05 ppd since Thu Dec 03, 2009  / Otto Posterman
RJN                 1229  / 0.38 ppd since Sat Jul 24, 2004  / Baffled Boffin
emc                 1201  / 0.54 ppd since Tue Jul 17, 2007  / Equine Locutionist
apodman             1171  / 0.51 ppd since Wed Aug 15, 2007  / Teapot Fancier
The Code/swainy     1091  / 0.87 ppd since Sat Mar 09, 2009  / Cosmic Skeptic (187)
MargaritaMc         1006  / 2.71 ppd since Wed Jan 09, 2013  / Look to the Evenstar 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NoelC                871  / 0.32 ppd since Sat Nov 19, 2005  / Creepy Spock
Nereid               832  / 0.35 ppd since Thu Sep 28, 2006  / Intrepidus Dux Emeritus
Boomer12k            806  / 0.32 ppd since Sat Apr 21, 2007  / :---[===]*
ta152h0              723  / 0.24 ppd since Sun Aug 28, 2005  / Schooled
DavidLeodis          676  / 0.24 ppd since Wed May 01, 2006  / A Tiger Named Lion
JohnD                663  / 0.20 ppd since Wed Feb 16, 2005  / Tea Time, Guv! Cheerio!
dougettinger         632  / 0.55 ppd since Wed Mar 17, 2010  / Curious Querier
Moonlady             610  / 1.14 ppd since Fri Apr 13, 2012  / Selenian
Cartographer
starsurfer           591  / 0.87 ppd since Thu Mar 15, 2012  / Commander
Nitpicker            587  / 5.48 ppd since Thu Sep 19, 2013  / Official Slime Mold Finder
Anthony Barreiro     584  / 0.58 ppd since Wed May 11, 2011  / Commander
wonderboy            569  / 0.41 ppd since Sun Jan 31, 2010  / Commander
Qev                  569  / 0.27 ppd since Wed Mar 08, 2006  / Ontological 
iamlucky13           515  / 0.19 ppd since Thu May 25, 2006  / Commander 	
Dr. Skeptic          507  / 0.19 ppd since Thu Jul 27, 2006  / Commander
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Q: What's yellow, weighs 1,000 pounds, and sings?

A: Two 500 pound canaries!
Art Neuendorffer

User avatar
owlice
Guardian of the Codes
Posts: 8406
Joined: Wed Aug 04, 2004 4:18 pm
Location: Washington, DC

Re: The thousand post club

Post by owlice » Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:17 pm

Congratulations, Margarita!

(Art, that's no 500-lb canary you have there -- that's a duck. A duck!)
A closed mouth gathers no foot.

User avatar
Beyond
500 Gigaderps
Posts: 6889
Joined: Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:09 am
Location: BEYONDER LAND

Re: The thousand post club

Post by Beyond » Wed Jan 15, 2014 7:54 pm

Perhaps Art is just Quacking up. :lol2:
To find the Truth, you must go Beyond.

User avatar
neufer
Vacationer at Tralfamadore
Posts: 18805
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:57 pm
Location: Alexandria, Virginia

Re: The thousand post club

Post by neufer » Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:41 pm

Click to play embedded YouTube video.
  • . Oh...the humanity :!:

Beyond wrote:
owlice wrote:
Congratulations, Margarita!

(Art, that's no 500-lb canary you have there
-- that's a duck. A duck!)
Perhaps Art is just Quacking up. :lol2:
Art Neuendorffer

User avatar
BMAONE23
Commentator Model 1.23
Posts: 4076
Joined: Wed Feb 23, 2005 6:55 pm
Location: California

Re: The thousand post club

Post by BMAONE23 » Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:07 pm

Click to play embedded YouTube video.
Time to break out the Duck Tape

User avatar
MargaritaMc
Look to the Evenstar
Posts: 1836
Joined: Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:14 pm
Location: 28°16'7"N 16°36'20"W

Re: The thousand post club

Post by MargaritaMc » Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:29 pm

owlice wrote: Congratulations, Margarita!

(Art, that's no 500-lb canary you have there -- that's a duck. A duck!)
Image

Margarita :lol2:
"In those rare moments of total quiet with a dark sky, I again feel the awe that struck me as a child. The feeling is utterly overwhelming as my mind races out across the stars. I feel peaceful and serene."
&mdash; Dr Debra M. Elmegreen, Fellow of the AAAS

User avatar
Ann
4725 Å
Posts: 13756
Joined: Sat May 29, 2010 5:33 am

Re: The thousand post club

Post by Ann » Thu Jan 23, 2014 4:18 pm

Congrats, Art, eleven k! :D

Ann
Color Commentator