tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post2246266309220127934..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Divertimento #138Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-55286073882450440662017-11-07T10:50:36.357-06:002017-11-07T10:50:36.357-06:00I recall receiving two dollar US bills while worki...I recall receiving two dollar US bills while working in a restaurant in Vancouver British Columbia in 1964. The customer was in military uniform and tore the bills from a packet as you would a travellers cheque, as they were perforated on one side. The explanation, probably apocryphal, was that the military wanted to see where soldiers spent their money and this was an aid in that endeavour. Only time I ever saw them. Canada also had twos, since discontinued. newzeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16469466986488398471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-25655990563754492362017-11-05T14:40:19.572-06:002017-11-05T14:40:19.572-06:00In one of his books he writes that he's not do...In one of his books he writes that he's not doing a lot of work on his comics any more these days. He wanted to get to the point of earning a load on money and achieved said goal. In the same book, he talks about doing flapjacks in an open bathrobe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-37619786009046661482017-11-05T09:45:42.433-06:002017-11-05T09:45:42.433-06:00Scott Adams is a bit of a nutter. I've seen s...Scott Adams is a bit of a nutter. I've seen several of his cartoons that misrepresent the way science works, in ways similar to the one you linked to. At the end of his book <b>The Dilbert Future</b> he endorses a claim that writing down a goal repeatedly can cause it to actually happen -- a sort of magic, basically. From that whole section of the book it's clear that he doesn't understand science.<br /><br />He's a very talented cartoon satirist, but that doesn't make him an authority on anything else, any more than pop singers and suchlike are.Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-14421447187583100542017-11-05T01:47:47.648-05:002017-11-05T01:47:47.648-05:00In my opinion there are a lot of words which nicel...In my opinion there are a lot of words which nicely frame any further discussion and, confirmation bias or not, the non-left seems to be better at that game. Long story short, "climate change skeptic" implies there's some valid doubt while "climate science denier" is more to the point. A step further would be to call it "climate catastrophe", which is really will turn out to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-74568241280449883372017-11-04T22:16:45.111-05:002017-11-04T22:16:45.111-05:00Cocaine is cocaine. Referring to the crystallized ...Cocaine is cocaine. Referring to the crystallized form as "crack" is simply sensationalism (or at worst, and more often, racist signaling). It is disappointing, yet telling, that supposed documentarians would offer such speculation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-30708605984032753462017-11-03T15:20:17.158-05:002017-11-03T15:20:17.158-05:00A dream job a mere 100 years ago.A dream job a mere 100 years ago.Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11531120970487197913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-28898421473567948552017-11-03T14:16:30.634-05:002017-11-03T14:16:30.634-05:00I really hate it when people try to paint those wi...I really hate it when people try to paint those with opposing views as something that they are not. Argue the true substance of the issue, but be honest. There are plenty of issues about which I disagree with liberals. However, I never want to misrepresent their arguments. I'm sure if you see "fake news" demonizing conservatives that you will share that as well? ;)Timothy Benefieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16666250876947801196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-6532609798448506632017-11-03T13:49:50.452-05:002017-11-03T13:49:50.452-05:00There's also this:
http://www.washingtontimes...There's also this:<br /><br />http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/apr/29/eighth-graders-2-bill-sparks-police-investigation-/<br /><br />Lurker111<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-39903879765959380032017-11-03T13:28:43.846-05:002017-11-03T13:28:43.846-05:00Snopes doesn't specify whether either the Taco...Snopes doesn't specify whether either the Taco Bell or the Best Buy event is valid. The Baltimore Sun appears not to have retracted their print story -<br /><br />http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2005-03-08/news/0503080089_1_bolesta-pole-baltimore-countyMinnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-52435378572015796542017-11-03T12:50:55.734-05:002017-11-03T12:50:55.734-05:00Re: The dog on cocaine that killed its owner - the...Re: The dog on cocaine that killed its owner - the article mentions that the attack happened when the owner had a seizure. I'm not clear on what causes it, but it's an observed Thing that even well-behaved, non-aggressive dogs will often attack other dogs that are having a seizure. A dog having a seizure is somehow frequently interpreted by other dogs as a Thing That Must Be Destroyed. (I don't buy the common theory that they attack because the seizing dog is showing sickness/weakness. Other types of injury and illness don't provoke the same response.) I've never heard of a dog attacking a human having a seizure before - in fact dogs are frequently trained as service animals to help predict and deal with human seizures - but that + the drugs would explain this particular attack.Mel V.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-17579586481241077382017-11-03T12:22:22.290-05:002017-11-03T12:22:22.290-05:00More info on the $2 bill arrest is here in a Snope...More info on the $2 bill arrest is here in a Snopes article. See 4th paragraph:<br /><br />https://www.snopes.com/business/money/tacobell.asp<br /><br />Lurker111<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com