Originally Posted by genejockey (Post 22292394)

Mrs. GeneJockey's Mom was a reader in a town of uneducated people, so she knew many words from reading that she'd never heard spoken, like the time she was talking about the "subtle nuances" of something, but said "nunces".

Originally Posted by genejockey (Post 22292385)

Probably. I mean, most people can barely drive in 2 dimensions, so why should adding one make it easier? If the engine in your car stops, you slow to a stop. If the engine in your plane stops, you plummet to the ground.

Originally Posted by abshipp (Post 22292376)

Ditto. I love snakes so I'd love to see a rattler, but I think my opinion may change if I do finally run across one.



I received this book as a gift when I was younger:

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...9dd040cac2.jpg

As a student of "Hooked on Phonics", I absolutely butchered the pronunciation and am reminded of it every so often.



I don't ever want to see a mountain lion. If I ever, do that means that it's been watching me for a while - and that's absolutely horrifying.

Originally Posted by abshipp (Post 22292399)

I wouldn't say "plummet" - rather "descending faster than you would like to be, towards an area you weren't planning on."

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 22292363)

Am I the only one who thinks it should be easy to fly an aeroplane? :foo:

Originally Posted by Mojo31 (Post 22292365)

They are easy to fly once you get the hang of it. Landing is what kills you.

Originally Posted by Mojo31 (Post 22292365)

They are easy to fly once you get the hang of it. Landing is what kills you.

Originally Posted by abshipp (Post 22292376)

Ditto. I love snakes so I'd love to see a rattler, but I think my opinion may change if I do finally run across one.

Originally Posted by genejockey (Post 22292385)

Probably. I mean, most people can barely drive in 2 dimensions, so why should adding one make it easier?

Originally Posted by DougRNS (Post 22292280)

can you say ****aki?

Originally Posted by Mojo31 (Post 22292402)

Sounds like a plummet.

Originally Posted by abshipp (Post 22292376)

I don't ever want to see a mountain lion. If I ever, do that means that it's been watching me for a while - and that's absolutely horrifying.

Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets (Post 22292398)

A reporter on NPR the other day pronounced hyperbole as hyperbowl.

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 22292437)

The Hyper Bowl.

https://twitter.com/SEConCBS/status/1455199235926802434

Originally Posted by Mojo31 (Post 22292401)

The bobcats around here used to make me nervous. Mountain lion is a whole nuther matter.

Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets (Post 22292436)

In other olde hiphop news, headed back from the trails to the minivan the other night I rode by the beach volleyball pit and these young teenagers were volleyballlin' and rockin' Cypress Hill on their boombox!!!

It warmed my heart.

Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets (Post 22292432)

Slick Rick rerelease news. Double LP with some demo cuts, etc. added, and a book.

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 22292363)

Am I the only one who thinks it should be easy to fly an aeroplane? :foo:

A smart filter would mute posts containing "gravel," "dirt," "fatbike," etc.

Originally Posted by abshipp (Post 22292399)

I wouldn't say "plummet" - rather "descending faster than you would like to be, towards an area you weren't planning on."

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 22292363)

A smart filter would mute posts containing "gravel," "dirt," "fatbike," etc.

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 22292471)

That's him, huh? What a wreck.

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 22292678)

:lol:

Originally Posted by big john (Post 22292462)

Bobcats are normally very reclusive and usually by the time I see one, it's already leaving. Once in a while I see one that doesn't care.

Even more rare is seeing a fox. I've only seen one in the wild.