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Stella Leanna
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How do I say it..
academics is not a prerequisite
or
academics are not prerequisites?
I was thinking "academics" would be taken as a whole, so maybe the first option? I'm confused. I need this for a speech
academics is not a prerequisite
or
academics are not prerequisites?
I was thinking "academics" would be taken as a whole, so maybe the first option? I'm confused. I need this for a speech
Martin
Active Member
Christ! Here goes, wish me luck.
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Wabbit:
What if the hokey pokey IS what it's all about?
You already asked this. I believe my answer was: "Then we're screwed."
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FluffyBunny:
Which Shakespeare lines are quoted the most often?
Of all Shakespeare’s plays, Hamlet is probably the most often quoted by the man on the street, the most loved by audiences and the most tantalizing for the actor who plays the title role. And this has been relentlessly true for the last 400 years.
And from 'Hamlet', I'd say it's probably "To be or not to be: that is the question".
Martin - can you give us the lyrics to Baz Luhrmann's tune from 1999 -'Sunscreen.' It's one of those tunes by definition I shouldn't like, but there's some decent advice in there.
Yes, I can.
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Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of 79...Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked...You’re not as fat as you imagine.
Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday that scares you.
Sing.
Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind...the race is long, and in the end it’s only with yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what to do with your life...the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t.
Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.
Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary...what ever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either - your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s.
Enjoy your body, use it every way you can...don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own.
Dance...even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents, you’ll never know when they’ll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography in lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths, price will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.
Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time it’s 40, it will look 85.
Be careful who advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen...
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Martin, please define middle-age.
Middle age
n. The time of human life between youth and old age, usually reckoned as the years between 40 and 60. Also called midlife.
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warm enema:
That is for plain M&Ms, what about the peanut?
A 22.7oz bag has 270 peanut M&M's in it. This is 11.9 per oz. This means that in a 1.69oz bag there are approx. 20 M&M's.
You aren't going deep enough on the owl.
Well, I reckon it's got something to do with their large eyes.
I think that they cannot contract their irises enough for it to keep the excessive light of the daytime out. In other words, the light during the daytime is just too bright for them, and they cannot adjust their eyes enough to make it less bright.
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RaVeN:
Please tell me the whereabouts of my "Name That Band" thread. It seems to have disappeared.
I've been reading that thread, and I honestly think that that glitch Darren reported about yesterday is the culprit. Probably a lot more threads disappeared, but these two happened to be quite active, so someone actually noticed. Darren will explain, I'm sure.
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Stella:
How do I say it..
academics is not a prerequisite
or
academics are not prerequisites?
Academics is not a prerequisite.
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NEXT!
Cheers, Martin
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Wabbit:
What if the hokey pokey IS what it's all about?
You already asked this. I believe my answer was: "Then we're screwed."
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FluffyBunny:
Which Shakespeare lines are quoted the most often?
Of all Shakespeare’s plays, Hamlet is probably the most often quoted by the man on the street, the most loved by audiences and the most tantalizing for the actor who plays the title role. And this has been relentlessly true for the last 400 years.
And from 'Hamlet', I'd say it's probably "To be or not to be: that is the question".
Martin - can you give us the lyrics to Baz Luhrmann's tune from 1999 -'Sunscreen.' It's one of those tunes by definition I shouldn't like, but there's some decent advice in there.
Yes, I can.
* * *
Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of 79...Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked...You’re not as fat as you imagine.
Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday that scares you.
Sing.
Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind...the race is long, and in the end it’s only with yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what to do with your life...the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t.
Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.
Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary...what ever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either - your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s.
Enjoy your body, use it every way you can...don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own.
Dance...even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents, you’ll never know when they’ll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography in lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths, price will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.
Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time it’s 40, it will look 85.
Be careful who advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen...
* * *
Martin, please define middle-age.
Middle age
n. The time of human life between youth and old age, usually reckoned as the years between 40 and 60. Also called midlife.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
warm enema:
That is for plain M&Ms, what about the peanut?
A 22.7oz bag has 270 peanut M&M's in it. This is 11.9 per oz. This means that in a 1.69oz bag there are approx. 20 M&M's.
You aren't going deep enough on the owl.
Well, I reckon it's got something to do with their large eyes.
I think that they cannot contract their irises enough for it to keep the excessive light of the daytime out. In other words, the light during the daytime is just too bright for them, and they cannot adjust their eyes enough to make it less bright.
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RaVeN:
Please tell me the whereabouts of my "Name That Band" thread. It seems to have disappeared.
I've been reading that thread, and I honestly think that that glitch Darren reported about yesterday is the culprit. Probably a lot more threads disappeared, but these two happened to be quite active, so someone actually noticed. Darren will explain, I'm sure.
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Stella:
How do I say it..
academics is not a prerequisite
or
academics are not prerequisites?
Academics is not a prerequisite.
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NEXT!
Cheers, Martin
Stella Leanna
Member
yay I was correct! thankees.
Martin
Active Member
Easy ones.
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Wabbit:
If werewolves are people that change into wolves at the full moon. What do warehouses change into???
Big hairy growling buildings. With teeth.
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Phil:
On a similar vein - if Werewolves are men that turn into wolves, what are wolves that change into men?
Commonly known as the French.
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NEXT!
Cheers, Martin
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Wabbit:
If werewolves are people that change into wolves at the full moon. What do warehouses change into???
Big hairy growling buildings. With teeth.
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Phil:
On a similar vein - if Werewolves are men that turn into wolves, what are wolves that change into men?
Commonly known as the French.
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NEXT!
Cheers, Martin
phil_t said:
Phil
Ahem...
Errrr I used to play the actual game( AD&D second edition ). I had all the books and dice and little figures lol
<---Rolls D20 *shakes head*
<---leaves
Regards
SillyWabbit
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