What I Learned Today

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Post by Doug » Mon Feb 17, 2020 7:15 pm

The eight common attributes of the xia are listed as benevolence, justice, individualism, loyalty, courage, truthfulness, disregard for wealth, and desire for glory.
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Post by Doug » Mon Feb 17, 2020 9:11 pm

The Chinese legislature normally opens its annual session on May 5

That's Cinco de Mayo
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Post by Doug » Wed Feb 26, 2020 7:43 pm

If a Campbell's soup doesn't say low sodium, then it's going to be like, high sodium
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Post by Ashenai » Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:06 pm

or possibly medium sodium

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Post by Doug » Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:07 pm

Campbell's Chunky Sirloin Burger with Vegetables - 1720 mg of sodium per can
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Post by Ashenai » Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:08 pm

damn. that is a lot of sodium.

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Post by Faceless » Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:31 pm

Doug wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 7:43 pm If a Campbell's soup doesn't say low sodium, then it's going to be like, high sodium
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Post by Doug » Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:34 pm

Faceless wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:31 pm
Doug wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 7:43 pm If a Campbell's soup doesn't say low sodium, then it's going to be like, high sodium
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Post by Faceless » Wed Feb 26, 2020 9:14 pm

Doug wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:34 pm
Faceless wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:31 pm
Doug wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 7:43 pm If a Campbell's soup doesn't say low sodium, then it's going to be like, high sodium
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I watched The Boys but I don't make the connection
she's the supe of Hughie Campbell
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Post by Doug » Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:58 pm

When people use VASSAL to play Advanced Squad Leader online, they refer to it as Virtual Advanced Squad Leader, or VASL
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Post by Crunchums » Tue Apr 28, 2020 2:15 am

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absolute game changer, how have i not learned about it sooner
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Post by Rylinks » Tue Apr 28, 2020 2:59 am

it was in old paint too

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Post by Juri » Tue Apr 28, 2020 5:42 am

Crunchums wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2020 2:15 am Image
absolute game changer, how have i not learned about it sooner
yeah I found out about this last week and man was I ever missing out before then
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Post by Khaos » Tue Apr 28, 2020 6:40 am

yep thats a good one

another good one is using + and - to change sizes of the eraser

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Post by Faceless » Wed Apr 29, 2020 5:44 pm

"penguin" comes from Welsh, and was originally the name given to auks. when europeans found antarctic penguins (who aren't related to auks but instead are similar due to convergent evolution) they named them penguins assuming they were similar birds, like with australia's fake magpies.
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Post by Rylinks » Mon Jun 22, 2020 4:41 pm

are there special horseshoes for ice

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Post by seathesee » Mon Jun 22, 2020 4:44 pm

i later learned that it is spelled "Texel" not "Taxel"
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Post by Rylinks » Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:18 am

Trolling from a moving boat involves moving quite slowly through the water. This can be accomplished with the use of a special trolling motor.

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Post by Doug » Thu Jun 25, 2020 11:20 am

Rylinks wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:18 am Trolling from a moving boat involves moving quite slowly through the water. This can be accomplished with the use of a special trolling motor.
As a Florida person with a Fishing Dad, for me this is one of those known whole life things
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Post by Monty » Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:40 pm

The song "She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain (when she comes)" is derived from a spiritual called "When the Chariot Comes," which means that "she" is Jesus.
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Post by Rylinks » Thu Jun 25, 2020 7:16 pm

i can't find anyone attesting to this and the text of "when the chariot comes" im seeing includes a line calling jesus king

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Post by Monty » Thu Jun 25, 2020 7:24 pm

Wikipedia tries to claim that "She" is the chariot that Jesus will be riding, if that's any better.
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Post by Rylinks » Thu Jun 25, 2020 7:28 pm

that seems to fit with the text:
O, who will drive the chariot
When she comes?
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King Jesus, he'll be driver when she comes,
When she comes

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Post by Still Alive » Thu Jun 25, 2020 7:29 pm

The wise men will bow down before the throne
And at his feet they'll cast their golden crowns
When she'll be coming round (the mountain)

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Post by Monty » Thu Jun 25, 2020 7:31 pm

Okay, well now I'm counting that as learning two things.
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Post by Crunchums » Thu Jun 25, 2020 9:34 pm

the difference between "scattered [weather-thing, e.g. thunderstorms]" and "isolated [weather-thing]
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Post by Faceless » Sat Jun 27, 2020 6:02 pm

MCR stands for Manchester City Region rather than merely being an abbreviation of ManChesteR (emphasis mine)
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Post by Faceless » Mon Jun 29, 2020 1:05 am

The three largest air forces in the world are the US Air Force, the US Army, and the US Navy.
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