The Chat Thread

[Ataraxia]

Ataraxia Oxymoron. That's your new name.

P.S.: Hello, Dave.

Well, hello there. Well met, my friend. 

[ibanezmonster]

A few pages back, I mentioned how my external hard drive was shutting off. Now, my other hard drive has shut off by itself a couple of times, though it isn't doing it constantly. It seems like too much of a coincidence for them to develop the same problem within a few weeks of each other, especially since I rarely use the backup one (which I just started using now).

Maybe it's my laptop or laptop connection?...

[mahler10th]

I'm a 6'5" midget. 

By all the Gods!  You would tower over me!  I am a wee fat bald guy.  If we had a game of basketball you would probably mistake me for the ball and slam dunk me into the net.   

[Sergeant Rock]

By all the Gods!  You would tower over me!  I am a wee fat bald guy.  If we had a game of basketball you would probably mistake me for the ball and slam dunk me into the net.   

I'm enjoying your evolution. Did I miss Amoeba John?

Sarge

[mahler10th]

I'm enjoying your evolution. Did I miss Amoeba John?
Sarge

No Sarge.  By some cosmic quirk, before I came into being as a fish many millions of years ago on Earth, I evolved in a paralell universe on a different planet as a life form which is indescribable to humankind.  I can only provide you with a picture of my genetic helix at that time...

[Ataraxia]

If we had a game of basketball you would probably mistake me for the ball and slam dunk me into the net.   

Then we should sit and have a drink instead.

[Ataraxia]

I am going to see Madonna.

It was not my idea.

0:)

[Karl Henning]

Thanks for taking one for the team, dude!

[Ataraxia]

I'm sure it will be a fine spectacle.

[Karl Henning]

That will be designed to make up for musical shortcomings, no doubt ; )

[Ataraxia]

Ha!

She has a few catchy tunes.

[Karl Henning]

You keep on pushing my love over the borderline, dude.

[PaulR]

i need to learn to control my anger better.........Got pissed when I learned that I have to play a stupid Ravel piece that I've already played for a "Young People's concert" over playing Mozart's Requiem.

Still pissed.

[Ataraxia]

Zen.

[Karl Henning]

Be a leaf.

[eyeresist]

In the category of "Stupid stuff that makes the news":

A pilot's birthday greeting has caused panic on a US flight after passengers misheard the word "mom" as "bomb".

The incident occurred on Friday after an air traffic controller asked the pilot to wish his mother, who was a passenger on the plane, a happy birthday over the plane's public address system.

Many passengers on board the flight from Baltimore to New York's MacArthur airport reportedly panicked after believing the pilot said the plane had "a bomb on board" rather than "a mom on board".

Flight attendants on the Southwest Airlines plane tried to calm passengers and explain the mistake.

London's Daily Telegraph reports that several passengers have since complained to authorities.

Brandy King, spokeswoman for Southwest Airlines, told The Telegraph: "The pilot made an announcement that was misunderstood.

"He did clarify with the passengers that he was wishing the mother on board a happy birthday."

The US Federal Aviation Authority said that pilots and air traffic controllers are counselled to "refrain from unnecessary talk" beyond brief greetings.

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/pilots-birthday-greeting-causes-bomb-scare-20120228-1u075.html

How does a birthday greeting become a bomb scare?

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have just been advised that there is a mom on board. Could everyone check under their seats to see if there is a mom? If you see one, do not touch her, just raise your hand and notify the cabin crew, who are standing by with cake. ... ... ... ... WHAT? These passengers are idiots!"

[PaulR]

i need to learn to control my anger better.........Got pissed when I learned that I have to play a stupid Ravel piece that I've already played for a "Young People's concert" over playing Mozart's Requiem.

Still pissed.

I just wanted to reply to myself in just to say I overreacted, and reiterate that I still need to learn to control my emotions far better than I do currently.  I do not handle anger well, and hate yelling. 

[Ataraxia]

Speaking of anger, wanted to punch a tailgater on the icy way into work. 

I'm better now. 

[Opus106]

Speaking of anger, wanted to punch a tailgater on the icy way into work. 

I'm better now. 

The tailgater, on the other hand,... ?

[Ataraxia]

The tailgater, on the other hand,... ?

They're always in a pick-up truck. He looked over as he finally passed me, then looked away as I gave him the  mad face. I wonder if he could read lips...