Masked Monkey

I love the long tentacles of the internet and the multiple connectedness that forums like these provide :king: Snow Dog

I hate it when the compelling urge to post, overwhelms a rational promise to abstain for a day. -- continued use dispite negative consequences -- rapid increase in use (36 posts yesterday) I don't need a 12 step program to identify addiction. Hi, my name is Snow Dog and I am a post addict :king: Snow Dog

Ok This is off-topic now so maybe a new thread? But anyway... I go to a private school in the UK so I know that our curriculum is different. We are taught to write - and for essays (and lab reports etc) we're taught an actual method of outlining where we're expected to label the paragraphs by function so things like Background Statement Evidence Conclusion and so on. They don't ask us to prove that we did outlines for work we present but they expect the argumentation in an essay to be clear and preferably sound. Peeps I know who go to different schools tell me that they get no instruction in writing - no rhetoric, little grammar and not much more spelling. If you watch them plan an essay it goes "beginning, middle, end" and nothing much more. It's strange because usually I'd say our classes are much more content heavy than theirs - there's not much on skills, it's usually all about knowledge but in this one respect I think we get the better deal. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Since ~90% of my writing is Scientific Technical, I simply use my Figures as an outline and write the words to introduce and explain them. There is nothing like a 400 page dissertaion to make you hate the sight of your own writing. :king: Snow Dog

I think this article explains Mark pretty well Slacking off at work although I shouldn't comment about the irony of my breaking my silence (and thus slacking off from work) primarily to post it. :king: Snow Dog blood pressure returning to normal

Since I can't Shut Up gas/petrol ... gas is an abbreviation for gasoline which is the technical term for a refined version of crude petroleum, and is specifically a fuel for internal combustion engines. To call that liquid we put in our cars "petrol" is failing to distinguish between aviation fuel, diesel fuel, kerosene, or any other petrolium distilate. I suspect that like the American (and therefore correct or we'll invade you) term, the British term was shortened from "petroleum distilate" to simply "petrol" Motor/Engine ... to generalize your peeve, an "enigne" is a motion creating device that has the chief combustibles "piped" or delivered to the combution chamber from external storage whereas a "motor" has the combustibles within the combustion chamber itself. Thus, a liquid rocket is an engine, but a solid rocket is a motor. Thus, technically you would have an electric engine because the "combustible" is the electricity which must be delivered from an external source. Although I coul equally argue that the magents are the main combustible, thus it is a motor. I feel better now. :king: Snow Dog

<hangs his head in shame> I can't do it. There is too much to say. I can't do it :king: Snow Dog feeling shame for his failure

I did a lot of physics TAing in graduate school, I liked doing labs because, even though grading them was hell, getting to actually teach was great. :king: Snow Dog

Based on my disgusting level of posting today (32 at last count) I promise I will not post for 24 hours starting at midnight tonight Pacific 'whatever' Time. Remember though, just like Hawkeye on M*A*S*H I may have something to say when I do post. The only exception would be a blog posting from Mikie :king: Snow Dog

Sounds like it even bores you :king: Snow Dog

In America, beaver tail has an entirely different meaning. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's still served hot and fresh though, right? Hugs, Conner <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That goes with the old joke that the Canadian nickel is the only coin in the world with a beaver on both sides :king: Snow Dog

How 80's :king: Snow Dog

Actually, having spend most of my life in the Chicago area, I call it pop. And for 'highways' we had names for them , The Dan Ryan, The Kennedy, The Eisenhower. But I digress, It's pop fools! Oh, and here is a Mizzou-ism. I was visiting a friend in St. Louis and we were dining at White Castle. I ordered a Diet Coke and my friend and the girl at the counter proceed to let me know that they hated Diet Coke, that no one drank Diet Coke, and that the only diet pop they would drink is Diet Dr. Pepper. It was one of those WTF type moments and I was thinking 'You inbred idiots', but since I was planning on sleeping with the friend, I think I just smiled and took the abuse. What are you teaching your people there Mark? Vic <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Since you don't agree with me, you are wrong, and Diet Dr. Pepper is superior to Diet Coke in many ways :king: Snow Dog

pre-calc should not be allowed to be taught as a summer school course. There is only one way to learn math and that is to do problem, problems, and more problems; you just can't do that with a compressed schedule. Maybe a trig class, but not pre-calculus , it just short-changes the student. :king: Snow Dog

They just call it juice here <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My God , you mean England is worse than Texas? Tell me it isn't so, I wanted to go there one day. :king: Snow Dog <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I guess you don't know Scottish people. Im not from England!!!!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Don't get you knickers in a twist . I knew you were Scottish, for some stupid reason I didn't think you were IN Scotland. I would NEVER have made that mistake normally. :king: Snow Dog

They just call it juice here <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My God , you mean England is worse than Texas? Tell me it isn't so, I wanted to go there one day. :king: Snow Dog

Kindly keep your bedroom squabbles in the bedroom . :king: Snow Dog

I call it "soda" always have ... always will. Just like my Interstates are titled with the article "the" (i.e. "take the 405" or "the 880") as opposed to the abbreviation "I" (i.e. "take I405" or ...). I'm sure Vic agrees with me. :king: Snow Dog

Actually, from what I can tell, you get the "advanced member" group affiliation and you number of storrrred (extra 'r's are for Mark to have something to comment on) PM increased from 75 to 125 (for those of yoou who keep those things around). :king: Snow Dog Edit: although I'm sure one of the Rainbow people will make you a badge if you want one.

Yellow caffine Sharon <{POST_SNAPBACK}> that claims to have some sort of citrus flavor extremely yummy tastes okay after you brush your teeth :king: Snow Dog <{POST_SNAPBACK}> And provides a buzz that will last for days. Sharon <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No, the dose has to be repeated every 3-4 hours to maintain proper blood levels. :wacko: :king: Snow Dog

egads, thats enough existentialism to make even the 'Rainbow' types want to slice their wrists and use Raid as a first aid spray. Did they supply a the number for a suicide prevention hotline on the handout? :king: Snow Dog

Umm whats Mountain dew? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yellow caffine Sharon <{POST_SNAPBACK}> that claims to have some sort of citrus flavor extremely yummy tastes okay after you brush your teeth :king: Snow Dog

"Stampeding" only has one "e". Omniscient but he can't type. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's a simple dyslexia problem combined with the lack of a spell checker (to lazy to cut and paste with a word processor). In elementary school I was the only kid in both the 'gifted' program and remedial reading . I get all the science words right though (usually) :king: Snow Dog edit: besides, the elephant was in such a hurry it let some extra 'e's fall out of its trunk

Personally I think cereal boxes are very informative. BBQ chips are better. Sharon <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Only if you can find them without MSG (which results in a trip to the ER after the Epi-pen for my S/O), not to mention that my Canadian heratige makes salt & vinegar chips a genetic thing. :king: Snow Dog

I tend to read cereal boxes, potato chip (salt & vinegar) labels, and the TV guide. Everything else just seems so repetative. :king: Snow Dog

Like she would allow it :king: Snow Dog