Debunking Humor...

[John J.]

I think I've seen too many "totally not an aircraft" UAP reports... :-(

Yeah, I wouldn't trust them. Grandma: "I could've sworn I put my laxatives in the bathroom cabinet..."

 

[Kyle Ferriter]

Advanced energy egg technology, revealed

https://enron.com/#egg


Source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEiKPlEJ_5_/

 

[RTM]

Source: https://x.com/Enron/status/1942694334677110889

 

[Gary C]

 

[FatPhil]

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Perhaps ChatGPT shouldn't have told him he was so smart and that his ideas have so much merit?

 

[Ann K]

 

[JMartJr]

Wait, am I supposed to laugh at that as making fun of the Mayan Calendar nonsense from some years back, or as a Buga Sphere reference? I mean, I'm laughing, I just want to understand why?

 

[Ann K]

Wait, am I supposed to laugh at that as making fun of the Mayan Calendar nonsense from some years back, or as a Buga Sphere reference? I mean, I'm laughing, I just want to understand why?

It takes two for the sphere, and the instructions need to be translated into mystery-speak characters.

 

[FatPhil]

It takes two for the sphere, and the instructions need to be translated into mystery-speak characters.

And so the search for the other half must be hastened - let your congressman know: this is important, funding is needed right now!

 

[RTM]

 

[Gary C]

From Facebook today ...
"The universe is not obligated to give it to you your way. This isn't Burger King. "

 

[elvenwear]

It's balloons all the way down could be the motto of this site.

 

[jdog]

It's balloons all the way down could be the motto of this site.

That's definitely not a funny cartoon.

 

[JMartJr]

That's definitely not a funny cartoon.

 

[Mendel]

contrail science

 

[JMartJr]

This is what happens when you let coyotes on the roller coaster...

 

[Gary C]

 

[obiwanbenobi]

Can someone explain this? Besides it being funny, it looks to me that this kitty is defying the laws of physics.

 

[Ann K]

Besides it being funny, it looks to me that this kitty is defying the laws of physics.

Yes, cats do that. It's their Special Skill.

 

[Mendel]

Ancient Archeologists

 

[Mendel]

Can someone explain this? Besides it being funny, it looks to me that this kitty is defying the laws of physics.

(PawsomeCrochet/etsy)

 

[obiwanbenobi]

@Mendel do you think all those different eras of Egyptian history were actually the same civilization?

 

[Mendel]

@Mendel do you think all those different eras of Egyptian history were actually the same civilization?

@obiwanbenobi do you think the Ship of Theseus is still the same ship?

Maybe we should ask the philosophers whether a spaceship part is still a spaceship part when it's no longer part of a spaceship? (Especially if it looks like a windmill part?)

 

[Ann K]

@Mendel do you think all those different eras of Egyptian history were actually the same civilization?

Do you live in the "same" civilization as your great-great-grandparents?

 

[obiwanbenobi]

Do you live in the "same" civilization as your great-great-grandparents?

Not all of them - some were from overseas.

 

[JMartJr]

Not all of them - some were from overseas.

Valid point, but I'd say "overseas" does not in and of itself mean "a different civilization." I'd argue that different countries can be part of the same over-arching civilization, especially in an era when cultural "stuff" is so readily passed around the world and travel is so widely avaialable

 

[Ann K]

Not all of them - some were from overseas.

I think that the difference between, say, America of 1800 and Germany of 1800 is probably less that the difference between America of 1800 and America of 2025.

I have read (or perhaps I should say tried to read) British novels of a century or more ago, and my frustration at the thoughts and actions of the individuals made me realize that I had no reference point in my own current life to help me understand the embarrassments or societal strictures in their lives. I'm aware of the difference between my life now and that of my childhood, or my parents' generation. I'm not talking about the obvious advances in technology, but the societal attitudes under which we were raised. There is also a significant difference between urban and rural or between north and south. Civilizations don't remain static.

 

[Mendel]

I think that the difference between, say, America of 1800 and Germany of 1800 is probably less that the difference between America of 1800 and America of 2025.

"Western civilisation."
Though my mind went "Africa" when I read "overseas". For Americans, it could ofc also indicate China, Japan, SE Asia, or any other place.

 

[FatPhil]

"Western civilisation."
Though my mind went "Africa" when I read "overseas". For Americans, it could ofc also indicate China, Japan, SE Asia, or any other place.

InB4: "I think it would be a good idea" (almost certainly a fabrication, but a great quip nonetheless).

We have to of course remember that in 1800, Germany wasn't Germany (you were still /Heiliges Romisches/, IIRC, and included regions we now call Belgium and probably Kaliningrad), and America wasn't America (I think they'd reached the Mississippi by then, but the Louisiana purchase (which *doubled* its area but still didn't get anywhere near the west coast) hadn't happened yet).
However, I too think that the melting-pot of cultural influences sustained a (perhaps "Western", perhaps "European") homogeneity across both sides of the Atlantic, and that our 21st century connection with that time is far weaker.

 

[Ann K]

We have to of course remember that in 1800, Germany wasn't Germany

Of course. Silly of me to ignore that, since I have copies of immigration papers of my husband's ancestors from "the Grand Duchy of Baden".

 

[FatPhil]

Egypt is known among anthropologists and archaeologists for having a surprisingly consistent set of beliefs and practices throughout its history. Largely attributed to it's isolation.

That seems almost diametrically opposite to my view of the region's history. And, apparently, UNESCO agrees:

With 7,000 years of history, Egypt has long been at the center of global commerce and at the axis of trade routes linking Asia, Europe and Africa.

-- https://en.unesco.org/silkroad/countries-alongside-silk-road-routes/egypt

(As does the anthropology MPhil (Cantab) PhD (Cantab) in the room, but she's not citable on this specific matter.)

 

[Mendel]

seems to work like an electronic thumb?

 

[Gary C]

 

[Gary C]

Facebook has been good for UFO cartoons these days. Here's the latest ...

 

[Leifer]

Search engine AI mistakes......

I have a music synthesizer filter module that was producing unwanted noise. It uses a classic electronic chip, the CEM3372.
So I did a search in Google to find a cause........

 

[Ann K]

In line with our discussions of clouds...

 

[Gary C]

Surprising as I would have expected a heavy concentration in the West Indies just for the great beach weather ...

 

[Leifer]

Explained, finally.

 

[Gary C]

I guess most of us have made that face ...

 

[Ann K]

I wonder if they've saved a chair for interdimensional beings?