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| Topic | The 1970s-1990s seem like such a terrible time to have been alive. |
| dancer62 05/03/17 1:07:09 PM #54 | 70s and 80s? Pretty good. In some ways better than now. The 1950s were a bit odd, lots of optimism and faith in science and the USA. I do remember Air Raid drills in elenentary school, where we would hide under our desks to protect us from flying glass if the Russians nuked the Strategic Air Command base 200 miles away. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | How many traffic tickets have you gotten in your lifetime? |
| dancer62 05/03/17 1:03:19 PM #24 | Three, two speeding and an improper pass, the most recent was 48 years ago. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Did anything change about your appearance as you got older that bums you out? |
| dancer62 05/02/17 10:32:59 AM #24 | Weight, turkey neck, and annoying grandma whiskers. Sigh! No arthritis, but a lot less flexible that I was. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Any bicycle riders on here? |
| dancer62 05/01/17 12:47:48 PM #3 | Thrift shop bikes are good. New cables, lube the bearings, maybe a new saddle. $25 or $35 and good to go. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Potd, do you have a college degree? |
| dancer62 04/23/17 8:34:06 PM #21 | Retired academic and dancer, still teach a few classes. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | 2 Swords or Sword/Shield... |
| dancer62 04/23/17 2:24:28 PM #45 | I've trained in several Chinese and Japanese styles. I like dual broadswords, or katana and wakizashi. I also like kama or sai. I've never sparred with sword and shield, so I'm clueless there. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | If you had to get Xtreme (ideologically) or die, what would you do? |
| dancer62 04/23/17 6:59:27 AM #20 | Red_Frog posted... Please tell me I'm not the only one who thought this was going to be about Mountain Dew and Doritos. Vin Diesel in XxX --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | On a scale of 0-5, how much do you like anime? |
| dancer62 04/22/17 11:43:02 AM #31 | Zero for most. 4 or 5 for a very few. Yukikaze Initial D Ex'Driver Planetes Samurai Champloo Cowboy Bebop Gungrave Excel Saga --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | In retrospect, which was the better console - Playstation or Nintendo 64? |
| dancer62 04/21/17 10:38:16 PM #51 | FinalFantasyIV posted... Playstation easily. Yes, PS1 has an incredible number of great games. N64 had a share of unforgettable titles, like Body Harvest, Beetle Adventure Racing, Rocket Robot on Wheels, Jet Force Gemini, Blast Corps, etc., but advantage: PlayStation --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Manual transmission elitism angers up my blood |
| dancer62 04/21/17 12:54:56 PM #6 | More fun, especially with a good cat-back exhaust. Love to hear that engine note. Driving stick shift since 1964. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | What was the worst Nintendo product ever released that's not VirtualBoy |
| dancer62 04/20/17 6:43:55 PM #24 | RedPixel posted... I'm gonna catch a lot of crap for this one... Agreed. The Wii wasn't bad with a GameCube or Classic controller. The Wii-mote: atrocious! --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Easy probability question. A guy has two white socks and two pink socks. |
| dancer62 04/20/17 6:38:59 PM #4 | Tails 64 posted... I think it's 1/3. Imagine he picks a white sock. There are now 2 pink socks (non-matching) and 1 white sock, leaving a 1 in 3 chance of a matching pair. Agree. It doesn't matter which he draws first, the chance of drawing a matching sock is 1/3. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Has Star Wars ever been good in your lifetime? |
| dancer62 04/18/17 12:08:50 PM #18 | Yes, took my kids to see the first one in 1977, it was surprisingly good. The sequels went downhill, but were still okay. The second trilogy, though? Yecch! --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | None of you are real |
| dancer62 04/15/17 2:32:15 PM #4 | Hi, Dr. Turing! --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | On a scale from 1-10, how OCD are you about things? |
| dancer62 04/15/17 1:13:30 PM #10 | I like to get to venues early to get organized. Ditto for classes, get my multimedia stuff set up and organize materials a half-hour before students arrive. Other than that, normal academic, have trouble allocating horizontal surfaces, piles of stuff everywhere office and home. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Currently in a nasty heavy snowstorm that is knocking out power and Internet |
| dancer62 04/15/17 12:45:14 PM #17 | 78°F, maybe some rain this afternoon. Glad I moved from deep snow country 30 years ago. Usually pleasant winters, occasional blizzard but melts off quickly. 39°N, right on the edge between temperate and subtropical. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | What would you say is your dream car? |
| dancer62 04/14/17 4:19:06 PM #7 | I have a MKII Supra, great car, the obvious upgrade would be to a MKIV. A Mitsubishi 3000GT would be neat too, but I"m a bit daunted by the idea of maintenance of the 4WD, electronic suspension, 4-wheel steering, etc. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | In this topic: Corny Jokes |
| dancer62 04/14/17 8:40:59 AM #29 | When the ship carrying a cargo of red paint collided midocean with a ship carrying blue paint: --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Best sandwich bread from this list? |
| dancer62 04/14/17 5:40:27 AM #4 | A Reuben demands pumpernickel. Peanut butter needs white. BLT needs toasted white. Ham and cheese needs wheat or rye. Pizza boats are best with English muffins, but good with crusty French or Italian bread. Hamburgers or hot dogs/chili dogs with buns. And so on, different breads for different sandwiches. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Washing your trilby, scrubbing your trenchcoat, and polishing your katana... |
| dancer62 04/13/17 5:18:32 PM #3 | Thought my London Fog was dry-clean only but the label says machine wash drip dry. I rub my katanas and jians with a little sewing machine oil. Don't have a trilby, just brush my fedora clean. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Sick and tired of people of brown eye color being discriminated against. |
| dancer62 04/13/17 4:52:49 PM #35 | Why are the stars of Japanese anime blue-eyed blondes, in a land of ethnic dark hair and eyes? --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | What console has the worst standard controller? |
| dancer62 04/13/17 4:50:24 PM #13 | NES, horrible --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | What's your favorite kind of d-pad |
| dancer62 04/13/17 4:48:56 PM #6 | I guess the PlayStation, but the best ever is the NeoGeo Pocket Color almost-a-joystick, followed by the Sega Nomad's almost-a-joystick. With a real joystick and the Dpad relegated to camera control, though, it doesn't make a lot of difference. Nintendo ruined console gaming for years by scrapping the joystick for a Dpad, thank goodness joysticks came back. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Seriously, why do we still use Latin for anything at all? It's making me rage. |
| dancer62 04/13/17 8:01:49 AM #11 | Fabricati diem, pvnc! Because Greek and Latin are the historical distinction between the educated and uneducated. If you are educated, you can understand Monty Python jokes. Law, Medicine, and sciences make extensive use of Latin. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Who gives a flying fuck about the 70s |
| dancer62 04/12/17 1:29:54 PM #4 | I had a dedicated Coleco Tank game in 1977, so 77 it is. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Would you like to contribute $3 to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund? |
| dancer62 04/12/17 12:29:02 PM #2 | If they keep coming up with the same kind of candidates as last year, why bother. They could choose a President at random and not do worse. Presidential Lottery! --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Favorite Bond actor? |
| dancer62 04/12/17 11:23:12 AM #7 | crinalex posted... I prefer Craig but many of them are good. They're all good. Moore was more Saint-like than Bond-like, Brosnan more Remington Steele. It's between Connery and Craig. I guess Sean Connery is still the quintessential Bond. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | IF you owned a castle what would you name it? |
| dancer62 04/12/17 11:14:25 AM #21 | Caer Ceallaigh (Castle of the Warrior) --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Tax deadline almost up (4/15)...... did you file this year? |
| dancer62 04/11/17 3:06:18 PM #17 | Just mailed it. I always owe, so no reason to file and pay early. A week before the deadline, I'm doing good. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Do you assume everyone on PotD is a guy until they say otherwise? |
| dancer62 04/09/17 3:09:12 PM #12 | I keep an open mind, but, yeah, a lot more guys than women here, and most of the guys seem incredibly immature. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | I got a dumb moderation |
| dancer62 04/09/17 2:59:16 PM #29 | SkynyrdRocker posted... dancer62 posted...SkynyrdRocker posted...Golden Road posted...Firewood18 posted...I just got my first mod ever for a joke about JFK. Exactly --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | I got a dumb moderation |
| dancer62 04/09/17 2:46:54 PM #27 | SkynyrdRocker posted... Golden Road posted...Firewood18 posted...I just got my first mod ever for a joke about JFK. I figure I'm one of the few septugenarians here, and not Catholic. Got rejected from the Daughters Of Hybernia for being non-Catholic, in fact, but still won a statue of St Patrick at their ceili. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Are you a hourly employee or salary? |
| dancer62 04/07/17 3:01:16 PM #15 | Independent contractor. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Movies where every character is unlikeable |
| dancer62 04/07/17 2:43:09 PM #24 | Jurassic Park 2. I generally like Jeff Goldblum, he he was horrible in this one, as were the rest of the characters. Disappointing plot, the dinosaurs didn't get to eat them all. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Help me understand your reasoning in solving the following easy problem |
| dancer62 04/06/17 1:50:49 AM #92 | jramirez23 posted... Golden Road posted...OK, it's not a great way to explain myself after all =P But, you know that one of them is a girl. So: GG BG or GB but only one, not both, because one of those is already eliminated BB- eliminated So, GG or one only of the GB/BG combinations= .50 This topic does make a nice illustration of the Gambler's Fallacy. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | What's the first thing you think of when I say: "Russia"? |
| dancer62 04/05/17 2:42:11 PM #53 | Air raid drills when I was a kid in school in the 50s, during the the Cold War. I guess hiding under our desks wouldn't do much against a nuclear blast, but might protect from flying glass if the Strategic Air Command base 200 miles away got hit. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Do you eventually want kids? |
| dancer62 04/05/17 2:35:42 PM #20 | -Komaiko54- posted... at least five like my parents had, big families are the best :P Not a man, and 70. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Do you eventually want kids? |
| dancer62 04/05/17 12:26:55 PM #10 | Two kids, three grandkids so far. Oldest granddaughter is a teenager, so maybe great-grandkids in the next 10 years. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | What are your "just to be safe" habits? |
| dancer62 04/05/17 11:34:58 AM #35 | shadowsword87 posted... I make sure I have my car keys before I lock/close my car door. :) And when I leave the keys in the car while I'm loading the trunk, I roll the driver's window down so I can't accidentally get locked out. I carry a spare set of car keys in my purse, but the purse is in the car, too, when I'm loading. I'm turning into my mother, before she would leave the house, she checked the kitchen twice to make sure the coffeepot and stove were turned off. Yep. Just to be sure. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Help me understand your reasoning in solving the following easy problem |
| dancer62 04/05/17 11:27:25 AM #3 | Two independent events, 50% probability for each, we know the results of one event but not the other. 50%. Knowing the results of one coin toss does not affect the probability of another coin toss. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | When I say "Dark Lord" who do you think of first? |
| dancer62 04/05/17 10:57:41 AM #75 | -Komaiko54- posted... SusanGreenEyes posted...KJ StErOiDs posted...Darth Vader. Darth Vader --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Is it lunch time? |
| dancer62 04/03/17 1:17:00 PM #7 | Noon here, but I just got around to cooking ham and eggs for breakfast. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Are there any non-millennials on gamefaqs? |
| dancer62 04/02/17 4:18:55 PM #28 | wolfy42 posted... I'm not quite a baby boomer, but close, and certainly not a mellenial. Baby boomer. My grandkids are millenials. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | How big is your ignore list? |
| dancer62 04/02/17 3:46:11 PM #69 | Flamers, trolls, offensive sexists, and adolescent ignorati get reported and ignored. There's even a checkbox on the report form for ignore. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
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