"When I tell you something is dangerous, I mean it. And, I never forget the Victims"
T.J. Hooker
"Everyone can master a Grief but he who has it”
William Shakespeare
”I had given him a life not worth living, but I had also given him an iron will to live. This was a common combination on the planet Earth”
Kurt Vonnegut about his character, Kilgore Trout.

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Thursday 13. As in 13 Thought-provoking things




1."When does HAL learn to program himself to be smarter  in a runaway feedback loop of increasing intelligence?


2.  Who was Srinivasa Ramanujan and why is his math still so crucial?


3. Are there really at least 26 dimensions as Einstein predicted?


4. Why are doorways so short in American homes?


5.  Who decided that studs where only 8 feet long?


6. Are green eyes recessive in California Desert Tortoises?


7. Does Somerset Maugham kill off all his lead characters?


8.How do we signal the Aliens to get their butts back here and save our bacon?


9. Why do people hide and ship tiny amounts of meat , trying to get them through customs?  What's the point?!


10. In my next life,  do I get to be a ballerina in the American Ballet Theatre?


11. Will the Monarch butterflies make it?


12. Is a baseball game shorter or longer if your favorite team is losing?


13. Was this list any fun to read?  I enjoyed writing it.


HAPPY T13!

16 comments:

  1. Also (as they inquired on the old Firesign Theater album, back in the 60s): Why does the Porridge bird lay its eggs in the air?

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  2. Ok, ok, I'm calling "uncle".
    My brain hurts.
    ;-)

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    1. Mine was too after finishing that thing. It was fun though. Hugs!

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  3. I love this. I didnt know American doors WERE short (er). Um, shorter than what?

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    1. American doors finish out at 80 inches. And you can't believe everything you read on the internet, we have nine foot ceilings and our house was built in the late 1950's. The doors I'm going by are in Europe, the continental part. They have very tall doors, but then maybe the Danes started it. heehee. The Scandinavians are pretty tall people!

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  4. That 12 so apropos this time of yea r!! always fun

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    1. Yes, and it only get's truer the more involved you are. heehee

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  5. Lots of great questions. I'm thinking about the butterflies and well, the salmon and hoping they continue.

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    1. Me also, Mia. I'm worried. At least there is a move to free up the rivers of useless, outmoded dams that killed off the salmon, and other fish, runs.

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  6. It's not just the monarchs, now bees are on the endangered list as well. My T13

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    1. Right you are Heather. Bees and all the other insect pollinators are in danger. I'll be around to read yours and all the other T13's this evening. I am nutty this time of year, even in the best of times.

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  7. I think in your next life you get a chance to be anything you want. So I hope you get to be a ballerina, if that is your wish. And yes, this was fun to read!

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    1. Glad you enjoyed it CountryDew. And, hopefully, neither of us have to come back to this circus and crapshoot because this time was a nightmare. I want to sing with the angels for a long LONG time. ;o)

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    1. Why thank you Mz. Paula. Glad you had a good time romping through a very untidy mind. *gg*

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