actually the lathe bugs me. It is cool, but I'm not really sure how it changes anything. sped things up, but change?
Jayne (Husband): Oh, I think you might wanna reconsider that last part. See, I married me a powerful ugly creature. Mal (Wife): How can you say that? How can you shame me in front of new people? Jayne (Husband): If I could make you purtier, I would. Mal (Wife): You are not the man I met a year ago.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 43: I Love My Dead Gay Whale Crosspost.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
beth b - Mar 22, 2006 10:05:54 am PST #5594 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
sarameg - Mar 22, 2006 10:06:02 am PST #5595 of 10001
Today is yucky. I'm trying to figure out the logic of the system because it is patently not the logic we gave them when we told them to use this logic. And they didn't give us any documentation back. So I'm very confused.
DXMachina - Mar 22, 2006 10:07:45 am PST #5596 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I imagine they chose the harness because it symbolizes agriculture, and because harnessed plow-animals were in use before the wheel was necessarily at issue. But, that doesn't mean the wheel isn't significant.
Actually, the plow should be on the list, too. One can quibble about the type of harness, as well. The original harnesses worked for oxen, but nsm for horses. It wasn't until they invented the horse collar that agriculture really took off in places where you needed a horse's strength to till the fields.
Kathy A - Mar 22, 2006 10:08:04 am PST #5597 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
In a completely different vein, but for those Chicagoans whose interest in local politics is higher than usual following yesterday's primary, there's an entry in the Encyclopedia of Chicago about Chicago's political culture and its history that I found fascinating. I especially liked that the writer highlights the entertainment value political corruption has for Chicago and state residents.
DavidS - Mar 22, 2006 10:08:35 am PST #5598 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
actually the lathe bugs me.
Their whole list bugs me. They should've started with the seven simple machines. Wheel, lever etc.
Printing press definitely belongs. Then something like either the telegraph or telephone.
JZ - Mar 22, 2006 10:09:36 am PST #5599 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Between the convoluted logic, the convoluted ideology, and the shitty grammar, that's just jaw-dropping eight ways from Sunday. I'm trying to imagine how one would frame a thoughtful, reasoned response to it, and coming up blank -- it's so twisty and illogical that there isn't even anyplace solid to start from. It's just a squirmy mess.
Theodosia - Mar 22, 2006 10:11:36 am PST #5600 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Actually, oxen are much more strong than horses, and easier feeders as well. What horse-pulling made a big difference for was speed, such as coaches and wagons and sleighs.
Fred Pete - Mar 22, 2006 10:11:49 am PST #5601 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
the entertainment value political corruption has for Chicago and state residents.
...as well as residents of nearby states.
DXMachina - Mar 22, 2006 10:12:36 am PST #5602 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
actually the lathe bugs me.
I think the problem there is the picture they used. Wood lathes, like the one shown, are fine tools for making elegant table legs, but not much that's really vital. Metal lathes, though, make things like screws, which are important.
DXMachina - Mar 22, 2006 10:14:10 am PST #5603 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
such as coaches and wagons and sleighs.
And plows.