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Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This

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.

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Dana - Oct 23, 2013 7:02:42 am PDT #9839 of 30000

I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

Hey, Hil (or other knowledgeable people), I have discovered a CD with some family tree work that an uncle did, so I'm poking around with it.

Is it possible that Vicher and Vicknair are the same name, just...changed or evolved?

Also, shrift, I found a *YourLastName* in my family tree, so I'm now convinced that we're related.

erikaj - Oct 23, 2013 7:04:37 am PDT #9840 of 30000

"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-

All I've found with FB is it gives my family another platform to not communicate.

Dana - Oct 23, 2013 7:06:52 am PDT #9841 of 30000

I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

Huh, looks like the original family name was German, Wichner, so it seems pretty likely to me that it could be either Vicher (a Frenchified version) or Vicknair (a more literal spelling based on the pronunciation).

Theodosia - Oct 23, 2013 7:07:32 am PDT #9842 of 30000

'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"

Good friends of mine discovered they were distant cousins when they ran into each other at a big family reunion thing. They'd jokingly called each other Cousin Larry and Cousin Herb before this.

tommyrot - Oct 23, 2013 7:10:37 am PDT #9843 of 30000

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Shit. It looks like it'll take me 3.7 days to synchronize my Bitcoin wallet with my laptop running continuously.

Dana - Oct 23, 2013 7:12:39 am PDT #9844 of 30000

I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

This is really kind of amazing. I've discovered ancestors back to 1767 on one branch and 1700 on another.

Steph L. - Oct 23, 2013 7:18:52 am PDT #9845 of 30000

this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Shit. It looks like it'll take me 3.7 days to synchronize my Bitcoin wallet with my laptop running continuously.

If you synchronize your Bitcoin wallet, does that obligate you to sell once it's synced? IOW, it seems like syncing is a good idea anyway, so that at some point you could sell. Because even if the exchange rate drops in the short-term, if it goes back up and you haven't synced yet, you'll be back in this situation.

Might as well do it now.

tommyrot - Oct 23, 2013 7:23:56 am PDT #9846 of 30000

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Teppy: Yes. eta: Although I am not obligated to sell after syncing, your other points are valid.

Even if the price drops a lot, I'll still probably sell them, as the exchange rate is so volatile. Some investments are like gambling, and I don't feel like gambling with that much money.

Theodosia - Oct 23, 2013 7:58:37 am PDT #9847 of 30000

'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"

Speaking of coins, I discovered a big can of 'wheat' pennies from my Mom that I thought were ordinary coins I could turn in at a Coinstar machine. Now I have to find somewhere near here where I can take them, because they're worth 3-4 cents each.

tommyrot - Oct 23, 2013 8:00:43 am PDT #9848 of 30000

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

If you find any 1909 S VDB ones, can I have them?

eta: They're worth around $1000.

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