Nungali Posted November 15 9 hours ago, old3bob said: have had several older Fords thus have experienced the meaning of, "Fix Or Repair Daily..." Newer vehicles aren't much fun either since one can't hardly DIY with them without tech. info and special tools. (as for talking to them I don't think they respond as well compared to older ones?) I have used the brute force method at times on some engines when nothing else worked, namely several shots of starter fluid down their throats which btw one doesn't want to get carried away with or risk them vomiting up flames! You would have to ask Lairg about that ... he can gauge the emotional sensitivity of piston rings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted November 15 2 hours ago, oak said: To think that in the future today's kids will feel nostalgia regarding the 2020's... Nostalgia ? or ; ''You wrecked our future ! '' 2 hours ago, oak said: That's a tought 🤔 Is it ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oak Posted November 15 (edited) 2 hours ago, Nungali said: Nostalgia ? or ; ''You wrecked our future ! '' Is it ? I know, I know. Living a crazy weekend so forgive me for the misspelling. I could be a snob and excuse myself for the misspelling saying that I think in 3 different languages... That's a thought... Edited November 15 by oak 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted November 16 (edited) 1 hour ago, oak said: I know, I know. Living a crazy weekend so forgive me for the misspelling. I could be a snob and excuse myself for the misspelling saying that I think in 3 different languages... That's a thought... Not a snob. I know exactly where you're coming from. I think I think (sic) mostly in 2, but for most of the rest of the languages I've been exposed to, my mind created a common file titled "Foreign languages," dumped everything there indiscriminately, and when stuff from that file interferes with the 2 legit ones, it's not pretty. Not with spelling (although shit happens of course) but with spoken words, especially proper names. The thing is, if an English word is a borrowing from one of those other languages for which I know their proprietary pronunciation rules but not necessarily the English rendition thereof, I tend to stress and enunciate it the way it is stressed and enunciated in the language it came from. Sometimes I really don't know that it's pronounced differently in English from its source language, and sometimes I just can't make myself mutilate it like that. It physically hurts me to have to say Mo-di-GLI-ani or REmy MARtin or DesDEmona, let alone NAbokov. And native speakers never tire of correcting me... Edited November 16 by Taomeow 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oak Posted November 16 26 minutes ago, Taomeow said: And native speakers never tire of correcting me... On a good day you'll have a laugh with it. I know 😆 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted November 16 16 minutes ago, oak said: On a good day you'll have a laugh with it. I know 😆 I used to. By now I learned to either accept the correction with a polite "thank you" or reject it with a polite "fuck you." Depending on the mood. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted November 16 1 hour ago, Taomeow said: I used to. By now I learned to either accept the correction with a polite "thank you" or reject it with a polite "fuck you." Depending on the mood. Or if it turns out they are wrong , you can say both ; ' thunk you '. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted November 16 33 minutes ago, Nungali said: Or if it turns out they are wrong , you can say both ; ' thunk you '. I'll have to practice that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted November 16 (edited) On 11/15/2025 at 1:36 PM, Nungali said: You would have to ask Lairg about that ... he can gauge the emotional sensitivity of piston rings one has to wonder at times.... Edited Monday at 03:07 AM by old3bob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted 23 hours ago What is known in psychology as The Dark Triad -- a personality combining narcissism, machiavellianism, and psychopaty -- is estimated at 7% of the population, on average. It means that in an average family -- grandparents, parents, a couple of kids -- you have almost a 50% chance of one of them being in that category (it could be you, of course. ) But in reality it seldom works like that. "Average" means that in some families they don't have anybody in that category and in some, everybody. Same thing with encounters in school, at work, among random neighbors, just people one meets in a lifetime. Some are spared close encounters with the dark triad representatives and some might have one for a boss, one for a neighbor, one for a sibling, one for a spouse, one for a parent (which is about as bad as it gets -- the worst scenario is to have both parents in that category.) I think the dark triad can be contagious -- in many cases the defense against being their victim is to internalize their ways and become the perpetrator -- toward someone else (most typically one's own children, but could be toward just about anyone in a weaker position.) And this someone else might contract it too, and the chain remains unbroken throughout generations. What's the solution? As my Primal guru used to say, just because there's a problem doesn't mean there's a solution. (Incidentally he was in that category himself.) They are the people who make the world as strange as I find it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChiDragon Posted 18 hours ago On 11/14/2025 at 1:22 PM, Nungali said: VERY lifelike ! as ..... that looks just like me coming home from the pub with two mates ! You have seen nothing yet! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted 17 hours ago Pffft ! I can do a lot better ... and number 1 would have found it easier if it had taken those big 'flip-flops' off its feet . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
