#random-thoughts — Public Fediverse posts

Sometimes I get nostalgic for that period of time in the 90s where genius marketing consisted of slapping a "2000" after every brand or product name. I especially fondly remember an antiques store near where I lived at the time. It was called "Antiek 2000" (Antiques 2000) and nothing has ever topped that.

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Sometimes I get nostalgic for that period of time in the 90s where genius marketing consisted of slapping a "2000" after every brand or product name. I especially fondly remember an antiques store near where I lived at the time. It was called "Antiek 2000" (Antiques 2000) and nothing has ever topped that.

#nostalgia #musings #randomthoughts #marketing #nineties #genius #goodstuff #oldandnew #oldschoolcool #thedistantfuture #theyear2000 #ninetiesnostalgia #youhadtobethereiguess

To this day, I still confuse opossums with possums. I can never seem to remember which is which.

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To this day, I still confuse opossums with possums. I can never seem to remember which is which.

#Confessions #RandomThoughts

I think they should rerelease The Wizard of Oz but dub George Takei in every time they sing "Oh my!" in that Lions and Tigers and Bears song.

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I think they should rerelease The Wizard of Oz but dub George Takei in every time they sing "Oh my!" in that Lions and Tigers and Bears song.

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I know Lucas based a lot of Star Wars on pre-existing tropes and outside cultural influences. I wonder if the names, "Jedi" and "Sith" were based on anything?

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I know Lucas based a lot of Star Wars on pre-existing tropes and outside cultural influences. I wonder if the names, "Jedi" and "Sith" were based on anything?

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It always seemed weird to me naming sports teams after animals that aren't even from here—Lions, Tigers, and Wolverines.

Shouldn't we have at least picked something local?

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It always seemed weird to me naming sports teams after animals that aren't even from here—Lions, Tigers, and Wolverines.

Shouldn't we have at least picked something local?

#RandomThoughts #MyUnpopularOpinion

Does a dictionary qualify as a glossary?

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Does a dictionary qualify as a glossary?

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How many is many?

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How many is many?

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I'm kind of curious about the history of using "so" as an amplifier as in "so many".

I'm assuming that "so many" is even more than "many"—which is somewhat vaguely defined to begin with.

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I'm kind of curious about the history of using "so" as an amplifier as in "so many".

I'm assuming that "so many" is even more than "many"—which is somewhat vaguely defined to begin with.

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Are there ordinary phors that are not meta?

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Are there ordinary phors that are not meta?

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I suppose "milking a simile" is a thing, but I like the alliteration of "milking a metaphor" better.

Also, it seems quite pedantic to differentiate between the two. Why not just pick one name and use it for either/both?

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I suppose "milking a simile" is a thing, but I like the alliteration of "milking a metaphor" better.

Also, it seems quite pedantic to differentiate between the two. Why not just pick one name and use it for either/both?

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I've come imagine AuDHD as a light saber battle between autism and ADHD. So, now I'm wondering… which one has the blue-green saber and which one has the red saber?

#RandomThoughts #MilkingAMetaphor

I've come imagine AuDHD as a light saber battle between autism and ADHD. So, now I'm wondering… which one has the blue-green saber and which one has the red saber?

#RandomThoughts #MilkingAMetaphor

The weather app on my phone says the rain will stop at exactly 1:48 pm. That's incredibly precise with very little accuracy. 🙄

Any STEM teachers out there could use this as an illustration of the difference between the two.

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The weather app on my phone says the rain will stop at exactly 1:48 pm. That's incredibly precise with very little accuracy. 🙄

Any STEM teachers out there could use this as an illustration of the difference between the two.

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I wonder why Paul Francis Gadd's songs are still available on You Tube videos?

the things you discover by #accident...

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I wonder why Paul Francis Gadd's songs are still available on You Tube videos?

the things you discover by #accident...

I would guess that more Gen Xers more closely resemble Millennials than Boomers in their thinking and attitudes. I know I do, but that's just anecdotal.

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I would guess that more Gen Xers more closely resemble Millennials than Boomers in their thinking and attitudes. I know I do, but that's just anecdotal.

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African maned lions are not the only species of lion. There are many species of lions without manes—most of them in fact, I believe.

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African maned lions are not the only species of lion. There are many species of lions without manes—most of them in fact, I believe.

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Pet dogs are better than house cats, but lions and tigers kick the crap out of wolves and coyotes.

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Pet dogs are better than house cats, but lions and tigers kick the crap out of wolves and coyotes.

#RandomThoughts #MyUnpopularOpinion

Are all stories about Doozers microfiction because Doozers are small regardless of how long the story is? 🤪

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Are all stories about Doozers microfiction because Doozers are small regardless of how long the story is? 🤪

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On the Great Space Coaster there is no track. How is that a coaster?

Also, they don't wear space suits or have any oxygen supply. Why aren't they all dead?

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On the Great Space Coaster there is no track. How is that a coaster?

Also, they don't wear space suits or have any oxygen supply. Why aren't they all dead?

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There is software and there is hardware. Is there medium ware? Is it a spectrum? 🤪

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There is software and there is hardware. Is there medium ware? Is it a spectrum? 🤪

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"light rain" suggests that there is "dark rain" too. Do they battle each other in the "end of days"? 🤪

#RandomThoughts #Microfiction

"light rain" suggests that there is "dark rain" too. Do they battle each other in the "end of days"? 🤪

#RandomThoughts #Microfiction

There should have been a Superman sequel called "Wrath of Zod". 🤪

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There should have been a Superman sequel called "Wrath of Zod". 🤪

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Laura Dern is the only survivor of the dreaded Spielberg Heroine Curse. #randomThoughts

Laura Dern is the only survivor of the dreaded Spielberg Heroine Curse. #randomThoughts

I do not think people should campaign for public office. I think people should be drafted into it like jury duty.

*apologies because I've said this before. I just really wanted to say it again.

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I do not think people should campaign for public office. I think people should be drafted into it like jury duty.

*apologies because I've said this before. I just really wanted to say it again.

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If there is ever a job for reverse engineering silly long form names to fit specific acronyms, I'm all over it!

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If there is ever a job for reverse engineering silly long form names to fit specific acronyms, I'm all over it!

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Did Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation have a belly button?

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Did Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation have a belly button?

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We humans should care way less about being right and more about being kind.

Being strong doesn't mean being rigid. It means owning your mistakes and knowing when to say "I am sorry".

#randomthoughts #humanity #morality #society

We humans should care way less about being right and more about being kind.

Being strong doesn't mean being rigid. It means owning your mistakes and knowing when to say "I am sorry".

#randomthoughts #humanity #morality #society

I think the better question to ask about evolution is "How?" not "Why?".

"Why?" implies some sort of intent where there is none.

How this thing came to be is all you're ever going to be able to know. There is no motivation why. There is no reasoning or intent behind it—no goals, no master plan.

#RandomThoughts #MyUnpopularOpinion #AnthromorphizingEvolution

I think the better question to ask about evolution is "How?" not "Why?".

"Why?" implies some sort of intent where there is none.

How this thing came to be is all you're ever going to be able to know. There is no motivation why. There is no reasoning or intent behind it—no goals, no master plan.

#RandomThoughts #MyUnpopularOpinion #AnthromorphizingEvolution

So, a university is a bunch of individual versities joined into one?

Is the multiversity the sum of all the separate universities? Or is that the bulk?

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So, a university is a bunch of individual versities joined into one?

Is the multiversity the sum of all the separate universities? Or is that the bulk?

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Side quests to me suggest the possibility of front, back, top, and bottom quests.

Top and bottom quests make my brain think of a whole different category of thing. 🤪

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Side quests to me suggest the possibility of front, back, top, and bottom quests.

Top and bottom quests make my brain think of a whole different category of thing. 🤪

#RandomThoughts #WhatHappensBehindClosedDoors