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RE: Is flirting seen as a negative quality??

See my previous/above response!

An IMAGINITVE/INTERESTING Thread

I suppose it was too much to ask , for an American to come up up with an imaginative thread

Mathematics seems to a subject of some mystery, for many folks, so Let_Us contribute this little conundrum for your contemplation

Let's start wit a fact. WE KNOW it's a fact, because We MADE it a fact! A = B

Now, IF A = B, then, IF we do the same thing to A, as we do to B, then they OUGHT to remain equal.

A X A = B X A, which equals A squared = AB

Now, IF we subtract B squared from both sides, we end up with A squared - B squared = AB - B squared

BOTH sides of this equation have factors (factors = integral parts, that, when combined, will equal the original thing). In this case A squared - B squared has 2 factors. (A + B) & (A - B). (A + B) X (A - B) = A squared - B squared. And AB - B squared also has 2 factors (A - B) & (B). (A - B) X (B) = AB - B squared. So, NOW we have

(A + B) X (A - B) = (A - B) X (B)

Now, since both halves of this equality have one factor in common, we can divide each half of the equation by that factor (A - B), thus eliminating that factor from each side of the equation, and it will STILL remain equal. Thus

(A + B) X (A - B) = (A - B) X (B)
(A - B) (A - B)

Which comes out to be (A + B) = (B)

Now, since we SET "A" to be = to "B", in our initial statement of fact, we can substitute "B" for "A" because they ARE equal. Which leaves us with

(B + B) = (B)

Therefore, (2B) = (B)! And, once again, we have a common factor that can be removed by dividing both sides of the equation by THAT factor. In THIS case (B). Thus

2B = (B)
(B) (B)

Which comes out to be (2) = (1)


Now I ASSURE YOU I've followed mathematical procedure scrupulously and correctly, to arrive at our answer. There's ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG, with the mathematics, used above. But this EXACT "proof" was the cause of the promulgation of a NEW Axiom, in the field of mathematics. The reason for a NEW rule being created. Would ANY of you care to explain to me HOW 2 can equal 1? And WHAT the NEW rule was, that was created, as a consequence of this proof?

I'd appreciate reading what you have to say. And I'll give a Gold Star to the first one to explain this CORRECTLY, to me.

RE: If you had a boat what would you name it?

THIS is the first version I ever heard, of this song, and, as I'm a man, maybe it would be more appropriate for me to have posted this one. But I think Joni's is slightly more wistful and nostalgic. But not by much.

RE: If you had a boat what would you name it?

The Urge

RE: If you had a boat what would you name it?

But Molly! One MAY have meant that he IS "exiting"! We can only HOPE it's true! But he MAY have meant that!

RE: If you had a boat what would you name it?

Good one, Miwagi! It sounds VERY appropriate, on SEVERAL levels, for a boat, to ME!

RE: If you had a boat what would you name it?

"So we go" IS a fitting name, for a boat! But WHERE would you go? IF you had that boat to take you thee?

RE: If you had a boat what would you name it?

Are you trying to tell us SOMETHING about YOUR particular life, Dee" I admit, I DID LOL, when I read YOUR boat's name! Thank you, Dee! I NEEDED that! And BELIEVE me! I CAN relate!

RE: What is your idea of heaven?

Well, IF you're NOT reading, NOW, Anna, would you consider steaming something ELSE up?

RE: What is your idea of heaven?

Peaceful's great, Frisky! MY idea of heaven is pretty "peaceful", too. But there's something to be said for "stirring the pot" now and then, too! NOTHING BUT peaceful bliss would get old and boring, after a while! At least, to ME, anyway.

A Thread for the Gentlemen

BEFORE you girls all start jumping down my throat, for creating a thread for guys, listen to the purpose of this thread. And I ask you guys to refrain from posting on this thread. IF you do, I can't do anything about that. But you'll only be limiting the usefulness of THIS thread, to YOU, by doing so. Because there IS a limit to the total number of posts allowed, on any one tread. (And I WILL be creating a SIMILAR thread, EXPRESSLY for you guys!)

This is ACTUALLY a thread for you girls. It's a place where YOU girls can describe your "fantasy mate"! The guy you'd LIKE to have by your side, IF you could only find him.

How's THAT going to help? It'll create a 1 stop shopping mall, FOR THE MEN to browse. (And you ALL KNOW how guys like to VIEW females!) And IF they think they might BE the guy this or that girl's hoping/wishing/dreaming to find, then they can contact her. I know! I can hear you thinking! We ALREADY have a profile, here. They can look in our profiles! Yeah! They could! You're right! But there's AT LEAST ! B-I-G drawback, to browsing profiles. IF you haven't noticed, there's an entry, on EVERY profile, that is "Last Online". And "I" DON'T know, about you, but THAT is the FIRST thing I look at, when I look at a profile, NOW. Why? Because I can't NUMBER the number of profiles I've looked at, here, over the time I've been here, where the woman's LAST "online" date was 6 months, 1 year, even 2 years ago! Which, for all PRACTICAL purposes, means that the guy is NO LONGER "available"! And attempting to contact the guy is a pointless waste of time and effort. (I've HAD my share of UNanswered messages!) So, by posting a description of the guy you're looking for, HERE, you'll accomplish 2 time saving things. 1. ALL the guys that will browse you, HERE, WILL BE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE men! 2. THEY will be finding YOU! Instead of YOU wading through 483,916 profiles, to find 1 POSSIBILITY! (Let THEM do the "work", girls! That's what MEN are MADE for! Right?) 3. As the folks that participate in the forums are MUCH LESS LIKELY to be scammers (as scammers AREN'T as likely to use their time and energy, in/on the forums, as it's not conducive to THEIR objective of making money), then the men that message you, because of your post, HERE, are LESS LIKELY to be after your money! And MORE into having a REAL "relationship WITH you! So, for ALL these reasons (and MORE) THIS makes sense! Now, I CAN'T start this off for you girls, as describing the MAN I wish I had in MY life IS IMPOSSIBLE! (I DON'T wish for a MALE companion! I DON'T care what you think/say ABOUT me! I'm NOT "THAT" way!) So, from HERE, Ladies, it's ALL up to you! Good Luck! I hope he contacts you SOON!

A Thread for the Ladies

BEFORE you guys all start jumping down my throat, for creating a thread for ladies, listen to the purpose of this thread. And I ask you ladies to refrain from posting on this thread. IF you do, I can't do anything about that. But you'll only be limiting the usefulness of THIS thread, to YOU, by doing so. Because there IS a limit to the total number of posts allowed, on any one tread. (And I WILL be creating a SIMILAR thread, EXPRESSLY for you girls!)

This is ACTUALLY a thread for us guys. It's a place where WE guys can describe our "fantasy mate"! The girl we'd LIKE to have by our side, IF we could only find her.

How's THAT going to help? It'll create a 1 stop shopping mall, FOR THE LADIES to browse. (And ALL us guys KNOW how ladies like to BROWSE shopping malls!) And IF they think they might BE the girl this or that guy's hoping/wishing/dreaming to find, then they can contact him. I know! I can hear you thinking! We ALREADY have a profile, here. They can look in our profiles! Yeah! They could! You're right! But there's AT LEAST ! B-I-G drawback, to browsing profiles. IF you haven't noticed, there's an entry, on EVERY profile, that is "Last Online". And "I" DON'T know, about you, but THAT is the FIRST thing I look at, when I look at a profile, now. Why? Because I can't NUMBER the number of profiles I've looked at, here, over the time I've been here, where the woman's LAST online date was 6 months, 1 year, even 2 years ago! Which, for all PRACTICAL purposes, means that the woman is NO LONGER "available"! And attempting to contact the woman is a pointless waste of time and effort. (I've HAD my share of UNanswered messages!) So, by posting a description of the woman you're looking for, HERE, you''l accomplish 2 time saving things. 1. ALL the women that will browse you, HERE, WILL BE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE women! 2. THEY will be finding YOU! Instead of YOU wading through 483,916 profiles, to find 1 POSSIBILITY! (Let THEM do the "work", guys! Women LOVE shopping!) 3. As the folks that participate in the forums are MUCH LESS LIKELY to be scammers (as scammers AREN'T as likely to use their time and energy, in/on the forums, as it's not conducive to THEIR objective of making money), them they women that message you, because of your post, HERE, are LESS LIKELY to be after your money! And MORE into having a REAL "relationship WITH you! So, for ALL these reasons (and MORE) THIS makes sense! So NOW, I'm going to describe what "I" want, in/of/from the lady of MY dreams!

#1. I NEED a woman that can TOLERATE an obstinate, opinionated, "dirty ol' man"! If you CAN'T handle THAT, then you're wasting your time.

BEYOND THAT REQUIREMENT, MY "dreamboat" is a tall, slim girl. Preferably with dark long(er/ish) hair and small(er/ish) breasts. But, INSTEAD of wasting your time, reading a physical description, since your personality IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT, than your "looks" (to ME), let me tell you about the girl I'd LOVE to meet! She's a LIVELY girl! Has a warm and ready smile! And a twinkle in her eye! A little "mischief", now and again, DOESN'T throw her off stride! She's a curious girl! Has WIDE RANGING interests! She's a TOLERANT girl! (Lord KNOWS, living with ME, she'll HAVE to be!) Flexible, in attitude and desires. FUN loving and adventurous. Is intelligent enough to "think" on her feet. Introvert or extrovert DOESN'T matter, to me. But a girl whose GOT to have people around her ALL the time, WON'T work, as I like time to/for myself (and WITH her). A girl who is READY, WILLING, and ABLE to talk to/with me - about ANY/EVERYTHING. I'll wanna know HER, BETTER than I know myself! A HAPPY woman makes for a HAPPY life! And, IF I don't KNOW her, HELPING HER "BE" happy, WILL BE a MORE difficult task, than it needs to be. I'm NOT a club/bar person, so IF the "nightlife's" IMPORTANT, to HER, it's probably NOT going to work. I DON'T want a needy girl! I want a girl I can SHARE WITH, not DO FOR!More than THAT, I'm flexible on/about.

RE: Decisions

That VERY WELL could BE, Molly! I DON'T know everything! But I DO KNOW that it's called "Murphy's Law", here, in the U.S.! And that it's called that BECAUSE Mr. Murphy was the source of it's NATIONAL recognition/popularization.

RE: Decisions

Sorry! They won't allow me to add ANY MORE emojis! But I DO agree with YOUR thoughts, on this particular subject, BW!

RE: Decisions

NO problem, with B-I-G dreams, Molly baby! You KEEP ON dreaming! It's IN our dreams, that "progress" begins!

As to countries, 206 (according to Wikipedia). I just looked it up (for a different comment/post)

But I DON'T believe you're the leader of EITHER your own country, or the world! The ONLY thing most of us "lead" is ourselves. And a GREAT MANY of us don't eve do THAT, well.

RE: Decisions

Most surely, D! They will! I don't know about Serbia, but here (In the U.S.) we have a saying, called "Murphy's Law" (It was named for the basketball player that first enunciated it, Calvin Murphy) It goes like this.

"IF something CAN go wrong, it WILL go wrong! And USUALLY, at the WORST POSSIBLE moment!"

RE: Decisions

But, Frisky, if you're asking what people would do IF they wee president, and then you say that THAT means "president" of THEIR country, you've got a BIG problem! MOST countries DON'T HAVE "presidents"! So, by asking what they'd DO, IF they were president, you're creating some CONFUSION about what it is, you're asking them. For those people that DO live in countries that have presidents, then THEY may understand what you're asking them, as "What would THEY do, IF they were president of THEIR country?" But, for those that DON'T live in countries with presidents (and even MAY THAT DO live in countries WITH presidents) MAY understand your question to mean "What would THEY DO, IF they wee president of the United States? Because the United States president IS the most well known, AND "powerful" president, in current existence. And OTHERS MIGHT perceive what you're asking, as "What would YOU DO, IF you were the CEO of your country. (Which is what "I" BELIEVE was your INTENT, with your question! But THAT only PROVES my point! That your question IS "open to interpretation". NOT "clear".) Your saying "Silly man" makes it CLEAR that YOU don't perceive the ambiguity of your question. Now, I CAN hear you thinking "You KNOW what I mean, silly man!" But THAT IS just the point, Frisky! I DON'T "know" what you MEAN! I can only GUESS at your meaning! And the ONLY EVIDENCE I HAVE, to guide my guess, are the words and phrasing YOU use! But, as I've TRIED to show you, your words/phrasing are NOT clear guides, to your meaning.

I'm NOT implying that your question is a bad one, Frisky! But only trying to be of assistance to you, in your future endeavors, by illustrating the "difficulties" inherent in your proposition(s). I KNOW I don't say things well, or clearly. But I'm trying/doing the best I can. And I'm NOT being "contradictory" (at ALL), for the sake of causing problems or being provocative or ridiculing, as most of the people here seem to think. I'm REALLY NOT! For the most part, I ONLY wish to improve our ability to think and communicate, both collectively, AND individually, effectively.

So, NOW that I've said my piece, let me get off my soapbox, and wish you well! Go girl! Go!

RE: Decisions

206, at last count.

RE: What is your idea of heaven?

No problem, Jac! I'll peel 'em FOR you! As long as you're one of ;em I get to peel! Deal?

RE: Marriage

You're PRESUMING that I (you, me. ANYBODY) prefers being single. I'm NOT saying I DO! But I'm NOT saying I don't, either. EACH situation has it's advantages, AND drawbacks. You have to balance what another person BRINGS TO a relationship, and what they TAKE AWAY, in inconvenience.

RE: What is your idea of heaven?

My sense of humor is an EVER PRESENT part of my personality, Miwagi! I LOOK for things to laugh at/about. Unfortunately, MY sense of what's funny, is JUST as "abnormal" as "I" am. And I'll admit to looking at most EVERYTHING "seriously", before I look for the humor in it. It's just "in MY nature" to think/wonder FIRST! And look for humorous "OPTIONS", LATER. I just AM the way I am. And, since it's EASY for me to be, and I have NO INTEREST in being perceived any OTHER way, I just KEEP ON being me.

RE: Current Thoughts

Closed Doors

Today
I thought of you
AGAIN

You know
It’s funny
How MY mind
Has a MIND of its own

I thought I’d closed that door

I guess it’s true
That ghosts CAN walk through walls

I wonder
Whatever became of all our
POSSIBILITIES

Those
UNLIVED FUTURES
Of all our
YESTERDAYS

RE: Share What You Are Listening To -- Part 99

Good choice, KP! There's a lot of times when Chopin is JUST the thing!

RE: Share What You Are Listening To -- Part 99

For those of you who have taste ranging BEYOND "pop", enjoy! This is actually around 50 years old, now. But I was listening to it, at the moment I clicked on this thread.

RE: What is your idea of heaven?

When I'm with people I like, and they aren't asking me questions, I usually pretty quiet. Miwagi! I don't talk much at all, unless asked a direct question, or someone OBVIOUSLY doesn't know what they're doing (or saying). You should be glad I choose NOT to respond to most of the junk I read, here!

RE: On A Deserted Island

If I was on a deserted island for a month, with a limited number of resources, Cat, I DON'T think toothbrushes and toothpaste would be HIGH on my list of desired items! You've OBVIOUSLY never been in a survival situation! If I'm going back to the stone age, I'm gonna want some stone age stuff! And a BIG piece of flint would probably be HIGH on my list! But dental hygiene probably wouldn't make the cut. If it was a deserted island, I WOULDN'T be concerned about my breathe smelling, and there probably wouldn't be much candy available, to rot my teeth! I could go a month without brushing. I'd ALSO want a BIG steal knife. Since it's an island, presumably the waters around it will have fish, so fish hooks and/or a fishing net would be a nice addition. A good sturdy pair of boots would be helpful, in case I had to move inland for any reason. I'm not going to take the time to create a REAL list, Cat. But a toothbrush and toothpaste DEFINITELY wouldn't be on MY list of "supplies" I like to cook and eat too much. Speaking of which, some sort of shelter would be nice. But I can make my own shelter.


But you've obviously not done much camping, and NO survival training, Cat.

RE: When a man has muscles

You're REALLY getting "out there", with THIS thread, Snookie!

RE: What is our experience of Emotional intelligence ?

Are we supposed to clap, now?

I KNOW that, on the whole, we DON'T live up to our ideals, but I wonder at the reason you decided to tell us that you're trying. Certainly I'd be naive to think everybody TRIED to live up to society/culturally designated proprieties, and I'm sorry that you have been the victim of such misbehavior, BW. But I wonder what might compel one to feel it NECESSARY to inform the rest of the world that THEY do (TRY to live up to desired behavior patterns)? Would care to enlighten me, BW?

RE: What is our experience of Emotional intelligence ?

Just an interesting tidbit of info that touches on EQ, in that it talks about "empathy", the ability to detect another's emotional state, which is necessarily a part of determining a proper response to that state. Just thought some of you might be interesyed.

RE: r u ...O r d i n a r y... ?

PS: I'm SURE it doesn't "matter", to you, in the SLIGHTEST. anyway!