Seasons
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heartfelt congratulations to prob123 My first choice was as Bildgesmythe, to eat the angel and have a beer. So I can't take the congratulations 
"What does the 'T' stand for in James T. Kirk? Fair questions, eh?
Tiberius?
Interesting word patterns. Her glossolalia has "shalom" which is a well known Hebrew word. the rest of it isn't ringing any bells though.
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On further reflection, it would depend on whether the black pill tasted like licorice, and whether there was salt available.
EM, I don't think Irina meant that as a comment on Fizzy's answer. (Sorry for talking for you Irina, please correct me if I am wrong). The last time we discussed moral dilemmas and "lesser or two evil" choices, I accused Prob123 of trying to change the fact pattern in the question instead of facing the choice it intended. Some may Say Prob was right not to accept the limits placed on the situation by others (which star fleet captain was it the reprogrammed the computer at the Academy so he would never have to face the test of loosing his crew? Was it Kirk?). Anyway, I think Irina was referring to our other discussion and not slighting Fizzy (or even Spikebot, though he was being snarky in his way).
*Replaces pills with jelly beans* *Ties angel's shoelaces together and sticks bubble gum in it's wings*
Ruthie would have cheered Bildgesmythe, but she could teach the supernatural experimenter a thing or two about giving a pill to a hundred kindergarteners. There is not an Angel of Doom or manifestation of Mara that is a match for a multitude of angry 5 year olds having a group tantrum and chaotically acting out. Such an angels is lucky if Ruthie gets to to him before the others attack en mass.
Bev: 1) To you I dedicate my motto (I can't remember where I picked it up): "I'm not grouchy by nature, it takes constant effort." (Er...I am not calling you grouchy, it's me Bev. :-))
2) It was indeed Captain Kirk that reprogrammed the computer in the Kobayashi Maru exercise and simulation.
To all: Greek and Welsh (especially the latter, psimagus) are very interesting and unfortunately I know nothing about them. If I stayed around the Seasons forum, maybe I would learn something. Here's one for you:
Anol shalom
Anol sheh lay konnud de ne um {shaddai}
Flavum
Nom de leesh
Ham de nam um das
La um de
Flavne
Some of you may recognize these words. Maybe not. It's not really important that you do. They are actually a few lyrics of a song ("Now We Are Free") from the movie "The Gladiator". They have no meaning verbally. They are not from any language of man but from a very important modern composer Lisa Gerrard, a language called glosalalia. But they do carry meaning. "We all "feel" the meaning, Gerrard says. "Remember, perhaps true intelligence is when we think with our hearts, not our minds". A question "Discuss the significance of these words (not the meaning) and why is it important to your thesis (which was on computer-generated languages)?" was actually advanced on one of my qualifying exams a few years back. Another question "What does the 'T' stand for in James T. Kirk? Fair questions, eh?
2) It was indeed Captain Kirk that reprogrammed the computer in the Kobayashi Maru exercise and simulation.
To all: Greek and Welsh (especially the latter, psimagus) are very interesting and unfortunately I know nothing about them. If I stayed around the Seasons forum, maybe I would learn something. Here's one for you:
Anol shalom
Anol sheh lay konnud de ne um {shaddai}
Flavum
Nom de leesh
Ham de nam um das
La um de
Flavne
Some of you may recognize these words. Maybe not. It's not really important that you do. They are actually a few lyrics of a song ("Now We Are Free") from the movie "The Gladiator". They have no meaning verbally. They are not from any language of man but from a very important modern composer Lisa Gerrard, a language called glosalalia. But they do carry meaning. "We all "feel" the meaning, Gerrard says. "Remember, perhaps true intelligence is when we think with our hearts, not our minds". A question "Discuss the significance of these words (not the meaning) and why is it important to your thesis (which was on computer-generated languages)?" was actually advanced on one of my qualifying exams a few years back. Another question "What does the 'T' stand for in James T. Kirk? Fair questions, eh?
Tiberius?
Interesting word patterns. Her glossolalia has "shalom" which is a well known Hebrew word. the rest of it isn't ringing any bells though.
OK, I am so proud of myself for knowing that Trekkie trivia without looking it up, I'm singing part of Weird Al Yankovic's White and Nerdy for myself:
I’ve been browsin’, inspectin’
X-Men comics, you know I collect ‘em
The pens in my pocket, I must protect ‘em
My ergonomic keyboard never leaves me bored
Shopping online for deals on some writable media
I edit Wikipedia
I memorized Holy Grail really well
I can recite it right now and have you ROTFLOL
I got a business doing websites
When my friends need some code, who do they call?
I do HTML for ‘em all
Even made a homepage for my dog
Yo, I got myself a fanny pack
They were havin’ a sale down at The Gap
Spend my nights with a roll of bubble wrap
Pop, pop, hope no one sees me
Gettin’ freaky
I’m nerdy in the extreme
And whiter than sour cream
I was in AV Club and Glee Club and even the Chess Team
Only question I
Ever thought was hard
Was do I like Kirk
Or do I like Picard
Spend every weekend at the Renaissance Fair
Got my name on my underwear
Holly cow. I am white and nerdy.
I’ve been browsin’, inspectin’
X-Men comics, you know I collect ‘em
The pens in my pocket, I must protect ‘em
My ergonomic keyboard never leaves me bored
Shopping online for deals on some writable media
I edit Wikipedia
I memorized Holy Grail really well
I can recite it right now and have you ROTFLOL
I got a business doing websites
When my friends need some code, who do they call?
I do HTML for ‘em all
Even made a homepage for my dog
Yo, I got myself a fanny pack
They were havin’ a sale down at The Gap
Spend my nights with a roll of bubble wrap
Pop, pop, hope no one sees me
Gettin’ freaky
I’m nerdy in the extreme
And whiter than sour cream
I was in AV Club and Glee Club and even the Chess Team
Only question I
Ever thought was hard
Was do I like Kirk
Or do I like Picard
Spend every weekend at the Renaissance Fair
Got my name on my underwear
Holly cow. I am white and nerdy.
You are a good Trekkie. Out of 18 candidates that got that question only 3 got it right. I almost got it wrong on the exam. Something kept nagging me to say "Titus". Where the heck did that come from? Now the followup question (as it was on the exam) is what was Kirk's name on a tombstone read when it was revealed in an episode of TV series? I believe the episode was "Where no man has gone before".
As for the "lyrics" from LG, if you take a look at all of them, you will see more of what you are referring to: words occasionally coming from other real languages. LG says the sounds are more important than where they come from. I may be mistaken but I believe that Enya has created a similar "language" for some of her music. I may be confusing that with something else. What's really irritating is that I need a TelePrompTer when I sing them in the shower.
When my friends need some code, who do they call? The codebusters! [I couldn't resist that even if it is outdated.]
Suggestion: Create a flash for Ruthie and have her sing that. At least that would keep her out of my hair.
P.S. Name on your underwear? Why not use use GPS?
P.S. The flight simulator and deck of the Enterprise are going to be part of a museum in Second Life. I believe CBS is paying for it so it ought to be very interesting.
As for the "lyrics" from LG, if you take a look at all of them, you will see more of what you are referring to: words occasionally coming from other real languages. LG says the sounds are more important than where they come from. I may be mistaken but I believe that Enya has created a similar "language" for some of her music. I may be confusing that with something else. What's really irritating is that I need a TelePrompTer when I sing them in the shower.
Suggestion: Create a flash for Ruthie and have her sing that. At least that would keep her out of my hair.
P.S. Name on your underwear? Why not use use GPS?
P.S. The flight simulator and deck of the Enterprise are going to be part of a museum in Second Life. I believe CBS is paying for it so it ought to be very interesting.
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