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Post by jklinders on Feb 1, 2013 11:42:28 GMT 1
I believe the original thread like this is pretty much beyond retrieval. I came across this really interesting article this morning about a very isolated family in Russia living in the Siberian wilderness. So complete was their isolation that they were unaware of WWII or the moon landing and heaven knows what else. It's really interesting and can be found here.
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Post by Mister Buch on Feb 1, 2013 11:44:47 GMT 1
Good Lord, the article archive. Good for you, Linda.
Also I bet this family's story would make a great book.
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Post by jklinders on Feb 1, 2013 11:48:26 GMT 1
It's very sad. They fled to where they were living from religious persecution. It was only a husband wife and I think 3 kids. For how they lived they did alright but it was a meager subsistence living that they had.
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Post by Clint Johnston on Feb 1, 2013 14:52:10 GMT 1
I wouldn't want to do it, but it is pretty amazing.
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Post by jklinders on Feb 12, 2013 14:49:06 GMT 1
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Post by Battlechantress on Feb 12, 2013 17:21:42 GMT 1
I have to wonder if the doomsayers are tired and depressed that the end of the world didn't happen before Christmas. Harold Camping doesn't seem to know that this is headed our way: Comet Ison could be the "comet of the century". Yeah, I know it's not going to actually hit Earth, but that hasn't stopped doomsayers from saying similar deep space objects would before. Scientists want some help naming Pluto's recently discovered fourth and fifth moons. No word yet on whether this will make Pluto officially a planet once again.
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Post by Warhammer Gorvar on Feb 12, 2013 18:34:06 GMT 1
I still call Pluto a planet and Scientists who can claim otherwise can go straight to hell! I barely past that astrology test with Pluto being a planet so screw 'em.
Also...what if the doomsayers were right and every time they said the world was going to end was indeed going to end? But every time they were thwarted by the Ghost Busters or a Anti-Cthullu brigade who saved the day ever time? Food for thought!
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Post by jklinders on Feb 16, 2013 12:20:50 GMT 1
Canada will stand firm against zombies.I can't stand my current government but I love the shit eating grin on Minister Baird's face when he said "ded-icated." And yes, our House of Commons is really like this most of the time.
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Post by Lily Ariel Linders on Feb 16, 2013 12:38:07 GMT 1
Canada will stand firm against zombies.I can't stand my current government but I love the shit eating grin on Minister Baird's face when he said "ded-icated." And yes, our House of Commons is really like this most of the time. I'm just gonna leave this here... ;D It's already been posted on another thread, but I think it's appropriate to this topic: Zombies have attacked Halifax, Nova Scotia. Thirty minutes later, the zombies were seen fleeing Nova Scotia on a boat towards the USA, being chased by crazed Mass Effect Gamers. The zombies were at first chanting "brains...", but when the humans starting chanting Head shots!, and brandishing Canada's best muskets with black powder, the zombies fled.
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Post by Lily Ariel Linders on Feb 17, 2013 21:09:13 GMT 1
Now, I found this article today that really accentuates the ridiculousness of the whole "There's an app for that!" mentality. I then made a snarky comment that made Linders burst out laughing from the next room over... ;D I was not aware I was that witty! Now, the snarky comment in question was: "Hmm... I find it interesting that the app for measuring penis size is specific to a phone called the ' Palm OS'. I wonder if that was deliberate? ;D And why would anyone need an app for something so silly?
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Post by jklinders on Feb 22, 2013 3:38:32 GMT 1
Special order hot chili sauces that make mere mortals hallucinate to tame for you? How about some pure capsicum then.I love my spicy food as much as the next guy but I don't see me buying 2 oz of crystallized Capsicin (at nearly $500 no less) that is so vile that it ships with gloves a mask and goggles so you don't burn your lungs out and expect to cook with it.
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Post by Battlechantress on Feb 22, 2013 7:33:01 GMT 1
I have seen enough "Man vs. Food" episodes to know that pure capsicum means you'll be dissolving your innards for... oh, about 24 hours. I'll pass. I still remember the time I accidentally put red curry on my chicken vindaloo (which was already spicy). Tums wasn't all that helpful, if you catch my drift. /cough But now, back to the business of the naughty-sounding nudibranch (which sounds like a series of local strip joints to me, kind of like a chain of banks... okay, I'll stop now), who comes with a detachable penis. Thanks to this article, I now have THAT song stuck in my head. Again.
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Post by Battlechantress on Feb 28, 2013 3:09:14 GMT 1
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Post by Battlechantress on Feb 28, 2013 22:01:12 GMT 1
I'm taking the time to celebrate a smart kid today (for once). He found an innovative way to save his family's flocks that doesn't injure their predators, and the effort got him a scholarship to a private school in Nairobi (and a visit to the TED conference). 13 year old saves his farm... and the lionsIt's not a cure for cancer, but if it helps him fulfill his dream of being an aircraft engineer, more power to him.
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Post by Clint Johnston on Feb 28, 2013 23:52:59 GMT 1
Thought that was cool. They've tried similar things with wolves out west, but the wolves get wise.
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