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Community Conversation => Non-binary talk => Topic started by: Jamie D on July 02, 2013, 02:01:03 AM

Title: Imponderables
Post by: Jamie D on July 02, 2013, 02:01:03 AM
Who put the bop in the bop shoobop shoobop?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: LordKAT on July 02, 2013, 04:02:22 AM
Why was a squirrel in the boys locker room?


(We got him out but it was interesting.)
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Jamie D on July 02, 2013, 04:11:55 AM
Less or fewer?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: LordKAT on July 02, 2013, 04:25:41 AM
Why does inflammable and flammable mean the same thing?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Lajs on July 02, 2013, 07:38:08 AM
If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Cindy on July 02, 2013, 12:25:24 PM
Who put the willy in Danny boy?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Beth Andrea on July 02, 2013, 12:47:10 PM
"Only a Sith speaks in absolutes." --Obi-Wan Kenobi, himself speaking in absolutes.
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Cindy on July 02, 2013, 12:51:20 PM
Is muffin the mule legal?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Jamie D on July 02, 2013, 03:52:22 PM
How can I be in two places at once, when I am not really anywhere at all?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Antonia J on July 02, 2013, 08:53:39 PM
Why are tomb, bomb and comb all pronounced differently?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Devlyn on July 02, 2013, 08:55:08 PM
Paper or plastic?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: LordKAT on July 03, 2013, 03:55:37 AM
How can Devlyn be a veteran? She looks way too young.
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Jamie D on July 03, 2013, 04:30:17 AM
Jumbo shrimp?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: LordKAT on July 03, 2013, 04:35:35 AM
Quote from: Jamie D on July 03, 2013, 04:30:17 AM
Jumbo shrimp?

Been delving into military intelligence again?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Jamie D on July 03, 2013, 05:18:51 AM
Toilet paper:  Over or under?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Devlyn on July 03, 2013, 06:10:22 AM
Quote from: Jamie D on July 03, 2013, 05:18:51 AM
Toilet paper:  Over or under?

Over, with the little triangle fold.

Quote from: LordKAT on July 03, 2013, 03:55:37 AM
How can Devlyn be a veteran? She looks way too young.

Charmer!

Why do Kats have nine lives?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: georgie on July 03, 2013, 06:28:13 AM
If tin whistles are made of tin, what do they make fog horns out of?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Cindy on July 03, 2013, 08:58:33 AM
Why do you sit in an arm chair
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Edge on July 03, 2013, 09:49:51 AM
Quote from: Lajs on July 02, 2013, 07:38:08 AM
If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?
Both.
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: LordKAT on July 03, 2013, 11:06:43 AM
Really, what color is the sky?

I think I saw some reflected blue in it once, but not often.


Kats need 9 lives, we are a little slow at learning the wisdom part of life.
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Devlyn on July 03, 2013, 11:09:50 AM
My boss Scott asked me to post this:

Why do we park in a driveway, but drive on a parkway?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: LordKAT on July 03, 2013, 11:24:07 AM
Gallagher had a ton of those.  What do watermelons have to do with wit?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Devlyn on July 03, 2013, 11:40:11 AM
Don't know, but the audience was always down with getting wet with watermelon wit.
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Beth Andrea on July 03, 2013, 12:05:00 PM
How long is a piece of string?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Eva Marie on July 03, 2013, 01:04:12 PM
Why is it when you turn the brightness up on your TV it doesn't work?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Antonia J on July 03, 2013, 02:24:14 PM
How much wood can a woodchuck chuck?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Kia on July 03, 2013, 02:30:33 PM
Why are giraffe's necks so long? ???
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Jamie D on July 03, 2013, 03:21:47 PM
If a synchronized swimmer drowns, do the rest drown with her?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Beth Andrea on July 03, 2013, 04:03:24 PM
What if the "Hokey Pokey" is what it's all about?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Devlyn on July 03, 2013, 04:25:21 PM
Ginger or Mary Ann?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Jamie D on July 03, 2013, 05:37:00 PM
What is "Error 404" anyway?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: CalmRage on July 03, 2013, 05:38:04 PM
Quote from: Jamie D on July 03, 2013, 05:37:00 PM
What is "Error 404" anyway?
it's not pop tarts!
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Devlyn on July 03, 2013, 05:48:27 PM
How do you keep someone in suspense?

See post below.
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Devlyn on July 03, 2013, 05:48:51 PM
How do you keep someone in suspense?

See post above.
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: CalmRage on July 03, 2013, 05:50:00 PM
Quote from: Devlyn Marie on July 03, 2013, 05:48:51 PM
How do you keep someone in suspense?

See post above.
Wahhhhh! Brain overload!
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Sarah Louise on July 03, 2013, 05:50:04 PM
"Ginger or Mary Ann"

Mary Ann by a mile. Absolutely no contest.
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: CalmRage on July 03, 2013, 05:51:08 PM
What is so cold it's hot, so hot it's cold?

Tune in next week, same bat-time, same bat-channel.
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Jamie D on July 03, 2013, 07:45:50 PM
Why do we say the "alarm went off," when it actually went on?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Jamie D on July 03, 2013, 09:59:52 PM
Quote from: georgie on July 03, 2013, 06:28:13 AM
If tin whistles are made of tin, what do they make fog horns out of?

If olive oil is made from pressed olives, what is baby oil made from?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Beth Andrea on July 03, 2013, 10:04:05 PM
Why does one "take a leak" or "take a dump"....when one does not "take" anything, but leaves the material?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Beth Andrea on July 03, 2013, 10:05:04 PM
Quote from: Devlyn Marie on July 03, 2013, 04:25:21 PM
Ginger or Mary Ann?

I'm not picky, I'll take both!

AND Gilligan...;)
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Devlyn on July 03, 2013, 10:10:50 PM
If you loaf around, you'll have no bread.
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Jamie D on July 03, 2013, 10:38:04 PM
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Edit:  This is "Russell's Paradox"
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Jamie D on July 11, 2013, 09:59:30 PM
Garbanzo beans or Chickpeas?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Cindy on July 12, 2013, 03:08:31 AM
Quote from: Jamie D on July 03, 2013, 10:38:04 PM
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Edit:  This is "Russell's Paradox"

Let R = the set of 'Trans*gender, Then trans*gender is neither normal or abnormal.

Cindy's paradox. :laugh:
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Antonia J on July 12, 2013, 07:43:42 AM
I'm not an actor, but I play one on television.
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: ativan on July 17, 2013, 12:36:17 PM
I'm not a television, but I act like one on occasion.  ;)
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Jamie D on July 17, 2013, 12:49:07 PM
Quote from: Cindy. on July 12, 2013, 03:08:31 AM
Let R = the set of 'Trans*gender, Then trans*gender is neither normal or abnormal.

Cindy's paradox. :laugh:

I would rather see Cindy's pair-a-shoes!
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Jamie D on July 17, 2013, 12:55:04 PM
Perhaps I can coax Joelene into this topic, by reciting (or paraphrasing) Olber's Paradox:

If the universe is infinite,
and if the infinite universe contains an infinite number of galaxies and stars,
then why is the "night sky" not completely lit?

Olber's paradox illustrated (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Olber%27s_Paradox_-_All_Points.gif)
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: ativan on July 17, 2013, 01:23:20 PM
Light becomes more scattered as it travels through the universe, either by gravity lens effects or scattering from object it hits along the way.
You would not expect to see the light blocked by solid objects in the universe, just as you can't see the stars behind the moon.
Light has been shown to actually slow down by some of these same effects, so it may have not reached us yet and there are probably stars and such that are so far away that they haven't reached us by their light, yet.
That is the known universe, is only what we can perceive by waves of different frequencies.
Who knows what lies beyond what has already reached us?
The paradox assumes that all there is to see should be seen at once. Hardly an accurate assumption, let alone a paradox.
We could be only seeing the trees and not the forest.
If it is entirely infinite, we will never see beyond the confines of our own neighborhood.
We can't see the rest of the universe simply because it doesn't have a way to make itself known to us or vice versa.
Ativan
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Devlyn on July 17, 2013, 02:23:19 PM
Quote from: Jamie D on July 17, 2013, 12:55:04 PM
Perhaps I can coax Joelene into this topic, by reciting (or paraphrasing) Olber's Paradox:

If the universe is infinite,
and if the infinite universe contains an infinite number of galaxies and stars,
then why is the "night sky" not completely lit?

Olber's paradox illustrated (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Olber%27s_Paradox_-_All_Points.gif)

If you're going to go with paradoxes, go full bore! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_paradoxes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_paradoxes)
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Joelene9 on July 17, 2013, 02:24:32 PM
Quote from: Ativan Prescribed on July 17, 2013, 01:23:20 PM
Light becomes more scattered as it travels through the universe, either by gravity lens effects or scattering from object it hits along the way.
You would not expect to see the light blocked by solid objects in the universe, just as you can't see the stars behind the moon.
Light has been shown to actually slow down by some of these same effects, so it may have not reached us yet and there are probably stars and such that are so far away that they haven't reached us by their light, yet.
That is the known universe, is only what we can perceive by waves of different frequencies.
Who knows what lies beyond what has already reached us?
The paradox assumes that all there is to see should be seen at once. Hardly an accurate assumption, let alone a paradox.
We could be only seeing the trees and not the forest.
If it is entirely infinite, we will never see beyond the confines of our own neighborhood.
We can't see the rest of the universe simply because it doesn't have a way to make itself known to us or vice versa.
Ativan
It is not so much of the scattering, it is the distance between the galaxies that prevents us to see them all.  Light decreases by the square of the distance.  It was the first Hubble Telescope Deep Field image that brought along this theory.  This with a telescope outside of our atmosphere with its own sky glow plus it did an unprecedented 342 exposures over 10 days straight.  This sky glow is seen in the night timelapse images from the International Space Station as an arc above the limb of the Earth.  This and the convection effects of the atmosphere prevented the ground based telescopes to get this picture.  I got these effects on my old film images and the linear subtractive dark frame and the non-linear flat field calibrations of the astronomical CCD cameras helps break through this glow on the Earth.  I was able to pick up most of the dimmer galaxies with my 18" telescope with the CCD camera than the 100" Hooker telescope at Mt. Wilson, CA did with film.  Changing technology.

  Original Hubble Deep Field: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1996/01/image/d/ (http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1996/01/image/d/)

  Joelene
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: LordKAT on July 17, 2013, 02:42:37 PM
Quote from: Devlyn Marie on July 17, 2013, 02:23:19 PM
If you're going to go with paradoxes, go full bore! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_paradoxes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_paradoxes)

No thanks, I don't need a pair of ducks, one is plenty.
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: ativan on July 17, 2013, 02:46:13 PM
That is the extent of the visible light spectrum in the deep field image.
What's beyond that? Nothing? We don't know.
Using other wavelengths we have seen other images.
Just because we can't see it doesn't mean it isn't there. When we speak of the universe, we refer to the known universe.
To talk about what lies beyond is pure speculation, but we can reliably assume it is more of the same.
But then, maybe what we see or perceive is the ends.
The inverse proportion is in our atmosphere, I believe, but I most certainly could be wrong about that. But I think in space, it doesn't apply the same way. It's our limitations with earthbound telescopes, despite the compensation for distortion.
Hubble has been one of the best so far. Aren't we thinking of putting up an even stronger telescope?
One with various wavelengths also included? We may get to see the forest for the trees, yet.
You do seem more knowledgeable than I about what we are capable of perceiving.
Light does seem to slow slightly over long distances, though. In space, if there isn't anything in the way, it travels without degradation.
But like I said, some studies have shown it can slow down somewhat. it is a matter of how long it takes to get here, and if we determine the actual age of the universe, thats all the farther we could see, given the speed constant. Whether there is more, how would we know without overcoming the speed of light? Maybe someday, as I don't believe it is impossible to go beyond the speed of light. It's just our current speed limit. Why should we let that stop us from being able to either go faster or find something that has already gone beyond that?
The paradox list is the short list. Life is a paradox in it's own right
Ativan
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Jamie D on July 17, 2013, 07:11:37 PM
I believe that one or more of the assumptions in Olber's Paradox must be wrong.
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Renee on July 17, 2013, 07:20:38 PM
what if our universe was really just a box that someone else was keeping us in and the stars are just air holes?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Antonia J on July 17, 2013, 07:20:45 PM
If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages?  ??? ???
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Jamie D on July 17, 2013, 07:36:19 PM
Quote from: jrd on July 17, 2013, 07:20:38 PM
what if our universe was really just a box that someone else was keeping us in and the stars are just air holes?

(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic02.mediaite.com%2Fgeekosystem%2Fpower-grid%2Fimages%2Fprofiles%2F448%2FMIB-galaxy_x270.jpg&hash=c3a8c3f172739179d09e8e6c8bd34d8d67692f4c)
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Renee on July 17, 2013, 07:45:25 PM
Actually I thought about that when I posted what I did.


And then there's whoville of course.
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Shantel on July 21, 2013, 01:17:07 PM
Why do we say substantial, (meaning considerable in amount) when one would would think that sub-stantial would mean less than something?  ::)
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: foosnark on July 22, 2013, 12:18:41 PM
What's your dill, pickle?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Jamie D on July 24, 2013, 09:06:03 PM
Kirk or Picard?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: LordKAT on July 25, 2013, 03:57:53 AM
Jamie, you remind of some young people who used to hang out at my house. I had inherited my first fish tank and they named the fish. The tank Enterprise had two captains. (Guess which two) There were also several other personnel there. They would tell and write Star Trek stories based on what the fish were doing. It was very entertaining.
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Jamie D on July 25, 2013, 05:22:50 AM
Quote from: LordKAT on July 25, 2013, 03:57:53 AM
Jamie, you remind of some young people who used to hang out at my house. I had inherited my first fish tank and they named the fish. The tank Enterprise had two captains. (Guess which two) There were also several other personnel there. They would tell and write Star Trek stories based on what the fish were doing. It was very entertaining.

Antedeans?!

(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.wikia.com%2Fstartrek%2Fimages%2Fc%2Fc2%2FAntedeans.jpg&hash=915b2099f8f0cb25c9d4f235f24fbcd5f3ba89c3)
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: CalmRage on July 25, 2013, 08:05:42 AM
Keyboard or iPad?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Jamie D on August 05, 2013, 01:32:03 AM
the (th ee) or the (th uh)?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Jamie D on January 04, 2014, 03:25:14 AM
In what part of the store would I find the non-dairy creamer?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Randi on January 04, 2014, 04:02:27 PM
A miracle of the english language.

Fish could be spelled ghoti

gh as in enough
o as in women
ti as in nation


Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: LordKAT on January 04, 2014, 04:24:32 PM
Quote from: Jamie D on January 04, 2014, 03:25:14 AM
In what part of the store would I find the non-dairy creamer?

The undairy section of course. or is it the fake food section?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Kim 526 on January 04, 2014, 05:39:31 PM
Fender or Gibson?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: JRD on January 04, 2014, 07:43:16 PM
Quote from: Jamie D on January 04, 2014, 03:25:14 AM
In what part of the store would I find the non-dairy creamer?
Where the coffee and tea is since that is what it is used for.  ;D
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: ~RoadToTrista~ on January 04, 2014, 07:48:09 PM
Potato or potato?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Jamie D on January 05, 2014, 01:23:43 AM
Quote from: Kim 526 on January 04, 2014, 05:39:31 PM
Fender or Gibson?

Ricky, silly  ;)

Quote from: ~RoadToTrista~ on January 04, 2014, 07:48:09 PM
Potato or potato?

pə-ˈtā-(ˌ)tō
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Mickie on January 11, 2014, 04:00:45 AM
Quote from: Kim 526 on January 04, 2014, 05:39:31 PM
Fender or Gibson?
Moog. The "Moog Liberation"... I have my reasons.

Quote from: ~RoadToTrista~ on January 04, 2014, 07:48:09 PM
Potato or potato?
Odd-white-edible-root-ball

Oh yeah, and...

Everything I say is a lie...
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: LordKAT on January 11, 2014, 04:41:00 PM
Parkway....Driveway. Who thinks up these names.
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Jamie D on January 11, 2014, 05:44:38 PM
Quote from: LordKAT on January 11, 2014, 04:41:00 PM
Parkway....Driveway. Who thinks up these names.

That's true!  Is is really a freeway of you have to pay a toll?
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: Mickie on January 13, 2014, 07:14:38 AM
Today is opposite day
Title: Re: Imponderables
Post by: LordKAT on January 14, 2014, 02:23:13 AM
Quote from: Mickie on January 13, 2014, 07:14:38 AM
Today is opposite day

You mean it was a day off? Darn opposite Monday. I didn't know and went to work anyway.