Why are human beings (aka- us) soooo evil sometimes :rage:
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Why are human beings (aka- us) soooo evil sometimes :rage:
That's way better than I did :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Taliesin
3/10 in physics :eek: :eek: :eek:
19/20 in math
on this day in 1976...
"Disco Duck" by Rick Dees receives a gold record. The song becomes only the fourth single of the year to be certified platinum, which it does two months later.
It took me a little while to dust off some of those ravaged, long-since-used brain neurons, but I managed 8/10 - some I had no clue. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
"All dames are alike: they reach down your throat and they can grab your heart, pull it out and they throw it on the floor, step on it with their high heels, spit on it, shove it in the oven and cook the *jeepers* out of it. Then they slice it into little pieces, slam it on a hunk of toast, and serve it to you and then expect you to say, "Thanks, honey, it was delicious." " - Rigby Reardon 'Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid' ;)
When I was on train earlier this morning, I tried not to hold my book too high while reading it, so that people wouldn't see its cover. It's Millers' Tropic of Cancer that has nude female as its cover.
Magical DoReMi :D
I am SOOOOOOOOOO BOOOOOOORRRRRRREEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!
I know exactly what you mean, sub!Quote:
Originally Posted by subterranean
Though I normally try not to care what others think of what I read, while reading Leonard Shlain's Sex, Time, and Power: How Women's Sexuality Shaped Evolution, I, too, received some odd looks while on public transportation. Additionally, also, because the cover shows a classic art piece of a nude. That I blush easily did not make reading this book simple to read in public. :blush:
How many times can I embarass myself before being swallowed by the earth (I'm starting to think that I'm going for a world record in the "Most number of Embarassing Moments" category- if there is one) :lol: :bawling: :lol:
just noticed Im up to 2115 posts this makes it 2116 watch out Old timmers Im catching up ;)
:banana: :banana: :banana:
ha I need a new or sub mission REach 4000 by New Years Day !!!!
Way to go Nightshade!!!! :D
lol, heard of rabbits indeed! :lol:
This isnt really random at all and please no one get offended here ok...
Back in oh january I read an article that said when asked most people thought of the (cant think which but the century with the plauge and the fire of london as the worst to live in death wise) but actuallyu the 21st century has has the bloodiest most big death starts of any recorded century yet.
titanic and the 2 WW werent untill the second decade of the 20 century and alreadty we have had
lets see now
9/11
tsunamies
earthquakes
famine
malaria
flooding
Major warfare
and not forgetting of course recent weeks and months events since then
life is miserable...
well, life has always been miserable...but now we have nintendo and microsoft to help us forget our problems! :thumbs_up
hey...im back on the forums after a couple of weeks, been working, writing my paper, trying not to get distracted by the forum but spending waaaay to much time online anyway...
now my paper is almost over, im stressed out about what's next, be it work, and in that case which, or a course I applied to but now I'm not sure I'll attend... heavy days of thinking...
I hope I'll be around but not too much! Glad to be back and to see that I have 2 pages of threads to cacth up with - and only in this section!
Forgot: hi to the newbies, and...
I've been around other forums lately, and one thing more that I appreciate of this one is that to get the :D smilie you only need to type : and D :D
Never say "never" but always mention your "achievement", is the advice for job hunters trying to fill in application forms. Admissions advisers and psychologists at the University of Hertfordshire have drawn up a list of the 10 top words to make a good impression in applications.
They have also listed the 10 worst words, including "hate" and "nothing".
This advice also tells applicants not to say "mistakes" but to mention their "valuable lessons".
'Don't panic'
If applicants are worried about having too many valuable lessons, the Hertfordshire academics also recommend avoiding other less than positive words, such as "panic", "problems" and "awful".
APPLICATION FORM WORDS
10 Best: Achievement, active, developed, evidence, experience, impact, individual, involved, planning, transferable skills
10 Worst: Always, awful, bad, fault, hate, mistake, never, nothing, panic, problems
None of these words are good ways of selling your skills to employers, suggest the academics.
If you want to push more positive buttons, there is a list of feel-good words for applications, which will produce a more appreciative reaction.
These good words include "experience", "involved", "planning" and "developed".
The advisers say companies or universities will see many similar application letters - and that the choice of language generates a positive or negative impression.
For instance, over-emphatic words such as "never" and "always" could give a negative impression that "the applicant is making an exaggeration which is seldom true".
"Every recruiter and admissions officer will have to assess hundreds if not thousands of personal statements from hopeful applicants and will make their decisions based on what they can see on paper.
"Choosing the right words is therefore vitally important if your application is to stand out from the rest," says Karen Pine, a psychologist at the University of Hertfordshire.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4328266.stm
why is it peple keep flicking on and off..it annoying and inconsistant and hampers a conversation
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4337716.stmQuote:
It's a modern day dilemma - should you greet a friend with one cheek kiss, two or go for broke with three? The answer, among many to 21st Century etiquette conundrums for women, is two, says Good Housekeeping magazine.
Its guide advises that while three kisses are de rigueur for French ladies, two is quite sufficient here.
The magazine's Noughtiquette guide also addresses such thorny issues as showing the top of a thong and using the loo while your other half is showering.
The answer to both is: "Don't."
The magazine says it is a manners guide for the Sex in the City generation.
And contrary to the openness about sex in that programme, it says it is poor form to ogle other men while with a partner and women should not reveal details of their sex life.
Noughtiquette guide (from November's Good Housekeeping):
DON'Ts:
-Kiss anyone other than your partner on the lips
-Kiss a boss, plumber or doctor or anyone you have a professional relationship with
-Argue loudly in public
-Steal from your partner's plate; order chips yourself
-Stretch out in a gym changing room without clothes on
-Quibble over a group restaurant bill
-Use a smiley face in an e-mail
-Write anything in an e-mail you wouldn't be prepared to say to someone's face.
DOs
-Answer an invite to dinner as soon as you can, not on the morning of the party
-Serve food within an hour of guests arriving or they will be too drunk to eat
-Avoid serving food which has been the subject of a recent food scare
-Invite your former spouse to your wedding - and even better manners for them to be unable to make it
-Where children are involved, maintain exquisite manners when referring to your ex.
That is excellent advice. In my experience, some other good words to avoid are "habitual offender," "probation," and "restraining order."Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Trust me on this one.
wow i've been busy sorry i'm sporadic but i get home alot later and more tired than before from cross country and yeah. I noticed that complaints thread and i wanted to know if that yellow guy stopped posting.
Why do I get bored do easily?
a yes shouldn't ever change 180 degrees without extenuating circumstances
BBC's English Test
BBC's Math Test
BBC's Physics Test
Ready to test your French now?
I got 6/12 even though I haven't studied French at all. Long live the borrowed words! :D
I think that my taking the french test 0/12 has reduced the overall expected intelligence of the UK. Funny, I never took French, and even with a multiple guess test you would expect around a 3/12 (I feel so stupid).
I do an excellent pepe le pew though.
*impatient to take the French test but it's taking ages to load* actually it's not loading at all...:(
will try later...
B-Mental, your signature is cool!!! :nod:
I still feel sad about Mono's leaving
me too :(
And I think I have a cold and I feel that kind of confusion of when you have a cold and I'm worried that I might get a flu...when for 2 weeks I have a job! Damn I do nothing for months and when I have something to do, everything happens....
And I'm waiting for a phonecall from THE job, not a temporary one but a cool one and they said they'd let me know something today... but it's almodt afternoon already...
And I also was about to start something else I dont really want to start but better than nothing but...I dont know...
I got 6/12 from the French test. luck I guess. :p
French test: 10/12... not too great since I studied French for 8 years at school...but I just didnt understand the last question... and got one real wrong :p
I'm impatient for the winter sports season to start. I'm wrestling this year and I can't wait.
is wrestling a winter sport?
whats a Jehovah's witness??
:)
I would love to write down my random thoughts for today, but I am too too too busy trying to catch up to all of the schtuff that's here on the forum for the last few months I've been away...
My fear of flying is kind of fading - I wonder why?
Pumpkin pie
:brow:
ehy how cool you can find all names of Pippi Longstocking in all languages, and if you click on some you can read the first chapter in any language!!! This kinda made my day...
http://efraimstochter.de/sprachendie...melseite.shtml