TTL News 308 Posted February 21 A spot for items of conversational interest that don't require a whole thread of their own. Though if it looks like they do, we'll split it off as needed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,162 Posted February 21 I get a lot of stuff like this on my Facebook feed, one of the few reasons I still have an account. Pretty interesting: 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TTL News 308 Posted February 27 Quote A team of scientists has uncovered a complete fossil of an aquatic reptile that resembles a "Chinese dragon" because of its snake-like appearance and elongated neck. The fossil of the Dinocephalosaurus orientalis dates back 240 million years to the Triassic period and was found in the Guizhou Province of southern China. While the reptile was first identified in 2003, this latest discovery is more complete — about 16 feet long — and allowed the scientists to depict the strange, prehistoric creature in full for the first time. Source 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TTL News 308 Posted February 29 If you wondered why we have a Leap Year ( like today ) and what would happen if we didn't do it, read here. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KarenK 383 Posted March 6 That glass of wine next to him 😂 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,162 Posted March 7 You know, I've been thinking a lot about something a friend of mine said a couple years ago. She's a mental health counselor, and we were talking about all the craziness going on in the world, how it affects us. And she said something that is so damned true: Our brains are not wired to take in this amount of information, particualrly when it comes to news. Think about it, 100-150 years ago, I wouldn't know what was going on in Elmira, a mere 6-7 miles away, for at least a day or two. And that would be on a fast news cycle! Something happening in Israel, Haiti, Ukraine, etc? We wouldn't hear about those places for months, if at all. Out main worries would be what's the weather here, what's the work that needs to be done here, and so on. No talking heads telling us their opinion, no social media feeds slanted one way or the other to skew our perspective, no random strangers chiming in about whatever controversy of the day...just, "Is it going to rain or not so I can get the hay cut" We don't need to know all this shit going on in the world around it. It's not healthy for us to, especially the constant barrage of information. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,162 Posted March 7 I remember seeing this in junior high ( I think ) and it impresses me still: Navy Pilot blinks morse code warning as his captors instruct him to state he has been treated well. Vietnam, 1966 pic.twitter.com/3ytgZpM8uW— Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) March 6, 2024 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ann 264 Posted March 26 11 minutes ago, Chris said: I remember watching a movie about African female warriors but can’t remember the title. It was a very good movie set roughly in this same time period. I wonder if it was based on these warriors. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adam 373 Posted March 27 6 hours ago, Ann said: I remember watching a movie about African female warriors but can’t remember the title. It was a very good movie set roughly in this same time period. I wonder if it was based on these warriors. i think it was "The Woman King" or something of that nature. i watched it and it was a good one 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,162 Posted April 2 Quote The Shroud of Turin is woven flax, made by a professional-quality weaver, which was likely only to have been owned by a wealthy man (e.g., Joseph of Arimathea). The flax fibers are traceable to the Eastern Mediterranean or the Middle East. The stitching is identical to an artifact found at Masada in Israel, dated between 40 BC and AD 73. And the cloth has been otherwise dated to between 300 BC and 300 AD. Chemical and biological testing proves that there are blood stains on the Shroud, of blood type AB and antigen group MNS. Moreover, there are no paint pigments of any kind on the Shroud—eliminating the possibility that the Shroud is some sort of supremely clever artistic forgery. The Shroud bears the image of a grown male, five feet eleven inches tall, with shoulder length hair and a beard—a man who had suffered crucifixion in the Roman fashion. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,162 Posted April 17 I just saw this: Maybe if you didn’t smoke you’d have more money? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KarenK 383 Posted April 17 1 minute ago, Chris said: Maybe if you didn’t smoke you’d have more money? I tell my son this allllll the time when he's crying poverty 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,162 Posted April 18 19 hours ago, KarenK said: I tell my son this allllll the time when he's crying poverty Seriously, how in the hell can anyone afford it. Nevermind someone who isn't working at all! ( Nevermind, I know the answer. ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,162 Posted Tuesday at 01:32 PM This had me laughing just now: A driver waits while watching a woodcock finish crossing the road.. 😂 pic.twitter.com/4kWq8MbAJL — Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) April 21, 2024 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,162 Posted Wednesday at 01:42 PM I saw this on Twitter ( I think ) recently, labeled"Brutal Truth about NY" or some such thing: 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MsKreed 1,182 Posted Wednesday at 01:58 PM Sadly...pretty accurate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
