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   paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

   This is a messing around thread. It can wander anywhere. All are welcome. It is Level 2 of the Other Thread.
   
   There is still:
   
   "I remember the good old days around here, just thought I'd see if there is anything left."
   
   Rampant quotes.
   
   Rampant YouTube.
   
   Rampant nonsense.
   
   Rampant https://hubpages.com/community/forum/14 … ost2909333
   
   Basically your messing round, complaining, bragging, observing, contemplating thread.
   
   You never know what you toss out there that might really help someone.

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      Knight6posted 7 years agoin reply to this

      It has been a long time since I was here just saying hi to the hubbers I use to know life for me has been rough for the last few years it is nice to read a familiar  hubber in yourself paradigmsearch look forward to reading and commenting

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         paradigmsearchposted 7 years agoin reply to this

         Play chess? Loved it until got at  certain level. Got to figure that out.

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      RoadMonkeyposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      It's bin day today. Got the recycling bins out and the organic waste bin. The recycling bin company takes cardboard, paper, glass, cans, plastic containers,batteries,etc. The two organic waste bins are full of hedge and grass cuttings.

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         snakeslaneposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         Good work!

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      lovetherainposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      What is nonsense?

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         vinandleiaposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         All things and Anything!

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         vinandleiaposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         it is a form of the word No sense.

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      vinandleiaposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      my 4yr old brother told me today that my bunny was "clapping his hands because i was there" we were outside and my bunny was in an incloser with him and my bunny was trying to get away but gave up and was washing himself, oh little brother.

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      moviesreviewsposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      Is there a such thing as a bad writer?

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         snakeslaneposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         There's a bad everything else, why not a bad writer?

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            Sherry Hewinsposted 6 years agoin reply to this

            Sure there are. I think we've all seen plenty of them. That doesn't make them bad people, I'm sure they're good at other things.

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               MizBejabbersposted 6 years agoin reply to this

               I was a copyeditor for a newspaper for 3 years and a legal editor for our state's legislators for 30 years (bills, acts, law books), and I think I qualify as an expert witness that there are good people who are bad writers!

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         MizBejabbersposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         I am a retired professional editor of 33 years. I know there is such a thing as a bad writer. It is a person who doesn't bother to learn proper grammar and punctuation, sentence structure, and organizing one's thoughts into a non-chaotic manner.

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            DzyMsLizzyposted 6 years agoin reply to this

            Also; you have to know the rules well enough to understand when they can be broken for effect.
            There are some famous authors who have done so with success and impunity.  (Steinbeck comes to mind, for one.)

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   lobobrandonposted 7 years ago

   Can I access level 2 without mastering level 1?

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      paradigmsearchposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Yes you can.

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      tritrainposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      How does a person master a forum level?  That's completely foreign to me.

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         vinandleiaposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         I know me too...

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   paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

   Regarding the link, I've given up on flash fiction as a moneymaker. I've got over 50 of them. Thus, I am going to start throwing them away on FB and here.

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      Natalie Frankposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      Don't give up on your flash fiction.  You can collect them into a book and self publish it - I know a number of people who are selling their on Amazon and while they won't get rich off the proceeds they are making a bit regularly.  I have one I am working on with different lengths.  Good luck.

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         MizBejabbersposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         Good to know that, Natalie. Thanks for posting.

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   paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

   Playing now. How does it do that? There is a key!!!

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   paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

   Some innate inability. Programmer last 20 years my life. I refuse to let that go.

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   paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

   As for "innate inability", deal with it.

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   paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

   Objective is my morning cup of of coffee (or not, 24-hr).

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   paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

   Long nails, that.

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   paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

   Home Depot has ATM’s. I did not know that. I decided I needed $40. I put in my card and made the request. The ATM informed me in effect, “Sorry, dude. Am offline.”
   
   I really needed that $40.
   
   Home Depot has sledgehammers. That I did know. I went and got one.
   
   I once again properly addressed the ATM. Once again, no joy. Home Depot could no longer sell the sledgehammer as new. Sorry about that.
   
   As for the ATM and money scattered all over the floor, I really did feel bad. But I really needed that $40. I even left a note on what was left of the ATM so they could deduct it from my account.
   
   I went about my business...
   
   While standing in the checkout line 15 minutes later, two nice police officers showed up.
   
   “Hi,” said I.
   
   “You’re under arrest,” said they.
   
   The cot was quite comfy. But alas, they took my $40.

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      RoadMonkeyposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      That was a good piece of flash fiction.

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      cam8510posted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Did you know Home Depot sells zip ties?  I suppose that isn't a surprise, but I bought several heavy duty ones and used them to attach a rack to the top of my jeep. The bolts had rusted and broke when I removed it a few months earlier. Good things those zip ties.
      
      BTW, do you have $40 I could borrow?

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         paradigmsearchposted 7 years agoin reply to this

         Nah, I spent it.
         
         Meanwhile, I got my first Spanish speaking telephone solicitor call today. Something else for us to look forward to.

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            cam8510posted 7 years agoin reply to this

            You've got to be kidding. Well, I for one hope they hurry up and build that wall.

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    Anyone here?

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    Not acceptable..
    
    What else to do to when all else does all.

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    Seeing posts that I told long ago.

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    Won ton not understood.
    
    Fed up with saying straight out, now I must be paid.

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    And getting it right every time.

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    Did I say every time?

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    Korea?

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    Politics?

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    All else?

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    Got it right every single time.

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    Fed up. Pay me for next one.

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    Due to lack of interest, going to kill one by one.
    
    Edit: have done so.

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    REALfoodieposted 7 years ago

    Hubpages was GREAT once upon a time. I rarely write articles these days because it's no longer fun/engaging/profitable/etc. EXAMPLE: I'm an art historian / writer LIVING in Florence, Italy. I've been researching the Medici family for over 10 years. I wrote an interesting article about a famous gown that belonged to Eleonora di Toledo (propaganda fashion). It was featured in a local newspaper (Florence News) and praised by my colleagues. Hubpages refuses to feature the article. YET....they will publish and feature the most useless, stupid, opinion based crap.
    
    https://hubpages.com/style/Florence-Ita … conic-Gown

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       Marisa Wrightposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       They are refusing to feature it because you haven't kept up with the latest rules, that's all.  You've featured two books on Amazon without giving a review of them, and it's obvious the second one is written by you (which counts as self promotion).  Your layout would look bad on a mobile phone, too.

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          paradigmsearchposted 7 years agoin reply to this

          Tough town around here.
          
          Meanwhile, my apologies for yesterday. Am going to do it again today.
          
          I am just so tired of my labratdom.

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       RoadMonkeyposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       Interesting article thanks. Fascinating. Some marketing lessons there!

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    FatFreddysCatposted 7 years ago

    Views on one of my old "back catalog" articles randomly jumped to nearly 100 hits overnight ...for no apparent reason. I love when that happens. Wish it would do that more often

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    Home Depot has ATM’s. I did not know that.
    
    I decided I needed $40. I put in my card and made the request.
    
    The ATM informed me in effect, “Sorry, dude. Am offline.”
    
    I really needed that $40.
    
    Home Depot has sledgehammers. That I did know. I went and got one.
    
    I once again properly addressed the ATM. Once again, no joy.
    
    10 minutes later I had my $40. Home Depot could no longer sell the sledgehammer as new. Sorry about that.
    
    As for the ATM and money scattered all over the floor, I really did feel bad. But I really needed that $40. I even left a note on what was left of the ATM so they could deduct it from my account.
    
    I went about my business...
    
    While standing in the checkout line 15 minutes later, two nice police officers showed up.
    
    “Hi,” said I.
    
    “You’re under arrest,” said they.
    
    The cot was quite comfy. But alas, they took my $40.

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    A lawyer, who had a wife and 12 children,  needed to move because his rental agreement was terminated by the owner who wanted to reoccupy the home.
    
    But he was having a lot of difficulty finding a new house.
    
    When he said, he had 12 children, no one would rent a home to him because they felt that the children would destroy the place.  He couldn't say he had no children, because he couldn't lie, we all know lawyers cannot and do not lie.
    
    So, he sent his wife for a walk to the cemetery with 11 of their kids. He took the remaining one with him to see rental homes with the real estate agent.  He loved one of the homes and the price was right -- the agent asked: "How many children do you have?
    
    He answered: "Twelve."
    
    The agent asked, "Where are the others?"
    
    The lawyer, with his best courtroom sad look answered
    "They're in the cemetery with their mother."
    
    MORAL: It's not necessary to lie, one only has to choose the right words.

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       RoadMonkeyposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       Love that one. Did you make it up or did you find it somewhere?

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    In the interests of full disclosure, that last one was from an email.

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       RoadMonkeyposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       Ah, I see my question has been answered!

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    Looking for conversation. I figure I'm good for an hour.

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    And closed.
    
    Really was looking for wicked combat. Anytime. Back to morning coffee.

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    You have no idea what is going to happen to you from reading this. I am sorry, quota must be met.

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    All is met. Back to usual.

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       RoadMonkeyposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       Was that last one from email too?

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    This thread needs to address the mundane.
    
    Two items.
    
    My nails. Seems like yesterday, got to do it again.
    
    The fact muriatic/hydrochloric acid cleans commodes when else doesn't. Any hardware store.

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       k@riposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       Darn nails, they just don't know when to stop growing

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    lovetherainposted 7 years ago

    We need more rampant nonsense!

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    theraggededgeposted 7 years ago

    I just pulled up some rampant bindweed, which has rampaged from next door's rampaging tip of a garden.

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    Heck of a UN speech by Trump.

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       Solarasposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       As long as he was able to make one man and his wife happy, why not.  Go ahead and insult the planet.

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    Terrielynn1posted 7 years ago

    Said a prayer today that we only had rain, everything south of us had snow. Good thing my garden has been harvisted already.

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    Hurricanes, and now earthquakes.

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    Randy Godwinposted 7 years ago

    The sky is indeed falling, Chicken Little! In the form of NK missiles, that is....

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       jansharesposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       +1 Hey Randy.

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          Randy Godwinposted 7 years agoin reply to this

          Hey Jan, long time no see!

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             jansharesposted 7 years agoin reply to this

             +1

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    jansharesposted 7 years ago

    Something is happening out of the ordinary. Not that we're experiencing earthquakes and hurricanes (it is, after all, hurricane season) but that they are happening back-to-back, within shorter time spans and with more intensity. Crazy threats of nuclear war heightens the feeling of doom and uncertainty. It makes you wonder. Makes you pray.

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    The digit on the far left.
    
    http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/
    
    That's how many people whose lives suck.

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    Well, tried HP Ads Program Monday and Tuesday. Compared results to AdSense's previous Monday and Tuesday. HP Ads Program lost both days. Switching back to straight AdSensense.

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       Randy Godwinposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       Haven't tried either of the in-house programs in quite a while. I simply watch your results instead.

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          paradigmsearchposted 7 years agoin reply to this

          I'll probably never get the money I earned from the HP Ad Program the last two days, long way to payout.

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             paradigmsearchposted 7 years agoin reply to this

             Then again, maybe I'll sneak in a weekend every once in awhile and eventually get there.

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       paradigmsearchposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       Hmm, looks like AdSense is mad at me for abandoning them for two days. Earnings terrible today.

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       Gregory DeVictorposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       In lieu of AdSense, I tried Chitiqua a couple of years ago and did not have very favorable results. So I went back to where I started.

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          Gregory DeVictorposted 7 years agoin reply to this

          Sorry, it is spelled Chitika.

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             DzyMsLizzyposted 6 years agoin reply to this

             Oh, and here I thought you were speaking of bananas...!!
             
             

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       DzyMsLizzyposted 6 years agoin reply to this

       "...Monday and Tuesday?"
         Doesn't sound like much of a time frame for an accurate sampling of results, para...

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    FatFreddysCatposted 7 years ago

    Staying out of the Q&A section for a while. Seeing all the gibberish/nonsenss/spam there constantly gets my dander up, and my well of snarky sarcastic replies has run dry.
    
    If anybody wants to pick up my sword for a while and carry on the fight against the shady money lenders, spell casters, people who don't know the names of their first pets, mothers, or favorite teachers, or the packing and moving industries of Bangladesh ... have fun. I need a break.
    
    ...on the other hand, if HP were to offer me a bounty of, ohhh, let's say a nickel per spammer, I could possiblyyyy be coerced back to active duty.

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       theraggededgeposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       I could cast a spell to refill your snark well...

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    Yeah, I pretty much abandoned Q&A I don't remember how long ago. No money in it. HP will also noindex your Questions and not tell you.

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       Marisa Wrightposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       All questions get no-indexed automatically when they stop getting answers.  That's why there is no point getting involved in Q&A.

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          DzyMsLizzyposted 7 years agoin reply to this

          And yet, there is a particular Q in there that keeps popping up again and again, with new answers; and it's a stupid question to start with! 
          It's been answered umpteen dozen times, mostly with the same answers phrased differently, over and over and over again, ad nauseum!
          The question in question (hahaha--couldn't resist that one), is, "Is it normal for your dog to follow you around the house?" 
          Seriously????  The thread is at least 6 years old; why is it still even active?!

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    helenstuartposted 7 years ago

    That doesn't make sense. There is some sort of logic flaw here, Marisa. If you don't answer, then you, in part , are one of the reasons, by your lack of involvement, that questions get no indexed. A lack of involvement means a lack of answers. Including your own. Maybe that's how everyone thinks. Asking and answering questions thoughtfully does, you know, influence your score, if that is an incentive.

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       Sherry Hewinsposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       Most people ask questions with a slant. You can tell by the question what they think the right answer will be. If you answer on the wrong side, look out. I don't need to be drawn into arguments with people who have already made up their minds.

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    Been seeing on the news that the world ends Saturday, Sept 23. I wrote an article about how. Too bad I can't tell you where. Meanwhile, I just checked and HP hasn't deindexed anymore of my Q&A lately. Hub traffic dropping as usual as the weekend approaches. A stay-at-home, get chores done day. I see that Mark Ewbie is back, I hope he stays around awhile this time. I just realized the HP contest voting ended yesterday, oh well. May the best Hubbers win.

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    Another day muddles to a close. Nothing bad happened, which means it was a good day.

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    Well, sports fans...
    
    First we have all these predictions that the world ends tomorrow, Sept. 23rd. Now there is speculation in the media that North Korea will detonate a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean. If he does, I betcha he'll do it on the 23rd. Gonna be an interesting weekend.

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       jansharesposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       I concur.

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          paradigmsearchposted 7 years agoin reply to this

          The Pacific Ocean has ships wandering all over it on any given day; particularly Chinese, Japanese, American. Wherever that thing goes off, some of those ships are going to cease to exist.
          
          There's also a couple hundred-million fish that need to be warned, someone needs to get on that.

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    Due to TOS, you are not allowed to call anyone here any of these words.
    
    DOTARD
    DORBEL
    DRUXY
    CRAPULOUS
    FOPDOODLE
    GORMLESS
    GROAK
    HONEYFUGGLE
    SCOBBERLOTCHER
    SORNER
    SNOUTBAND
    WANDOUGHT
    
    Definitions are at <edit: link erased, jerks started doing pop-ups and blocking the page altogether, sorry, try a news site, might find there>.  Anti-Trump folks will particularly love it. Side note: this thread is fine with both pro and con trump remarks.

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       FatFreddysCatposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       What about "Cromulent?" Is that OK?

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          paradigmsearchposted 7 years agoin reply to this

          Perfect example of the internet; some sites give it a positive meaning, some sites give it a negative meaning. Only the HP moderators know for sure.

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             Solarasposted 7 years agoin reply to this

             I am glad you are back!

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                paradigmsearchposted 7 years agoin reply to this

                Thanks!
                
                Well, Saturday the 23rd and the planet is still here; but the day is young.

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                   snakeslaneposted 7 years agoin reply to this

                   Sunday the 24th now, still here...phew!

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                      paradigmsearchposted 7 years agoin reply to this

                      Personally, I'm conflicted.

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                         snakeslaneposted 7 years agoin reply to this

                         I can relate...

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                            paradigmsearchposted 7 years agoin reply to this

                            You, me, and a few billion other people.
                            
                            Meanwhile, HP Ad Program CPM is doing pretty good these days. However, really getting fed up with traffic. Why can't Google recognize brilliance when they see it?

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                               snakeslaneposted 7 years agoin reply to this

                               Search me lol.

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                                  paradigmsearchposted 7 years agoin reply to this

                                  I can't blame HP, my main website is being equally mistreated. If I don't see a heck of a bounce back this week, I'm going to have to find another way to get paid for not working.

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                                     snakeslaneposted 7 years agoin reply to this

                                     Just checked out your 'website with no name', looks good. Looks like a lot of work went into it. Hope you hang in there!

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                                        paradigmsearchposted 7 years agoin reply to this

                                        Thanks! I did, but it was fun. As long as it's fun, I'll keep messing around there as well as here. If a time comes where it is not fun and is just drudgery work, I am gone.

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    An uninspired forum day. Got some writing and website work done though. Visitor traffic stabilized since yesterday's crash and burn. I've never seen such wide, weekly swings in traffic before; the worst day being literally half the best day and the best day being literally double the worst day.
    
    The more you complain, the longer God makes you live. Then again... http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/09/23 … coast.html

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    Well, today was supposed to be a business-of-living getting stuff done day. Instead, it turned into a writing-all-day day. Now I'm stuck with having to do double tomorrow. Tired just thinking about it, but I'll muddle through. And I'm sure Donald will throw in some entertainment along the way.

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    Monday morning it now is. Already published a new web page. Rest of day and week dedicated to Real World usual treadmill of challenges. That and checking the news to see what the latest messes are. I'd like to do some forum memes along the way like in the good old days, but that spark seems to have just plain died; don't know why; we shall see. Leastwise I'll still drop by with my usual idiotic comments now and then. See? There was one just now. Onward and upward.

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       k@riposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       I have been following this thread.  I remember when things were more lively.  We could follow each other around and read together.  Sorry I haven't commented.  I seem to have lost touch with my wittyness, lol.

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          paradigmsearchposted 7 years agoin reply to this

          I know what you mean. Same here, though occasionally it still returns. I liked what your profile had to say.

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             k@riposted 7 years agoin reply to this

             Thanks for that.

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                k@riposted 7 years agoin reply to this

                See, lol, not witty at all.  I'm going to have to leave that to you. 

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