Apparently, SOMEthing is gonna kill me...not my bladder, though! 
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What did you learn today?
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I learned that in his day, George Washington was one of the nation's largest distillers of rye whiskey.
That I already knew from reading High Times back in the old days.
I learned today not to sneeze while urinating. 
Today I learned, reading some of the recent posts in this very thread, that a fairly high percentage of TB's membership shouldn't be let out alone...
That is unfortunate. I learned that if you're having a good day, watch out because something is about fly up, hit you in the face and mess up your day.I learned today not to sneeze while urinating.
Today I learned that I have a TON of great synth tones with my keyboard and three modules - more than I'll ever need - and I still lust for more synths!
The original pilot episode of Bob's Burgers. that the character of Tina is a boy named Daniel.
TIL not to go out in the sun in a yellow tee shirt in the height of the UK summer (we are actually having a summer for once, dawn to dusk sunshine and temps 20 to 30C, 70 - 85F ).
At this time of year there is a a small round black beetle that is attracted to yellow, I was covered in the damn things. They don't bite or do anything nasty but they make you itch like crazy.
I'm sure I learned this a few years ago (last time we had a proper summer and I was hiking in a fluorescent yellow walking top) but it must have slipped my mind. (Getting old sucks, that I do remember!)
At this time of year there is a a small round black beetle that is attracted to yellow, I was covered in the damn things. They don't bite or do anything nasty but they make you itch like crazy.
I'm sure I learned this a few years ago (last time we had a proper summer and I was hiking in a fluorescent yellow walking top) but it must have slipped my mind. (Getting old sucks, that I do remember!)
Today I learned that subtly is lost on a 3 year old.
That is not summer weather here. Those are our nighttime temps.
That even though it's 2:00 AM and there's no one on the road.... the cops will still stop you for speeding.
He looked in my back seat, saw my gear.... and let me off. Maybe he was impressed/surprised that he came across a musician who wasn't bloto after a gig.
He looked in my back seat, saw my gear.... and let me off. Maybe he was impressed/surprised that he came across a musician who wasn't bloto after a gig.
TIL that the inside of my bladder gives ‘no indication ‘ of anything cancerous...
Congrats if that was a scope report.
Did you ever smoke?
Scope thingy...
I watched the screen the whole time!
Yes...but only for 40 years.
I watched the screen the whole time!
Yes...but only for 40 years.
I learned that I am probably roughly 10% Native American. This is according to the DNA test my brother took. However, he's my half brother, so there is the possibility that it could have come from his mom's side. I did ask him, though, if he thought there was a possibility it came from his mom's side, and he told me he'd never heard of such a rumor at all, that they were entirely French and German.
Here's the part of the story that makes it interesting. My grandfather was adopted, and his adoptive mother told my grandmother that he was Italian. My uncle believed he was really (half) Native American and set out to prove it. At that time, there weren't any DNA tests. However, my uncle did come to believe he proved it and my dad believed him. They told me this growing up, but I was generally skeptical. Later, my dad came to disbelieve my uncle and they had a falling out. I was more inclined to believe the Italian story, because it's a lot more plausible, and I've known a lot of people who were "Cherokee" who turned out to not be at all, which is a tangent into which I shall not diverge, but of which some of you probably know. Anyway, my brother took this test and came up with roughly 10% Native American results or genetic markers or whatever. So I thought that was very interesting, indeed. Now the funny part is that our dad took a DNA test a couple years before he passed away, but refused to tell us about the results, which meant that there was something in there he didn't want to hear. We never found paperwork. I wonder if he got similar results and didn't want to hear it after having an emotional standoff with my uncle over the issue. Anyway, that's my long long story and if there was anything more I had to say, I forgot.
I suppose I will probably get my own test, just to see what happens.
Edit: Yes, it is strange that my grandfather's adoptive mother told my grandmother that he was Italian, and there's more to that story, but it makes the post too long and I have to go to work.
Here's the part of the story that makes it interesting. My grandfather was adopted, and his adoptive mother told my grandmother that he was Italian. My uncle believed he was really (half) Native American and set out to prove it. At that time, there weren't any DNA tests. However, my uncle did come to believe he proved it and my dad believed him. They told me this growing up, but I was generally skeptical. Later, my dad came to disbelieve my uncle and they had a falling out. I was more inclined to believe the Italian story, because it's a lot more plausible, and I've known a lot of people who were "Cherokee" who turned out to not be at all, which is a tangent into which I shall not diverge, but of which some of you probably know. Anyway, my brother took this test and came up with roughly 10% Native American results or genetic markers or whatever. So I thought that was very interesting, indeed. Now the funny part is that our dad took a DNA test a couple years before he passed away, but refused to tell us about the results, which meant that there was something in there he didn't want to hear. We never found paperwork. I wonder if he got similar results and didn't want to hear it after having an emotional standoff with my uncle over the issue. Anyway, that's my long long story and if there was anything more I had to say, I forgot.
I suppose I will probably get my own test, just to see what happens.
Edit: Yes, it is strange that my grandfather's adoptive mother told my grandmother that he was Italian, and there's more to that story, but it makes the post too long and I have to go to work.
That the Warriors hate the NBA, That Adam Silver Hates the NBA. That the NBA is so broken it will be several years before it is a watchable commodity again.
