What did you learn today?

[One Drop]

That's a big dog.

Did you know that canary, as the islands in the Atlantic are called, is not in reference to the small yellow bird or budgie, but rather it references a derivative of canine, or dog. Therefore the translation of the name of the breed would be Dog of Presa Dog. Also Presa is a small village in Slovenia.

Anyway, that's a big dog.

What I learned from a visit to Tenerife last year was that much of the early Spanish emigration to the Americas was of Canarians, and/or went through there, so there is a lot of influence to and from Mexico in their culture, including cuisine.

Also that the two most common sauces they use are called Mojos.

 

[ChrisB2]

I just learnt, by being observant and a quick googly, that almost all of us in this thread have been misusing the word "learned."

Thanks @SitDMC !

 

[D M C]

I just learnt, by being observant and a quick googly, that almost all of us in this thread have been misusing the word "learned."

Thanks @SitDMC !

I do this for humanity.
Also, one less letter to type.

 

[ZenG]

Today I learned that my credit card which I've had for 10 years plus has this feature called "tap".

You just tap the card instead of inserting it into the machine.

How friggin' cool is that!!!!???. This modern technology..I tell ya...

 

[the harp unstrung]

I do this for humanity.
Also, one less letter to type.

i wonder who's see a movie called "Burnt", starring Bradley Cooper...
I thought it was very good...ant it drovet me to the dictionaryt..

 

[ChrisB2]

I learnt that some people either don't read all the posts or don't pick up on small spelling issues...

 

[rico bass]

Today I learned that roundcore boomers on my 5 string j sound better than my favorites EB cobalts, different strings for different basses.

 

[PWRL]

Today I learnedified that it is possible to be tired forever.

 

[crucislancer]

I learnt that my daughter needs braces and my insurance doesn't cover it.

 

[PWRL]

I learnt that my daughter needs braces and my insurance doesn't cover it.

Dang, sorry to hear that.

 

[crucislancer]

Dang, sorry to hear that.

Thanks. I'll work it out, it's just going to be tight for a while as I finish paying off my car. Already paired down last week, canceled cable and landline.

 

[Jbassrockboy]

Everybody must learn something each day, or at least once per week.

Today I learned that squirrels swim. Forty-two years living in the midwestern USA, plenty of time outdoors, and I never knew that. I mean, it stands to reason once you think about it, but it never did occur to me to check up on that until today.

What did you learn today?

I learned to keep Sat nights free on the off chance that our singer books a gig

8am a mate of mine texts wanting to know if my wife and I want to go and see a band

9am
We confirm yes

10am
He texts back, ok tickets booked

1pm
Singer texts, think I have a gig for Sat night

1.01 pm
I text back, not available Sat night

1.02
He texts back ...oghh shxx

1.03 pm
I text back 'sorry !'

 

[Tom Bomb]

Thanks. I'll work it out

Sometimes, and I'm hopeful for you, the white coats are 'wrong' and for a reason, if you know what I mean. They've been wrong before, I attest. Get a second opinion, maybe. Good luck, crucislancer.



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Today, I came across this theory, still grappling with this one, that one of the things that may have made us human, is a particular, targeted loss of potential within our sense of smell. Very strange theory but the old nose is a mighty, mighty story teller and does play a big role in our lives.

Apparently, we're understood to be the most stinkin'est ape of them all - only humans have one tiny scent gland at the base of EVERY hair on our bodies. No other creature has this potential to make such a stink. We're also the only animal that tries to mask its own scent. This is intriguing, wouldn't you say? What's that smell?

It's a radio program and there's no transcript so I transcribed a little of the program below, but there's a link there, if you care to follow your nose with your ears

The idea that you smell like a human is deeply, deeply personally offending. So, our perfumes make a strong point that says, "I don't smell like a human being. I smell like something else." That 'something else' has been produced by an animal.… Ambergris - that's made in the stomach of the sperm whale but it could easily have been civet - from the anal glands of a civet cat. … [Richard Fidler, the interviewer, in the course of the interview, asks, understandably], "Really? To be honest? Perfume is made from the glands around the arse of a CAT? […]
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I'll leave it there 'Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.'

 

[D M C]

I learnt that my daughter needs braces and my insurance doesn't cover it.

I too am sorry to hear it.

Not to diminish the impact, but I learnt earlier this year that my dentist and eye dr. do not take my particular brand of insurance, so it was a mistake to purchase those policies.

 

[ZenG]

Today I learnedified that it is possible to be tired forever.

Where did you learnedify this?

 

[PWRL]

Where did you learnedify this?

At work.

 

[Tom Bomb]

I 'm learning that my newish tele sounds mickey mouse through the new home-brewed rig. I took a big punt on this. In the set-up for the tele we have an EBS microbass II - that's the engine-room, no matter what - behind a DD3 into a Daddy O into a mad professor compressor. That's easily enough to get by on - no bells & whistles but still loads of options.

I'm learning that this ol' Daddy O is a very nice, cheap analog amp sim sort of a deal, just perfect for such a task as this - underrated, I'll warrant (it's a guv'nor clone). And all this runs like a dream through a wired 40 watts (RMS) wifi speaker from Phillips called the Fidelio SoundAvia AD7050W.

It's proving to be a dream to play absolutely anything through, from a Johnny Smith to a wavedrum, one exception, the active 5s, though in passive mode, no worries whatsoever. Couldn't be happier with this rig, seriously. Hifi heaven, clean to obscene, 'til the cows come home

 

[wraub]

Today I learned:

My 5 string Ibanez bass will, with no special prompting or urging, spontaneously eject itself from its strap and seek the floor with reckless abandon;

It is possible to work a 90 hour work week while subsisting on nothing but coffee and sunflower seeds;

And, I learned that my employers are clueless about how to run a business, have no ideas regarding proper customer service, and will likely have to eat a sizable amount of both crow and profits after the severity of their f***ing up pretty much everything about this past week. I will, honestly, be surprised if this week doesn't close the business.

Also, after a shi**y day at the aforementioned job, chicken and rice is a nice dinner.

 

[Tom Bomb]

That's heavy, wraub. My heart goes out to ya. If I could, I'd shout you a Grolsch or two.

 

[twinjet]

Today I learned replicas of weapons cannot be checked in luggage. I had to pull two Grenade™ containers from a bag today. The container in question was entirely made of plastic and was used to store supplement pills.

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