To me, one of the best war movies.Funny the first time, and still funny today
Random Thoughts or Whatever
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DesertRatt
All Bark, No Bite!
I just watched it again about a month ago---------just OUTSTANDING. I put it up there with A Pack of Lips Now.To me, one of the best war movies.
Some Vietnam-era movies are good. I remember seeing “Deer Hunter” without a clue what it was about. That movie left a lasting impression on me.
I felt the same way after seeing “Reservoir Dogs” (though not a war movie). Sometimes, it’s better not to know what the film is about or be jaded by people’s opinions.
A translation is like the reverse side of a nice carpet.
(Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra)
(Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra)
DesertRatt
All Bark, No Bite!
Random thought....
Oftentimes, years go by hearing songs without paying great attention to all the lyrics. Such a song I heard the other day, but I like Kenny Rogers and for some reason listened to the whole song lyric. WHAT?? Someone wrote a song about a gang rape and a triple homicide? That's just weird! "Coward of the County." written by Roger Bowling and Billy Edd Wheeler.
Oftentimes, years go by hearing songs without paying great attention to all the lyrics. Such a song I heard the other day, but I like Kenny Rogers and for some reason listened to the whole song lyric. WHAT?? Someone wrote a song about a gang rape and a triple homicide? That's just weird! "Coward of the County." written by Roger Bowling and Billy Edd Wheeler.
Yeah. Sometimes I’ll sing along without even understanding what I’m singing about.
Another random thought.
I’ve noticed that Gen Z male co-workers (especially unmarried ones—there seem to be more of them) get bored easily after 6 months on the job. These guys switch jobs every two years. Some have had more jobs in 5 years than I’ve had in 35 years. These are fairly nice guys. But they’re heavy into social media, which I didn’t have to contend with much when I first started.
I’m not sure why — maybe they have higher (unmet) expectations? Or maybe my generation is less inclined to get bored and move on.
A few have returned to where I work, 5 years later. It’s a shame, since they have to start at the bottom of the totem pole again, with seniority and a retirement fund.
Way more common now than ever before. You can tell the types when they first start working. Common traits: no wives or girlfriends, no houses, no other big anchors in life, no high-end audio to support
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End of my random thought for today (maybe).
I’ve noticed that Gen Z male co-workers (especially unmarried ones—there seem to be more of them) get bored easily after 6 months on the job. These guys switch jobs every two years. Some have had more jobs in 5 years than I’ve had in 35 years. These are fairly nice guys. But they’re heavy into social media, which I didn’t have to contend with much when I first started.
I’m not sure why — maybe they have higher (unmet) expectations? Or maybe my generation is less inclined to get bored and move on.
A few have returned to where I work, 5 years later. It’s a shame, since they have to start at the bottom of the totem pole again, with seniority and a retirement fund.
Way more common now than ever before. You can tell the types when they first start working. Common traits: no wives or girlfriends, no houses, no other big anchors in life, no high-end audio to support
.End of my random thought for today (maybe).
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spicer
Lunatic Member
Nothing.
Infinity?
spicer
Lunatic Member
Is that the same as forever.I like. Nothing or infinity.
Hmm... There must be a mathematical formula for that...
Here we go. The limit of f(x) as x goes to infinity equals zero.
There!
spicer
Lunatic Member
Hmmm... maybe we can engineer that to bring it all to an end without limits. A way of using nothing and infinity to produce forever.
Yup. The math shows you can get very, very close to zero — but never reach it.
If the equation had infinity as the answer instead of zero, then you’d go on forever. Never reaching any single end-point.
Cosmic. No?
spicer
Lunatic Member
There's always something in the way of forever.Yup. The math shows you can get very, very close to zero — but never reach it.
If the equation had infinity as the answer instead of zero, then you’d go on forever. Never reaching any single end-point.
Cosmic. No?
SolderIron
Addicted Member
Divorce??
Infinity is one of those unobtainable points in Physics. Maybe someone will come along and figure it all out.
spicer
Lunatic Member
If they do they won't tell us.Infinity is one of those unobtainable points in Physics. Maybe someone will come along and figure it all out.
spicer
Lunatic Member
Only if they don't figure it out.Oh, there will be a NOVA program about it. For sure!
