barmar Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 Yeah, they mean "virtually impossible" or "effectively eliminated". Like in a team bridge match, when you're down 40 with 2 boards to go. Yeah, the IMP scale does go up to 24, so it's theoretically possible to win 20+ IMPs on each board. But such big swings are so rare that a commentator can be excused for ignoring it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinidad Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 Well, mathematically, almost anything is possible. Whenever I (as an engineer / scientist) give my problem to a mathematician, anything goes. Suddenly there are negative absolute temperatures, negative pressures, concentrations of much more than 100%. I can go back in time without problems. The size of solid objects changes over time. I am sure, that mathematically there is still hope for the Flames. These math freaks might just make the ice melt. ;) Rik 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenberg Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Am I the only one to notice that people who back into parking places don't seem to be able to stay winin the white lines. Twice recently I have had to deal with cars making it difficult to get into my own. Parking is easy guys. You find a place, you drive in nose first, you leave some space on both sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 I don't have much problem staying within the lines when I back into a parking space. Perhaps because the Army taught me how to back up a semitrailer. OTOH, I don't do it often. And yes, I've noticed that others do have the problem. Not to mention the "I have a new car, therefor I'm entitled to two spaces" folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Citicorp keeps calling me telling me my mortgage is in default.... I keep telling them I dont have a mortgage with them and dont own a property at that address so default me when I say prove it is me...they just ignore and start all over.... so they call me again ...same story..... pet peeve.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyGo Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Citicorp keeps calling me telling me my mortgage is in default.... I keep telling them I dont have a mortgage with them and dont own a property at that address so default me when I say prove it is me...they just ignore and start all over.... so they call me again ...same story..... pet peeve.. I think you can sue them for harassment at some point. IANAL, but I seem to recall some recent articles discussing how courts are taking this very seriously these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 I like to back in to parking spaces, and I admit that it's harder to stay between the lines, since you can't see the lines as easily. But if I notice I'm over the line when I open the door, I correct it. I like to back in because I think there's more danger of backing into a pedestrian when pulling out backwards. And in some parking lots, it's pretty tight backing out and turning to get into the lane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 I like to back in to parking spaces, and I admit that it's harder to stay between the lines, since you can't see the lines as easily. But if I notice I'm over the line when I open the door, I correct it. I like to back in because I think there's more danger of backing into a pedestrian when pulling out backwards. And in some parking lots, it's pretty tight backing out and turning to get into the lane. Ihate people who take forever to park...backing in just takes too long for most of you. Just park the darn car dont take an hour to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Tell them if they don't knock it off, you'll sue them for harassment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 pet peeve I hate when Baron Barclay advertises a book, in this latest case, 40th world championship item #5366 and they dont have it. see acbl bulletin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 People who block subway doors when you're trying to get on or off, esp. the guy who blocked the 2nd door from the end of the northwest bound red line train at the Chinatown stop at approx. 7:30 PM today while muttering come on people the whole time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 I hate game of thrones, titanic and lost. 2 of them are coming back now and makes me angry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 I hate game of thrones, titanic and lost. 2 of them are coming back now and makes me angry. You don't need to be angry. Look at your remote control - there should be an "off" button. Sometimes it lies and "off" really means standby, but even in standby mode there are no pictures and no words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Which reminds me of another pet peeve: people assuming everyone has a TV and being surprised when I tell them that I don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordontd Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Which reminds me of another pet peeve: people assuming everyone has a TV and being surprised when I tell them that I don't.I didn't have a television for more than 20 years, and every year I would get a letter from the TV licence people asking me why I didn't have a licence. Not having a television was always a long way down the list of possible answers. For many years I didn't bother to answer, because I didn't think the onus should be on me to explain my non-TV-owning status, and a couple of times I did see the TV detector van right outside my home. Probably there are those nowadays who find it as annoying that everyone assumes they have email - as indeed they should :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antrax Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 My related peeve is that there's no way for me to tell people I don't have a TV without sounding like some righteous, condescending prick. In all honesty, I don't have one because what's on usually doesn't interest me, but people always take that to be some sort of moral judgement on how they prefer to spend their free time, as though any particular way can be superior to another. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 a couple of times I did see the TV detector van right outside my home. TV detector van? Sounds really creepy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 The requirement for a TV license was one of the most bizarre aspects of life in England, to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 The requirement for a TV license was one of the most bizarre aspects of life in England, to me. Having a television and no license carries a penalty of a fine, not a custodial sentence, but you can go to prison, and people do, for non-payment of the fine. I wonder what happens if you promise not to watch the BBC... The BBC do produce better quality television than the commercial stations, on the whole. It has to be paid for somehow, and taxing the users seems fair, if a bit, as you say, bizarre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassedOut Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 The requirement for a TV license was one of the most bizarre aspects of life in England, to me.My brother-in-law has a similar requirement in Japan. Where he first lived, the fee was collected door-to-door (maybe it still is -- we haven't discussed it for a long time), but when the collectors saw him, they assumed that he didn't speak Japanese and politely left without asking for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 The requirement for a TV license was one of the most bizarre aspects of life in England, to me.You think needing a TV license for having a TV is bizarre? In Germany you nowadays need a TV license for having a computer. Soon they are changing it again so that you need to have a TV license, period. I foresee some long drawn-out court cases about this change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfay Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 "zomfg i'm being so studious studying for finals i'm going to highlight every line of my notes with a different color highlighter -- the clicky ones, obv, because i love clicking them open and closed every 5 seconds (so gratifying, lolz!!<3)" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggwhiz Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 I spent the latest 90's in South Africa where they had NO network TV before 1977 or so. At this time they bought the cheapest schlock and I watched an episode of the Beachcombers dubbed into Zulu. It's the worst of Canadian TV ever but Bruno Gerussi never sounded so good. I haven't been able to watch much TV since and yes, you needed a licence for the "priviledge". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 "zomfg i'm being so studious studying for finals i'm going to highlight every line of my notes with a different color highlighter -- the clicky ones, obv, because i love clicking them open and closed every 5 seconds (so gratifying, lolz!!<3)"Don't you guys have access to nitro glycerin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antrax Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Israel also has a tax on TV owners, ostensibly to pay for public broadcasting. It doesn't matter if you never watch it - unless you can prove you physically took the tuner part out, you have to pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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