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Old wizard in sci fi land • Old wizard in sci fi land

Original story in “born again� fiction

What is this? I was dying just a bit ago, and now… I am born again. My body is still old… this long hair has not torn off my chin. And my staff! It’s good to hold you again. Dragon king, mark my words I will kill you.

I walk out of this hut as lights surround, a burst of rainbow sun… no, this isn’t a magic I know. I squint as signs float on top of buildings, flying contraptions so big and fast, my broom fails by comparison.

Stunning… so stunning… a roaring sound surrounds my body as I’m stumbling. “BUY YOUR VIRTUAL GLASS TODAY… ONLY FOR SIX THOUSAND GOLD!� Gold… I didn’t know this city, but such a bold sight had similarity to constructs back in my days.

I’m grabbing a man to know, what is this location? Has dragon king Vylos won? What about warrior Victor, or con artist Carlos, or always-loyal-to-god Holly? This man scoffs, throws yours truly away, as I’m lost. How can this occur? I must go on… that building marking with “INFORMATION�… it looks as a good start.


A Magical Land Across From Bristol • A Magical Land Across From Bristol

You might find a trip to a particular nation across from Bristol would suit you. Locals jot down thoughts mostly with consonants in a Brythonic idiom, and its vocabulary is good for fans of our small group. Cross first into Bulwark, go to Caldicot and Cwmbrn, north through Pontypool, LLangattock, and LLangynidr and LLhamlach. Don't miss its capital, Cardiff, not far from Saint Fagans and Rhiwbina. Roman ruins await you, and you can play a bit of rugby, go folk or clog dancing, or snack on bara brith (fruit dough), cawl (potato soup), or fish and chips. It's also a "land of song", with musicians playing on crwth (you play it with a bow) and pibgorn. Whisky is good in this district, and, in contrast to "whisk-y" from US, has no fifthglyph in its brand word. I only was in this land for a short visit, and can't wait to go back.



Nicks containing that symbol • Nicks containing that symbol

I applaud that all participants in this virtual community work hard to avoid that disgusting glyph. Writing your words without any instantiation is a particular triumph. Still, I usually spot many of us who carry that awful symbol in our nicks, polluting all of our publications.

Having such inauspicious condition brings an inquiry to my mind: Do purists disdain this group of contributors?

I didn't run into any post that supports this, but it's not absurd to think that mocking and humiliations go on, just not in a public way.

What's your opinion?




Limitations of doing maths • Limitations of doing maths

I'm thinking, how much can an aspiring maths guy say; how far can a good maths guru go? Having only combinations of two, four, six, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, thousands, millions, billions, trillions, and so on?

Along with plus, minus, multiplying, root, squaring, cubing, logarithm, sining, cosining, pi, i, a solitary axis (absolutingly not two), limits, sums, and so on?

Lacking any odd quantity is a shut door, but I'm at a stump to fathom a way to say how two factors would go comparing with... half of two...

Hold on, I got it! Half of two, two, two plus half of two, four, four plus half of two, six, six plus half of two, four plus four, squaring two plus half of two, doubling four plus half of two...

But still I cannot find a way to say a quantity is... similar... not just similar, but... or big or small comparing... as I said, I am at a stump...



Talking about things that did occur prior. • Talking about things that did occur prior.

An annoying part of this linguistic puzzling activity is that it is hard to talk about things that did occur priorly. Most of that group of words contain that dastardly fifth glyph. If I could go back into a prior chronological span, I would stop all individuals who did add it to our script so that all words, including words that talk about prior occurings, would not contain that fifth glyph. Contrarily, if I could only go to an individual span in our world's historical past, I would shift my focus to assassinating a particular infamous dictator. You know who I'm talking about.




Por favour, assist yours truly with maths analogy? • Por favour, assist yours truly with maths analogy?

This is for study, an instruction in my book which asks to do this activity with a mix of kids and adults. I'm a bit low on IRL contacts, so I'm asking on this platform.

If maths was a food, what kind of food is it?

If maths was a colour, what colour is it?

If maths was music, what kind of music is it?

Also:

Say if you adult or school kid.

If adult, say if you maths instructor, non-maths instructor, or non-instructor.

Thank you!




Who's On First • Who's On First

Bud: So, Lou, I'm going to NYC with you. You know Bucky Harris, Yank's principal, got yours truly a job as coach for as long as you on that squad.

Lou: Look Bud, if you coach that squad, you must know all participants.

Bud: I do.

Lou: You know I don’t know your guys. So you should inform of who’s playing on your squad.

Bud: Oh, say autonyms, but you know, ball participants now-a-days got odd autonyms.

Lou: Funny autonyms?

Bud: Odd autonyms... Dizzy...

Lou: His bro Daffy.

Bud: Daffy...

Lou: Goofy.

Bud: Goofy. So, this squad has, Who's on first, What's on two, I Don't Know is on third...

Lou: That's what I want to find out.

Bud: I say Who's on first, What's on two, I Don't Know's on third.

Lou: You this squad’s principal?

Bud: Yup.

Lou: You gonna coach too?

Bud: Yup.

Lou: And you don't know your guys' autonyms?

Bud: I should.

Lou: So who's on first?

Bud: Yup.

Lou: That guy’s autonym.

Bud: Who.

Lou: That guy on first.

Bud: Who.

Lou: That first standman.

Bud: Who.

Lou: That guy playing...

Bud: Who is on first!

Lou: I'm asking YOU who's on first.

Bud: That's his autonym.

Lou: That's who's autonym?

Bud: Yup.

Lou: Say it.

Bud: That's it.

Lou: That's who?

Bud: Ay.

STOP

Lou: Look, you gotta first standman?

Bud: Ay.

Lou: Who's playing first?

Bud: That's right.

Lou: That occasion you pay off your first standman monthly, who obtains this cash?

Bud: All dollars of it.

Lou: All I'm trying to find out is that guy's autonym on first stand.

Bud: Who.

Lou: That guy that obtains...

Bud: That's it.

Lou: Who obtains that cash...

Bud: All dollars. Occasionally his lady crops up and obtains it.

Lou: Who's lady?

Bud: Ay.

STOP

Bud: What's wrong with that?

Lou: Look, all I wanna know is that occasion you sign up your first standman, how’s that guy sign his autonym?

Bud: Who.

Lou: That guy.

Bud: Who.

Lou: How’s that guy sign...

Bud: That's how that guy signs it.

Lou: Who?

Bud: Ay.

STOP

Lou: All I'm trying to find out is what's that guy's autonym on first stand.

Bud: No. What is on stand two.

Lou: I'm not asking you who's on two

Bud: Who's on first.

Lou: Just a stand gradually!

Bud: Don't switch my ballguys around.

Lou: I'm not changing nobody!

Bud: Calm down, buddy.

Lou: I'm only asking you, who's that guy on first stand?

Bud: That's right.

Lou: Ok.

Bud: All right.

STOP

Lou: What's that guy's autonym on first stand?

Bud: No. What is on two.

Lou: I'm not asking you who's on two.

Bud: Who's on first.

Lou: I don't know.

Bud: That guy’s on third, you and I ain't talking about him.

Lou: Now how did I land on third stand?

Bud: Why you said his autonym.

Lou: If I said that third standman's autonym, who did I say is playing third?

Bud: No. Who's playing first.

Lou: What's on first?

Bud: What's on two.

Lou: I don't know.

Bud: That guy’s on third.

Lou: Back on third again!

STOP

Lou: Would you just stay on third stand and don't go off it.

Bud: All right, what do you want to know?

Lou: Now who's playing third stand?

Bud: Why do you insist on putting Who on third stand?

Lou: What am I putting on third.

Bud: No. What is on two.

Lou: You don't want who on two?

Bud: Who is on first.

Lou: I don't know.

Bud & Lou:Third stand!

STOP

Lou: Look, you gotta outpitch?

Bud: Ay.

Lou: L pitch guy's autonym?

Bud: Why.

Lou: I just thought I'd ask you.

Bud: I just thought I'd inform ya.

Lou: So inform who's playing L pitch.

Bud: Who's playing first.

Lou: I'm not... stay out of inpitch! I want to know what's that guy's autonym in L pitch?

Bud: No, What is on two.

Lou: I'm not asking you who's on two.

Bud: Who's on first!

Lou: I don't know.

Bud & Lou: Third stand!

STOP

Lou: L pitch guy’s autonym?

Bud: Why.

Lou: On account of!

Bud: Oh, that guy’s M pitch.

STOP

Lou: Look, You gotta throwing guy on this squad?

Bud: Yup.

Lou: That throwing guy’s autonym?

Bud: Tomorrow.

Lou: You don't want to inform yours truly today?

Bud: I'm informing you now.

Lou: So say.

Bud: Tomorrow!

Lou: What occasion?

Bud: What occasion what?

Lou: What occasion tomorrow you gonna say who's pitching?

Bud: Who is not pitching.

Lou: I'll snap your arm, you say who's on first! I want to know what's that throwing guy's autonym?

Bud: What's on two.

Lou: I don't know.

Bud & Lou: Third stand!

STOP

Lou: Gotta a catching guy?

Bud: Yup.

Lou: That catching guy's autonym?

Bud: Today.

Lou: Today, and tomorrow's pitching.

Bud: Now you got it.

Lou: All you and I got is a pair of days on this squad.

STOP

Lou: You know I'm a catching guy too.

Bud: So is told.

Lou: I go back of that stand to do a bit of fancy catching, Tomorrow's pitching on my squad and a strong hitting guy stands up. Now that strong hitting guy bunts that ball. On occasion that guy bunts that ball, I, a good catching guy, am gonna throw that guy out at first stand. So I pick up that ball and throw it to who?

Bud: Now that's a thing you said right.

Lou: I don't know what I'm talking about!

STOP

Bud: That's all you got to do.

Lou: Is to throw that ball to first stand.

Bud: Yup!

Lou: Now who's got it?

Bud: Naturally.

STOP

Lou: Look, if I throw that ball to first stand, a guy's gotta obtain it. Now who has it?

Bud: Naturally.

Lou: Who?

Bud: Naturally.

Lou: Naturally?

Bud: Naturally.

Lou: So I pick up that ball and I throw it to Naturally.

Bud: No you don't, you throw it to Who.

Lou: Naturally.

Bud: That's dissimilar.

Lou: That's what I said.

Bud: You ain’t saying it...

Lou: I throw that ball to Naturally.

Bud: You throw it to Who.

Lou: Naturally.

Bud: That's it.

Lou: That's what I said!

Bud: You ask.

Lou: I throw that ball to who?

Bud: Naturally.

Lou: Now you ask.

Bud: You throw that ball to Who?

Lou: Naturally.

Bud: That's it.

Lou: Just as you! Just as YOU! I throw that ball to who. That guy drops that ball and that hitting guy runs to two. Who picks up that ball and throws it to What. What throws it to I Don't Know. I Don't Know throws it back to Tomorrow, Triad play. An additional guy stands up and hits a long fly ball to On Account Of. Why? I don't know! That guy's on third and I’m giving no darns!

Bud: What?

Lou: I said I’m giving no darns!

Bud: Oh, that's our shortstop.



Anybody watch rugby? • Anybody watch rugby?

I’m a big rugby fan (I’m from NZ too so it’s almost law at this point lmao).

Playing rugby is fun too but on this singular occasion a short stint ago I got a concussion and that’s not fun at all :(

Rugby is truly a sport for all, big or small. It’s inspiring to watch participants run and kick and hit opposing folks. It’s also scary at points too, but that’s why I watch.

You should all go watch a rugby match at your local park (or TV if that suits), you won’t go through any sorrow if you do!






What is your top film? It's good to add a small synopsis if you want! • What is your top film? It's good to add a small synopsis if you want!

It's hard to pick my top film, but I would possibly put Back to Days that Follow Now (starring M J Fox as Marty McFly) and Indiana's Last Crusading among my picks.

First film is about a young guy and his mad doctor pal moving through history in an old car.

Film two is about a swashbuckling history buff looking for Christ's Holy Grail so Nazis can't hold it!


Looking back on it now, what did you guys think about that K-Dot and Drizzy rap fight? • Looking back on it now, what did you guys think about that K-Dot and Drizzy rap fight?

I'm a rap fan but I don't typically follow rap drama. It's usually just a grown adult writing a song dissing a guy's hair and calling his gf ugly and stuff, and that guy following it up by doing it too. But this fight was fun and kind of thought provoking. I am noooot a Drizzy fan, his music is just okay and I find him sus, but I actually think that Drizzy had a point or two about K-Dot as an artist and that his Family song wasn't bad.