Random Thoughts Thread

[Pelado]

I look great on Microsoft Teams, terrible on Webex or Zoom.

I've got you beat. I look terrible on Teams, Webex, Zoom, and in person.

[BigPiney]

i've never seen you not look amazing. just being honest. #nohomo

[Bo Diddley]

I don't know how I'm supposed to stay my day with Wordle not loading. I should probably go back to bed.

[Bo Diddley]

I don't know how I'm supposed to stay my day with Wordle not loading. I should probably go back to bed.

It's back up

[clackamascoug]

What's the over/under on the Bennifer marriage. I'm thinking 6 years two months - until they divorce.

[Non Sequitur]

What's the over/under on the Bennifer marriage. I'm thinking 6 years two months - until they divorce.

Yet another glitch in her gaydar.

[Eddie]

Couple of random Bible thoughts that occurred to me.

First - Exodus talks about there being 600K Israelites leaving Egypt. And then Pharaoh took after them with 600 chariots. SIX HUNDRED. Going after SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND. I get that the chariots were prepared for war, and the 600K Israelites included women and children. But 1,000 against every chariot sounds like pretty good odds to me. What am I missing?

Second - isn't it funny that for some things God is very specific. Like how the tabernacle was to be made, along with all of its appointments. The clothing Aaron would wear to officiate. And yet - you get stuff like the Jaredites wanting light in their boats and God just says "so...tell me what you want?"

[Jeff Lebowski]

Couple of random Bible thoughts that occurred to me.

First - Exodus talks about there being 600K Israelites leaving Egypt. And then Pharaoh took after them with 600 chariots. SIX HUNDRED. Going after SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND. I get that the chariots were prepared for war, and the 600K Israelites included women and children. But 1,000 against every chariot sounds like pretty good odds to me. What am I missing?

Numbers in the OT should be taken with a grain of salt. Remember that these stories were passed down for 800 years before they were written down. 600K and 600 probably made the numbers easy to remember.

Also, notice how frequently the number 40 occurs. Christ fasted for 40 days, it rained on the ark for 40 days, etc. It turns out that the number 40 was often used to mean "a lot of" or "many", rather than literally 40.

Second - isn't it funny that for some things God is very specific. Like how the tabernacle was to be made, along with all of its appointments. The clothing Aaron would wear to officiate. And yet - you get stuff like the Jaredites wanting light in their boats and God just says "so...tell me what you want?"

I kind of like that angle on the story.

[Scott R Nelson]

Rules to learning English

1. Their our know rules

[Copelius]

You would think after so much time in which most business was conducted via zoom, that participating in a zoom meeting would not be so hard for a group of professionals. Makes me wonder how some of them live from day to day.

[BigPiney]

You would think after so much time in which most business was conducted via zoom, that participating in a zoom meeting would not be so hard for a group of professionals. Makes me wonder how some of them live from day to day.

I was just letting off some steam. Sheesh.

[clackamascoug]

Couple of random Bible thoughts that occurred to me.

First - Exodus talks about there being 600K Israelites leaving Egypt. And then Pharaoh took after them with 600 chariots. SIX HUNDRED. Going after SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND. I get that the chariots were prepared for war, and the 600K Israelites included women and children. But 1,000 against every chariot sounds like pretty good odds to me. What am I missing?

Second - isn't it funny that for some things God is very specific. Like how the tabernacle was to be made, along with all of its appointments. The clothing Aaron would wear to officiate. And yet - you get stuff like the Jaredites wanting light in their boats and God just says "so...tell me what you want?"

You're missing that every chariot was a commander of a force of 1,000 footed warriors. The chariot guys didn't fight - they directed the battle from their elevated and quickly moving observation platforms.

[Bo Diddley]

San Diego Terminal 1 is ghetto. I have to wonder if the Fire Marshall signed off on this.

[Copelius]

Every time I am tempted to push the siren button on my bike, I think of stories like this.

[Bo Diddley]

Every time I am tempted to push the siren button on my bike, I think of stories like this.

Haha. Yep. I had a coworker once who bought a used Crown Vic police cruiser that still had the wig wag headlights functionality. He bragged about using them to get people out of the way on the freeway.