Something to lighten the mood

[Jeffh01]

Science and fun and a cat picture (what the internet is for). Who could ask for more!

 

[AllenB]

 

[cracked case]

I get worried when I see someone walking around with a scythe, it's a difficult time of year for me.

 

[AllenB]

 

[Cal Weldon]

I get worried when I see someone walking around with a scythe

Thankfully at this time of year they are mostly made of plastic. Not so when you see one on a hot August night.

 

[Cal Weldon]

I was in the bookstore today. Saw a book titled Solve Half Your Problems in 24 hours.
So I bought two and can’t wait for the next 48 hours.

 

[Potentiallyincorrect]

And still have 25% of you problems!

 

[AllenB]

 

[techtool]

November is election time in the U.S. and the races can get quite intense.

 

[AllenB]

When a person tells me something is insightful, and it sounds like inciteful.

 

[AllenB]

 

[Extreme_Boky]

 

[Cal Weldon]

x2^
nine sheependippen.

 

[techtool]

At my job we have a lot of German equipment so I've been exposed to the written language in the manuals and data sheets.
Always amazed by the length of the compounded words.
Thismaybeanexaggerationbutitgetsthepointacross.

 

[knutn]

I think german and scandinavian languages allow nearly infinite (if practical) length of words; a norwegian example:
profesjonsspesialistutdanningsinstitusjonslederkvalifikasjonskravfastsettelsesutvalg

Even if we want it to be more practical, we can write it like this:
kvalifikasjonskravfastsettelsesutvalg for profesjonsspesialistutdanningsinstitusjonsleder

(Google translate: qualification requirements determination committee for professional specialist education institution leader)

 

[Galu]

Meanwhile, in English:

 

[wg_ski]

“And I’ll use SMALL WORDS so you can understand” - Dread Pirate Westley

 

[russc]

Procrastination is a waste of time and so are many other long words.

 

[Galu]

I suffer from hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, which is the fear of long words!

 

[lcsaszar]

"In the daybeforeyesterdayshortlyaftereleveno'clock Night, the inthistownstandingtavern called 'The Wagoner' was downburnt. When the fire to the onthedownburninghouseresting Stork's Nest reached, flew the parent Storks away. But when the bytheraging, firesurrounded Nest ITSELF caught Fire, straightway plunged the quickreturning Mother-Stork into the Flames and died, her Wings over her young ones outspread."
- Mark Twain: The Awful German Language