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Forum: Miscellaneous 05-13-2007, 04:39 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 43,619
Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
We had twin rebellions in 1837-8 that were put...

We had twin rebellions in 1837-8 that were put down, but we were granted responsible government (that is, self-government) to keep us happy and non-rebellious.

The Treaty of Westminster came about...
Forum: Miscellaneous 05-13-2007, 03:16 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 43,619
Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
The distinction that nobody realises is that...

The distinction that nobody realises is that Canada isn't part of the UK, Canada shares a monarch with the UK. When she's over here, she's Queen of Canada. Furthermore, she's a reigning monarch but...
Forum: Miscellaneous 05-13-2007, 01:33 AM
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Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
There's precedent. Before George I became King...

There's precedent. Before George I became King of the United Kingdom, he was the Elector of Hanover. When he became King, the UK and Hanover entered into personal union, but remained separate...
Forum: Miscellaneous 05-12-2007, 07:04 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 43,619
Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
Officially, the UK and the Commonwealth Realms...

Officially, the UK and the Commonwealth Realms (such as Canada) are in personal union - this means they are separate countries that just happen to share the same head of state.

In Canada, the...
Forum: Miscellaneous 05-11-2007, 09:58 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 43,619
Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
Wikipedia tells me there's been some discussion...

Wikipedia tells me there's been some discussion about changing the succession laws to reflect the fact that we no longer live in a paternal chauvinistic society, but there are two complications. ...
Forum: Miscellaneous 05-04-2007, 04:39 PM
Replies: 2,212
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Views: 5,552,107
Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
Keep it sealed under nitrogen or argon and never,...

Keep it sealed under nitrogen or argon and never, ever, ever open it.

Which may not be very helpful if you want to use it to calibrate something.
Forum: Fiver By Committee 05-02-2007, 03:37 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 334,402
Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
Well, the shark behaves nothing like real sharks...

Well, the shark behaves nothing like real sharks do, so there's your fiction right there.

As for the science, uhh...
"Science fiction is whatever I point to and say 'that's science fiction'" -...
Forum: Science Fiction 05-01-2007, 09:51 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 42,387
Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
Wow. I'm good. (But Bender is great)

Wow. I'm good.

(But Bender is great)
Forum: Science Fiction 05-01-2007, 04:51 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 42,387
Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
Futurama, of course. That show had more internal...

Futurama, of course. That show had more internal consistency by accident than Trek had on purpose.
Forum: Miscellaneous 04-29-2007, 08:11 PM
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Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
All roight, bye, for all t'e marbles, wot koind...

All roight, bye, for all t'e marbles, wot koind of cawd am Oi kissin' if Oi'm takin' a shawt o' screech in t'e squid-jiggin' grounds, moi trout?
Forum: 5MV Talk 04-25-2007, 08:56 PM
Replies: 215
Views: 157,262
Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
That wasn't chemistry, that was physics. Well,...

That wasn't chemistry, that was physics. Well, OK, electrochemistry, but the one or two labs I did on it were more concerned with cell potential than current.

I did get it, though (for once). I...
Forum: 5MV Talk 04-25-2007, 05:08 PM
Replies: 215
Views: 157,262
Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
I said I, not i. And just for Zeke, because...

I said I, not i.

And just for Zeke, because he liked my currant squares so much...

= <-- in chemistry, this is a double bond, which consists of a sigma bond and a pi bond.

Mmmm, pie bondage.
Forum: Miscellaneous 04-24-2007, 04:42 PM
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Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
I think we called them woodbugs. They're the...

I think we called them woodbugs. They're the little grey things the roll into an armoured ball when you poke them, right?
Forum: 5MV Talk 04-24-2007, 07:32 AM
Replies: 215
Views: 157,262
Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
I don't understand why you didn't want to be I^2....

I don't understand why you didn't want to be I^2. It's current squared.

Mmmm, currant squares.
Forum: News 04-24-2007, 07:31 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 126,664
Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
That systematic name doesn't conform to any...

That systematic name doesn't conform to any system I know of.



Small world. I did a quick Google on Pamela Whitfield and found out she works at the Institute for Chemical Process and...
Forum: Miscellaneous 04-22-2007, 05:22 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 18,985
Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
The syllable "jane" must mean precious (and about...

The syllable "jane" must mean precious (and about five other things) in Mandarin. Jane-Way becomes precious Wei (although why they didn't translate Wei I'm not sure).

17 explained to me how...
Forum: Miscellaneous 04-22-2007, 05:17 PM
Replies: 2,212
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Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
Damn you, Zeke. Damn you. Level 9 and...

Damn you, Zeke. Damn you.

Level 9 and pondering the Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases to get to Level 10.
Forum: 5MV Talk 04-20-2007, 12:11 AM
Replies: 379
Views: 273,929
Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
That depends on whether it's a molecular way or...

That depends on whether it's a molecular way or an atomic way.
Forum: News 04-18-2007, 01:01 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 126,664
Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
It's a tradename for polymethyl methacrylate...

It's a tradename for polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) plastic, also known as acrylic or Plexiglass.

I tried to make Christmas presents out of it one year and failed miserably. I've still got the...
Forum: Miscellaneous 04-17-2007, 05:08 PM
Replies: 2,212
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Views: 5,552,107
Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
Cats were once worshippded as gods. They have...

Cats were once worshippded as gods. They have never forgotten this.
Forum: Miscellaneous 04-17-2007, 02:32 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 18,985
Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
Do not want. (quote Backstroke of the West...

Do not want.

(quote Backstroke of the West seemed appropriate)
Forum: Miscellaneous 04-13-2007, 04:26 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,103
Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
Enh, it's nothing I haven't heard before. Enough...

Enh, it's nothing I haven't heard before. Enough people have said it that I'm starting to believe it.
Forum: Miscellaneous 04-12-2007, 04:37 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,103
Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
Zeke, *I* didn't get one of those cars. They...

Zeke, *I* didn't get one of those cars. They wouldn't even let me drive it. They wouldn't even let me *touch* it. I think I'm too tall for it, anyway. Oh, and that hot girlfriend is only 17. Ten...
Forum: Miscellaneous 04-12-2007, 03:12 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,103
Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
I'm trying to work out which of my friends posted...

I'm trying to work out which of my friends posted that as a joke.
Forum: Miscellaneous 04-12-2007, 01:02 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,103
Posted By Sa'ar Chasm
Hey, look! Sa'ar's on TV

I shot a TV commercial for a local auto dealership recently, and this is the result.

I'm a paid actor now. All that amateur theatre has come in useful.

Now if only I can put 8 years of...
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