Fight Club Pub.

Originally posted by MemoryShock

Originally posted by schrodingers dog
Oh hello Mr. Shock.
How's your debate going?

Or maybe your last post was so strong that I decided to curl up into a ball and rock back and forth repeating, "Schro Dog is better than me, I am no good as a Fighter and I don't deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as he."

My eyes hurt from the crying...

Isn't honesty the best catharsis?
There there.

Originally posted by Ian McLean
reply to post by schrodingers dog

 

*sips the Scotch, already poured from the mysteriously-unlabeled bottle behind the bar*

Hem, that's not scotch.

reply to post by MemoryShock


Buck up little camper, have some liquid courage:



I know you're just being sarcastic, but, well, have some anyway.

*lifts two glasses from behind the bar, not from the stack that S-Dog washed*

Thanks Ian...

I feel better already...

All right...back to salvaging what dignity I have...

reply to post by MemoryShock


Hey, look at this way, you get an extra hour to come up with something.

Not in my timezone..

For the record, I was at the Huntington Library today for the unveiling of the new 'History of Science' Exhibit.

I got to see one of the original printings of "The Origin Of Species" and a handwritten letter from Nikola Tesla himself...and my favorite was an 18th century illustration and explantion of "Trepanation"...they actually used a hand drill!

That's pretty much why you don't have a post yet...

And as always, I enjoy reading pages (every time I visit, I'm a member)that I can't touch where the letter 's' is represented by an 'f'...

reply to post by MemoryShock


Yes in fact hand drills are used to this day -- they're simply much more controllable. Even with a depth-stop gauge, electric drills are much more susceptible to unintentional penetration of the dura.

The more you know...

reply to post by Ian McLean


Good to know...they must have refined the technique as the summary plaque explained that their procedure carried with it heavey tissue and structural damage in the impacted area.

Fascinating stuff. I took a picture of the illustration and it is now the background on my phone.

I freakin' love The Huntington...mostly for the library and the gardens...

reply to post by MemoryShock


This "trepanation" show and tell, did you volunteer?

Originally posted by schrodingers dog
This "trepanation" show and tell, did you volunteer?

Someone volunteered me...

reply to post by MemoryShock


Republicans.

Drill Baby Drill

Sorry for the delay guys; I'll have my post up sometime between late morning and early afternoon tomorrow.

This is not an indirect admission of concession...not even a little. My mind is just a bit foggy currently...

reply to post by MemoryShock


Well, a good trepanation will do that.
Shake it off Shock, I know you'll come back strongish.




[edit on 11/1/2008 by schrodingers dog]

reply to post by Ian McLean


Back in the day, debates used to be judged by number of stars. That was a nightmare as it was subject to abuse. I once had this debate in which I was leading in stars by far. Then my opponent took a 24 hour extention. When he came back his star-count had improbably tripled and he won the debate.

Btw: People who hang around the Pub too often drinking, tend to be weaker in the debates

Woohoo!!!!!! My closing's up I made it through my first debate, stage fright and all


Gosh, it's quiet in here

*sits down in a corner*

reply to post by americandingbat


I've been waiting for the "word" on my debate for a bit. I'm going to sum it up like this:

Hey Oscitate

You guys both did a hell of a job. I don't think that'll be an easy debate to judge.

Why thank you, I have to say I lied though. I'd be drinking my red wine anyway. As they say hereabout, vino rosso corposo. Hmm. Right, where's the bottle?

Originally posted by Oscitate
Why thank you, I have to say I lied though. I'd be drinking my red wine anyway. As they say hereabout, vino rosso corposo. Hmm. Right, where's the bottle?

*burp* what bottle:

*Heike shows up with new bottle of good red wine and, after taking a hearty swig, passes the bottle to Oscitate and joins him and ADB on the "waiting to be judged" bench.




*hiccup*



[edit on 2-11-2008 by Heike]