There is some small SUV that has tail lights that have an “X” shape in them that always reminds me of a dead cartoon character when Xs are used for the eyes to indicate they are dead.
The asynchonicity is because those are two mechanical clocks, competing. One is from 1910, the other from 1915. Rachel has welcomed these sounds into her life because she appreciates the elegance of antiquity, and, as I do, regards it as the Heartbeat of a Home, ALL BECAUSE SHE HAS A SOUL.
So does that mean that each clock keeps time differently, albeit in fractions of a second? And is there a difference in mechanical clock "voices" or do they all do the assumed "tick-tock?"
Each clock is synchronized perfectly, and tells almost perfect time. Each has a very regular tick-tock beat. But they are not synchronized with each OTHER, via ticking. One clock in the room tick-tocks quickly, the other is more leisurely pace. So the result is somewhat continuously ... offbeat.
All mechanical clocks have some version of a tick-tock sound. Some are louder than others. Even mechanical watches go tick tock. It is because it is the physical sound of gear being slowly rotated by having its teeth bang, again and agin, against a see-sawing lever.
Always seemed to me as a clockwatcher, that the rate at which a clock ticked determined how quickly it measured time --- so, that would mean your two clocks in the same room, based on those differing rates, would show (in theory at least) different times at any point in time. N'est-ce pas?
A clock that ticks at the rate of twice a second can tell the same perfect time as a clock that ticks twice a minute. The speed of the tick is determined by how long the pendulum apparatus is: The longer it is, the slower the clock ticks.
The reason they can tell the same time is that the length of tick does not determine the speed of the clock. What determines the speed of the clock is how the gears are calibrated to deliver their message to the hands.
Got it. Moving on now to the "tick" itself, why do we call what to my ear is the same sound, "tick-tock," rather than "tick-tick" or "tock-tick?" Some arcane horological convention lost to history or something more commonplace? Wait --- realizing you are probably distracted testing your next Fud recipe, I looked it up myself. Lo and behold it is both arcane and commonplace --- and has nothing to do with clocks per se --- being the unwritten ablaut reduplication rule that establishes the order of vowels in successive words or the I-A-O rule. Also found out that "tick-tock" came into usage as the clock sound in the mid-1800s, rather late in the scheme of things that go tick in the night. Before that it had apparently been used on a onomatopoeic basis for other sounds like heartbeats. Glad I asked. I can now clock off.
Women's clothes are littered with "fashion" details that imply functionality without actually having any: zippers that provide no access, pocket welts or flaps with no pockets, buttons that fasten nothing, etc. I feel sure men would not put up with such assaults on utility, but we do.
Thank goodness my mom and grandma taught me to sew. A few years ago, when for some reason women's pants' front pockets had shrunk so small that they could not reliably retain a flip phone, I got fed up. After buying a pair of jeans that I liked in every other way but their elfin pockets, I found some ancient jeans I was about to discard and carefully dissected out their larger practical pockets, transplanting them into the new pants. It was a lot of work to achieve what should never have been necessary, but at least was a triumph of utility.
Maybe Rachel can find a tailor to do likewise with her fancy burgundy pants? Or maybe she is satisfied with them as they are.
Car “faces” don’t have to be in front. The 1957 Cadillacs had double round taillights (the eyes) perched directly above the exhaust, in the shape of a vertically-elongated “0” (the mouth).
Idea for a joke contest for a future Invitational. Here is the Premise, but it needs a "set up" line(s) and a punch line: Premise: "Satan, Elon Musk and Donald Trump walk into a Bar" . . . .
Apart from dresses or gowns with unreachable-by-hand back zippers which, I assume are still being made for both fashion and feminist debate purposes, I've been told zippers elsewhere on women's clothing in various sizes and colors are generally used to add an industrial or "edgy" visual look, rather than necessarily for convenience (or ventilation).
This vehicle face business is actually a very real design or sales feature element based on anthropomorphism, or our tendency to see human-like features in objects. Car designers especially often consciously use this tendency to create a perceived aggressive or friendly look or "personality" depending on the brand and model. In fact, a study a few years back found that when auto experts, who spend a great deal of time studying cars, looked at front ends the same area of the brain involved in facial recognition was activated. And those attracted to the more aggressive looking vehicles are also likely (anecdotally speaking) to be delighted to be able to blind oncoming drivers with their headlights.
I'm actually surprised you are venturing into the world of international foods, after the kerfuffle with curry you experienced years ago. Well done, you.
Is it true that people have started referring to Teslas as Swastikars?
I have also heard that Musk is Fuhrious about the allegations it was a sieg heil.
I am still more a fan of Deploreans.
TESLA is an anagram of STEAL. Fittingly.
So are you saying that that God gave Nicollo that name back in the 19th century just so you could make that joke today?
And their drivers as Muskovites?
Don't forget about Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel!
I had that book!
The best "ethnic" food is Vietnamese, and it wasn't even a choice in the first two polls.
I can agree with this since Italian food is just food in my house.
On car faces, those of us who remember Edsels may remember it being described as a Mercury sucking a lemon. Credit to a late night talk show host
Does anyone else think that most Toyotas, especially white ones, look like Storm Troopers from "Star Wars"? Many of them just look aggressive.
Yes! I've been saying that for years! I was surprised that hadn't been mentioned, then here it is!
Well, it was Nissan that sold the “Nissan Rogue: Rogue One Star Wars Limited Edition.” https://usa.nissannews.com/en-US/releases/-2017-nissan-rogue-rogue-one-star-wars-limited-edition-the-first-ever-star-wars-branded-full-size-production-vehicle-stands-ready-to-take-on-any-battle
I think that started when Toyota went from their silly phallic T logo to their new and deproved giant phallic T logo about 2010
Never noticed that, but I saw several trucks with TRD on the sides and it was a while to learn it meant Toyota Racing Development, Not a log.
I too have been noticing car faces lately. And those blindingly bright headlights. Glad to know it isn't just me.
There is some small SUV that has tail lights that have an “X” shape in them that always reminds me of a dead cartoon character when Xs are used for the eyes to indicate they are dead.
Probably a Jeep Renegade.
Yes, they're some sort of Jeep. I hate them.
I think those are Hyundai Santa Fe
That asynchronous tick tocking in the video would drive me out of my gourd. She must really like you.
The asynchonicity is because those are two mechanical clocks, competing. One is from 1910, the other from 1915. Rachel has welcomed these sounds into her life because she appreciates the elegance of antiquity, and, as I do, regards it as the Heartbeat of a Home, ALL BECAUSE SHE HAS A SOUL.
So does that mean that each clock keeps time differently, albeit in fractions of a second? And is there a difference in mechanical clock "voices" or do they all do the assumed "tick-tock?"
Each clock is synchronized perfectly, and tells almost perfect time. Each has a very regular tick-tock beat. But they are not synchronized with each OTHER, via ticking. One clock in the room tick-tocks quickly, the other is more leisurely pace. So the result is somewhat continuously ... offbeat.
All mechanical clocks have some version of a tick-tock sound. Some are louder than others. Even mechanical watches go tick tock. It is because it is the physical sound of gear being slowly rotated by having its teeth bang, again and agin, against a see-sawing lever.
It's explained adorably here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/1998/12/09/clocks-from-gears/4652347e-0714-45b7-aea5-5c49fda66d33/
Alert: For some reason this story was archived without paragraph delineations, so it is sort of a pain to read. It's one big block of type.
An example of the offbeat non-synchronization of clocks is Doc Brown's lab in the opening scene of "Back to the Future".
Always seemed to me as a clockwatcher, that the rate at which a clock ticked determined how quickly it measured time --- so, that would mean your two clocks in the same room, based on those differing rates, would show (in theory at least) different times at any point in time. N'est-ce pas?
Non.
A clock that ticks at the rate of twice a second can tell the same perfect time as a clock that ticks twice a minute. The speed of the tick is determined by how long the pendulum apparatus is: The longer it is, the slower the clock ticks.
The reason they can tell the same time is that the length of tick does not determine the speed of the clock. What determines the speed of the clock is how the gears are calibrated to deliver their message to the hands.
Got it. Moving on now to the "tick" itself, why do we call what to my ear is the same sound, "tick-tock," rather than "tick-tick" or "tock-tick?" Some arcane horological convention lost to history or something more commonplace? Wait --- realizing you are probably distracted testing your next Fud recipe, I looked it up myself. Lo and behold it is both arcane and commonplace --- and has nothing to do with clocks per se --- being the unwritten ablaut reduplication rule that establishes the order of vowels in successive words or the I-A-O rule. Also found out that "tick-tock" came into usage as the clock sound in the mid-1800s, rather late in the scheme of things that go tick in the night. Before that it had apparently been used on a onomatopoeic basis for other sounds like heartbeats. Glad I asked. I can now clock off.
Yes! I got rid of a kitchen clock because it ticked too loudly.
Women's clothes are littered with "fashion" details that imply functionality without actually having any: zippers that provide no access, pocket welts or flaps with no pockets, buttons that fasten nothing, etc. I feel sure men would not put up with such assaults on utility, but we do.
Thank goodness my mom and grandma taught me to sew. A few years ago, when for some reason women's pants' front pockets had shrunk so small that they could not reliably retain a flip phone, I got fed up. After buying a pair of jeans that I liked in every other way but their elfin pockets, I found some ancient jeans I was about to discard and carefully dissected out their larger practical pockets, transplanting them into the new pants. It was a lot of work to achieve what should never have been necessary, but at least was a triumph of utility.
Maybe Rachel can find a tailor to do likewise with her fancy burgundy pants? Or maybe she is satisfied with them as they are.
Which reminds of one of those fake SNL commercials for "mom jeans."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aVxNH6iN9I
The first time that I ever heard the term “woke” was also in an SNL fake commercial for jeans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adPXDTvADD0
Car “faces” don’t have to be in front. The 1957 Cadillacs had double round taillights (the eyes) perched directly above the exhaust, in the shape of a vertically-elongated “0” (the mouth).
Funny, have known several Cadillac owners who themselves had faces that looked liked slapped arses, as the Brits would describe them.
My favorite ethnic food is Thai food. Italian is further down my list. Thai followed by Burmese, Chinese and Japanese food. Then Italian.
Idea for a joke contest for a future Invitational. Here is the Premise, but it needs a "set up" line(s) and a punch line: Premise: "Satan, Elon Musk and Donald Trump walk into a Bar" . . . .
And Satan leaves out the back door because he knows when he’s been beat.
"Bartender says, 'What'll you have gents? Or should I just go f**k myself?'"
"Bartender eyes each of them and says,'We don't serve your kind here.' Trump and Musk leave."
"Satan, Musk and Trump walk into a bar. Satan turns to the bartender and says, 'They're the joke.'"
The unholy trinity
Apart from dresses or gowns with unreachable-by-hand back zippers which, I assume are still being made for both fashion and feminist debate purposes, I've been told zippers elsewhere on women's clothing in various sizes and colors are generally used to add an industrial or "edgy" visual look, rather than necessarily for convenience (or ventilation).
Some old RVs and 1960’s cars have Vulcan eyebrows.
This vehicle face business is actually a very real design or sales feature element based on anthropomorphism, or our tendency to see human-like features in objects. Car designers especially often consciously use this tendency to create a perceived aggressive or friendly look or "personality" depending on the brand and model. In fact, a study a few years back found that when auto experts, who spend a great deal of time studying cars, looked at front ends the same area of the brain involved in facial recognition was activated. And those attracted to the more aggressive looking vehicles are also likely (anecdotally speaking) to be delighted to be able to blind oncoming drivers with their headlights.
I'm actually surprised you are venturing into the world of international foods, after the kerfuffle with curry you experienced years ago. Well done, you.