Pallets in fields

[dave1949]

I don't recognize the face on the left.

But I'm absolutely sure that is Ralph Cramden on the right. No doubt.

Ralph? No hat, no vest, no t-shirt, no way. Perhaps you should get some lenses for those spectacles?

 

[smstonypoint]

Ralph? No hat, no vest, no t-shirt, no way. Perhaps you should get some lenses for those spectacles?

Dave, your memory is failing. You are thinking of Ralph's neighbor, Norton.

Steve

 

[RobertBrown]

Robert, you cute little monkey boy. I am so sorry that I had to leave in such a hurry. Please call me if you ever make it out to California.

Madam Ze

I look forward to our next meetng with tepid anticipation.



Ralph C

 

[dave1949]

Dave, your memory is failing. You are thinking of Ralph's neighbor, Norton.

Steve

I'm having a bad night! First my research materials are in disarray, now my memory is flailing.

It's the stress. I request a vacation. It's in my contract.

 

[RobertBrown]

I'm having a bad night! First my research materials are in disarray, now my memory is flailing.

It's the stress. I request a vacation. It's in my contract.

Perhaps you should take a few days off and head south.


I hear New Jersey is nice this time of year.
You can check on the spacetime continuum and report back while you are there.

 

[smstonypoint]

Fellow Scientists:

I offer my most sincere apologies. A "Madam Zelda" and a scofflaw named "Anonymous" have managed to "hack" my TBN userid. Please understand that I have had nothing to do with their nefarious posts to this thread.

Steve

 

[smstonypoint]

I'm having a bad night! First my research materials are in disarray, now my memory is flailing.

It's the stress. I request a vacation. It's in my contract.

The scientific term is "sabbatical leave."

Steve

 

[TomSeller]

The scientific term is "sabbatical leave."

Steve

Hush. We can't do without Dave for that long and risk not solving the pallet mystery.

Per Wikipedia:
Sabbatical or a sabbatical (from Latin sabbaticus, from Greek sabbatikos, from Hebrew shabbat, i.e., Sabbath, literally a "ceasing") is a rest from work, or a break, often lasting from two months to a year. The concept of sabbatical has a source in shmita, described several places in the Bible (Leviticus 25, for example, where there is a commandment to desist from working the fields in the seventh year). In the strict sense, therefore, a sabbatical lasts a year.

 

[dave1949]

Perhaps you should take a few days off and head south.


I hear New Jersey is nice this time of year.
You can check on the spacetime continuum and report back while you are there.

I've heard nobody gets a real vacation anymore.

 

[smstonypoint]

Out of scientific curiosity, I have a question for our Antipodean colleagues.

Do any US television shows air in the Antipodes? I was thinking that the reference to Ralph Kramden and his neighbor, Norton, may have been obscure to you folks. Come to think of it, it may have been obscure to younger members of the US scientific community. See The Honeymooners - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Steve

 

[mikehaugen]

Fellow Scientists:

I offer my most sincere apologies. A "Madam Zelda" and a scofflaw named "Anonymous" have managed to "hack" my TBN userid. Please understand that I have had nothing to do with their nefarious posts to this thread.

Steve

I suggest changing your password, seems there has been an awful lot of "hacking" going on with your username. Perhaps you are staying signed in all of the time?

 

[Jim Shooz]

Out of scientific curiosity, I have a question for our Antipodean colleagues.

Do any US television shows air in the Antipodes? I was thinking that the reference to Ralph Kramden and his neighbor, Norton, may have been obscure to you folks. Come to think of it, it may have been obscure to younger members of the US scientific community. See The Honeymooners - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Steve

I've heard a Manx Norton. One with an open megaphone caught up and passed us as we were going around the Isle of Man TT course about 1990. Going like the clappers !! Fantastic sound. But Ralph who???

 

[Wagtail]

Out of scientific curiosity, I have a question for our Antipodean colleagues.

Do any US television shows air in the Antipodes? I was thinking that the reference to Ralph Kramden and his neighbor, Norton, may have been obscure to you folks. Come to think of it, it may have been obscure to younger members of the US scientific community. See The Honeymooners - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Steve

I have indeed witnessed episodes of the colloquial television show entitled "The Honeymooners", oh so long ago. The wife's name, I believe was Alice Kramden and 'Norton's' wife's name was Trixie. Alice was, if I remember correctly, somewhat of an amateur lunar affectionate as her husband continuously promised to send her "to the moon, Alice, TO THE MOON!"

Speaking of US television broadcasts, I have observed a peculiar atmospheric phenomenon regarding weather patterns displayed on our international channels, in that, all weather patterns, when flowing/heading in a northerly direction seem to mysteriously stop dead at the boarder with Canada!? Yet, all cold weather patterns resulting from the geographical north (and the resulting havoc visited upon the 'Lower 48') are blamed on the esteemed aforementioned country of the British Commonwealth. What's up with that?

I further recall a related report of an earthquake occurring in the State of Washington, where the seismic oscillations seemingly 'bounced off' of the geopolitical boundary with the Province of British Columbia. Apparently the shock was not recorded in Vancouver (BC) or the Capital of Victoria! Simply amazing!!! (yes, no less than 3 exclamation points)

I ask this perplexing question, out of scientific curiosity, of our North American Colleagues.

 

[Jim Shooz]

Dons 'serious' hat. Yes we get quite a few of your programs but not The Honeymooners. They show (but I never watch) a lot of America's got talent, ozzies got talent, NZ got talent, Brits got talent. Then there's all that Masterchef rubbish. The Survivor lot, Amazing Race (coz the front guy's a Kiwi) Bear Grylls, Hawaii Five-0. Then there's CSI and NCIS.
So "yes" we suffer the same crap as you do.

 

[stuckmotor]

Mr. Wagtail,
Here at my location in South Carolina, I've noticed that our percipitation usually comes from the southwest. It seems to originate in the Gulf of Mexico.

 

[Wagtail]

Dons 'serious' hat. Yes we get quite a few of your programs but not The Honeymooners. They show (but I never watch) a lot of America's got talent, ozzies got talent, NZ got talent, Brits got talent. Then there's all that Masterchef rubbish. The Survivor lot, Amazing Race (coz the front guy's a Kiwi) Bear Grylls, Hawaii Five-0. Then there's CSI and NCIS.
So "yes" we suffer the same crap as you do.

Jim, fortunately I can afford satellite broadcasts, therefore I can blissfully avoid all foreign & domestic "crap" TV.

Mind you, I suppose that you have to further suffer Australian (so called) TV programming... for that I apologise with the utmost sincerity.

 

[Wagtail]

Mr. Wagtail,
Here at my location in South Carolina, I've noticed that our percipitation usually comes from the southwest. It seems to originate in the Gulf of Mexico.

I have no doubt that the weather patterns of the State of South Carolina typically originate from the direction that you mention. I am referencing the meteorologically displayed maps of the North American continent as originating from an American source.

 

[lilranch2001]

what happened to the pallet science?

 

[blueriver]

what happened to the pallet science?

Perhaps the scientist got involved in something over their heads and need to deviate from the task at hand

 

[k0ua]

Perhaps the scientist got involved in something over their heads and need to deviate from the task at hand

Do you have that bonfire going yet! Burn 'em burn 'em all!