The "Hijacked Thread" Thread

[SherlockedCAMPer]

The Close is a tv show that I might have seen an advert for once or twice (or more) possibly in BBCs twitter feed otherwise on 1 of the few occasions where I turn on the TV at my parents.

[Sheerluck]

Ten to make and the match to win.

[Arcadia]

Have your regiment been sent to a desert outpost?

[Caya]

Since the Political Thread is currently busy discussing Martin Freeman's haircut (and far be it from me to interfere with that ) I'm hijacking this thread. 

 

Considering all that's going on right now, he might have a point there.  

[Arcadia]

I can't decide whether to laugh or cry at that remark.

[Sheerluck]

Happy Christmas!

[Carol the Dabbler]

... and a Happy New Year!

By the way, I like your cover photo    did you add it recently?

[Sheerluck]

1 hour ago, Carol the Dabbler said:

... and a Happy New Year!

By the way, I like your cover photo    did you add it recently?

No, actually. I put that up some time ago. Thanks!

[Sheerluck]

Happy New Year *hic*! I hope you're all feeling the wine the way I am.

[Carol the Dabbler]

Yes, indeed -- a very happy New Year to everyone east of the Atlantic!  

[Arcadia]

Sun's out! Happy 2020!

[besleybean]

And to you...

I am singing along to The Sound Of Music!

[Artemis]

I contracted a stomach flu the day after Christmas, so I kinda missed New Year's Eve.  And then I had to work early in the morning on New Year's Day, which was not much fun at all.  Blah.

 

[Arcadia]

If it helps any … you didn't miss anything. Most overrated holiday on the calendar, imo.  

[J.P.]

It ends on Monday and it's good. Stupid time. And this year it's somehow especially confusing. I'm totally out of daily routine, my inner clock is a mess. I hardly know what weekday it is…

[Arcadia]

31 minutes ago, J.P. said:

I hardly know what weekday it is…

Er … it's the weekend, dear.  
 

[Carol the Dabbler]

2 hours ago, J.P. said:

I hardly know what weekday it is… 

 

1 hour ago, Arcadia said:

it's the weekend

That's a bit of a fine point, though.  @J.P. when an American says weekday, they mean as opposed to the weekend -- for example, Thursday is a weekday but Saturday is not.  An American expressing the same idea you did would say "I hardly know what day of the week it is."  I have no idea what British (or other) usage might be.

[J.P.]

Sigh… and I thought I have to learn one language. 😁

[Carol the Dabbler]

British usage may (or may not) be the same as American in this case, but they're different just often enough to trip the unwary.

Like if I said my boss was wearing just pants and a vest, I think most Americans would picture him in two parts of a three-piece suit (plus of course shirt, tie, shoes, etc.).  If a British person said that in the UK, however, people would think he was wearing only his underwear!  I believe that in order to express what I meant they'd say trousers and a waistcoat.

You don't generally need to worry about that sort of thing, though.  Most people in either country are aware that there are differences and will make a good-faith effort to understand.  That doesn't necessarily stop us from making jokes, though!

[Arcadia]

Won't stop me, that's for sure.  

See, here's a joke right here!

Helium walks into a bar and asks for a drink. The bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve noble gases here." Helium doesn't react.

[Caya]

[Arcadia]

Okay.

 

The electrons were having a party, when without warning a bunch of protons came and attacked them.

Just as suddenly, a hero arrived and saved the electrons. Amazed and grateful, the electrons cried, "Thank you, thank you! But who are you ??"

The hero replied:

.

.

.

"Bond. Covalent Bond."

 

(Hey, don't blame me, I don't write this stuff, I just steal it off the internet.)

 

 

[Van Buren Supernova]

Gahhhh.

And this is what I come back to (insert question mark OR exclamation sign. They both work)

[Arcadia]

Ah, but would you love us so much otherwise?  

[Sheerluck]

A limerick:

12 + 144 + 20 + 3√4 + (5 x 11) = 9² + 0
                 7

You don't get it? It's clearly:

A dozen a gross and a score

plus three times the square root of four

Divided by seven

plus five times eleven

is nine squared and not one bit more.