You learn something new each day.

[wicked woman]

I learnt how to tell the sex of a bearded dragon. (See show us your pets thread.)

I learnt not to shake hands with Wicked Woman until I’m sure she’s washed her hands

I'm clean. It's Zepher you need to be wary of.

[Morty]

I learnt how to tell the sex of a bearded dragon. (See show us your pets thread.)

I learnt not to shake hands with Wicked Woman until I’m sure she’s washed her hands

I'm clean. It's Zepher you need to be wary of.

Which Zepher WW there's two of them

[wicked woman]

Yeah and aint that confusing. Both, I think. I love dogs, but their personal habits leave a lot to be desired.

[kakaze]

I learned that most plants need Calcium. Why? They have no blood and no bones!

Also, apparently, they need BOTH carbon dioxide AND oxygen! The leaves need the carbon dioxide and the roots need the oxygen.

EDIT:

I also learned today that Oregon (where I live) has had an "assisted death" law for the last 11 years. I seem to recall the debate raging back in 1999, but didn't pay much attention to it at the time.

[Grymm]

I have been agonising for the last few days wondering what to give up for Lent. I don’t drink alcohol, I was ordered to give up my beloved fags when I had my stroke. I’m a diabetic so chocolate was never going to be an option.......

I was running out of options quickly

I found out today that you don’t have to give something up for Lent. You can do something you don’t normally do instead. I asked the vicar if reading more Discworld was an option but that didn’t go down so well. So for my sins I have decided to read The New Testament over the 40 days of Lent.

And may God have mercy upon my soul

Also remember that lent observances are only monday to saturday and NOT SUNDAYS and historically has never included sundays.

[Dotsie]

I learned that most plants need Calcium. Why? They have no blood and no bones!

I would guess that they need the ions to maintain their electrolyte levels, so they can maintain high osmotic pressure in their cells (or they would go all floppy). Was that really boring? Sorry Maybe they have tiny green bones

[Tonyblack]

I learned that most plants need Calcium. Why? They have no blood and no bones!

I would guess that they need the ions to maintain their electrolyte levels, so they can maintain high osmotic pressure in their cells (or they would go all floppy). Was that really boring? Sorry Maybe they have tiny green bones

If I remember from doing horticulture in school, they need calcium, nitrogen and phosphorus. I could be wrong though - it was a very, very long time ago.

[Andrew Böber]

I learnt that when confronted with the dismissive rhetoric "How long is a piece of string" the lateral answer should be "From one end to the other". Having learnt this now all I need to do is wait until someone makes that blasted remark again.

[poohcarrot]

Yo Andrew!

How long is a piece of string?

[Tonyblack]

I learnt that when confronted with the dismissive rhetoric "How long is a piece of string" the lateral answer should be "From one end to the other". Having learnt this now all I need to do is wait until someone makes that blasted remark again.

How long are you prepared to wait?

[poohcarrot]

I learnt that when confronted with the dismissive rhetoric "How long is a piece of string" the lateral answer should be "From one end to the other". Having learnt this now all I need to do is wait until someone makes that blasted remark again.

How long are you prepared to wait?

1 minute, I reckon.

[Tonyblack]

[Andrew Böber]

I'm usually prepared to wait as long as somewhere between now and then.

[Tonyblack]

I'm usually prepared to wait as long as somewhere between now and then.

I do know what you mean though. It's like when you get into an arguement - you can always think of really great things you should have said AFTER the event.

[Andrew Böber]

Absolutely. On the other hand, saying them during an argument doesn't tend to help either. Whilst there is a lot that can be said in favour of a person having razor sharp wit it doesn't tend to pass the scrutiny of a person with a very sharp razor.

Having learnt this growing up in an army town, where such razor based scenarios are often enacted with alarming historical regularities, a person quickly adopts a philosophy – though perhaps more religion – akin to Rincewind’s own. It is better, albeit life-preserving, to spend most of your time running away as often as possible.

This flight or flight tendencies does cause problems in other walks of life, especially when you happen to be dealing with a tricky committee meeting and suddenly find yourself legging it down a street. Incongruously, committee meetings are not the sort of places life is found to thrive in, so running away from there should invariably be considered as a positive step in our evolution.

Another is not to eat melted cheese on chocolate biscuits.

Andrew