L. Marcus Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 So, no leap seconds i their world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Let's just say everyone would be on a 24-hour clock cycle (no daylight or time zones) that was defined by their own badly drifting system clock, that will go belly-up on 19 January 2038. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Why would it go belly-up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 The epoch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 2038 Problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Slightly short-sighted, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 At the time -- the 1970s -- it was a clever solution given the drastically limited hardware of the day. Now, it's inertia, and the business mindset that tomorrow is to be dealt with the day after tomorrow, or later if it can be put off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Sometimes, my cynism is inadequate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Only sometimes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Yas, I'm green-eyed, not blue-eyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 I thought you said "cynism", not "cyanism". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 That'd be blue lips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Not sure I have seen that color scheme in cosmetics yet, but I don't move in very avant garde circles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Goth girls ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Oh my. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 It appears plenty of mascara floats your boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Mascara and pancake makeup ... no. But the ball gown style dress ... now it gets more interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 M-hm. M-hm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 See? Pick and choose the parts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 "It's FRONK-en-STEEN!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 "It puts the lotion in the basket or else it gets the hose again." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 "WAS IT OVER WHEN THE GERMANS BOMBED PEARL HARBOR?!?!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 "Fix the cigarette lighter." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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