The Random thought thread

[Marty_d]

I don't know if anyone has done this in real life, but a movie had an amusing scene where someone rang a bar and asked the barmaid if he could talk to Michael Hunt.

So she's yelling out "Mike? Has anyone seen Mike Hunt?"

[facthunter]

New apprentices Got sent to the Tool Store for the Long weight. Nev

[pmccarthy]

Where I live we have the Tullamarine Freeway which takes us to the Tullamarine Airport. The first exit is marked Airport Drive with a big green sign, it doesn't go to the airport. The second exit is marked Tullamarine, it doesn't go to the airport. The third exit is marked Airport, and anyone still on the freeway can take it successfully.

[nomadpete]

Thank you mods, for putting out the garbage.

[nomadpete]

Here's a Random Thought for ya.....

 

Why is China referred to as a 'developing country' (that term was used in the news tonight), when its economy is growing ever larger,

 

But USA is not?

[facthunter]

As of about NOW, CHINA is NOT a developing Country.   Nev

[onetrack]

Good point. On the manufacturing output chart, Chinas 2024 industrial output was $4.16 trillion, the U.S.'s 2024 industrial output was $2.49 trillion.

 

American manufacturing output is not recovering, China's is racing ahead. But the U.S. dollar is still the worlds leading financial instrument. For how much longer, is anyones guess.

 

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/china-vs-americas-industrial-growth-2019-2024/

[red750]

The stupid quizzes on FB. They say "This quiz is so hard you won't score 5 or higher," then I score 10/10. They ask questions like " Where is the highest mountain in Africa?" and give four choices, only one of which is in Africa.

[onetrack]

FB quizzes would be only trying to suck you in, to get eyes on their advertising, and clicks on their page, so they can then put up more crap!

[rgmwa]

1 hour ago, red750 said:

The stupid quizzes on FB. They say "This quiz is so hard you won't score 5 or higher," then I score 10/10. They ask questions like " Where is the highest mountain in Africa?" and give four choices, only one of which is in Africa.

They would be intended for the typical American FB user.

[red750]

I was down at the shopping mall today. Prices are outlandish. It was just after 1 pm, so I went to a snack bar to see what they had for lunch. Salad in a pita wrap - $16.90! No bloody way! I went out to the Hungry J's outside and got a chicken royale for $3.75.  I'm a stingy so and so.

[Jerry_Atrick]

$16.90!!! blimey.. was it salad royal or something?

 

We're people buying them?

[pmccarthy]

Pretty normal price these days. Sandwiches and coffee for two runs to more than $40 around here. We live in Central Vic where the tourists come from Melbourne. Add 15% on Sundays and public holidays.

[onetrack]

There can't be very much chicken, in a chicken royale, for $3.75!!! 

[ClintonB]

It’s no wonder the “poor people” eat sh!t food over healthy when it is priced like that, even the supermarkets cost more to buy food for a meal than pre packed frozen processed stuff.

my kids at Macca hate Thursday payday night because people movers come through an order 10 or more dinner boxes to feed the kids for their once a week meal. They have the hide to complain that they have to wait when everything is cooked to order and 40 burgers takes time.

[facthunter]

Haven't been NEAR any of those places in 30+ Years. IF I'm "somewhere" at Lunchtime time and in a hurry I just get a couple of Fresh fruits . Nev

[red750]

I'm sick to death of hearing about Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's divorce. Talk about  overkill.

[Marty_d]

Stop inviting them over then.

[red750]

For $789, Elon Musk’s new Tesla Pi Phone has blown the entire smartphone game wide open — and it’s NOT hype.
📡 The phone now comes with FREE Starlink internet, meaning you can connect anywhere on Earth without a SIM card or Wi-Fi. From deserts to mountaintops — if the satellites see you, you’re online.
Elon Musk himself said it best: “Apple should be worried.”
Why? Because the Pi Phone isn’t just another device — it’s a whole new ecosystem:
☀️ Solar charging so you never run out of power
🧠 Neural-link sync potential
⛏️ Built-in crypto mining features
🌍 Global internet access with NO monthly bills or roaming charges
And that’s not all. Rumors are already swirling about:
🚗 Tesla car integration with Pi OS
🤖 AI-powered photography
🚀 Live video transmission via SpaceX
This isn’t about competing with Apple’s world. It’s about building a new one — powered by the sky, not cell towers. Designed for digital nomads, explorers, and forward-thinkers who refuse to be limited.
When a rocket scientist makes a phone, it doesn’t just get smarter. It becomes untouchable.

[onetrack]

Unfortunately, the Musk Pi-Phone is as phoney as Trump. It doesn't exist, and Musk has no plans to produce a phone.

 

Snopes Pi-Phone claim is False - https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tesla-pi-phone-starlink/

[nomadpete]

Ancient wisdom not found in an old church:-

 

Go placidly amid the noise and waste,
and remember what comfort there is, in owning a piece thereof.
Avoid quiet and passive persons, unless you are in need of sleep.
Rotate your tires.
Speak glowingly of those greater than yourself
and heed well their advice, even though they be turkeys.
Know what to kiss... and when.
Consider that two wrongs never make a right... but that three might.
Wherever possible, put people on hold.
Be comforted that in the face of all aridity and disillusionment,
and despite the changing fortunes of time,
there is always a big future in AI.

Remember the Pueblo.
Strive at all times to bend, fold, spindle, and mutilate.
Know yourself. If unsure, call the FBI.
Exercise caution in your daily affairs,
especially with those persons closest to you.
Be assured that a walk through the ocean of most souls
would scarcely get your feet wet.
Fall not into love, therefore; it sticks to your face.

Gracefully surrender the things of youth -
birds, clean air, tuna, Taiwan,
and let not the sands of time get in your lunch.
Hire people with hooks.
Take heart amid the deepening gloom
that your dog is finally getting enough cheese,
and reflect that whatever misfortune may be your lot,
it could only be worse in USA.

You are a fluke of the Universe.
You have no right to be here,
and whether you can hear it or not,
the Universe is laughing behind your back.

Therefore, make peace with your god,
whatever you conceive him to be:
hairy thunderer or cosmic muffin.
With all its hopes, dreams, promises, and urban renewal,
the world continues its downhill path.
 

[old man emu]

When was the last time you stepped on chewing gum on a footpath? 

 

My Mum asked me to get her some chewing gum for her as she suffers from "dry mouth" and chewing gum keeps her mouth moist with saliva. I tries to find some at the supermarket, but could hardly find any. I think I only saw a multi-pack of Juicy Fruit. There was no spearmint gum that would have suited her better. There were many varieties of hard or chewy mints.

 

Have the younger generation abandoned the habit of chewing gum that we Boomers picked up from the influence US troops had on our parents during WWII? For mine, I'm glad if they have. There's nothing worse than chewy stuck the to bottom of you thongs as you walk along a hot footpath.

[Jerry_Atrick]

still readily available over here, but haven't stepped on any for a very long time

Edited 20 hours ago by Jerry_Atrick

[red750]

I've mentioned before that I have had an ongoing problem with neck pains nad have been diagnosed with polymialgia rheumatica. The GP whom I deal with has been my GP for more than 30 years and is the second most senior GP in the health centre.

 

I had an apppointment with him at 4:45 pm yesterday. I arrived 5 minutes before the appointment, and was told by the receptionist that he was running behind schedule. I said, "That's pretty normal." She said, "Well, you will have a bit of a wait, because there are three patients ahead of you."

 

I sat down and got called in for the consultation 45 minutes later. However, in that time, there were a number of patients coming in to see other doctors  and were seen within minutes, barely time to warm the seats in the waiting room.

 

A fortnight ago I had Xrays and ultrasound for a problem in which my left thumb seems to dislocate when I use it, It is painful then and when I put it back in place. It has been diagnosed as 'trigger thumb", (you can Google it), and I have been advised to get  a thumb sling to hold the thumb in place.

 

 

[spacesailor]

Well ! ,

that fix is ' quick and cheap ".  LoL

( the thumb )

spacesailor

 PS. : the dearer neck fix ! .

Edited 20 hours ago by spacesailor
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