Posts made by flozen

Yes, I'm afraid my analogies got a bit off-center in the last post.  Your glory holes in England are indeed man-made, as was the one in my original post and video clip (although they are related to meteorological events, such as rain/flooding).

I'll move on from my truly mediocre work determining the origin of the term "glory" for these overflow pipes.  Something tells me I've got house upkeep that is, well, slightly more pressing than this ephemera.  But I appreciate your coming along on this bumpy ride…    :blink:

@raphjd:

When I lived in England, there was a man-made lake on the other side of the road…

...The glory holes were 9 feet high from the lake bottom.   Previous years the glory holes were always draining excess water.

It sounds peaceful, and it's interesting that you're using the term glory hole freely to describe these water events, can I assume you grew up with that term?

Now, I live mostly in Florida, which is infamous for its sinkholes that swallow cars and occasionally, houses.  But here, the terms "sink" and "hole" are a description that makes common sense – the land "sinks" and in its wake, a "hole" in the ground appears.

As you can tell, I'm still searching for the reason "glory hole" is a term that would be used both in past generations, or in weather news today.

If not sexual, what in polite society is the "glory" related to?  Is there no meteorologist reading this thread, lol…    :crazy2:

@Myhavij:

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For an English speaker to respond to an accusation of pretentiousness with the French word "moi," is, by its very nature, pretentious.

Saffron – ends in "N" ... so...

NICKEL … needs "L" color.

I watch the (U.S. television) Weather Channel often, and find meteorology quite interesting, but I was a bit surprised when I saw two separate articles about a "glory hole" water event:

https://weather.com/news/trending/video/glory-hole-at-californias-lake-berryessa-spills-over-for-first-time-in-two

and

https://www.rt.com/usa/452552-water-gushes-california-glory-hole/

So, have I been sleeping while this term "Glory Hole" has passed into the public domain of family-friendly conversation?  Or did the gay culture borrow the term from some older etymology?

(As the event occurs in the San Francisco Bay Area, I wonder if that is a contributing factor.)

Any enlightenment, or your own surprised reaction, as the case may be…

Solid-color shirts work best for me.  As long as they are not in bright red, orange or yellow.  Darker shades of those warm colors work for me, and all "cool" colors.

THIS or THAT:

A trip to Greece, or Turkey?

Well, essentially, a straight-married news anchor was engaging in a Grindr tryst, and died in a hotel room due to a crystal meth overdose delivered anally.

https://www.queerty.com/people-divided-whether-lurid-details-married-news-anchors-death-made-public-20190225

The Queerty article does a decent job of presenting two arguments:

– it's too much information considering the impact on his family and workplace,

or...

--  it's fair game in our modern-day news cycle, or useful as a cautionary tale.

What are your thoughts about the way the news anchor's death was reported?

Mark Hollis, front-man of 1980s synth-band Talk Talk, has died at the age of 64.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity/mark-hollis-lead-singer-of-talk-talk-dies-at-age-64-reports-say/ar-BBU4K7S?li=BBnbfcL]

Did you enjoy the band during its heyday, or perhaps discover it later?

Any favorite song…

-- It’s My Life

– Talk Talk

– Life’s What You Make It

My favorite:

– Such A Shame

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Lord, I forgot what a bunch of cuties they were!

Not a seafood fan, so a veggie plate with wintry choices like beets, butternut squash, carrots – some served whole, others to the Cuisinart for a puree or mash, and a nice sauce.

THIS or THAT:  Unusual Pets…

Snake or Tarantula?

Another "E" ???

Eucalyptus

A color beginning with "S," please.

Marie Kondo, no longer content with just "sparking joy" in your clothes closet, now targets your home office (and actual office).

https://www.instyle.com/lifestyle/marie-kondo-joy-at-work-book

A funny spoof on this craze:

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Is anyone else paying attention to the Kondo fad(s) – avoided it, tried it, loves it, hates it?

I can't narrow it down to one on the Viewer side.  I really enjoy all Track and Field, Football/Soccer (including USA women's), and men's college Basketball.

I can't watch four-hour baseball games.

On the Player side, I like Bowling, Badminton and Table Tennis.  Moving away from those full-contact sports (except for one)…   :hump:

With all respect to the original poster, this thread is essentially the same as the one sticky topic at the top of this Board, so better perhaps that responses go there, instead.

It's funny (not the part where your life's a Kondo-mess), but I only started hearing about her a month ago, and now she's EVERYWHERE.

If it makes you feel any better, here's an amusing and insightful new article about how various people felt months or years after attempting a Kondo clean-up.  Some adopted all her wisdom, some picked and chose; some kept at it, others, not so much.

Hope you enjoy…

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/02/marie-kondo-konmari-method-work/582703/

I don't, but recently I perma-loaned my "virgin" Cuisinart food processor (unused in six years, so clean!) to my BFF, and now I get nice goodies, including fresh soup.

My favorite soup is made with carrots, cashews and ginger, among other items.

I watched the clip, but don't know the actors well enough (i.e., at all) to match them to their character names and then FMK them.

I just wrote in to say I hope this film is good for Ellen Page's career.  I have loved her since Hard Candy, but I thought Flatliners was a huge bust.

Now, someone who knows The Umbrella Academy, who would you F, who would you M, and who would you K from John's list???

(Then you offer your own "group of three.")

Really, that's no problem at all.  Orange ends with E, giving us:

EGGPLANT  (I'd love to know how to put a "white screen" behind the darker colors, if possible…)

Anyway, Eggplant needs to be followed by a "T" color…

Yes, it's not the hardest game in the world, lol, and so far, no one has repeated a color.  Repeaters will earn  :bithfight: !!!

And you took OrangE, one of the Rainbow Flag colors, good for you.

So I need an "E" color – EmeralD.  Next, a "D" color.

I think John A's comment about a "gay character" is really on the mark, too.  As for the film, it's all been done before.

I vastly prefer Happy Death Day – superior acting, fresher, and succeeds in alternating humor and genuine scares back and forth, throughout the film.

Truth or Dare is currently at 5.1 on IMDB .com, and I think that's a fair assessment, I'd probably give it a middle "4", lol.

I re-watched the video of Ariana licking a cupcake on the counter of a bakery…

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…then I listened to the B52s, performing Give Me Back My Man.

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