THE 10,000 Post Thread

[astronelson 339]

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Originally posted by: Duke87

Still close enough!quote>

For practical purposes yes, but there's still the symbolic USD$1.000 barrier.

The AUD is slightly above CAD$1.000 now, and that was above USD$1.000 recently.

EDIT: It seems it depends on who you ask - we may have briefly reached parity on Friday night. My source peaked at about $0.998 or $0.999.

[Ocram's Razr 964]

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Your currency would have to be pretty devalued in order to remain worth less than ours because of all devaluation of our currency by our government for the "greater good" but if your country does not do that, your values should soar above ours.

I really need to go to bed. It is quarter to three now.

[Larks2242 251]

8738.

At this rate i think its almost inpossible we don't hit 10,000 this year.

[astronelson 339]

8739.

I learnt something today.

An ounce of gold weighs more than an ounce of feathers, but a pound of feathers weighs more than a pound of gold. Why? Gold is measured in troy ounces and pounds (as are other precious materials), while feathers (and other normal things) are measured in avoirdupois ounces and pounds. The avoirdupois ounce is less than a troy ounce, but there are 14 avoirdupois ounces in an avoirdupois pound and only 12 troy ounces in a troy pound. If the ratio between troy and avoirdupois pounds was greater than 14/12, this wouldn't be the case, but it's less than that, so it is the case.

[Hamish 1,369]

8740.

With some crude maths I believe that we could bet on reaching 10,000 on the 13^th of December. However, with a slightly more accurate method of prediction, taking the last 30 days posting average, which only is one and a half more than the overall total) I think that we may reach it by the 9^th of December. My guess is on the 9^th, but the averages I am using aren't what the actual average should be. Although, one and a half posts each day is the difference between the 9^th and the 13^th. But what I will say is that it should happen before the end of the year, and probably even christmas, maybe not before december though.

[Duke87 1,070]

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Originally posted by: astronelson

 there are 14 avoirdupois ounces in an avoirdupois poundquote>

It's 16.

[astronelson 339]

8742.

Looks like my powers of recall are about the same as they always are then.

[Vahr 341]

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Always interesting to know. Just like how I know my weight in lb, kg, stone, and N.

[Larks2242 251]

8744.

Since when was stone used to mesure anything besides stone?

[Duke87 1,070]

(8745)

It's an old fashioned weight measure. 1 stone = 14 pounds.

[astronelson 339]

8746.

My dad still uses stone, and I think may parents' bathroom scale gives your weight in stone and pounds, in addition to kilograms.

In other news, I'm watching old opening sequences from ABC Kids shows. That's Australian ABC.

[Larks2242 251]

8747.

Australila and their ABC clones

[Duke87 1,070]

(8748)

It's not a clone. "American Broadcasting Company" and "Australian Broadcasting Company" simply both end up shortening to "ABC", by coincidence. And neither has any relation to "Already Been Chewed".

Just another TLA.

[Skimbo 304]

8749

Australia and US are so far away from each other, who cares abut ABC&ABC anyways?

[Chptrk 86]

8750.

But relative to the distance between star systems, the US and Australia are fairly close to each other.

[Duke87 1,070]

(8751)

Proximity is of little relevance on teh internets.

[Muck308 55]

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Wow, there's just far too much chatter in here for me to say my piece on it all. So in that case... Hi-diddly-ho, neighborinos.

[astronelson 339]

8753.

The Australian ABC (1929) actually predates the US ABC (1943). So if anyone's a clone, you are of us.

[Duke87 1,070]

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I changed my avatar.

[gargantuarn 0]

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I'm making my first post in about 5 years

[Ocram's Razr 964]

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That is a cool avatar. Who does it depict?

[Duke87 1,070]

(8757)

Originally posted by: gargantuarn

I'm making my first post in about 5 yearsquote>

You currently are listed as having 1 post. Did you have a different account previously?

Originally posted by: Ilikeseattle

That is a cool avatar. Who does it depict?quote>

Splash Woman, from Megaman 9.

[Vahr 341]

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Interesting avatar, I must say.

[Chptrk 86]

8759.

She looked familar, but I didn't think from Megaman...oh well, I wouldn't have figured it out anyway.

[astronelson 339]

8760.

Does anyone else remember Digimon?

[Muck308 55]

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Digimon sounds familiar.

[Larks2242 251]

8762.

Yea but it was never as popular, and i never got into it felt like a ripoff.

[astronelson 339]

8763.

I rather liked the movie. I had it on VHS and I don't know where it's gone off to now though.

[Duke87 1,070]

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Digimon is a wannabe ripoff of Pokemon.

[Slashback 136]

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^ Indeed, and the guys behind digimon didn't even try to make it look different from Pokemon. C'mon, there are seven letters in both names. They could at least have named it "Awesomemon" or something like that, just to make it sound a little cooler