I recall on one of the early eps of Star Trek TOS, the Enterprise was equipped with one of these, and a background crewman used it to arrive on deck.Originally Posted by Trebuchet
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I recall on one of the early eps of Star Trek TOS, the Enterprise was equipped with one of these, and a background crewman used it to arrive on deck.
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I rode in one in Copenhagen in the 1970's, the one in the article I think, - very strange and with my natural clumsiness a little scary. I see that there are at least 2 still operating in Copenhagen.
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Groundhog day, or it will winter no matter what the rodent says day.
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Around here, just six more weeks of winter would be great. I think our groundhogs are deciding between six and twelve...
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Better than Marmite day.
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At our house, we call it "our anniversary."
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Here, we call it "February the second" - no groundhogs, no marmots, and, well, a temperate maritime climate. Hereabouts, if you don't like the weather there'll be more along in just a few minutes.
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We have a similar sentiment here. If you don't like the weather, wait a few minutes. We also have only three seasons: winter, break up, and construction.
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Ah....
" Groundhog Day " . I got out of the Navy on groundhog day
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And people always act like 12 more weeks is a bad thing. Oh no, how horrible to have winter weather in winter!
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The groundhog poofed out of existence today because this winter still hasn't even started. I miss winters.
Back to amusement: people at, as far as I can tell, every single inhabited location on Earth seem to always swear that the weather there is more fickle than it is anywhere else. That "wait, it'll change" saying is equally specific to everywhere.
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You actually need snow for somethings.Like getting sap out of maple trees first you need water to get in to the roots then to flow up the tree.
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Uh, six more weeks. Unless Punxsutawney Phil is having a two-for-one sale.
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Not a lot of the places I've been. I've had people ask me how I could plan an outdoor activity a couple of weeks ahead, not knowing what the weather will be like on the day. When I told them that I've had days when I've shifted between waterproof clothing and a t-shirt four times in eight hours, they just laughed and thought I was making it up. You get that, predictably enough, in desert regions in South America, Africa and Central Asia, but I've had the "outdoor activity" discussion with Maltese friends.The groundhog poofed out of existence today because this winter still hasn't even started. I miss winters.
Back to amusement: people at, as far as I can tell, every single inhabited location on Earth seem to always swear that the weather there is more fickle than it is anywhere else. That "wait, it'll change" saying is equally specific to everywhere.
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I grew up in LA. No one there ever said the weather would change if you waited five minutes; that, to most people who move there, is part of the point of living in LA--you move there for the weather. Then again, I moved here for the weather, where there's a reason we dress in layers.
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Two phrases that I believe are primarily Scottish. (But would be interested to know if they're familiar expressions elsewhere.)
I was in our local bakery the other day, and after handing over a woman's order the assistant asked her if there was anything else she needed. "I've half a mind for a buttery," she replied. A "buttery" is a local variety of bread roll, and the woman wasn't sure whether she wanted one or not. What is amusing to me is that she could have said, "I'm in two minds about a buttery," meaning exactly the same thing.
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Both of those phrases are common in the USA. I've seen a "demotivational" poster reading "If you have half a mind to work here, that's all it takes." "Buttery", on the other hand, is a new one to me, but sounds delicious and fattening.
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"A half-mind is a bit-of-a-shame to waste."
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Ah, that's interesting. A couple of English folk have expressed puzzlement over the phrase, which was what was making me wonder if it was a Scottish concoction. It's a state of mind also expressed by the verb "to swither".
Think of a less flakey croissant, with more salt and more fat, flattened into an irregular disc a couple of centimetres thick and maybe fifteen centimetres across. Like most Scottish cuisine, a significant cardiac risk in a paper bag.
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"Swither"! Rhymes with "dither", and would appear to be a synonym.
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As usual, although you could get the sense of either from "vacillate", there are usage differences.
Swither is less anxiety-provoking than dither. Dithering makes you (and those around you) feel tense as time passes, because a decision is required very soon. In contrast, swithering is a harmless, fairly relaxed and potentially even enjoyable process - you might swither between several possibilities for a summer holiday destination for next year, for instance, or the name for a baby that isn't due for several months.
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I must have missed that...
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OK, makes sense. I'm a mechanical engineer. I've heard "dither" applied to constant small motions which induce rapid excessive wear in a small area. It's Not A Good Thing.
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Does "in two minds" mean she's undecided about wanting to eat it?
That phrase is from years ago in childhood. That's how my hillbilly kin meant it (I think)
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She meant she wasn't sure if she wanted to buy one or not.
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I believe it originated from Mark Twain talking about New England.
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It's just a brief background shot, I can't recall what episode it's from.
I've tried various Googles and Memory Alpha, to no avail.
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"Half a mind" was certainly in general use in my parents & in-laws pre- 1930's generations, but less so know.
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