Cool Vids&Pics&Links Discussion Thread

inforfun

LizT wrote: »

What am I missing?

White line on the road is used by blind people to find their way.
Blind men are going to be in for a surprise.

ibarelycare

I had no idea that was for blind people :eek:

Pawwed Rig

inforfun wrote: »

White line on the road is used by blind people to find their way.
Blind men are going to be in for a surprise.

I presume you mean the different texture of the road. I don't think it being white would make a whole lot of difference:D

inforfun

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

I presume you mean the different texture of the road. I don't think it being white would make a whole lot of difference:D

True. But you can see, i assume?

And i am lazy so typing "white line" has my preference over "different texture of the road"

flutterflye

2nd page in "You Want You Lose" - I got this-

McChubbin

Could someone please tell me who the guy in this post is? I've seen him on the internet before but I don't know his name. I finad him very funny and wish to see more of his stuff.

LizT

McChubbin wrote: »

Could someone please tell me who the guy in this post is? I've seen him on the internet before but I don't know his name. I finad him very funny and wish to see more of his stuff.

http://thefrogman.me/

McChubbin

LizT wrote: »

http://thefrogman.me/

Haha! Brilliant! Thank you!

RUCKING FETARD

flutterflye wrote: »

2nd page in "You Want You Lose" - I got this-

I can't find anything linking back to infoteli on that page?

flutterflye

RUCKING FETARD wrote: »

I can't find anything linking back to infoteli on that page?

I have absolutely no idea what that means!!
I just posted that, and then reported my post so the mods would see it because my computer warned me about malware - beyond that - I haven't a clue!
I'm not the best with technology!

RUCKING FETARD

flutterflye wrote: »

I have absolutely no idea what that means!!
I just posted that, and then reported my post so the mods would see it because my computer warned me about malware - beyond that - I haven't a clue!
I'm not the best with technology!

It's in the pic in your post that the malware is coming from w*w.infoteli.com but I went through all the pics and none are from there.

'Tis an odd one.

inforfun

Actually i had the same thing a couple of days ago.
Also in Chrome so maybe only Chrome gets the warning.

CMpunked

flutterflye wrote: »

I have absolutely no idea what that means!!
I just posted that, and then reported my post so the mods would see it because my computer warned me about malware - beyond that - I haven't a clue!
I'm not the best with technology!

How many posts per page you on? Page 2 for you might be different for me.

flutterflye

Telly Monster wrote: »

How many posts per page you on? Page 2 for you might be different for me.

Ah, that never occurred to me.
I'm on 40 posts per page.

[Jackass]

Que?

Mr Freeze

[Jackass] wrote: »

Que?

Also, Que?

Scioch

[Jackass] wrote: »

Que?

Larry Murphy the infamous ladies man.

Squ

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=81951975&postcount=1761

Not the face swap, but the original pic.. anyone know the story?
its been sent to me a couple of times by different folk

seamus

Squ wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=81951975&postcount=1761

Not the face swap, but the original pic.. anyone know the story?
its been sent to me a couple of times by different folk

McKayla Maroney. Came second or third in gymnastics in the Olympics but instantly became famous overnight when a photo was taken of her on the podium with a medal around her neck making that face like a spoiled brat who didn't get a porsche for her birthday.

Penn

Dempsey

seamus wrote: »

McKayla Maroney. Came second or third in gymnastics in the Olympics but instantly became famous overnight when a photo was taken of her on the podium with a medal around her neck making that face like a spoiled brat who didn't get a porsche for her birthday.

dont quite understand the flak she gets tbh. some people can realistically aim for gold and spend 4 years preparing to achieve that goal. they can be pissed if they like when it doesnt happen imo. better than our happy to be there athletes!

Squ

Dempsey wrote:

better than our happy to be there athletes!

The levels of waste thrown at that junkard is disgraceful. Better to pump the funds into the special olympics, least we have real contenders there!

seamus

Dempsey wrote: »

dont quite understand the flak she gets tbh. some people can realistically aim for gold and spend 4 years preparing to achieve that goal. they can be pissed if they like when it doesnt happen imo. better than our happy to be there athletes!

I'm not sure if she was getting a lot of serious flak about it, more people laughing at the impetuousness of youth. You're competing at the absolute highest level possible for your sport, against the best in the world. Even if you go to win it, coming second is not a reason to be pissed off. You're the second best at what you do, on the entire planet.

I think people would understand a little better if it had been her 3rd competition. When she's older, she'll probably laugh at herself for it too, realising the arrogance of youth.

In any case, no matter how pissed off you are, the appropriate thing to do is smile and wave and then have a breakdown later on when you go out for dinner with your family.

The Don

McKayla Maroney.

seamus wrote: »

You're competing at the absolute highest level possible for your sport, against the best in the world. Even if you go to win it, coming second is not a reason to be pissed off. You're the second best at what you do, on the entire planet.

Capt'n Midnight

seamus wrote: »

I think people would understand a little better if it had been her 3rd competition. When she's older, she'll probably laugh at herself for it too, realising the arrogance of youth

It's a lot to do with stuff like "no child left behind" where in school 'mericans are taught that everyone can achieve anything and whatever you are doing is good enough. Which doesn't set you up for the the real world in the US where social mobility is far more difficult than in other OECD states. (in US if you are poor you'll almost certainly stay poor)


There was an article about things European programmers needed to change when writing computer games for Americans, massive cultural differences. Stuff like customisable avatars being absolutely essential, stuff like - a key point - that levels can't be too difficult because Americans can't deal with not succeeding relatively easily.

FatherLen

is the uranus solar flare thing from ylyl true?!?

flutterflye

FatherLen wrote: »

is the uranus solar flare thing from ylyl true?!?

I don't know, I hope so, but I had dreadful trouble trying to read that out loud to my husband!
Will the word Uranus ever stop being funny??

Squ

flutterflye wrote: »

Will the word Uranus ever stop being funny??

Not in my house!

Scioch

flutterflye wrote: »

I don't know, I hope so, but I had dreadful trouble trying to read that out loud to my husband!
Will the word Uranus ever stop being funny??

It would if people started pronouncing it properly.

flutterflye

Scioch wrote: »

It would if people started pronouncing it properly.

Ha! I thought that was how you pronounce it!
How are you supposed to pronounce it? Your-ahn-us?

Squ

Scioch wrote: »

It would if people started pronouncing it properly.

Properly? Depending on where you're from in Ireland, never mind the rest of the world, folk pronounce words differently!

Scioch

flutterflye wrote: »

Ha! I thought that was how you pronounce it!
How are you supposed to pronounce it? Your-ahn-us?

I think so. Thats how all the scientists say it anyway. Saying it like Your anus is like putting on an american accent or something. Basil/Bayzil etc etc

Scioch

Squ wrote: »

Properly? Depending on where you're from in Ireland, never mind the rest of the world, folk pronounce words differently!

So there is no such thing as correct pronunciation ? :eek:

Course there is. Didnt mean it in the strictest sense though but if Uranus is making you giggle then the logical thing to do it use the more accurate pronunciation. Accurate as in makes you think of the planet rather than your own arse hole.

Squ

Scioch wrote: »

Accurate as in doesnt make you think of your own arse hole.

Not my arse hole, ur arse hole..
daaaaahhhh.

Scioch

Squ wrote: »

Not my arse hole, ur arse hole..
daaaaahhhh.

Why are you thinking about my arse hole ?? :mad:

Squ

Scioch wrote: »

Why are you thinking about my arse hole ?? :mad:

just cause. you wearing jeans?

quickbeam

It was always Your-anus when I was growing up.

I always assumed that Ura-nuhs was just a change made for political correctness sake.

I'll still with how I always pronounced it.

CMpunked

What exactly happened here?

Dempsey

CMpunked wrote: »

What exactly happened here?

Apart from the tanker getting a leak (cracking due to stress) and hitting a naked flame I cant tell ya a thing!

What they are doing isnt in any health and safety manual! :pac:

CMpunked

Dempsey wrote: »

Apart from the tanker getting a leak (cracking due to stress) and hitting a naked flame I cant tell ya a thing!

What they are doing isnt in any health and safety manual! :pac:

I love how the guy in the yellow shirt is gone as the camera steadies.

Corruptedmorals

seamus wrote: »

I'm not sure if she was getting a lot of serious flak about it, more people laughing at the impetuousness of youth. You're competing at the absolute highest level possible for your sport, against the best in the world. Even if you go to win it, coming second is not a reason to be pissed off. You're the second best at what you do, on the entire planet.

I think people would understand a little better if it had been her 3rd competition. When she's older, she'll probably laugh at herself for it too, realising the arrogance of youth.

In any case, no matter how pissed off you are, the appropriate thing to do is smile and wave and then have a breakdown later on when you go out for dinner with your family.

She got an extreme amount of harsh criticism. Even though she said she wasn't dissapointed with silver, only her performance. Its not that she was up against the best, she was and is far and away the best vaulter who qualified first with an unheard of huge margin and who won vault at worlds last year with the same huge margin. She was more of a favourite than Bolt was so the idea of her not winning gold was never ever mentioned. Huge pressure for a 16 year old..competing with a broken toe and fractured tibia too.

Scioch

Corruptedmorals wrote: »

Its not that she was up against the best, she was and is far and away the best vaulter who qualified first with an unheard of huge margin and who won vault at worlds last year with the same huge margin. .

She can be pissed off about her performance all she wants but she needs to grow up and show the competition and other athletes a bit of respect and not stand there and sulk because she didnt get gold. And sulking because she thought/knew was the best there doesnt make it any better.

As seamus said though its all just the arrogance of youth. I'm sure the attention will speed her maturity in that regard.

Corruptedmorals

Scioch wrote: »

She can be pissed off about her performance all she wants but she needs to grow up and show the competition and other athletes a bit of respect and not stand there and sulk because she didnt get gold. And sulking because she thought/knew was the best there doesnt make it any better.

As seamus said though its all just the arrogance of youth. I'm sure the attention will speed her maturity in that regard.

Its one photo. I watched the footage. She looks shellshocked but she smiled on the podium, congratulated her fellow competitors, gave a gracious interview after and stated that she had a laugh with the gold winner in the drug testing after. It isn't really fair to judge someones entire demeanour on a single photo. I think the dissapointment is worse for her than for a more experienced athlete in a different sport...she is 16 and 18 is old in gymnastics, and USA hasn't had any returning Olympians in more than a decade in her sport. Seeing her on Rio would be miraculous. So one shot for gold, outright favourite and her age. She is known as a great competitor and person with a sunny personality. All of her interviews are well worth watching, which is more than can be said for the rest of her team put together.

Scioch

Corruptedmorals wrote: »

Its one photo. I watched the footage. She looks shellshocked but she smiled on the podium, congratulated her fellow competitors, gave a gracious interview after and stated that she had a laugh with the gold winner in the drug testing after. It isn't really fair to judge someones entire demeanour on a single photo. I think the dissapointment is worse for her than for a more experienced athlete in a different sport...she is 16 and 18 is old in gymnastics, and USA hasn't had any returning Olympians in more than a decade in her sport. Seeing her on Rio would be miraculous. So one shot for gold, outright favourite and her age. She is known as a great competitor and person with a sunny personality. All of her interviews are well worth watching, which is more than can be said for the rest of her team put together.

Yeah your right, not fare to judge someone on one snapshot. I withdraw my accusations.

General Relativity

FatherLen wrote: »

is the uranus solar flare thing from ylyl true?!?

Yes, but it happened about a year ago and didn't look quite as spectacular as described in the post.

Squ

General Relativity wrote: »

Wonky nipples.

Queen-Mise

What is the name of the thread on here for the arty beautiful pictures/gifs?

The Recliner

Queen-Mise wrote: »

What is the name of the thread on here for the arty beautiful pictures/gifs?

Here is is Gif Art Gallery...

Blisterman

Please Explain

Scioch

^^ The sneak tracing the maze with red covered over the barrier where its highlighted. You can still see a bit of it at the top. It was all lies !!