# Random thoughts **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 24, 2019, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/842234 "2019-10-24T13:30:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2019, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/842234/81 "2019-11-04T23:48:03Z")
> [@DorkVader](#): > > what would have to happen to, well, everything for a government, society and the scientific community to come up with a “planck currency”? is that even feasible? And would it mean I’d have a constant bank balance? ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/842234/82 "2019-11-05T00:16:33Z")
> [@DorkVader](#): > > what would have to happen to, well, everything for a government, society and the scientific community to come up with a “planck currency”? is that even feasible? You mean it would be the smallest possible unit of currency? So like, a candy bar would cost 10[sup]35[/sup] Plancks? Well, for one thing, I’d need to get a bigger wallet. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/842234/83 "2019-11-05T00:37:22Z")
My missus had a dream about her dad (Mr. Cancer took him a couple years ago) the other night. It was one of those where your consciousness wakes up but somehow your senses keep dreaming for a few moments. So it was intense and a bit disorienting and she’s still a bit shaken. She liked her dad and misses him a lot. A couple years ago I was blessed with an epiphany: there is no such thing as “now” because everything you know is a memory. Maybe a very young memory, but you are only aware of something after it has passed. So in a very real way, everything you know and have ever known, has only existed in your brain as a memory. Based on that, The Missus had a visit with her dad that, today, is no less real than when he first held her as a baby. I’m not yet an orphan, so I’m not sure whether to tell her that. I find it comforting, but she might not. I could reconcile with Mom today and get a real hug from her tomorrow. Seems a little crass to suggest it’s the same as a dream hug. And I would like to find whomever painted on the switch plates and the goddamned _door hinges_ in this house and slap them with a Kenworth. ---
**Author:** ![MacSpon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/842234/84 "2019-11-05T01:09:39Z")
I have eaten too much for lunch. Also, I’ll be in Japan for Christmas which means I have to do all my present buying and distributing before I go, and I’ve barely even started shopping yet. (Actually, I suppose I _could_ give presents after I get back, and they’d be more exotic presents, too. But it seems like cheating somehow.) ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/842234/85 "2019-11-05T01:11:39Z")
A phrase I was vaguely aware of, “Know ones onions,” appeared in a NY Times crossword a week or so back. It’s interesting that if you’re smart, you know your onions, but if you’re stupid, you don’t know beans. ---
**Author:** ![MacSpon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/842234/86 "2019-11-05T01:11:53Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > My missus had a dream about her dad (Mr. Cancer took him a couple years ago) the other night. It was one of those where your consciousness wakes up but somehow your senses keep dreaming for a few moments. So it was intense and a bit disorienting and she’s still a bit shaken. She liked her dad and misses him a lot. A couple years ago I was blessed with an epiphany: there is no such thing as “now” because everything you know is a memory. Maybe a very young memory, but you are only aware of something after it has passed. So in a very real way, everything you know and have ever known, has only existed in your brain as a memory. Based on that, The Missus had a visit with her dad that, today, is no less real than when he first held her as a baby. I’m not yet an orphan, so I’m not sure whether to tell her that. I find it comforting, but she might not. I could reconcile with Mom today and get a real hug from her tomorrow. Seems a little crass to suggest it’s the same as a dream hug. This is quite a thought. I can’t yet decide if I agree with it or not, but…it’s quite a thought. And I lost my mother a month ago, so it’s kind of timely. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/842234/87 "2019-11-05T01:23:20Z")
> [@Author\_Balk](#): > > At some point I will/did have the loudest fart of my life. And I didn’t/won’t realize that this was a major milestone in my life. > (sorry, you can replace that with a similar, more proper, event) If you are a parent, on some night, you will give your child a bath for the last time. You aren’t likely to recognize it when it happens. … Unrelated, but random, and something I read yesterday: “Siri Google Alexa” is a complete sentence. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/842234/88 "2019-11-05T02:00:43Z")
Not so random, but I feel loved. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/842234/89 "2019-11-05T05:18:13Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > If you are a parent, on some night, you will give your child a bath for the last time. You aren’t likely to recognize it when it happens. And what a wonderful night it was… “Look, you know how to take a bath. Call me when you’re dried off and we’ll read some Animorphs.” Daughter got to feel grown up, and I got fifteen minutes of peace… that night and every night. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/842234/90 "2019-11-05T11:20:07Z")
When my mom died a few years ago I had a mini epiphany. My dad had died years prior, and neither of my parents had siblings. It hit me (hard) that I had become the eldest. I have a younger brother and sister, nieces, and nephews, but I am the oldest extant member of my family. Which sorta makes me Cthulhu-esque. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/842234/91 "2019-11-05T13:36:14Z")
> [@Author\_Balk](#): > > At some point I will/did have the loudest fart of my life. And I didn’t/won’t realize that this was a major milestone in my life. > (sorry, you can replace that with a similar, more proper, event) Don’t give up! My grandma was doing quality work well into her nineties. > [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > And I would like to find whomever painted on the switch plates and the goddamned _door hinges_ in this house and slap them with a Kenworth. I’ll hold 'em for ya. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/842234/92 "2019-11-05T14:00:11Z")
> [@Author\_Balk](#): > > And Queen Elizabeth II has been queen their entire life. Not my life. I’m 74 and remember watching her coronation on tv. > [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I was thinking that as I turn into a little old lady, I should let my hair grow long and gray, and put fake candy trim on my house. That would be funny. I hope it wouldn’t actually attract any children though; I don’t like them. Keep your oven hot, just in case. > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Not so random, but I feel loved. You are. 🙂 (in spite of your love of corn dogs) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/842234/93 "2019-11-05T14:04:06Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > When my mom died a few years ago I had a mini epiphany. My dad had died years prior, and neither of my parents had siblings. It hit me (hard) that I had become the eldest. I have a younger brother and sister, nieces, and nephews, but I am the oldest extant member of my family. Which sorta makes me Cthulhu-esque. Mr.Wrekker found himself in a similar situation. He is now Mr. Patriarch. I think he likes it. ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/842234/94 "2019-11-06T05:27:50Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Not my life. I’m 74 and remember watching her coronation on tv. I went to her coronation parade. (I was only 1 month old, but I have been assured I was very interested by the whole thing.) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/842234/95 "2019-11-06T06:05:13Z")
Aaaack! Tired need to sleep. Brain wide awake. OTOH, I’ve started the great American novel. (not really, just made a grocery list) ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/842234/96 "2019-11-06T11:52:44Z")
By the way… for my Queen of England thing, I picked a 61 year old. That was chosen by subtracting 7/4/1776 from today and divide by four. And for a 61 year old she has always been queen. I have never seen a coronation. She has always been queen for me. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/842234/97 "2019-11-06T12:42:40Z")
Whenever our pontoon boat passes beneath the Ford City Bridge I tell people the story of the bridge and its predecessor. The old bridge was opened to traffic in 1914. The first person crossing the bridge was a newborn, the first baby born that year. She was pushed across in a baby carriage as part of the ribbon-cutting. When the bridge was demolished and replaced one hundred years later, the 1914 baby was the first to cross, this time pushed across in a wheelchair. She died a few months later, having served her purpose. While this story is true, I also point out a big factory on the riverbank and tell my passengers that if they have ever eaten a bowl of Lucky Charms cereal, anywhere in the world, it was produced in this factory. People overwhelmingly believe the false cereal story, but question the factual bridge tale. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/842234/98 "2019-11-06T12:54:14Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > She died a few months later, having served her purpose. I think I might love you now. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/842234/99 "2019-11-06T16:54:17Z")
^^ That’s Pennsylvania for you: the Daemons of the Allegheny kept that poor woman alive for ages just to complete their pagan water-crossing ritual. **(I do this to piss off my wife, the native PA-er.)** 😉 ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/842234/100 "2019-11-06T17:52:44Z")
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