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      note; astronomicaly speaking, the Universe is that which can be observed by humans.


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      Just continuing a wee bit more here with uncommonly known Universal facts ...

      The Scale of Planets and Stars.


      The Universe in Perspective.


      *Note* this video does not have sound and or music ... so you can stop messing with the volume! *he-he*


      Makes you feel kinda small ....
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      Quote Originally Posted by Psyche View Post
      note; astronomicaly speaking, the Universe is that which can be observed by humans.
      Colors determined by wavelengths...and yes, those colors determined by our perception.

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      Speakers of different languages "hear" certain common sounds quite distinctly. American cats say meow; French cats say ron-ron; German, schnurr-schnurr; Japanese, niago.

      From 'Man Is The Measure', The Task of Perception.

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      French cats say 'ron-ron' ........................................ I don't know, but I find that to be so silly and funny

      Cats says ron-ron ..... ?
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      A not so definitve answer, but fun to read and to research and put together nonetheless!

      Why do people call coffee a Cup o' Joe?




      Collective bits of information on the slang term Cup o' Joe ...

      The phrase "cup of Joe" goes back to the mid-1840s

      The name could have been a modification of java or jamoke, which were other names for coffee. It could also have been influenced by expressions at that time, such as "an ordinary Joe."

      "Joe" is related to either the use of Joe as the common man (coffee is the common man's drink) or as a derivative of Java.

      ENJOY your 'cup o' joe'!!
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      Quote Originally Posted by Sphinx View Post
      French cats say 'ron-ron' ........................................ I don't know, but I find that to be so silly and funny

      Cats says ron-ron ..... ?
      I think maybe the accent makes it: the R might be more gutteral and the N softer than in English. LOL!

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      Quote Originally Posted by Logio View Post


      Speakers of different languages "hear" certain common sounds quite distinctly. American cats say meow; French cats say ron-ron; German, schnurr-schnurr; Japanese, niago.

      From 'Man Is The Measure', The Task of Perception.

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      hehehe this is so funny....I love this! I can imagine that....the ron-ron thing....maybe they are referring to the 'purr' sound? heheh, I don't know, but this just tickled me to death! ( thats a southern 'saying')

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      Quote Originally Posted by SoulChild View Post
      hehehe this is so funny....I love this! I can imagine that....the ron-ron thing....maybe they are referring to the 'purr' sound? heheh, I don't know, but this just tickled me to death! ( thats a southern 'saying')
      Yeah it's probably more like a meow purr...maybe like rrow rrow....not like the song 'Do Ron Ron' LOL!

      ...but here is a cat doing the 'Do Ron Ron':



      p.s. it isn't a fact that this cat is actually dancing 'The Do Ron Ron'.
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      Quote Originally Posted by Logio View Post
      Yeah it's probably more like a meow purr...maybe like rrow rrow....not like the song 'Do Ron Ron' LOL!
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      That song was the first thing that came into my head when I read your post

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      This is clearly an american cat...but there is a twist... the ad is for the UK... hmmm are american cats and UK cats speaking the same language???

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      Pretty soon this thread is going to turn into the cat thread ....
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      You've got to love it. Hehehe.
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      Quote Originally Posted by Sphinx View Post
      A not so definitve answer, but fun to read and to research and put together nonetheless!

      Why do people call coffee a Cup o' Joe?




      Collective bits of information on the slang term Cup o' Joe ...

      The phrase "cup of Joe" goes back to the mid-1840s

      The name could have been a modification of java or jamoke, which were other names for coffee. It could also have been influenced by expressions at that time, such as "an ordinary Joe."

      "Joe" is related to either the use of Joe as the common man (coffee is the common man's drink) or as a derivative of Java.

      ENJOY your 'cup o' joe'!!
      I like my daily cup of Joe. I have always wondered where this came from...I thought perhaps from the Depression era....but wow, 90 years before that!

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      The electric chair was invented by a dentist!

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      Quote Originally Posted by Logio View Post
      The electric chair was invented by a dentist!

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      Oh - that's nice - I'll be sure to remember that at my next dentist visit!
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      Bottlenose Dolphins will not face one another head on.
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      Quote Originally Posted by Psyche View Post
      Bottlenose Dolphins will not face one another head on.
      That's quite interesting. Humans can be the same way sometimes.

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      Quote Originally Posted by Logio View Post


      The electric chair was invented by a dentist!

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      That is certainly creepy.......

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      You have to raise a glass to Zolt for doing such a wonderful Job.

      Everyone loves Hubble's spectacular images but when these images first arrive at Earth they are black and white. A year later they glow with a rainbow of colors thanks to experts like Zolt Levay. Levay works for about a year to assign colors and create the final mosaic out of 48 seperate pictures.


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