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Magistrum

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Re: Dumb Ideas We Had Today
« Reply #30 on: March 23, 2016, 04:06:30 pm »
Magistrum gestures!
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So, thinking of resurrecting this thread... May not be a great plan.
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Re: Dumb Ideas We Had Today
« Reply #31 on: March 23, 2016, 06:17:46 pm »
Oregano trail.
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Re: Dumb Ideas We Had Today
« Reply #32 on: March 23, 2016, 07:43:38 pm »
Had an idea for a game/reality (not sure what you'd call it) show today, where animals that are known for their intelligence like octopuses, apes, crows, elephants, dolphins, etc., compete against each other to complete their copy of the same puzzle (adjusted for ergonomics, of course) first. A food reward would give them incentive to actually try to solve the puzzle. There could be individual and "team" exercises where cooperation is just as important as cleverness. Such a thing would never ever be allowed on TV, but I feel like it could attract at least some kind of audience if it did.
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Re: Dumb Ideas We Had Today
« Reply #33 on: March 23, 2016, 07:48:21 pm »
I had mince pies for breakfast.
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Re: Dumb Ideas We Had Today
« Reply #34 on: March 23, 2016, 07:57:09 pm »
Quote from: Baffler on March 23, 2016, 07:43:38 pm
Such a thing would never ever be allowed on TV, but I feel like it could attract at least some kind of audience if it did.
Why not? That sounds genius.
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Re: Dumb Ideas We Had Today
« Reply #35 on: March 23, 2016, 08:10:10 pm »
I just noticed that I am the OP of this thread...
I'll just act like I played the long con, and everything was a set up for that joke.
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Re: Dumb Ideas We Had Today
« Reply #36 on: March 23, 2016, 08:11:02 pm »
Quote from: Gamedragon on March 23, 2016, 07:57:09 pm
Quote from: Baffler on March 23, 2016, 07:43:38 pm
Such a thing would never ever be allowed on TV, but I feel like it could attract at least some kind of audience if it did.
Why not? That sounds genius.

Rules about animal handling and welfare, mostly, but I expect it would be pretty controversial even if the rules were followed faithfully. Plus exotic animals trained for filming are crazy expensive, and I'm not confident something so risky could attract that kind of investment.
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Re: Dumb Ideas We Had Today
« Reply #37 on: March 23, 2016, 08:50:34 pm »
But what is animal planet for it not that?
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Re: Dumb Ideas We Had Today
« Reply #38 on: March 23, 2016, 09:56:02 pm »
I technically had this idea several days ago, but this thread wasn't on the front page several days ago, so...

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Re: Dumb Ideas We Had Today
« Reply #39 on: March 23, 2016, 10:53:30 pm »
Quote from: itisnotlogical on March 23, 2016, 09:56:02 pm
I technically had this idea several days ago, but this thread wasn't on the front page several days ago, so...

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Re: Dumb Ideas We Had Today
« Reply #40 on: March 24, 2016, 09:28:22 pm »
My dumb idea for today is PTWing in this thread!  (Just kidding.)
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Re: Dumb Ideas We Had Today
« Reply #41 on: March 24, 2016, 10:03:03 pm »
Trying to explain what is communism to a coworker... Yeah, he is a old geezer from the dictatorship, so I am stupid to even expect him to know more than the anticommunist propaganda. (For context, the whole reason the dictatorship was installed was for stopping communism).
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Re: Dumb Ideas We Had Today
« Reply #42 on: March 24, 2016, 10:24:00 pm »
That sort of thing is more common than would be ideal. My parents hear the word "socialism" and immediately think, "Stalin's coming to get ya!"
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Re: Dumb Ideas We Had Today
« Reply #43 on: March 24, 2016, 10:28:49 pm »
Trying to upload All The Videos to Google Drive.

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Re: Dumb Ideas We Had Today
« Reply #44 on: March 25, 2016, 06:46:13 am »
Quote from: Ispil on March 25, 2016, 12:52:32 am
Dumb idea today? Spending $9 to watch Batman v. Superman. Good god, that was awful.
I was given 3 free tickets to watch it--though it's specifically only for monday. Could I ask info about how...um, awful this is? O_o
Forgot was handling boiling hot water while cleaning (oily stuff) and accidentally doused my hand.
Other than that, I recalled how resistant I was to scalding water for more than a few seconds >_>
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