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11 May 2012, 12:35 am

Why is there such a thing as 'overqualified' for a job?


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11 May 2012, 12:36 am

What would be the consequences of having a real, working Maxwell's demon?



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11 May 2012, 12:37 am

Let's see...

Hehe... haha... ho-ho... kekeke... hurhurhur....

... I wonder if you can google this. I remember there was a page for something like this on TV Tropes though.


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11 May 2012, 12:38 am

When is 'later'?


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11 May 2012, 12:39 am

[A computer would be well-suited to such a repetitive task.]

What if refrigerator lights are as odd as they seem at first?



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11 May 2012, 12:43 am

What does 'cool' or 'hip' mean?


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11 May 2012, 12:45 am

If one forgets about a good event in history, will one cause it to be repeated?



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11 May 2012, 12:48 am

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If one forgets about a good event in history, will one cause it to be repeated?


"Whoever controls the past, controls the future. Whoever controls the present, controls the past." - The Inner Party (1984).

Why does something have to be 'politically correct' instead of just 'as is'?


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11 May 2012, 12:50 am

How many kilograms can my backpack hold before breaking irreversably?



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11 May 2012, 12:53 am

Why are there initiations when entering some fraternities?


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11 May 2012, 12:59 am

In slang, why do "cool" and "hot" mean basically the same thing?

Also, figuratively, why do the phrases "thin chance" and "fat chance" mean the same thing?


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11 May 2012, 1:02 am

Why exactly does this thread exist?



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11 May 2012, 1:03 am

Sempiternal wrote:
In slang, why do "cool" and "hot" mean basically the same thing?

Also, figuratively, why do the phrases "thin chance" and "fat chance" mean the same thing?


Don't forget "tall order".

Why does money define power in our world today?


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11 May 2012, 1:06 am

kevinjh wrote:
Why exactly does this thread exist?


Why do any of us exist? :lol:

Here's some solipism: How can I be sure that other people actually exist, and are not just a figment of my imagination?


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11 May 2012, 1:07 am

:lol: You cannot be sure, but surely you become happier when you make the potentially simulated figments happier.



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11 May 2012, 1:12 am

Do we all see colors the same way? For example, what I call blue might seem red in your eyes, and what you call blue may look red in mine, but we wouldn't know because we have known those colors as what they are for most of our lives.

I hope that made sense. I'm getting a bit drowsy and distracted at the moment.


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