Baddogma's Other Meta Cafe- Polite Discussions About Scientific Mysticism and General Weirdness

a reply to: Peeple

I haven't given much thought lately, either. Been thinking of other things while trying to ignore the bad old world.

Me and technology are mortal enemies! I even have problems with camp fires! But unlike my knuckle headed friend, I do not temp faith by jumping through the flames! I am kind of glad we've all moved away because we tended to embolden each other to grand acts of stupidity! You know snowboarder types! Add in some chemicals and... let's just say I'd probably do anything for a laugh! True, real-life, about halfway there, jack-ass! Minus all the attaching stuff you private parts!



We were lighting farts on fire long before we ever saw it on film! And laughing at it even then.

Ah baby, thanks for the luv! Been angry at the world since being unceremoniously bounced off a car hood. Hope you still do after learning of my youthful hijinks!

I mentioned sending flow batteries to the people of Puerto Rico. Guess what Musk did? Sent some of his batteries to them. Now, some dude wrote a story saying that PR needs a decentralized grid using batteries for back up creating neighborhood micro-grids. It is kind of obvious when you think about it. I just want to tell them, "Already posted!"



I'm just saying. Last night, at the pub, they had the wood fire going full blast for dinner service. Out goes the power. The exhaust fans run on electricity. So, as not to kill their customers with carbon monoxide, they put out the fire. Instant smoke bomb! 2 minutes before that I paid off my tab. Funny coincidence.

But yeah, power baby. A modern life requires it. The world only needs one good outage to a modern society then everybody will be screaming for reliable power.

More sleep/dream weirdness...

I was sleeping. No biggie. I heard a dog barking. There is a neighbor who has one of those hyper, yappy, dogs. Give little thought. Then the sheet tugging started. Hey, I can lucid dream a bit. Kept on grabbing the sheet before the tug happened!

Then there is this LOUD "Woof! Woof!!" Like right next to me ear. Then there is scratching at the front door. The scratching is getting frantic. I wake up and listen. Nothing.

I am awake, may as well do a sweep to make sure nothing is on fire or anything like that. Nope. Nothing. It is 4:30 in the morning. I lay back down. Whoosh! I pick up where I left off!

I get up (dreamworld) and go to the front door. There is hole now in the door. I can see a paw come in and it has pulled stuff out the hole! I see a snout peak through. It pulls out and I hear the dog bark again. Wth? I go to the front door and open it.

Outside, there is crap the dog had pulled through. A jacket, a shoe, my backpack?!, and the welcome mat is all asunder. The dog looks at me but I cannot see his eyes or facial features. He turns away from me and I can see he has a harness on his back like for those seeing eye dogs. He also is covered in snow an inch and half, maybe two, on his back. He turns towards the door across the way. That is when I notice a couple standing there. Mid-20s, dressed like hikers each carrying a large backpack. The dog moves between them towards the door across the way. The male steps back into a hallway (IRL there is no hallway outside my door). I ask, "Is he your dog?" They turn towards me, they are completely shell shocked like they just went through some real heavy sh#. They are both white but look ashen now. That dazed, million mile stare.

The guy shakes his head. I start to pick up the crap the dog pulled out of my place. The guy, still in shock, just hands me my backpack. The girl picks up a Lays potato chip bag and hands it to me. The dog now starts barking at the door across the hall which looks nothing like my door. It has leather and stitching on it. Deep brown wood and an old fashioned handle. Are those jewels, I think.

Then I wake up.

Thinking about a bit, in the dark, the couple never speak, I can't see the dog's face clearly, and something really wanted my attention! The orientation also seems important. Like 'south' has meaning; as dose the "fancy" door.

I had to come in and do work so could not share this earlier.

Welcome to TEOT's dream world!

a reply to: TEOTWAWKIAIFF

Snowboarding is not for me, I owned one once but it was more downhill falling than anything else, so I sticked with old school skiing. My cousin and I had a nice dare every winter where we each held on to the others stick and went straight down, who'd let go first lost.
I ran over so many people... always fun. The only time I hurt myself was when I tried jumping. I was too slow but really pushed for it as I reached the ramp and landed on my thumb.

What colour was the dog? Maybe I know him/her? Mine never had a collar always a harness. If you see him again try "Tarrabas", if it is a husky shaped type.
The dreams I'm having are always fading within the first cup of coffee. Is it normal for you to be able to recall them so clearly?

a reply to: TEOTWAWKIAIFF

Foo dogs/temple dogs have been known to do some stuff like that. They are.. characters

Interesting practice that has become highly obscured throughout the centuries, and as far as I know, has fallen into disuse as far as common knowledge is concerned. There are debates about the actual breed, but I maintain they are/were typically Tibetan mastiffs.

a reply to: Peeple

Husky. Grey and white. No idea of nose but was dark. Didn't seem to mind me (friendly) and wanted my help. Almost Malemute type.

Remember, now I can remember them but before being lucid dreaming... not so many.

This seems important though.

a reply to: Serdgiam

It was large. At least knee high. Very Malamute like (yay autocorrect! Sorry Peeps! :luv:. But like a large husky). But bigger, so maybe mastiff!

Wanted my attention. After me opening the door, looked at me, then went to the next door. I remember wiping some snow off it's back... it was cold!

a reply to: TEOTWAWKIAIFF

Really? That sounds like him! If you see him next time and you remember try his name! He's the loveliest funniest dog ever and pretty much saved my life. He died horribly.
Tarrabas.
But why's he pulling stuff out of your place? With backpackers? He wants you to leave, maybe? Take a three weeks trip. (Just guessing of course, but ring of fire..?)

a reply to: Peeple

I don't know what it all means!

Tarrabas, gotcha! If I see him again, I will give it a try.

A new door. A different door. A new life? Travel. Snow and backpack.

The dragging of stuff out seems like just a way to get my attention. Like I said, I was kind of ignoring the barking (in the dream), so he kind of took it the next level (getting my attention). Timing seems about right. Winter is coming soon (couple of weeks until a good snowfall). Dreamtime is a bit different though.

Princess Barracuda's dog is trying to save me??... just... wow!!

Thanks for looking out for me even in my dreams!

a reply to: TEOTWAWKIAIFF

Oh I'm pretty sure he's doing it on his own terms, he was a fantastic dog, just not that good at following orders. But smart and good and wonderful.
I don't know why but all my animals stop by every now and then, let me know they're still there for me I guess. Today I broke down crying because a kitten reminded, me of my Oscar. A cat, also dead. Also super smart and wonderful. Maybe he comes visiting you too...
I am having that feeling again. Two weeks maybe. But not longer than that for sure.

Is it just me or is ATS getting slow again?



My feelings today:



Sh1t now I am drunk sobbing and stuck on dcfc


...again...

a reply to: Peeple

A drunk man arrested by cops in Wyoming this week says he had traveled back in time from the year 2048 to warn civilization about the imminent arrival of aliens.

But first, a visit to the recent past: On Monday night, authorities in Casper received a call about a visibly drunk man claiming to be from the future, according to KTWO. Officers arrived to find Bryant Johnson warning that aliens would be coming next year and that people should leave as soon as possible. He claimed he was from the future.

...

...the alleged time-traveler had a perfectly logical explanation: the only way the aliens could send him back in time was to fill his body with alcohol and making him stand on a giant pad.

Newsweek: Time-Traveling Drunk Man Says He Was Sent From Year 2048 to Warn of Alien Invasion.

They also mention the EQ swarm and a gathering at Devil's Tower (Close Encounters of the Third Kind, movie). I guess all weird news comes in three! I swear it was not me! Never been to Casper!

A baby, things are getting weird again!

a reply to: TEOTWAWKIAIFF

Oh I really do love you, baby I seriously hope one day we'll meet in person. Thanks that's cool stuff. Where do you always find these things?

Also this is good


Where's Reverbs? Why has he left us? Love that crazy Badass-Buttercup too...


What I'm wondering if you go to a page and all you see is all white... what's that? The internet protecting me from content I could'nt stomach?

a reply to: Peeple

Aw, shucks!

I was googling 'graphene' but not much is happening. I saw the EQ swarm thread and had google up and typed in "eq swarm" and saw that! I was going to start a thread but where do you put that?!?!

I know this one thread about general weirdness!



There was a post by him saying his computers were "nudging him away from ATS" but he found a way! But that a week ago. I love his posts! I don't have to reply since he already says it!

"We're going to send you back in time. OK? Here. Drink all of this as fast as you can. It is the only way this works! Done? Good. Now go stand on that pad." LOL

a reply to: TEOTWAWKIAIFF

Are you calling me shuck? Honey bottom, I'll kick your private parts!

a reply to: Peeple

No. It is more like the Cowardly Lion getting a compliment!

a reply to: TEOTWAWKIAIFF

Good for you. Your pp may stay unharmed then.


Listen to this and try not to smile.

My internet is acting all weird. Like I'm not supposed to look up certain things? Aaaargh! There should be a pirate emoji. Why's there no pirate emoji?

What does it all mean? I will save this dump of a planet and then you and I and Reverbs will party so hard... with aliens. they owe you a drink for all the probing, amIright?
Sorry I should sleep this off, tomorrow things will start to get serious. 5-8 days and we party.
And the slutty little Buttercup better shows up here soon or we make him do the beer runs all week... Right? right... up up down down left right B A start is the cheat for...?

The bitchy internet swallowed half of my post, what's up with that?






This is my super drunk song



Followed by this

and more sobbing.


Just to show I also listen to good music sometimes




Sorry I'm having a party

one of my favourite songs actually. Weird, right?

a reply to: Peeple

Rainald Grebe is hilarious (even if I don't understand the language!). Is the last one a Rammstein cover?

"Hurrah, hurra, so nicht" has chords that I approve of! Mostly because I've been playing similar things for years now.

(My boss is travelling. The big boss went to the other office. Everybody else went to lunch. So I can play a few!)

Thanks Peeps for the culture! And my privates thank you too! See you've set up a music thread. I'll go hop over there while I can.

Internet you say? Funny that I've been kicked off twice today after mentioning Reverb's issue. We have this crazy idea that the internet is conscious! Too many strange coincidences. The way the mind works when looking for meaning is to assign one until a better answer comes along! So the internet knows!

But yeah, we can swoop down in the fancy black triangle (w/LED trimming and bad @ss stereo! And a kegarator!), and pick him up along the way.

To the Netherland World Order!



PS - Love your edit comments!

a reply to: TEOTWAWKIAIFF

The last one is (one of) Bob Marley's son(s). I don't listen to Rammstein or people who cover them. But they did cover Rio Reiser. If you know no german music Rio is the one you should know.

I would so love that!
Imagine we fly super low blasting awesome music over the world, we're all super drunk and screaming along...
Ooohoo!

a reply to: Peeple

Checking out threads and stuff. Blam!

And I probably don't need to remind you how many selfless people are out there taking good care of our abused or missing furry friends.

Just last week, two hikers climbed up a steep mountain in Colorado to rescue a pup who had been stranded on top for a month.

The hikers had heard rumors of a barking dog in their mountainous neighborhood, so they set out and called for the dog for four hours with no response. But they refused to give up. The couple climbed chute after chute and finally heard a faint bark.

“We got her!” one of the hikers yelled.

The once 90-pound dog weighed just 26 pounds when she was returned to her owners that day, but she is now recovering.

Chit Chat - Just Here To Thank You.

How weird is that!???

I never heard about the story! I swear!

Without the steadfast aim of good Samaritans Trinity Smith and her boyfriend Sean Nichols, also of Alma, it almost certainly wouldn't have happened. The couple, who previously lived in Breckenridge for two years after moving from Florida, read posts on the hiking website 14ers.com on Sept. 20 about climbers who thought they heard a barking dog while completing the DeCaLiBron Loop — Mounts Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln and Bross — and felt compelled to go search.

VailDaily.com - After 5 weeks missing in the mountains, a Park County dog was presumed dead. And then good Samaritans intervened.

Am I reading too much into this?? The coincidence of a dream about a man, a woman, a dog, barking,... only needs a door to pop up in the news!

Thank you woo for adding strangeness to my existence! Even if only tenuous! I'll take it!

ETA:

As the owners of the South Park Saloon nearby, he and his wife, Anouk Patel, put the entire town on alert that the 14-year-old lab-pit bull mix went missing the fourth week of August.

VailDaily.com

Extra credit for the South Park reference!

a reply to: TEOTWAWKIAIFF

I feel you're stretching but hey... if it has meaning to you it's meaningful baby.


What I'm wondering (and I guess I know your answer) what would you do and how far would you go, to prove something? If it's say live endangering stupid but the reward would be you immediately jump towards after apocalypse, would you do that?
Is a sacrifice a sacrifice if you got nothing to loose?
And also I posted this allover already but damned it's awesome

and mentioning Tom Petty.

"...I'm not scared to die as long as I know the universe has something to do with me..." how can I not know them since always?

a reply to: Peeple

I'd jump in front of a car... take a bullet... drink the hemlock... to prove I'm right! But I'm a romantic in that sense.

Speaking of being right, finished my paper on Friday. There was an accident I just missed when I left work (ominous sign).

Remember Star Trek, baby. I want to be a Jedi but am very Vulcan!!

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few... or the one.

That is me to a T. Or is that TEOT?!!!

Hahahaha!!!

a reply to: TEOTWAWKIAIFF

Me too. Good we're all willing. The only thing still missing is a plan.

Vulcan Jedi? The only cool Vulcan was Spock. Emotions are important for empathy. That's why we're fearing AI/Geth so much, not?
What accident? Did something happen to your paper?