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@intransitivelie if you have a Python-esque sense of humour, you may enjoy the #BosnianApeSociety on YouTube. This example plays well at double-speed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2xNlzsnPCQ

#comedy #absurd #strategy #military #eccentricity #chess

Tennison Gambit Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Variation

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WordofTheHour Mar 28

#eccentricity : deviation from the customary line of conduct

- French: excentricité

- German: die Exzentrizität

- Italian: eccentricità

- Portuguese: excentricidade

- Spanish: excentricidad

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French Cinema & Subtitles Feb 22

📝 Plot: In this light-hearted French drama, the eccentric Aunt Zita becomes the center of family chaos and comedic misunderstandings. Through humorous conflicts, heartfelt moments, and quirky characters, the film explores family bonds, loyalty, and the unpredictable consequences of love and mischief in everyday life.

#TanteZita #Drama #Family #Comedy #FrenchCinema #Humor #Eccentricity #Loyalty #ClassicFilm

French Cinema & Subtitles Feb 18

📝 Plot: A hilarious and quirky comedy unfolds around everyday absurdities, eccentric characters, and chaotic adventures. Through misunderstandings, witty banter, and outrageous situations, the film delivers lighthearted humor, satirical glimpses of society, and memorable comedic performances that have made it a beloved classic.

#PouleEtFrites #Comedy #Humor #Satire #Eccentricity #Absurdity #Classic #Entertainment #FrenchCinema

WIST Quotations Feb 5

A quotation from Thoreau

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
Walden; or, Life in the Woods, ch. 18 “Conclusion” (1854)

More about this quote: wist.info/thoreau-henry-david/…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thoreau #henrydavidthoreau #differentdrummer #dissident #eccentricity #heterogeneity #independence #individualism #individuality #inspiration #meme #nonconformist #pace #selfdirection #tempo #time #unconventionality #uniqueness #difference

Khurram Wadee ✅Jan 3

#Earth's #Perihelion occurs today (in fact in just under three and a half hours from the time of writing) at 17:15Z. That’s when our planet is at its closest to the #Sun, at around a distance of 147 million km. The mean is about 150 million km and the maximum (aphelion) will occur precisely half a year from now and we’ll be about 152 million km from it. A difference of 5 million km sounds a lot but the Earth’s orbit is almost circular with and #eccentricity of just 0.0167.

Jonathan Emmesedi Dec 28

Shortly before nine o'clock this morning, I passed a man on the street in north central Austin who was wearing nothing but a baseball hat.

He did not appear out of his wits, nor did he seem sexually aroused or aggressive.

His failure to cover his genitals meant that he was breaking the law. I wondered whether his undress was the result of a practical joke or the sequel to seasonal festivities that had got out of hand, or if he was just eccentric.

In any case, he hardly seemed like a dangerous criminal, and I found myself hoping that he arrived at his destination neither having been arrested nor having upset anyone who saw him.

#Austin #PublicNudity #Eccentricity

WIST Quotations Dec 22

A quotation from Henry Commager

We do not protect freedom in order to indulge error. We protect freedom in order to discover truth. We do not maintain freedom in order to permit eccentricity to flourish; we maintain freedom in order that society may profit from criticism, even eccentric criticism. We do not encourage dissent for sentimental reasons; we encourage dissent because we cannot live without it.

Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1954), “The Necessity of Freedom,” Freedom, Loyalty, Dissent

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#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #henrycommager #criticism #dissent #eccentricity #error #freedom #heterodoxy #investigation #test #truth