What did you learn today TIL

[ObiDongKenobi]

Nothing cute about them when they dig up flower pots and grass to plant nuts. They are getting so bold that when we go out onto the deck, they would be sitting up, staring at us, chomping away, not moving until we stomp our feet.

Agree.  We are overrun with the grey bastards and they are one of the reasons for the severe decline in our native more delicate red squirrel

[Potnoodles]

That's how cats came to be worshiped in Egypt.

Now ,I thought pussy worship was worldwide 

Nicky [and her cat] x

[purpleshoes]

A block of lead on Venus would melt like a block of ice on earth.

The surface temperature on the second planet from the sun is around 900°F. Even spacecraft that get sent to Venus aren’t able to withstand the environment for long. The Soviet Union’s Venera 13 craft, for example, landed on Venus in 1982 and lasted about two hours. Before its demise, though, Venera was able to send back the first color pictures of the planet and analyze some of its soil.

More fun facts about the solar system.

[watcher1]

A block of lead on Venus would melt like a block of ice on earth.

The surface temperature on the second planet from the sun is around 900°F. Even spacecraft that get sent to Venus aren’t able to withstand the environment for long. The Soviet Union’s Venera 13 craft, for example, landed on Venus in 1982 and lasted about two hours. Before its demise, though, Venera was able to send back the first color pictures of the planet and analyze some of its soil.

More fun facts about the solar system.

The saying, Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, must mean the women are hot, very hot.   

Now I know where  naughty Nicky comes from....

[Potnoodles]

A block of lead on Venus would melt like a block of ice on earth.

The surface temperature on the second planet from the sun is around 900°F. Even spacecraft that get sent to Venus aren’t able to withstand the environment for long. The Soviet Union’s Venera 13 craft, for example, landed on Venus in 1982 and lasted about two hours. Before its demise, though, Venera was able to send back the first color pictures of the planet and analyze some of its soil.

More fun facts about the solar system.

The saying, Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, must mean the women are hot, very hot.   

Now I know where  naughty Nicky comes from....

Somebody once told me I was " on another planet"................... I'm not so sure it was a compliment .!

Nicky [live long and prosper] x

[Shiela_M]

The saying, Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, must mean the women are hot, very hot.   

You calling us toxic!?!?!?!🤨
😂🤣

It's atmosphere is made up of carbon dioxide and has clouds made of sulphuric acid. It's greenhouse effect gone insane!! Not only it is hot, but very corrosive.

[watcher1]

The saying, Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, must mean the women are hot, very hot.   

You calling us toxic!?!?!?!🤨
😂🤣

It's atmosphere is made up of carbon dioxide and has clouds made of sulphuric acid. It's greenhouse effect gone insane!! Not only it is hot, but very corrosive.

There are many words that can describe Naughty Nicky and you, but toxic and corrosive are not in that group. 

[Shiela_M]

Give me a half hour with thick Ricky, and I swear some of that skin will have worn away

[watcher1]

Give me a half hour with thick Ricky, and I swear some of that skin will have worn away

Note to self. Bring lube. Lots of lube. 

[Potnoodles]

Give me a half hour with thick Ricky, and I swear some of that skin will have worn away

Don't worry thick Ricky , I have a warm deep wet place where you can convalesce. whilst I go looking in Shiela for your lost skin !

Nicky x

[watcher1]

Give me a half hour with thick Ricky, and I swear some of that skin will have worn away

Don't worry thick Ricky , I have a warm deep wet place where you can convalesce. whilst I go looking in Shiela for your lost skin !

Nicky x

To quote Jimmy Page:

Way, way down inside
I'm gonna give you my love
I'm gonna give you every inch of my love
I'm gonna give you my love 

[Potnoodles]

Give me a half hour with thick Ricky, and I swear some of that skin will have worn away

Don't worry thick Ricky , I have a warm deep wet place where you can convalesce. whilst I go looking in Shiela for your lost skin !

Nicky x

To quote Jimmy Page:

Way, way down inside
I'm gonna give you my love
I'm gonna give you every inch of my love
I'm gonna give you my love 

That's a whole lotta love .

But tell me when we're talking measurements Chicago, is it "25 or 6 to 4"....................... see what I did there ? 

[watcher1]

Give me a half hour with thick Ricky, and I swear some of that skin will have worn away

Don't worry thick Ricky , I have a warm deep wet place where you can convalesce. whilst I go looking in Shiela for your lost skin !

Nicky x

To quote Jimmy Page:

Way, way down inside
I'm gonna give you my love
I'm gonna give you every inch of my love
I'm gonna give you my love 

That's a whole lotta love .

But tell me when we're talking measurements Chicago, is it "25 or 6 to 4"....................... see what I did there ? 

When Peter Cetera, of Chicago, was writing that song, it was in the early morning hours. He happened to look at the clock to see what time it was and, with blurry eyes, couldn't see if it was 25 minutes to 4 am or 26 minutes to 4.

But back on topic. How do you wish to measure me? 

[Potnoodles]

Give me a half hour with thick Ricky, and I swear some of that skin will have worn away

Don't worry thick Ricky , I have a warm deep wet place where you can convalesce. whilst I go looking in Shiela for your lost skin !

Nicky x

To quote Jimmy Page:

Way, way down inside
I'm gonna give you my love
I'm gonna give you every inch of my love
I'm gonna give you my love 

That's a whole lotta love .

But tell me when we're talking measurements Chicago, is it "25 or 6 to 4"....................... see what I did there ? 

When Peter Cetera, of Chicago, was writing that song, it was in the early morning hours. He happened to look at the clock to see what time it was and, with blurry eyes, couldn't see if it was 25 minutes to 4 am or 26 minutes to 4.

But back on topic. How do you wish to measure me? 

Like all women I come equipped with a "depth gauge". Because I now live in France I have had mine converted to the metric system , centimetres and millimetres but don't worry I can still think in feet and inches .

[Pornhubby]

Rand McNally published its first road atlas 100 years ago, on April 15, 1924. It was called—in a touching testament to the marketing of yore—the “Rand McNally Auto Chum.” A few of the things it didn’t do:

•Did not identify roads by number; instead roads were listed by their names, such as Roosevelt Highway. In fact, the atlas depicted zero miles of interstate, as those roads did not yet exist.

•Did not include an index for cities, or other places. If a driver didn’t know where a town was located, he or she would have to page through the atlas to find it.

•Did not appear in full color. The 1924 atlas was printed in only two colors, dark blue and red. The first full-color edition was printed in 1960.

One can only imagine the faces of so many vexed motorists as they tossed their unindexed, two-tone Chums out the windows of their stranded Model Ts.

[msslave]

In the 50s and 60s Highway 30 went through our town you'd here it refered to both as Highway 30 or Lincoln Highway. If I'm remembering right it was the first coast to coast highway.

Ok, checked with Wikipedia. Yes, first transcontinental highway designed for autos. Ran from Tims Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco.
Barb if you look west down the road you'll see my hometown at about the halfway point.

[MissBarbara]

In the 50s and 60s Highway 30 went through our town you'd here it referred to both as Highway 30 or Lincoln Highway. If I'm remembering right it was the first coast to coast highway.

Ok, checked with Wikipedia. Yes, first transcontinental highway designed for autos. Ran from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco.

Barb if you look west down the road you'll see my hometown at about the halfway point.

You were born in Nebraska, west of Omaha? Yes, I'm a geography nerd.

I've long wanted to take a month or two and drive its entire length, from Times Square to San Francisco. Maybe rent a small RV and take off across the country. Perhaps I could meet Dan and MJ in Fort Wayne Indiana (which is also home to the RV Hall of Fame), and head west from there.

I love the official Lincoln Highway, and its interactive map:

https://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/

https://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/map/

[msslave]

Wow. Has no idea a New Yorker would be a fan. Guess I was raised a bit east of Omaha in central Iowa. Little town called Nevada. Born in Las Vegas actually. Dad was in the Army Air Corps out there. He'd been discharged but  my mother was still covered for her medical bills until after my birth as I was conceived while Dad was in the service.

In my baby book is the bill they had to pay for me. $15.00. Yeah I was cheap. Now I'm cheap and easy..

[MintJulie]

 Perhaps I could meet Dan and MJ in Fort Wayne Indiana (which is also home to the RV Hall of Fame), and head west from there.

OMGOD!
"Dan, load up the RV"
singing in Beverly Hillbillies them.  "The KB folk say Californy by 30 is the place we oughta be. And we stopped in Chi-Town and picked up Miss Barbie"

But in all honesty, that would be the greatest road trip of all-time.  We would have a riot. Speaking of camping, I could really go for a good campfire right now while enjoying a pour.

[MissBarbara]

Wow. Has no idea a New Yorker would be a fan. Guess I was raised a bit east of Omaha in central Iowa. Little town called Nevada. Born in Las Vegas actually. Dad was in the Army Air Corps out there. He'd been discharged but  my mother was still covered for her medical bills until after my birth as I was conceived while Dad was in the service.

In my baby book is the bill they had to pay for me. $15.00. Yeah I was cheap. Now I'm cheap and easy.

I was born and raised in the Chicago area, and I didn't move to NYC until I was in my late 20s. Though I've now lived in NYC for 16 years, I'm still a Midwestern girl at heart.

I'm also a geography nerd, and I'm aware that Chicago isn't the halfway point across the country, it's less than the 1/3 of the way point. At one point when I was a girl my family took a trip to Indiana, and I recall seeing signs on U.S. 30 for the Lincoln Highway. I wonder if they're still there?