Author Topic: The Funny/strange/interesting/random Tweets Thread (Read 540986 times)

Lurker · « **Reply #1860 on:** August 30, 2021, 08:41:42 PM »

Quote from: Yehuda57 on August 30, 2021, 08:40:18 PM

Is this a serious post?

Highly doubtful.

Euclid · « **Reply #1861 on:** August 30, 2021, 08:45:58 PM »

Quote from: Yehuda57 on August 30, 2021, 08:40:18 PM

Is this a serious post?

Na - was just funny to me the juxtaposition of not learning calculus in 4th grade to the country being doomed, especially in light of how little many (most?) people here care about secular education.

(I understand the point that was being made.)

sguitarist18 · « **Reply #1862 on:** August 30, 2021, 09:59:18 PM »

Was anyone else amused by the typo in the tweet?

Yehuda57 · « **Reply #1863 on:** August 30, 2021, 10:19:17 PM »

Quote from: Lurker on August 30, 2021, 08:41:42 PM

Highly doubtful.

I figured, but I'm having trouble finding the humor. (I have high standards for @Euclid)

Quote from: sguitarist18 on August 30, 2021, 09:59:18 PM

Was anyone else amused by the typo in the tweet?

If you click through you'll see OP is amused by it himself

Euclid · « **Reply #1864 on:** August 30, 2021, 10:22:44 PM »

Quote from: Yehuda57 on August 30, 2021, 10:19:17 PM

I figured, but I'm having trouble finding the humor. (I have high standards for @Euclid)

Lol the pressure is too damn high

Was just a sarcastic remark because I found it funny; it's not a haha funny post.

PlatinumGuy · « **Reply #1865 on:** August 30, 2021, 11:56:48 PM »

https://twitter.com/adammgrant/status/1431980938024693762

PlatinumGuy · « **Reply #1866 on:** August 31, 2021, 12:05:31 AM »

Quote from: UKinNYS on August 30, 2021, 05:34:34 PM

this country is doomed $:-\$
https://twitter.com/iowahawkblog/status/1432436048060162049

The country would prosper if we continue to attract those talent when they are productive. Instead we close the door to them for performative politics of 'protecting American jobs'? (Maybe we should have less kids to protect American jobs? More workers = bigger cake for everybody).

Yehuda57 · « **Reply #1867 on:** August 31, 2021, 12:10:25 AM »

Quote from: PlatinumGuy on August 31, 2021, 12:05:31 AM

The country would prosper if we continue to attract those talent when they are productive. Instead we close the door to them for performative politics of 'protecting American jobs'? (Maybe we should have less kids to protect American jobs? More workers = bigger cake for everybody).

Even if you are correct, and I'm inclined to agree with you in a broad sense on this topic, this has nothing to do with the tweet in question

PlatinumGuy · « **Reply #1868 on:** August 31, 2021, 12:12:41 AM »

Quote from: Yehuda57 on August 31, 2021, 12:10:25 AM

Even if you are correct, and I'm inclined to agree with you in a broad sense on this topic, this has nothing to do with the tweet in question

Chinese having superior education isn't a problem if the successful Chinese emigrate to the US

Yehuda57 · « **Reply #1869 on:** August 31, 2021, 10:29:20 AM »

Quote from: PlatinumGuy on August 31, 2021, 12:12:41 AM

Chinese having superior education isn't a problem if the successful Chinese emigrate to the US

"Hey PG, can you please pick up milk when on the way home?"
"This house will be under water eventually."
"What? I was asking about milk!?"
"Right, and cows are one of the biggest sources for CO2 emissions causing climate change. So we should consider going vegan and convincing all our friends and neighbors to go vegan as well."
"Ok, let's discuss that, but for tomorrow morning, can you pick up a bottle of milk?"
"The price of tea has been rising in Wuhan."