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By Jove! I think she's got it!

Ha - gotcha! Everyone knows entangled particles are complementary, not complimentary! *my turn to leg it - nite nite*

What! You know how fast "entangled particles" can leg it? Major respect LM. I shan't underestimate you or any of your superpositions again!

The scary thing is: in another reality it is you who understands this stuff and all I can do is piss myself laughing about it :)

katie1997 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > quantum cars. Thank you Katie - I was wondering how one might explain Hugh Everett?s meta-theory to a lay audience. Here are a couple of (admittedly, simplistic) analogies based on the two principal interpretations of Quantum Mechanics. According to the Copenhagen Interpretation: an "Observer" in a quantum car would travel along all possible routes to every possible destination but would only "exist" at the single destination where the car crashes into something (i.e. the wave function collapses). According to Hugh Everett's Interpretation: an "Observer" in a quantum car would travel along all possible routes and would come to "exist" at every possible destination as a superposition of his original self, with each of those selves having no knowledge of any of the other selves (i.e. the wave function does not collapse - the universe bifurcates). Life, the universe and everything - it doesn?t get much weirder than that!

Sometimes a little humour can take the edge off a distressing experience - I wasn't laughing at the OP's expense, rather inviting her to view the matter in a lighter vein.

I wasn't referring to myself - I'm saying don't lynch the staff owner before all the facts are in.

If I had any say in the matter I would ban all the aggressive breeds and insist that all dogs are leashed in public places - but since they are free to run around loose and do present a real danger I think it prudent to take precautions and extra care when walking smaller, vulnerable dogs (and children) in and around these environs. The OP has given her reasons for not wanting to report the matter to the police and I respect her wishes in that respect.

You started just before the financial crisis kicked off - talk about timing!

Let's get some perspective here folks - it's a bit premature for a lynch mob. We only have one side of the story and no independent confirmation that such an incident even took place. It wouldn't be the first time that the forum has been wound up by a clever troll. Assuming AM is a genuine poster and a fair witness, surely there is a counter argument here: walking three small dogs that are unable to defend themselves against larger aggressors in this neighbourhood is an incident waiting to happen. An attack was inevitable given the number of aggressive breeds running around loose. It is fair to assume that the owner of the staff loves his dog as much as AM loves her dogs and was probably quite upset at the sight of his old, toothless dog being beaten and kicked and then - according to the OP's account - being shouted at when he came to her assistance. In conclusion, it was a dogfight, nobody got hurt, tempers flared and, hopefully, lessons have been learnt. One would hope that AM invests in some spiked wolf collars if she intends to continue exposing her little doggies to such foreseeable dangers in the future - she now knows the answer to her own question: it isn't safe.

Too late - the universe has already spawned alternative realities in which I have not only killed your estate agent thread but the entire forum - more than once, even. Sorry.

Get a bigger dog?

Ah yes - Hugh Everett. I've cited the Everett-Wheeler metatheory of Quantum Mechanics a few times in the Drawing Room thread "Is there a God?" I don't think many people understand it - you're not alone. It's not really about parallel universes either. Bryce DeWitt called it the "many-worlds" interpretation, a more popular but still vague description of what is probably the most remarkable, mind-boggling and thought-provoking scientific theory ever proposed.

It seems that macRoban's penultimate contribution to this forum was to delete several of her own posts on the thread 'What is it about clowns?' in which she appears to have been at odds with a couple of other posters. She made one last post ten days later on 20-09-09 and nothing else since. http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?20,320405,page=1

It is just as likely that the increase in VAT revenue will be offset, or even overtaken, by the increase in European Carousel Fraud that a rise to 20% will attract to the UK. Those with VAT registered businesses are now even more likely to ensure that the maximum amount of VAT is reclaimed on purchases. Most so-called luxury electronic goods can be categorised as staff educational or training equipment, for example.

You might find this thread helpful: http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?20,469319,469319#msg-469319

Monday's Panorama accused BP of knowingly ignoring several serious safely issues - for example - the defective/broken BOP, an insufficient number of pipe spacers (6 instead of a recommended 21) and failure to confirm the integrity of the 'cement job' - amongst others. If true, the allegations represent a strong case for arguing that BP is primarily responsible for the blowout. AFAIK, no one has claimed that a functional BOP would have failed to withstand the pressure in this case.

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It's quite possible that English is now the world's most badly spoken language - it seems to get the job done, though. During my travels, I can't recall a single occasion where I failed to find someone who spoke or understood it to some extent. I blame the BBC?s World Service, Voice of America and, of late, the ubiquitous CNN.

I had a lot of bits and pieces stolen from my Discovery when I moved into the area. I've also had four other cars stolen since then (one was stolen twice and another was never found). A few days ago, someone got into my brother's car and had a good rummage around. Perhaps I've been particularly unlucky, but I dare not buy a decent motor around here now.

The official EDF drinks have been suspended until September. Due to apathy, apparently - I don't really know, I haven't been to any recently.

How about the DullBitches? Kind of says it all, I think.

SteveT Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It is very difficult to get English right English is a lot more fault tolerant than, say, Arabic where the slightest mispronunciation can change the meaning beyond recognition, I find. Famous Arabic example: "purify your hearts" is transformed into "skin your dogs" by a slight nuance of pronunciation.

I missed it - clashed with a fascinating program about primitive forest-dwelling tribesmen in Papua New Guinea - spellbinding stuff. Reminded me of Peckham, come to think of it.

He he he :)