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[sesame]

Vanity, Anger, Lust, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony and Envy: are the seven deadly sins. Are you referring to Anger as the son of Satan? Then if someone is a slave to Vanity, anger, lust and envy as well, what would you call him? Hark, Thou sons of Satan??

Or is there a reference to the poor bumblebee as the son of Satan, somewhere in the Good Book? Mine is upstairs in the attic. Do you want me to fetch it?

In fact, apart from the enormous stinging power, I admire the Bumblebee. You see, its body structure is not so aerodynamically streamlined. Yet as if by some miracle of nature, it manages to fly well!

[randolph]

Hi All,
Has anybody tried to use "codeode" to clear index.dat files?

[randolph]

Back again,
I found a program called "privacy guardian" on the internet that has good recommendations. I installed it and it seems to work, removing hundreds of "stuff". I rebooted and the computer seems to be working Okay.

[ila]

Originally Posted by randolph

Back again,
I found a program called "privacy guardian" on the internet that has good recommendations. I installed it and it seems to work, removing hundreds of "stuff". I rebooted and the computer seems to be working Okay.

Randolph, do you have a link to where you found the program? I realize users can do an internet search for it, but it would make it easier if you posted the link. Also consider starting a new thread on computer help and posting the link in that.

[Jenae LaTorque]

Originally Posted by sesame

Vanity, Anger, Lust, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony and Envy: are the seven deadly sins. Are you referring to Anger as the son of Satan? Then if someone is a slave to Vanity, anger, lust and envy as well, what would you call him? Hark, Thou sons of Satan??

Or is there a reference to the poor bumblebee as the son of Satan, somewhere in the Good Book? Mine is upstairs in the attic. Do you want me to fetch it?

In fact, apart from the enormous stinging power, I admire the Bumblebee. You see, its body structure is not so aerodynamically streamlined. Yet as if by some miracle of nature, it manages to fly well!

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I dont think there is a referance to a bumblebee in that book. Plenty referance to the honey bee of course since honey bees, as a source of honey, were very important to those folks. Thus they were the subject of observation, and from that were an example of virtues to be used in moral lessons. I am not too sure they much differentiated between the species of bees or even realized their relationship. Perhaps Randolph could fill us in on that?
The creationists have used the bumblebee as a nitpicking point aimed at scientists for a long time. Being the ignorant sort they are, they don't keep up on science knowledge and most are poverty stricken in that area. As to how the bumblebee does it; the answer is Sheer Power. Like the humingbird and the helicopter, the wings are short in proportion to the body.
This is because they have to move through the air very fast. The humingbird beats his wings up to 50 times per second. The bumblebee, whose wings are really not very efficient, must beat his wings up to 200 times per second. As a child I collected insects as part of a 4-H project. After the members of the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) my favorites were the dragonflies and damselflies of the order Odonata. I have spent many hours watching them as they cruised the air currents over a body of water, ever ready to pick up a bite to eat (mostly mosquitos, some gnats and flies,). I have had many a dragonfly land on my fly rod while drifting a fly through a likely pool.

No, I don't like bumblebes. Did you know they can sting you and come back for seconds, something a honeybee can't do?

[sesame]

So, Miss Bug Scientist, what would you call a bee hive politics?

Despotism (for the queen is the unquestionable master of the hive)

Communism (for the worker bees labour around the clock in perfect harmony. The sisterhood of the worker bees are magnificently disciplined. (they are sterile sisters...)

So, what do you say?

Ah, before I forget... the thing about son of satan suggests that you have a really twisted mind.

I'm just pulling your leg, sister, dont get serious now!

[Tread]

Originally Posted by sesame

Or is there a reference to the poor bumblebee as the son of Satan, somewhere in the Good Book?

It is not in that book, but in old popular belief witches and the devil can transform into a bumblebee.

Originally Posted by sesame

You see, its body structure is not so aerodynamically streamlined. Yet as if by some miracle of nature, it manages to fly well!

Originally Posted by Jenae LaTorque

As to how the bumblebee does it; the answer is Sheer Power.

The bumblebee flies to slow to need a streamlined body, as the most insects. The belief that they should not be able to fly comes form calculate mistake. Someone calculated with a flat inflexible wing. But insect wings are flexible and have an incredible surface structure, which creates air turbulences that helps to get an aerodynamic lift.

Originally Posted by sesame

In fact, apart from the enormous stinging power, I admire the Bumblebee.

By comparison to bees, wasps or hornets, bumblebees have a very weak stinging power. They only can get through human skin with additional force (in flight, forces from both sides at squeezing), or at thin skin.

If you are nice to a bumblebee it will never sting you.

[Jenae LaTorque]

Thanks for the info Tread.

Well, the bumblebee got me. The skin on the palm is thicker than most areas of the body, but I guess the palm of a child is thin enough. But then, maybe it wasn't a bumblebee after all, but a witch.

[Tread]

Originally Posted by Jenae LaTorque

Well, the bumblebee got me. The skin on the palm is thicker than most areas of the body, but I guess the palm of a child is thin enough. But then, maybe it wasn't a bumblebee after all, but a witch.

Usually it feeds can't hold strong enough on the skin to sting. If it can push away from your fingers to your palm it is able to sting.
But you have to really endanger its life before it hurt you.

Did you burn or drown the "evil".

[ila]

Why do you think so many people post their threads in the wrong forum? Each forum has a short explanation of what it is for, yet many people never post in the appropriate forum but rather it seems wherever they feel like. I can understand it for those whose mother tongue is not English, but I cannot understand why native English speakers cannot get it right.

[Jenae LaTorque]

Originally Posted by ila

Why do you think so many people post their threads in the wrong forum? Each forum has a short explanation of what it is for, yet many people never post in the appropriate forum but rather it seems wherever they feel like. I can understand it for those whose mother tongue is not English, but I cannot understand why native English speakers cannot get it right.

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They post in the wrong thread for several reasons. Some are newbies and really don't know and/or care what they are doing. Some who have been here for a while haven't learned better. I doubt there are many, if any, who do it intentionally.

I do think that this site could be more user friendly. I would think that a thread button on every page with a drop down menu that allowed the user to select the proper forum would help alleviate a lot of this problem. I don't know if this would be easy or hard to add to the programing; you would have to discuss this with your programmer. A good programmer should always be willing to consider suggestions on ways to improve the program.

I appreciate the job you moderators do to try to keep some sense of order here. I know I am always seeing people starting a new thread on an already existing topic. They must not bother to check the previous threads list or maybe they simply don't care. Perhaps the new thread page could be revamped in some way to more forcibly draw their attention to the existing threads.

Then there is the fact that while you may have some YOGIs ( "..smarter than the average bear" ), you will always have your Boo Boo bears also.
The only thing you can do about that is make the thing as idiot proof as possible and recognize that someone will still *****-it up.

[ila]

Originally Posted by Jenae LaTorque

************************************************** ********......I do think that this site could be more user friendly. I would think that a thread button on every page with a drop down menu that allowed the user to select the proper forum would help alleviate a lot of this problem......

That is a good suggestion. I have passed it along to admin.

[sesame]

Originally Posted by Jenae

I appreciate the job you moderators do to try to keep some sense of order here. I know I am always seeing people starting a new thread on an already existing topic. They must not bother to check the previous threads list or maybe they simply don't care. Perhaps the new thread page could be revamped in some way to more forcibly draw their attention to the existing threads

That has already been done. Whenever anybody starts a New Thread, a list appears at the bottom of the webpage, warning the member of existing threads on the same subject.

[Excaliborg]

Jenae, just let me say that you have nawty lookin eyes. makes me wonder whts going on behind them.

anyway, to the question i have for you.

why do dogs turn in a circle a few times before they go sleep? i have never come across a satisfactory answer to that one yet.

[Jenae LaTorque]

Originally Posted by Tread

Did you burn or drown the "evil".

Aw come on! I was a little kid. I went crying to my mommy. I am pretty sure that the bumblebee escaped unscathed and was able to relate a good story that night with the boys as they sat around drinking their flagons of nectar.

[Tread]

Originally Posted by Jenae LaTorque

I am pretty sure that the bumblebee escaped unscathed and was able to relate a good story that night with the boys as they sat around drinking their flagons of nectar.

Ahh, now you reveal yourself. You were the bumblebee. Burn you red haired man, female, bumblebee transforming which!