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Apparently we already have.
"Given how much of the matter out of which we formed may have come from other galaxies, we could consider ourselves space travelers or extragalactic immigrants," said Daniel Anglés-Alcázar
 Now if only I could remember that. 
Marc
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Does that mean with Brexit, we all have to leave the Milky Way?
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I've spent the last 20 minutes trying to think of a name for this, how does galexit sound?
It should be OK after Galexit as long we can still get free trade with the Andromeda galaxy, like that's ever going to happen.
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KennethKennedy wrote: trade with the Andromeda galaxy
If you read one of my favorite scifi series, you would be in fore a huge surprise. 
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"Galexit" does sound more like a laxative than a government decision ... 
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MIXIT - MIlky way eXIT
* CALL APOGEE, SAY AARDWOLF
* GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
* Never pay more than 20 bucks for a computer game.
* I'm a puny punmaker.
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Oi, you particles from other galaxies, coming over here with your increased atomic weights and abilities to form more complex molecules enabling the ability to form complex hydrocarbons giving rise to life and all the other wonders of our galaxy. Taking opportunities from our local, slightly lighter particles -
FFAARRKK OFF.
(Search for Stewart Lee and "Paul Nuttal from UKIP" to get the context of that one).
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Galaxy / Milky Way / Mars - are these intergalactic particles cocoa powder?
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I wouldn't eat those things either. My gf and I are at the point where even the thought of going out to dinner, even "good" restaurants (to begin with, something that isn't a chain) results in a "run away" reaction. The crowds, the noise, the awful music, the crappy service, the fact that I can cook better than most restaurant chefs, and I know where my ingredients come from and I use quality ingredients (just about everything is locally grown / raised -- I know many of the farmers personally) makes "an evening out" quite unpalatable.
Then again, living out in the boonies 1) provides that opportunity and 2) there aren't any decent restaurants within 100 miles of us anyways.
And on the gripping hand, I also realize I live in the top tiers (at least when it comes to food) of first world luxury.
Marc
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Haven't has a Mote In God's Eye reference in ages! 
Have to agree, I was forced to go out and eat in a "restaurant" - in fact a pub / bar that has decided to go all "Gastro" - a couple of weeks ago, and was disappointed with the food. All I had was a burger and chips - but the house speciality burger, home made, with home made fries. And it was crap. The bun came from Tesco's "extremely cheap" range, the meat was tasteless, textureless, and overdone, the fries were soggy, the spicy tomato relish tasted like tinned tomato with dried basil in it, etc. And I could have cooked it quicker, better , and for a quarter the price...
The good news was I didn't have the lamb chops or the Malaysian fish curry, both of which were much, much worse.
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Shame, I have had some excellent food in Wales.
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OriginalGriff wrote: Haven't has a Mote In God's Eye reference in ages!
I was thinking that too.  A classic!
Yeah, I forgot to mention cost. There's actually a quite good Japanese restaurant in Great Barrington, MA, Bizen - sorry for the FB link, they don't have a website! - and we can easily spend $80 to $100 for dinner (and we don't drink, so that doesn't include booze) which is the equivalent of 4 or 5 dinners with fresh caught fish from the local market! (meaning, not sushi from the local market -- Bizen does offer various amazing non-sushi fish selections, and their sushi is amazing, even the veggie sushi) They are really quite good though, and the main sushi chef, Michael (the old fellow in one of the pictures) often comes and chats with us.
Meh - I'm rambling and procrastinating trying something out in F#.
Marc
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OriginalGriff wrote: Haven't has a Mote In God's Eye reference in ages!
On the one hand it's an obscure reference. On the other hand Marc isn't the only fen here who loves an obscure reference that will sail over the mundanes heads. And on the gripping hand, your recall seems to be a bit limited, since I've used it at least four[^] times[^] in[^] the[^] last two years.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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And I've got a PDF of Oath of Fealty sitting here, waiting. But I kinda feel more like rereading Dream Park....which I don't have a PDF of, so I'll have to dig out the paperback.
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Oath of Fealty was a good book - I love the "Think of it as evolution in action" comment.
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I agree, I am rarely impressed by a restaurant (and I live in France), so eating out is often a pizza, or something we eat just to not have to wash up, rather than for flavour.
There is a Michelin starred place near by whose starters are very good though, but their main course is confused and over the top. Too much stuff with different flavours piled on top of each other.
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Munchies_Matt wrote: Too much stuff with different flavours piled on top of each other.
I find that to be the case in high end restaurants here too. Interestingly, it's also why I don't like those sushi rolls with combinations of fish. Each fish has a unique flavor and texture, and the everything gets blended together into a mess when you roll three or more fish together.
Marc
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Never had maki with more then one fish, but it does sound odd.
However I love california maki, with the mayo and crispy onions!
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Hah living in Singapore is a foodies heaven, it may not be as fresh as your food but the chefs really know their job. Even the hawker markets produce some outstanding tucker to the point that some locals do not have kitchens.
As for chain or franchise restaurants, haven't eaten in one for decades.
Reducing the rotund is impossible here.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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"actually, it's f***ing sh*t with some red sauce" 1:15+ LMFAO now.
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I remember the pizza I had in the US. Dear oh god, a lake of fatty melted crap cheese on greasy salty dough with something in between. It was dire.
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If ever you want to eat mass-market pizza again then don't look up analog (or analogue) cheese. It's one of my brother-in-laws main markets. He manages tens of thousands of hectares of palm oil plantations, and is also a consultant in that field. Unfortunately, there are no cows in that field. He knows nothing about cows in his business, nothing at all.
You can see where this is going, can't you.
Your average shop bought pizza knows less about cows than my brother-in-law.
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Palm oil! 
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'Fraid so - a large amount of it, anyway.
It is an interesting exercise in your local supermarket to look at weasel-wording on a frozen pizza box to see how they suggest it may be something vaguely like cheese, but actually isn't. Interesting, but not necessarily edifying.
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