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I had no idea it went back that far, but that sounds like loading the tree up with delicious foods that kids can't resist, like hanging a salami or cheese on the tree, rather than a cheap glass ornament, in which the first sounds like a better idea. But you did make ornaments as well with the family, so these traditions do go way back in time, and seem to be present today as well. You have a nice family!
My source claimed to be the source of sources, but most likely just another story of how it started in America at least. I never looked into the 12 days of Xmas, and how that started, but it must be German as well. There are so many stories and traditions that are lost today, that one can write a book about it to refresh our memories.
Thanks for sharing that ...
Another lesson I learned today
If it ain't broke don't fix it
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There are fuses in each strand of lights.
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Observed highschooler , she wore ID ,
sitting in front of open laptop,
using all 10 fingers punching iphone
and chew noisy bubble gum
would not like to meet her on the road
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Wonder how many LOL's per minute she can type?
As the aircraft designer said, "Simplicate and add lightness".
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Undoubtedly a so-called "influencer" - after all, she got OP to talk about her...
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Salvatore Terress wrote: would not like to meet her on the road
Just hit the gas and run her over.
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I've often felt like doing just that to the idiots who cross the road with their faces in their "smart" phones, but sanity has (so far...) prevailed. 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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A couple of years back, I realized something while working on my website.
Looking at the same dull grey background was getting old.
So, I created a new feature.
I spent almost a day searching for only the best desktop wallpapers I could find.
At the end of the day, I had collected 384 unique background images. Then, I created
a feature that automatically places a new background wallpaper onto my site,
on each day of the year.
I ended up liking it so much, that I turned it into something anyone can use on any web page.
It seems as though you guys liked my snowfall script. This background feature is one of my
favorites, so you may like it, too. It's also something you can use. I made it super easy
to implement.
Just put this HTML into any web page. That's all there is to it.
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://chromosphere.com/chromosphere/scripts/content/dailybackground/setbg.js" id="chromosphere_background_script_js"></script>
The script even deletes itself once it completes. If you look at your page's
<body> element, you'll notice that the "style" attribute has something added to it.
The CSS "background-image" property should be referencing an image from
https://services.chromosphere.com. That's one of my other websites.
Also, a quick FYI - Every once in a while, the server doesn't send the background image file,
so hitting reload on your browser usually fixes the problem.
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For some odd reason this thread triggered a memory of fun times with wallpapers. When digital cameras were first introduced, a bartender friend of mine sent me a photo of herself completely unclothed. On a whim, I made that image my Windows wallpaper. It was quite a nice thing to see on my screen when I woke every morning, and helped to start my days out right. But by and by I acquired another love interest, and thought it might be a bit awkward to keep my wallpaper, so I deleted it.
It came back. I deleted it. It came back. After about a week of exploration I discovered that Windows stores multiple copies of one's wallpaper in all sorts of places, and if it can't find the one it's looking for, it will replace it with a backup. Never again will I mess with the default wallpaper!
Will Rogers never met me.
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Message Closed
modified 18-Dec-23 9:25am.
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Message Removed
modified 18-Dec-23 9:35am.
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How many different phobias are recognized by the APA[^]?
I know it's a lot, but I don't know the actual number.
In terms of unrecognized phobias, there must be billions.
If you ever get the chance, take a look at a list of phobias.
Some of them are funny. Take any person, place, or thing,
translate it into a Latin term, and append "phobia" to it.
Whatever it is, I bet it exists. Google it and see what
you get.
I was just reading through a list of phobias.
Here are a few rather interesting ones:
Catoptrophobia is the fear of mirrors.
Are people who suffer from this phobia still afraid of mirrors in the dark?
Wouldn't that just be something like photophobia? I'm guessing that the term
exists, but I don't know. It would be the fear of light. Could you
imagine the horror of seeing a disco ball? I bet there's even a phobia
specific to disco balls. I don't think the word "disco" has a Latin translation.
Ancient Rome probably didn't have many nightclubs.
Here's a good one. Its meaning is obvious.
Cyberphobia is the fear of computers.
Do we have any members who suffer from cyberphobia, here?
I wonder if any men suffer from
Lockiophobia. It's the fear of childbirth.
Megalophobia is an odd one. It's the fear of large things.
WTF is that all about? Size is entirely relative. If you're someone
who suffers from that, you're probably just insane.
As a small child, I had a mild phobia of forklifts. It's called
Forkliftophobia. I know there's no Latin term for forklift,
but what genius came up with that term?
Uh, oh. This is a scary one.
Octophobia. It's the fear of the number 8. That's almost as
terrifying as a moving forklift!
Oh, no. I think I'm having a panic attack.
I gotta get some fresh air.
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Phobophobia sums them all...
"If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization." ― Gerald Weinberg
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We can add a Codophobia, and place most of the QA folks there.
Or, is such a thing already there?
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I've developed (pun intended) a healthy VB(6) phobia during my career! 
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Octophobia sounds like a Discworld thing
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Most Discworld wizards seem to suffer from it.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Quote: [Go to Parent]
Octophobia sounds like a Discworld thing
Sounds like an Octopus thing. Octaphobia sounds like a Discworld thing.
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Steve Raw wrote: Octophobia
It's no weirder than Triskaidekaphobia (the fear of the number 13).
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Steve Raw wrote: I wonder if any men suffer from
Lockiophobia. It's the fear of childbirth.
Yep, those men who think they can get pregnant.
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Steve Raw wrote: Octophobia. It's the fear of the number 8. That's almost as terrifying as a moving forklift!
I mean, if you think about it... is 8 trying to compete with infinity? Or maybe eight was having a bad day one day and fell over and now it's trying to take over the world and encompass everything. When will eight's angst be quenched? Infinity. It's coming for you.
Jeremy Falcon
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Jeremy Falcon wrote: is 8 trying to compete with infinity?
I have severe Megalophobia. Infinity is terrifying.
It's like being in pitch-black darkness in front of a mirror.
Do you want to know something really disturbing?
What's worse than 8?
The number 7 is. It's diabolical.
Why is that? Because seven ate nine.
That's digital cannibalism. 
Now that I think of it, what is the term for fear of cannibalism?
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Steve Raw wrote: what is the term for fear of cannibalism?
Ah, it's called anthropophagusphobia. What would a phobia of long words be called?
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Jeremy Falcon wrote: I mean, if you think about it... is 8 trying to compete with infinity? Or maybe eight was having a bad day one day and fell over and now it's trying to take over the world and encompass everything. When will eight's angst be quenched? Infinity. It's coming for you.
Chronomentrophobia is the fear of clocks, watches, or timepieces.
Octophobia is the fear of the number 8.
What would happen if you suffered from both phobias?
Whenever it's 8:00 you'd freak out, run around the room knocking over
furniture, foaming at the mouth, screaming uncontrollably while trying to hide
from your clock. Trauma on that level would most certainly lead to PTSD.
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What do you suppose the term would be to describe a fear of Christmas trees?
I've got nothing. Any ideas?
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