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Quirky and Unusual Behavior

bidicus*maximus — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 21:27:01 GMT

Was thinking while walking the dog today...

My parents, now in their mid 80's always said while I was growing up, "We don't need the lights on in the daytime"... and to this day, even on the cloudiest of winter days, if the wife and I stop in for a visit, there they will be... sitting in the dark (and mind you, they can WELL AFFORD the light bill).

Similarly, the wife's parents refuse to turn on their air conditioning unit until it is officially summer. The wife and I may turn on the a/c one day and the furnace the next during the spring if we are too hot one day and too cool the next... but not them... they're ruled STRICTLY by the calendar. Again, it's not about the money... they are very wasteful in other regards.

How about you and yours? Any unusual behavior that you're willing to share?

Re: Quirky and Unusual Behavior

springyzone — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 01:01:06 GMT

I don't know that that is unusual behaviour, it depends on life experience to some extent.

My parents are no longer with us but they were children during the Great Depression of the 1930s, which was followed almost immediately by severe restrictions in World War 2. A lot of products were restricted or in very short supply for years after the war, well into the 1950s.

That generation learnt not to waste.

I can recall as a child, whenever we opened a present on a birthday, we had to do it carefully. Mum would collect the wrapping, remove the sticky tape and then refold it for future use. When I think of how life is now, I suspect they were better at recycling before it was even a word.

Re: Quirky and Unusual Behavior

not_for_sale — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 02:18:46 GMT

I am intrigued by the high number of people who believe that world governments have evidence of alien visitations and are keeping it secret. Many believe that some governments have space ships and dead aliens hidden away. The question of whether we are alone was supposedly answered long ago, but the public can't be told because there would be reactions ranging from panic and hysteria to suicide. It's incredible how many of the believers are intelligent people.

Re: Quirky and Unusual Behavior

lionrose.7 — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 04:18:53 GMT

I believe in Aliens, I dont know if the Govermant has any.

I think we would be silly to think they is nothing out there just us.

To many genuine pictures of strange crafts.

I dont think they would want any thing to do with us war like creatures

We would be to uncivlized for them

Re: Quirky and Unusual Behavior

davewil1964 — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 04:27:07 GMT

There could well be other lifeforms out there. Some are probably intelligent.

But unless they were so technologically advanced as to have developed faster than light travel (currently deemed impossible), how would they visit? And why would they, unless we are the only other 'civilised' lifeform in the region/galaxy? And if they did visit using cold sleep or similar why would they hide? Or keep coming here?

So many questions, no answers.

Re: Quirky and Unusual Behavior

icyfroth — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 04:32:52 GMT

@davewil1964 wrote:
There could well be other lifeforms out there. Some are probably intelligent.

As against some that post here, lol

But unless they were so technologically advanced as to have developed faster than light travel (currently deemed impossible), how would they visit? And why would they, unless we are the only other 'civilised' lifeform in the region/galaxy? And if they did visit using cold sleep or similar why would they hide? Or keep coming here?

So many questions, no answers.

Re: Quirky and Unusual Behavior

davewil1964 — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 04:36:45 GMT

Very true.

I don't know why you're outing yourself, though.

Re: Quirky and Unusual Behavior

domino-710 — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 04:38:17 GMT

@davewil1964 wrote:
Very true.

I don't know why you're outing yourself, though.

Touche.................................lol

Re: Quirky and Unusual Behavior

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Re: Quirky and Unusual Behavior

lionrose.7 — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 05:54:38 GMT

Dave perhaps we are just a big experiment or future food LOL

Re: Quirky and Unusual Behavior

icyfroth — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 06:10:41 GMT

@lionrose.7 wrote:
Dave perhaps we are just a big experiment or future food LOL

In your case, yuk.

Re: Quirky and Unusual Behavior

bidicus*maximus — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 13:51:08 GMT

Well... it seems that this has mostly turned into a discussion on aliens (with a few side jabs about how some of us may or may not be tasty)...

Personally, I'm open to the idea of aliens, for a number of reasons.

When I was a child, my grandfather and I looked through his binoculars at a strange bright light that he noticed in the night sky. It seemed to have a circle of smaller, red lights below it and held it's position for some minutes before shooting off across the sky and out of sight. Many others saw it, as well, and the newspaper reported on it the following day. From outer space? Don't know... but certainly unexplained.

I'm not a nut on the subject, but, over the years I have watched various programs about aliens on the television (usually only if nothing more interesting was playing at the time). Many of these programs feature scientific theories such as: a) there are SO MANY Earth-like planets out there, located at a distance from their suns which would support life, that it would be "highly unlikely" that there is no other life out there. b) I can't recall all of the details, but scientists also have theories on the properties that a faster than light drive would need to possess in order to be possible... though they don't know how to build a drive with these properties or exactly how such a drive would operate.

As far as the question of, "Why would they bother to come here" goes, who knows? Scientific curiosity? To watch over us?

If they exist, maybe some day someone will ask them...

Re: Quirky and Unusual Behavior

ambercat16 — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 14:55:03 GMT

My Mum always fills up her car as soon as the gauge gets to half. That's not necessarily unusual behaviour but her insistance that by doing so she saves money leans towards quirky (I tell her she's eccentric😁)