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Postby Oracle » Mon Apr 05, 2010 5:55 pm

Before this degenerates into another machoistic locking of antlers ...

I'd just like to say that Get Real! is sounding more and more like an Ancient Greek (Parmenides to be precise), for whom even reality was unreal!
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Postby Gasman » Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:37 pm

machoistic


What is your problem with using these idiotic words?
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Postby Bananiot » Mon Apr 05, 2010 9:02 pm

She is impressive Gasman, she even quotes Parmenides! Give credit where's due.
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Postby bill cobbett » Mon Apr 05, 2010 9:15 pm

Parmediknees? Is this the ancient greek chap who invented virtual reality and produced the popular film "The Matrix"?
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Postby Gasman » Mon Apr 05, 2010 9:27 pm

The Matrix? Is that the movie version of the Soap 'Eastenders'?

Starring Dot Matrix.
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Postby Oracle » Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:43 pm

bill cobbett wrote:Parmediknees? Is this the ancient greek chap who invented virtual reality and produced the popular film "The Matrix"?


The very same! Get Real!'s Xth grandfather! :D
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Postby bill cobbett » Mon Apr 05, 2010 11:42 pm

Oracle wrote:
bill cobbett wrote:Parmediknees? Is this the ancient greek chap who invented virtual reality and produced the popular film "The Matrix"?


The very same! Get Real!'s Xth grandfather! :D


Always suspected our GR had dodgy provenance. :D
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Postby Get Real! » Tue Apr 06, 2010 12:24 am

Oracle wrote:I'd just like to say that Get Real! is sounding more and more like an Ancient Greek (Parmenides to be precise), for whom even reality was unreal!

Isn’t that the guy who invented Parmesan cheese?Image

Always felt it had a Greek stench to it…
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Postby Malapapa » Tue Apr 06, 2010 1:35 am

Get Real! wrote:
Oracle wrote:I'd just like to say that Get Real! is sounding more and more like an Ancient Greek (Parmenides to be precise), for whom even reality was unreal!

Isn’t that the guy who invented Parmesan cheese?Image

Always felt it had a Greek stench to it…


No, Parmesan is, like Parmenides, from Italy.
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Postby Bananiot » Tue Apr 06, 2010 2:03 am

There was no Italy back then, nor Greece.
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