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May 24

Sex

How can an 86 year old get an erection without medication? 194.126.80.63 (talk) 13:58, 24 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The erectile dysfunction article lists different causes, many of which probably can be prevented without the use of medication, though it may be a bit late at 86 to undo decades of sub-optimal habits. Ian.thomson (talk) 14:12, 24 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

He can just have one. Many 86-year olds have erections without any aid. --Jayron 32 17:44, 24 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Talk to your doctor. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:37, 24 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Very carefully? --47.146.63.87 (talk) 22:06, 24 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ask Julio Iglesias Sr. or a few of the others on the list of oldest fathers. In the case of the oldest (ugh), having a 16-year-old wife helps. Clarityfiend (talk) 22:55, 24 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The list is a good idea especially perhaps the oldest but not sure Julio Iglesias Sr. is really a good example here. Our article claims his wife underwent fertility treatment for the second child. (No info for the earlier child born a year before.) He was a gynecologist who founded "the Madrid Maternity Clinic and became the head of its sterility, infertility and family planning unit". While this doesn't really tell us about his contribution, such methods are conducive to even techniques like Electroejaculation if needed. And he would seem to be the person who, despite his apparenty focus on female reproductive health, to be aware of them. More to the point perhaps even the earlier child's birth date suggests a conception date after the FDA approval of not not only Sildenafil (Viagra) but also probably Vardenafil (Levitra/Vivanza) although probably not Tadalafil (Cialis). I'm not saying any of these were used, more that from the info we know it seems we can conclude about as much to the OPs question from this particular case as an 86 year old man who seems happy all the time after his marriage to an 18 year old partner. Nil Einne (talk) 03:17, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Los Angeles personality

What is the name of the former exotic dancer who used to stand on a street corner in Los Angeles 30(?) or so years ago campaigning for office?

olef641 21:08, 24 May 2018 (UTC)

Are you thinking of Angelyne? Matt Deres (talk) 01:48, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I was wondering whether the OP might mean Angelyne, but it didn't quite fit because as far as I know she's never been an exotic dancer. She's the prototypical "famous for being famous" person. I had forgotten, assuming I knew it, that she had ever been a candidate for office, but looking it up I see she was in the recall election that brought Arnold Schwarzenegger to the governorship. That was only 15 years ago, not 30. --Trovatore (talk) 01:55, 25 May 2018 (UTC) [reply]

Could you be thinking of Norma Jean Almodovar, author of Cop to Call Girl: Why I left the LAPD to make an honest living as a Beverly Hills prostitute ? She was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California in 1986. I wouldn't know about campaigning on street corners. —Tamfang (talk) 05:38, 27 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

May 25

70.3 and 140.6

I recently saw a car with placards on the bumper saying "70.3" and "140.6". This is in the United States, so that they may be distances in the US customary system of English distances. However, I don't recognize them as distances in miles. I know that "26.2" is the length of a marathon. Are 70.3 and 140.6 specific ultramarathon distances? If so, are they in miles, or kilometers, or what? They aren't multiples of 26.2. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:00, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

They are the distances of two common triathlons: the half-Ironman, and Ironman, respectively, in miles. --Jayron 32 03:04, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How do people find their way?

In my country, Australia, we have Street name signs everywhere. Every street corner has one. I know they are also common in the UK, the USA, and New Zealand. No doubt other countries use them a lot too, but some don't. Parts of South America I have visited hardly ever have them. Google Street View shows me that many parts of eastern Europe seem to not have them. So, how do people find their way? HiLo48 (talk) 09:54, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Experiments using T-mazes find that the hippocampus located in the medial temporal lobe area of a rat's brain is responsible for spatial memory. Humans with further skill can tackle a Porteus Maze test or even overcome the Embarrassment of asking strangers for directions. DroneB (talk) 10:43, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Asking strangers for directions has its limitations when one is largely incompetent in the local language, as was my situation in South America. HiLo48 (talk) 23:46, 26 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How does that answer the question? If I told you to take Scuffetown Road to Woodruff, turn left, then turn right on Batesville. Drive until you reach Roper Mountain... If there are no street signs, how do you do that? Do you seriously stop at every intersection and ask locals what the names of the roads are? An answer to the question would be that people don't use road names. They use landmarks. Instead of giving directions with names, you tell someone to drive until you see the gas station, turn left, and drive until you see the bank, turn right, drive until you get to a stop sign, etc... 71.85.51.150 (talk) 11:32, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Or use GPS navigation or a scaled schematic of the area printed on paper that has been annotated with street names (aka "map"). 85.76.69.142 (talk) 13:01, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I think the OP is overestimating the need to "find your way". Most people live their lives by going to the same 20 or 30 places all the time, and when they go to a new place the first time, they are taken there by someone who knows how to get to that place, or given instructions like "turn right just after the supermarket that you already know". If that is not possible, then people use maps. People are a lot more mobile than 50 years ago, there is more of a need for street names, but it has become especially easy to find names now that maps are free online. --Lgriot (talk) 13:39, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Having been to some places where they don't have street names (or where names of streets are hardly used), people use names of neighborhoods and local landmarks to give directions. Something like: Take the first street to the right after the sporting goods store, go up the small road until you reach an elementary school, and the house is the second on the left. It can be very confusing if you're not from the actual neighborhood. --Xuxl (talk) 13:50, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

An aunt of mine was in Ireland once, and needed to find some place (a post office, I think). She asked a local, and was told the place was "up-a-by where Nelson was". That needed some unpacking; "up-a-by" means "near", and you had to know that "Nelson" referred to a statue of Lord Nelson that had been blown up in The Troubles some years earlier, long before my aunt ever made it to Ireland. It was no longer a visible landmark, and only locals would know it had ever existed at all, or where it used to be. As my aunt was asking about the post office, and had an Australian accent, she was obviously not a local. But there you go ... God bless the Irish. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 19:04, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like she was looking for the General Post Office, Dublin, and was directed via Nelson's Pillar. DuncanHill (talk) 20:20, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like Costa Rica, where there historically have been very few named streets and numbered houses. Postal workers would have to know not only where landmarks currently are but also where they used to be in order to deliver the mail. [1]. clpo13_(talk) 19:28, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Then there's the famous story of when Giuseppe Verdi was once asked his address, and replied "I think Italy would be sufficient". -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 19:34, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

And — ask a New Yorker: "How do you get to Carnegie Hall" ... —2606:A000:1126:4CA:0:98F2:CFF6:1782 (talk) 23:54, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that, 2606, and for making me notice that nifty tooltip-trick I had no idea existed, and since this is an encyclopaedia, see also ANSWER. ---Sluzzelin talk 00:48, 26 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The actual answer to that old yarn (applicable to all time periods) is "uphill, seconds east of the top yo."Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 01:20, 26 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Laurie Anderson plays the flipside: "Well just take a right where they're going to build that new shopping mall, go straight past where they're going to put in the freeway, take a left at what's going to be the new sports center, and keep going until you hit the place where they're thinking of building that drive-in bank. You can't miss it." ("Big Science") —Tamfang (talk) 05:44, 27 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

At least there might be signs for those future entities. As compared with, "Turn left where the old schoolhouse used to be." ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 12:40, 27 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

As an ex-pat Aussie living in the UK for 25 years, I find navigation difficult. In Adelaide (where I'm from), the street signs are usually on the corner of the road, on a 2.5 metre high post, on both sides of the road, at both ends and nice and easy to see. My experience of the UK, is that the street name might be on a building, probably on only one side of the road, or it might 1 metre of the ground, generally with a car parked in front of it, or it might not be there at all. Often there is only a sign at one end of the road, usually the other end where I've entered. I regularly get lost. --TrogWoolley (talk) 21:46, 26 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Either by familiarity, memorization, or a map. Of course, the map on your phone knows exactly where you are, but even with an ordinary paper map, you only need one point of reference to figure out which street is which. That can be the point you started, a landmark, a natural feature like a river, an unusual intersection, or if all else fails, asking someone where you are.

Having a good sense of dead reckoning helps, too. If you know you'll recognize the landmarks near your destination, you can head in roughly that direction without worrying about exactly which road you're on. This is super easy in grid-shaped cities, but it works anywhere without dead ends, so long as you're content that your route might not be optimal. ApLundell (talk) 09:27, 30 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Largest storage inverter producers?

On p. 25 of this presentation from SMA Solar the company is comparing itself against the two largest competitors in the field of storage inverters.

One is UK-focused with 6 % market share and one is US-focused with 5 % market share. Does anyone from these countries know, which companies are meant?--Eatkarus (talk) 10:55, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly BYD and Parker Hannifin [2]? Although even assuming it is these, I don't know whic is which. Nil Einne (talk) 12:52, 28 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Middle class idlers today

What would be the percentage of idlers in middle class society in England, USA who live comfortably without working somewhere? Can an idler live well today without any substantial inheritance?Sumalsn (talk) 12:26, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Your question is very loaded and practically impossible to answer. How do you define idlers? How do you define middle class? Is a self-employed person an idler? What about those in receipt of social security, are they idlers? How do you define "living well"? How substantial is substantial? And so on. Why don't you go away and rewrite your question in a way that is capable of being answered, rather than coming here trying to make some kind of point? --Viennese Waltz 12:54, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

What an extraordinarily uncivil way of getting your point across.--WaltCip (talk) 14:28, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

In an attempt to cultivate civility, may I suggest a leisurely browse of The Idler, the current magazine bearing that title. Carbon Caryatid (talk) 16:01, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Kind of a modern-day version of "The Ant and the Grasshopper". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 17:15, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It was an extraordinarily uncivil question. --Jayron 32 16:33, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm a middle class idler in Australia living off my savings. I retired when I was 38 in 2003. I took a year off from idling in 2013 to get a Diploma of Business and I haven't worked a day since 2003. When I turn 67 I won't be eligible for a pension as my investments are too much.
Sleigh (talk) 22:24, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

One of the protagonists of About a Boy (film) is a middle-class idler. I don't remember either the book or film saying so, but there's a strong implication that such a lifestyle is inherently bad for the soul, despite the superficial attractiveness. I can't vouch for the truth of such a notion or how widespread it is, but I'd happily test it, given the financial security. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 14:21, 30 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

May 28

Two Heseltines

Is Michael Heseltine, the Conservative politician, any relation to Peter Warlock, the eccentric British composer whose real name was Philip Heseltine? --Viennese Waltz 08:54, 28 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

In 1993 the Peter Warlock Society investigated the same thing and didn't find a link between the two.[3] Interestingly, Brian Sewell claimed that Warlock was his father. Nanonic (talk) 09:38, 28 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I had already found that webpage myself via Google (I had done extensive online research prior to posting the question). It doesn't say there is no relation between the two, only that the Society was planning to investigate further. --Viennese Waltz 10:00, 28 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

In these sorts of matters, if no link has been established despite numerous researches, it's safe to say there is no connection. (That is, no connection for all practical purposes. Ultimately, we are all related, but the precise nature of the relationship between Random Person A and Random Person B is almost always unknowable.) -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 00:58, 29 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

(not an answer, sorry, but ...) Turi King's studies on the relationship between Y chromosome types and paternally inherited surnames are interesting. "Dr King’s research showed that between two men who share the same surname there is a 24% chance of sharing a common ancestor through that name but that this increases to nearly 50% if the surname they have is rare." [4]. Heseltine is "the 12,370th most common surname" in the UK according to britishsurnames.co.uk, so at least there's a chance they're related via a common ancestor named "Heseltine". ---Sluzzelin talk 00:06, 30 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sure having that surname in common is what prompted the search for the link in the first place. But the searches have turned up nothing. Sometimes people change their names, for a whole host of reasons. If I changed my name to Heseltine, that doesn't mean I'm related to any other Heseltines. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 21:34, 30 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, obviously, that's why King doesn't say the chance of a common ancestor with the same name, no matter how rare, ever reaches 100%. She also looked at "40 surnames in depth by recruiting many different men all bearing the same surname, making sure that she excluded known relatives. Surnames such as Attenborough and Swindlehurst showed that over 70% of the men shared the same or near identical Y chromosome types". Britishsurnames unfortunately doesn't feature Swindlehurst, but Attenborough (ca. 252 people in the UK, ranked 13,766th) is similarly rare compared to Heseltine (ca. 341 people in the UK, ranked 12,370th). Of course people along the hereditary line could/would have changed their name to Heseltine, and some of the Heseltines might not actually be the biological sons of their 'fathers' named Heseltine, etc. One can say, however, ceteris paribus and without further information, that there is a significantly higher chance that Michael and Philip are related via a common ancestor named Heseltine than two randomly picked people. See also "Founders, Drift, and Infidelity: The Relationship between Y Chromosome Diversity and Patrilineal Surnames". ---Sluzzelin talk 10:04, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

May 29

500 Mile Race

When I was younger I use to come to the time trials and the race. Now that I am older it's harder for me to get around however I am still a 500 mile race fan. I'd like to know why it isn't televised? The tv stations are at the track and get the viewing area all up beat ready to watch the race then at noon BAM!! they are off the air. Why isn't the race televised??? I know there are other people that would like to watch it on TV. I do hope you will consider it for the next year and beyond. Thank you for your time.

I believe the Indianapolis 500 is blacked out in the Indianapolis area on TV; the race is shown later on tape-delay. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 05:12, 29 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I can remember a time when nobody got to see it live on TV. The only real-time option was either going there or listening to it on the radio (or both). ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 06:19, 29 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Is crowd attendance a problem? Would a live telecast threaten that? HiLo48 (talk) 06:22, 29 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The capacity is 400,000 (1/6th the population of the metro area) and Formula 1-looking racing is not popular in the US. Many Olympic sports aren't spectated much except for the top event too, even some that Americans are good at. Fun fact: This race is so traditional they race on the original 1.1 century old bricks at c. 240 mph (unless they slow down for that part which I don't know since I've never watched the race. 2 wheels should be completely on bricks since it's 91cm wide)). Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 15:43, 29 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The race does draw a lot of spectators. The crowd on Sunday was estimated at 300,000 [5]. It's just that the capacity of the venue is so huge, it's never going to sell out completely (although some claim it was sold out the year before, when it was the 100th running of the race). There were some years in the late 1990s when there were serious attendance problems because most of the top-notch racers avoided the race, as a result of the conflict between CART Racing and the Indy Racing League, but it's hard to find the numbers as the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is privately owned and does not release attendance figures. On the issue of the bricks, they only form one yard of the 2.5 mile circuit; when Formula One briefly used the circuit in the early 2000s, there were concerns raised about what effect that one yard would have on adherence, but it's nothing compared to other quirks of the race, particularly the extremely high-speed turns in heavy traffic, which are the cause of most on-track problems. --Xuxl (talk) 17:39, 29 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It seems crazy, but that's it.[6] If someone knows Indy, maybe they could inform us whether there's a cable pay-per-view option. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 06:27, 29 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note that the article blackout, linked above, has a section specifically addressing the case of the Indy 500 and explains the situation. --Xuxl (talk) 12:58, 29 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

WOW!!!!! I never realised Indy 500 racing live TV broadcasting was something that started after ~1982. I always assumed it was much older than that. Perhaps the 1950s like Formula 1. Nil Einne (talk) 20:05, 29 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure where you got that 1982 date. The race has been broadcast live since the 1950s, with ABC holding the rights since 1965. See the article linked by Baseball Bugs above. Xuxl (talk) 20:27, 29 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It wasn't shown live on TV until well after the 1950s. During the times I remember it (the 60s and at least part of the 70s), it was shown on delay. The only live broadcast was on radio. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 00:36, 30 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Baseball Bugs I remember the listening radio broadcast as well. They had a person reporting from each corner as well as the main straight. Not only was the TV broadcast delayed (and no it wasn't live in the 50s or 60s) I think there was a time when it wasn't even on the same day - though that did change towards the end. MarnetteD|Talk 01:33, 30 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Your memories match my recollections. You reminded me of the guys at the corners of the track. I don't know that they were called up for each circuit, but for key moments, especially when the presumed winner was taking his last lap. And the original delay was at least into the evening, possibly the next day, possibly even the following weekend. It gradually got closer to real time (except in the Indy vicinity) and as far as I know it has been running live for some years now - though I also haven't watched it in some years. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:25, 30 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Well BB said and has repeated that they have "memories" and "recollections". Since they were born in the early 1980s, I assumed this meant broadcasting only started after then. I didn't realise until now they were referring to memories of what they've read or been told or whatever. Nil Einne (talk) 10:13, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Beware of making assumptions about editors' ages. :) ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 10:23, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Nil Einne's "assumption" is probably based on your statement a few years ago that you were then 33¹/₃ years old. Can't be arsed to dig for the original post, but remember it well because I and others remarked before and afterwards that you were coming across as a grumpy oldster (or words to that effect). We must therefore conclude that you're not a reliable source about yourself ¦:¦¬)≫ {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.202.160.23 (talk) 19:35, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

May 30

Curious About Air Returns

So, we recently were getting quotes on a central air system and one company told us we have too few air returns and would need more ductwork. We live somewhere that has cold winters and hot summers, our furnace has no problems with the returns we have, so I was curious why the a.c. might.
I'm not looking for advice for my specific situation, I know the internet can't give that, I'm just curious why it would matter so much more for one side of the system, I think it's fairly intriguing, but can't find any clear good info online. Thanks:-)2600:1008:B00A:C2B9:2081:C1C8:A7D6:A246 (talk) 20:02, 30 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

One difference is that hot air rises, and cold air sinks. In some houses this makes a difference with desirable air flows. HiLo48 (talk) 00:40, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Another difference is that a bigger furnace or AC can overcome poor ductwork (at a cost in efficiency). However, an oversize AC is more costly than an oversize furnace, so the tradeoff of upgrading ducts will make more sense for the AC. -Arch dude (talk) 02:57, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

May 31

Western number gestures

I've just found the Chinese_number_gestures article. Is there any chance to create the same kind of article for Western number gestures? It would be interested to list the different alternative. For example, showing 1, 2 and 3 with fingers is different in US/UK and in continental Europe. Ericdec85 (talk) 08:41, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If you can find reliable sources for a western gesture system, then sure. I'm personally not aware of the difference you mention, nor of any systematic way of depicting numbers above five. Rojomoke (talk) 09:38, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a standard English method to represent 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 with one hand in English? The claim that 1, 2, and 3 has a regionally accepted method was shown to be very false after it was featured in Inglorious Bastards.

What do you mean? It is true for France and Germany VS the US and the UK. Ericdec85 (talk) 15:53, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

209.149.113.5 (talk) 12:07, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

British horse racing bookies developed a hand sign language to communicate numbers (integers and a selection of fractions called "odds") that is explained and demonstrated here. DroneB (talk) 12:21, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Financial traders also have a number system in hand signaling. 85.76.67.53 (talk) 13:27, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The bookies' system is called Tic-tac. DuncanHill (talk) 13:43, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

From what I could see, everybody in France and Germany will show 3 with the middle finger, the index finger and the thumb. People in the UK, US and Philippines show it with the ring, middle and index fingers. And I've never seen any gesture for numbers about 5 in Western countries. That would be an interesting article. Ericdec85 (talk) 15:53, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I do not believe that people that many peple show 3 with the ring, middle and index fingers, as claimed. My hand won't do that unless I use the other hand to hold my little finger down! Reliable sources, please. --76.69.118.94 (talk) 19:13, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

EDIT: I've created the article. Please don't be to harsh on me, I'm not really used to create articles and English is not my native language. Feel free to make this article better :) Ericdec85 (talk) 16:15, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

As of now the article has no sources. Does such a thing exist, as documented by reliable sources? Original research? "A list of numerical hand signals" (or preferably something less clumsy) might be more appropriate perhaps? 85.76.67.53 (talk) 16:37, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

chest first

What is it called when two young men or boys (or sometimes females) jump against each other chest first (arms back or along their sides), a bit like this guy? Thanks. Thanks. Thanks for answering (talk) 15:29, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I’ve heard it called a chest bump. Searching for “chest bump” on Wikipedia gives a hit to one article (about a basketball player) that uses that phrase. Loraof (talk) 15:46, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, that sounds familiar! Thanks. Thanks. Thanks for answering (talk) 17:38, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

World's oldest warning label

What is the oldest warning label in history? 2001:44B8:20D:5B00:8951:3DED:7C7F:3487 (talk) 18:41, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

By "warning label", do you specifically mean something attached to a mass-produced product so any buyer will have the opportunity to read it? If so it would presumably be no earlier than the era of mass production, and for that matter, probably of mass literacy. But warning signs like "Beware of the dog" go back at least to classical times. --76.69.118.94 (talk) 19:17, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, look, Wikipedia has an article on warning labels. But it's pretty poor and "may not represent a worldwide view", which the question specifically requested. --76.69.118.94 (talk) 19:18, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

There's also Skull and crossbones (symbol) which has been used for many centuries to symbolize death, and has been common on containers of poisons since the mid-1800s. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 19:28, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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 ::::Well BB said and has repeated that they have "memories" and "recollections". Since they were born in the early 1980s, I assumed this meant broadcasting only started after then. I didn't realise until now they were referring to memories of what they've read or been told or whatever. [[User:Nil Einne|Nil Einne]] ([[User talk:Nil Einne|talk]]) 10:13, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
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+::::::Nil Einne's "assumption" is probably based on your ''statement'' a few years ago that you were then 33<sup>1</sup>/<sub>3</sub> years old. Can't be arsed to dig for the original post, but remember it well because I and others remarked before and afterwards that you were coming across as a grumpy oldster (or words to that effect). We must therefore conclude that you're not a reliable source about yourself ¦:¦¬)≫ {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} [[Special:Contributions/90.202.160.23|90.202.160.23]] ([[User talk:90.202.160.23|talk]]) 19:35, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
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