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  Our Bunny put out an interesting OP about “best songs to learn by.”  His “School House Rock” was a good example.  That song deals with the FACTS about how a congressional bill becomes a law in the U.S. Government.  Now, to rain on Bunny’s parade. 😢  Apologies, Buns. Learning by song is one way to learn; a form of repetitive indoctrination of the self.  That got me to thinking about the slippery slope of “learning.”  When does learning become a dangerous thing in the wrong hands?  With time, learned behavior can become learned , albeit false, belief . I can think of two pretty good examples right off the bat: The Pledge of Allegiance, and The Lord's Prayer The often-hollow words contained within these doctrines can roll off the tongue with ease and little thought.  What is being said in those two examples can inadvertently become lifelong subjective beliefs, no questions asked.  Things get lost in (no thought) translation.  ...

 AND NOT The Monster Mash or Purple People Eater. Something imaginative, that will give us that Halloween feeling even if the song isn't exactly about Halloween.  Examples Imagination and a sense of fun required.

  The title says it all.  Fun songs and animation where you actually learn something. J.P Bunny

… about the incredible, edible (no, not egg),   but about snowflakes. So, let’s get all science-y here and teach each other about something… anything.   Fill us with knowledge!  SNOWFLAKE 4 of 5. Educational threads, with links. Examples could be anything. The universe. The fate of the planet. How to cope with new Covid strains. Understanding human behavior. Why I say links is to provide context. Here is an example. If I wanted to talk about the formation of Snowflakes I would post a link like: A snowflake begins to form when an extremely cold water droplet freezes onto a pollen or dust particle in the sky. This creates an ice crystal. As the ice crystal falls to the ground, water vapor freezes onto the primary crystal, building new crystals – the six arms of the snowflake. That’s the short answer. The more detailed explanation is this: https://www.noaa.gov/stories/how-do-snowflakes-form-science-behind-snow#:~:text=Q%3A%20How%20are%20snowflakes%20formed,si...

  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For the first time since 1938, children in Des Moines, Iowa, will go trick-or-treating on Halloween. Going door-to-door for candy on All Hallows' Eve has long been commonplace throughout the country. But not in Des Moines, where Iowa's capital city took a different approach more than seven decades ago in hopes of tamping down on hooliganism. Instead, Des Moines children don their costumes on Beggars' Night, typically the day before Halloween. And besides screaming, “Trick-or-Treat,” children are expected to tell a joke before receiving a treat. This year, Beggars' Night was set for Wednesday, but because of expected heavy rain and thunderstorms, officials delayed trick-or-treating until Thursday, which to the rest of the country is the normal Halloween. https://www.courthousenews.com/in-a-first-since-1938-des-moines-iowa-kids-will-trick-or-treat-on-halloween/ Cool idea? Sure, why not? Detroit has Hell Night. Carbondale, Illinois, used to have F...

  It used to be a superhero movie would come out, we would be impressed, then wait a few years for the next one.  Now, with special effects and CGI, no problem to make action packed and great looking super people films.  But, is it stifling creativity and originality? Every comic book character, no matter how minor or obscure, can get an eye candy film.  So many characters with so many sequels, they all start to blur. How is it with you?  Sit back and enjoy what is available, or wish they would take a break? J.P. Bunny

  Gone With The Wind and The Shawshank Redemption were great movies and faithful to the books they wee taken from.   Forrest Gump and A Prayer For Owen Meany, almost nothing in common with the books other than the names. What movies can you think of that fit these categories? J.P. Bunny

 Presented by Snowflake, not by that other person who posts "So and so wants to know" threads. My question is a simple one: What are Mondays like for you? I find Monday mornings the hardest to rouse myself (NOT arouse myself) after a weekend of relaxation. I find them draggy. Weekend hangover. Some, and I speak the truth here, actually  look forward to Mondays. Parents - the kids are back in school. People who live (and love) their careers - back to work. Wives - underfoot hubby out of the way. A lot will depend if you are retired. Then every day is like the day before. OR not?? My unscientific analysis and casual observation of what happens on my forum, is that - Mondays there is less activity on here than the rest of the week. I thought most of us are retirees?  So, I am posting this thread on a Monday to see if my analysis and observation is correct - or not. 

Kelly the Punk Grandma   What are some favorite toys from your childhood and why did you like them? Music groups? Movies? (by PrimalSoup)

Just_Greg A topic for a thread just came to me, Susan -  Song You Wish You Had Written . Recording artists are asked this from time to time about all the other music that has ever been released. Does anyone who comments here have a song that they not only love but is laid out in a manner that they feel really resonates and is in sync with their life experiences? (by PrimalSoup)

  TV character crushes have been done, so Bunny now delves more deeply into two dimensional depravity.  Which TV toons do you wish were real, or would hang with them in Toon Town? The above is an anime for school age children.  Bunny likes. J.P.  Bunny

 What IS......................... in YOUR humble opinion..................the primary difference betwixt men and women? We all have heard the stereotypes. Women this or that. Men are such and such.  Isn't that just typical of a man. Isn't that just like a woman.  Well, talk is one thing, impressions are something else. Women gossip more, men brag more. OR is all that just stereotyping? 😏 Give it a go. Put yourself in the firing line. WHAT do YOU consider the primary - or even secondary - or major, or noticeable, DIFFERENCES betwixt them? Women use both hemispheres of brain; corpus callosum thicker in women.

 How to misunderstand what someone says online. It's easy. Say something sarcastic, witty, off-colour (correct spelling) and someone will think you meant to say something else. Or use THAT excuse for claiming you didn't read or here something correctly, because, it was really YOU that misunderstood. Works for Trump supporters: Even happens HERE, example: SNOWFLAKE   Mod  Just_PrimalSoup (aka Susan) an hour ago Nah, you make me laugh.   1   0 Edit Reply Share › − Just_PrimalSoup (aka Susan)    SNOWFLAKE an hour ago Glad to hear it. Entertaining is part of my schtick.   1   0 Reply Share › − SNOWFLAKE   Mod  Just_PrimalSoup (aka Susan) 29 minutes ago (unintentionally) 😂   1   0 Edit Reply Share › − Just_PrimalSoup (aka Susan)    SNOWFLAKE 13 minutes ago I make you laugh unintentionally?   1   0 Reply Share › Now, did Susan MAKE me laugh unintentionally or did I mean something else whe...