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12 Apr 07 - 02:02 PM (#2023368) Subject: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: beardedbruce Consider the term "OK" Let us postulate that there ARE time travelers from our future visiting today and in the past. At some time in the future, it is reasonable to assume that the metric system is being used in most cases. Would something that was brand new, never used, and hence (thought to be) perfect be referred to as having zero kilometers. This could then be referred to as "0 (zero) K", and interpreted by someone in our ( recent) past as "O (letter) K". So, is this term indicative of time travelers? And can you think of other phrases that would seem to be remembered phrases of future tourists? |
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12 Apr 07 - 02:08 PM (#2023374) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: Bill D "Up Yours" --referring, of course, to the return settings on another's Time Machine. |
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12 Apr 07 - 02:16 PM (#2023385) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: Ebbie hahhaha |
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12 Apr 07 - 02:19 PM (#2023388) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: frogprince BB, I think you're on to something. "At this point in time" has always sounded totally stupid; but it could make complete sense if it was meant as a reference to a destination on a map of time. |
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12 Apr 07 - 02:19 PM (#2023389) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: Q (Frank Staplin) Perhaps naughtycal miles- |
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12 Apr 07 - 02:26 PM (#2023395) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: MMario Those words and phrases for which only Urban legend exists about origin - such as posh; copecetic; "store high in transit", etc.... Quite obviously circular transmission through time. |
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12 Apr 07 - 02:32 PM (#2023406) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: Ebbie If reincarnation is a fact, we are ALL time travelers. |
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12 Apr 07 - 02:34 PM (#2023408) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: beardedbruce Ebbie, But only in one direction. By Time Travel, I am referring to travel outside of the normal one-way stream of moments. |
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12 Apr 07 - 02:46 PM (#2023418) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: Ebbie I know. On the other hand, how do we know that spirits/entities/re-carnators are allowed to go in only one direction? *G* |
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12 Apr 07 - 02:49 PM (#2023421) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: beardedbruce Ever hear of someone remembering a "Future" life? Everyone has memories of PAST lives, it seems. Of course, most seem to have been nobles, rulers, or significant historical figures. I guess the peasants and connon fodder don't get reborn much... |
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12 Apr 07 - 02:50 PM (#2023424) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: MMario Merlin and Notredamus were both reputed to "live backwards" and to remember future events. So Ebbie may be onto something. |
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12 Apr 07 - 02:51 PM (#2023425) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: beardedbruce Did either ever use the term "OK"? ( really wondering, not sarcasm) |
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12 Apr 07 - 03:01 PM (#2023434) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: Amos I doubt it. But there have been experients involving people remembering the future. I would hazard that the human spirit is not constrained by ordinary spatial frames of reference except to the degree he/she decides to be, and probably the same is somewhat true of time. There are some models that indicate that time is not actually linear, but simultaneous, and we use unidirectional filters tokeep the hecticness level down to our comfort level. I am sympathetic to this idea. A |
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12 Apr 07 - 03:31 PM (#2023460) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: frogprince So, if you "could keep time in a bottle", what vintage would you prefer? |
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12 Apr 07 - 04:27 PM (#2023500) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: Amos I would choose Walt Kelley 1959: The Front label has only a single couple: The moon is a madness, a madness of mine; I made her of mustard and mulberry wine. While the back label has a picture of Okefenokee and the lines, Once you were two, dear birthday friend, In spite of purple weather. But now you are three and near the end As we grewsome together. How fourthful thou, forsooth for you, For soon you will be more. But 'fore one can be three be two; Before be five be four. A |
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12 Apr 07 - 05:50 PM (#2023597) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: Ebbie This may be a good place to ask tis: Do any of you know what I mean when I say that sometimes when my mind is turned OFF (as in almost asleep or just in transition)sometimes a visual scene pops up in my mind that has no relevance to anything I ever experienced, saw, read, thought about? |
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12 Apr 07 - 06:46 PM (#2023638) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: McGrath of Harlow I can't imagine why there should be any assumption that reincarnation, aassuming for discussion's sake it was a reality, should be tied in to a one way temporal arrow. Maybe if the reincarnation was in an earlier period it'd be better to call it preincarnation. |
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13 Apr 07 - 10:29 AM (#2024198) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: Bill D Can't be no reincarnation....a famous beer commercial already said "You only go around once, so grab for all the gusto you can get" |
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13 Apr 07 - 11:31 AM (#2024246) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: Amos Ebbie: I think so, yes. A |
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13 Apr 07 - 12:29 PM (#2024288) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: Grimmy "PHLEGM" Only a highly advanced society could come up with a spelling like that. |
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13 Apr 07 - 12:59 PM (#2024314) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: Bee Ha! Grimmy, I think you're right. On a related topic, I remember years ago reading a list of things people say which indicate they're aliens. Unfortunately the only one I remember was a snippet of conversation overheard by the writer on the subway: "Terrible weather we're having." "Well, it's better than no weather at all." The response led the writer to wonder on what planet there was no weather at all! |
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13 Apr 07 - 01:07 PM (#2024322) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: beardedbruce One with no atmosphere? |
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13 Apr 07 - 01:13 PM (#2024333) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: Grimmy Hmmm, interesting - presumably, sometime in the future, when we have colonies on the moon, no-one will talk about the weather. OTOH if we have colonies on, say, Saturn then that's ALL people'll talk about! |
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13 Apr 07 - 02:38 PM (#2024403) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: Donuel http://johntitor.strategicbrains.com/ |
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14 Apr 07 - 08:57 AM (#2025053) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: Soldier boy Microsoft,gigabyte,google,liquid crystal,digital,pod,ark,ship,pyramid,cherub,chariot,zoom,hovver,in the beggining.... |
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14 Apr 07 - 09:11 AM (#2025063) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: Rapparee a, the, an, as, is, if, and, or, but, with, yes, no, up, down, off, on, left, and all other non-nouns and non-verbs with four or fewer letters. |
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14 Apr 07 - 04:19 PM (#2025388) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: bubblyrat Who were the very first people re-incarnations of, then ?? |
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14 Apr 07 - 05:28 PM (#2025435) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: Amos Initial incarnations are not reincarnations; they are just the first time an individual tries to run a body. The beginning of a long, unhapy chain occasionally interrupted by delights. A |
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14 Apr 07 - 05:41 PM (#2025445) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: folk1e knocked into the middle of next week see we had TT in the 60's! |
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14 Apr 07 - 07:03 PM (#2025503) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: Bill D "Initial incarnations are not reincarnations; they are just the first time an individual tries to run a body." so...how many 'individuals' are there? If one individual has run more than one body, where were they all when the world population was, say....1 billion instead of 6 billion? Who--or what 'chooses' whether to come back or not? Is overpopulation the result of 'individuals' not having the good sense to give others a turn? *grin* My...all sorts of metaphysical conundrums once you take that first step. |
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14 Apr 07 - 10:41 PM (#2025636) Subject: RE: BS: Language indicates time travel? From: Bert ...it is reasonable to assume that the metric system is being used... Aw, and there was me thinking that people in the future might be smart enough NOT to copy that madman. |