tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post1469840781886640995..comments2024-03-28T00:23:01.632-04:00Comments on Lem's Levity: POP QUIZ, vocabularyTrooper Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-20613916869972157132018-05-25T12:20:34.296-04:002018-05-25T12:20:34.296-04:00"in mediis rebus" doesn't mean anyth..."in mediis rebus" doesn't mean anything in Latin; it's gibberish. Probably a result of mis-remembering "in medias res."<br /><br />I don't think I've ever seen "theory glasses," but I would assume it's analogous to "beer goggles" -- i.e., to see something through theory glasses would be to interpret something according to a pet theory.Mumpsimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03105924003974189699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-58189783724917655862018-05-25T11:11:32.255-04:002018-05-25T11:11:32.255-04:00In a related story, a shark washed up on shore in ...In a related story, a shark washed up on shore in Japan having apparently choked to death on a magnetic bracelet...The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-79287349016553698182018-05-25T10:27:08.280-04:002018-05-25T10:27:08.280-04:00OT -- Did anyone read the story about the Frenchma...OT -- Did anyone read the story about the Frenchman (turned American) who's going to attempt to swim the Pacific?! You can access the story at Drudge. Of course he'll have an accompanying vessel. Eight hours a day in the water. Japan to San Francisco. 5,500 miles. Six months. He swam the Atlantic over 20 years ago. The guy is 50! Sharks? He'll be wearing a bracelet that repels sharks by creating a magnetic field -- not 100% effective.ricpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.com