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I wouldnt even call him a paradox, just wrong, every single time.
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Epimenides was wrong? Did he lie? Well, he told you he did!
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There's no point in trying to have an intelligent or intellectual discussion with fatboy/munchies matt.
If you heard a whooshing noise, it was the meaning of what you said flying over his head -- but don't worry: he'll google for a wikipedia page on the subject, and instantly become the world's greatest expert on it.
Thankfully, he's the only troll that has made CP his home.
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I am sure you know all about Greek philosophers though. 
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You will have to explain, it is lost on me.
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Epimenides was a philosopher in the old Greece.
He was born in Crete, and is father of one of the first world-known logical paradoxes, when he claimed that "Everything said by a man from Crete is a lie!" But since he was a Cretan himself, his statement was a lie: It is NOT true that everything said by a Cretan is a lie, some of their statements are true. But if some statements made by Cretans are true, then his statement is a lie, making it true that he lied ... or whichever way you want to turn it. Paradoxes are that way.
The word play on "lie" is of course not from old Greece, and probably cannot be translated to any other language.
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Even if knew of this chap I still wouldnt see its relevance to what I wrote! 
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I just wanted to make a funny follow up to the lye - lie discussion by bringning in the second meaning of lie, and how a sentence can have two meanings depending on which meaning of lie you select.
If you don't know of Epimenides paradox, you would never think of the second meaning, that of telling a lie, and would only get the first meaning, "lies behind" in the "is the source of" meaning.
Knowing of Epimenide and his paradox you would probably make the asspcoation between paradox and the famous Cretan, hinting you about the alternate meaning of lie.
And that's as far as that joke will go. If you don't think it is funny, just skip over it.
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A little too obscure for me I am afraid. 
Member 7989122 wrote: follow up to the lye
that's a slippery one!
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Foam is a really fantastic way for manufacturers to save a huge amount on costs (without reducing prices, of course).
The technology for sprung mattresses (yes, it is very complicated) has been tested and proven to an unbelievable degree.
Anyone who tries to con you into buying a cheap slab of foam rubber (which will probably slowly poison you in your sleep, anyway) should be given short shrift.
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Yes, this is why they didnt use memory foam for the couches in space ships of course. 
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Your bedroom (which I shouldn't be surprised to find is in the basement of your mother's house) may be done up like a spaceship, but the rest of us have grown-ups' furniture.
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NASA saved cash didnt they, when they designed couches for astronauts to lie in, for days. They just wanted cheap didnt they, f*** the comfort, f*** it all, so long as its cheap. Thats why they invented memory foam, because it is cheap isnt it, much cheaper than springs.
You really are a massive idiot Mark. Why do you keep doing this to yourself?
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Y'know, if you take a face tissue, the kind that's meant for blowing your nose, and try to mop up spilled milk with it, it doesn't do a very good job of it.
And if you try to mop up spilled milk with kitchen tissues, they do a good job -- but they won't half make your nose sore, if you use them to blow your nose.
The differences between a couch on a spaceship and the bed in a bedroom of a normal house are way greater than the differences between the two types of tissue, because they are designed to serve extremely different functions, and they follow technological patterns that are worlds apart.
Of course, a troll won't care about that kind of thing. He'll just cling on to a ridiculous argument, and continually insult people who point out that what he's saying makes no bleeding sense whatsoever.
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Memory Foam | NASA[^]
"Perhaps the most widely recognized NASA spinoff, memory foam was invented by NASA-funded researchers looking for ways to keep test pilots cushioned during flights. Today, memory foam makes for more comfortable beds, couches and chairs, not to mention better shoes, movie theater seats and even football helmets."
Yeah, so massively different it has NO application at all for the rest of us. /sarcasm
Idiot.
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Mark_Wallace wrote: Of course, a troll won't care about that kind of thing. He'll just cling on to a ridiculous argument, and continually insult people who point out that what he's saying makes no bleeding sense whatsoever.
QED.
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Munchies_Matt wrote: space ships
Gravity - I think there may be a difference in the environments.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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Not to mention clothing....
NASA designed memory foam to be very comfortable, which it is, and has therefore become very popular for beds. That is a fact that no one can deny.
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I've been using a memory foam mattress for a few years now and love it. It's firm and it's comfortable.
I don't live in a particularly hot country but I do like a cool place to sleep and I can't say that I've noticed any temperature issues.
The surprising thing about them is how small they are when packaged up - I remember thinking "no way on Earth is this a double mattress!" but after a few hours, there it was.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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Most of the "Memory foam" manufacturers seem to do a 60 / 100 day free trial - if you don't get on with it, you can return it: it may be worth trying one of those (though I suspect getting it back in the box may be ... um ... interesting). There may be "in original condition" caveats on it, so if you or your SO are prone to night sweating ...
My feeling is: stuff that - the foam in my chair squashes loads in just a couple of years, so a mattress made of the stuff will probably need replacing fairly quickly ... I could be completely wrong though.
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OriginalGriff wrote: so a mattress made of the stuff will probably need replacing fairly quickly ... I could be completely wrong though.
Its like, Here is the coffee you wanted, may be not. Ugh I don't know. Just get it yourself.
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Not only that, but which position do you want it to remember?
AFAIK, the only people who sleep in exactly the same position every night, and never move at all when they're asleep, are the ones who are only "asleep" because it says so on their gravestones.
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I sleep in as many positions as the cat will allow me. Which is one, and don't wriggle too much if you value your toes.
Herself on the other hand ... she sleeps in as many positions as it takes to wrap Herself up in the whole duvet like a sausage roll. 
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OriginalGriff wrote: Herself on the other hand ... she sleeps in as many positions as it takes to wrap Herself up in the whole duvet like a sausage roll.
I know the problem. I'm always waking up with aches and pains because at least one appendage is suffering from exposure.
And the cat makes a rubbish -- and bloody expensive to maintain -- hot-water bottle.
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The cat makes an excellent footwarmer, provided I don't move too much. Or he doesn't move too much: he pushes quite aggressively if a leg is in his way and you can end up doing Yoga in your sleep.
A "real" bottle would be cheaper - and rather less smelly as well.
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