Why wasn't the sea water at sea level?

[Squirrel Girl]

The study of stuff that happens?

That sounds like a Ricky Bobby term to me.

only if you pray real hard to precious little infant baby jesus.

[Slüdge]

I'm going to have to get out more.

[FW]

I'm going to have to get out more.

Just be glad you aren't going to Mexico

[Slüdge]

I had to Google "Ricky Bobby" to see what they were talking about.

[MORGAN]

I had to Google "Ricky Bobby" to see what they were talking about.

Me too, and I'm still confused!

Mike

[cmalinowski]

I was okay with the Ricky Bobby stuff. It was the phenomenology that got me. To save others:

phe·nom·e·nol·o·gy NOUN
1. study of phenomena: in philosophy, the science or study of phenomena, things as they are perceived, as opposed to the study of being, the nature of things as they are

2. philosophical investigation of experience: the philosophical investigation and description of conscious experience in all its varieties without reference to the question of whether what is experienced is objectively real

phe·nom·e·no·log·i·cal ADJECTIVE
phe·nom·e·no·log·i·cal·ly ADVERB
phe·nom·e·nol·o·gist NOUN

[sskasser]

Just be glad you aren't going to Mexico

I am, and I'm starting to get a little skeered

[Webmaster]

I was okay with the Ricky Bobby stuff. It was the phenomenology that got me. To save others:

There is also apparently a usage that means a group of loosely related empirical observations.

Although, I still think someone accidentally added some syllables to phenomena and just made up some definitions to cover themselves.