PaulPisces Loc: San Francisco

I love this cartoon!
:) :roll: :-( :XD: :) :XD: :roll:

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Yeah :?: Wait a bit, Paul...someone will put it in 'spin' cycle. :wink:

AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State

Wrong....I just did laundry today. There is N O setting on my dryer that says "Normal"! :!: There is a setting on my washing machine for "Normal". It allows me four water temperatures for "Normal".

Sorry to be so persnickety. :( :XD:



PS: Which temperature would you like? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :?: :?:

AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State

Hmmm.....I will put you in "spin cycle"! :lol: :lol: ;)

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Persnickety and vicious at the same time, huh :?: :shock: :?

Rufus Loc: Deep South

Auntie is excellent at multi tasking.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Indeed, she is. :wink: Like cooking dinner and bringing a drink to each of us at the party, perhaps :?: :mrgreen:

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Now, you are 'agitating' me. :hunf:

son of witless

My favorite Normal was Abby.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH97lImrr0Q

AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State

Maytag or Whirlpool? :?: :twisted:

AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State

Viciously persnickety :idea: :idea: :thumbup: :-D

AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State

I have hired staff for the event. I shall be enjoying a personal milieu for extended periods of time! :D :-P :!:

no propaganda please Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun

normal
[nawr-muh l]

I marked the definitions most commonly used. In nature normal is usually considered the proper way the creature or species is designed to behave or perform, such as the normal body temperature for an adult human is 98.6 but the normal temperature for a dog is 101.4. The higher variation from the norm the greater chance of death to the animal or human.

1.
conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not a******l; regular; natural.
2.
serving to establish a standard.
3.
Psychology.

approximately average in any psychological trait, as intelligence, personality, or emotional adjustment.
free from any mental disorder; sane.

4.
Biology, Medicine/Medical.

free from any infection or other form of disease or malformation, or from experimental therapy or manipulation.
of natural occurrence.

5.
Mathematics.

being at right angles, as a line; perpendicular.
of the nature of or pertaining to a mathematical normal.
(of an orthogonal system of real functions) defined so that the integral of the square of the absolute value of any function is 1.
(of a topological space) having the property that corresponding to every pair of disjoint closed sets are two disjoint open sets, each containing one of the closed sets.
(of a subgroup) having the property that the same set of elements results when all the elements of the subgroup are operated on consistently on the left and consistently on the right by any element of the group; invariant.

6.
Chemistry.

(of a solution) containing one equivalent weight of the constituent in question in one liter of solution.
pertaining to an aliphatic hydrocarbon having a straight unbranched carbon chain, each carbon atom of which is joined to no more than two other carbon atoms.
of or relating to a neutral salt in which any replaceable hydroxyl groups or hydrogen atoms have been replaced by other groups or atoms, as sodium sulfate, Na 2 SO 4 .

noun
7.
the average or mean:
Production may fall below normal.
8.
the standard or type.
9.
Mathematics.

a perpendicular line or plane, especially one perpendicular to a tangent line of a curve, or a tangent plane of a surface, at the point of contact.
the portion of this perpendicular line included between its point of contact with the curve and the x- axis.

Normal
[nawr-muh l]
noun
1.Normal
a city in central Illinois. I might add, a rather boring medium size city made up of common folk except those attending the teacher's college there
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Examples from the Web for normal
Contemporary Examples

Nor can the sentences of tribal courts be appealed in normal Pakistani courts.
Pakistan Sentences Shakil Afridi to 30 Years, Sends U.S. Clear Signal Ron Moreau, Sami Yousafzai May 23, 2012

This teacher says that the wretched Soviet regime will vanish and life will return to normal.
Inside ‘Maidan’: Sergei Loznitsa on His Ukrainian Uprising Doc and Putin’s ‘F*****t’ Regime Richard Porton May 23, 2014

He realized that these were a******l times and people who followed the normal rules were at risk.
Beck's Lessons for Liberals Michael Tomasky June 28, 2011

In fact, the desire for intimate fraternity was considered more than just normal for a male life; it was believed to be essential.
What Don't Ask, Don't Tell Protects Brendan Tapley December 3, 2010

It's normal, if harsh, for countries to put their own interests before those of refugees.
Between Two Catastrophes: Look at Syria, and Question Everyone's Stories about 1948 Gershom Gorenberg September 22, 2013

Historical Examples

France was saved because Paris led a normal life in the midst of the whirlwind.
Paris Vistas Helen Davenport Gibbons

Slowly the light in the schooner descended to its normal position.
The Inn at the Red Oak Latta Griswold

And first, of the normal development of the mystic feeling for nature in the case of the individual mind.
Nature Mysticism J. Edward Mercer

Somehow the presence of the beast restored Kay's mind to normal.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 Various

I had succeeded in rearing them on a great variety of prey, without paying regard to their normal fare.
More Hunting Wasps J. Henri Fabre

British Dictionary definitions for normal
normal
/ˈnɔːməl/
adjective
1.
usual; regular; common; typical: the normal way of doing it, the normal level
2.
constituting a standard: if we take this as normal
3.
(psychol)

being within certain limits of intelligence, educational success or ability, etc
conforming to the conventions of one's group

4.
(biology, med) (of laboratory animals) maintained in a natural state for purposes of comparison with animals treated with drugs, etc
5.
(chem) (of a solution) containing a number of grams equal to the equivalent weight of the solute in each litre of solvent N
6.
(chem) denoting a straight-chain hydrocarbon: a normal alkane. Prefix: n-, e.g. n-octane
7.
(geometry) another word for perpendicular (sense 1)
noun
8.
the usual, average, or typical state, degree, form, etc
9.
anything that is normal
10.
(geometry) a line or plane perpendicular to another line or plane or to the tangent of a curved line or plane at the point of contact
Derived Forms
normality (nɔːˈmælɪtɪ), especially (US) normalcy, noun
Word Origin
C16: from Latin normālis conforming to the carpenter's square, from normanorm
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Word Origin and History for normal
adj.

c.1500, "typical, common;" 1640s, "standing at a right angle," from Late Latin normalis "in conformity with rule, normal," from Latin normalis "made according to a carpenter's square," from norma "rule, pattern," literally "carpenter's square" (see norm). Meaning "conforming to common standards, usual" is from 1828, but probably older than the record [Barnhart].

As a noun meaning "usual state or condition," from 1890. Sense of "normal person or thing" is from 1894. Normal school (1834) is from French école normale (1794), a republican foundation. The city of Normal, Illinois, U.S., was named 1857 for the normal school established there.
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normal in Medicine

normal nor·mal (nôr'məl)
adj.

Conforming with, adhering to, or constituting a norm, standard, pattern, level, or type; typical.

Functioning or occurring in a natural way; lacking observable a******lities or deficiencies.

Occurring naturally and not because of disease, inoculation, or any experimental treatment. Used of immunity.

Of, relating to, or being a solution having one gram equivalent weight of solute per liter of solution.

Of, relating to, or being an aliphatic hydrocarbon having a straight and unbranched chain of carbon atoms.

Of, relating to, or characterized by average intelligence or development.

n.
The usual or the expected state, form, amount, or degree.
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archie bunker Loc: Texas

You know of our fondness for you AuntiE! (Myself, and Mrs.B.)
We are here to affirm that you are correct in this posting! We have a commercial model Maytag dryer that has no 'normal' setting. It has high heat, low heat, heavy duty/perm press, and fluff air settings on it.
My bad this one is a Whirlpool.
The Maytag is in the barn. Waiting to tag in when the old Whirlpool fails.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Oh my...affirming her post is going to make her even harder to deal and put up with. :roll: What hath thou wrought, Arch :?: