Mon Apr 10, 2006 3:00 am
Snippy wrote:All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill..
Actaully, not all of them are there. I think 34 of them are, but that number is almost certainly wrong(and I'm too lazy to go get one and check). Mine's not on there(stupid people who designed the $5 bill...)
and while we're on the subject of donald duck(3)...
according to wikipedia:
"his middle name appears to be a reference to his sailor hat, which was a common accessory for Fauntleroy suits"
and
"Donald's birthday is generally represented as June 9, 1934, the day his debut film was released, but in The Three Caballeros, his birthday is given as simply "Friday the Thirteenth." In Donald's Happy Birthday it has his birthday as the 13th of March."
Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:15 am
theonlysaneone wrote:-Ducky- wrote:Donald Duck comics were banned in Sweden (I think.) because he doesn't wear pants
IIRC, many people on the street in Sweden don't wear pants.
That imo is really strange that they would even care, since beastiality is leagal in Sweden (ew!). But it's illegal to slam a car door there. Well maybe that's not so surprising since so many drugs are leagal there.
In Italy it's illegal to keep a gold fish in a traditional round fish bowl because the small surface area of the bowl's opening it does not allow enough air to be in the water and is considered animal crulety.
Lemons have more sugar in them than oranges.
The original story from "Tales of 1001 Arabian Nights" begins, "Aladdin was a little Chinese boy."
60% of electrocutions occur while talking on the phone during a thunderstorm.
Hallmark makes cards for 105 different relationships.
There is an organization promotes human extinction. (I'd like to read some opinions on that!)
O.J. Simpson's father left O. J.'s mother Eunice for another man.
The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
It's not impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. ( I can do it, though it does force me to slightly squint.)
And as for the hampsters, yes they are descendants of that litter.
Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:32 am
Snippy wrote:
And as for the hampsters, yes they are descendants of that litter.
Guinea pigs however were domesticated and bred for meat from well over 4000 years ago, and had the role of a half pet/half future meal in S.American societies. Black guinea pigs were considered especially holy and were used to collect evil spirits in healing rituals.
Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:40 pm
News Flash!
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu,
The Deity Formerly Known As God!
Breaking news hit the religious world this morning, April 10th 2006, that God (now the deity formerly known as God) was changing His name. What could cause such an abrupt decision?
"It's all a publicity stunt." says skeptical Satanist, Ron Bowserman "He knew that "god" is taboo in today's atheistic society and wanted to promote his awareness," he then added "that's the last thing we need."
While that is one opinion this reporter decided to get the reason straight from the holy horse's mouth. In this exclusive interview Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu reveled "I was just so annoyed with people saying 'oh my god' all the time. I also just like the sound of it. Very spiritual. Now if people want my attention they'll have to say Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu. That goes for prayers also. If they really wanted their prayers to be answered then they would go to the effort of saying my whole name. Why should I go around making miracles for people if they don't even bother with the effort saying my whole name? I think it'll really lighten my bulk mail. "
Although many consider the name change drastic and ridiculous many of His angels and other employees have given Him the office nick names like "Big T", "The T-man", "Holy T" and even "Mr. T" which His Holiness dismisses.
While in His office I asked the age old question that everyone wants to know. When I asked Him what was the meaning of life He merely muttered something about burritos and said "I'm sorry I have other appointments, we'll meet again sometime." and I then found my self smack in the middle of Armegheden Valley.
Yep, that's a fact....or not.
Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:44 am
Snippy wrote:News Flash!
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu,
The Deity Formerly Known As God!
Continue relly, relly funny article.
Yep, that's a fact....or not.
Oh! Oh! That made me laugh. Well actually giggle. And I don't giggle very often.
Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:57 am
did you know that peter rabbits sister flopsy rabbit married her cousin benjamin bunny?
Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:14 am
-snip-
Anyways, Barbie and Ken are actually brother and sister. Thier names are short for Barbera and Kenith and the original Barbies were made of potatos.
DiscordantEdit: Please refrain from making jokes about religion, since someone could get offended.
Anyways, Barbie and Ken are actually brother and sister. Thier names are short for Barbera and Kenith and the original Barbies were made of potatos.
DiscordantEdit: Please refrain from making jokes about religion, since someone could get offended.
Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:49 am
*cooks Barbies*
I wonder if the T-word became God's first name or last name...
I wonder if the T-word became God's first name or last name...
Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:40 am
The original story from "Tales of 1001 Arabian Nights" begins, "Aladdin was a little Chinese boy."
I got these a long time ago from wu riddles forum...
1. Which animal has the largest brain to body ratio?
It turns out to be the ant: 6% of its body is brain.
Again - it comes down to what you include in the word "animal". Are insects animals? It seems to me that the word is more commonly used for vertebrates.
2. Why wouldn't pigeons enjoy the movies?
It is necessary for film to run at 25 frames per second for humans to believe they are seeing motion. It has been calculated (and I have no idea how), that pigeons would require the film to run at 250 fps; at 25 fps, it would appear as a slide show to them. As a result they would watch a movie, like the Matrix, and wonder when something exciting was about to happen. I don't know if this explains why pigeons, sitting in the road, seem to react so late when we drive towards them in a car?
Because the air flows around a car make it easier for birds to get into the air. They wait intentionally for the car to approach, then take off and ride the rushing air to gain added speed and height with less effort. I would also say that if a pigeon had a brain to understand it, they could follow the plot of the movie and it would be just as exciting to them, except that the jerky images would give them headaches. They do not experience time any faster than we do. Their eyes just respond quicker to illumination changes.
3. What did the people of ancient India use soldier ants for?
They used to pinch the broken skin together and place the ant next to it. When the ant bites through the skin, they pull the ants body away from its body, leaving a 'stitch' in place.
And I thought stapling a wound shut sounded badly.
4. What do the people of Thailand still use red ants for?
Apparently, they place a number of red ants in an open wound and they begin to secrete an acid, which acts as a powerful alternative to antiseptic.
Maggots have been used for this as well. They will eat the dead tissue away, preventing necrosis.
5. What grows if a Golden delicious apple falls to the ground and takes root?
An apple tree grows. However, they are among the most genetically diverse organisms, and as such, any tree grown from a seed will never be the same as the parent. To continue a variety it is necessary to use grafting methods.
That sounds to me like an overstatement of the case. You may get significant variations in a few generations, but if you control the fertilization, true-breeding strands can be grown from seeds.
6. What is the largest living thing on the planet?
It is actually the Honey Mushroom. Biologists have discovered that this particular mushroom is a single organism connected underground. It is found in Malheur National Forest, Oregon, and it extends for over 2000 acres.
I believe that information is way out of date. 2000 acres is fairly small compared to the size I recall hearing about several years ago. That fungus (I don't remember if it was a mushroom or not - just that it was some type of fungus) was many miles across.
7. Who was the first man to suggest that the earth revolves around the sun?
It was Aristarchus of Samos, circa 310 BCE.
Again, he may be the first we have record of, but I sincerely doubt he was the first to come up with the idea.
8. Which mammal is responsible for killing most humans in Africa each year?
It is the Hippopotamus. The greatest irony is that despite their aggressive nature, they are herbivores. Once they've killed their victims they just leave them.
Now that is just plain wrong! Hippos kill a pittance compared to we humans ourselves. In fact, more humans are killed anywhere by other humans than by all other animals put together. Last time I checked, humans are still mammals.
9. Who invented the telephone?
It was Antonio Meucci, in 1871. Apparently, Alexander Graham Bell was a young engineer working in the patent office at the time, and the conspiracy theory suggests that he stole the plans and patented it for himself. Boo to him, if it's true!
Meucci may have been first to come up with a telephone (and in 1849, not 1871), but this bit about Bell is completely bogus! I don't believe he ever worked in the patent office. His invention of the telephone came from his work with the deaf. He invented a device in 1871 that converted sound into mechanical motion, in hopes that deaf people could see what they could not hear. Thoughts about this device and its output were what gave him the idea.
If Bell had stolen plans from Meucci and used them, then his patent would have been considerably different. For instance, Meucci used inductance to boost his signal. This idea was not rediscovered until the 1890s, and was patented (not by Bell) in 1900.
Lastly, Meucci did not file for a patent in 1871. Apparently he could not afford the patent fee of $250. Instead he filed a "Caveat", an announcement that he was working on the device. Such caveats were used to claim rights to an invention before it was perfected. He renewed the Caveat in 1872 and 1873, but let lapse after that. Such a caveat almost certainly did not contain the sort of details that Bell would have needed if he stole the idea.
I got these a long time ago from wu riddles forum...
1. Which animal has the largest brain to body ratio?
It turns out to be the ant: 6% of its body is brain.
Again - it comes down to what you include in the word "animal". Are insects animals? It seems to me that the word is more commonly used for vertebrates.
2. Why wouldn't pigeons enjoy the movies?
It is necessary for film to run at 25 frames per second for humans to believe they are seeing motion. It has been calculated (and I have no idea how), that pigeons would require the film to run at 250 fps; at 25 fps, it would appear as a slide show to them. As a result they would watch a movie, like the Matrix, and wonder when something exciting was about to happen. I don't know if this explains why pigeons, sitting in the road, seem to react so late when we drive towards them in a car?
Because the air flows around a car make it easier for birds to get into the air. They wait intentionally for the car to approach, then take off and ride the rushing air to gain added speed and height with less effort. I would also say that if a pigeon had a brain to understand it, they could follow the plot of the movie and it would be just as exciting to them, except that the jerky images would give them headaches. They do not experience time any faster than we do. Their eyes just respond quicker to illumination changes.
3. What did the people of ancient India use soldier ants for?
They used to pinch the broken skin together and place the ant next to it. When the ant bites through the skin, they pull the ants body away from its body, leaving a 'stitch' in place.
And I thought stapling a wound shut sounded badly.
4. What do the people of Thailand still use red ants for?
Apparently, they place a number of red ants in an open wound and they begin to secrete an acid, which acts as a powerful alternative to antiseptic.
Maggots have been used for this as well. They will eat the dead tissue away, preventing necrosis.
5. What grows if a Golden delicious apple falls to the ground and takes root?
An apple tree grows. However, they are among the most genetically diverse organisms, and as such, any tree grown from a seed will never be the same as the parent. To continue a variety it is necessary to use grafting methods.
That sounds to me like an overstatement of the case. You may get significant variations in a few generations, but if you control the fertilization, true-breeding strands can be grown from seeds.
6. What is the largest living thing on the planet?
It is actually the Honey Mushroom. Biologists have discovered that this particular mushroom is a single organism connected underground. It is found in Malheur National Forest, Oregon, and it extends for over 2000 acres.
I believe that information is way out of date. 2000 acres is fairly small compared to the size I recall hearing about several years ago. That fungus (I don't remember if it was a mushroom or not - just that it was some type of fungus) was many miles across.
7. Who was the first man to suggest that the earth revolves around the sun?
It was Aristarchus of Samos, circa 310 BCE.
Again, he may be the first we have record of, but I sincerely doubt he was the first to come up with the idea.
8. Which mammal is responsible for killing most humans in Africa each year?
It is the Hippopotamus. The greatest irony is that despite their aggressive nature, they are herbivores. Once they've killed their victims they just leave them.
Now that is just plain wrong! Hippos kill a pittance compared to we humans ourselves. In fact, more humans are killed anywhere by other humans than by all other animals put together. Last time I checked, humans are still mammals.
9. Who invented the telephone?
It was Antonio Meucci, in 1871. Apparently, Alexander Graham Bell was a young engineer working in the patent office at the time, and the conspiracy theory suggests that he stole the plans and patented it for himself. Boo to him, if it's true!
Meucci may have been first to come up with a telephone (and in 1849, not 1871), but this bit about Bell is completely bogus! I don't believe he ever worked in the patent office. His invention of the telephone came from his work with the deaf. He invented a device in 1871 that converted sound into mechanical motion, in hopes that deaf people could see what they could not hear. Thoughts about this device and its output were what gave him the idea.
If Bell had stolen plans from Meucci and used them, then his patent would have been considerably different. For instance, Meucci used inductance to boost his signal. This idea was not rediscovered until the 1890s, and was patented (not by Bell) in 1900.
Lastly, Meucci did not file for a patent in 1871. Apparently he could not afford the patent fee of $250. Instead he filed a "Caveat", an announcement that he was working on the device. Such caveats were used to claim rights to an invention before it was perfected. He renewed the Caveat in 1872 and 1873, but let lapse after that. Such a caveat almost certainly did not contain the sort of details that Bell would have needed if he stole the idea.
Tue Apr 11, 2006 12:35 pm
40. Pangrams are sentences containing all the letters of the alphabet: e.g., The quick wise fox jumped over the lazy dog.
there is no "B" so this wouldnt be a true pangram correct?
hmmmmmm
Tue Apr 11, 2006 12:41 pm
Wicked Monkey wrote:40. Pangrams are sentences containing all the letters of the alphabet: e.g., The quick wise fox jumped over the lazy dog.
there is no "B" so this wouldnt be a true pangram correct?
hmmmmmm
Its meant to be
The Quick Brown Fox jumps over the lazy dog
Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:08 pm
zorg wrote:Wicked Monkey wrote:40. Pangrams are sentences containing all the letters of the alphabet: e.g., The quick wise fox jumped over the lazy dog.
there is no "B" so this wouldnt be a true pangram correct?
hmmmmmm
Its meant to be
The Quick Brown Fox jumps over the lazy dog
I always learned it as "The quick red fox jumps over the lazy brown dog."
Tue Apr 11, 2006 4:12 pm
shapu wrote:zorg wrote:Wicked Monkey wrote:40. Pangrams are sentences containing all the letters of the alphabet: e.g., The quick wise fox jumped over the lazy dog.
there is no "B" so this wouldnt be a true pangram correct?
hmmmmmm
Its meant to be
The Quick Brown Fox jumps over the lazy dog
I always learned it as "The quick red fox jumps over the lazy brown dog."
I knew I missed something out. >.<
Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:54 pm
NUMBER of Rolls of Duck Tape Sold...
28.5 Million Rolls
THOSE ROLLS of Duck Tape Stacked on top of each other...
847 Miles
STACKED ONE ROLL ON TOP OF ANOTHER, THE HEIGHT OF THE STACK WOULD EQUAL...
- 2,620 times the height of the CN Tower in Toronto
- 7,550 times the height of the St. Louis Arch
- 8,570 times the height of the Washington Monument
- 28,483 times the height of Niagara Falls
28.5 Million Rolls
THOSE ROLLS of Duck Tape Stacked on top of each other...
847 Miles
STACKED ONE ROLL ON TOP OF ANOTHER, THE HEIGHT OF THE STACK WOULD EQUAL...
- 2,620 times the height of the CN Tower in Toronto
- 7,550 times the height of the St. Louis Arch
- 8,570 times the height of the Washington Monument
- 28,483 times the height of Niagara Falls
Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:19 pm
Snails bodies are oriented in a way that forces them to poop on their own heads.
The silvery salamander is an all-female species. They're also triploids (three sets of chromosomes instead of two).
Some tropical fish change sex in the middle of their lives.
Neotany is when a juvenile form develops gonads and is able to breed without going into adult form. Eg: when tadpoles breed as tadpoles without changing into a frog.
Monotremes are an order of mammals that contain echidnas and platypuses. They have one duct/hole for urinating, defecating, and reproducing.
And to someone's previous question, insects are animals, strictly speaking. They fall under the Animalia kingdom.
The silvery salamander is an all-female species. They're also triploids (three sets of chromosomes instead of two).
Some tropical fish change sex in the middle of their lives.
Neotany is when a juvenile form develops gonads and is able to breed without going into adult form. Eg: when tadpoles breed as tadpoles without changing into a frog.
Monotremes are an order of mammals that contain echidnas and platypuses. They have one duct/hole for urinating, defecating, and reproducing.
And to someone's previous question, insects are animals, strictly speaking. They fall under the Animalia kingdom.