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Post by Phalon on Jan 15, 2007 23:06:43 GMT -6
Scrappy and I were talking the other day and I sputtered off one of those useless facts I've got stored in my head, that had no relevance to the conversation at all. She then spewed one back at me.
Such a clutter of things we've got stored in our heads. For what purpose?
Like this one: Galileo's telescope was four feet long.
When and where would I ever use such knowledge.
Here, of course.
Get rid of the clutter. Let go those facts you've no use for...and uhm...fill your head with more.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Jan 15, 2007 23:10:02 GMT -6
Didya know......
Apparently a Bumble Bee is so aerodynamically incorrect that it shouldn't be able to fly?
Wonder if anyone bothered to mention that to them?
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Post by Phalon on Jan 15, 2007 23:12:04 GMT -6
Obviously not; I had one fly up my shorts leg this summer.
Apples are thought to prevent memory loss.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Jan 15, 2007 23:13:00 GMT -6
Seriously? What's an apple?
It's illegal to shoot camels in Arizona.
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Post by Phalon on Jan 15, 2007 23:14:37 GMT -6
Even when they spit back at you?
David Blaine, street magician, is Hispanic.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Jan 15, 2007 23:16:49 GMT -6
Yes....especially when they spit....who the hell is David Blane?
Hyenas carry both sex organs no matter what sex they actually are.
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Post by Phalon on Jan 15, 2007 23:20:36 GMT -6
David Blaine is a street magician who is Hispanic. Weren't you listening?
Huh? Is that why they're laughing. Or why they're surly. A heavy load to carry, I'd imagine.
And speaking of carrying....
Roman soldiers most often carried heads of cabbage....it not only kept fresh for nearly forever, but was thought to be a cure-all.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Jan 15, 2007 23:23:35 GMT -6
OOOOOH....I LOVE cabbage....grilled...salt and pepper....tasty.
According to Dante, the ninth circle of hell is reserved for betrayers of family and country.
I know a certain pres. who needs a good marshmallow toasting about now.
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Post by Phalon on Jan 15, 2007 23:25:10 GMT -6
Marshmallows are best burnt and crispy.
Asparagus was first cultivated in ancient Greece.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Jan 15, 2007 23:28:18 GMT -6
ICK!!! They shoulda kept it!
Trivia is the Roman goddess of sorcery, hounds and the crossroads.
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Post by Phalon on Jan 15, 2007 23:32:18 GMT -6
You don't like asparagus?! But you like cabbage? Something definitely wrong there, Mophead.
Pitch forks, clubs, spears, swords and other pointed objects where once set in fields to protect crops and bring fertility....they were phallic objects.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Jan 15, 2007 23:35:10 GMT -6
OOOh...gotta love those pagan religions! LOL....and yeah...hate asparagas...LOVE artichokes!
The bible has been translated into Klingon.
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Post by Phalon on Jan 15, 2007 23:39:43 GMT -6
I thought Klingon is what happened when dryer sheets weren't used....my socks klingon my sweater.
The scary, scary bogeyman originated from the game of golf in the 19th century; he was an imaginary, but ever so skillful player named Colonel Boogey. He's also where the term "bogey", one shot over par, originated.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Jan 15, 2007 23:41:01 GMT -6
You can do better than golf facts right?
The Shroud of Turin is the single most studied artifact in human history.
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Post by Phalon on Jan 15, 2007 23:45:07 GMT -6
What's wrong with golf? I'll have you know I scored a hole-in-one on the miniture course this past summer. I'm going pro next year.
Tulips orginated in Turkey and the name tulip comes from the Turkish word for turban, which they were thought to resemble.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Jan 15, 2007 23:52:52 GMT -6
*snort* OMG! Ok..I have to share this....hoping the censors won't unplug me. Once a long time ago I asked my dad what his favorite flower was. Yes he said Tulips......it wasn't until many years later when my mother explained.....what he was actually talking about! Gotta love em for his sense of humor at the very least.
Ok...it's illegal for women to wear pants in Arizona....shhh...don't tell I break the law everyday!
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Post by Phalon on Jan 15, 2007 23:58:29 GMT -6
And your story might explain this fact: Do you know the tulip respresents perfect love.... ...and what, if anything, has that got to do with women running around without their pants on in Arizona? Hmmmm... I'm calling the authorities, Scrappy....tomorrow. Because, do you know that my clock reads 12:57? And that is fifty-seven minutes after I planned on getting to bed. Been fun, Scrappy Factoid. Sweet dreams to you. storage.proboards.com/893671/images/ljxEFlZASExudmonnAMT.gif[/mgi]
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Jan 16, 2007 0:00:10 GMT -6
Awww...dang it I was on a roll! Ok one more then I'll say goodnight....
On average 50 - 75 people are killed by sharks every year. Every year, 100 million sharks are killed by people.
Guess that's what makes us top of the food chain...pfft.
Goodnight Madam P!
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Post by lolapunk on Jan 16, 2007 0:22:46 GMT -6
If the continental US were a flat plain, devoid of topography and population, the point in which this plain would balance, both north/south and east/west would be in MO. Um, Arrowhead Stadium, I believe, to be exact...
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Post by dag614 on Jan 16, 2007 4:06:00 GMT -6
Michael Nesmith's mother invented White-out.
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Post by Phalon on Jan 16, 2007 7:13:53 GMT -6
Good to know, Lola; if I ever lose my balance, I now know where to find it....ah, if only it were that plain.
And Nesmith's mom certainly didn't monkee around.
Were you aware, this past Saturday, January 13th, was Penguin Awareness Day?
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Post by Siren on Jan 16, 2007 10:02:48 GMT -6
Oooooh, ladies, you have hit upon one of the burdens of my life: the curse of useless information. I have heaps of it stored away in my noggin. My caffeine hasn't kicked in yet today, but here are some off the top of my head: Canadian Terri Clark wasn't an American citizen when she first moved to Nashville, so she had to make her living at day labor. She sold cowboy boots (including a pair to Reba McEntire), painted houses, answered phones, waitressed, rubbed rice in a Chinese restaurant, and sang at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge (for $15 a day, plus tips). And here's another - before her first hit, she used to keep a shoelace tied around the neck of her guitar. She said it was from her days playing Tootsie's. The neighborhood then was so bad, she tied one end of the lace to her wrist, the other around her guitar, so she could set it down to take a break, and still keep someone from stealing her guitar. Before John Anderson hit it big, he worked on the Grand Ole Opry - literally - as a roofer. Garth Brooks used to play for food and tips at Shakey's Pizza here in Oklahoma City. He says Shakey's got the bad end of that deal, because they underestimated how much pizza he could eat! The Dixie Chicks say that their most unusual early gig was in the deli section of a supermarket. Blake Shelton was 17 and alone when he moved to Nashville - so young, adult friends had to co-sign to get his utilities turned on. One of Faith Hill's earliest paying gigs was at a tobacco-spitting contest. The Statler Brothers took their name from a box of tissues. Diamond Rio took their name from a trucking company. Doug Stone's real name is Doug Brooks. He changed the last name to avoid confusion with another then-newcomer, Garth Brooks. Doug Supernaw gave up a career in professional golf to pursue music. Suzy Bogguss plays 3 Taylor guitars - named Andy, Opie, and Aunt Bee. Her degree is in metalsmithing. She designs jewelry. Crystal Gayle owns an upscale crystal and jewelry store called, "Crystals". She was the first artist to tour China. Ann & Nancy received their first guitars as kids from their dad, to occupy them while they were home sick with mono. Anne Murray gave up being a phys-ed teacher to sing. Gretchen Wilson dropped out of school in the 8th grade to be bartender and co-manager of a local bar. She and her mom lived in rented trailer houses, from which they were regularly evicted for not paying rent. ~~~~~~~ I could go on and on and on. I told you - it's a curse!!
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Jan 16, 2007 22:03:32 GMT -6
I learned something new today....
Cat litter was invented in the 1950's.
It takes an average of 8 mice a day to sustain an average outdoor barn cat.
Ok...on that last one..there was a collective EWWWWW at the morning meeting.
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Post by Phalon on Jan 16, 2007 22:25:08 GMT -6
Hey, Scrappy, I learned something new today also, useless to most people....
but to you? Maybe not.
A serving of Cheddar Goldfish Crackers consists of 55 pieces.
In comparision with Flavor-Blasted Cheddar Goldfish Crackers; in that serving you only get 51 pieces.
(eye-roll)
Siren - love your interesting bits of information. Interesting also that yours are about the thing you love: music. Scrappy's about animals, and mine....food. Go figure.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Jan 16, 2007 22:37:56 GMT -6
Ok then....sticking with the regular flavored ones then. I hate my tongue turning purple for no good reason anyway.
Animals...let's see....
The average camel hump can weigh up to 35 pounds.
Ok icky to think how they measured that.
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Post by Phalon on Jan 16, 2007 22:50:54 GMT -6
I would have thought humps were more substantial.
In a related topic....
Who says size doesn't matter? To a shrimp it does...in a big way.
Where the hell am I going with this....
Oh yes, animal size and food; I get double points for this one.
Shrimp is sold by the number of them per pound - the higher the number the more shrimp per pound, the smaller the shrimp. For example on a bag of shrimp, a "45" would not be the number of shrimp in the bag, but the number of that size shrimp in a pound, and 45 shrimp in a pound would mean shrimpy shrimp.
Twelve - Jumbo size....use both hands.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Jan 16, 2007 23:06:54 GMT -6
In keeping with the nautical theme...
A baby octopus is about the size of a flea when it is born.
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Post by lolapunk on Jan 17, 2007 0:09:12 GMT -6
Sticking with food... Americans eat the equivelant of 18 acres of pizza a day.
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Post by Siren on Jan 17, 2007 0:20:53 GMT -6
LOLA!! *mmmmmwah!*
I'm still thinking about the # of mice it takes to sustain a barn cat. What, did they feed the cat so many, then measure how many it took to just barely keep him alive? Then, how many to get him nice and fat? Were these cultivated mice, that they turned loose in the barn, or wild feral mice? Geez, I'll probably have nightmares about that tonight.
Mmmmmmm...Flavor Blasted Goldfish. The pizza flavored ones are my favorite. Gad, I love 'em!!
Kinda fits the pattern, huh, Gams? It's a wonder yours isn't about plants.
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Post by Gabbin on Jan 17, 2007 1:25:09 GMT -6
Siren, hello. How are ya doing of late? What is rubbing rice?
Mt. Everest in summer is about the same temp as it is here, minus 20 degrees F.
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