Trivial Pursuit

lizziebith · 01-27-2005, 03:07 PM

Esoteric Knowledge, like the Dude, abides. Post yer trivia here!

I'll start:

Toads drink through their skin.

Scrooge McSam · 01-27-2005, 03:43 PM

The phrase "spitting image" is a slang of the phrase "Spirit and image", as in "He is the spirit and image of his father"

€uroMeinke · 01-27-2005, 04:00 PM

In Long Beach, the maximum number of cats you can own per household is five.

Not Afraid · 01-27-2005, 04:06 PM

OOOH! I LOVE etymology (and I know Liz loves Entymology)

The Phrase "Skid Row" which we associate with disreputable areas was originated from the term Skid Road which were the tracks that loggers used to slide (or skid) logs down. The surrounding area was inhabited by loggers first, then by hobos, hence the disreputable association. I *believe* the term originated in Seattle.

Ghoulish Delight · 01-27-2005, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

OOOH! I LOVE etymology (and I know Liz loves Entymology)

The Phrase "Skid Row" which we associate with disreputable areas was originated from the term Skid Road which were the tracks that loggers used to slide (or skid) logs down. The surrounding area was inhabited by loggers first, then by hobos, hence the disreputable association. I *believe* the term originated in Seattle.

You are correct that it's from Seattle. The fact that they used fish oils to lubricate the logs and facilitate the skidding didn't help the area's reputation either.

MerryPrankster · 01-27-2005, 05:56 PM

The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots in the South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9 yards."

Ghoulish Delight · 01-27-2005, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by MerryPrankster

The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots in the South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9 yards."

Actually...

http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/inde...?date=19971128

Gemini Cricket · 01-27-2005, 04:10 PM

The proper Irish response to 'top of the morning to you' is 'and the rest of the day to yourself.'

Ghoulish Delight · 01-27-2005, 04:10 PM

The bone below your big toe underneath that large pad is one of several "sesamoid" bones in your body, named so because they are shaped like a sesame seed.

Cadaverous Pallor · 01-27-2005, 06:17 PM

If you want to be specific, a "book" is any collection of written information. A scroll, a bundle of papyrus, accordian fold, you name it. What we Westerners think of as a book is technically called a "codex". A codex is a collection of papers bound on one side.

01-27-2005, 03:07 PM	#1
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01-27-2005, 03:43 PM	#2
Scrooge McSam What? Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,635	The phrase "spitting image" is a slang of the phrase "Spirit and image", as in "He is the spirit and image of his father"
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	In Long Beach, the maximum number of cats you can own per household is five. __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	OOOH! I LOVE etymology (and I know Liz loves Entymology) The Phrase "Skid Row" which we associate with disreputable areas was originated from the term Skid Road which were the tracks that loggers used to slide (or skid) logs down. The surrounding area was inhabited by loggers first, then by hobos, hence the disreputable association. I believe the term originated in Seattle.
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MerryPrankster Swanky Panky! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hell's Kitchen Posts: 541	The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots in the South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9 yards." __________________ My advice to the women of America is to raise more hell and fewer dahlias. ~~ William Allen White
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	The proper Irish response to 'top of the morning to you' is 'and the rest of the day to yourself.'
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	The bone below your big toe underneath that large pad is one of several "sesamoid" bones in your body, named so because they are shaped like a sesame seed. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	If you want to be specific, a "book" is any collection of written information. A scroll, a bundle of papyrus, accordian fold, you name it. What we Westerners think of as a book is technically called a "codex". A codex is a collection of papers bound on one side. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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