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Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:56 pm
by mpjh
Snorri1234 wrote:
spaceghst44 wrote:did you know....


Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.


Wrong because of facts.


Yeah, one city stopped buying the comics as an economy move. The politician who caused the initial ban lost the next election.

Nevertheless, Mr. Duck has feathers which are just as effective as pants.

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:30 am
by jonesthecurl
mpjh wrote:
Snorri1234 wrote:
spaceghst44 wrote:did you know....


Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.


Wrong because of facts.


Yeah, one city stopped buying the comics as an economy move. The politician who caused the initial ban lost the next election.

Nevertheless, Mr. Duck has feathers which are just as effective as pants.


and no willy.

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:44 am
by mpjh
No willy was a whale.

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:45 am
by jonesthecurl
My willy is a whale.

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:50 am
by mpjh
Sounds more like a tale.

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 3:23 pm
by Balsiefen
Did you know...

Nuclear power stations cannot be built in cornwall as it is so radioactive the sites would already exceed legal radiation limits before they opened, and the natural topsoil and rock would all have to be disposed of as low-level nuclear waste.

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 3:26 pm
by Snorri1234
Balsiefen wrote:Did you know...

Nuclear power stations cannot be built in cornwall as it is so radioactive the sites would already exceed legal radiation limits before they opened, and the natural topsoil and rock would all have to be disposed of as low-level nuclear waste.


Also new jersey.

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 3:55 pm
by spaceghst44
did you know....


A rat can last longer without water than a camel.

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:22 pm
by Pedronicus
Human eyes never grow, but nose and ears never stop growing

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:24 pm
by jonesthecurl
that's why kids appear to hve big eyes - they are bigger in proportion to the not-full-grown head.

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:53 pm
by Snorri1234
Pedronicus wrote:Human eyes never grow, but nose and ears never stop growing


Partly gravity though.

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 7:33 pm
by jbrettlip
DId you know, the only poisonous mammal is the platypus??

PS Apey, my wife's THIRD toe is her longest.....it is quite weird, and I make fun of it constantly.

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:00 am
by Pedronicus
Snorri1234 wrote:
Pedronicus wrote:Human eyes never grow, but nose and ears never stop growing


Partly gravity though.


in that case, if i continue to wear loose fitting trousers and boxer shorts, will i have a proper trouser snake when i retire?

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:24 am
by Fruitcake
Those socks you manage to lose (you know, you have a pair, they get washed, then suddenly you only have one and you never seem to find the other), well I can tell you that, in fact, you don't actually lose them. They go through a metamorphosis and some time later appear in your wardrobe as...wire hangers.

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:59 pm
by viperbitex
spaceghst44 wrote:did you know.......


Mr. Rogers was an ordained minister.

Did you know Mr Rodgers was also a marine sniper/navy seal with over 300 confirmed kills AND he was extremely heavily tattooed and thats why he always wore those long sleeved sweaters?

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:44 am
by porkenbeans
viperbitex wrote:
spaceghst44 wrote:did you know.......


Mr. Rogers was an ordained minister.

Did you know Mr Rodgers was also a marine sniper/navy seal with over 300 confirmed kills AND he was extremely heavily tattooed and thats why he always wore those long sleeved sweaters?
HAHAHA, priceless.

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 6:37 pm
by spaceghst44
did you know.....


Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down so you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:15 pm
by porkenbeans
spaceghst44 wrote:did you know.....


Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down so you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.
Yes and some called him a cat. ...He could poke your eyes out and take a nap, all before you knew you were blind. LOL.

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:48 pm
by CrazyAnglican
porkenbeans wrote:
spaceghst44 wrote:did you know.....


Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down so you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.
Yes and some called him a cat. ...He could poke your eyes out and take a nap, all before you knew you were blind. LOL.


"The Cat" was what US servicemen called Gogen Yamaguchi (the founder of Ishinryu Karate).

Also his grandson reputedly KO'ed Bruce Lee during a demonstration. Bruce apparently asked for a volunteer to defend against one of his punches, and got more than he bargained for when another (more senior) master got up to help.

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:52 pm
by porkenbeans
CrazyAnglican wrote:
porkenbeans wrote:
spaceghst44 wrote:did you know.....


Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down so you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.
Yes and some called him a cat. ...He could poke your eyes out and take a nap, all before you knew you were blind. LOL.


"The Cat" was what US servicemen called Gogen Yamaguchi (the founder of Ishinryu Karate).

Also his grandson reputedly KO'ed Bruce Lee during a demonstration. Bruce apparently asked for a volunteer to defend against one of his punches, and got more than he bargained for when another (more senior) master got up to help.
So I guess the "Grasshopper" could Not snatch the pebble huh ? - hahaha.

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:58 pm
by CrazyAnglican
porkenbeans wrote: So I guess the "Grasshopper" could Not snatch the pebble huh ? - hahaha.


:lol: A little more useful knowledge: The trick is to kick the master sharply to the shin....Then the pebble it much easier to snatch.







A lot more useful knowledge: A brisk run is adviseable after snatching the pebble.

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 12:01 am
by CrazyAnglican
Back to useless knowledge:

They called Gogen Yamaguchi "The Cat" because he walked so quietly that he'd often surprise them by correcting their techniques when they swore that only a moment before he was across the room with another student.

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 12:09 am
by porkenbeans
CrazyAnglican wrote:
porkenbeans wrote: So I guess the "Grasshopper" could Not snatch the pebble huh ? - hahaha.


:lol: A little more useful knowledge: The trick is to kick the master sharply to the shin....Then the pebble it much easier to snatch.







A lot more useful knowledge: A brisk run is adviseable after snatching the pebble.
I like you Crazy, You have a delightful sense of humor.

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 12:13 am
by CrazyAnglican
Thanks, It's always gratifying to find one of those few folks who don't describe it as weird or perverse. :D

Re: useless knowledge

Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 12:47 am
by jonesthecurl
OK - your weird perverse sensayuma is neither weird nor perverse.