I just have to ask....

[AXO Alum]

Does anyone have any really totally random stupid type questions that they are just dying to know the answer to? Because I do and it has bothered me for the longest (this really tells you that I need to get a life!):

Okay, some TV shows have a theme song that is sometimes extended...for example, Golden Girls has their theme song that is usually played with just a verse. Well sometimes it has this whole middle verse added in...and I just gotta ask.....WHAT DETERMINES WHETHER OR NOT THEY PLAY THE WHOLE SONG?

Now is this a totally random question or what?! If you remember that show "Greatest American Hero" -- the song was a *real* song they played on the radio too (Believe it or not it's just me) -- they did it on there too. And there's a whole bunch more -- but I just wanted to open the door for the world's most random question and *hopefully* there will be more randomness out there to suport me http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif!

[amycat412]

they lengthen/shorten the theme song to make up for any advertising space over sold/not sold or a longer/shorter show that week.

Also, know all those NBC promos you see on NBC, that is ad space that did not sell to a paying advertiser.

Amy

[Ideal08]

I LOVE this thread!! Ok, I have a book, it's called Lifes Imponderables, by David Feldman. It has a TON of these types of questions in it. Like why do clocks run clockwise, stuff like that. It is the BOMB!! Oh, I am with you, I love randomness!! I wish I had the book with me at work, I would post some of the questions. Ooh, maybe I'll do it when I get home, if I remember! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

[AXO Alum]

Amycat -- THANK YOU SO MUCH! Now I can have peace in my mind...hahaha! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif I always thought NBC had a ton of promo's!

Ideal -- PLEASE POST SOME! That sounds so funny! Kind of like the old "Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?" type questions! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

[Billy Optimist]

I have one! Ok, if a singer is some one whos sings, is a finger some one who fings?

[bucutie02]

okay, well these are really dumb, but my dad made them up. He is so corny sometimes, but we all laugh at them. Hopefully you guys will too.....
"If you take the wings off of a fly do you call it a walk ?"
"Can a vegetarian eat animal crackers?"

He thinks they are really good questions, but as you can tell they are sooo dumb. He loves thinking of things like that! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

[amycat412]

Originally posted by bucutie02:
okay, well these are really dumb, but my dad made them up. He is so corny sometimes, but we all laugh at them. Hopefully you guys will too.....
"If you take the wings off of a fly do you call it a walk ?"
"Can a vegetarian eat animal crackers?"

He thinks they are really good questions, but as you can tell they are sooo dumb. He loves thinking of things like that! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

LOL!!! Sounds like my dad!

[soror6]

This is soo silly, I am forced to post http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif
Why do we drive on a parkway, and park in a driveway?

That is all. LOL


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[AlphaChiGirl]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by soror6:
This is soo silly, I am forced to post http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif
[b] Why do we drive on a parkway, and park in a driveway?

That is all. LOL [QUOTE]

I had the pleasure of seeing Pete Seeger this past weekend. He has this song, "English is Crazy"...in which he ponders that question and others. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

[Hootie]

If all the world is a stage, then where's the audience sitting?!?!?!
LOL
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[sigmagrrl]

I have one. WHO DETERMINES THE RADIO PLAY LISTS AT THEIR RESPECTIVE STATIONS?? The local DC radio stations SUCK AZZ and I want to get into their stations, put some REAL music on and start to wake people up!!! I mean, why do they play the SAME songs OVER AND OVER?? Also, why do stations only play certain songs from an artist's album? Is it a legal agreement? Also, when will GRUNGE be PUT TO BED!? I mean, you cannot miss music if it WON'T GO AWAY!!!

[ZetaAce]

Is anyone else amazed by the post office? I know it sounds weird, but think about ALLLLLLLLLLLL of the mail that is sent everyday!! Then think about how they seperate it all and get it to the right place almost 99% of the time. I find that amazing.

ZetaAce

[33girl]

sigmagrrl - it's called CORPORATE ROCK. Advertisers are much more involved in playlists now and they usually pick the "safest" songs from an album. Plus (stupid deregulation) the laws that used to prevent a company from owning more than one station in a market are gone so one company can own 5 stations. Booo!! I could rant at length about this but it's too early in the AM!

My imponderable: do we call an orange an orange because it's orange, or is the color orange called orange because of the orange?

Another imponderable: why do the morning DJ's I listen to insist on talking over the beginning of "Monkey Man" by the Rolling Stones when that's the best part of the song??? This is happening as I type. GRRRRR! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif

[Ideal08]

Here are a few imponderables from the book:

Why is the telephone touch-tone key pad arranged differently from the calculator key pad?

Ivory Soap advertises its product as 99 and 44/100 percent pure--99 and 44/100 percent what?

Washington D.C. streets are named alphabetically. Why is there no J street?

Why can't they make newspapers that don't smudge?

And one of my favorites: Why don't you ever see really tall old people?

** The answers are in the book!! ** http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

[Lisa Fishman]

Why are most babies born with dark blue eyes then change color as they turn older? Just curious. Lisa

[toocute]

Originally posted by Ideal08:
Washington D.C. streets are named alphabetically. Why is there no J street?


Oh my God...you have to tell me!!!! When I went to school in DC I wondered the same thing.

[Rain Man]

If you are a George Carlin fan, then I STRONGLY advise you to get the book "Brain Droppings". It asks thousands of "silly questions like the ones you all are asking.

But there is also a book (several as a matter of fact), that actually has answers to a lot of these questions, entitled "Why Things Are", Vol. I & II by Joel Achenbach (pronounced OCK-N-BOCK). He is a nationally syndicated columnist that answers one or two questions weekly in a lot of newspaper markets, and is billed as Mr. Know It All.

Hope this helps.

RM

[Miami1839]

What about Intercourse, Pennsylvania? LOL One time when I went up there with my parents we were talking of getting shirts from there. One night when we were having dinner there I told them about getting lost on the roads there looking for Intercourse. Kind of a long story. But it was really funny when we started talking about getting t-shirts. Guess you'd have to be there. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

Kevin

[AXO Alum]

Originally posted by ZetaAce:
Is anyone else amazed by the post office? I know it sounds weird, but think about ALLLLLLLLLLLL of the mail that is sent everyday!! Then think about how they seperate it all and get it to the right place almost 99% of the time. I find that amazing.

ZetaAce


Me too! And then when I get all bent out of shape because a letter or something has been misplaced, I have to stop and think....hmmm is it just me? Because I feel like the only one that has ever had mail lost or misdirected (and of course ONLY when its important stuff!)

I also have to add in this -- why do hotels go to all the trouble of skipping the number 13 on their floors -- when the 13th floor will be there, regardless. In other words, just because you call the 13th floor the 14th floor, doesn't mean its still not physically the 13th floor!! See stuff like this just drives me insane.

About the tall old people -- isn't it true that the life expectancy of tall/bigger things is shorter than "average" things? Like you always hear about big dogs only living 8 to 10 years, but a small or medium size dog can live 16-18 years. That's what I've always heard anyway. I dunno....

Glad everyone can appreciate the total randomness of this whole post http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif!

Oh - I hate the radio...I only listen to talk shows in the mornings, and books on tape or CD's at night. I got WAY too sick of hearing the same stuff repeated. Especially when that "Give Me One Reason" song came out -- my alarm would go off at 6:10 am everyday, and that song would be playing!!! Sheesh - I felt like I was stuck in "Groundhog Day" or something.

Geez, my new nickname should be the next big Kenny Rogers hit...."The Rambler"

[SuperXO]

Originally posted by Ideal08:
Here are a few imponderables from the book:

Why is the telephone touch-tone key pad arranged differently from the calculator key pad?
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Oh! I have to know that one! It irritates me so much because I use both at work constantly and I am so tired of hitting wrong keys!

I am sure everyone has heard, "If 7-11 or Circle K or Denny's or whatever is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, why do they have locks on their door?"

awesome thread!

[Siobhan]

Originally posted by Miami1839:
What about Intercourse, Pennsylvania?

Kevin




Try Dildo, Newfoundland....

[Allie_XO]

Originally posted by Siobhan:

Try Dildo, Newfoundland....

Climax, Georgia??

I know that one isn't too bad, but I say a church van from there once, and this is what it said:

Climax Baptist Church. Come and Be Moved.

I seriously thought it was a joke, until a bunch of children poured out of the van. Then I knew it wasn't a joke. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/eek.gif And laughed so hard I cried!

<Allie pick her mind out of the gutter, dusts it off, and stuffs it back through her ear.>

Why do all radio stations go to commercials at the same time?

Why do grocery stores play Muzak? It doesn't help me shop!

Why do polls have someone or somethings at 1% with a +/-4% error rate?

Allie

[Allie_XO]

Ooooo - one more thing!

When someone asks "Can you hold?" what would happen if you said "No"???

I really wish I had the cajones to do that!

[SuperXO]

How about when people say, "ew, this tastes horrible...here, taste it!" and we always take them up on the offer. Why do I taste something that I know will be awful...morbid curiosity, I guess!

[Miami1839]

Siobhan and Allie_XO:

I almost died when I saw those posts. LOL
I took a Statistics course once where the 4 percent rule was explained me. I just understand it to mean that polls have a margin of error of 4 percent. Meaning they could go either way. Maybe theres more to it. The why part of it I'm not sure.

Kevin

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[SuperXO]

here's a real question for any of you who have ever worked retail. Do you hate it when people ask, "are there any more in the back?" Maybe it's just my friends and family, but they're always asking salespeople that question and we always get the same answer, "No, everything we have is out here." So, I wonder, is there even really a "back" or is it all a myth? Or maybe it's just me...

[amycat412]

I worked for the limited, and express in college and we did have a small amount of stock in the back.

[chloeishere]

I worked at Banana Republic for a long while, and they definitely had lots in the back. It was about a quarter of the size of the store which was quite large. Every one i have been in was similar. Unfortunately, if a customer asked if something was in the back, sometimes the sales associates would pretend to look or say it definitely wasn't back there(usually they were very helpful, but even the best get tired). Someone from my highschool came in and after getting this runaround from my manager, asked me, and I found at least fifteen leather coats in the back. They were just difficult to reach, and she didn't want to make an effort. Now there's this cool system that lets you scan the ticket and look up on the register if there are any in the back and how many. It doesn't account for today's sales, though. I think every BR can do this not just our store. Here's something that sucks though. I doubt I got credit for selling that guy from my school a jacket. The managers who worked the register consistently sold thousands more dollars in merchandise than the sales associates who were actually selling the merchandise. It made me very mad. Grrr. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif

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[Serenity]

Originally posted by SuperXO:
How about when people say, "ew, this tastes horrible...here, taste it!" and we always take them up on the offer. Why do I taste something that I know will be awful...morbid curiosity, I guess!

That is so true. My husband gets upset because I never taste it (whatever it is). http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif Yuck! He'll eat almost anything. So, if he doesn't like it.... http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/eek.gif

[MIDWESTDIVA]

Originally posted by sigmagrrl:
I have one. WHO DETERMINES THE RADIO PLAY LISTS AT THEIR RESPECTIVE STATIONS?? The local DC radio stations SUCK AZZ and I want to get into their stations, put some REAL music on and start to wake people up!!! I mean, why do they play the SAME songs OVER AND OVER?? Also, why do stations only play certain songs from an artist's album? Is it a legal agreement?

I have been wondering about this for ages. I mean, it doesn't make sense. If an artist has a CD that has 10 songs on it, why does the radio station only play 2 of the songs? http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif




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[CrimsonTide4]

DYING DYING DYING LAUGHING especially at CLIMAX, GEORGIA and the CHURCH VAN!!!

Anywho i have been thinking about this since the announcement of Tom and Nicole divorcing: IS ROSIE GOING TO GET HER CHANCE NOW?!?!!?! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif You all know she loves her TOMMY. Will they get together now?????

I feel everyone on the radio BEEFS, that is my pet peeve, especially everyone taking a commercial break at the same time. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif

[bucutie02]

I used to work at Bath and Body works and we always had a TON of stock in the back. Although, most people wouldnt ever ask that since we stocked lotions, shower gels, etc. constantly. We stocked in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening and in closing. Working there SUCKED!! I didnt get paid nearly enough as much as i was working. I hated when i had to go around the store with my rolly cart full of that stuff to stock up on the shelf. What's worse is that since im a shorty, i had to also carry around a ladder so i could reach the high shelves. That store wasnt big enough for both of us! Boy was i excited when i would be the cashier, i LOVED that! anyway, as far as B&BW goes, they always have a ton of stock in back (except some times during christmas) so if you ever go in there and cant find what you are looking for, i urge you to ask them to look in the back. Although its true, some people will lie to you just because they are too lazy to actually go in there and look- and i can also sympathize with them because if they did nearly as much work as i did, then they are pooped out!

[AXO Alum]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4:
DYING DYING DYING LAUGHING especially at CLIMAX, GEORGIA and the CHURCH VAN!!!

Anywho i have been thinking about this since the announcement of Tom and Nicole divorcing: IS ROSIE GOING TO GET HER CHANCE NOW?!?!!?! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif You all know she loves her TOMMY. Will they get together now?????

I feel everyone on the radio BEEFS, that is my pet peeve, especially everyone taking a commercial break at the same time. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif

I was screaming here at work about that Climax church van -- its a wonder I don't get fired from here being that you guys always come up with some crazy stuff that keeps me rolling!

About Tom and Rosie -- actually the latest gossip columns have it that the Church of Scientology is really hoping their 2 biggest stars will hook up -- of course Tom is one and the other....Lisa Marie http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/eek.gif!! Whatever!! Besides that -- I have heard for the longest that Rosie is a lesbian -- I mean I hear this from "reputable" media people, not just the usual crackpot stuff http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif -- I just have always thought it was true....but then again, if I were a lesbian, I'd "change" for Tom!! (Totally kidding about the change thing for those really uptight PC fanatics - its a joke!)

I hate the radio -- same songs, same time for commericals, and WHAT THE HELL is up with some of these completely stupid promos?! One station here is having some kind of contest so they made ONE (YES ONLY ONE!) promo for it and they play it NON-STOP!! I'm like...if you have enough money to be jetting people off to tropical islands, then PLEASE use some of it for a new ad!!

[lifesaver]

Heres one. If the center of our solar system is called the sun, and any others solar system's central star is called its' sun, why doesnt ours have a name? Also, why is the moon just called the moon? Why doesnt it have a name? All the other moons have names, even asteroids. It's not fair. And finally, who named the earth? What, did they have a contest or something?

Why is it trailer trash chicks insist on having that koosh ball hair puff thing on the front of their heads?

i wonder about these things and more.

[Ideal08]

Originally posted by lifesaver:
Heres one. If the center of our solar system is called the sun, and any others solar system's central star is called its' sun, why doesnt ours have a name? Also, why is the moon just called the moon? Why doesnt it have a name? All the other moons have names, even asteroids. It's not fair. And finally, who named the earth? What, did they have a contest or something?

Why is it trailer trash chicks insist on having that koosh ball hair puff thing on the front of their heads?

i wonder about these things and more.

LMAO!!! Man, yall have me dyin' at work!! I will try to remember to post a couple more, with the answers! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif LMAO!!! Koosh ball hair puff thing . . . ROTFLMAO!!!

[Billy Optimist]

Originally posted by lifesaver:
Heres one. If the center of our solar system is called the sun, and any others solar system's central star is called its' sun, why doesnt ours have a name? Also, why is the moon just called the moon? Why doesnt it have a name? All the other moons have names, even asteroids. It's not fair. And finally, who named the earth? What, did they have a contest or something?

Why is it trailer trash chicks insist on having that koosh ball hair puff thing on the front of their heads?

i wonder about these things and more.
Sun, Earth, and Moon are translations of names from anceint Greek and Roman Goddesses (Gaea, Luna, Selena, etc. for earth and moon) and God for the Sun (Helios)

[CarmelTreat]

Originally posted by MIDWESTDIVA:
I have been wondering about this for ages. I mean, it doesn't make sense. If an artist has a CD that has 10 songs on it, why does the radio station only play 2 of the songs? http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif


How about when the only two R&B/Hip Hop stations in the city play the same song? And why is always a song you don't like? http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/rolleyes.gif





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[jazbri]

I have a few that really worry me.

Like, if it's illegal to drive over say 75 mph in most states, why do cars go up to say 180mph +?

Why is there braille on the drive-thru ATM?

Not a question but a thought, these stores that are open 24 hours... I get tired thinking of the thought that the lights never get turned off and someone's always there for the life of the store. It's never really empty...

Dayum, I've got issues. Too much thought and no where to put it.

[toocute]

Originally posted by Allie_XO:
Climax, Georgia??

I know that one isn't too bad, but I say a church van from there once, and this is what it said:

Climax Baptist Church. Come and Be Moved.

I seriously thought it was a joke, until a bunch of children poured out of the van. Then I knew it wasn't a joke. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/eek.gif And laughed so hard I cried!

<Allie pick her mind out of the gutter, dusts it off, and stuffs it back through her ear.>

ROFLMAO!!! Oh man I'm crying here!!!! I would have to pick my mind out the gutter too. You're not alone. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif

[Ideal08]

Originally posted by toocute:
Oh my God...you have to tell me!!!! When I went to school in DC I wondered the same thing.

toocute, I sent you an email. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

[RHOyal-Silence]

if a person is adult enough to vote, smoke, enlist in the armed services at age 18, why is legal drinking age 21?

Why in the world is there a tax for married folks?

If taxes get taken out of every paycheck, why do some people still have to pay more taxes each year?

why do most black folks do the "bus stop" at weddings?

[Dewgirl]

What is the "Bus Stop"? Is that like the Chicken Dance for white folks?

My other question is, who in the world made up the Chicken Dance?

[Taykimson]

Originally posted by jazbri:


Why is there braille on the drive-thru ATM?




That is a good one! 'Cause how in the heck did they drive to the ATM in the first place!!! I mean really!

Let's say their relative/friend drove them to the ATM. Are they going to get out of the passenger side, walk around the car, squeeze in between the car and the ATM and withdraw money? When all they have to do is ask their friend (who is already in the driver's seat) to withdraw the money for them!

I'm trippin' - It's late - I'm going to bed.

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[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by RHOyal-Silence:

If taxes get taken out of every paycheck, why do some people still have to pay more taxes each year?


WHY IN THE WORLD CAN I NOT GET ALL OF MY TAXES BACK, I am barely getting 1/10 of my federal back. I AM http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif and http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/confused.gif I WORK HARD FOR MY MONEY, it is haaaaaaard to teach and e-mail at the same time http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/tongue.gif and I DESERVE IT ALL!!!!!

[tickledpink]

Originally posted by Allie_XO:
Ooooo - one more thing!

When someone asks "Can you hold?" what would happen if you said "No"???

I really wish I had the cajones to do that!


LOL! That happened to me! I asked a customer to hold and he said "No" (I might add, he was being a real jerk at the time). I was flabbergasted (sp?). The outcome? I ended up giving him 101 reasons why I needed him to hold until he conceeded (I think he got tired of hearing me talk by that time). The ironic part is I've done it before. Payback... http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

[RHOyal-Silence]

someone asked what the "bus stop" was

well maybe i should have said the "electric slide"
it's a (i guess i should say) line dance where you go right, left, back, then turn and start all over again (or something like that)

[12dn94dst]

Originally posted by CarmelTreat:

How about when the only two R&B/Hip Hop stations in the city play the same song? And why is always a song you don't like? http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/rolleyes.gif


ok, better yet, how about when station A plays a lil (and I do mean a lil) more hip hop & rap than station B, yet station B claims to be for the "older" listeners?? your play lists are almost exactly the same, but one station is for an "older" crowd? http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/confused.gif

[KSig RC]

Originally posted by Allie_XO:


Climax Baptist Church. Come and Be Moved.



--:: Prefaced w/ the fact that, sure, this requires a certain level of immature doodoo humor and bad language . . . which, hell, is cool w/ me ::--

Anyway, similarly . . .
We drove cross-country for spring break (got back tonight, it was insane), and we tried some crazy-ass shortcut to panama city across rural, southern georgia - in the middle of nowhere, around 5 in the morning, was a huge sign simply reading "B A D C O C K", and when we got to the building it ended up being a discount furniture store or something, and on the front was a large sign saying "No one beats BADCOCK!" Absolutely bizarre, especially all cracked-out w/ no sleep . . . we almost wrecked the car laughing.

[Allie_XO]

OH MY GOSH!!! Badcock! That is a big chain around here and everytime I see that "No one beats Badcock" I die laughing! Wow! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/eek.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

Allie

[jazbri]

Originally posted by KSig RC:
--:: Prefaced w/ the fact that, sure, this requires a certain level of immature doodoo humor and bad language . . . which, hell, is cool w/ me ::--

Anyway, similarly . . .
We drove cross-country for spring break (got back tonight, it was insane), and we tried some crazy-ass shortcut to panama city across rural, southern georgia - in the middle of nowhere, around 5 in the morning, was a huge sign simply reading "B A D C O C K", and when we got to the building it ended up being a discount furniture store or something, and on the front was a large sign saying "No one beats BADCOCK!" Absolutely bizarre, especially all cracked-out w/ no sleep . . . we almost wrecked the car laughing.

Okay, they wrong for that! BADCOCK! Marketing nightmare!

[Billy Optimist]

i'm lol at all of this.. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif
to answer the thing about braille at drive through ATMs i have a new theory. I think that they make just one type of ATM for both walk up and drive through, and just don't feel like making a second no braile one.

[Ideal08]

Since we are being random....

Worms got a raw deal, for real. Ok, think about it. They live in the ground. When it rains, they come out so that they don't drown. Then after they come out, one of two things can happen. One, they get stepped on. Dead. Two, the sun comes out and dries them up. Dead. They can't win for losing. And that is jacked up, for real. See what I'm sayin' about the raw deal? What a life.

And where did the phrase Catch 22 come from??? Why is a no win situation a catch 22?

And who decided word pronunciation??? Why is Wednesday pronounced Winsday?? That is so stupid to me. It took me like 250 times to get that word right when I was 8. My mother made me write it over and over and over until I got it right.

Ok, one more. Did anyone else's parents tell them to look in the dictionary when you asked how to spell something?! If I knew how to look it up in the dictionary, wouldn't I know how to spell it??? How do you look something up in the dictionary that you can't spell???????? There are some things I WILL NOT put my kids through.

Ok, I'm done. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

[gphi2k]

Originally posted by Ideal08:
Since we are being random....
And where did the phrase Catch 22 come from??? Why is a no win situation a catch 22?



The term catch 22 is actually derived from a book with that title that came out, i believe, early 70s. so that what does have an etimology.

but here's my question...doesn't the United States find it funny that there are TWO washingtons? I know one is a state and one is a District of Columbia (which, for the record, i still don't understand after taking many American history courses), but couldn't they have come up with a different name? Not that he wasn't a great president and all, but there are so many names in existance and only 50 states. (no disrespect intended). Food for thought.

Leslie

[KSig RC]

Originally posted by Ideal08:
Since we are being random....

Ok, one more. Did anyone else's parents tell them to look in the dictionary when you asked how to spell something?! If I knew how to look it up in the dictionary, wouldn't I know how to spell it??? How do you look something up in the dictionary that you can't spell???????? There are some things I WILL NOT put my kids through.

Ok, I'm done. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

Someone once asked:

If a word is misspelled in a dictionary, how would you know?

[Ideal08]

One more....

Who discovered vitamins, and why are there only five main ones (A thru E)?? What do they look like out of pill form? How long have we known about them? How do you test for them? I mean, how do we KNOW that there is a crap load of Vitamin C in oranges? Who looked in there? And did we know about vitamin C before we found out that oranges had a lot of it?

What's the difference between a vitamin and a mineral?

[juniorgrrl]

I've got one:
Why do people go out to the movies/store/anywhere with curlers in their hair? If you're curling your hair, you apparently want it to look good. However, you don't look very good with 30 curlers in your hair! Explain this one to me please?!

[pbear19]

Originally posted by KSig RC:
when we got to the building it ended up being a discount furniture store or something, and on the front was a large sign saying "No one beats BADCOCK!"

This reminds me of the local convenience store chain here. It's call "Kum n' Go".

Do you have any idea how many times I've heard someone say "I'm going to Kum n' Go!"?

[Miami1839]

Why doesnt Walmart have a Barber Shop inside? That would be awesome and they would make bank.

FYI: The Founder of Walmart, Sam Walton was a Beta.

[bucutie02]

Originally posted by Miami1839:
Why doesnt Walmart have a Barber Shop inside? That would be awesome and they would make bank.

The Super Wal-Mart in Waco,Texas does have a Barber Shop!! There arent many places to go there so when i say "super" i mean super wal-mart!!

[KSig RC]

Originally posted by pbear19:
This reminds me of the local convenience store chain here. It's call "Kum n' Go".

Do you have any idea how many times I've heard someone say "I'm going to Kum n' Go!"?

HOLY JEEZUS . . . yeah, that's a midwest chain - the CEO's grandson played hockey w/ me in high school . . . well, we played inline hockey in the summer to keep in shape, and well we got competitive and went to nationals a couple years. We needed a sponser, so this kid's dad and grandfather offered an obscene amount of money for jersey ad space - they even bought new jerseys w/ "KUM AND GO" on them . . . on the very bottom back of the jersey . . . which, if you're at all familiar w/ hockey, you know this goes right over your ass. So . . . i'd line up to take a face-off or whatever, and it'd say "KUM AND GO" on my ass in HUGE letters, with a big shiny circle around it for added effect. Some wise-ass from Oklahoma finally caught on, and starting bagging on us for it - we ripped off the tags and played w/out them for the rest of the tournament . . . we ended up getting third, but the stigma of "KUM AND GO" innuendo never really left.

(Maybe this should go in the 'embarrassing moments' thread too, huh?)

Rob

[KSig RC]

here's one i just saw on the way back from bio - a delivery truck for the "Cape Bay Bath House" . . . contrary to its name, it's apparently a sales/service place for bathtubs, faucets, toilets, etc. - but their slogan: "Cape Bay Bath House - We Keep You Turned On!"

[gphi2k]

Okay, I have something I've bee wondering for EVER. (well since i got icq).
So here is my ICQ related question....

Why is it that there is a DND (do not disturb) mode on your availablity. There's Invisible, and there is 'not available' and there is available. If you're THAT busy that you don't want to be disturbed, why not be on invisible, so no one will bother you, or just NOT be on icq.

A friend of mine was on DND so I messged her just asking if she was there and she sent me a nasty message saying she was really really busy. And I'm sitting there thinking, 'then why the h*ll are you icq? SHEESH!

[amycat412]

ha ha Leslie. Good Point-- some offices use ICQ as their instant communication tool, so maybe that's why. We used to use it here (now AOL IM), and DND usually meant in office can ICQ out of office I'm Busy.

http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif
Amy

[juniorgrrl]

I've used DND mode on ICQ when I've been online and just not wanted to talk to people. I leave it on all the time incase someone desparately needs to get me for some reason and can't get my cell or anything else. DND usually means "i'm here at the computer and working and I need utmost concentration for the moment" Friends who use it at work use DND as a way of saying "i'm in a meeting - don't want to get an 'uh oh' when the boss is in here"

[gphi2k]

I guess I never thought of ICQ in the context of business communication.

I'm refering to wierd friends of mine who are cramming for an exam or writing a paper last minute, or doing research on line and yet being on dnd. if you're that strapped for time, go on invisible so you can always see who is there and that way NOONE will bug you.

http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

[amycat412]

true true Leslie. I am ALWAYS in invisible mode on Yahoo and Hotmail messenger. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif hee hee

But, then again--like when I am writing and need no distractions--still I can never resist opening that little envelope when it pops up, know what I mean? And sometimes just the fact that the ICQ or whatever is there, makes you powerless to resist its pull. h aha

[Miami1839]

Bucutie,

Yeah, I heard they have those super Walmarts with Mcdonalds and grocery stores in them. I think theres one out about an hour west of me but its in the middle of nowhere. It would be cool to have one like that around here http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

I used to have ICQ but it was slowing my computer down to much I think. So I 86'd it http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif Great Program but I prefer using AOL IM http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif


[This message has been edited by Miami1839 (edited March 22, 2001).]

[amycat412]

There's a Super Wal Mart by my parents house in Las Vegas-- the thing is HUGE, you could spend DAYS there.

[Miami1839]

I have to add that one time i visited Chile for three weeks with a brother of mine. Well we were at the beach, Vina Del Mar, and one of the shops there is called...... *LMAO* P****. I'll let you fill in the blanks. I just about dropped my mouth when I saw the name of that store when we were walking down the street. True Story.

[Billy Optimist]

lol

[CRMSNTiDEGRL717]

Originally posted by Miami1839:
Why doesnt Walmart have a Barber Shop inside? That would be awesome and they would make bank.

FYI: The Founder of Walmart, Sam Walton was a Beta.

Yeah, i know this thread is old, but i was bored. a walmart was just built near my house and there is a hair cutting place in it!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

[PinkStar17]

Originally posted by bucutie02:
I used to work at Bath and Body works and we always had a TON of stock in the back. Although, most people wouldnt ever ask that since we stocked lotions, shower gels, etc. constantly. We stocked in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening and in closing. Working there SUCKED!! I didnt get paid nearly enough as much as i was working. I hated when i had to go around the store with my rolly cart full of that stuff to stock up on the shelf. What's worse is that since im a shorty, i had to also carry around a ladder so i could reach the high shelves. That store wasnt big enough for both of us! Boy was i excited when i would be the cashier, i LOVED that! anyway, as far as B&BW goes, they always have a ton of stock in back (except some times during christmas) so if you ever go in there and cant find what you are looking for, i urge you to ask them to look in the back. Although its true, some people will lie to you just because they are too lazy to actually go in there and look- and i can also sympathize with them because if they did nearly as much work as i did, then they are pooped out!

I FEEL UR PAIN!! im short and i used to work there too!! pain in the butt i tell u.. especially since it was a blue ribbon store with an attched white barn candle company.. i hated closing, and opening.. it sucked big time http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/frown.gif
glad to know there is someone else out there who felt the same way!

[SigmaChiCard]

Why is it that it seems to me that the more civilized we become as a society,
the less civil we become?

~Here's a classic~
If pro is the opposite of con,
then isn't congress the opposite of progress?

If you pronounce Roger the way you do
then why don't you pronounce KRoger the same way, with just a K-sound on the beginning?

Why do they call it shooting stars and/or falling stars when they're not even stars?
<It seems that if there is a part they
should reconsider isn't whether it should
be shooting or falling, but the part about
the star>

Was the NAVY named after the color they wear,
Or do they wear the color because of the name?

(not of racist intent)
Why do I meet so many causcasians named blackman, and so many african-americans named white?

What if we've been confused all these years and the only direct Son of God is actually the SUN of God?

Why are people called blue when they're sad
or yellow when they're scared?
I've been both,
but never changed color

When women speak of wearing pumps out (as in the shoes), I always envision them wearing this eloquent dress, matched with fabulous accessories, and an old pair of Reebok basketball shoes, the ones with the half-basketball for the pump.

Maybe dogs chew on shoes alot because we're always telling them to shew, and they misunderstand, that's why they alweays look so confused when you tell them to

Why is it we complain when dogs bury bones,
but it's perfectly alright, and even advised
that we try to bury "the hatchet"

and if it's "the hatchet" (as in one) hasn't it probably been buried a very long time ago
or do you have to dig it up each time
just so you can bury it
and if you have to dig it up
why bother? you'd just try to bury it anyway

if eye glasses help your eyes
are sun glasses supposed to help the sun?

if toilets in the "down under" flush
opposite to us, is it any wonder...they're just looking at it from the wrong side
if the earth were clear, and we could see a toilet flush, it'd look correct to us

I'm done,
but most of these I just made up hehe -
I'm at work, so forgive me

CorY? (which is it, C or Y?)

[newbie]

Originally posted by SigmaChiCard:
Why is it that it seems to me that the more civilized we become as a society,
the less civil we become?

~Here's a classic~
If pro is the opposite of con,
then isn't congress the opposite of progress?

If you pronounce Roger the way you do
then why don't you pronounce KRoger the same way, with just a K-sound on the beginning?

Why do they call it shooting stars and/or falling stars when they're not even stars?
<It seems that if there is a part they
should reconsider isn't whether it should
be shooting or falling, but the part about
the star>

Was the NAVY named after the color they wear,
Or do they wear the color because of the name?

(not of racist intent)
Why do I meet so many causcasians named blackman, and so many african-americans named white?

What if we've been confused all these years and the only direct Son of God is actually the SUN of God?

Why are people called blue when they're sad
or yellow when they're scared?
I've been both,
but never changed color

When women speak of wearing pumps out (as in the shoes), I always envision them wearing this eloquent dress, matched with fabulous accessories, and an old pair of Reebok basketball shoes, the ones with the half-basketball for the pump.

Maybe dogs chew on shoes alot because we're always telling them to shew, and they misunderstand, that's why they alweays look so confused when you tell them to

Why is it we complain when dogs bury bones,
but it's perfectly alright, and even advised
that we try to bury "the hatchet"

and if it's "the hatchet" (as in one) hasn't it probably been buried a very long time ago
or do you have to dig it up each time
just so you can bury it
and if you have to dig it up
why bother? you'd just try to bury it anyway

if eye glasses help your eyes
are sun glasses supposed to help the sun?

if toilets in the "down under" flush
opposite to us, is it any wonder...they're just looking at it from the wrong side
if the earth were clear, and we could see a toilet flush, it'd look correct to us

I'm done,
but most of these I just made up hehe -
I'm at work, so forgive me

CorY? (which is it, C or Y?)

Cory those are really good!! Had me laughing.

[gammazetagrl]

speaking of B A D C O C K...well in Blockbuster among the candy/food we sell is this brand of caramel popcorn called Poppycock. When it came in for the first time my ex was the one who got to stock it and he was like "Hey look, Poppycock pop corn, 'it's the nuttiest'".

[TriSigECU]

To elaborate on the Catch-22 question--it's the title of a book by Joseph
Heller. The book is about the military during a war and the catch-22 was the fact that you couldn't leave the army unless you were declared insane but if you were declared insane you obviously had the sense to want to get out of the war and therefore were sane...something like that. Read it if you get the chance because it's really funny.

Also, why is it that people are always saying ATM machine and HIV virus? That's just redundant.

And my personal pet peeve: Why is it that they make smallest size pants on the highest shelf?!?

[Dionysus]

HC the sun makes your hair lighter and your skin darker?

[RubberSoul]

Originally posted by lifesaver
Heres one. If the center of our solar system is called the sun, and any others solar system's central star is called its' sun, why doesnt ours have a name? Also, why is the moon just called the moon? Why doesnt it have a name? All the other moons have names, even asteroids. It's not fair. And finally, who named the earth? What, did they have a contest or something?

Why is it trailer trash chicks insist on having that koosh ball hair puff thing on the front of their heads?

i wonder about these things and more.

I wonder about the universe myself. If you could, theoretically, get into some kind of spaceship and just go out there indefinitely, what would you run into? Does space just go on forever? And where did it come from? If God made everything out there, then where did He come from?

As to the poufy hair thing, WHY these women have clung to that style is beyond me other than they think it looks good. You, my dear Lifesaver, are probably too young to remember when ALL women, regardless of "economic classification" had the pouf. But they did (me included, though I ditched it way before the rest of the bunch. I was a preppy rebel trailblazer!!!!) And I have found, oddly, that a lot of men from my age group are anxiously awaiting the return of big old hair........they still think it's sexy and that we all looked better that way. I for one do not relish the idea of returning to two hours' worth of hairstyling each morning.

[RubberSoul]

Oh, and I have thought of another one...........HUGE pet peeve. Why do people think that ALOT is a word? Does everything with the article "a" in front of it just morph into one word? As in, "Well, I have to head down to the dealership today, because I'm looking to buy ACAR." "Gee, Sam, I'll be glad to give you ARIDE." "That's very nice of you, Dave.....you're APAL!!!!!!!!" "Well, really I just want to make sure you don't spend ALOT of money..........." AAAAAAAAAAARGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH

[Optimist Prime]

Why do girls say they like to get flowers then throw them away when you give one to one????

[amycat412]

Originally posted by Optimist Prime
Why do girls say they like to get flowers then throw them away when you give one to one????

aRE you giving them to her at a party or bar or someplace else where she'd have to carry them around all night? Not a good move. Givie them to her at her place, where she can put them in a vase.

:)

[juniorgrrl]

Originally posted by RubberSoul
Oh, and I have thought of another one...........HUGE pet peeve. Why do people think that ALOT is a word? Does everything with the article "a" in front of it just morph into one word? As in, "Well, I have to head down to the dealership today, because I'm looking to buy ACAR." "Gee, Sam, I'll be glad to give you ARIDE." "That's very nice of you, Dave.....you're APAL!!!!!!!!" "Well, really I just want to make sure you don't spend ALOT of money..........." AAAAAAAAAAARGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH

For the same reason that people don't use the apostrophe-s properly. Bugs the living crap outa me when people use " 's" in front of things that are supposed to be pluralized, not made possessive.

For example "Dog's for sale." That would be perfectly fine if the dog had something to sell. But its just plain wrong if you are trying to say that you have more than one dog to sell.

Its especially annoying when I see all the big/little stuff going on around campus - stuff that says YBS (heart)'s you. NO NO NO! Don't use an apostrophe!

RubberSoul, I think you and I were the only two that paid attention in 3rd grade English!

[ilovemyglo]

I just read this thread for the first time and I feel compelled to reply to the first page about who determines the play list at a radio station?

The program director does. That is the person who makes up every days play list, along with what commercials will be played and and what times. They also decide on which promos will be aired. They do answer to people above them but bottom line they are the ones who determine which songs do get airplay. The general manager usually determines the FORMAT of a station, and from there you get a set of artists/songs that you can play. This is a general industry thing (for instance, you hear Busta Rhymes on a hip hop station or top 40 station, not country or easy listening).
AS for who determines what songs are played off an album- the record label and recording artists do this. The radio stations have NOTHING to do with this. They decide which songs to release as singles, which usually means they release the songs on each album that they feel will appeal to the most people, therefore selling more records and getting more money.
Now, because of deregualtion companies CAN own more stations in a market. Depending on the size of the market (I believe there are 3 or 4 catagories) a company can own up to 8 stations in one market. They do have to mix up how many AM and FM stations they own, though. Clear Channel is probably the best at this. If you look at the stations they own (like KROCK, they also own shows such as Rick Dees) they usually get the maximum allowed in each market that they enter. Even in Louisville, KY they own 8. This means that they have a lot of stations with the same formats everywhere and they use their most successful ones as the standard, as it were, to decide how to deal with the other stations. A lot of times this works, sometimes it doesn't

anyway can you tell I work in radio?

[Dionysus]

Originally posted by juniorgrrl

RubberSoul, I think you and I were the only two that paid attention in 3rd grade English!

LOL I didn't pay attention in ANY of my third grade classes/subjects, except for art and geography. English, math, history, HANDWRITING :mad:, etc. was gay.