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[beercanman]

unthaw and irregardless ought to get in a fight and kill each other

why is "difficultly" not a word?

I take the elevator several times a day. Why does almost everyone push that close button to make the doors shut approximately one second before they would anyway? Why is there even a "close" button? It never takes more than 5 seconds to close on its own. I guess minutes are saved over the course of a year. And why do people, at least here where I work, push the up and down arrows outside the elevator while waiting? Are they unsure which way they're going? Does it make the elevator come faster? Also, does repeatedly pushing a button help in any way, assuming the button works fine? I think these are all nervous things because really, a crowded elevator is not the greatest place for dignity.

[steveinincheon]

[beercanman]

Not sure China is really a "bballi bballi" society but maybe a bit; I think it is just nervousness. Elevator behavior is odd because who enjoys being in small moving room with ten people you hardly know?

[typo]

My elevator takes 4 seconds to shut when it'll shut in 1 second. Honestly? I do it so that i don't have to share an elevator with anyone (I'm in a small officetel, so it's not like a massive high rise where elevators are usually occupied by multiple people)

Dunno, just shaves off the chance of an awkward elevator ride. Plus 4 seconds more in the elevator means 4 seconds less of me being comfortable in my apartment.
shrugs

[earthbound14]

[the ireland]

I don't think my house has ever been painted white, but then again we learned our lesson from the three little pigs and we don't use wood, bricks keep out the bad guys much better than wood

[Draz]

Why do so many people hate and fear eggplant? I gave it a shot because it was incredibly cheap at the local supah, and I googled it and found that it is "horribly bitter, so you have to take off the peel and rub salt on it". I did this, but it wasn't very good... then I ate at a Thai resturant that had it in curry with the peel on and it was great. I tried this at home (treating it like normal food) and it was great. It has a nice taste and a pleasantly interesting spongey texture. I tell people it's awesome and I'm not finding many other fans. Why?

[earthbound14]

[Unposter]

Personally, I like eggplant but it has to be cooked till its soft and flavored well.

I think it is a question of public relations. Who wants to eat something called "eggplant"? It hardly sounds appetizing. It is like "Greenland." You have to name it something like "purpledeliciously" or something then people might think twice about it.

Here are some new questions (I seem to be in to colors these days...)

Why are redheads considered not quite right and why is purple the color of insanity?

[beercanman]

Here's a poser for you: Why do we have the expression, "I think to myself"?

Am I supposed to think to somebody else?

And, "all things considered" ...does that have any meaning? Who wants to consider all things? Who could? Sounds like hell.

Why do I hate the expression "That being said" so much? It has become uber-common.

I also hate "uber" as a replacement for "very"

[earthbound14]

On that note: What the hell is pwned? And why does it exist?

[Craven Moorehead]

[nfld_chingu]

[ABC KID]

A stupid questions thread... I've been waiting for this one for ages. I'd often considered starting one myself as I think I'm well qualified!

There is something at our school that seems to have divided students virtually 50-50. My stupid question is this...

Is it rock, paper, scissors or rock, scissors, paper?

[.38 Special]

1. A note is a note in any language. Applying an accent to it would ruin the note. Hence, Americans and Brits can sing Opera in German and sound German (assuming they can get the pronunciation right, especially those Rs!)

2. I've never seen this. Then again, I'm from the East Coast. Fewer Asians around these parts.

3. It's a Canukistan thing. Don't worry about it. It's a bit like Coors, Miller, and Budweiser in the States -- it's not good beer, it's marketing and peer pressure. By the way, once upon a time, there was cocaine (sort of) in Coca-Cola. The cocaine was unprocessed, in its natural form, as part of the coca leaves, but it was there.

4. Guinness is all hype. It's not that great. Now Yuengling... Now that's a beer (lager).

5. Americans are very, very conservative, even the "liberal" ones. Football and shootists measure in yards for distance and feet for velocity, etc. Remember: The metric system is European, U.S.A. is not. That said, it is not at all uncommon to use the metric system for professional purposes, such as in manufacturing.

It's definitely Rock, Paper, Scissors.

Pwned = owned by - owned - powned (accidentally hit both keys) - pwned. In other words, it's tongue and cheek humor referring to the incessant typographical errors of gamers, many of whom must type fast during real-time play.

All things considered - all pertinent things are being considered.

Uber, i believe, is German.

Redheads aren't considered "quite right" because we have nasty tempers. There are two kinds of "ginger-tantrums": Irish get angry fast but get over it easily, while the Scottish purport an illusion of patience until they explode and take a long time to cool off. I'm a Scottish Red, by the way, and I've generally found this stereotype to be quite accurate.

People hit the close elevator button because not all elevators are the same; some elevators take a country hour to close, while others are more efficient.

Well, those are my stupid answers.

Since we are asking stupid questions...

1. Why do some British women eat their placenta following birth? (I know it's vitamin rich, but c'mon... Drink a glass of @#$%ing ovaltine or something!)

I guess that's the only stupid question I've got at the moment...