metadigital Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 Useless information: It'd be far more interesting to learn that song by heart than revise for my exams... P.S. I care not that Rutherfordium has a short half-life... such things rarely matter... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> "The candle that burns twice as bright, lasts for half as long.", or "Better to burn out, than to fade away."? :D OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Darth Flatus Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 "Better to burn out, than to fade away."? :D <{POST_SNAPBACK}> *shotgun blast*
Darth Launch Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 Its Lion-O... methinks Archmonarch needs to brush up on his/her cool cartoon knowledge... " And Mr. Metadigital sir, I was perhaps thinking more along the lines of "Better to burn out, than to fade away." than "The candle that burns twice as bright, lasts for half as long." Oh crap, need to mention something useless... ermm... : A shrimp's heart is in its head (honest, I got it off a penguin wrapper so its got to be true) :D DL [color=gray][i]OO-TINI![/i][/color]
metadigital Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 Its Lion-O... methinks Archmonarch needs to brush up on his/her cool cartoon knowledge... " And Mr. Metadigital sir, I was perhaps thinking more along the lines of "Better to burn out, than to fade away." than "The candle that burns twice as bright, lasts for half as long." Oh crap, need to mention something useless... ermm... : A shrimp's heart is in its head (honest, I got it off a penguin wrapper so its got to be true) :D <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wow, two bits of trivia! Penguin wrappers have trivia on them! Bonza! Fibonacci's real name was Leonardo Pisano, but he liked to use the name "Bigollo", which may mean good-for-nothing or a traveller in the Tuscan dialect. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
The Great Phantom Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 Wow... in the 3 weeks that I haven't checked this thread out, it's gone from 20 pages to almost 40. :ph34r: Geekified Star Wars Geek Heart of the Force, Arm of the Force "Only a Sith deals in absolutes!" -Obi-wan to Anakin (NOT advocating Grey-Jedidom) "The Force doesn't control people, Kreia controls people."
The Great Phantom Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 Oh crap, need to mention something useless... ermm... : A shrimp's heart is in its head (honest, I got it off a penguin wrapper so its got to be true) :D <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Fibonacci's real name was Leonardo Pisano, but he liked to use the name "Bigollo", which may mean good-for-nothing or a traveller in the Tuscan dialect. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> And it means basically the same thing in English! :ph34r: Geekified Star Wars Geek Heart of the Force, Arm of the Force "Only a Sith deals in absolutes!" -Obi-wan to Anakin (NOT advocating Grey-Jedidom) "The Force doesn't control people, Kreia controls people."
Archmonarch Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 Its Lion-O... methinks Archmonarch needs to brush up on his/her cool cartoon knowledge... " DL <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I was never that big a fan of Thundercats. I only saw a few eps and remember those vaguely. Also, feel free to call me Arch. Its quicker and most of the oldies do, if not some other teasing nickname I can't currently remember. Anyway, as for useless trivia, John Wilkes Booth's brother once saved the life of Abraham Lincoln's son. Irony. And I find it kind of funny I find it kind of sad The dreams in which I'm dying Are the best I've ever had
Reveilled Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 The phrase "Let them eat cake" was not said by Marie Antoinette, and whoever it was actually said by, it is nowhere near as naive as it appears to a modern reader. At the time in France, in order to ensure that Bakers did not just bake cakes for the rich and to make sure that they baked bread for the poor to buy, there was a law that said that should a baker run out of regular bread, he had to sell his sweetbreads for the same price as his usual bread. Thus, at the time it may have been said, the phrase "Let them eat cake" would have been a perfectly valid response to the comment that the poor had no bread to eat. Hawk! Eggplant! AWAKEN!
Darth Launch Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 Ok, I'll call you Arch I suppose there's no shame in admitting to have not watched such great cartoons as Thundercats Useless Information: I may have caused a small resurrection of old threads DL [color=gray][i]OO-TINI![/i][/color]
Darth Incredulous Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 Oh crap, need to mention something useless... ermm... : A shrimp's heart is in its head (honest, I got it off a penguin wrapper so its got to be true) :D DL <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I must disqualify that entry, as it tells us that if we rip off a shrimp's head before we eat it, we are not eating its heart. Errm, ok, so it isn't all that useful after all, but someone might care... Also, someone already has apparently found it useful to learn there's trivia on penguin wrappers... And that ManUre didn't win anything this year is not useless either! It spreads joy all over this planet. Well, a good laugh anyway. Now for something useless.. let's see... Oh, I've forgotten my medication today.
Reveilled Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 What does AotS stand for? Fionavar uses that acronym whenever she closes a thread. Hawk! Eggplant! AWAKEN!
Darth Launch Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 Attack of the Spam?? Meh, don't know, never really thought about it DL [color=gray][i]OO-TINI![/i][/color]
kirottu Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 If AotS is Attack of the Spam it would neat. :cool: What does "FLoSD.ObE" mean? Fionavar uses it also sometimes. This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time.
Darth Flatus Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 i think it means Annals of The Sandbox. Have no idea what Flosd.obe means. erm maybe: Fionavar lord of Sand demons. Order of the british empire...
Reveilled Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 I think it stands for Fionavar Likes old Swing Dancing, Only before Eating. Hawk! Eggplant! AWAKEN!
metadigital Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 I think it stands for Fionavar Likes old Swing Dancing, Only before Eating. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> How do you know so much about swallows? OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Reveilled Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 I think it stands for Fionavar Likes old Swing Dancing, Only before Eating. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> How do you know so much about swallows? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know. Hawk! Eggplant! AWAKEN!
Fionavar Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 Less chatter more useless information ... AotS = Annals of the Sandbox FLoSD.ObE = "Seek and ye shall find" Um now on topic ... The phrase "Often a bridesmaid but never a bride" actually comes from an advertisement for Listerine mouthwash. The text was written by Milton Feasley and first appeared in 1925. The advertisement was so successful that it ran for more than ten years. Useless Information The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161)
Baley Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 FLoSD.ObE = "Seek and ye shall find" Fionavar Lord of Spam Destroyers.Obsidian Boards Elite Useless Info :I've doubled my of\def at DT today
Reveilled Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 Useless Information: Graveller only evolves into Golem when traded. Hawk! Eggplant! AWAKEN!
Kaftan Barlast Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 It is a frequent practise in the chinese army to have the officer ritualisticly wipe the mens noses right before they go into battle. This practise hails from the ancient Qing dynasty and is believed to be a great boost in both hygiene and morale. DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
mkreku Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 Useless info: OVIK (OllonV Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
Kaftan Barlast Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 K DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
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