Nagarjuna Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 The lingua franca of ancient Rome wasn't Latin - the demos predominantly spoke a dialect of ancient Greek. Perversely, the literal meaning of democracy is "mob rule". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master-Sephiroth Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 @Nagarjuna: Pretty ironic huh? Anyway, in the Mario games there are these ghosts called Boos. In Japan, Boo is known as Teresa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmouse Posted July 28, 2011 Author Share Posted July 28, 2011 Not quite project NODLEHS, but when George Lucas was filming Return Of The Jedi, he gave it the codename Blue Harvest and billed it to the media as a horror film in a bid to keep it hush-hush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagarjuna Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Not quite project NODLEHS, but when George Lucas was filming Return Of The Jedi, he gave it the codename Blue Harvest and billed it to the media as a horror film in a bid to keep it hush-hush. Kasu ya lee coy rah doe kankee kung! Netmouse mus spee ek oh een :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmouse Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 @Nagar: lost in translation, I'm afraid lolz. The song "Blue Monday" by New Order is another example of a song that features no chorus nor bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagarjuna Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 The original UK single release of Blue Monday had a special die-cut custom sleeve with a slot cut into it so the record & sleeve together looked like a floppy disk. It was only on sale in that format for about a fortnight as they miscalculated the cost of producing the sleeve and were losing about £0.32 on every single sold. As such, its now pretty rare and HIGHLY collectible - a housemate at uni inherited a copy from his dad - a very cool piece of vinyl. ps. Factory Records officially refuted this story to save face but I know for a fact its true. Another friend's dad worked as a financial officer for independent record labels at the time and confirmed the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmouse Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 After the final track "A Day In The Life" on The Beatles Sgt Pepper album, if you let the album keep playing, John Lennon blows a dog whistle. Unsure if it will still affect a dog seeing as it's a recording of a high pitched sound... I would assume it wouldn't acutally record ?? Never tried it with a dog in the room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master-Sephiroth Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Huh. Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagarjuna Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 @Nagar: lost in translation, I'm afraid lolz. "This bounty hunter is my kind of scum. Netmouse must be allowed to speak" ('Huttese' - the language of the Hutts is the Star Wars galaxy - cobbled together from lines Jabba & Bib Fortuna speak in Jedi) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagarjuna Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Dr. Jones' classroom at 12min 30sec into of Raiders of the Lost Ark & 13min 50sec into Last Crusade, is the actual classroom where a certain Dr. Brownelea taught me GCSE & A Level Chemistry. Pretty much all of the shots at his "university" were shot on location at the Mill Hill School in North London. Its always weird watching Indiana Jones films - one minute he's fighting lions and dodging Nazis in exotic locations - the next minute he's wandering around the halls and grounds of my old school down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BazingaGirl Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I don't have a Sheldonesque fact at the moment. But I suddenly had the memory of the scene in the cafeteria where Sheldon is trying to tell a Sheldonesque fact and Howard blurts out "I'm thinking of growing a moustache...." I thought about just posting the quote, but then it might have freaked you all out, since I'm female... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master-Sephiroth Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Most genetic disorders are more likely to be displayed by males than females, especially the sex-linked ones such as haemophilia. I should be thankful I don't have a disorder like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmouse Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 @Nagar: tnx for the clarification. I thought it was some Jar-Jar Binks line at first >< lolz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmouse Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 In the original Star Wars movie, David Prowse was going to voice Darth Vader but he was deemed too "nice" and not menacing enough. Hence, he went on to wear the costume, but his voice was overdubbed by James Earl Jones. David Prowse voiced the lines during filming however for continuity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master-Sephiroth Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Coca-Cola a.k.a. Coke got its name because it used to have cocaine in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmouse Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 @Seph: my dad can remember it still containing a tiny amount of it up until the 1950s. It was around that time that it was removed from the product. I don't think the strength of the cocaine was anything near the strength of street-bought product, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master-Sephiroth Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 @netmouse: Ya, probz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmouse Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 The phrase to "carry your wife over the threshold" stems from medieval times when house floors were dirt covered in straw (also called thresh) A piece of raised wood was placed in the doorway to stop the straw from leaking out of the room. This piece of wood was known as a "threshold" and you had to step over it to enter the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagarjuna Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Genuine Panama hats are made in Equador, not Panama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmouse Posted August 6, 2011 Author Share Posted August 6, 2011 Apparently some physics guy invented fig newtons ??!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master-Sephiroth Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 The 'Simlish' used in The Sims games is actually derived from several different real languages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmouse Posted August 6, 2011 Author Share Posted August 6, 2011 Simlish... I like that. wth language are they speaking in the game "Okami" then ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmouse Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 Whilst watching the White Asparagus episode, whilst I know it was done for comic value, the mental image of Leonard throwing up on Sheldon's steak defrosting in the sink. The preferred (and safest) way to defrost meat is to put it in the fridge. It keeps the meat at a healthy temperature without the risk of harmful bacteria growth. Plus it prevents the added bonus of vomitus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyforaname Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Whilst watching the White Asparagus episode, whilst I know it was done for comic value, the mental image of Leonard throwing up on Sheldon's steak defrosting in the sink. The preferred (and safest) way to defrost meat is to put it in the fridge. It keeps the meat at a healthy temperature without the risk of harmful bacteria growth. Plus it prevents the added bonus of vomitus. :icon_biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmouse Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 sweet sig joey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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