Author Topic: "Useless information" (Read 1811 times)

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #90 on:** June 30, 2005, 09:25:40 PM »

The Statue of Liberty is NOT in New York but in New Jersey

vorticon · « **Reply #91 on:** June 30, 2005, 09:28:42 PM »

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Originally posted by SMIDSY
the main source of methane in the atmosphere is cow flatulence.

however, the primary source of methane from cows is in fact, from there noses.

there is a methane powerplant that is capable of powering the feedlot that feeds it, and 2,000 homes in alberta.

Hangtime · « **Reply #92 on:** June 30, 2005, 09:46:28 PM »

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Originally posted by Lizking
They are called "yardarms", and a schooner, no matter how many masts, generally only has 1 of them, though some do have 2.

A yardarm is either half of a yard; left or right. Together, (either a two piece or single piece) and across the mast with a square sail rigged from it, it is a YARD.

A schooner would have gaff's if she's so rigged.. A gaff runs fore & aft, behind the mast and is used to hang the fore & aft triangular sail that schooners use. Most these days have neither a yard or a gaff as they are 'marconi' rigged. If a 'schooner' had a yard (or yardarms comprising a yard) with squaresails on either or both of her upper masts she would become a more correctly called a 'topsail schooner'. If she's rigged with two yards and two square sails on the formast she'd be a Brigantine.

Drifter1234 · « **Reply #93 on:** June 30, 2005, 10:29:21 PM »

The two longest one-syllable words in the English language are "screeched" and "strengths."

SMIDSY · « **Reply #94 on:** July 01, 2005, 03:20:19 AM »

french toast, french bread and french fries were invented in belgium.

Chairboy · « **Reply #95 on:** July 01, 2005, 09:43:29 AM »

...and the 'Waffles' that we know today were invented in Holland, not Belgium.

SMIDSY · « **Reply #96 on:** July 04, 2005, 11:54:50 AM »

the book "to kill a mockingbird" gave no instructions in the killing of mockingbirds:mad:

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #97 on:** July 04, 2005, 12:10:28 PM »

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Originally posted by SMIDSY
the book "to kill a mockingbird" gave no instructions in the killing of mockingbirds:mad:

Good point.
Come to think of it.
Neither did the movie.

SMIDSY · « **Reply #98 on:** July 04, 2005, 12:33:14 PM »

its a bloody outrage it is!