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Craptacular · 03-03-2003, 12:20 PM

month

sabotai · 03-03-2003, 12:23 PM

"month"

Nope

Craptacular · 03-03-2003, 12:29 PM

What rhymes with month??? Or silver? Or purple? Or octopus? I guess it depends on what you consider the "rules for rhyming" to be.

SplitPersonality1 · 03-03-2003, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Craptacular
What rhymes with month??? Or silver? Or purple? Or octopus?

bunth, dilver, gurple & froctopus.

Duh!

Mountain · 03-03-2003, 12:41 PM

Homer Simpson's e-mail address is [email protected].

Maple Leafs · 03-03-2003, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Craptacular
What rhymes with month??? Or silver? Or purple? Or octopus? I guess it depends on what you consider the "rules for rhyming" to be.

Generally accepted rule is that the last paragraph has to rhyme. So "octopus" rhymes with "wuss".

If I remember it right, the only three words with no rhyme based on this definition are "orange", "month" and "oblige".

rkmsuf · 03-03-2003, 01:19 PM

I'm still searching for answers to these:

1. Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?

2. What is the speed of dark?

3. What is a "free" gift? Aren't all gifts free?

4. What's another word for synonym?

5. Where do forest rangers go to "get away from it all"?

6. How can there be self-help groups?

7. Why does your nose run, and your feet smell?

8. How much deeper would the ocean be if sponges didn't live there?

9. Why do they put braille on drive up ATMs?

10. If nothing sticks to Teflon then how do they get Teflon to stick to the pan?

A person armed with these answers is powerful indeed...

McSweeny · 03-03-2003, 01:27 PM

11. why do you park on a driveway and drive on a parkway?

rkmsuf · 03-03-2003, 01:28 PM

because milk has no bones?

Maple Leafs · 03-03-2003, 01:28 PM

How come if you put a package in a car it's a shipment, but if you put it on a ship it's cargo?

sabotai · 03-03-2003, 01:48 PM

Silver is the other word that does not have another word that rhymes with it. At least, that's according to Oxford.

Ksyrup · 03-03-2003, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Draft Dodger
Pink's "Get the Party Started" was written by 4 Non Blondes Linda Perry. Meaning, she has written two of the most aggravatingly overplayed songs in the history of pop music (remember the hey, hey, hey, what's going on song)

She's also the "real talent" behind some other attempted female pop star, but since I don't listen to that crap and they all sound the same, I'll be damned if I can remember who.

QuikSand · 03-03-2003, 04:43 PM

Most of the Monkees' songs were written by Neil Diamond, including I'm a Believer, of course.

Pyser · 03-03-2003, 05:42 PM

purple?
*edit* didnt realize there was a second page! doh!

that said, ill add to the conversation. the little ridge between your nose and mouth is a filtrum.

JeeberD · 03-03-2003, 05:53 PM

The hangy-downy thing at the back of your throat is your uvula...

Ksyrup · 03-03-2003, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fritz
The gay black guy (Lamar) in "Revenge of the Nerds" is the voice of the Paladin in Diablo 2.

John Ritter is the voice of Clifford the Big Red Dog.

Ryche · 03-03-2003, 06:38 PM

Linda Perry is also Christina Aguilera's producer currently.

Travis · 03-03-2003, 06:55 PM

The guy that played the role of Maxwell Smart was also the voice for Inspector Gadget.

AgPete · 03-03-2003, 06:58 PM

These are probably common knowledge but Howie Mandel is the voice of Gizmo in Gremlins and Deborah Winger is the voice of E.T.

Mustang · 03-03-2003, 07:54 PM

Kurt Russell played a jungle boy on Gilligan's Island.

Andrew Dice Clay was in an episode of MASH

TZone · 03-03-2003, 08:23 PM

1. The voice of the ship's computer on star trek TNG is Gene Roddenberry's wife, who also played nurse chapel in the original series and Troi's mother in TNG.

2. From Iron Chef: neither Michiba nor Sakai (Blue Iron Chef Japanese and Red Iron Chef French) ever lost to an Italian chef.

3. The pesticide DDT can transform getetically male fish into fertile females.

4. Lucille Ball was actually considered for the role of Scarlet in Gone with the Wind.

RPI-Fan · 03-03-2003, 11:05 PM

I'm sure many of you (well, probably about 700), sneeze when you look at the sun, or a bright light. Another good portion probably find it easier to 'get out the sneeze' if you perform the same action. The rest of us have no fucking clue what I'm talking about.

What I'm talking about is the theory of the ACHOO Syndrome, created by Roberta Pagon. The ACHOO Syndrome (Autosomal Dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst Syndrome) was created by Pagon, a sneeze expert (yes, there's another one - there ARE sneeze experts!) while having an, ahem, typical, discussion at lunch.

Essentially it reveals that the cause for this phenomenon is the proximity of two nerves near the upper bridge of the nose. One relates to an indicator of bright light, the other an trigger of a sneeze. In the ~25% of the population who have ACHOO (it's been determined that it IS genetic), the bright light nerve is set off, and since it's so close to the sneeze nerve, triggers that one as well. Thus it sets off a sneeze. In those people who can't create a sneeze, but can help a sneeze along, it's because the bright light nerve is near, but not directly with the sneeze trigger. The sneeze nerve must be 'active' for the light nerve to set off an actual sneeze.

More information can be found at Discovery Online or Acts of Volition.

If anyone wants more info, I can provide.

(FTR, all this knowledge came from an inspiration when wanting to know how to make myself sneeze at about 10pm one evening. It resulted in a four-hour web-journey about this topic. Alas, I never did find a way to make myself sneeze. Any hints?)

~rpi-fan

Ksyrup · 03-03-2003, 11:09 PM

I have no clue what you are talking about, but my wife sneezes every time she walks outside into sunlight.

RPI-Fan · 03-03-2003, 11:18 PM

I'm no professional at this sort of thing. If you're interested in more... scientific... documentation read the Discovery Online link.

GoldenEagle · 03-03-2003, 11:23 PM

This is alot of interesting information.

korme · 03-03-2003, 11:26 PM

Emmanuel Lewis' birthday is next Sunday, he'll be 31.

He is the infamous little man, Webster.

korme · 03-03-2003, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by QuikSand
You can't keep your eyes open when you sneeze.

I think QS had presented a challenge!!

korme · 03-03-2003, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by GoldenEagle
This is alot of interesting information.

Agreed!

Logan · 03-04-2003, 01:01 AM

Kris Benson, pitcher for the Pirates, was the #1 overall pick out of Clemson in the 1996 draft.

Why do I know this? I couldn't tell you any of the #1 picks from any specific year, especially where they went to school. But this one, I know...

Logan · 03-04-2003, 01:02 AM

Dola...

The part of 'Forrest Gump' was originally to be played by Bill Murray.

revrew · 03-04-2003, 01:44 PM

I think Murray would have done a better job.

Blasphemy! I HATED Forrest Gump.

JeeberD · 03-04-2003, 01:57 PM

When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore...

ColtCrazy · 03-04-2003, 02:12 PM

I'm the 26th grandson of an illegitimate(sp) son of King Henry I of England. woohoo.

Stuides show most girls turn off of math during grade 3. I teach grade 3.

The nymph is a young insect without wings.

AgPete · 03-04-2003, 02:26 PM

More obscure movie trivia:

If not for an Italian taking over the Godfather, a blond Robert Redford might have been Michael Corleone. The producers were set on recruiting Redford but once Francis Ford Coppola took over as director, he wouldn't allow it.

The original three choices for Don Corleone were Lawrence Olivier, George C. Scott and Marlon Brando. Basically, Coppola picked out the three best actors in the world (feeling they were the only people qualified for the charisma needed in that role) and worked from there.

Sylvester Stallone was the original Beverly Hill's Cop but lost the role and Eddie Murphy took it, turned it into a comedy and became a star.

The Bill Murray role in Ghostbusters was originally meant for Jon Belushi. Akroyd was writing it while Belushi was still alive and the animated character of Slimer is a tribute to Belushi.

Tom Selleck was the original Indiana Jones but couldn't get out of his duties for Magnum P.I.

Fritz · 03-04-2003, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ColtCrazy
Stuides show I turn off of The grade 3 nymph.

hmmmm

rkmsuf · 03-04-2003, 02:30 PM

Quote:

still alive and the animated character of Slimer is a tribute to Belushi.

That's quite a tribute...

cincyreds · 03-04-2003, 02:51 PM

that all of guys are good guys and that someday, I will see you in Heaven!!

God Bless all you my FOFC brothers and sisters(if any)!!

May the light shine on you and guide you home.

See you soon!

cincyreds · 03-04-2003, 02:51 PM

that all of you guys are good guys and that someday, I will see you in Heaven!!

God Bless all you my FOFC brothers and sisters(if any)!!

May the light shine on you and guide you home.

See you soon!

JeeberD · 03-04-2003, 06:20 PM

What, we're all going to die? Guess I better grab the duct tape and plastic...

Arbitrary Aardvark · 03-05-2003, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Travis
The guy that played the role of Maxwell Smart was also the voice for Inspector Gadget.

That would be Don Adams. About eight or ten years ago, he was eating lunch in a restraunt and a drive-by shooting occured, the bullet impacting near his table. When the police arrived and questioned him, he explained "Missed me by that much."

QuikSand · 03-05-2003, 04:03 PM

The same Don Adams also did the voice of cartoon penguin Tennessee Tuxedo...

The Afoci · 03-05-2003, 04:31 PM

Killer Klowns are only from Outer Space, not France....

03-05-2003, 07:28 PM

The former lead guitarist of 80's metal band Dangerous Toys is now a country music artist, but not just any country music act. He is one of the most popular in all of Texas.

On a similar note, country artist Andy Griggs recently recorded a country music duet with former Cinderella frontman Tom Keifer who now lives in Nashville, TN where he is involved in various country music related projects. In fact he could soon be wearing a big hat, boots, and Wranglers while playing at your local honky tonk.

Here is a little blurb on Fowler the former DT guitarist...

Quote:

One listen to Kevin Fowler’s latest release, Beer, Bait And Ammo, and everyone seems to ask the same question: “ How do you go from playing in a hard rock band with a gold record to writing and performing great country music without missing a beat?”

The early part of Fowler’s musical career was not spent playing honky tonks and dance halls as it is today. In 1993, Fowler was playing lead guitar in Dangerous Toys, a hard rock hair band with two #1 videos on MTV and a gold record. Fowler says, “ I have simply come full circle.” Born and raised in Amarillo, Texas, his first musical exposure was to 70’s country music on the local AM radio station.

By 1995, he left Dangerous Toys to start his own group called Thunderfoot, a hard-edged southern rock band. Thunderfoot released its first CD, Southern Discomfort, on Perris Records in 1995. The album sold well in both Europe and the U.S., but Kevin yearned to return to his country roots and to his father’s music he had grown up on. Fowler decided to fire himself from the band he had founded, and took off a year to write and record his debut country record, One For The Road.

HornsManiac

korme · 03-05-2003, 10:46 PM

bump

I've learned so much

AnalBumCover · 03-08-2003, 11:42 PM

Upon extensive and lengthy testing, I have concluded that hair will not grow on your palms, and you will not go blind.

03-03-2003, 12:41 PM	#55
Mountain Mascot Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Columbia, S.C.	Homer Simpson's e-mail address is [email protected]. __________________ At death you will receive everlasting consciousness . . . So I've got that going for me.

03-03-2003, 01:19 PM	#57
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	I'm still searching for answers to these: 1. Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii? 2. What is the speed of dark? 3. What is a "free" gift? Aren't all gifts free? 4. What's another word for synonym? 5. Where do forest rangers go to "get away from it all"? 6. How can there be self-help groups? 7. Why does your nose run, and your feet smell? 8. How much deeper would the ocean be if sponges didn't live there? 9. Why do they put braille on drive up ATMs? 10. If nothing sticks to Teflon then how do they get Teflon to stick to the pan? A person armed with these answers is powerful indeed... __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

03-03-2003, 01:28 PM	#59
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	because milk has no bones? __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

03-03-2003, 05:42 PM	#64
Pyser Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Los Angeles	purple? edit didnt realize there was a second page! doh! that said, ill add to the conversation. the little ridge between your nose and mouth is a filtrum. Last edited by Pyser : 03-03-2003 at 05:44 PM.

03-03-2003, 05:53 PM	#65
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	The hangy-downy thing at the back of your throat is your uvula... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-03-2003, 12:23 PM	#52
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	"month" Nope

03-03-2003, 12:29 PM	#53
Craptacular College Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Mad City, WI	What rhymes with month??? Or silver? Or purple? Or octopus? I guess it depends on what you consider the "rules for rhyming" to be.

03-03-2003, 01:27 PM	#58
McSweeny College Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somerville, MA	11. why do you park on a driveway and drive on a parkway?

03-03-2003, 01:28 PM	#60
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	How come if you put a package in a car it's a shipment, but if you put it on a ship it's cargo?

03-03-2003, 01:48 PM	#61
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	Silver is the other word that does not have another word that rhymes with it. At least, that's according to Oxford.

03-03-2003, 04:43 PM	#63
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Most of the Monkees' songs were written by Neil Diamond, including I'm a Believer, of course.

03-03-2003, 06:38 PM	#67
Ryche College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Highlands Ranch, CO, USA	Linda Perry is also Christina Aguilera's producer currently. __________________ Some knots are better left untied.

03-03-2003, 06:55 PM	#68
Travis Pro Rookie Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Canada eh	The guy that played the role of Maxwell Smart was also the voice for Inspector Gadget. __________________ "I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Rogers Hornsby

03-03-2003, 06:58 PM	#69
AgPete College Prospect Join Date: Jan 2001	These are probably common knowledge but Howie Mandel is the voice of Gizmo in Gremlins and Deborah Winger is the voice of E.T. __________________ Click here for the FOF2004 World Football League Dynasty (WFL) - Football Goes Global! OOTP5 Psychology Experiment (Incomplete but fun read for MLB fans.) The FOFC All-Time NFL Team - Voted on by FOFC members. Last edited by AgPete : 03-03-2003 at 06:58 PM.

03-03-2003, 07:54 PM	#70
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	Kurt Russell played a jungle boy on Gilligan's Island. Andrew Dice Clay was in an episode of MASH __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

03-03-2003, 08:23 PM	#71
TZone n00b Join Date: Feb 2002	1. The voice of the ship's computer on star trek TNG is Gene Roddenberry's wife, who also played nurse chapel in the original series and Troi's mother in TNG. 2. From Iron Chef: neither Michiba nor Sakai (Blue Iron Chef Japanese and Red Iron Chef French) ever lost to an Italian chef. 3. The pesticide DDT can transform getetically male fish into fertile females. 4. Lucille Ball was actually considered for the role of Scarlet in Gone with the Wind.

03-03-2003, 11:05 PM	#72
RPI-Fan Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Troy, NY	Attn: Sun Sneezers! I'm sure many of you (well, probably about 700), sneeze when you look at the sun, or a bright light. Another good portion probably find it easier to 'get out the sneeze' if you perform the same action. The rest of us have no fucking clue what I'm talking about. What I'm talking about is the theory of the ACHOO Syndrome, created by Roberta Pagon. The ACHOO Syndrome (Autosomal Dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst Syndrome) was created by Pagon, a sneeze expert (yes, there's another one - there ARE sneeze experts!) while having an, ahem, typical, discussion at lunch. Essentially it reveals that the cause for this phenomenon is the proximity of two nerves near the upper bridge of the nose. One relates to an indicator of bright light, the other an trigger of a sneeze. In the ~25% of the population who have ACHOO (it's been determined that it IS genetic), the bright light nerve is set off, and since it's so close to the sneeze nerve, triggers that one as well. Thus it sets off a sneeze. In those people who can't create a sneeze, but can help a sneeze along, it's because the bright light nerve is near, but not directly with the sneeze trigger. The sneeze nerve must be 'active' for the light nerve to set off an actual sneeze. More information can be found at Discovery Online or Acts of Volition. If anyone wants more info, I can provide. (FTR, all this knowledge came from an inspiration when wanting to know how to make myself sneeze at about 10pm one evening. It resulted in a four-hour web-journey about this topic. Alas, I never did find a way to make myself sneeze. Any hints?) ~rpi-fan __________________ Quis custodiets ipsos custodes?

03-03-2003, 11:09 PM	#73
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	I have no clue what you are talking about, but my wife sneezes every time she walks outside into sunlight. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

03-03-2003, 11:18 PM	#74
RPI-Fan Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Troy, NY	I'm no professional at this sort of thing. If you're interested in more... scientific... documentation read the Discovery Online link. __________________ Quis custodiets ipsos custodes?

03-03-2003, 11:23 PM	#75
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	This is alot of interesting information. __________________ Xbox 360 Gamer Tag: GoldenEagle014

03-03-2003, 11:26 PM	#76
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	Emmanuel Lewis' birthday is next Sunday, he'll be 31. He is the infamous little man, Webster.

03-04-2003, 01:01 AM	#79
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	Kris Benson, pitcher for the Pirates, was the #1 overall pick out of Clemson in the 1996 draft. Why do I know this? I couldn't tell you any of the #1 picks from any specific year, especially where they went to school. But this one, I know...

03-04-2003, 01:02 AM	#80
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	Dola... The part of 'Forrest Gump' was originally to be played by Bill Murray.

03-04-2003, 01:44 PM	#81
revrew Team Chaplain Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Just outside Des Moines, IA	I think Murray would have done a better job. Blasphemy! I HATED Forrest Gump. __________________ Winner of 6 FOFC Scribe Awards, including 3 Gold Scribes Founder of the ZFL, 2004 Golden Scribe Dynasty of the Year Now bringing The Des Moines Dragons back to life, and the joke's on YOU, NFL! I came to the Crossroad. I took it. And that has made all the difference.

03-04-2003, 01:57 PM	#82
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-04-2003, 02:12 PM	#83
ColtCrazy College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Midwest	I'm the 26th grandson of an illegitimate(sp) son of King Henry I of England. woohoo. Stuides show most girls turn off of math during grade 3. I teach grade 3. The nymph is a young insect without wings. __________________ The Field Generals and Statis Pro Basketball Super League

03-04-2003, 02:26 PM	#84
AgPete College Prospect Join Date: Jan 2001	More obscure movie trivia: If not for an Italian taking over the Godfather, a blond Robert Redford might have been Michael Corleone. The producers were set on recruiting Redford but once Francis Ford Coppola took over as director, he wouldn't allow it. The original three choices for Don Corleone were Lawrence Olivier, George C. Scott and Marlon Brando. Basically, Coppola picked out the three best actors in the world (feeling they were the only people qualified for the charisma needed in that role) and worked from there. Sylvester Stallone was the original Beverly Hill's Cop but lost the role and Eddie Murphy took it, turned it into a comedy and became a star. The Bill Murray role in Ghostbusters was originally meant for Jon Belushi. Akroyd was writing it while Belushi was still alive and the animated character of Slimer is a tribute to Belushi. Tom Selleck was the original Indiana Jones but couldn't get out of his duties for Magnum P.I. __________________ Click here for the FOF2004 World Football League Dynasty (WFL) - Football Goes Global! OOTP5 Psychology Experiment (Incomplete but fun read for MLB fans.) The FOFC All-Time NFL Team - Voted on by FOFC members.

03-04-2003, 02:51 PM	#87
cincyreds High School Varsity Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Mississippi	that all of guys are good guys and that someday, I will see you in Heaven!! God Bless all you my FOFC brothers and sisters(if any)!! May the light shine on you and guide you home. See you soon! __________________ The Dallas Cowboys!! America's Team will rise again.

03-04-2003, 06:20 PM	#89
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	What, we're all going to die? Guess I better grab the duct tape and plastic... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-05-2003, 04:03 PM	#91
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	The same Don Adams also did the voice of cartoon penguin Tennessee Tuxedo...

03-05-2003, 04:31 PM	#92
The Afoci Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Moorhead	Killer Klowns are only from Outer Space, not France.... __________________ I had something.

03-05-2003, 10:46 PM	#94
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	bump I've learned so much

03-08-2003, 11:42 PM	#95
AnalBumCover College Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: La Mirada, CA	Upon extensive and lengthy testing, I have concluded that hair will not grow on your palms, and you will not go blind. __________________ ABC's Game Giveaway list

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