Joeshlabotnik
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August 15th, 2016 at 1:13:28 PM permalink
Add your own questions as you see fit.

What would that old casino look like if it was merely furbished?
Why isn't a smartly dressed person described as kempt and heveled?
Is it worse to be a complete idiot or an incomplete idiot?
Why is the initial "c" in "crap music" silent?
Does that iconic Western saying imply that if you ARE a cowboy, you ARE...merde?

Inquiring minds want to know!
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August 15th, 2016 at 4:08:34 PM permalink
Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out of the window?

If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?

If you throw a cat out of the car window, does it become kitty litter?

If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn your headlights on, what happens?
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August 15th, 2016 at 4:10:54 PM permalink
Why does flammable mean the same as inflammable?
If one person is inscrutable, why isn't another scrutable?
Why is it kewl to misspell phat, ghoti, and hunnerts of other wurds? Tree fiddy yerself, djatc.
(I am kind of fond of ghoti, though.)
Why do unmarried couples in their 50s and beyond still refer to each other as girlfriend and boyfriend? Surely they're adults by now, but nobody says manfriend or womanfriend. Hell, my spellchecker won't even spell those.
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Joeshlabotnik
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August 15th, 2016 at 4:42:10 PM permalink
Quote: vegas



If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn your headlights on, what happens?



I think you illuminate the road behind you.
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August 15th, 2016 at 8:54:10 PM permalink
This poem, The Chaos was written over a hundred years ago. I think it fits this conversation.
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August 15th, 2016 at 8:54:36 PM permalink
Why do you park on a driveway and drive on a parkway?
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August 15th, 2016 at 11:01:04 PM permalink
What happens if you name your dog Stay?
♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
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August 15th, 2016 at 11:23:17 PM permalink
Quote: AxelWolf

What happens if you name your dog Stay?



Well, since the dog doesn't understand the meaning of the word, only what he's supposed to do when he hears it, you simply teach him that "rover" means "stay where you are" (and that "Stay" is his name). So you tell him, "rover, Stay." (note what is capitalized and what isn't)
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August 16th, 2016 at 12:16:41 AM permalink
Quote: Joeshlabotnik

Well, since the dog doesn't understand the meaning of the word, only what he's supposed to do when he hears it, you simply teach him that "rover" means "stay where you are" (and that "Stay" is his name). So you tell him, "rover, Stay." (note what is capitalized and what isn't)

It wasn't a real question.
♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
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August 16th, 2016 at 5:00:27 AM permalink
Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
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August 16th, 2016 at 5:52:27 AM permalink
Quote: vegas

Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Mosquito/malaria protection?

No! Because the ground crew may have forgotten to put fuel in the plane ;-)
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August 16th, 2016 at 8:29:34 AM permalink
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Quote: Joeshlabotnik

Add your own questions as you see fit.

What would that old casino look like if it was merely furbished?
Why isn't a smartly dressed person described as kempt and heveled?
Is it worse to be a complete idiot or an incomplete idiot?
Why is the initial "c" in "crap music" silent?
Does that iconic Western saying imply that if you ARE a cowboy, you ARE...merde?

Inquiring minds want to know!

1) Better.
2) Because those words were replaced over time with newer words/slang.
3) Complete idiot.
4) "There is no spoon.." I mean "c".
5) No

Quote: vegas

Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out of the window?
If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?
If you throw a cat out of the car window, does it become kitty litter?
If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn your headlights on, what happens?

1) Yes, because your breath stinks. Real answer is because you're being aggressive towards your dog when you put your face directly in theirs, especially with direct eye contact. The blowing isn't treated as wind but again more direct attention. Most dogs will be more passive/submissive towards humans. Example: Go out to the wild and try to blow in a wolfs face (especially the pack leader) and see what that gets you.
2) tests
3) Only if you don't go back to pick it up.
4) Nothing would happen.

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Why does flammable mean the same as inflammable?
If one person is inscrutable, why isn't another scrutable?
Why is it kewl to misspell phat, ghoti, and hunnerts of other wurds? Tree fiddy yerself, djatc.
(I am kind of fond of ghoti, though.)
Why do unmarried couples in their 50s and beyond still refer to each other as girlfriend and boyfriend? Surely they're adults by now, but nobody says manfriend or womanfriend. Hell, my spellchecker won't even spell those.
And don't call me Shirley.

1) Because flammable is so fun to say we had to work it in to another word.
2) Independent trails, though both exist.
3) It's not cool; non-cool people think it's cool. Get reKt.
4) Because more than likely one of them wants to be married and the other knows the headaches (at that age) of marriage and wants to just be together. If the one that wants to be married tells people they're married it might bother their partner. Likewise if the one that doesn't want to be married starts telling people that it will upset the one that wants to be married because "why not just get married then?"
5) Okay, Shirley.

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Why do you park on a driveway and drive on a parkway?

1) You can both park and drive on many more things than just those.

Quote: AxelWolf

What happens if you name your dog Stay?

This is a real answer btw (having done dog behavorial psychology for about 10 years). Then it will learn it's name as Stay. You must come up with another word or non-verbal communication if you wish to tell your dog to "stay put." Dogs will learn up to a couple hundred human words (in any language) throughout their life. If you name the dog a word you'd want it to learn, it will have a double meaning and confuse it, so whichever comes first (in this case the name) will take the cake.

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Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

So they don't get knocked out on the way to their target.
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August 16th, 2016 at 8:47:14 AM permalink
Quote: AxelWolf

What happens if you name your dog Stay?



I know it was a joke question but I believe things like this is why police train their dogs in German. It is highly unlikely that a perp will know the german word for stay.
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August 16th, 2016 at 10:06:41 AM permalink
Quote: GWAE

I know it was a joke question but I believe things like this is why police train their dogs in German. It is highly unlikely that a perp will know the german word for stay.


So what language do they use to train their dogs in Germany.
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August 16th, 2016 at 10:39:35 AM permalink
Quote: Hunterhill

So what language do they use to train their dogs in Germany.

I think they have just one word...

toten (-;
♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
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August 16th, 2016 at 10:55:07 AM permalink
Quote: Romes

(having done dog behavorial psychology for about 10 years).

WELL THIS CERTAINLY EXPLAINS A LOT.

I actually think the tone/ pitch and some other factors (facial expression body language) in your voice would be sufficient enough to make a difference your dog will probably respond to Rover and dover just the same. I don't know if they respond to vowel sounds more or particular letters. I'll assume anything that rhymes might do.

speaking of vowels, It's another bad day for you, the correct spelling for "behavorial" is ........

behavioral
♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
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August 16th, 2016 at 11:03:22 AM permalink
Quote: Hunterhill

So what language do they use to train their dogs in Germany.



That brings me to 1 of the 2 life questions that I have.

When a dog is thinking, are they speaking a language in their head or is it woof woof woof.

the second one I would love to know.

When I learned colors, I know the sun to be yellow. If I were to look through your eyes would the sun still be yellow? Is what you see as yellow the same thing that I see as yellow or could your yellow be my red?
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August 16th, 2016 at 11:14:23 AM permalink
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August 16th, 2016 at 11:21:06 AM permalink
Quote: onenickelmiracle

Why doesn't the block thread button work on this thread?



Made me look. Good one. Lol.

Rhetorical joke, I assume.
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August 16th, 2016 at 1:19:21 PM permalink
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August 16th, 2016 at 2:02:15 PM permalink
Was was The Holy Roman Emprire called such when it was neither holy, nor roman, nor an empire?

Why do they call it Rhode Island when it's neither a road, nor an island?
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August 16th, 2016 at 2:19:35 PM permalink
Quote: GWAE

When a dog is thinking, are they speaking a language in their head or is it woof woof woof.



This is what it hears when humans speak:

blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah TRIXIE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

from a NewYorker cartoon.
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August 16th, 2016 at 2:33:39 PM permalink
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This is what it hears when humans speak:

blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah TRIXIE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

from a NewYorker cartoon.



If so, possibly stolen from a Gary Larson cartoon. Google blah blah blah Ginger.
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August 16th, 2016 at 2:40:13 PM permalink
Quote: beachbumbabs

Quote: rxwine

This is what it hears when humans speak:

blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah TRIXIE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

from a NewYorker cartoon.



If so, possibly stolen from a Gary Larson cartoon. Google blah blah blah Ginger.



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