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I love useless facts! :D
Did you know... ?
...that "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis" is the longest English word.
...that if you put a $20 bill (American) in the microwave it will always catch fire in the same place, under Jackson's right (or your left) eye.
...an i's dot is called a "tittle."
...in the correct German pronunciation, Dr. Seuss' should be pronounce "Soyss."
That's all I've got for now.
I honestly have no clue. About all I know is that it's somewhere in the state of New York and that my friend's girlfriend's mom likes to watch Lawr and Oruhduh. I dunno if that pronunciation puts any locations in your mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rye
I pronounce it "awwwringe", like "cawfee" and "dawg" and other things of that sort. :bigsmile:, and I live on the island. I'm not from here originally though, I'm from Queens.Quote:
Originally Posted by HsuAccording to my friend, Long Islanders think that upstaters say "orange" weird because they don't pronounce it or-RANGE-uhsQuote:
Originally Posted by Rye
(it is going to be hilarious when I help him move out there and get to hear his girlfriend's family talk)
Apparently, we're very nasally. When I was up in RI, we were all making fun of each other's accents, and I got teased for saying "class" like "clayyyysss", all nasally.
What part of Long Island are you coming to, Mister Hsu? Or is her family coming to you?
who has enough money to be wasting twenty dollar bills like that when they could be giving them to me, huh?Quote:
Originally Posted by Yaridovich
Considering I, and most people from downstate NY say it like that, that's a pretty broad range of locations. xDQuote:
Originally Posted by HsuI honestly have no clue. About all I know is that it's somewhere in the state of New York and that my friend's girlfriend's mom likes to watch Lawr and Oruhduh. I dunno if that pronunciation puts any locations in your mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by RyeI pronounce it "awwwringe", like "cawfee" and "dawg" and other things of that sort. :bigsmile:, and I live on the island. I'm not from here originally though, I'm from Queens.Quote:
Originally Posted by HsuAccording to my friend, Long Islanders think that upstaters say "orange" weird because they don't pronounce it or-RANGE-uhsQuote:
Originally Posted by Rye
(it is going to be hilarious when I help him move out there and get to hear his girlfriend's family talk)
Apparently, we're very nasally. When I was up in RI, we were all making fun of each other's accents, and I got teased for saying "class" like "clayyyysss", all nasally.
What part of Long Island are you coming to, Mister Hsu? Or is her family coming to you?
Elephants can't jump.
A duck's quack doesn't echo.
Super Mario Bros. for the NES was released on a Friday the 13th.
Isn't that so WRONG? My roommate from the last two years was from the part of Massachusetts that's just to the east of RI and he claimed to be drinking from a "bubbler" when he was drinking from a water fountain. I repeatedly asked him to show me the bubbles. He repeatedly failed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rye
[q=rubah]who has enough money to be wasting twenty dollar bills like that when they could be giving them to me, huh?[/q]
SCIENCE!
Taxpayers, that's who.
Lol wrong, watch Myth Busters.Quote:
Originally Posted by Evastio
Back in the old west, when a man had had too much to drink or the bartender wanted to make the guy leave for whatever reason he would serve him 86 percent proof whiskey, which was considered weak, alcohol-wise, and a lady's drink. The man would be offended and leave(or pick a fight, but you get the idea). Thus, today, when someone is kicked out of a bar or cut off from a bar, they are "Eighty-Sixed".
"Give them the whole nine yards!" has nothing to do with (American) football. Back in WWII, one of the battleship guns(I don't remember which one) took a ammunition belt that was nine yards long. When in battle, soldiers would often cry, "Give them the whole nine yards!" meaning "Give it everything you've got!" Nowadays people say "Give it the whole nine yards." when they mean "Put 100% of your effort into it."
Interesting. I always thought it was Floccinaucinihilipilification, but you're right, that's just the longest non-technical word.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yaridovich
Also Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu is the longest officially recognised place name.
I believe the longest place name in the UK is Llanfairpwyllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwlllantysiliogogogoch in Wales - and if I spelt that right from memory, that's not bad as I learned it about 15 years ago when visiting there as a youngster :D
It's actually spelled Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll llantysiliogogogoch. But you were close.
(Two L's where it splits.)
xD All true:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Cloudane
Interesting fact: You might've heard the phrase, "to get the wrong end of the stick". The origin of this phrase is fascinating, though nauseating. It comes from the sanitary conditions on old sailing ships. They didn't have toilet paper, and instead a stick was used. If you went to pick it up and instead "got the wrong end of the stick", it wouldn't be a very pleasant experience and your mood would not be favourable.