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Post by real oldster on May 2, 2008 15:28:52 GMT -7
I was thinking maybe there should be an Ask öldster column, but in truth, being a smart-arse can't be taught, it's a gift. You have it or you don't.
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Post by benttop (Steve) on May 2, 2008 16:07:33 GMT -7
OK here's your first question: "What's the answer to life, the universe and everything?"
(pretty sure you know....)
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Post by Lefty on May 2, 2008 16:33:33 GMT -7
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Post by benttop (Steve) on May 2, 2008 17:50:07 GMT -7
OK so the first question is a gimme. . This one could be harder, but then again.... maybe not. Fill in the blanks: "When you find yourself in danger, When you're threatened by a stranger, When it looks like you will take a lickin', ____ ____ ____ ____"
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Post by billyguitar on May 2, 2008 20:23:47 GMT -7
Mr. Oldster, why is the sky blue?
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Post by dnoseworth on May 2, 2008 23:28:48 GMT -7
Ok . I'll play the game. How long is a ball of string ? How long is a short circuit ?
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Post by bluzman on May 3, 2008 7:34:08 GMT -7
Where can I go to get my poodle clipped in Burbank? Where can I go to get organic vaseline for my intercourse? Where can I go to get my jeans embroidered in Fullerton? Where can I go to get my zipper repaired in Hollywood? Where can I go to get my speakers fixed? Where can I go to get my exit lights? Where can I go to get my stomach pumped? Where can I go to collapse?
Only FZ and the Mothers fans will grasp this one...
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Post by dixiechicken on May 3, 2008 10:14:53 GMT -7
Can you please name the other to letters in the swedish alphabet except Ö,ö. That you guys at the wrong side of th pond can't pronounce properly??? ;D ;D ;D
Cheers: Dixiechicken!
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Post by myles on May 5, 2008 8:55:16 GMT -7
Mr. Oldster, why is the sky blue? This is really a somewhat involved answer but it has to do with how various frequencies of visible light are absorbed in our atmosphere in a different way than red is absorbed in the oceans at depth. If you want be to explain this and provide the formulas for angstrom units of wavelength I'd happy to do this. In a nutshell .... The blue color of the sky is due to Rayleigh scattering. As visible parts of the spectrum pass through the atmosphere the longer wavelengths pass straight through more eaisly without absorbtion due to a filter effect while the red, orange and yellow light is affected by the air just as it is affected to a greater degree at depth in the ocean as water is more dense than air ... and that is why you cannot tell where a sound is coming from with your own ears underwater as at 6000 fps your ears are too close together ... they are used to 1170 fps speed of sound in an atmosphere of gasses rather than water bit the wavelength filtering of color is more eaily demonstrated in water.
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Post by benttop (Steve) on May 5, 2008 9:32:09 GMT -7
Oldster, you devil! You've removed your response! Never mind, I'll help you out: The question was: fill in the blanks. "When you find yourself in danger, When you're threatened by a stranger, When it looks like you will take a lickin', ____ ____ ____ ____" The answer is (paraphrasing for reasons you'll see): puk puk puk puk The song is the SuperChicken theme song, which is sung acapela in most cases. Here's the whole thing:
The Super Chicken Theme Lyrics When you find yourself in danger, When you're threatened by a stranger, When it looks like you will take a lickin', (puk, puk, puk, puk) There is someone waiting, Who will hurry up and rescue you, just Call for Super Chicken! (puk, ack!) Fred, if you're afraid you'll have to overlook it, Besides you knew the job was dangerous when you took it (puk, ack!) He will drink his super sauce And throw the bad guys for a loss And he will bring them in alive and kickin' (puk, puk, puk, puk) There is one thing you should learn When there is no one else to turn to Call for Super Chicken! (puk, puk, puk, puk) Call for Super Chicken! (puk, ack!)
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Post by nori22 on May 5, 2008 9:36:54 GMT -7
;D It's amazing you can remember that ;D
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Post by benttop (Steve) on May 5, 2008 10:04:42 GMT -7
;D It's amazing you can remember that ;D Nah.... had to look it up.
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Post by kc on May 5, 2008 10:44:48 GMT -7
yup, alls ya got to do is get yer pic taken with (Mr.) BW and Myles and you'll be an expert too!! kc
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Post by BW on May 5, 2008 11:37:10 GMT -7
Now if Steve can post Super Chicken and be spared your wrath, don't gimme any grief about this 'un bein' a 'classic', oldster...
A seeker has heard that the wisest guru in all of India lives atop India's highest mountain. So the seeker treks over hill and Delhi until he reaches the fabled mountain. It's incredibly steep, and more than once he slips and falls. By the time he reaches the top, he is full of cuts and bruises, but there is the guru, sitting cross-legged in front of his cave.
"O, wise guru," the seeker says, "I have come to you to ask what the secret of life is."
"Ah, yes, the secret of life," the guru says, "The secret of life is a teacup."
"A teacup? I came all the way up here to find the meaning of life, and you tell me it's a teacup!"
The guru shrugs. "So maybe it isn't a teacup."
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Post by benttop (Steve) on May 5, 2008 11:53:00 GMT -7
oooohhh... that's DEEP!
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Post by Shannon on May 5, 2008 13:46:50 GMT -7
Where are my car keys?
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Post by benttop (Steve) on May 5, 2008 17:09:04 GMT -7
All y'all are crackin' me up! ;D PS: I'm still working on benttop's first question...You're going to need a really BIG calculator.
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Post by T-R☼CK ♫ on May 7, 2008 13:15:52 GMT -7
Where can I get a can o' that incomprehensibull?
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Post by BW on May 7, 2008 14:27:50 GMT -7
I saw it down to da sto' next to da 'ever-so-much-more-so'.
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Post by BW on May 7, 2008 14:40:15 GMT -7
[/quote]You're going to need a really BIG calculator. [/quote]
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Post by BW on May 7, 2008 14:43:18 GMT -7
Where can I go to get my poodle clipped in Burbank? Where can I go to get organic vaseline for my intercourse? Where can I go to get my jeans embroidered in Fullerton? Where can I go to get my zipper repaired in Hollywood? Where can I go to get my speakers fixed? Where can I go to get my exit lights? Where can I go to get my stomach pumped? Where can I go to collapse? Only FZ and the Mothers fans will grasp this one...'Ruta-bay-ee-aayga, ruta-bay-ee-ayga...'
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Post by nitehawk55 on May 7, 2008 16:05:47 GMT -7
Haha....some great questions..... and answers too ;D
Here is one , oldster , Is the number of post it notes stuck around the computer and desk area relative to ones age ?
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Post by nitehawk55 on May 7, 2008 16:07:00 GMT -7
You're going to need a really BIG calculator. [/quote] [/quote] I got a remote for the TV as big as that from my wife BW , do you think she's trying to tell me something ?
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Post by BW on May 7, 2008 19:22:54 GMT -7
can ya just do it til ya need GLASSES?
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Post by nitehawk55 on May 7, 2008 19:45:29 GMT -7
can ya just do it til ya need GLASSES? Somehow I don't think that's what she was getting at ;D
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