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Hmm, I believe we need a break from the film threads, so I'll start a "what's the deal with" thread where we ask ourselves about the mysteries of life and hope against hope that someone knows the answer.

I'll be first. What is the deal with US house numbers? In every US show or film everyone lives on 20787 so-and-so street. What's wrong with street numbers in a sane range, like "2,4,6" and so on? Do the streets really seem that long to them? And what's the deal with the names of the streets - is it because they're only 200 or so years old and they can't have regular historical names, so they get names like "Rosecreek Alley" or "Pinetree Road" or "Rodeo Drive?"

"Yeah, come up and see me some time. I live on 37882876368376 Crescent Hill!"

Oh, and what's the deal with escalators - why does the conveyor belt where you put your hands always go faster than the escalator itself, so you always end up being pulled forward?

Seriously, what the deal?

Hmm, I believe we need a break from the film threads

thank you!

I don't know of any address with 5 digits. Maybe it's just the films you watch. As for the street names, well, in some of the newer developments they just pick a theme and run with it. It might be different kinds of trees, or in one NJ neighborhood, all the names of the streets end in "boy". Attaboy, Prettyboy, even Gayboy. Supposedly they're the names of old racehorses. Or maybe the builder was a NAMBLA member.

Oh, and what's the deal with escalators - why does the conveyor belt where you put your hands always go faster than the escalator itself, so you always end up being pulled forward?

Seriously, what the deal?

Maybe to make people lean forwards, as opposed to backwards?

the pick addresses and streets that don't exist simply because there will always be some retard that will go looking for the places they saw in the film.

Hmm, I believe we need a break from the film threads I love you. But then, we wanted to learn something new in this thread. So..
I'll be first. What is the deal with US house numbers?
It's a planned city thing, the chessboard principle deal, or at least that was the explanation in my USAian town.
Your number is made up by first giving the block on the street- with us, that would have been block 12 - and then the number of the house on that block - we have been the fourth- which made our house number 1204, although we were the, say. 60th or so house on the street.

In RL there are no 5-digit house numbers, unless you're talking about zip code. But like DCD said, developers pick a theme and use it for neighborhoods/streets.

Though you do see "6th Street" at times.... How hard is it to come up with a good name for a street?

I don't know of any address with 5 digits.
Mine has six.


Anyway,
what’s the deal with airline food?

Mine has six.


Anyway,
what’s the deal with airline food?

I hear it has something to do with the cabin pressure or the altitude.

I don't know of any address with 5 digits. Maybe it's just the films you watch.

4-5 digits, that's not the point. Usually, streets over here have digits below 100. "I live on Birger Jarlsgatan 16" someone would say. In the US, it always seems to be in the thousands.

Maybe to make people lean forwards, as opposed to backwards?

But why would you want to make them lean? Why not have them go at the same speed?

the pick addresses and streets that don't exist simply because there will always be some retard that will go looking for the places they saw in the film.

But I've seen the names of real streets be like that, basically devoid of meaning. Granted, some cities are different than others, with "Dag Hamarskjöld Plazas" at times and so on, but that seems to be the exception.

I'll be first. What is the deal with US house numbers? In every US show or film everyone lives on 20787 so-and-so street. What's wrong with street numbers in a sane range, like "2,4,6" and so on? Do the streets really seem that long to them? And what's the deal with the names of the streets - is it because they're only 200 or so years old and they can't have regular historical names, so they get names like "Rosecreek Alley" or "Pinetree Road" or "Rodeo Drive?"


names of streets, yes, you got it. new streets are named to be attractive to buyers and have no historical cultural or geographic association whatsoever

as to the numbers...

US street number theory is done by distance (in blocks) from the arbitrarily designated center of the city ... say main street and 1st avenue. so my sisters house that used to be 8 orange blossom lane (she lives in florida) is now 2500 or 25000 soemthing orange blossom lane because her subdivision is on the edge of town. its supposed to be easier for law enforcement or emergency services or something

I love you. But then, we wanted to learn something new in this thread. So...

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It's a planned city thing, the chessboard principle deal, or at least that was the explanation in my USAian town.
Your number is made up by first giving the block on the street- with us, that would have been block 12 - and then the number of the house on that block - we have been the fourth- which made our house number 1204, although we were the, say. 60th or so house on the street.

US street number theory is done by distance (in blocks) from the arbitrarily designated center of the city ... say main street and 1st avenue. so my sisters house that used to be 8 orange blossom lane (she lives in florida) is now 2500 or 25000 soemthing orange blossom lane because her subdivision is on the edge of town. its supposed to be easier for law enforcement or emergency services or something

Oh, so that's the deal. It's still kooky and overly complicated and silly, though!

Hmm... so what's the deal with shirts being buttoned on the right, and then sometimes they are buttoned on the left? Can't we pick a side? Or is it random? What?

ok ok im an old fart who is way out of the current music scene but

whats the deal with the beat in rap/hiphop? is it just that i only hear a few song a year or do they really all have the same mindnumbing simplistic rhythm?

Though you do see "6th Street" at times.... How hard is it to come up with a good name for a street?

In the little town I grew up in there were only 8 streets, 5 north-south streets and 3 east-west, and all of the north-south ones were called "1st-5th" street, while the east-west were Pine, Lumberjack, and Mill.

How terribly unimaginative, but what do you expect from a town that peaked at about 600 people in the 1880s?

But why would you want to make them lean? Why not have them go at the same speed?

I was thinking if people are leaning forwads, they're less likely to go backwards down the escalator. Having said that, a faster belt on a down escalator would pull you downhill, so I don't know. Maybe we just have crap escalators?

Oh, and what's the deal with escalators - why does the conveyor belt where you put your hands always go faster than the escalator itself, so you always end up being pulled forward?

so that people actually walk, instead of standing.

Though you do see "6th Street" at times.... How hard is it to come up with a good name for a street?
Well, if you do have a planned city structure with straight angle / parrallel streets everywhere, it makes things (that is, moving around without a map and/or an abysmal sense of direction like I have) so much easier.. in my aforementioned town, we'd have the streets running from East to West numbered from one to 178, and the ones from North to South (only in the outskirts, though) labelled alphabetically. Even I was able to find street corners then.

And what's the deal with the names of the streets - is it because they're only 200 or so years old and they can't have regular historical names, so they get names like "Rosecreek Alley" or "Pinetree Road" or "Rodeo Drive?"
You like "Hühnerbusch" (chicken's bush), "Hinterm Zahn" (behind the tooth), "Im kühlen Grunde" (uh..in the cool valleys/meadows/..?), "Am Rotzberg" (next to the snot mountain) or "Hinter der Kirche" (behind the church) better? These are the five streets surrounding mine..

As with most things in the US, we don't make use of a uniform system for anything. We tend to be willy-nilly when it comes to naming our streets, and assigning house numbers.

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Hmm... so what's the deal with shirts being buttoned on the right, and then sometimes they are buttoned on the right? Can't we pick a side? Or is it random? What?

in the US its one way for mens clothes and the other way for women's clothes. *shrug*

whats the deal with wearing shirts untucked so they stick out below the bottom of your jacket? its a bad look.

"Yeah, come up and see me some time. I live on 37882876368376 Crescent Hill!"
This is meant to discourage visitors. :rolleyes:

I was thinking if people are leaning forwads, they're less likely to go backwards down the escalator. Having said that, a faster belt on a down escalator would pull you downhill, so I don't know. Maybe we just have crap escalators?

Exactly, I can see the point on an escalator that goes upwards, but it's the same weirdness on those going down, drawing you closer to your doom by being squished at the comb-like thingies at the end.

so that people actually walk, instead of standing.

That would seem to defeat the purpose of an escalator all together.

In the little town I grew up in there were only 8 streets, 5 north-south streets and 3 east-west, and all of the north-south ones were called "1st-5th" street, while the east-west were Pine, Lumberjack, and Mill.

How terribly unimaginative, but what do you expect from a town that peaked at about 600 people in the 1880s?

are you a UPer?

Are you confusing zip codes with house numbers or something?

I'll be first. What is the deal with US house numbers? In every US show or film everyone lives on 20787 so-and-so street. What's wrong with street numbers in a sane range, like "2,4,6" and so on? Do the streets really seem that long to them? And what's the deal with the names of the streets - is it because they're only 200 or so years old and they can't have regular historical names, so they get names like "Rosecreek Alley" or "Pinetree Road" or "Rodeo Drive?"


It works on a grid.

For example, my house number is 16714

This means that I'm, on the line with 167th place, and the 14th one in line with it on my street.

And what's the deal with the names of the streets - is it because they're only 200 or so years old and they can't have regular historical names, so they get names like "Rosecreek Alley" or "Pinetree Road" or "Rodeo Drive?"

"Yeah, come up and see me some time. I live on 37882876368376 Crescent Hill!"
You think their road names are bad? In a town I used to live near, there was an entire estate where the roads were named after characters, species or places from Lord of the Rings.

As for road numbers, I guess it depends on how long the road is. I live near a road where numbers go up to well over 500 (#500 is near me and the road goes much further out of town).

Oh, and what's the deal with escalators - why does the conveyor belt where you put your hands always go faster than the escalator itself, so you always end up being pulled forward?

Seriously, what the deal?
I've never found an escalator like that. All the ones around here the handrail and escalator move at the same rate.

in the US its one way for mens clothes and the other way for women's clothes. *shrug*

Okay... but are women handicapped for some reason so they can't button the way men do, or something?

whats the deal with wearing shirts untucked so they stick out below the bottom of your jacket? its a bad look.

Actually, it's youthful looking and can be quite hot on the right person with the right ensemble. Unfortunately, for most people it just doesn't work.

Oh, and what's the deal with escalators - why does the conveyor belt where you put your hands always go faster than the escalator itself, so you always end up being pulled forward?


It doesn't. Put some tipex on the handrail and the step you are standing on.

Hmm, I believe we need a break from the film threads, so I'll start a "what's the deal with" thread where we ask ourselves about the mysteries of life and hope against hope that someone knows the answer.

I'll be first. What is the deal with US house numbers? In every US show or film everyone lives on 20787 so-and-so street. What's wrong with street numbers in a sane range, like "2,4,6" and so on? Do the streets really seem that long to them? And what's the deal with the names of the streets - is it because they're only 200 or so years old and they can't have regular historical names, so they get names like "Rosecreek Alley" or "Pinetree Road" or "Rodeo Drive?"

"Yeah, come up and see me some time. I live on 37882876368376 Crescent Hill!"

Oh, and what's the deal with escalators - why does the conveyor belt where you put your hands always go faster than the escalator itself, so you always end up being pulled forward?

Seriously, what the deal?

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Am I the only one feeling like she's trapped in a parallel universe where some parallel version of Fass not only makes a social thread (a fucking social thread) but also uses fluffles?!




*is speechless*

are you a UPer?

Nope, I'm from central Michigan (near Alma), but it was a small lumber town much like you'd find in the UP.

Hmm... so what's the deal with shirts being buttoned on the right, and then sometimes they are buttoned on the left? Can't we pick a side? Or is it random? What?
The best theory for this that I've heard is that upper-class women in 17th-18th century Europe would be dressed by a servant-girl, while the men would dress themselves. It's easier for a right-handed man to button a shirt with the buttons down the right, and for a right-handed servant-girl to button a blouse/dress/whatever with the buttons down the left.

whats the deal with the beat in rap/hiphop? is it just that i only hear a few song a year or do they really all have the same mindnumbing simplistic rhythm?Yup, they really all do.

ok ok im an old fart who is way out of the current music scene but

whats the deal with the beat in rap/hiphop? is it just that i only hear a few song a year or do they really all have the same mindnumbing simplistic rhythm?

I think they're made that way because the lyrics are either inaudible or incomprehensible and the rest of the music would be too melodious for the rhymed talking the rappers attempt to do, so they need a simple beat that people can dance to.

Well, if one could call that "dancing"...

It works on a grid.

For example, my house number is 16714

This means that I'm, on the line with 167th place, and the 14th one in line with it on my street.

My house is 102.

The house across the street is 106.

Explain that.

That would seem to defeat the purpose of an escalator all together.
not really.

It doesn't. Put some tipex on the handrail and the step you are standing on.

Yes, yes it does. It really does. Just today I was in a store and I saw my arm being ever so slowly being pulled forward.

You think their road names are bad? In a town I used to live near, there was an entire estate where the roads were named after characters, species or places from Lord of the Rings.

Oh. The. Tack-o-rama! :eek:

I've never found an escalator like that. All the ones around here the handrail and escalator move at the same rate.

Are you sure you've ridden an escalator? *eyes you suspiciously*

ok ok im an old fart who is way out of the current music scene but

whats the deal with the beat in rap/hiphop? is it just that i only hear a few song a year or do they really all have the same mindnumbing simplistic rhythm?

It's the second one. I hate it too, they're basically all the same song-- simplistic beat with simplistic rythms rapping about the ghetto and one's hoes, that's why I never listen to it.

not really.Depends on what you consider is the purpose of the escalator.

Are you sure you've ridden an escalator? *eyes you suspiciously*
Yes. *eyeballs back*

Oh, and what's the deal with escalators - why does the conveyor belt where you put your hands always go faster than the escalator itself, so you always end up being pulled forward.
Seriously, what the deal?
There is supposed to be an actual scientific (gasp!) explanation on this, it says that they actually go the same speed but we perceive it to go at different speeds because the conveyor belt thingy has to cover a different (longer at the beginning and shorter at the end, due to the different radius) distance than the staircase, but it evens out throughout the complete 'journey'.. I never completely understood it, but try it like I did and put your hands on the thingy in a right angle at the beginning, watch your hand be extended forwards and then, lo and behold, actually 'return to original position' at the end of it all. Amazing, I say. :]
:fluffle:
Get your dirty little fluffle off me!

Hmm... so what's the deal with shirts being buttoned on the right, and then sometimes they are buttoned on the left? Can't we pick a side? Or is it random? What?
in the US its one way for mens clothes and the other way for women's clothes. *shrug*

Same here, and that applies for zippers being differently sided and things as well.

Hmm... so what's the deal with shirts being buttoned on the right, and then sometimes they are buttoned on the left? Can't we pick a side? Or is it random? What?
In the US (I've been told this isn't the case in other countries...) all mens clothes are aligned to the right, and all womens are aligned to the left. In other words, the major part of any fastener will be on the right for men (The actual button or zip)

no clue why.

Yes, yes it does. It really does. Just today I was in a store and I saw my arm being ever so slowly being pulled forward.


Well I can't speak for swedish (svensk -?) escaltors. But that's really not an issue in the US or UK.

In any event, you should try the tipex test to be sure.

Nope, I'm from central Michigan (near Alma), but it was a small lumber town much like you'd find in the UP.

oh i assumed that the entire lower pennisula was paved over by now. and solid subdivisions from lake michigan to lake huron.

There is supposed to be an actual scientific (gasp!) explanation on this, it says that they actually go the same speed but we perceive it to go at different speeds because the conveyor belt thingy has to cover a different (longer at the beginning and shorter at the end, due to the different radius) distance than the staircase, but it evens out throughout the complete 'journey'.. I never completely understood it, but try it like I did and put your hands on the thingy in a right angle at the beginning, watch your hand be extended forwards and then, lo and behold, actually 'return to original position' at the end of it all. Amazing, I say. :]

Amazing indeed! That makes perfect sense, assuming the handrail is in fact longer...

Okay... but are women handicapped for some reason so they can't button the way men do, or something?
I was about to say that no, it is because the men are handicapped, but..
The best theory for this that I've heard is that upper-class women in 17th-18th century Europe would be dressed by a servant-girl, while the men would dress themselves. It's easier for a right-handed man to button a shirt with the buttons down the right, and for a right-handed servant-girl to button a blouse/dress/whatever with the buttons down the left.

...that is so much cooler.

Whats with this maskulin, feminin, and neutrum stuff in German?
There's like 9 different variations for "the."
Why can't Deutsch the's be simple?! :eek:

Well I can't speak for swedish (svensk -?) escaltors. But that's really not an issue in the US or UK.

Yup, Swedish the adjective is "svensk" in Swedish (Svenska), but I've experienced the same phenom in the UK and in the US. Are you trying to make me believe I've imagined this? Because that would be cruel.

In any event, you should try the tipex test to be sure.

What's "tipex?"

Whats with this maskulin, feminin, and neutrum stuff in German?
There's like 9 different variations for "the."
Why can't Deutsch the's be simple?! :eek:

Where would be the fun in that? :p

Yup, Swedish the adjective is "svensk" in Swedish (Svenska), but I've experienced the same phenom in the UK and in the US. Are you trying to make me believe I've imagined this? Because that would be cruel.



What's "tipex?"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tippex

It's the second one. I hate it too, they're basically all the same song-- simplistic beat with simplistic rythms rapping about the ghetto and one's hoes, that's why I never listen to it.

Of course, not all rap is like that.

Work It Out by Jurassic 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAqzj0OXZS8)

Breakdown by Handsome Boy Modeling School w/Jack Johnson (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgWg9krQabs)

La Vie est Belle by MC Solaar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZtnmqODchU)

The last one is in French, but it's certainly not about "hoes" and the ghetto.

oh i assumed that the entire lower pennisula was paved over by now. and solid subdivisions from lake michigan to lake huron.

Michigan has hit some hard times lately, so growth has slowed down quite a bit.

There is supposed to be an actual scientific (gasp!) explanation on this, it says that they actually go the same speed but we perceive it to go at different speeds because the conveyor belt thingy has to cover a different (longer at the beginning and shorter at the end, due to the different radius) distance than the staircase, but it evens out throughout the complete 'journey'.. I never completely understood it, but try it like I did and put your hands on the thingy in a right angle at the beginning, watch your hand be extended forwards and then, lo and behold, actually 'return to original position' at the end of it all. Amazing, I say. :]

Where do you come up with this stuff?

The best theory for this that I've heard is that upper-class women in 17th-18th century Europe would be dressed by a servant-girl, while the men would dress themselves. It's easier for a right-handed man to button a shirt with the buttons down the right, and for a right-handed servant-girl to button a blouse/dress/whatever with the buttons down the left.

NSG is making me learn. It only took months and months. :)

In the US (I've been told this isn't the case in other countries...) all mens clothes are aligned to the right, and all womens are aligned to the left. In other words, the major part of any fastener will be on the right for men (The actual button or zip)

no clue why.

You, you get quoted because I like you. :fluffle:

Whats with this maskulin, feminin, and neutrum stuff in German?
There's like 9 different variations for "the."
Why can't Deutsch the's be simple?! :eek:
We no likey foreigners, so we discourage you from attempting to speak our language and/or come into our country to actually try it out, and the article thing was the first and easiest thing we could come up with.

I've experienced the same phenom in the UK and in the US. Are you trying to make me believe I've imagined this? Because that would be cruel.
I hate to squash your worries, but it's the same in Germany.

What's "tipex?"

I believe they might be referring to tipp-ex, the white stuff you put over something you've written incorrectly to 'erase' it and be able to write over it.

OK, here's one. What's the deal with ties? I mean come on, who the hell decided that they added anything to appearance? They're irritating dammit! They're useless and annoying! Grrrrrrrr...

What's "tipex?"

Mea culpa. I misspelled Tippex.

Yup, Swedish the adjective is "svensk" in Swedish (Svenska), but I've experienced the same phenom in the UK and in the US. Are you trying to make me believe I've imagined this? Because that would be cruel.

Handrail speed sensors - . . . if the sensor notices a speed difference between the handrail and the steps it will sound an alarm, wait for a couple of seconds, then stop the escalator. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escalator#Safety_features)

It seems it actually happens... and is not deliberate.

Where do you come up with this stuff?
I ask, I get told. That's where a curious mind gets you..

P.S. Why the fucking hell does this have this devillish smiley as a title, and why can't I edit that? My life, in shatters!

NSG is making me learn. It only took months and months. :)
I didn't say it was definitely true, but it does seem fairly likely.

OK, here's one. What's the deal with ties? I mean come on, who the hell decided that they added anything to appearance? They're irritating dammit! They're useless and annoying! Grrrrrrrr...

Blame the Croatians - they invented them. From what I gather, they used to have scarves that they tied around their necks, but it was the French that decided it was stylish and ended up calling it "à la Croate" which evolved into "cravate" which is the name for "tie" in many European languages.

So, as all awesome fashions it was France that purified it. I'm a fan of ties.

Why do hotdogs come in packages of 8 but hotdog rolls come in packages of 10?

what's the deal with movie threads.

OK, here's one. What's the deal with ties? I mean come on, who the hell decided that they added anything to appearance? They're irritating dammit! They're useless and annoying! Grrrrrrrr...

I object. They are perfect for choking people and/or hold on to if you don't want the wearer to leave.
Also, what the hell would the mass populace of uncreative Christmas-present givers choose for their husbands/brothers/boyfriends/friends/.. if there were no ties?

I object. They are perfect for choking people and/or hold on to if you don't want the wearer to leave.
Also, what the hell would the mass populace of uncreative Christmas-present givers choose for their husbands/brothers/boyfriends/friends/.. if there were no ties?

Money :p

Of course, not all rap is like that.

Work It Out by Jurassic 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAqzj0OXZS8)

Breakdown by Handsome Boy Modeling School w/Jack Johnson (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgWg9krQabs)

La Vie est Belle by MC Solaar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZtnmqODchU)

The last one is in French, but it's certainly not about "hoes" and the ghetto.

are those "no ho" rap songs or rap songs with a different beat?


Michigan has hit some hard times lately, so growth has slowed down quite a bit.

michigan has as many ups and downs as texas does. it seems like they trade citizens on a regular basis.

I believe they might be referring to tipp-ex, the white stuff you put over something you've written incorrectly to 'erase' it and be able to write over it.

Mea culpa. I misspelled Tippex.

Oh. That. I haven't actually used a typewriter in years, so I forgot all about it.

Blame the Croatians - they invented them. From what I gather, they used to have scarves that they tied around their necks, but it was the French that decided it was stylish and ended up calling it "à la Croate" which evolved into "cravate" which is the name for "tie" in many European languages.

So, as all awesome fashions it was France that purified it. I'm a fan of ties.
I learn!
That, and I also emphasize my preferred use for ties outlined in my previous post.

Why do hotdogs come in packages of 8 but hotdog rolls come in packages of 10?
Because any decent person toasts their rolls before making the hotdog with them, and statistically, 20% of all toasted goods get burnt beyond salvation..

I object. They are perfect for choking people and/or hold on to if you don't want the wearer to leave.
Also, what the hell would the mass populace of uncreative Christmas-present givers choose for their husbands/brothers/boyfriends/friends/.. if there were no ties?

Toasters?

OK, here's one. What's the deal with ties? I mean come on, who the hell decided that they added anything to appearance? They're irritating dammit! They're useless and annoying! Grrrrrrrr...

i always thought they were a kind of semi-permanent napkin that kept food off of your more expensive shirt.

these days ties can be so expensive that their only use it to give a man in a suit a way to express a small bit of individuality. men's clothing is so much same-same.

How come during wedding showers, they always give gift that the woman would enjoy more than the man? I mean comon, let's have something that a man would enjoy, like his or her shotguns!

I object. They are perfect for choking people and/or hold on to if you don't want the wearer to leave.
Also, what the hell would the mass populace of uncreative Christmas-present givers choose for their husbands/brothers/boyfriends/friends/.. if there were no ties?
men would have to go back to wearing french cuffs so that they could receive cufflinks for christmas

Money :p
Nah. With money, there is no way of clouding what amount you are giving, while you can very well select a cheap-ish tie that looks halfway as if you had actually spent a respectable/appropriate amount of money on it..

Oh. That. I haven't actually used a typewriter in years, so I forgot all about it.
Funny. Around here, everyone carries a tipp-ex pen or tipp-ex mouse with them to school/uni/.. and uses it for pen and paper mistakes..

Why do hotdogs come in packages of 8 but hotdog rolls come in packages of 10?

Ooh, good one! But here, hotdogs come in packages of 10, but the buns either come in packages of 12 or 16. It's a global conspiracy.

Funny. Around here, everyone carries a tipp-ex pen or tipp-ex mouse with them to school/uni/.. and uses it for pen and paper mistakes..

Sissies.

How come during wedding showers, they always give gift that the woman would enjoy more than the man? I mean comon, let's have something that a man would enjoy, like his or her shotguns!

Because guns are illegal.

Because any decent person toasts their rolls before making the hotdog with them, and statistically, 20% of all toasted goods get burnt beyond salvation..

wow thats a great answer. totally bogus but great nonetheless

Because guns are illegal.

Well you know what I mean. We need more wedding shower gift that are more umm masculine.

Well you know what I mean. We need more wedding shower gift that are more umm masculine.

What's wrong with a strapon for the wife? It'll benefit the husband in due time.

Toasters?
Nah. Unlike you are me, there are limits as to how many toasters are reasonable for you to have, and that number is usually excrutiatingly small, so..
How come during wedding showers, they always give gift that the woman would enjoy more than the man? I mean comon, let's have something that a man would enjoy, like his or her shotguns!
Because it usually is the woman who started and keeps and maintains the social ties of a couple, , and so it is both the woman of the gift-giving couple who selects the gift, and the woman of the gift-receiving couple whom they want to make a good impression on as to polish the friendship?

What's wrong with a strapon for the wife? It'll benefit the husband in due time.

Not all of us like having stuff shoved up our bung-hole. :p

What's the deal with iTunes' Shuffle function? It either plays random crap like the coughing track from Bloodhound Gang, or the interlude on the RHCPs live at Hyde Park. I swear its biased towards annoying stuff.

Nah. Unlike you are me, there are limits as to how many toasters are reasonable for you to have, and that number is usually excrutiatingly small, so..

True, let's just go with money.


Because it usually is the woman who started and keeps and maintains the social ties of a couple, , and so it is both the woman of the gift-giving couple who selects the gift, and the woman of the gift-receiving couple whom they want to make a good impression on as to polish the friendship?

Yea, but comon, we need his or her keggers! :D

Hmm, I believe we need a break from the film threads, so I'll start a "what's the deal with" thread where we ask ourselves about the mysteries of life and hope against hope that someone knows the answer.

I'll be first. What is the deal with US house numbers? In every US show or film everyone lives on 20787 so-and-so street. What's wrong with street numbers in a sane range, like "2,4,6" and so on? Do the streets really seem that long to them? And what's the deal with the names of the streets - is it because they're only 200 or so years old and they can't have regular historical names, so they get names like "Rosecreek Alley" or "Pinetree Road" or "Rodeo Drive?"

"Yeah, come up and see me some time. I live on 37882876368376 Crescent Hill!"

Oh, and what's the deal with escalators - why does the conveyor belt where you put your hands always go faster than the escalator itself, so you always end up being pulled forward?

Seriously, what the deal?

52 Airport Road. It's got an airport on it. And I'm in the US, so, really can't help you.

men would have to go back to wearing french cuffs so that they could receive cufflinks for christmas
But that would be much more stylish than a measly tie, so yay for cufflinks.
Funny. Around here, everyone carries a tipp-ex pen or tipp-ex mouse with them to school/uni/.. and uses it for pen and paper mistakes..We do? o.O

Why do video game manufacturers always release a game either before the movie is out, or when the movie just came out? It used to be that they would wait until the movie was a success and then make a game about it.

Not all of us like having stuff shoved up our bung-hole. :p

Liar!

What's the deal with iTunes' Shuffle function? It either plays random crap like the coughing track from Bloodhound Gang, or the interlude on the RHCPs live at Hyde Park. I swear its biased towards annoying stuff.
It's to make people hate the shuffle function so they'll make sure to only buy the expensive iPods, not the lowly iPod Shuffle.

Why do video game manufacturers always release a game either before the movie is out, or when the movie just came out? It used to be that they would wait until the movie was a success and then make a game about it.

It's called "market saturation."

Why do video game manufacturers always release a game either before the movie is out, or when the movie just came out? It used to be that they would wait until the movie was a success and then make a game about it.

Because that would require either
a) The movie to be a success
or
b) Them to wait for the movie to be a success before releasing the game

It's to make people hate the shuffle function so they'll make sure to only buy the expensive iPods, not the lowly iPod Shuffle.

Nah, on the iTunes player, and the software of the iPod has a shuffle option.

What's the deal with iTunes' Shuffle function? It either plays random crap like the coughing track from Bloodhound Gang, or the interlude on the RHCPs live at Hyde Park. I swear its biased towards annoying stuff.

iTunes simply sucks, that's the deal with anything iTunes.

Nah, on the iTunes player, and the software of the iPod has a shuffle option.

I know. To make absolutely sure everybody is completely sick of the Shuffle function they obviously have to include it everywhere. See?

wow thats a great answer. totally bogus but great nonetheless
That's me. ;]
True, let's just go with money.

Yea, but comon, we need his or her keggers! :D
No. (I said so before)

What's 'keggers'?


We do? o.O
Yes. We. Do. *assimilates Witt-Witt*

I know. To make absolutely sure everybody is completely sick of the Shuffle function they obviously have to include it everywhere. See?

Ahh, all is now clear.

What's 'keggers'?


http://www.halesales.com/images/keg.gif

http://www.halesales.com/images/keg.gif

No, that's a Fass. *has been waiting for this for a long time*

No, that's a Fass. *has been waiting for this for a long time*

Don't be silly. That's a "fat."

What's the deal with passive stalking via the internet?

*creepiness*

I'll be first. What is the deal with US house numbers? In every US show or film everyone lives on 20787 so-and-so street. What's wrong with street numbers in a sane range, like "2,4,6" and so on? Do the streets really seem that long to them? And what's the deal with the names of the streets - is it because they're only 200 or so years old and they can't have regular historical names, so they get names like "Rosecreek Alley" or "Pinetree Road" or "Rodeo Drive?"
My grandparents have a really long house number becuase they live in the country so the street is pretty long and it could fit a lot more houses in between.

I think streets go up really high on Younge street too since it's the longest street in the world.

Also, if you think Rosecreek Alley, Pinetree Road and Rodeo Drive are bad, you should find Zebra trail, Indigo drive et c. The city I'm from let a grade 2 class name the streets in a new neighbourhood.

http://www.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=firefox-a&z=15&ll=43.755876,-79.746795&spn=0.016801,0.037079&om=1

Also, if you look down and left you can see some neighbourhoods where all the streets start with the same letter...

What's the deal with passive stalking via the internet?

*creepiness*

You talking about ConscribedComradeship? You're talking about ConscribedComradeship. You should see the TGs I've gotten...

Whats with this maskulin, feminin, and neutrum stuff in German?
There's like 9 different variations for "the."
Why can't Deutsch the's be simple?! :eek:
Duh. Because we like our language to represent our complexity. Plus, how else could we ridicule all those who try to speak our beautiful language?
Funny. Around here, everyone carries a tipp-ex pen or tipp-ex mouse with them to school/uni/.. and uses it for pen and paper mistakes..
No, we don't.
We do? o.O
No, we don't!
Yes. We. Do. *assimilates Witt-Witt*
No, we don't!!!

Anyway, what's up with the egg compartment in my fridge? There's eight slots in the door to store the eggs, but I can only buy eggs in cartons of six or ten.

(And Oecky, don't you dare say it's because I'm bound to break two eggs while trying to put'em in there. I ain't that clumsy!)

You talking about ConscribedComradeship? You're talking about ConscribedComradeship. You should see the TGs I've gotten...

Pfft. I thought we discussed this. *runs*

Pfft. I thought we discussed this. *runs*

Discussed, notified the authorities...

Discussed, notified the authorities...

That's why I ran. *recommences running*

How did CC just show up that fast?


Moving right along though.

What's the deal with the idea of never washing your cast-iron pans? Am I the only one that thinks it's a bit gross to merely anoint them with *more* oil after every use?

How did CC just show up that fast?

*whistles*

*whistles*
Just don't get those strings tangled.

Yeah, here's another question:

What's the deal with JOLT tonight?!?

You, you get quoted because I like you. :fluffle:
:fluffle:

That's right...stroke my ego some more.
...

<.<
>.>
What's 'keggers'?A keg is what large ammounts of beer are held in. A kegger is a party with a keg instead of 30 racks of beer or mixed drinks

Discussed, notified the authorities...
Nothing says "I love you" like a restraining order.

Funny. Around here, everyone carries a tipp-ex pen or tipp-ex mouse with them to school/uni/.. and uses it for pen and paper mistakes..

Ever heard of pencils and erasers?

OK, here's one. What's the deal with ties? I mean come on, who the hell decided that they added anything to appearance? They're irritating dammit! They're useless and annoying! Grrrrrrrr...

Quite simple. They have been created by a feminist conspiracy to cause suffering for men, and to make them feel inadequate for always needing women's help in tying the thing.

Whats with this maskulin, feminin, and neutrum stuff in German?
There's like 9 different variations for "the."
Why can't Deutsch the's be simple?!

Or better yet, why not have no the's at all, like in Finnish?

Just don't get those strings tangled.

I am not a puppet. Gah.

No posting of French egg photos; you know the ones.

OK, here's one. What's the deal with ties? I mean come on, who the hell decided that they added anything to appearance? They're irritating dammit! They're useless and annoying! Grrrrrrrr...

I have the same question about pants....

Yeah, here's another question:

What's the deal with JOLT tonight?!?
Meh, the usual.

Meh, the usual.
I know... :rolleyes:

Hmm, I believe we need a break from the film threads, so I'll start a "what's the deal with" thread where we ask ourselves about the mysteries of life and hope against hope that someone knows the answer.

I'll be first. What is the deal with US house numbers? In every US show or film everyone lives on 20787 so-and-so street. What's wrong with street numbers in a sane range, like "2,4,6" and so on? Do the streets really seem that long to them? And what's the deal with the names of the streets - is it because they're only 200 or so years old and they can't have regular historical names, so they get names like "Rosecreek Alley" or "Pinetree Road" or "Rodeo Drive?"

"Yeah, come up and see me some time. I live on 37882876368376 Crescent Hill!"

Oh, and what's the deal with escalators - why does the conveyor belt where you put your hands always go faster than the escalator itself, so you always end up being pulled forward?

Seriously, what the deal?
Good work you.

Whats the deal with JOLT this Morning?
What is the deal with ConscribedComradeship being called CC?
Thats Registered that is.

I am not a puppet. Gah.

No posting of French egg photos; you know the ones.
egg...photos..?

One would imagine that one would understand things by now. Yet one is still constantly floored and clueless. (Great american masterpiece, that.)


ps. What's the deal with google failing me? I typed "french egg photos" and no result came up. Not even this page.

Good work you.

Whats the deal with JOLT this Morning?
What is the deal with ConscribedComradeship being called CC?
Thats Registered that is.

who by?:confused:

who by?:confused:
Commie Catholics.
Bluebirds too, they make Corn Chips.

egg...photos..?

One would imagine that one would understand things by now. Yet one is still constantly floored and clueless. (Great american masterpiece, that.)


ps. What's the deal with google failing me? I typed "french egg photos" and no result came up. Not even this page.

Fine, it rather appears we have been forced to contravene our own condition:
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/9161/474299122aae673b5djc7.jpg

Commie Catholics.
Bluebirds too, they make Corn Chips.

Well you learn something new every day.

What's the deal with passive stalking via the internet?

*creepiness*

There's passive stalking and it works in combination with Fassigen? Tell me more, I only tried the active one and everyone involved might welcome a change and some variation after all this time.


Anyway, what's up with the egg compartment in my fridge? There's eight slots in the door to store the eggs, but I can only buy eggs in cartons of six or ten.
Fun thing, that. You actually made me get up and check mine (it holds ten).
P.S. You don't get the two-by-two cartons?

(And Oecky, don't you dare say it's because I'm bound to break two eggs while trying to put'em in there. I ain't that clumsy!)
No, Nighty, that has strategic reasons developed for the sake of poor flatmate tortured people. As we all know, eggs are one of those things you share when living with several other people, even when you buy most other things on your own. Now, when the rack of eggs is completely full with six of them, everyone thinks "Oh, there's still plenty of eggs, I can take some and don't need to buy new ones", while when the two empty spaces somehow suggest that you better go buy some new ones, because after you used two half the rack is empty and that triggers the 'buy more' switch in your head automatically.
*nods*

I'll be first. What is the deal with US house numbers? In every US show or film everyone lives on 20787 so-and-so street. What's wrong with street numbers in a sane range, like "2,4,6" and so on? Do the streets really seem that long to them?

We have long addresses too...like 23078 157st...the 230 is the ave, the 78 is the house number. Sometimes though, they divide the city into four quadrants (like Calgary) and you have 5678 39st NW, and 5678 39st SE which are totally on opposite sides of the city :D

You know what -

What's the deal with this "liberal media" crap?

I mean, really... all US news has at least quite a strong right-wing bias. It just annoys me. Sorry.

It's the second one. I hate it too, they're basically all the same song-- simplistic beat with simplistic rythms rapping about the ghetto and one's hoes, that's why I never listen to it.

its same for me
just like you said they all sound the same


and is it me but Jolt has to crash once day

Though you do see "6th Street" at times.... How hard is it to come up with a good name for a street?

Heh, in most big cities, most of the streets are numbered, same as avenues. It is MUCH easier to find your way around.

For instance:

"It's on the coner of Lincoln St. and Washington Ave."

Where the hell is Lincoln, which way do I turn onto it to get to Washington, and how far away is Washington?

Compared to:

"It's on the corner of 6th St. and 17 Ave. North"

Alright, now I know exactly where to go, which way to turn, and how far it is. Good to know.

I lived in a town with possibly the worst layout(This coming from the police officers, who had one hell of a time getting through the confusing mess of streets) for streets possible, with backalleys in random places, random street names, random intersections, sometimes at random angles, and random curves and turns in the street. I lived there my entire life, changing residences from one part of town to the next every year or so, and I still get lost every once in a while.

Now I live in a city with actually numbered streets, with the 'square" shaped blocks, and it makes it MUCH easier on me.

In RL there are no 5-digit house numbers, unless you're talking about zip code. But like DCD said, developers pick a theme and use it for neighborhoods/streets.

Though you do see "6th Street" at times.... How hard is it to come up with a good name for a street?

The San Fernando Valley in California has 5-digit street numbers. I think the longest street starts somewhere in the 22 thousand block.

I'll be first. What is the deal with US house numbers? In every US show or film everyone lives on 20787 so-and-so street. What's wrong with street numbers in a sane range, like "2,4,6" and so on? Do the streets really seem that long to them?

The numbers are in miles. 20787 is 20.787 miles from the central road in the city, either east/west or north/south. In rural areas, it's generally measured from the main road or from the county line (if it's on the main road). A house that is 1829 CR179 is 1.829 miles down CR179 from the highway it's attached to.

I hope that clears that up.

In the city where I live the streets are set up on a grid type system anything North of Reno is North, South of Reno is South, West of Santa Fe is West and East of Santa Fe is East.

If you live within the first block west of Santa Fe your house number is in the 100's evens on the South side of the street, odds on the north, when you get to the next north/south road past that intersection starts the 200's so you would be in say the 1100 block of SW 38th I know that you are in the south west quadrant of the city off of Western because between Western and Penn is the 1100 block.

the further you get out of the "inner city" the longer your house number, and the nicer (in general) your house so in movies if people don't live in the ghetto they probably live in the suberbs on the outskirts of the city.

If you live on a North/South street your number is a variation of the streets you live between, someone between 50th and 51st street might have an address like 51001 and their street would be a 'name street' instead of a 'number street'

'name streets' run north/south and 'number streets' east/west for the most part here unless you get into a housing edition built post 1988 which then the streets are themed into idiotic names and all run in weird circles ending in cul de sacs..... which I hate.

[/ long incoherence that doesn't really apply everywhere]



more on topic.........
what is with adults who won't leave my kids alone about santa?!

more on topic.........
what is with adults who won't leave my kids alone about santa?!

People always seem to have this uncontrollable urge to ask kids what they're getting from santa. I remember back in my "santa exists" days I used to have to list off everything I was getting down the phone to relatives dozens of times. There's only so many times you can tell people you're getting a V-Tech Pre-Computer Power Pad before you wish you'd asked for something with a shorter, less ridiculous, name.

People always seem to have this uncontrollable urge to ask kids what they're getting from santa. I remember back in my "santa exists" days I used to have to list off everything I was getting down the phone to relatives dozens of times. There's only so many times you can tell people you're getting a V-Tech Pre-Computer Power Pad before you wish you'd asked for something with a shorter, less ridiculous, name.

It's not so much the question but the pressing need adults have to continue to talk about it........

example, today at the bank a conversation between my 3 year old and the teller

"are you excited that Santa is coming soon?"
"I don't believe in Santa"
"why not?"
"he's not real"
"yes, he is, who told you he wasn't?"
"mom"
"why?"
"because I asked"
"but he is real, I know him"
:headbang:

leave the kid alone.....that's all I am saying. If she doesn't want to play along....she doesn't have to.

You know what -

What's the deal with this "liberal media" crap?

I mean, really... all US news has at least quite a strong right-wing bias. It just annoys me. Sorry.

It's a relative thing.

People always seem to have this uncontrollable urge to ask kids what they're getting from santa. I remember back in my "santa exists" days I used to have to list off everything I was getting down the phone to relatives dozens of times. There's only so many times you can tell people you're getting a V-Tech Pre-Computer Power Pad before you wish you'd asked for something with a shorter, less ridiculous, name.

They wanted to know what to buy you

whats the deal with people?

*is pissed off at the world...*

It's not so much the question but the pressing need adults have to continue to talk about it........

example, today at the bank a conversation between my 3 year old and the teller

"are you excited that Santa is coming soon?"
"I don't believe in Santa"
"why not?"
"he's not real"
"yes, he is, who told you he wasn't?"
"mom"
"why?"
"because I asked"
"but he is real, I know him"
:headbang:

leave the kid alone.....that's all I am saying. If she doesn't want to play along....she doesn't have to.

I'm fourteen and people still expect me to play along with it.

I'm fourteen and people still expect me to play along with it.

what in earth are they on

what in earth are they on

I don't know. :(

I haven't "believed" since I was eight.

I don't know. :(

I haven't "believed" since I was eight.

me seven
thats was because my step brother told me after that i had to play along

I'm fourteen and people still expect me to play along with it.
Every time you say you don't believe in Santa, the Easter Bunny rapes the Tooth Fairy.

Every time you say you don't believe in Santa, the Easter Bunny rapes the Tooth Fairy.

i all so got told at seven that they too are not real

Every time you say you don't believe in Santa, the Easter Bunny rapes the Tooth Fairy.

Good, that bitch stole all my milk teeth.

Every time you say you don't believe in Santa, the Easter Bunny rapes the Tooth Fairy.

I don't believe in Santa
I don't believe in Santa
I don't believe in Santa
I don't believe in Santa
I don't believe in Santa
I don't believe in Santa

Muah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!!!

But what happens when you say you don't believe in the Easter bunny or the Tooth fairy?

I don't believe in Santa
I don't believe in Santa
I don't believe in Santa
I don't believe in Santa
I don't believe in Santa
I don't believe in Santa

Muah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!!!

EW! :eek:

EW! :eek:

I hate teh Tooth Fairy!

I don't believe in Santa
I don't believe in Santa
I don't believe in Santa
I don't believe in Santa
I don't believe in Santa
I don't believe in Santa

Muah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!!!

But what happens when you say you don't believe in the Easter bunny or the Tooth fairy?

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/Aenimus/warninglabel9.jpg

What is the deal with everything on NS sucking so badly as of late?

I hate teh Tooth Fairy!

She didn't leave you any quarters under yer pillow?

What is the deal with everything on NS sucking so badly as of late?

You need to open wider.

She didn't leave you any quarters under yer pillow?

Nope, it's not that.

At the time I was still losing teeth, I needed the 2001 state quarters. The whore never gave me the freaking Kentucky quarter. :mad:

And she's a whore.

You need to open wider.

-opens wide- Ok?

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/Aenimus/warninglabel9.jpg

:eek:

But what about the Tooth Fairy?

-opens wide- Ok?

Now just a bit further in.

Nope.

http://tn3-1.deviantart.com/fs8/300W/i/2005/296/7/a/Have_a_cookie_by_Dannys_angel.jpg

Now just a bit further in.

:eek: Wait, I know what's going on now!!!!!

:eek: Wait, I know what's going on now!!!!!

:confused: I'm totally lost...

:confused: I'm totally lost...


-whispers something in your ear-BJ!!!Yeah....that....

:confused: I'm totally lost...

Something about someone's wideness... :rolleyes:

:eek:

But what about the Tooth Fairy?
http://www.thejawa.com/customs/reference/e4/motti/motti2.JPG

I find your lack of faith disturbing.

-whispers something in your ear-BJ!!!Yeah....that....

OHH!!!!!!

:eek:

:confused: I'm totally lost...

you dont want to know

http://www.thejawa.com/customs/reference/e4/motti/motti2.JPG

I find your lack of faith disturbing.

In the religion of mythical creatures, I am an atheist.

In the religion of mythical creatures, I am an atheist.

I can scare you with a pair of mythical creatures:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/DrkHelmet/vaderburgerking.jpg

:eek:

But what about the Tooth Fairy?

If you disbelieve in the toothfairy, this will be you:


http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/Aenimus/drunktatoo.jpg

In the religion of mythical creatures, I am an atheist.

I don't think those were the next lines from the movie. I think it goes like:

-man choking-


Tarkin: Enough of this! Vader, release him!
Vader: As you wish.


damn...get it right next time. K?

are those "no ho" rap songs or rap songs with a different beat?

Both. None of those are really songs that you'd dance to. Also, the Jurassic 5 video is worth watching just to see Dick Cheney chasing people on a Segway.

michigan has as many ups and downs as texas does. it seems like they trade citizens on a regular basis.

People always seem to forget that our economy is cyclical, much in the way we forget about how nice summer is here in the middle of winter.

Speaking of, it's 48F (9C) right now, and this time of year it's usually 30F (-1C) this time of night. What's with that?