Ask Rocky

[RockBottomDLux]

That's right, folks. This is where you can ask me ANYTHING (appropriate) and get a response. So, ask away. :)

[King Solomon]

OK, so when you clip your toenails do you leave the little pieces all over the surrounding floor? :o :lol

[w1che]

Do you pick your nose? If so when?... :wink

[kontulib]

Are you republican?

[Sjax]

Wenn ist das Nunnstück git und Slotermeyer?

[King Solomon]

Originally posted by Sjax
Wenn ist das Nunnstück git und Slotermeyer?

Even the online translators won't do this justice :confused: :o :lol

[Sjax]

*whispers so Rock can't here it* It is because it doesnt mean anything. It is taken from a Monthy Python skit. Nevertheless there is an answer to it.

[King Solomon]

BTW Rocky, where's Bullwinkle? :wink

[RockBottomDLux]

Questions will be answered in the order they are asked:

When I clip my toenails, K-sol, the excess pieces go into the trash can. No mess there. :wink

I pick my nose, wunch, only when I need to. And when I do, it’s with a tissue. :rolleyes:

K-lib, since I can’t vote yet, I have no political preference. But, if I had to answer, I’d say go Ralph Nader. :)

Ich van Stuudderman to you too, Sjax.

Bullwinkle is hibernating, K-sol, so you won’t be seeing him for another month.

[King Solomon]

Originally posted by RockBottomDLux
...Bullwinkle is hibernating...

Moose Hibernate????!!!!:confused: ??!!

I guess I'd better go back to watching "Animal Planet" :o

[RockBottomDLux]

He's no ordinary moose. He's Bullwinkle!!

http://wiw.org/~chris/archive/kathryn/bullwinkle.jpg

[w1che]

How old are you? If you like Ralph Nader do you also like men?

The Green man is not that green if you look at where the millions he has made off the environment is invested.. Yak Yak.. :eek: :smash

[RockBottomDLux]

I am 17.
And the thing about Ralph Nader is a joke in a class I had last year. We were all given slips of paper to write down who we'd vote for (for fun), and the majority voted Nader.:lol :clap

[Serendipity]

Hey Rock, I know that a parsec is the distance at which 1 AU subtends an arc of 1", but what does "subtend" mean? http://www.dumblaws.com/forums/ubb/confused.gif

[RockBottomDLux]

According to the dictionary, "subtend" means to be opposite to. Therefore 1 AU is opposite a 1" arc.

[Idnew]

I was a member of another board and a guy did this. Boy did he get asked some questions and he did very good at giving the answers. Turned out to be a lot of fun so lets see how you do before you get stumped. Not just personal questions any kind of questions.

But I'll ask a personal one.......how many brothers and sisters if any do you have?

[w1che]

If you take pi and break it down to 3.14 is it still a whole pie? If not how far out would you have to take it to make it a whole Pie again? .. :eek: :cool

[RockBottomDLux]

I have 2 brothers and 0 sisters.

[RockBottomDLux]

I read an article (which I now cannot find) that stated that a mathematician and his class of students had calculated pi to X million or billion. It goes on for trillions, though, and no one has reached the end yet. So you would be cutting off a value of about .00954762349857623478562347865........ by rounding to 3.14. :)

[King Solomon]

Originally posted by w1che
If you take pi and break it down to 3.14 is it still a whole pie? If not how far out would you have to take it to make it a whole Pie again? .. :eek: :cool

...and what flavor would it be?

[King Solomon]

A plane crashes directly on the Mexican-American border. On which side of the border would you bury the survivors?

[RockBottomDLux]

Well, that's kind of hard. But my best guess would be that you wouldn't bury the survivors.

[w1che]

I like Cherry PI myself but that is 2.02...:eek: :lol

[sinecure]

Originally posted by RockBottomDLux
Since a plane is larger than the actual border, you would bury them based on where they are found. If they stradle the line, whichever side the majority of the body is on.

I don't know how they do it where YOU are RBDL, but here in California ...[and I'm sure King Sol will back me up on this...]

We don't bury plane-crash "SURVIVORS."

of course, YMMV.
:rolleyes: :p :wave :lol :lol

[RockBottomDLux]

You made that up pretty well, sin, but I sure didn't say that. :rolleyes:

[sinecure]

That's why I hurried up and quoted it!

I'm surprised it took you so long to edit it into something that invalidated the "gotcha"!

Like the boxing referees tell ya: "Keep your gloves up, and protect yourself at all times.":smash :p :lol

[RockBottomDLux]

And a hurry up and edit would be preferred, too.

[Idnew]

Ok so did he get you rock before you edited it?

That was a good trick question K-sol.:lol

funny sin

[RockBottomDLux]

This is not the end of Ask Rocky! Ask more questions. :)

[King Solomon]

Ah, here's a good one: What do you look like? We haven't seen your picture yet :wink

[sinecure]

From what material was the original crosshairs made from in the original WW2 Norden bombsights?

Bomber aircrews were told to destroy the bombsights at all costs if they were shot down. They were to give their lives to prevent one falling into the hands of the Axis. The Norden sight allowed early-day "precision bombing" by the Allies.

[Sjax]

What is transnational history?

[Serendipity]

Do you find that halloumi makes your teeth squeak? :eek: :lol

[sinecure]

Who was the first person to make lutefisk?

More important-- who was the first brave [or starving] soul to EAT the slimy stuff?

Possibly even MORE important-- who decided it was worthy of eating again??:eek:

:lol :lol

[Idnew]

I think ya'll have blown Rock's brain fuse.:lol

[RockBottomDLux]

K-sol = As one person I know put it: "You look like an oversized hampster with a bad hair day."

Sin = The crosshairs of the Norden Bombsite were made of black widow spider webbing because of it's great strength. In fact, the spiders were raised in Yucaipa, California, where the material was also harvested. I believe that's where K-sol is from too. :lol

Sjax = Transnational history deals with politics between nations and/or across national units or boundaries.

Dippy = Halloumi is a type of cheese, and the first time I ate it, it did make my teeth squeak.

Sin (again) = Lutefisk is a Norwegian dish that contains fish soaked in lye. The direct translation, though, is "cod soaked in plutonium." This dates back to the Viking era. As the story goes, the Vikings came ashore and frightened the villagers there. The women of these towns created this meal, and within a few years the Viking era was over.

[King Solomon]

Originally posted by RockBottomDLux
K-sol = As one person I know put it: "You look like an oversized hampster with a bad hair day."...

Hey COOL. I've seen those types of hampsters, I think they're called Teddy Bear Hampsters. They're cute and cuddly and the girls just love them :clap

[RockBottomDLux]

Well, you got the first part right.... :lol

[DustyBottoms]

What is the smallest mammal in the world? :)

[Serendipity]

(One from the old school of Philosophy test papers...)

Is this a question?

[RockBottomDLux]

Dusty = The smallest mammal in the world is the hog-nosed bat.

Dippy = That is a question. It requests information and ends with a question mark.

[Serendipity]

Originally posted by RockBottomDLux
Dippy = That is a question. It requests information and ends with a question mark. The classic response to that question - which still appears occasionally in Philosophy tests - is:

Q. Is this a question?

A. If this is an answer.

I know students who have given that response, and passed the test! :)

----------------------------------------------------

Einstein said that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. Yet if I were on a train travelling at the speed of light, rose from my seat and walked briskly in the direction of travel, surely it is logical to assume that I would be exceeding the speed of light. Einstein says this is not so. How come?

[Mary]

Originally posted by RockBottomDLux

Sin (again) = Lutefisk is a Norwegian dish that contains fish soaked in lye. The direct translation, though, is "cod soaked in plutonium." This dates back to the Viking era. As the story goes, the Vikings came ashore and frightened the villagers there. The women of these towns created this meal, and within a few years the Viking era was over.
I´ve read that lutefisk (very uneatable BTW) is from Sweden.

[RockBottomDLux]

Dipster = In Einstein's equation, E=mc^2, energy is proportional to mass. The closer to the speed of light you are, the more massive you become. So when you're on a train going close to the speed of light, your mass becomes incredibly high. And the very instant before you reach the speed of light, your mass becomes infinite. So to get the rest of the way to the speed of light, it would take an infinite amount of energy, something that even Einstein couldn't come up with. If you can't get to the speed of light, you can't get past the speed of light. Hence the statement that it's impossible to go faster than the speed of light.

I knew this from before, but since I didn't feel like typing it all and have the chance of mistyping it, I copied/pasted from here (http://van.hep.uiuc.edu/van/qa/section/New_and_Exciting_Physics/Relativity/20010513103853.htm).


Mary, all I can say is to look it up on the Internet. :)

[Mary]

Rock I did, because I had to refresh my memory on that one:o
But I´ve also read once that it´s from Finland. And I really like to give credit creating lutefisk to Sweden :wink

Oh and I forgot my question and now I can´t remeber it:o ( I seem to blush often today:lol) so you have to wait.

[w1che]

Greetings

from
The Vikings, Herring Chokers and Lutefisk Lovers
Norske and Swede and Danes and other Scandahoovians

>>>>>>>

What's a Herring Choker.... :lol :clap

[King Solomon]

Originally posted by RockBottomDLux
...Mary, all I can say is to look it up on the Internet. :)

But, isn't this Ask Rocky?

[Mary]

Now I remembered my question :)

Who can we thank for western animal welfare policy?

[sinecure]

Originally posted by w1che


What's a Herring Choker.... :lol :clap

A tight-fitting necklace made from fishes from the family clupidae... who are very smart, as they are found in schools.

Very popular in Scandanavian countries.... off the scale, in fact.

:lol :lol :lol

sorry for the hijack, RBDL, but I just couldn't resist...:wink

[King Solomon]

Originally posted by w1che

What's a Herring Choker...

Gee sin, I thought it was a very tight fitting necklace worn by a female Herring when out on a date :rolleyes: :p :lol

[RockBottomDLux]

Originally posted by King Solomon


Gee sin, I thought it was a very tight fitting necklace worn by a female Herring when out on a date :rolleyes: :p :lol

I just thought it was a type of fish that choked herrings, it's food. :lol

K-sol = This is Ask Rocky. But, she mistook the origin for a different place. I told her to look it up on Google so that she could see that my story is the true one. :)

[Serendipity]

That Einstein explanation was spot on, Rocky :) - although it should be no surprise that Einstein couldn't find an infinite amount of energy in the universe. The reason why might be found in the answer to my next question...

What is the total amount of energy in the universe?

[King Solomon]

Originally posted by RockBottomDLux
K-sol = As one person I know put it: "You look like an oversized hampster with a bad hair day."...

OK, now that Rocky has given an explanation of what someone said he looks like, I have done a search on google and have found a picture of him

[Idnew]

:lol

[RockBottomDLux]

Mary = Well, Mary, you may find this surprising, but you can thank ME for western animal welfare policy. That's right. I was the one who thought up national parks. I was the brains behind the endangered species list. I even envisioned Smokey the Bear (he was STAD (Save the Animals that are Dying) the Bear, but marketing fought me in court for him, and won. Poor fella. :cry He could have been saving the Bald Eagle instead of preventing fires).

Dippy = The total amount of energy in the universe remains constant. It cannot be created nor destroyed, it can only change form. The First Law of Thermodynamics is 9th grade science, here, Dips. :lol

K-sol = I said a hampster with a BAD hair day. Sheesh.
But I do give you credit; that looks like my cousin. :lol

[Phreakmeister]

Is time a continuum?

[DV8]

Rock, are you a virgin?

[DV8]

Originally posted by Phreakmeister
Is time a continuum?
Who would know, let alone Rock...

[Phreakmeister]

Originally posted by DV8
Rock, are you a virgin?

Why do you wanna know? :wink

[Serendipity]

Originally posted by RockBottomDLux
Dippy = The total amount of energy in the universe remains constant. It cannot be created nor destroyed, it can only change form. The First Law of Thermodynamics is 9th grade science, here, Dips. :lol I agree that the total amount of energy in the universe remains constant, Rock, but that's not what I asked.

I asked how much energy is there in the universe, in total?

(Hint: apply the First Law of Thermodynamics to the Big Bang, and remember your antiparticles!)

[Phreakmeister]

Originally posted by Serendipity
remember your antiparticles!

And what about antiantiparticles?

[RockBottomDLux]

Phreak = Because space consists of 3 dimensions, and time is 1-dimensional, space-time must, therefore, be a 4-dimensional object. It is believed to be a 'continuum' because so far as we know, there are no missing points in space or instants in time, and both can be subdivided without any apparent limit in size or duration. So, physicists now routinely consider our world to be embedded in this 4-dimensional Space-Time continuum, and all events, places, moments in history, actions and so on are described in terms of their location in Space-Time.

DV8 = http://rockbottomdlux.freewebspace.com/smilies/Sigh.gif

Dippy = Sorry for the misunderstanding, but I'm afraid the answer is just as simple: the amount of energy in the universe is a big fat zero (thanks to those antiparticles :) ).

[Phreakmeister]

The first dimension is length. The second dimension is width. The third dimension is depth/height. The fourth dimension is time. But what are dimensions 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10?

[Serendipity]

A big fat zero? So that's why I feel tired! :lol

Rosslyn Chapel is near Edinburgh, Scotland. It contains evidence which sheds doubt on at least one commonly-held belief about Americo-European history. Which belief?

(Incidentally, I have visited the place, and I'll bet that K-Sol would love to, if he has not)

[King Solomon]

Originally posted by Serendipity
Rosslyn Chapel is near Edinburgh, Scotland...(Incidentally, I have visited the place, and I'll bet that K-Sol would love to, if he has not)

Hmmmm, would it have to do with the stone work of the Mason's of the time? :wink

I plan on making a trip to the UK and some parts of Europe (my ancestorial homeland Germany for sure) and look forward to seeing the old stone castles and cathedrals there.

[sinecure]

I'd think that there are several Euros here who have had intimate contact with at least ONE particular stone...:p :lol :lol

[Phreakmeister]

Originally posted by sinecure
I'd think that there are several Euros here who have had intimate contact with at least ONE particular stone...:p :lol :lol

The Philosopher's Stone?

[King Solomon]

Originally posted by sinecure
I'd think that there are several Euros here who have had intimate contact with at least ONE particular stone...:p :lol :lol

The Rolling Stone(s)? Maybe even "Liver Lips" himself? :lol

[sinecure]

Although Sir Mick would be a great and factual answer...actually I was thinking more along the lines of ....
.
.
.

The Blarney Stone!!

:p :wink :wave

[Serendipity]

Originally posted by King Solomon
Hmmmm, would it have to do with the stone work of the Mason's of the time? :wink
Very much so. It's a bit of a Masonic shrine - I learned much of what I know about the Craft from there - including the little secret that I'm trying to tease from Rock. Sir William St Clair, third and last St Clair Prince of Orkney built the place in the mid-1400s, designing (so I've heard :wink) it to resemble the ruins of the Temple at Jerusalem. Hey, check it out - Rosslyn Chapel (http://www.rosslyn-chapel.com/index.htm) :)

*does funny handshake* :lol

[DV8]

Originally posted by Serendipity

I asked how much energy is there in the universe, in total?
Half of the energy times 2?

[DV8]

Originally posted by Phreakmeister


Why do you wanna know? :wink No but I knew that quessie was at the tip of ur tongue but u didnt have the courage to ask thus i did the favour for u!

[Phreakmeister]

Originally posted by DV8
No but I knew that quessie was at the tip of ur tongue but u didnt have the courage to ask thus i did the favour for u!

You really can read minds, can't you? :lol

[RockBottomDLux]

Ahhh....finals are over, and now I can answer your questions!! ... Wait, there's only one.

Dipster - Rosslyn Chapel contains stone carvings. Among these carvings are depictions of maize (corn) and aloe vera, American plants. There's just one problem - these were made before Columbus discovered America!

I would like to make a request at this point in time. This thread was created in hopes that you would ask me questions that are somewhat fun, not that require a lot of research. So far, they've been great. But the Rosslyn Chapel made me take drastic measures in order to find the answer. In the future, I hope that you guys can ask me things like, "How should I tell my grandmother that her chocolate chip cookies taste like dirty cement?"

[DV8]

Okay

"How should I tell my grandmother that her chocolate chip cookies taste like dirty cement?"

[Mary]

Why was Misty right that her dog isn´t pregnant? :cry

[RockBottomDLux]

DV8 - Well, the way grandmothers are, there is no easy way to tell her. But I strongly recommend that you butter her up before you break her the news. For example, let her know that her mashed potatoes taste like coleslaw, but admit that you do like coleslaw. This way, she'll be prepared for the shot to her chocolate chip cookies. :)

Mary - Seeing as the dog is Misty's, I would think she would know that better than you. I mean, she spends the most time with it, owns it, and takes care of it, so I don't see why not.

[RockBottomDLux]

We are officially a sticky. Keep those questions coming!

[DustyBottoms]

What is the best way to launder 65K without being caught?

[DV8]

Why do brown cows drink white milk when they only eat green grass?

[bookworm17]

What is the square root of -7?

[Alklachion]

Why do people get hayfever?
Why does my grandma smell of old socks?
Why do fences designed to keep things in break so easily?
~

[sinecure]

Ummm.... Can I borrow $500 from you?

[King Solomon]

Do farts have lumps? :o :rolleyes: :lol

[sinecure]

Mmmm.... better check your shorts there, Sol.

And do it downwind please.

:lol

[aclu14]

How can i get a share of the Italian Job gold?

[kontulib]

Why I must work to earn my money? :smash

Why I don´t have $5 000 000?

Why world is so unfair place?

[RockBottomDLux]

These are all very good questions. I believe I have your answers, too. :)

Dusty - Even though I'm not a fan nor an advocate of money laundering, I must say that it isn't an easy job. You'll probably have to use more than 65K to buy tools needed for the job, training so as not to get caught, and bribes so that those who know about it won't tell. Your best bet would to probably forget about the whole thiong, because you'll lose money in the process.

DV8 - I'm afraid that cows do not drink milk, they drink water. If they did, it would be like drinking their own urine. And trust me, no one wants to drink their own urine. Therefore, you're question is unanswerable.

Bookworm - The square root of -7 is root 7 i.

Alk - People get hayfever because they don't buy hay from a trusted company. Hay bought from unknown companies can be filled with bacteria which our bodies simply cannot handle. Hence the name hayfever. :)

Alk (again) - It's a known fact that old people, in general, tend to smell like one specific thing as they age. The reason behind the exact smell is still baffling scientists today. It's probably caused by DNA, but there has been no confirmation on the exact cause.

Alk (again) - The fault that fences break so easily is due to the makers themselves! Back in the 1800's, people in the central United States needed fences to enclose their property so that their animals would not go astray. Some of these fences still remain because the builders used carefully selected materials so that they could withstand the weather conditions that would try to weaken them.

Sin - If you trust me with your name and address, then you deserve $500 from me. :p

K-sol - Farts do not have lumps. If they did, they wouldn't be called farts, now would they? :wink

Aclu - First off, you would have to some heavy research into the Italian Job, like who was involved, how it worked, and where those involved are now. Then, you would need some connections to those people in order to be able to chat with them. If you could charm them with your grace, they might let you in on some profit. :)

K-lib - You must work to earn your money because money doesn't grow on trees. If it did, you wouldn't be asking this question.

K-lib (again) - The reason you don't have $5 million is the same reason sinecure doesn't have $500. I won't give it to either of you. :lol

K-lib (again) - Blame Canada.

[kontulib]

What is the name of the twin city on the Finnish-Swedish border? :wave

[King Solomon]

Originally posted by RockBottomDLux
...DV8 - I'm afraid that cows do not drink milk, they drink water. If they did, it would be like drinking their own urine. And trust me, no one wants to drink their own urine. Therefore, you're question is unanswerable...

Cows don't drink milk but CALVES do :p and since when do you get urine from the teet? :rolleyes: I knew you would slip and fall one of these days Rock, here, let me help you up

*puts kick me sign on Rock's back while helping up* :eek:

[DV8]

Originally posted by RockBottomDLux

DV8 - I'm afraid that cows do not drink milk, they drink water. If they did, it would be like drinking their own urine. And trust me, no one wants to drink their own urine. Therefore, you're question is unanswerable.
Oops.
I meant, why do brown cows give white milk when they only eat green grass lol!

I was in a rush okay?

[DV8]

Three men go into a motel. The man behind the desk said the room is $30, so each man paid $10 and went to the room.

A whilte later, the man behind the desk realised the room was only $25, so he sent the help[ to the guy's room with $5.

On the way, the help couldn't figure out how to split $5 evenly between the three blokes, so he gave the all a $1 and kept the other $2 for himself.

This means that the three blokes each paid $9 for the room which totals $27, add the $2 that the bell boy kept and that equals $29! Oh my golly! Where is the other Dollar?!?


Quite obvious, but it took my a few minutes to get the solution lol.
I'm a lil slow u c...

No one but Rock should tell us where the missing dollar is! And no it's not stuck in the magician's hat and no the rabbit did not eat it!

[DV8]

Yeah I know it's old spam, but just hope Rock hasnt seen it b4..

[RockBottomDLux]

K-lib - A peace treaty had originally split a whole city into two halves, Tornio and Haparanda. They were united into one Tornio. :)

DV8 - Your hopes do nothing for your question. I'm afraid that I've seen this one too many times. :rolleyes:
The men paid $30, the room was only $25. So, $25 of the $30 is the hotel's. The three dollars given back to the men make $28, and the two dollars the help took equal thirty.
Seeing as I'm quite strong in math, you subtracted instead of added. :)

Keep em coming!

[aclu14]

Why does dollar store nail polish chip off so easily?

[RockBottomDLux]

I think the words "Dollar Store" explain it all. :)

[aclu14]

Oh yeah? Then why does $5 Sally Hansen nail polish peel off just as easily?

[DV8]

Originally posted by aclu14
Oh yeah? Then why does $5 Sally Hansen nail polish peel off just as easily?
Cuz it's rubbish? So perhaps if u invest in some Sally Hansen nail polish protector, it'll peel off only half as easily... :rolleyes: :p :confused :p :rolleyes:

[TypicalExBf]

Why are animals shot by hunters but Reality T.V. producers allowed to roam freely?

[RockBottomDLux]

Aclu - DV8 stole my answer. I was really going to type that.

Typical - You aren't the first person to think of this question; this I know. Reality TV producers make money. Money can be used for bribes. Bribes can prevent needed bloodshed. In all truth, which would look more appealing to a bounty hunter:

http://my.execpc.com/~mcphoto/images/deer.jpg or http://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/notablealumni/asmith/arthur_smith.jpg

[RockBottomDLux]

I appreciate you guys giving me a break, but I'm fully recovered and ready to answer more.

I was also very disappointed that no one found my pictures funny.

[TypicalExBf]

Huh, I loved itlol I am just so in and out of the internet that people barely see me loving face :)

But after working some long hours today I have to ask- Would a worker be wrong for embellishing a product to a customer, even if that is what they (obviously) were trained to do?

I had to correct an associate when he pretty much scrunched his face at their selections :confused:

[RockBottomDLux]

Typical - I could not be more prepared to answer your question. :)
I'm assuming you're talking about a salesman here. If their training was meant to show customers their options, then that is what they are obligated (as employees) to do. They don't have to like the products they are displaying, but they shouldn't be obvious about their dislike. Making a sale is more important to the company than the associate's taste in the products being sold. Tell that associate to suck it up, but politely. :)

[little_army_babe]

I want to know how do you know when a smurf suffocates? Will someone please answer that question so I can change my signature.

[King Solomon]

Originally posted by little_army_babe
I want to know how do you know when a smurf suffocates?...

Since The Rock doesn't have the answer I will come to your rescue.

When a boy smurf suffocates he turns pink

When a girl smurf suffocates she finally quits talking :p :lol

[Enforcer]

i have not read the whole thing so if it has been asked b4 just shoot me

why do hotdogs come in packages of five and buns in packages of four

[RockBottomDLux]

Little_army_babe - See below.

K-sol - Who said you could come in here and steal my thread, huh? This is Ask Rocky, not Ask K-sol. I could give you a piece of my mind, but .. umm .. Oh! .. I have another question! *shakes fist* :p

Enforcer - Ahh, the age-old question. Five hotdogs. Four hot dog buns. Well, hot dog bun companies know that you will buy their hotdog buns. You can't have a hotdog without a bun (unless you're just strange). But, hotdog companies must compete for people to buy their hotdogs. Buns are just bread, but nothing makes a hotdog like the hotdog itself. The bun companies take advantage of this, and make you buy two packs instead of just one.
Here's a bonus to this question: a solution to the hotdog / hotdog bun quandry. Take the last hotdog, and cut it in half long ways, then in half again, so the four pieces look like Dill pickles. Then, add that 1/4 of a hotdog in the crease of each of the four buns, with a whole one on top. This also prevents ketchup / mustard from dripping through holes in the bun, and you only have to buy one pack of hotdogs and buns. :)

[King Solomon]

Originally posted by RockBottomDLux
...K-sol - Who said you could come in here and steal my thread, huh?...

You poor confused young man, I didn't steal your thread, It's right here (http://www.dumblaws.com/forums/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&postid=41850#post41850) where it belongs :wink

[Enforcer]

lol.........k-sol
ogwtf that rimes
and thx for enlightening me rock, but here's a real hard one for ya
Does the fact that the universe is infinite(if assuming so) mean that there is infinite mass in the universe?
tumtumtum

I could look up a nice quantumphysics site and then you'd be in real trouvble but ill keep things answerable :P

[Serendipity]

Originally posted by Enforcer
Does the fact that the universe is infinite(if assuming so) mean that there is infinite mass in the universe?
tumtumtum

I could look up a nice quantumphysics site and then you'd be in real trouvble but ill keep things answerable :p I tried that, Enforcer, or something similar to do with Relativity. It's not really what the thread is about - it's more of an agony aunt thread.

[RockBottomDLux]

Enforcer - I basically answered that question a few pages back. I suggest you read the whole thing, it's not that long and you can learn soemthing from it. :eek:

[King Solomon]

Originally posted by RockBottomDLux
... you can learn soemthing from it. :eek:

Hey Rock, here's one for ya. What's a soemthing?:confused :lol

[little_army_babe]

Rocky-

I'm so sorry that someone else answered my question so to put your mind at ease please tell me if that is truely how you tell if a smurf suffocates.

Also why do we park on driveways and drive on parkways? I know that it's a long standing question but it would ease my mind if you would answer it.

Thanks.

[RockBottomDLux]

K-sol - A "soemthing" is one poorly spelled word. :lol

Little_army - K-sol basically said what I was going to say. You can tell that a smurf is suffocating when he or she is not breathing! :)

[King Solomon]

Originally posted by RockBottomDLux
K-sol - A "soemthing" is one poorly spelled word. :lol...

Well, it only took you over two months to answer :smash

OK, here's one: What color is a "Blue Moon"?

And here's another one: What is a "Blue Moon"? :dizzy

[thegobblygooker]

Rocky, It's quite obvious your a wrestling fan (as am I, although my tastes lay more in the area of The Hurricane, Mick Foley, Hulk Hogan/Mr. America and the like)

Anyway, I just wanted to ask ya what ya thought of the new WWE album coming out where we all get the "pleasure" of hearing superstars who cannot sing, attempt to do just that. Stonecold Steve Austin, Coach, Booker T and several others will be singing all new all original songs....

so what's your opinion?

[thegobblygooker]

Originally posted by RockBottomDLux
Little_army_babe - See below.

K-sol - Who said you could come in here and steal my thread, huh? This is Ask Rocky, not Ask K-sol. I could give you a piece of my mind, but .. umm .. Oh! .. I have another question! *shakes fist* :p

Enforcer - Ahh, the age-old question. Five hotdogs. Four hot dog buns. Well, hot dog bun companies know that you will buy their hotdog buns. You can't have a hotdog without a bun (unless you're just strange). But, hotdog companies must compete for people to buy their hotdogs. Buns are just bread, but nothing makes a hotdog like the hotdog itself. The bun companies take advantage of this, and make you buy two packs instead of just one.
Here's a bonus to this question: a solution to the hotdog / hotdog bun quandry. Take the last hotdog, and cut it in half long ways, then in half again, so the four pieces look like Dill pickles. Then, add that 1/4 of a hotdog in the crease of each of the four buns, with a whole one on top. This also prevents ketchup / mustard from dripping through holes in the bun, and you only have to buy one pack of hotdogs and buns. :)


Or as Steve Martin put it in Father Of The Bride...


"Because some big wheel at the hot dog bun factory got together with the big wheel at the hot dog factory so they could figure out how to SCREW the american public!"

[RockBottomDLux]

K-sol - You may think I have some clever answer up my sleeve, but alas, my scientific knowledge comes through on this question. The second question's answer will be used to answer the first one, so I will do the second one first. :)

A Blue Moon occurs when a certain area of the globe views two full moons in the same month. This occurs pretty infrequently, too, about once every two years or so. Roughly 3% of all full moons are deemed Blue Moons (this last stat I researched to find, so sue me :) ).

Using the above answer, I can answer the first question with a lot less rambling. When you use the term Blue Moon, I assume you are implying that this happens from the Earth's point of view. Therefore, a Blue Moon's color depends on a lot of factors: clouds in the atmosphere, angle of the sun to the moon relative to Earth, etc. The moon appears many colors, and not just during full moons, like grey, green, blue, and red.

Gobbly - Your assumptions are wrong (as many other people's are) in that I like, or even am obsessed, with wrestling. This statement is false. I don't have any care for it, but I don't despise it. I know most of the tricks (finding them out kept me semi-interested), but once I found the tricks, I lost what little interest I had. Anyway, to your question:

The word pleasure in quotes tells me you could have doubts about it. Well, I must say, I'm looking forward to it. Wrestling, in my opinion, has gone downhill as of late, and what better way to generate lost revenue than to have horrible fakers fake that they have real voices and attempt to make songs about how their legs hurt and that they'll get their revenge on the guy who took their manhood? Quite hilarious if you ask me...

:rolleyes: :p http://rockbottomdlux.freewebspace.com/smilies/Heh.gif

[Obtastic]

Here's one for you:


If I asked a supercomputer "what's the meaning of life" or "why do we exist?" and it responds "Fourty-Two", what am I referring to?



Give you a major hint here: Douglas Adams

[RockBottomDLux]

Obtastic - Welcome to the boards and thanks for the question! :)
What you are referring to is the very famous "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," written by Douglas Adams. This is quite a good book (as I hear), and, in fact, it is one I wish to read.

[thegobblygooker]

I have another question Rocky, One that has perplexed me for ages.


How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

[RockBottomDLux]

Gobbly - In order to accurately answer your question, I direct you to this (http://www.getodd.com/stuf/stupid/woodchuck.html) website, which has proper calculations for all would-be chucking woodchucks.

[RockBottomDLux]

Have I satisfied every question? Are all your ponderings about life gone? Do you not have questions about the silver linings of clouds or what they really do put in sushi?

[King Solomon]

Originally posted by RockBottomDLux
Have I satisfied every question? Are all your ponderings about life gone?...

Originally posted by King Solomon
...OK, here's one: What color is a "Blue Moon"?

And here's another one: What is a "Blue Moon"? :dizzy


Uh, no, I think you forgot about these two questions
:p

[RockBottomDLux]

I believe you're wrong K-sol. I direct you here (http://www.dumblaws.com/forums/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&postid=46934#post46934).

[King Solomon]

Ah, so you are correct again. Well then I have a riddle for you:

You come upon two doors. One door leads to safety and the other door leads to excruciating pain and death, you do not know which door is which.

At the entrance to these two doors are two men, one can only tell the truth and the other can only tell lies, you know not which man is which.

You can ask a question of either of these men to find the correct door to pass through to safety, but you can only ask one question.

What is the question you will ask for you to find the door to safety?

Bwaaaahahahahaha...

[RockBottomDLux]

Ohh K-sol. You made me work really hard to figure out that answer (like an hour) :lol:

The question you would ask (it doesn't matter which man) is, "What would the other guy say if I asked him if this was the door to freedom?"

(I changed this from the first time because I confused myself with the explanation. So here goes a second try.)

If you asked the liar, and he was next to the good door, he would say, "The other man would day that this is the door to pain."
If you asked the liar, and he was next to the bad door, he would say, "The other man would day that this is the door to freedom."
If you asked the truth teller, and he was next to the good door, he would say, "The other man would day that this is the door to pain."
If you asked the truth teller, and he was next to the bad door, he would say, "The other man would day that this is the door to freedom."

Then, if the guard said that the other man would say it's the way to safety, you'd go through the other door.
But, if the guard sais that the other man would say it's the way to pain, you'd go through that door.
Capiche?

[King Solomon]

Remembering that you only get to ask one question you would not have found out which door is the one to safety because you would have wasted it trying to find out which person was telling the truth (the liar would have lied and told you he tells the truth).

*hint* This story is actually out of one of the Odyssey tales

[RockBottomDLux]

Originally posted by King Solomon
Remembering that you only get to ask one question you would not have found out which door is the one to safety because you would have wasted it trying to find out which person was telling the truth (the liar would have lied and told you he tells the truth).

*hint* This story is actually out of one of the Odyssey tales

Oops, I forgot to finish it (it was late, lol). I edited it to show what you would do. :)

[King Solomon]

You got the idea :wink

You ask either man what the other man would say is the door to freedom. Go through the other door then.

You do the math :lol :clap

[dave404]

KS, you may already have read it, but if you like that original puzzle, you may well enjoy this:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0192821962/103-2871916-6425450?v=glance

which takes the idea and runs a very long way with it!

[King Solomon]

And here's one for you Dave. This was put up here some time ago and I still go back to it for the entertainment value occasionally:

The "Mystery of Time and Space" (http://www.albartus.com/motas/)

There Rock, see if you can figure it out too :wink

[RockBottomDLux]

Haha, K-sol. I've played that game so many times I can beat it in roughly 20 minutes. :lol

[King Solomon]

Originally posted by RockBottomDLux
Haha, K-sol. I've played that game so many times I can beat it in roughly 20 minutes. :lol

OK, but what is your percentage of wins on Freecell?

[RockBottomDLux]

There are much more entertaining things than Windows standard games that are available, especially on the net. Only when the Internet is down or when I'm in a class at school do I play default Windows games. I am pretty good, but I haven't played in a while.

[dave404]

There's no real reason to have a Freecell percentage less than 100. They're all doable.

Anyway, thanks for the MOTAS link, KS. Fun. I'm only on level 12 so far, but I'll get to it again when I come back from my vacation.

[RockBottomDLux]

Just a reminder: keep em coming!

[~wildangel~]

Now what was this topic about anyway?:smash Oops sorry Rock, didn't mean to bonk ya:smash

No really....I'm confused (which isn't hard for me) I guess i'll just have to go back to the 1'st page and start over:question

[Idnew]

Wild ........Rock is supposed to have an answer for any question is what this topic is about.

Ok here ya go Rock

There are three words that end in "gry"..........two of them are angry and hungry........what is the other one?

[~wildangel~]

Good luck Rock, i have no clue!:p


:question gry?:question

hungry angry bangry cangry drangry engry fangry gangry hangry
ingry jangry kangry longry lungry jungry pungry mongry hoggry uggry (ebonics for ugly:wink ) muggry mangry

i don't know either, Rock i tried to help:confused

[RockBottomDLux]

Idnew - Your question is bogus, in two ways. One, there is no third common word ending in "gry." However, there are 124 words that have been included in the Oxford English Dictionary at one time that end in "gry." They are:

affect-hungry :: fire-angry :: MacLoingry :: Seagry
aggry :: Gagry :: mad-angry :: self-angry
Agry :: girl-hungry :: mad-hungry :: selfe-angry
ahungry :: gonagry :: magry :: sensation-hungry
air-hungry :: gry :: malgry :: sex-angry
anhungry :: haegry :: man-hungry :: sex-hungry
Badagry :: half-angry :: managry :: Shchigry
Ballingry :: hangry :: mannagry :: shiggry
begry :: heart-angry :: Margry :: Shtchigry
bewgry :: heart-hungry :: maugry :: sight-hungry
boroughmongry :: higry pigry :: mawgry :: skugry
bowgry :: hogry :: meagry :: Sygry
braggry :: hogrymogry :: meat-hungry :: Tangry
Bugry :: hongry :: menagry :: Tchangry
Chockpugry :: hound-hungry :: messagry :: Tchigry
Cogry :: houngry :: music-hungry :: tear-angry
cony-gry :: huggrymuggry :: nangry :: th'angry
conyngry :: hund-hungry :: overangry :: tike-hungry
cottagry :: Hungry Bungry :: Pelegry :: Tingry
Croftangry :: hwngry :: Pingry :: toggry
diamond-hungry :: iggry :: Podagry :: ulgry
dog-hungry :: Jagry :: Pongry :: unangry
dogge-hungry :: job-hungry :: pottingry :: vergry
Dshagry :: kaingry :: power-hungry :: Vigry
Dzagry :: land-hungry :: profit-hungry :: vngry
eard-hungry :: Langry :: puggry :: war-hungry
Echanuggry :: leather-hungry :: pugry :: Wigry
Egry :: ledderhungry :: red-angry :: wind-hungry
euer-angry :: life-hungry :: rungry :: yeard-hungry
ever-angry :: Lisnagry :: scavengry :: yird-hungry
fenegry :: losengry :: Schtschigry :: Ymagry

Yea, ~wild~, I can answer any question you give me. Any one. Just pick one.
Then type it out.

Dont forget to hit "Submit Reply"....


There, it's posted.

[~wildangel~]

So it must be Langry:confused Cause all the other ones are angry

[ILENSER]

Ok Rock,

Rx reads:
O.D. +2.50 -1.50 ax 135
O.S. -1.75 -1.50 ax 45

2.00 add with an O.C. 5mm above seg (ST-28 bifocal)

How much prism do I need to grind in reading area to accommondate for vertical inbalance?

[~wildangel~]

I have a question Rock! :cool

If i jump on my trampolene everyday for about 10 minutes each day, will i lose 5 pounds in 2 weeks if this is the only major excersize i do???

I know it's not the type of question you were looking for, but i would like an answer:lol :lol :lol

(need to lose 8 pounds in all)

[Idnew]

No Rock it is not exactly a bogus question. Has been bugging me and a lot of other people for a long time and the word is aggry this in in Websters third abridged dictionary but the word is kinda defective as it refers to aggry beads( aggry is a glass bead) ha gotcha:wink

[RockBottomDLux]

Idnew - I had aggry as one of the words. Maybe you missed it. :)

ILENSER - After doing many many calculations, I came up with 3.14. And no matter what you say, it's right. *crosses fingers behind back* I checked it with my eye doctor. :wink

~wild~ - It all depends on where the fat you want to lose is. :lol

[King Solomon]

Originally posted by ~wildangel~
...If i jump on my trampolene everyday for about 10 minutes each day, will i lose 5 pounds in 2 weeks if this is the only major excersize i do???...

My wife jumps on a trampoline every day but I don't know about any weight loss. I DO know that if you don't support the "Twins" they will be hanging down around the ankles before long :smash :lol

[~wildangel~]

LOL K-sol if they even started to do that, i'll just get a boob lift before i let that happen:eek:


Rock, i'm trying to lose my tummy:lol

[Sjax]

Rock: I'm trying to figure out who will be relegated from the Bundesliga this year. As we all now, Hertha (thank God) went out of the danger zone due to Alexander Madlungs late equilizer against 1860 München last saturday, but it isn't yet clear who will be relegated, and it won't be untill saturday. Will it be Kaiserslautern and 1860 München, Kaiserslautern and Frankfurt or 1860 München and Frankfurt? I just can't wait to find out.

[Sjax]

Oh, and now I have you here. How would you characterize the production of Carl Theodor Dreyer, and how would you place him in the danish film history? I am supposed to write an essay on that subject and give it in next wednesday.

[Sjax]

Originally posted by Sjax
Rock: I'm trying to figure out who will be relegated from the Bundesliga this year. As we all now, Hertha (thank God) went out of the danger zone due to Alexander Madlungs late equilizer against 1860 München last saturday, but it isn't yet clear who will be relegated, and it won't be untill saturday. Will it be Kaiserslautern and 1860 München, Kaiserslautern and Frankfurt or 1860 München and Frankfurt? I just can't wait to find out.
In case you wonder how it all went down (which you probably don't): Kaiserslautern made it. They managed to get 1-1 at home against Borussia Dortmund. As Bochum won 3-1 at home over Hannover 96, that also meant that Dortmund lost their place in the UEFA-cup next year. That was concurred by Bochum. Surprising, huh, especially when you consider that Bochum played in the 2.-bundesliga only two years ago, the same time Dortmund won the German Championship.
Hertha BSC Berlin ended up as 12th, which is semi-acceptable as we had a very bad season.

*Realizes he is talking to himself*
Well. Just wanted to keep you updated.

[Idnew]

Idnew - I had aggry as one of the words. Maybe you missed it. Yes I did :wink

Well your doing very well Mr smarty:clap

[weldordave]

What exactly was Greek Fire made of and why has it not been duplicated?:question

[PlayCrackTheSky]

Why wasnt i allowed to come to the forums for like the last month? lol

[~wildangel~]

Hi Duo!:hi LOL The forums disappeared for a couple of weeks! I had to search google till i found the new forum!:lol

I think they tried to ditch me:wink

[RockBottomDLux]

Dave - The contents of Greek Fire include, but are not limited to, liquid petroleum, naphtha, burning pitch, sulfur, resin, and quicklimeand bitumen. There is also some other "secret ingredient" that no one has been able to figure out ... except me. That secret ingredient was garlic. Yes, garlic made it all work. That's why the Egyptians liked to trade for Indian spices so much. :)

Duo - Andy changed the site name and took down the forums for about 4 days without telling anyone. Many of us went clinically insane. I just wouldn't stop screaming, "Where is the pudding!?!?"

[RockBottomDLux]

Ask Rocky?

[King Solomon]

Originally posted by RockBottomDLux
Ask Rocky?

Is that your final answer? :lol

[RockBottomDLux]

It very well might be .. unless I get some more questions!

[The Horseman]

OK

1. The lyrics from the song 'Doctor Robert' on the Beatles album 'Revolver' refer to which acquintance of John Lennon?

2. Which Professor at the University of Aberstwyth, Wales, wrote a 1939 book that was arguably the seminal criticism, up to that point, of the international relations order established post-Versailles and what was the book's name?

3. What was the name of Max Schnelling's trainer at the time of his first bout against Joe Louis?

4. What is the name of the baby on the cover of the Nirvana album 'Nevermind'?

[~wildangel~]

I dont play this game because im too stupid to know how!:lol

Plus nobody told me:confusedf :frownfox