Useless information thread

[SaunderS]

Originally Posted by slice bh compliment

feminine/masculine, this is common in some Slavic/East European societies, with many surnames, but not all.

other examples:
Yuri Sharapov's wife and daughter go by Sharapova.
Lendl's mom's last name is Lendlova.
Martina Navratliova's dad was Jaro Navratil.
Kafelnikov's mom - Kafelnikova.

Counter-examples: Sergei Bubka....it is a different kind of name.

Side example:
Goran Ivanisevic's mom's first name is Gorana.
I once knew a Croatian girl named Iva. Her male cousin''s name is Ivo, like Ivo Karlovic.

Thanks.......

[Dedans Penthouse]

Thanks is short for "thank you"

[Sentinel]

short is the antonym of well-hung

[PCXL-Fan]

Endocrine disruptors......

Sperm count of the average college aged male in industrialize nations has fallen by 50% in the last 30 years.

Researchers now know synthetic chemicals are to blame, but there is no solution since our entire modern world revolves around synthetic chemicals.

[Sentinel]

I came to this forum one year back!!!

BTW, I got my first warning from TW today (for a link i posted). Gotta watch my tongue henceforth.

[Dedans Penthouse]

Originally Posted by PCXL-Fan

Endocrine disruptors......

Sperm count of the average college aged male in industrialize nations has fallen by 50% in the last 30 years.

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Speaking of which, "lobster sauce" doesn't really contain lobsters.

[Mdubb23]

98% of Americans over the age of ten sing in the shower whenever they take one. 37% of those shower daily.

[Okazaki Fragment]

Somatostatin inhibits TRH and GH. TRH increases prolactin secretion while dopamine inhibits prolactin secretion. Hence, the only pituitary hormone that would increase if your hypothalamous was cut out would be prolactin as there would be no dopamine to oppose its release.

[Mdubb23]

Originally Posted by Dedans Penthouse

Speaking of which, "lobster sauce" doesn't really contain lobsters.

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha you crack me up. I don't know who you are, but I love the way you think. So I'll give you a riddle: what is the beginning of eternity, but the end of time and space?

[Okazaki Fragment]

GFR is measured by creatine and inulin as they are freely filtered but neither secreted nor reabsorbed.
Effective RPF is measured by PAH as it is both secreted and reabsorbed and fully excreted. ERPF is about 10% less than actual RPF. RPF is 1-Hct times RBF.

[Okazaki Fragment]

I like cats. They are fluffy.

[Sentinel]

Originally Posted by Mdubb23

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha you crack me up. I don't know who you are, but I love the way you think. So I'll give you a riddle: what is the beginning of eternity, but the end of time and space?

haha, got that. it'll be too easy for DP !

[PCXL-Fan]

Originally Posted by Dedans Penthouse

Speaking of which, "lobster sauce" doesn't really contain lobsters.

Protein is protein.

[Mike Bulgakov]

I just learned that bird's nest soup is actually made from birds' nests. The mystique of the soup has much to do with beliefs about the benefits of swiftlet saliva. I have no interest in trying this soup.

[Mike Bulgakov]

Chengde has many temples.

[Dedans Penthouse]

Originally Posted by Mdubb23

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha you crack me up. I don't know who you are, but I love the way you think. So I'll give you a riddle: what is the beginning of eternity, but the end of time and space?

Can I e-mail you the answer? (wink!)

SOME "NEW YEAR'S" USELESS INFORMATION:

Many cultures believe that anything in the shape of a ring is good luck because it symbolizes "coming full circle" (completing a year's cycle). For that reason, the Dutch believe that eating doughnuts on New Year's Day will bring good fortune; for me (not being Dutch), sucking on areolas.

[Sentinel]

The new list of BANNED WORDS (suitable for general audiences).

(Includes <3 btw).

http://www.lssu.edu/banished/current.php

[Sentinel]

"Klaatu barada nikto" is a phrase originating from the science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). "Klaatu" is the name of the humanoid alien protagonist in the film. Klaatu (Michael Rennie) commanded Helen Benson (Patricia Neal) that, were anything to happen to him, she must utter the phrase to the robot Gort. In response, Gort desisted from destroying the Earth and resurrected Klaatu from death.

No translation of the phrase was stated in the film. Philosophy professor Aeon J. Skoble speculates the famous phrase is a "safe-word" that is part of a fail-safe feature used during the diplomatic missions such as the one Klaatu and Gort make to Earth. With the use of the safe-word, Gort's deadly force can be deactivated in the event the robot is mistakenly triggered into a defensive posture. Skoble observes that the theme has evolved into a "staple of science fiction that the machines charged with protecting us from ourselves will misuse or abuse their power". In this interpretation, the phrase apparently tells Gort that Klaatu considers escalation unnecessary.

The Robot Hall of Fame describes the phrase as "one of the most famous commands in science fiction" and Frederick S. Clarke of Cinefantastique called it "the most famous phrase ever spoken by an extraterrestrial."

[Mike Bulgakov]

Eldar Ryazanov's "The Irony of Fate" was a very popular New Year holiday movie during Soviet times. While it made fun of the uniformity of Brezhnev era public architecture, it was also considered a warm embrace of the system. It is now considered an old propaganda film, though many older Russians still enjoy the film this time of year.

[Sentinel]

Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov (Russian: Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков, May 15 [O.S. May 3] 1891, Kiev – March 10, 1940, Moscow) was a Russian novelist and playwright active in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for the novel The Master and Margarita, which the New York Times Book Review has called one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century.