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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Igorrr on September 09, 2004, 12:27:40 AM

Title: Did you ever wonder...
Post by: Igorrr on September 09, 2004, 12:27:40 AM
... who sprinkles sand onto the sandman's eyes ?
... who takes care of the dentist's teeth?
... who cuts the barber's hair?
... who leaves money under the tooth-faery's pillow?
... where does Mnemonic get his answers?
Title: Re: Did you ever wonder...
Post by: McCoy on September 09, 2004, 03:30:31 PM
Yes, every night.
Title: Re: Did you ever wonder...
Post by: odnorf on September 09, 2004, 05:49:01 PM
... where does Mnemonic get his answers?

Kama Sutra?
Title: Re: Did you ever wonder...
Post by: gfx johnny on September 09, 2004, 06:16:39 PM
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who sprinkles sand onto the sandman's eyes ?
... who takes care of the dentist's teeth?
... who cuts the barber's hair?
... who leaves money under the tooth-faery's pillow?

Their trainee or temporary personnel?  ;D

Title: Re: Did you ever wonder...
Post by: Mnemonic on September 09, 2004, 06:37:33 PM
Did you know that...

It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.
A crocodile can't stick it's tongue out.
People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
Rats and horses can't vomit.
It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all of the world's nuclear weapons combined.
It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.
Over 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.
Title: Re: Did you ever wonder...
Post by: deadworm222 on September 09, 2004, 07:36:29 PM
25% of those 75% will be able to lick their elbow. (This was once proven in another website, long ago.)
Title: Re: Did you ever wonder...
Post by: Mnemonic on September 09, 2004, 08:14:41 PM
Really? I didn't know :) They must be pretty flexible people...or have a long tongue ;)
Title: Re: Did you ever wonder...
Post by: Jerrot on September 09, 2004, 08:38:58 PM
A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

Unfortunately this is a hoax. ;)

EDIT: Isn't it lovely, how much time some people have ? http://www.acoustics.salford.ac.uk/acoustics_world/duck/duck.htm
 :D
Title: Re: Did you ever wonder...
Post by: Mnemonic on September 09, 2004, 08:50:37 PM
deadworm222 and Jerrot spoil all the fun! :P ;)
Anyway, I'm still curious about the elbow thingie, so I added a poll :)
Title: Re: Did you ever wonder...
Post by: odnorf on September 09, 2004, 09:07:45 PM
deadworm222 and Jerrot spoil all the fun! :P ;)
Anyway, I'm still curious about the elbow thingie, so I added a poll :)

That's not fair. You know what my answer would be  ;)
Title: Re: Did you ever wonder...
Post by: deadworm222 on September 10, 2004, 01:00:45 PM
A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

Unfortunately this is a hoax. ;)

EDIT: Isn't it lovely, how much time some people have ? http://www.acoustics.salford.ac.uk/acoustics_world/duck/duck.htm
 :D

Fun fact of the day: I will study acoustics in the near future.
Title: Re: Did you ever wonder...
Post by: Jerrot on September 11, 2004, 11:25:00 PM
A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
EDIT: Isn't it lovely, how much time some people have ? http://www.acoustics.salford.ac.uk/acoustics_world/duck/duck.htm
Fun fact of the day: I will study acoustics in the near future.

Oh. err... ok, forgive me, please. ;)