Leiko
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Post by Leiko on Aug 27, 2008 23:13:21 GMT 1
Spread the Stupidity Welcome to the second branch of Insane Facts but instead of things u may know here I'm going to focus on things that make us think! I'mma gonna start with my homeland.... America!
So lets kick off this thread with the "Only in America" segment. Only in America
Only in America do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front. Only in America do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke. Only in America do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters. Only in America do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage. Only in America do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight. Only in America do we use the word 'politics' to describe the process so well: 'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'. Only in America do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering. Anyway that my start and i hope i here from u guys soon. Remember these are everyday facts that we over look and should make us think anything is welcome. But please limit profanity.
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Post by Sir Razgriz on Aug 28, 2008 4:00:12 GMT 1
Don't forget how we'll go from an air-conditioned building, to an air-conditioned car, to another air-conditioned building, to get into a sauna. Or how half the world goes hungry while we have people who're so fat they literally can't move...except to get their snack of 30 or so buckets of chicken. Or (and this applies to you, too, Tahoshi! ) before a house burns down, it burns up.
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Post by Tahoshi on Aug 28, 2008 19:33:30 GMT 1
Though some of those 'only in americas' work here too... like the bank and chained pens... sticking an expensive car outside on the road, while filling the garage up with crap....
Oh yeah... i've bought a diet pepsi with my fattening food before. It's actually worth it just for the sugar content! have you ever read how much sugar is in a 330ml can of coke/pepsi? it's ludicrous.
Only in america do you complain of gun crime, yet most likely have a shop just down the road where you can go and buy yourself one without too much trouble.
Only in america can you have someone win an election, and lose at the same time. We all know that bush should NOT have been in a second time. (heck, he shouldn't have made it in the first time!)
I don't have an air conditioned car...
I've never seen a drive-up ATM over here... but one thing i have noticed is that when your card is about to come back out, the machine beeps loudly as if to say "NOW! get them now! the cards right there!"
Only in England do we complain when its too hot, and then when its too cold.. and when its too wet... and when its too dry. seriously, we complain about the weather, WHATEVER its doing.
Only in england do we complain about foreigners, then go to another country for our holidays. (and then complain about foreigners there too...)
Only in England, do we call out for thugs to give their knives into the police, to stop knife-crime... and end up with a potato peeler in with the mix. Seriously, it happened.
Only in England, do we remember that the letter U needs some love as well! (i'm talking about words like colour, honour, and flavour.) THE LETTER U FEELS LEFT OUT!
Only in America do you change the way the rest of the world does something... just to be different.
Only in England can the currency be more powerful than the dollar, yet we pay more for things. I hate you.
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Leiko
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Post by Leiko on Aug 28, 2008 19:57:24 GMT 1
I think complaining about the weather is a human thing, nobody is ever happy with it.
Only in America......can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.
Only in America......are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink.
Only in America......do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place.
Only in America......can a homeless combat veteran live in a cardboard box and a draft dodger live in the White House. (This was popular when Clinton was in office)
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Leiko
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Post by Leiko on Sept 2, 2008 22:59:29 GMT 1
Now Time for My Favorite Question WHY? Why is it considered necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin?
Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
Why do you need a driver's license to buy booze when you can't drink and drive?
Why isn't there mouse-flavoured cat food?
Why did kamakazi pilots wear crash helmets?
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Post by Tahoshi on Sept 3, 2008 13:06:14 GMT 1
Grave diggers. plastic glue is usually in a metal tube, and metal glue is usually in a plastic bottle. go figure. A drivers license is the most readily available ID. A passport would do the job too, but they're expensive to get, and no one wants to carry them around. Cats eat more than just mice. most cat food includes fish, which they enjoy muchly. the helmet helped with the G-forces, and stopped them blacking out before they had a chance to crash into something. Hope that answers all your questions sorry for ruining the funny! lol WHY is it illegal to drink & drive, but not to smoke & drive? what happens if you drop that burning piece of paper onto the usually carpet floor of your car? carpet is flammable!
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Leiko
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Post by Leiko on Sept 3, 2008 20:25:36 GMT 1
wow, answers to questions that were meant to make u think. Makes u wonder what he does in his spare time huh? Just Kidding!! XP Lets see if anyone can shine the light on these!
Why does the sun lighten our hair, but darken our skin?
Why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"?
Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?
Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dish washing liquid is made with real lemons?
Why is the word dictionary in the dictionary?
Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet?
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Post by Tahoshi on Sept 4, 2008 12:38:26 GMT 1
Right... Lets give this a go then.
Ultraviolet light reflects off of our hair, and makes it glow... while our skin absorbs it, and tans (or burns, for some people.)
Doctors can never completely cure every illness there is... So technically they're just getting a bit better each day, kinda sounds like practicing.
Music distracts you... Its nice to be able to pay attention to where you're going and look at houses - you can hear cars coming!
Lemon juice is slightly acidic, and tastes like crap. However, for those same reasons, it has amazing cleaning properties.
Because some people are idiots. *picks up a dictionary* "what does this mean?"
There probably is. It's just a latin technical term that no one can be bothered to learn, because no one ever references the top of their feet, apart from in crazy questions like that.
Also, I get bored easily. Things like this are fun.
Try again!
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Post by Leiko on Sept 9, 2008 20:45:49 GMT 1
3rd attemp of stumping Tahoshi!
Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
Why is the third hand on the watch called a second hand?
Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?
Why is "abbreviated" such a long word?
Why is a boxing ring square?
Why is it called lipstick if you can still move your lips?
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Post by Tahoshi on Sept 9, 2008 21:54:55 GMT 1
Ok, i'll admit you got me on one of these... see if you can guess which one. He's called a broker because he makes you broke. It's the second hand because it counts in seconds. durr. Everyone is rushing to get home. There's no such thing as psychics. If there was, they'd win every week.... Abbreviated is a long word because otherwise, you wouldn't be able to abbrv it. That would be no fun! Cos it's called boxing. there's a box. boxes are square! Srsly. Its called lipstick because it sticks to your lips. Of course, i've never tested that myself, so don't hold me to it
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Post by Leiko on Sept 10, 2008 23:11:29 GMT 1
well all your answers makes it but if i was guessing i'd say it was the lipstick one.
Anyway one to a new segement called...
Brain teaser!
Read each sentence in sequence. Please don't skip any steps or the mathematics will be thrown off.
Take the following test mentally. Don't write down answers and don't shout them out.
1. Pick a number from 2 to 9. It can be 2 or 9, or any number in-between.
2. Take your number and multiply it by 9.
3. That should give you a 2 digit number. Take these 2 digits and add them together.
4. Take the resulting number and subtract 5 from it.
5. Take that number and correspond it to the alphabet, numbering the letters. A=1, B=2, C=3, D=4 and so on.
6. Take your letter, and think of a country that begins with that letter.
7. Take the last letter in the name of that country, and think of an animal that starts with this letter.
8. Now, take the last letter in the name of that animal, and think of a color that starts with this letter.
9. Oh, and one more thing . . . . .
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There aren't any orange kangaroos in Denmark!
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Post by Sir Razgriz on Sept 11, 2008 6:00:58 GMT 1
Or any white cows in the Dominican Republic!
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I know those who hate numbers will now hate me, but all whole numbers are equal to zero.
If x = y Then x2 = xy. Subtract y2 from both sides: x2 - y2 = xy - y2 Now, factor ( x - y ) from both sides of the equation: ( x + y )( x - y ) = y ( x - y ) Divide both sides by ( x - y ); you should get x + y = y. Since x = y, substitute y in for x: 2 y = y. Thus 2 = 1. Subtracting 1 from both sides, 1 = 0. Because 2 = 1 and 1 = 0, 2 = 0.
This can work for any number; add 1 to both sides of the first equation to get 3 = 2. Because 3 = 2 and 2 = 0, 3 = 0. It goes on and on...
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Post by Tahoshi on Sept 11, 2008 7:43:04 GMT 1
I don't think there are any Navy King Penguins in Denmark either!
I believe you have been foiled.
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Leiko
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Post by Leiko on Sept 11, 2008 22:26:11 GMT 1
True but lets try this...
Two boll weevils grew up in South Carolina. One went all the way out to Hollywood and became a famous actor. The other stayed behind in the cotton fields and never amounted to much. The second one, naturally, became known as the lesser of two weevils.
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Leiko
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Post by Leiko on Sept 18, 2008 17:48:03 GMT 1
Have you ever noticed that when The and IRS are combined, they spell THEIRS?
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