Useless Facts

In 1542 when Martin Luther was depressed he said; "I am ripe shit, so is the world a great wide asshole; eventually we will part".

Mood 2020

 

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2881956-2020-tokyo-olympics-will-be-postponed-due-to-coronavirus-says-iocs-dick-pound


Who named their kid Richard Pound and how is he okay with his nickname being Dick?!

 

It used to be a pretty common name. I have no idea why it's not anymore

 

Oh the names we've lost to innuendo.

 

I mean, Pound isn't the worst last name I can imagine for someone named Dick.

On a semi-related note, when I was in the Marines I saw an E-1 sailor whose nametag read "Swallow."

Y'gonna have a rough life anyway with that last name, but Airman>Private>Seaman. Picked a hard road <giggle>

 

There's no Emily behind Emily's List, a political action organization that advocates for more women in elective office. EMILY is an acronym for Early Money Is Like Yeast.

 

The only losing basketball coach in University of Kansas history is James Naismith, the man who invented basketball in 1891.

 

As of April 3rd, 2020, there are now two people in the USSF (United States Space Force).

At least Gen. Raymond doesn't have to make his own coffee now.

 

2 lasguns does very little diddly.

 

What happens when you dose an octopus with MDMA?
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/what-ecstasy-does-to-octopuses?utm_source=pocket-newtab
My favorite part is that they started with too high a dose and the octopuses freaked. Been there.

 

Whilst I'm not a fan of octopi, I do feel sorry for them being experimented on like this for no valid purpose. It's bad enough experimenting when there's a proper purpose for it.

 

I would say that ecstasy is far from the worst thing that's been done to a lab animal, but there are probably more productive uses of a octopus's time. I do find it interesting that brain chemistry can be so similar even when structure shares little in common.

I had to hold my tongue in another thread the other day when a couple of members were talking about eating octopus. That makes me ill. They're so intelligent. It's like eating orangutan or something. On second thought, I think I'll say that exactly. Now what thread was that?

 

I'm against all animal testing simply from a moral stand point, but I know it has its place for some things. But stuff like this just pisses me off, as it serves no purpose for the animal or society.
In terms of eating animals, I won't eat most that are considered standard, let alone the more obscure.

 

Well, if they're that intelligent, how come they couldn't figure out how to stay out of my mouth? Meat is meat, and if I die, I'm fairly certain I'm going to be eaten by something (my pets most likely) so I might as well get mine in while I can. The circle of life, really: beautiful in it's own way.

 

Yes, yes. Circle of life and all that. I'm no vegetarian. Still, I do hope no one kills you to eat you. That would make us all very sad.

 

Never knew about that. Of course, my sole experience in the food service industry was a stint at Taco Bell thirty-plus years ago. White was for cutting on, stainless was for putting into, and red-brown (floor tiles) were for checking to see if a customer had seen it or not before routing to the bin or back to the stainless.

Fun fact: That Taco Bell eventually went out of business, the building kept its shape but went through several more incarnations (vegan restaurant, spice shop, somethin' somethin') before eventually opening as...

Wait for it...

...a Mexican restaurant. Run by real Mexican-Americans.

Wasn't too bad, but it was really weird eating Mexican food in a Taco Bell.

 

"Now all restaurants are Taco Bell."