Bits of random facts

I recently found out that Yahoo! was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'. Hmm....

MissMonika wrote:'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'. Hmm....

LOL.

That title would've crashed and burned faster than the Titanic. :beaten:

tabana wrote::rofl:

That explains the rat head size pop corn chicken. :P

Is this the FOod thread? :hehe: :hehe:

Wynter wrote:

Karama? :headscratch:

:rofl:

I think Eve has lived there for awhile as well. In fact, it sounds like her ex might BE one of those guys! :shakehead:

:hehe: :hehe: Well, I am from NYC. Born and raised there in fact. But the Ex comes from those sunny beaches of SoCal. [image]

(Thanx for this charming little emoticon, Wynter. It fits just right here!) :thumbsup:

suzzy wrote:that is too bad
how about that karma
any one believe int it
does it really work

Cause and effect is at work in our lives all the time, except most people won't or don't want to take responsibity for it. ;)

gaijinmark wrote: I wrote that specifically for you E-chan, coming from that area, I knew you would appreciate it. [/list:u]

Thanks gaijinmark. Even though my NYC living days are over I am still a New Yorker in my heart. :victory: Next time I see a guy taking "an oath" I will think about you. :hehe:

Eve wrote:[image]

(Thanx for this charming little emoticon, Wynter. It fits just right here!) :thumbsup:

I'm glad to have been of some service. :victory:

On Topic: A polar bear's skin is black. Its fur is not white, but actually clear.

Wynter wrote:

I'm glad to have been of some service. :victory:

On Topic: A polar bear's skin is black. Its fur is not white, but actually clear.

That is very interesting. I knew about the skin but not the hair.


Random fact: SOme white haired dog breeds have pink noses when born that change after the first 3-8 weeks. Pigment comes in later. Like human infants blue eyes........

Just heard on the radio that there's something like 240 million firearms in the USA: The USA has 4% of the world's population but 50% of the firearms :shocked:

Anime Dad wrote:Just heard on the radio that there's something like 240 million firearms in the USA: The USA has 4% of the world's population but 50% of the firearms :shocked:

Not surprised in the least. :shakehead:

Yikes, 50%... I would've put the number way below that. Did they count the military too? I would've bet that they were more people with guns in Columbia or Iraq then in the US.

Or is it that one person owns 100 guns while his 40 neighbors have none...

tabana wrote:
Or is it that one person owns 100 guns while his 40 neighbors have none...

Let's leave krim out of this :hehe:

No, I think it's just civilian. Although I bet the military would have a high percentage of the world's firearms too :)

Of course, it could be wrong. It's just what I heard on the radio.

Thanks. :)

No wonders the firearms lobbying groups are powerful.

tabana wrote:Thanks. :)

No wonders the firearms lobbying groups are powerful.

Yeah, the NRA is probably one of the most powerful lobbies in the U.S....

And they have Moses (Charlton Heston) backing them up as well. :beaten:

tabana wrote:I would've bet that they were more people with guns in Columbia or Iraq then in the US.

Why?

Since they are both unstable countries with random kidnapping and murders. Living there I'd probably would have an armed escort and, for me, at least 2 handguns, an assault rifle, sniper rifle, RPG, grenades, anti-tank missiles, a .50 cal next to my sunroof and possibly a Trident II Intercontinental ballistic missile in my bathtub. :sweat:

tabana wrote:Since they are both unstable countries with random kidnapping and murders.

But there are so many countries that fit this description... :headscratch:

On Topic: "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."

Anime Dad wrote:

Let's leave krim out of this :hehe:

No, I think it's just civilian. Although I bet the military would have a high percentage of the world's firearms too :)

Of course, it could be wrong. It's just what I heard on the radio.

Yeah, leave me out of this..

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Looks like an M4 or M16 with something else... :headscratch:

Wynter wrote:But there are so many countries that fit this description... :headscratch:

You're right. I just picked 2, but there are many other countries with guerrilla warfare and corruption. :pout:

Wynter wrote:On Topic: "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."

Wow. I always wondered where "bye" came from. So when you say to someone just "bye", you mean "be with you". It's like saying "stay alone and never bother us again". :hehe:

tabana wrote:Looks like an M4 or M16 with something else... :headscratch:

They're both "ARs", the top one has a different butt stock, and a 16" precision extra heavy barrel as opposed to the bottom which has the standard 20" AR-15 heavy barrel

Token random fact to stay on topic:

The base of the AR-15 is mostly the same as the M16, except for one extra hole drilled above the trigger.

we call that 3rd hole, the Happy Hole, because it allows for the happy trigger aka full auto. which is also called the money waster, because the price of copper has skyrocketed.

Interesting. I didn't think they were the same. It almost looked like a silencer.

that super heavy barrel is 1.15" in diameter, the regular one is .6" i think.