That is a long story....There are many different theories on that. The most common is that it came from the Jazz musicians.
Why did Queen Isabella agree to help Columbus?
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by Lonewulf » Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:44 am
Because she *COULD*.
Was my answer funny or just stupid?
Was my answer funny or just stupid?
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by Lonewulf » Fri Feb 24, 2006 2:17 pm
It's time to stop having to ask what time it is, and look at your damn computer clock.
If you had the option to die with no afterlife, or be raised up as hideous undead, which would you take? (And yes, you would have spiffy powers, just not the ability to look purty again).
If you had the option to die with no afterlife, or be raised up as hideous undead, which would you take? (And yes, you would have spiffy powers, just not the ability to look purty again).
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by teri tait » Fri Feb 24, 2006 4:22 pm
Hideous undead (pretty much how I look anyway)
Why do oranges grow on trees?
Why do oranges grow on trees?
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by Lance » Fri Feb 24, 2006 4:27 pm
Because trees find the behavior of oranges quite pleasant.
Which came first, the chicken or the rooster?
Which came first, the chicken or the rooster?
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by Lonewulf » Fri Feb 24, 2006 6:16 pm
Because you're too used to the "...Or the other thing" thread on BAUT.
Should Bill Thompson stop whining about the BAUT forum yet, or what?
Should Bill Thompson stop whining about the BAUT forum yet, or what?
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by Lance » Fri Feb 24, 2006 6:18 pm
Yes
Will he?
Will he?
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by Lonewulf » Fri Feb 24, 2006 6:20 pm
If there is a God, yes. Since there isn't, probably not.
Do paperclips rock, or is it just me?
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by teri tait » Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:55 pm
The temperature fell
Why does the white queen's side always get the first move in chess?
Why does the white queen's side always get the first move in chess?
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by teri tait » Sat Feb 25, 2006 2:44 am
Bilgerborg (?)
Why wasn't I invited?!?
Why wasn't I invited?!?
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by Мастер » Sat Feb 25, 2006 2:56 am
teri tait wrote:Bilgerborg (?)
No, not that one.
Why wasn't I invited?!?
Don't know, I wasn't either :)
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by teri tait » Sat Feb 25, 2006 3:01 am
His successor
What meeting did you attend?
What meeting did you attend?
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by teri tait » Sat Feb 25, 2006 6:16 pm
He didn't say, me I think he volunteered to take a group of orphans to Disneyland. I'm sure he's a closet nice guy that doesn't want to be outed. :)
What's something fun to do today?
What's something fun to do today?
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by umop ap!sdn » Sun Feb 26, 2006 5:46 pm
Read message boards.
What's the wavelength of the hydrogen alpha line?
What's the wavelength of the hydrogen alpha line?
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6563 Angstroms (AFAICT)
Why did you want to know?
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by teri tait » Sun Feb 26, 2006 6:57 pm
Sounds like their system was running a bit backwards.
Who was older?
Who was older?
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by teri tait » Sun Feb 26, 2006 6:57 pm
Sounds like their system was running a bit backwards.
Who was older?
Who was older?
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by Мастер » Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:25 pm
teri tait wrote:Sounds like their system was running a bit backwards.
Who was older?
Ioannis V. That's what makes it a great question. He was deposed, replaced by Ioannis VI, and then regained the throne.
Lance's question stands...
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by umop ap!sdn » Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:38 pm
Same reason as the Einstein question a few pages back.
Does anyone know where the love of FSM goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Does anyone know where the love of FSM goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
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