ebl Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 They never had them growing up. See, them's a new-fangled thing. Where do they catch chinchillas?
JamesMC Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 That's easy, people catch them where the chinchillas stop and take a break. If the Germans call their homeland "Deutschland" in their native tongue, why do we call it "Germany" in English?
TheBannedKid Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 Because the English language is the only one that matters. Who decided to layout keyboards in the QWERTY format and why?
arrowfanman Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 Well TJ, the name "QWERTY" for our typewriter keyboard comes from the first six letters in the top alphabet row (the one just below the numbers). It is also called the "Universal" keyboard for rather obvious reasons. It was the work of inventor C. L. Sholes, who put together the prototypes of the first commercial typewriter in a Milwaukee machine shop back in the 1860's. For years, popular writers have accused Sholes of deliberately arranging his keyboard to slow down fast typists who would otherwise jam up his sluggish machine. In fact, his motives were just the opposite. When Sholes built his first model in 1868, the keys were arranged alphabetically in two rows. At the time, Milwaukee was a backwoods town. The crude machine shop tools available there could hardly produce a finely-honed instrument that worked with precision. Yes, the first typewriter was sluggish. Yes, it did clash and jam when someone tried to type with it. But Sholes was able to figure out a way around the problem simply by rearranging the letters. Looking inside his early machine, we can see how he did it. The first typewriter had its letters on the end of rods called "typebars." The typebars hung in a circle. The roller which held the paper sat over this circle, and when a key was pressed, a typebar would swing up to hit the paper from underneath. If two typebars were near each other in the circle, they would tend to clash into each other when typed in succession. So, Sholes figured he had to take the most common letter pairs such as "TH" and make sure their typebars hung at safe distances. He did this using a study of letter-pair frequency prepared by educator Amos Densmore, brother of James Densmore, who was Sholes' chief financial backer. The QWERTY keyboard itself was determined by the existing mechanical linkages of the typebars inside the machine to the keys on the outside. Sholes' solution did not eliminate the problem completely, but it was greatly reduced. I hope that answers your question. Q: Would it have been more appropriate to site my source for that information, or does it not matter because this is just "dumb question/answer" thread on a public forum for fun? -Jahan
TheBannedKid Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 Hey it made me smile for what it's worth. And I want some citation...how do I know you didn't just plagiarize? How come the shape used to represent a heart is nothing like a real heart? I think we should start adopting the true heart shape, like this.
PoisonedPirate Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 Because "I odd shaped oval you" doesn't have the same effect. Why don't our noses and ears grow?
ebl Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 Actually, our noses and ears continue to grow after the rest of us has stopped, and do so the rest of our lives. Why is the extra money we pay on a loan or credit card called "interest?"
PoisonedPirate Posted June 16, 2008 Posted June 16, 2008 Because the bank is 'interested' in that extra money Why is it called Earl Grey when it is either brown or black?
ebl Posted June 16, 2008 Posted June 16, 2008 Because "Grey" is neutral and doesn't want to take sides. Why are they called "rainbows" when they look nothing like a bow?
arrowfanman Posted June 16, 2008 Posted June 16, 2008 ^ Because they very much DO look like a bow! (Think bow, in bow and arrow). Why do people naturally cause drama?
haydawg149 Posted June 16, 2008 Posted June 16, 2008 Because they have nothing better to do. what animal do ribs come from?
generaleclectic Posted June 16, 2008 Posted June 16, 2008 MOST folks eat pork ribs. The most common ribs are pork and beef.
onewheeled999 Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Chuck Norris disapproves. How many times can YOU blink in 1 second?
generaleclectic Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 6 Why did I forget to post a question on my last post?
ebl Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Because you were either questioning your answer or answering your question. See, they cancel each other out. If they can make peanut butter, why can't they make butter out of peanuts?
the ghost Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Got did not intend it to happen How much wood can a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck would PWND
generaleclectic Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 This is difficult to question answer. The amount of wood that woodchucks would chuck on a given day varies greatly with the individual woodchuck. According to a Wall Street Journal article, New York State wildlife expert Richard Thomas found that a woodchuck could chuck around 35 cubic feet of dirt in the course of digging a burrow. Thomas reasoned that if a woodchuck could chuck wood, he would chuck an amount equal to 700 pounds. Some say it depends on three factors: * The woodchuck's desire to chuck said wood. * The woodchuck's need to chuck the aforementioned wood. * The woodchuck's ability to chuck the wood. Others say: * He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, if a woodchuck could chuck wood. * If he could chuck wood, the woodchuck would chuck as much as he could! * A woodchuck would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. * A woodchuck would chuck all the wood that the woodchuck would chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. * If a woodchuck could chuck wood, he would and should chuck wood. But if woodchucks can't chuck wood, they shouldn't and wouldn't chuck wood. Though were I a woodchuck, and I chucked wood, I would chuck wood with the best woodchucks that chucked wood. * If a woodchuck could chuck wood, then s/he'd chuck all the wood, s/he'd chuck and chuck and chuck and chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood. * It would chuck the amount of wood that she sells seashells on the seashore divided by how many pickles Peter Piper picks. * One quarter of a sycamore if you give him a quarter for every quarter of the sycamore he cut. * It might depend on how many female woodchucks were present. Or, it could depend on whether the woodchuck's mother-in-law was around or not. If she was, he'd be chucking all day. If not, he'd be watching the football game. * Some maintain that woodchucks could not and would not chuck wood at all. * It depends on how good his dentures are! * A woodchuck, would chuck, as much wood, as a woodchuck, could chuck, If a woodchuck could chuck wood. But unfortunately, woodchucks do not chuck wood. * About 5.72 fluid litres of wood * About as many boards as the Mongol hoards would hoard if the Mongol hordes did hoard boards. * Um....... 23???? * Tons. More than you can count. Honestly. No one can chuck more would than a woodchuck. * If the woodchucks name was Maurice, then it could chuck all the wood that it wants to. However, if its name is Frank, no chucking would be for it. Due to the average size of a wood chuck and the general density of wood (not including cork) if a wood chuck could chuck wood it would probably get through about 6.573 pounds per day, assuming the wood chuck is functioning correctly. Now... Tell me how much wood would Chuck Norris chuck if Chuck Norris could chuck wood...
Kennyweird Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 ^ Chuck Norris could chuck 10^100 board feet of wood, no sweat! What would happen if Chuck Norris fought Captain Falcon?
Kalepi_Konei Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Chuck Norris would beat the crap out of Falcon and then be all like PWNED up in his face.... What would happen if Bob Ross was played on every channel of television?
ebl Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Then I might accidentally catch him on some channel and find out who he is. What's a good thing to do with junk mail?
PoisonedPirate Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 You can get free hormone pills set up a large company selling them on for more money and become a quadgazillionaire How much is a quadgazillion?
onewheeled999 Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Exactly 1 quadgazillion more than I make per year. Why does Gamefly never send me The World Ends With You?
ebl Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Because that would be the end of your world...you wouldn't want that, would you? Why is it called "Rhode Island?" It's not surrounded by water.
bspellx5 Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Because it was an island before the rest of the U.S. was formed. Why does being straightXedge mean you dont do drugs or drink? It doenst mean your straight..
PoisonedPirate Posted June 27, 2008 Posted June 27, 2008 Yes it does.... If a = 2 and Sheila has 12 eggs what is the value of y when you subtract Pi from an elephant?
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