it has to do with the $25 being split 3 ways for 8.33 spent each. plus the 1 dollar returned for $9.33 each, which gets to $28 (after considering rounding errors), plus the $2 makes $30.
The word thesaurus is derived from 16th century New Latin, in turn from Latin thesaurus, from ancient Greek thesauros, "store-house", "treasury". Besides its meaning as a treasury or storehouse, it more commonly means a listing of words with similar, related, or opposite meanings (this new meaning of thesaurus dates back to Roget's Thesaurus). For example, a book of jargon for a specialized field; or more technically a list of subject headings and cross-references used in the filing and retrieval of documents (or indeed papers, certificates, letters, cards, records, texts, files, articles, essays and perhaps even manuscripts), film, sound recordings, machine-readable media, etc.
One can consider the question inside the framework of experience, making the question concrete instead of abstract: Which came first - the chicken or the egg? "The chicken" came first - in the sentence of the question. If the question is phrased differently, the answer is different.
As answered by Mrs. McCutcheonÂ’s fourth grade class
Washington Elementary, Pittsburg, PA
When two people fall in love, the storke comes and brings them a special delivery.
—Andrew McDaniel, age 8
A box.
—Allison Hemp, age 8
Desperation, technology, and cold hard cash.
—James Collins, age 8
The bottom of a bottle.
—Phillip Stewart, age 37
Sheer human vanity.
—Lao Ping, age 8
An advantageous coupling of two members of complementary gender and race.
—Hans Eichmann, age 9
I saw a picture of my little brother in my mommy. He looked like he came from the pond behind our house. I wonder why Mommy made genital jam with a frog.
Centuries ago, European farmers would seal the wood on their barns with an oil, often linseed oil -- a tawny-colored oil derived from the seed of the flax plant. They would paint their barns with a linseed-oil mixture, often consisting of additions such as milk and lime. The combination produced a long-lasting paint that dried and hardened quickly. (Today, linseed oil is sold in most home-improvement stores as a wood sealant.) Now, where does the red come from?
In historically accurate terms, "barn red" is not the bright, fire-engine red that we often see today, but more of a burnt-orange red. As to how the oil mixture became traditionally red, there are two predominant theories:
Wealthy farmers added blood from a recent slaughter to the oil mixture. As the paint dried, it turned from a bright red to a darker, burnt red.
Farmers added ferrous oxide, otherwise known as rust, to the oil mixture. Rust was plentiful on farms and is a poison to many fungi, including mold and moss, which were known to grown on barns. These fungi would trap moisture in the wood, increasing decay.
Regardless of how the farmer tinted his paint, having a red barn became a fashionable thing. They were a sharp contrast to the traditional white farmhouse.
As European settlers crossed over to America, they brought with them the tradition of red barns. In the mid to late 1800s, as paints began to be produced with chemical pigments, red paint was the most inexpensive to buy. Red was the color of favor until whitewash became cheaper, at which point white barns began to spring up.
sorry mucluck...i'm a little slow on your 10cents off at caribou
b.f. stands for benjamin franklin...
The B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company incorporated in 1878 was founded by Benjamin Franklin Goodrich, and the BF Goodrich Company was incorporated in 1880.
Does the State Fair's gopher mascot have a name? Is he a distant (and better dressed) relation of the University of Minnesota's gopher, Goldy?
The State Fair has TWO nattily dressed gophers, Fairchild and Fairborne. Fairchild, who's immortalized with a concrete statue on the fairgrounds, dates from 1964, and Fairborne was added in 1983. It's fair to guess that Fairborne was added so more than one costumed character could wander around the fairgrounds at the same time.
Goldy Gopher dates from the 1930s and '40s. The U of M football team became the Golden Gophers in 1933, in the days of Bernie Bierman's championship teams. The gopher mascot got a makeover in about 1940, making him look more like a chipmunk, and got a Disney-like update in the '70s.
The average life span of gophers, depending on the type, ranges from barely more than a year to about seven years, so if Goldy is related to Fairchild and Fairborne, he's at minimum a great-great-great-great-great-grandfather.
Hey Kitch - How many ways can you peel an orange?
And BTW - What rhymes with orange and what's another word for Thesaurus?
:wink:
42
forage and porridge would be close
"treasury"
hmmm.....
"Every rose has its thorn. Every night has a dawn. Every cowboy sings a sad sad song.".
the chicken did......but I was using a dictionary and reading it front to back.
Who says?
Oranges, poranges,
Who says?
Oranges, poranges,
Who says?
There ain't no rhyme for oranges!"
Anyone remember what that's from?
HR PuffnStuff
hmmm is it witchie poo or witchiepoo or kitchypoo
As answered by Mrs. McCutcheonÂ’s fourth grade class
Washington Elementary, Pittsburg, PA
When two people fall in love, the storke comes and brings them a special delivery.
—Andrew McDaniel, age 8
A box.
—Allison Hemp, age 8
Desperation, technology, and cold hard cash.
—James Collins, age 8
The bottom of a bottle.
—Phillip Stewart, age 37
Sheer human vanity.
—Lao Ping, age 8
An advantageous coupling of two members of complementary gender and race.
—Hans Eichmann, age 9
I saw a picture of my little brother in my mommy. He looked like he came from the pond behind our house. I wonder why Mommy made genital jam with a frog.
—James Ericson, age 8
A sack.
—Amanda Lawrence, age 9
Papist tomfoolery.
—Maria Gratiaplena, age 8
Motherfucking romance.
—Susie Chen, age 7
Cuervo Nation.
—Bobby Williams, age 8
A sack in a box.
—Alex Jochs, age 8
heh...susie's answer...hahahaha
http://www.snopes.com/pregnant/airbaby.htm
Legend: A baby born in-flight is given free air travel by the
airline for the rest of his life.
[edit]
"Though the regulation does not exist and airlines are under no
obligation to reward inflight deliveries from the stork, at least two
high-flying babies have hit the jackpot. On 6 September 1995,
Dararasami Thongcharoen surprised everyone by being born two months
ahead of schedule on Thai Airway's flight 641. Dararasami (named for
the Boeing 747 her mother was flying on when she gave birth her name
means 'Starlight' in English) is now considered a "daughter of Thai
Airways." Airline president Thamnoon Wanglee announced that in
addition to the special flying privileges, the girl would also receive
an educational scholarship from the airline.
Mohd Aliff Mohd Fuad came into the world on an Asia Pacific Airlines
flight on 23 May 1996. In recognition of his being the first baby born
on that carrier (Asia Pacific began operations on 10 May 1996) and
"first" events being viewed as especially lucky in that culture, the
company has chosen to celebrate this fortuitous event by sponsoring
the lad's education and providing him with free travel for life.
On a more earthbound note, Stephany Ann Marie Ehler was born aboard a
commuter train in San Francisco on 21 July 1996. In recognition of her
being the first baby born aboard a BART train in the 23-year history
of the transit system, the line chose to grant her a lifetime pass for
free rides on BART."
kinda cool...
but good catch..
- Alice Cooper :smile:
In historically accurate terms, "barn red" is not the bright, fire-engine red that we often see today, but more of a burnt-orange red. As to how the oil mixture became traditionally red, there are two predominant theories:
Wealthy farmers added blood from a recent slaughter to the oil mixture. As the paint dried, it turned from a bright red to a darker, burnt red.
Farmers added ferrous oxide, otherwise known as rust, to the oil mixture. Rust was plentiful on farms and is a poison to many fungi, including mold and moss, which were known to grown on barns. These fungi would trap moisture in the wood, increasing decay.
Regardless of how the farmer tinted his paint, having a red barn became a fashionable thing. They were a sharp contrast to the traditional white farmhouse.
As European settlers crossed over to America, they brought with them the tradition of red barns. In the mid to late 1800s, as paints began to be produced with chemical pigments, red paint was the most inexpensive to buy. Red was the color of favor until whitewash became cheaper, at which point white barns began to spring up.
way cool!!!!
this one took me a while to figure out...
:wink:
1999 threads
I'm pretty sure he needs to join a 12 step program...
lol everytime you guys ask him a question, you're just supplying him with his fix.
yep..its john barrett
wanna bet???
lower right......
look for Stunt crew resume
hmmm...thats weird...
:chagrin: :angry: :chagrin:
I'm calling that bastard for throwing me a curve ball...I don't care if he can kick my ass...heh
b.f. stands for benjamin franklin...
The B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company incorporated in 1878 was founded by Benjamin Franklin Goodrich, and the BF Goodrich Company was incorporated in 1880.
originally produced from precious metals (gold and silver). Reeded
edges were eventually incorporated into the design of these
denominations to deter (1) counterfeiting, and (2) fraudulent use of
the coins, for example, filing down the edges in an attempt to recover
the precious metals.
The one-cent and five-cent pieces are considered "minor" coins of the
United States and have never contained precious metals.
The State Fair has TWO nattily dressed gophers, Fairchild and Fairborne. Fairchild, who's immortalized with a concrete statue on the fairgrounds, dates from 1964, and Fairborne was added in 1983. It's fair to guess that Fairborne was added so more than one costumed character could wander around the fairgrounds at the same time.
Goldy Gopher dates from the 1930s and '40s. The U of M football team became the Golden Gophers in 1933, in the days of Bernie Bierman's championship teams. The gopher mascot got a makeover in about 1940, making him look more like a chipmunk, and got a Disney-like update in the '70s.
The average life span of gophers, depending on the type, ranges from barely more than a year to about seven years, so if Goldy is related to Fairchild and Fairborne, he's at minimum a great-great-great-great-great-grandfather.
I wanted to find out for myslf