Odd Meandenring Thyme
The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you need to express a thought.
Police dogs in North America are trained to react to commands in a foreign language; commonly German but more recently Hungarian.
Karaoke means "empty orchestra" in Japanese. (kara = empty & oke is short for o-kesutora = orchestra)
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Police dogs in North America are trained to react to commands in a foreign language; commonly German but more recently Hungarian.
Karaoke means "empty orchestra" in Japanese. (kara = empty & oke is short for o-kesutora = orchestra)
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Here are my comments on these, just because...
"Lethologica"? Sounds like a word I won't be able to remember when I need it. :P
It makes perfect sense for police dogs to be trained in another language. They should make it a really obscure language, though, like one of the click languages from Africa. I think police officers would sound rather intimidating if they gave clicking commands to their dogs.
Karaoke. I am well aware of the term's origin. It is also an activity I rather enjoy.
Did Dr. Seuss coin the term "nerd"? If so, I now know whom to thank.
I knew the etymology of "goodbye". It has, however, become divorced from its religious origins so much that people have no idea where it came from. As a random fact, I seldom if ever use the full word "goodbye". I'll say "bye" as a short form, but if I wish to be more formal, I'll normally say "farewell".
Crazy Catholics. There's a patron saint for everything!
The really valuable statistic about bricks would be the surface area to volume ratio. That way, we know how likely a brick is to become waterlogged.
It's a rule that interstate highways must be straight for portions? I just thought Americans were uncreative. The last time I travelled there, I noted how straight the interstate highways are, which, incidentally, is a potential safety hazard. Curves every so often force drivers to pay more attention to the road, which reduces the incidence of motor vehicle collisions.
They tested toothbrushes on MythBusters for fecal coliform bacteria, and they found that there was almost no difference between one kept close to a toilet and one kept in the living room. I'm pretty sure that was their finding, anyway. Go figure...
Somehow, I think I've heard of this duelling law. It sounds really bizarre, but I'm sure there's some logic for it. Maybe they should change it to force them to be registered organ donors, instead. That'd be really useful.
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Oh, I'm not worried enough to close the lid to my own toilet bowl. I just thought that my alternative for those who might be might be appreciated. I don't think "experts" always know best.
I agree, it should be organ donation that is required. Good point!
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Of course, the organ that gets skewered or shot or whatever would be rather useless. :P
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