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05 Sep 2007, 11:59 am

OK, this is the thread for asking those questions you've always wanted to know the answer to. Hopefully someone will know the answers to some of them. Serious or funny, let's hear them. (You don't have to wait until the question above yours has been answered, before posting :) )

I'll start it off...that saying that a butterfly flapping its wings in the Brazilian rainforest will cause a hurricane miles away. Is that really true?



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05 Sep 2007, 12:01 pm

How many of a bands' songs do you have to like before you can be considered a true fan of said band?



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05 Sep 2007, 12:06 pm

I've watched my daughter on MSN chatting to her friends on webcam.

My question is:

When people type LOL why do their faces invariably look serious? or sometimes they look just nuetral?

They are rarely laughing out loud! They should be typing NLOL (not laughing out loud) or LIBIFTSTLOLOMO (laughing inside but I feel too silly to laugh out loud on my own)

LOL (I realy did laugh out loud)



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05 Sep 2007, 12:08 pm

IdahoRose wrote:
How many of a bands' songs do you have to like before you can be considered a true fan of said band?


If you're a true fan you have to like em all (even the sh***y ones)



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05 Sep 2007, 12:10 pm

MerryBerry wrote:
OK, this is the thread for asking those questions you've always wanted to know the answer to. Hopefully someone will know the answers to some of them. Serious or funny, let's hear them. (You don't have to wait until the question above yours has been answered, before posting :) )

I'll start it off...that saying that a butterfly flapping its wings in the Brazilian rainforest will cause a hurricane miles away. Is that really true?


no

Hi Starr / Merrystarr / Starryberry ????? (you're confusing me)



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05 Sep 2007, 12:22 pm

Hi Asparval :) Starryberry, I like it. Now why didn't I think of that!? (That's not a question for this thread, LIBIFTSTLOLOMO.) :lol:



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05 Sep 2007, 8:36 pm

MerryBerry wrote:
I'll start it off...that saying that a butterfly flapping its wings in the Brazilian rainforest will cause a hurricane miles away. Is that really true?


Not as a direct cause-and-effect*; the idea is that the minute changes in the air that the butterfly makes can "snowball" and cause larger effects.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_effect

(* "will" implies direct causality; "could potentially" is more accurate)


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06 Sep 2007, 6:32 am

What does "meh" mean? I keep seeing it in posts & it's really bugging me!



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06 Sep 2007, 6:51 am

It's really a sign of indifference.



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06 Sep 2007, 8:58 am

:lol:

MerryBerry wrote:

I'll start it off...that saying that a butterfly flapping its wings in the Brazilian rainforest will cause a hurricane miles away. Is that really true?


I'm more interested in knowing why they call it a "butterfly", because frankly, butter does not fly.


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06 Sep 2007, 11:34 am

Arem, thanks for that information. :)

Talking of the butterfly,

MomofTom wrote:
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MerryBerry wrote:

I'll start it off...that saying that a butterfly flapping its wings in the Brazilian rainforest will cause a hurricane miles away. Is that really true?


I'm more interested in knowing why they call it a "butterfly", because frankly, butter does not fly.


Interesting one this, one theory is that it's something to do with a butterfly's excrement resembling butter 8O :-

http://en.allexperts.com/q/Etymology-Me ... terfly.htm



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06 Sep 2007, 12:29 pm

MerryBerry wrote:
Arem, thanks for that information. :)

Talking of the butterfly,
MomofTom wrote:
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MerryBerry wrote:

I'll start it off...that saying that a butterfly flapping its wings in the Brazilian rainforest will cause a hurricane miles away. Is that really true?


I'm more interested in knowing why they call it a "butterfly", because frankly, butter does not fly.


Interesting one this, one theory is that it's something to do with a butterfly's excrement resembling butter 8O :-

http://en.allexperts.com/q/Etymology-Me ... terfly.htm


You mean its not because it rhymes with flutter by 8O



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06 Sep 2007, 2:00 pm

I thought that too Asparval, the "flutter-by" connection...another innocent illusion shattered :( :)



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06 Sep 2007, 2:08 pm

MerryBerry wrote:
I thought that too Asparval, the "flutter-by" connection...another innocent illusion shattered :( :)


Flutter-By Butterfly

Lacey Winged, Heaven Sent

You left us some Butter, Why?

No! It's a pile of Excrement!

8O



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06 Sep 2007, 2:32 pm

:lol:

He’s just the man to write a poem
All agree, of those who know him
Want the job yourself, then sorry, it
's Asparval our poet laureate!

Sorry, bit of a cheat there. Couldn't think of a word to rhyme with laureate. :lol:



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06 Sep 2007, 5:18 pm

Yeah, OK it was a crap poem. :)

What I want to know is this. Men and parking; no it's not sexist, they really do do this. Why do men drive past empty parking spaces to park in one that's exactly the same size, distance to the shops, width between cars etc. further down the row. Why don't they just park in the first available slot?