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07 October 2005

AskMeChaFilter Does your document contain data? [more inside]
HAHA THERE IS NOTHING INSIDE, NO DATA AT ALL. (how meta)
posted by delmoi 07 October | 16:25
문서는 자료를 포함하지 않는다.
posted by Wolfdog 07 October | 16:28
No, my connection is reset by peer (104).
posted by teece 07 October | 16:29
This situation has no bottom.
posted by warbaby 07 October | 16:34
The flag of Burundi has a basic white saltaire that divides the field into four areas, two green, and two red. In the center is a circle that contains three stars which stand for the three major ethnic groups of Burundi: the Hutu, the Twa and the Tutsi. The three stars also stand for the three elements of the national motto: unity, work and progress.
posted by Capn 07 October | 16:35
Shellac is actually the refined secretions of the lac insect
posted by Capn 07 October | 16:36
"New Coke" was indroduced in 1985.
posted by Capn 07 October | 16:37
Every infantryman in the Soviet Army carries with him a small spade. When he is given the order to halt he immediately lies flat and starts to dig a hole in the ground beside him. In three minutes he will have dug a little trench 15 centimetres deep, in which he can lie stretched out flat, so that bullets can whistle harmlessly over his head. The earth he has dug out forms a breastwork in front and at the side to act as an additional cover. If a tank drives over such a trench the soldier has a 50% chance that it will do him no harm. At any moment the soldier may be ordered to advance again and, shouting at the top of his voice, will rush ahead. If he is not ordered to advance, he digs in deeper and deeper. At first his trench can be used for firing in the lying position. Later it becomes a trench from which to fire in the kneeling position, and later still, when it is 110 centimetres deep, it can be used for firing in the standing position. The earth that has been dug out protects the soldier from bullets and fragments. He makes an embrasure in this breastwork into which he positions the barrel of his gun. In the absence of any further commands he continues to work on his trench. He camouflages it. He starts to dig a trench to connect with his comrades to the left of him. He always digs from right to left, and in a few hours the unit has a trench linking all the riflemen's trenches together. The unit's trenches are linked with the trenches of other units. Dug-outs are built and communication trenches are added at the rear. The trenches are made deeper, covered over, camouflaged and reinforced. Then, suddenly, the order to advance comes again. The soldier emerges, shouting and swearing as loudly as he can.
posted by Divine_Wino 07 October | 16:37
The gestation period of hamsters is 16-18 days.
posted by Capn 07 October | 16:39
On 400 series highways in Canada, signs are green in the express lanes and blue in the collectors.
posted by Capn 07 October | 16:40
When bees are swarming, they're so docile that you can pick up the whole bundle of them and never get stung.
posted by Specklet 07 October | 16:45
Elvis Costello was born Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus

Woody Allen was born Allen Stewart Königsberg

Jon Stewart was born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz

posted by Capn 07 October | 16:45
Vincent Price and André 3000 share a birthday
posted by Capn 07 October | 16:46
Emily Dickinson died on May 15, 1886
posted by mosch 07 October | 16:50
Upper class ancient Egyptians were often entombed with a board game called Senet, so they would have something to do in the afterlife. Also, if you want to make a mummy, you pull the brain out through the nose.
posted by mygothlaundry 07 October | 16:51
"floccinaucinihilipilification" is the quality of finding something without worth of value.
posted by Capn 07 October | 16:52
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Woof!
posted by deborah 07 October | 16:53
My cat's breath smells like cat food.
posted by matildaben 07 October | 16:55
The name of the "Where's The Beef" lady was Clara Peller. She co-starred in a movie with Jenifer Tilly.
posted by Capn 07 October | 16:55
In the climatic scene of the movie Casablanca, mechanics can been seen in the far background working on a plane. This plane was a 2/3rds scale model and the mechanics are midgets, hired after the director found the plane too fake looking.
posted by Capn 07 October | 16:58
On Oct. 8, 1912 (tomorrow!), Millie McKoy died of tuberculosis at the age of 61 in Columbus County, North Carolina. Joined at the pelvis with her sister Christine, who died the following day, the pair had been born into slavery and traveled the world singing and performing as the "Carolina Nightingale."
posted by Marxchivist 07 October | 16:58
In light of the recent wave or terrornoia, I repurposed and modified the MTA logo to better suit our needs.

Before:


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After:

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Tshirts available here.
posted by fandango_matt 07 October | 17:00
The gestation period of a document containing no data is 1.3 days.
posted by caddis 07 October | 17:05
Humans cannot touch their tounge to the tip of their elbow.
posted by Capn 07 October | 17:08
A year on Mars is approximately 689 days
posted by Capn 07 October | 17:09
You just tried to touch your tounge to the tip of your elbow.
posted by Capn 07 October | 17:10
unless that human is Gene Simmons.

Oh, wait, you were right all along.
posted by caddis 07 October | 17:13
The band Radiohead takes their name from a Talking Heads song featured in the Talking Heads movie True Stories.
posted by Capn 07 October | 17:17
Bette Nesmith Graham, mother of The Monkees drummer Michael Nesmith, invented correction fluid (white-out).
posted by Capn 07 October | 17:27
Chimerism is a medical anomaly where one individual posesses 2 sets of DNA. It is believed that it occurs when 2 separate eggs fuse soon after fertilization - in effect 2 separate individuals become 1.
posted by ramix 07 October | 17:38
I think I just sprained something while trying to lick my elbow.
posted by loquacious 07 October | 17:40
The band: A thin strip of flexible material used to encircle and bind one object or to hold a number of objects together. A strip or stripe that contrasts with something else in color, texture, or material. A narrow strip of fabric used to trim, finish, or reinforce articles of clothing. Something that constrains or binds morally or legally. A simple ungrooved ring, especially a wedding ring. A collar. A chromatically, structurally, or functionally differentiated strip or stripe in or on an organism. A cordlike tissue that connects or holds structures together. A specific range of wavelengths or frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. A range of very closely spaced electron energy levels in solids, the distribution and nature of which determine the electrical properties of a material. Any of the distinct grooves on a long-playing phonograph record that contains an individual selection or a separate section of a whole. A cord or strip across the back of a book to which the sheets or quires are attached. A group of people. A group of animals. A unit of social organization especially among hunter-gatherers, consisting of a usually small number of families living together cooperatively. An aboriginal group officially recognized as an organized unit. A group of musicians who perform as an ensemble.
posted by quonsar 07 October | 17:51
Bette Nesmith Graham, mother of The Monkees drummer Michael Nesmith, invented correction fluid (white-out).

Michael Nesmith was the Monkees guitarist. He always wore that silly woolen cap. He was tall. He could actually play the guitar. Mickey Dolenz was the Monkees pseudo-drummer. He wasn't tall, didn't wear a hat, and couldn't actually play.
posted by quonsar 07 October | 17:52
Hedy Lamar invented spread spectrum technology.
posted by caddis 07 October | 17:55
This thread intentionally left blank...

NOT!
posted by wendell 08 October | 13:07
WolframTones || I just bought some more mulch.

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