The Random Fact Thread!

[Lauren]

i don't get to 'graduate'.

[Computer]

When short people are excessively aggressive it's often called the Napoleon Complex given that Napoleon was said to be short.  This is because his height is often misquoted as 5'2" in reality he was 5'6" which is slightly short by today's standards but considered average during his time.

i'm 5' 2" in reality.

weird.

I'm a foot taller than Meg. Fact.

You know what else this means? That if I could dunk, I'd be able to dunk over her.

[Lauren]

that is very impressive, my friend.

[Chris_7]

Did you know The Wolf (radio station here) played Alabama Motel Room on Thursday night around 9:00? Weird.

[silentshadow]

Oysters can change from one gender to another and back again.

 

 

I don't know if this is true, I heard it on a TV special.

Edited July 1, 2006 by silentshadow

[Ryan44]

On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament Building is an American flag. Interesting eh. If you have a bill take a lot at it.

[Shakakahn]

Did you know The Wolf (radio station here) played Alabama Motel Room on Thursday night around 9:00? Weird.

The Zed/98.9 (radio station here) usually plays Matt Good 1-3 times a night... but only usually Time Bomb, Alert, oh be joyful, weapon... you know

[Lauren]

the regulars.

 

 

it feels like my local radio station only plays matt to fill their canadian quota. probably because it's sarnia and you know matt and sarnia...

[Shakakahn]

whatever I still get excited when I'm working and Oh Be Joyful pops on the radio

[Ryan44]

i have never heard it on the radio.

back to the thread,.

 

101 Dalmatians and Peter Pan are the only two Disney cartoon features with both parents that are present and don't die throughout the movie.

[Shakakahn]

The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."

[Lauren]

i don't think mufasa dies in the lion king. he lives on in my heart.

[Shakakahn]

sentimental feelings don't count

[Lauren]

MY sentimental feelings count.

[Ryan44]

The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.

 

and they still should because they are the shittiest pieces of shit on the roads.

 

viva la general motors.

[ecnarf]

Better yet, viva la [any Japanese brand here].

 

Random fact: Dodge is owned by DaimlerChrysler, not GM.

Edited July 2, 2006 by ecnarf

[Ryan44]

pfft. i hate jap cars. i am an american/canadian muscle boy

 

i know dodge is not GM. i know everything about american cars. i was just saying that GM is the best.

Edited July 2, 2006 by Ryan44

[ecnarf]

Yeah, you keep telling yourself that. You can have your highway cruisers, I'll kick your ass in the twisties.

[Ryan44]

fine. i like muscle. not the lawnmower sounds of a honda/toyota/subaru/mitsu/all that other stuff that i dont care about.

[ecnarf]

The only reason those things sound like lawnmowers is because ghetto kids take four-cylinder engines designed for economy and remove the muffler, pathetically trying to turn them into performance cars. The Japanese make better sports cars than the Americans do. See: Miata v. Solstice, S2000 v. Crossfire, Lancer v. Focus, Skyline v. whatever pathetic substitute you care for. The only two cars I can think of without direct Japanese competition are the Corvette and the Viper, both of which could have their asses handed to them by the finer German and Italian brands.

[Ryan44]

i only like the corvette and the viper. pretty much in the way of american sports cars. oh i like the 69 mustang fastback. that is the only ford i like.

keep the german and italian brands outta this. they will kill both of us. i love ferraris and most of those types of things. so.....we are even. we each like different brands for good reasons. oh and im from alberta, so im a redneck. so i like muscle.

[ecnarf]

I will admit that Chevy makes a nice Z06. And considering the price of that thing, it blows the nearest German competitors out of the water for the amount of power it has. Although it probably wouldn't have the handling. American cars are designed by Americans, and American roads just don't have the extreme twists and turns that you'll find in Europe or Japan.

[Ryan44]

this is true. good argument that was. i will always be an american muscle guy. i just love the feel.

[ecnarf]

And I will always be a sophisticated European with a healty appreciation for the nimble handling the Japanese are putting out. Sooner or later, they're going to stop describing Japanese cars as having "European" handling and start describing European cars as having "Japanese" handling.

[Ryan44]

thats interesting. i gotta say the japanese are making some good ones, but i am too stubborn to like em.