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Why: I heard a song with that line today, but I know another song from a long time ago with that same line. Is this a cover or something?
Answer: Well, no. This is a whole new song by Gotye (featuring Kimbra).
Gotye is Belgian-Australian. His real name is Wouter "Wally" De Backer.
Source: YouTube
The More You Know: That other song I was thinking of was by Elliott Smith. The twist is that this is not the version I know - the one I know is a cover by someone else. It doesn't appear to be on my iPod (which I plugged in for the first time in 4+ months specifically for this), and I can't remember enough details about the voice to figure it out. It's frustrating. If anyone has any details, plz halp.
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29 Kasım 2012 Perşembe
What's the difference between a blimp and a zeppelin?
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Why: Corbett took Leigh on a blimp ride for his b-day. Nbd.
What makes a blimp not a zeppelin? The shape? The material? Are zeppelins even a thing anymore?
Answer: For starters, both blimps and zeppelins are dirigibles.
A rigid airship has a rigid framework that maintains its shape. It also has one or more gas cells.
The USS Shenandoah
A zeppelin is a rigid airship made by a specific company, the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin ("Zeppelin Airship Construction Company") of Germany. The guy who started that company was one Mr. von Zeppelin (actually a Count).
A blimp - technically a "pressure airship" - has no rigid inner structure. Its shape is maintained by the pressure of the gases within its envelope. If it deflates, it loses shape.
Turns out: the thing Corbett and Leigh rode in was actually a zeppelin.
Source: Airships.net
The More You Know: The LZ-129 Hindenburg was a zeppelin (LZ = Luftschiff Zeppelin). At more than 800 feet long, it remains one of the largest objects to ever fly (even bigger than a pterosaur).
From its completion in March 1936 until its fiery disaster in May 1937, the Hindenburg provided the fastest and most comfortable way to fly across the Atlantic. In 1936, it made 17 round trips from the hangar in aviation town Friedrichshafen in Southern Germany over the Atlantic - 10 times to the US and 7 to Brazil. The flight to New York was something like 62 hours long. From New Jersey to Frankfurt, the Hindenburg's best time was 43 hours and 2 minutes.
According to passenger / reporter Webb Miller, passenger accommodations were enclosed in about 4,500 square feet. There 25 two-bed one-sink cabins, a promenade flanked by windows, a salon with writing desks and a piano, and a dining room. Below deck were shower / baths, toilets, kitchens, a smoking room, and a bar.
Tickets were $400 (~$5000 today). People were classy.
Nazis notwithstanding, it sounded very nice.
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Why: Corbett took Leigh on a blimp ride for his b-day. Nbd.
What makes a blimp not a zeppelin? The shape? The material? Are zeppelins even a thing anymore?
Answer: For starters, both blimps and zeppelins are dirigibles.
A dirigible is any lighter-than-air craft that is both powered and steerable (as opposed to free floating, like a balloon). Blimps, rigid airships, and semi-rigid airships are all dirigibles.The name comes from the French verb diriger, "to steer."
A rigid airship has a rigid framework that maintains its shape. It also has one or more gas cells.
The USS Shenandoah
A zeppelin is a rigid airship made by a specific company, the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin ("Zeppelin Airship Construction Company") of Germany. The guy who started that company was one Mr. von Zeppelin (actually a Count).
A blimp - technically a "pressure airship" - has no rigid inner structure. Its shape is maintained by the pressure of the gases within its envelope. If it deflates, it loses shape.
Turns out: the thing Corbett and Leigh rode in was actually a zeppelin.
Source: Airships.net
The More You Know: The LZ-129 Hindenburg was a zeppelin (LZ = Luftschiff Zeppelin). At more than 800 feet long, it remains one of the largest objects to ever fly (even bigger than a pterosaur).
From its completion in March 1936 until its fiery disaster in May 1937, the Hindenburg provided the fastest and most comfortable way to fly across the Atlantic. In 1936, it made 17 round trips from the hangar in aviation town Friedrichshafen in Southern Germany over the Atlantic - 10 times to the US and 7 to Brazil. The flight to New York was something like 62 hours long. From New Jersey to Frankfurt, the Hindenburg's best time was 43 hours and 2 minutes.
According to passenger / reporter Webb Miller, passenger accommodations were enclosed in about 4,500 square feet. There 25 two-bed one-sink cabins, a promenade flanked by windows, a salon with writing desks and a piano, and a dining room. Below deck were shower / baths, toilets, kitchens, a smoking room, and a bar.
Tickets were $400 (~$5000 today). People were classy.
Nazis notwithstanding, it sounded very nice.
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What's the difference between a parable and a fable?
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Why: The Bible is filled with parables; kindergarten is filled with fables. None of them are true. They both end in -able.
Answer: A fable has animals! or plants or anthropomorphized forces of nature. Each character represents a particular human virtue or fault, and what happens in the story is directly related to his personality. The word "fable" comes from the Latin root fari, "to speak."
A parable is set in the real world with human characters. It features realistic problems and results handled with spiritual fortitude if not sanctimony. The word is related to parabola, from from para, "alongside," + bole, "a throwing, casting, beam, ray."
Both fables and parables teach moral or ethical lessons.
Source: Wild Fables,
The More You Know: The word fable is also related to the word fabulous, i.e. "rich in myths; legendary." Speaking of fabulous, I just found out that Season 4 of "RuPaul's Drag Race" started January 30th.
May the best woman win!
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Why: The Bible is filled with parables; kindergarten is filled with fables. None of them are true. They both end in -able.
Answer: A fable has animals! or plants or anthropomorphized forces of nature. Each character represents a particular human virtue or fault, and what happens in the story is directly related to his personality. The word "fable" comes from the Latin root fari, "to speak."
A parable is set in the real world with human characters. It features realistic problems and results handled with spiritual fortitude if not sanctimony. The word is related to parabola, from from para, "alongside," + bole, "a throwing, casting, beam, ray."
Both fables and parables teach moral or ethical lessons.
Source: Wild Fables,
The More You Know: The word fable is also related to the word fabulous, i.e. "rich in myths; legendary." Speaking of fabulous, I just found out that Season 4 of "RuPaul's Drag Race" started January 30th.
May the best woman win!
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What's the origin of the word javelina?
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Why: I was admiring some art from Draw Something (are you playing? I can't get enough. We literally lie in bed drawing and laughing and cornholing except Buster) when I spotted this:
which made me think of this:
Pagoda! Where's my javelina?
and subsequently this:
There you are.
Answer: It's a topic of debate! But here is a pretty good theory:
Source: Some person's page about javelinas
The More You Know: Other beautiful names for the javelina include peccary and skunk pig.
Bonus screenshot: Wherein James and I discuss "RuPaul's Drag Race" and his experiences with peccaries in Guatemala:
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Why: I was admiring some art from Draw Something (are you playing? I can't get enough. We literally lie in bed drawing and laughing and cornholing except Buster) when I spotted this:
which made me think of this:
Pagoda! Where's my javelina?
and subsequently this:
There you are.
Answer: It's a topic of debate! But here is a pretty good theory:
- It comes from the Spanish word jabali, "wild boar." A jabalina is a "wild sow."
- That term comes from the Arabic term khinzīr jabalīy, "mountain pig." A jabal is a mountain.
Source: Some person's page about javelinas
The More You Know: Other beautiful names for the javelina include peccary and skunk pig.
Bonus screenshot: Wherein James and I discuss "RuPaul's Drag Race" and his experiences with peccaries in Guatemala:
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How big is a whale's blowhole?
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Why: You guys, guess where I finally went Sunday for the first time ever? I'll give you 3 hints:
That's right: Comic-Con!
Answer: Well, what kind of whale we talking here?
The blowhole leads to the whale's trachea, which then goes to its lungs, bypassing the mouth. The spray from a humpback whale's blow hole goes 10-13 feet in the air. The spray from a blue whale's blowhole can go up to 30 feet!
It takes a dolphin only a fraction of a second to empty its blowhole. Baby dolphins are too dumb to understand breathing, so they raise their heads out way above the water until they get the hang of it.
Source: Enchanted Learning, Neatorama, National Geographic, this site, Understand Dolphins, Panda's Thumb (which also has part of an interesting essay about the evolution of whale nipples)
The More You Know: The blowhole is covered by a muscular flap that the whale contracts to open. When closed, the seal is water-tight. If water gets in there, the whale could drown.
Also, baleen whales (humpbacks, blue whales, gray whales) each have 2 blowholes! TWO!!
The other kind of whale (Odontoceti - sperm, killer, beluga, dolphin) is called "toothed."
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Search: how big is a whale's blowhole; blowhole size
Why: You guys, guess where I finally went Sunday for the first time ever? I'll give you 3 hints:
That's right: Comic-Con!
Answer: Well, what kind of whale we talking here?
- Blue? According to this documentary about bleu whales, their blowholes are big enough for a toddler to fit inside.
- The humpback whale blowhole is 8-10 inches long.
- The sperm whale blowhole is about 20 inches long. It is also S-shaped.
- I can't find any information about killer whale blowholes, but based on this photo (which must have been taken before this happened), I am going to estimate that it's something like... 4 inches in diameter? I have no idea. You could definitely fit your whole fist in it, if that's what you're wondering.
The blowhole leads to the whale's trachea, which then goes to its lungs, bypassing the mouth. The spray from a humpback whale's blow hole goes 10-13 feet in the air. The spray from a blue whale's blowhole can go up to 30 feet!
It takes a dolphin only a fraction of a second to empty its blowhole. Baby dolphins are too dumb to understand breathing, so they raise their heads out way above the water until they get the hang of it.
Source: Enchanted Learning, Neatorama, National Geographic, this site, Understand Dolphins, Panda's Thumb (which also has part of an interesting essay about the evolution of whale nipples)
The More You Know: The blowhole is covered by a muscular flap that the whale contracts to open. When closed, the seal is water-tight. If water gets in there, the whale could drown.
Also, baleen whales (humpbacks, blue whales, gray whales) each have 2 blowholes! TWO!!
The other kind of whale (Odontoceti - sperm, killer, beluga, dolphin) is called "toothed."
One of the nostrils (air-passages) of toothed whales evolved into their echolocation system (the sensing system in which they make and receive high-pitched sounds in order to orient themselves, catch prey, and communicate), leaving them with only one blowhole.Put that in your hole and smoke it.
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28 Kasım 2012 Çarşamba
What's the difference between a parable and a fable?
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Why: The Bible is filled with parables; kindergarten is filled with fables. None of them are true. They both end in -able.
Answer: A fable has animals! or plants or anthropomorphized forces of nature. Each character represents a particular human virtue or fault, and what happens in the story is directly related to his personality. The word "fable" comes from the Latin root fari, "to speak."
A parable is set in the real world with human characters. It features realistic problems and results handled with spiritual fortitude if not sanctimony. The word is related to parabola, from from para, "alongside," + bole, "a throwing, casting, beam, ray."
Both fables and parables teach moral or ethical lessons.
Source: Wild Fables,
The More You Know: The word fable is also related to the word fabulous, i.e. "rich in myths; legendary." Speaking of fabulous, I just found out that Season 4 of "RuPaul's Drag Race" started January 30th.
May the best woman win!
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Search: fable parable
Why: The Bible is filled with parables; kindergarten is filled with fables. None of them are true. They both end in -able.
Answer: A fable has animals! or plants or anthropomorphized forces of nature. Each character represents a particular human virtue or fault, and what happens in the story is directly related to his personality. The word "fable" comes from the Latin root fari, "to speak."
A parable is set in the real world with human characters. It features realistic problems and results handled with spiritual fortitude if not sanctimony. The word is related to parabola, from from para, "alongside," + bole, "a throwing, casting, beam, ray."
Both fables and parables teach moral or ethical lessons.
Source: Wild Fables,
The More You Know: The word fable is also related to the word fabulous, i.e. "rich in myths; legendary." Speaking of fabulous, I just found out that Season 4 of "RuPaul's Drag Race" started January 30th.
May the best woman win!
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What's the origin of the word javelina?
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Search: javelina name origin
Why: I was admiring some art from Draw Something (are you playing? I can't get enough. We literally lie in bed drawing and laughing and cornholing except Buster) when I spotted this:
which made me think of this:
Pagoda! Where's my javelina?
and subsequently this:
There you are.
Answer: It's a topic of debate! But here is a pretty good theory:
Source: Some person's page about javelinas
The More You Know: Other beautiful names for the javelina include peccary and skunk pig.
Bonus screenshot: Wherein James and I discuss "RuPaul's Drag Race" and his experiences with peccaries in Guatemala:
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Search: javelina name origin
Why: I was admiring some art from Draw Something (are you playing? I can't get enough. We literally lie in bed drawing and laughing and cornholing except Buster) when I spotted this:
which made me think of this:
Pagoda! Where's my javelina?
and subsequently this:
There you are.
Answer: It's a topic of debate! But here is a pretty good theory:
- It comes from the Spanish word jabali, "wild boar." A jabalina is a "wild sow."
- That term comes from the Arabic term khinzīr jabalīy, "mountain pig." A jabal is a mountain.
Source: Some person's page about javelinas
The More You Know: Other beautiful names for the javelina include peccary and skunk pig.
Bonus screenshot: Wherein James and I discuss "RuPaul's Drag Race" and his experiences with peccaries in Guatemala:
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How big is a whale's blowhole?
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Search: how big is a whale's blowhole; blowhole size
Why: You guys, guess where I finally went Sunday for the first time ever? I'll give you 3 hints:
That's right: Comic-Con!
Answer: Well, what kind of whale we talking here?
The blowhole leads to the whale's trachea, which then goes to its lungs, bypassing the mouth. The spray from a humpback whale's blow hole goes 10-13 feet in the air. The spray from a blue whale's blowhole can go up to 30 feet!
It takes a dolphin only a fraction of a second to empty its blowhole. Baby dolphins are too dumb to understand breathing, so they raise their heads out way above the water until they get the hang of it.
Source: Enchanted Learning, Neatorama, National Geographic, this site, Understand Dolphins, Panda's Thumb (which also has part of an interesting essay about the evolution of whale nipples)
The More You Know: The blowhole is covered by a muscular flap that the whale contracts to open. When closed, the seal is water-tight. If water gets in there, the whale could drown.
Also, baleen whales (humpbacks, blue whales, gray whales) each have 2 blowholes! TWO!!
The other kind of whale (Odontoceti - sperm, killer, beluga, dolphin) is called "toothed."
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Search: how big is a whale's blowhole; blowhole size
Why: You guys, guess where I finally went Sunday for the first time ever? I'll give you 3 hints:
That's right: Comic-Con!
Answer: Well, what kind of whale we talking here?
- Blue? According to this documentary about bleu whales, their blowholes are big enough for a toddler to fit inside.
- The humpback whale blowhole is 8-10 inches long.
- The sperm whale blowhole is about 20 inches long. It is also S-shaped.
- I can't find any information about killer whale blowholes, but based on this photo (which must have been taken before this happened), I am going to estimate that it's something like... 4 inches in diameter? I have no idea. You could definitely fit your whole fist in it, if that's what you're wondering.
The blowhole leads to the whale's trachea, which then goes to its lungs, bypassing the mouth. The spray from a humpback whale's blow hole goes 10-13 feet in the air. The spray from a blue whale's blowhole can go up to 30 feet!
It takes a dolphin only a fraction of a second to empty its blowhole. Baby dolphins are too dumb to understand breathing, so they raise their heads out way above the water until they get the hang of it.
Source: Enchanted Learning, Neatorama, National Geographic, this site, Understand Dolphins, Panda's Thumb (which also has part of an interesting essay about the evolution of whale nipples)
The More You Know: The blowhole is covered by a muscular flap that the whale contracts to open. When closed, the seal is water-tight. If water gets in there, the whale could drown.
Also, baleen whales (humpbacks, blue whales, gray whales) each have 2 blowholes! TWO!!
The other kind of whale (Odontoceti - sperm, killer, beluga, dolphin) is called "toothed."
One of the nostrils (air-passages) of toothed whales evolved into their echolocation system (the sensing system in which they make and receive high-pitched sounds in order to orient themselves, catch prey, and communicate), leaving them with only one blowhole.Put that in your hole and smoke it.
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Wendy's "Where's the Beef?" Has Jumped The Cow
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In 1984, Wendy's launched a campaign designed to get people to notice that their hamburgers were full-sized, unlike some of the other fast food chains selling burgers.
The campaign, dubbed the "Where's the beef?" campaign ran for what seemed like years (but was probably only months). It featured little white-haired ladies cackling out the words, "Where's the beef? Where's the beef?" Their tinny voices wormed their way into your ears, leaving you begging for a reprieve.
In a word, the campaign was annoying. The little old ladies were annoying.
But, just like Wisk's "Ring Around The Collar" campaign, it appeared to do its job and to do it well. People parroted the words back, successfully making Wendy's ad campaign part of pop culture.
Now, 27 years later, Wendy's is at it again. This time, though, they are using a younger, hipper, social media savvy man to spread the news that Wendy's is revamping their single, double and triple burgers.
Is it just me or does this campaign feel like an idea past its prime? Why take something that had become an icon back in 1984 and try to force fit into 2011? Or is Wendy's trying to tell us that their hamburgers are about as fresh as their advertising?
It feels like Wendy's has jumped the shark ... or is that the cow?
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| Wendy's "Where's The Beef?" 1984 ad |
The campaign, dubbed the "Where's the beef?" campaign ran for what seemed like years (but was probably only months). It featured little white-haired ladies cackling out the words, "Where's the beef? Where's the beef?" Their tinny voices wormed their way into your ears, leaving you begging for a reprieve.
In a word, the campaign was annoying. The little old ladies were annoying.
But, just like Wisk's "Ring Around The Collar" campaign, it appeared to do its job and to do it well. People parroted the words back, successfully making Wendy's ad campaign part of pop culture.
Now, 27 years later, Wendy's is at it again. This time, though, they are using a younger, hipper, social media savvy man to spread the news that Wendy's is revamping their single, double and triple burgers.
Is it just me or does this campaign feel like an idea past its prime? Why take something that had become an icon back in 1984 and try to force fit into 2011? Or is Wendy's trying to tell us that their hamburgers are about as fresh as their advertising?
It feels like Wendy's has jumped the shark ... or is that the cow?
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| Wendy's "Where's the Beef?" Facebook Campaign |
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| Wendy's "Where's the Beef?" New Spokesman |
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| Wendy's "Where's The Beef?" 2011 Ad |
I've Been Baking & Cooking. Here's What I Made This Week!
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| I have been baking and cooking a loy lately and thought I would share a collection of photos of what I have been up to. As an brand ambassador for AllRecipes.com I was asked to make three Al Fresco Chicken recipes this month. This is the Greek Salad with Spinach Feta Chicken Sausage. |
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| Earlier this week I made Garlic Chicken Sausage and Summer Vegetable Saute. |
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| This was the Liguini with Roasted Vegetables and Tomato Basil Chicken Meatballs, which I might add was delicious. |
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| I whipped up some Cream Filled Cupcakes aka Hostness Cupcakes for my husband to take to work. |
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| This was something different that I came across but wanted to try it since I had all of the ingredients. It is the Grilled Brie & Apple Sandwich from the GoBoldWithButter.com website I found through AllRecipes. |
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| My signature strawberry almond vanilla smoothie. It is great that I am throw this tasty drink together quickly. |
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| This month I was also asked to make my favorite cocktail on AllRecipes.com as a brand ambassador. My drink of choice would be champagne. We don't keep any hard liquors in our home, so I searched through many champagne cocktail recipes which I have to say there is a lot to choose from! |
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| I settled on the Champagne Cocktail recipe because the recipe didn't have any reviews or photos yet it sounded delicious. This drink is made with champagne, vanilla ice cream, and lemonade. (I used pink lemonade.) |
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| Feeling inspired one morning, I decided to make a frozen toaster waffle but make it look like a breakfast you would be served at a nice retaurant. |
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| I want to show you all that it is easy to do at home with a little creativity you can serve your guests, or a loved one a speical breakfast at home that looks and tastes good. |
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| Well.....I had an open bottle of champagne so I have to use it up, right? I made another champagne cocktail. |
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| This one is called Pomosa which is pomegrante and champagne. (I used a sprarkling pomegrante juice in mine. ) |
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| My drink of choice lately: Cold Chai or known as an Iced Chai at Starbucks. I have been making them at home since they are super easy to make. Equal parts of liquid chai concentrate and milk. |
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| Put it in your to-go cup and your on your way and saving money. |
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| I made this grilled cheese with brie, swiss, onions, and tomatos. I butter the bread with Compound Herb Butter from GoBoldWithButter.com This butter recipe is a must try! ~Enjoy! MySweetCreations. |
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