Trivia 101

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This thread will archive some of the greatest of trivial bits known to mankind, or maybe not. So, feel free to contribute to this great endeavor.

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-- rod (elreyrod@yahoo.com), December 10, 2004

Answers

Los Angeles

Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula".

Mr. Rodgers

Mr. Rogers was an ordained minister.

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-- rod (elreyrod@yahoo.com), December 10, 2004.


The Smallest HummingBird is slightly Smaller than a silver Dollar.

The Oldest known Dinosaur is the eoRaptor.

A type of Land Birds, known as Phoresrhecids, that lived in south America, had hands instead of wings.

-- ZAROVE (ZAROFF3@JUNO.COM), December 10, 2004.


One of the scourges of these times is the cell phone. Sure, it can get people out of a jam, but the trivial misuse for endless gabbing is horrendous. I would not take one for a gift. I'' take my chances during emergencies if there are any.

Besides the darn thing can explode on you! fact, not kidding.

-- TC (Treadmill234@south.com), December 10, 2004.


T.C. , you used the word horrendous. Ah! that reminds me:

There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous" - tremendous, horrendous, stupendous and hazardous.

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-- rod (elreyrod@yahoo.com), December 10, 2004.


I liked Mr. Rogers. I thought he was strange to take off one pair of shoes to put on another, but now I do the same. My goldfish never lived as long as his.

-- Luke Juarez (hubertdorm@yahoo.com), December 11, 2004.


Rod:

"There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous"..."

that is a jeopardous proposition.

and i can think of names - which are words too?

-- Ian (ib@vertifgo.com), December 11, 2004.


there are more than 4 words than end in dous... Arduous as it may seem to hthink fo them, they do exist...

-- ZAROVE (ZAROFF3@JUNO.COM), December 11, 2004.

See? the truth always comes out.

I copy and pasted those four words from an emailed I received. I don't know if there are only four. Evidently, there are more.

Nothing slips by this forum, nothing!

Thanks, Ian and Zarove, you all "dous" well!

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-- rod (elreyrod@yahoo.com), December 11, 2004.


Oops, Zarove. "Arduous" doesn't end in "dous".

I'm having a time finding "jeopardous". Is that really a word, Ian?

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-- rod (elreyrod@yahoo.com), December 11, 2004.


Ok, I found "jeopardous".

May you never find yourself in a jeopardous situation, Ian. Is there such a thing as jaguardous, too?

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-- rod (elreyrod@yahoo.com), December 11, 2004.



I didnt mean arduous as a word than ended in Dous, however,as Jepardous is poitned out, there are moe than 4, at leats 5. Actlaly I think I can find ten, just not at the moment.

-- ZAROVE (ZAROFF3@JUNO.COM), December 12, 2004.

Oops! sorry, Zarove. That's what I get for being under much stress. I can't read. As soon as all of this SECULAR Christmas stuff is over, I'll be able to think , again. Well, the church duties are just as taxing on my mental processes. What I should do is save these threads and read them in June or July.

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-- rod (elreyrod@yahoo.com), December 14, 2004.


"There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous" - tremendous, horrendous, stupendous and hazardous."

maybe should be "There are only four words THAT ARE COMMONLY USED in the English language which end in "dous" - tremendous, horrendous, stupendous and hazardous."

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_236.html

i am sure there must be others that just don't get used that often.

-- Ian (ib@vertifgo.com), December 14, 2004.


At least 32 additional dous words repose in various dictionaries: apodous, antropodous, blizzardous, cogitabundous, decapodous, frondous, gastropodous, heteropodous, hybridous, iodous, isopodous, jeopardous, lagopodous, lignipodous, molybdous, mucidous, multifidous, nefandous, nodous, octapodous, palladous, paludous, pudendous, repandous, rhodous, sauropodous, staganopodous, tetrapodous, thamphipodous, tylopodous, vanadous and voudous.

http://www.salon.com/weekly/verb960624.html

i hope that one day i get to use them all in the same post.

-- Ian (ib@vertifgo.com), December 14, 2004.


Yiur wish is granted, se above...

-- ZAROVE (ZAROFF3@JUNO.COM), December 14, 2004.


very good Zarove!!!!!!! truly thamphipodous. and a touch decapodous.

and i did it without even understanding what most (er, any) of these words mean. i will now rest on my laurels.

-- Ian (ib@vertifgo.com), December 14, 2004.


more trivia:

left handed people are, in general, better in hand to hand combat.

-- Ian (ib@vertifgo.com), December 14, 2004.


Ah! which reminds me, Ian:

Right-handed people are, in general, worse in hand to hand combat.

Under-handed people are, in general, bad in all types of combat.

Sorry, I couldn't resist that one.

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-- rod (elreyrod@yahoo.com), December 14, 2004.


"Under-handed people are, in general, bad in all types of combat."

except back stabbing.

touche (pron: tou-shay, as in turtle)

-- Ian (ib@vertifgo.com), December 14, 2004.


Ah! they are proficient at that. I did actually mean bad as in no virtue, not bad as in poor or incapable. Bad word.

Yes, them back stabbers. I know many.

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-- rod (elreyrod@yahoo.com), December 14, 2004.


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