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Humphreys posted:I found it extremely surprising he didn't know about Scatman before the request. I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt here and say that The Oils were kind of a one hit wonder in the USA. Obviously that isn't the case here in Australia.
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Phlegmish posted:It's kind of crazy, I recognize almost every one hit wonder song he covers, but also in the majority of cases (such as Rock Me Amadeus) I did not know who the artist was (or my assumption was wrong), and in some cases I didn't even know the title. I only know who performed Rock Me Amadeus from The Bloodhound Gang mentioning it on one of their albums.
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Manky Tungeon posted:Just found out that loofahs grow on trees. I always thought they were a dried out sea sponge... wtf Huh, another punch on my "things you learned in this thread" card, please.
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Manky Tungeon posted:Just found out that loofahs grow on trees. I always thought they were a dried out sea sponge... wtf Welp, I just learned that "loofah" isn't just another word for "sponge". And also that it's a plant. You weren't wrong about the sea sponge thing, though. People do harvest them to use as things to wash with.
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I had no idea those were weird cucumbers and I have used them for years. I also thought they were some dead sea creature (Which isn’t better considering I scrub my rear end with them).
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Manky Tungeon posted:Just found out that loofahs grow on trees. I always thought they were a dried out sea sponge... wtf Sponges grow in the sea. Loofahs don't.
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Cherube Goldberg posted:I thought loofahs were made of plastic. Yeah I thought they were some kind of synthetic material
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They frequently are, just like sponges are rarely actual sponges
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I finally learned what some lyrics that were completely incomprehensible to be. From Rush's LimelightMy Brain posted:
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Hyperlynx posted:You weren't wrong about the sea sponge thing, though. People do harvest them to use as things to wash with. My housemate went on a trip to the beach ages ago and found a dead sea sponge and decided to bring it back so she could wash with it, and kept using it for several weeks even though it was falling apart and dropping chunks of gross brown sea sponge all over the place
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Phlegmish posted:He is very much not white, unless he was wearing brownface the many times he's shown his skin in a video. He also lives in NYC. Not that I don't still agree with you. Not necessarily a dig since I'm relatively white suburban with my tastes as well, but I'm also brown. And there's plenty of bands that I used to only be aware of one radio hit and not their extensive library that isn't even obscure, and I've noticed here's made some goof ups like that. I love his channel.
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Cherube Goldberg posted:I thought loofahs were made of plastic. Some are a plant and some are the plastic puffs. The plastic ones are significantly better at cleaning you and being sanitary.
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I just found out tonight that the song “Betty Davis Eyes” is by a lady named Kim Carnes and not Rod Stewart. Also that the lyrics were “Betty Davis eyes” and not “never say goodbyes”
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AFewBricksShy posted:I just found out tonight that the song “Betty Davis Eyes” is by a lady named Kim Carnes and not Rod Stewart.  e: Anyway it's Bette Davis Eyes after the, you know, actress Bette Davis. She had eyes.
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Henchman of Santa posted:Yeah I thought they were some kind of synthetic material Every thing Gaia gave us has been synthesized and now people don't know the original existed in the first place.
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I also just found out that Bette Davis spells her name with an “e” and not a “y” at the end of her first name.
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AFewBricksShy posted:I just found out tonight that the song “Betty Davis Eyes” is by a lady named Kim Carnes and not Rod Stewart. had a good chuckle at this
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Polka hair is called a bob cut in English.
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3D Megadoodoo posted:Polka hair is called a bob cut in English. God I love Finland.
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Fringes are called bangs in the US. That confused me for a long time as a kid reading books by American authors or TV shows.
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I like Dropkick Murphys but I had not realized they had any actual hits. I guess one of their songs charted after being used in The Departed and that's the only reason people that didn't go through a punk phase growing up know who they are.
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I only know their song 'Barroom Hero' (Still not sure if that's two words or not) because I was in a WoW guild called Bar Room Heroes. Good times. Drunken times.
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rodbeard posted:I like Dropkick Murphys but I had not realized they had any actual hits. I guess one of their songs charted after being used in The Departed and that's the only reason people that didn't go through a punk phase growing up know who they are.
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Fatty Crabcakes posted:assure you they have a sizable following of bro types who are about as punk rock as my left tit Erin go bragh idiots
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Milo and POTUS posted:Erin go bragh idiots -posted from san bernadino, california
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Broke: Erin go bragh Woke: Tiocfaidh ár lá Bespoke: Slán abhaile
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:-posted from san bernadino, california Brandin’ Iron go Braugh.
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I figured out a random math trick with percentages and felt smart the other day. I’m sure there are better ways, or brain geniuses have known about this for a while, but oh well. If you want to find a percent of a number, you just do the following - e.g.: 96% of 8 1. Take the difference between 100 and 96 (4) 2. Multiply it by the number you want the percent of (8*4 = 32) 3. Subtract it from the number times 100 (800-32 = 768) 4. Re-add your decimals (7.68 is 96% of 8) You can do all of that in quick mental math, and it works the opposite way for smaller percentages. e.g. 4% of 8 1. Take the percent itself (4) 2. Multiply it by the number you want the percent of (4*8 = 32) 3. Add your decimals (0.32 is 4% of 8)
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3D Megadoodoo posted:A table fan and a large jar of paprika powder are not a good combination. I dunno, if I wanted a rough idea of what it's like on Mars on the cheap this sounds perfect.
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Quiet Feet posted:I dunno, if I wanted a rough idea of what it's like on Mars on the cheap this sounds perfect. Be that as it may, my food was left unbepaprikad.
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Captain Monkey posted:I figured out a random math trick with percentages and felt smart the other day. I’m sure there are better ways, or brain geniuses have known about this for a while, but oh well. 1. Type .96*8 on your phone calculator. I will not be fooled into doing math
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Captain Monkey posted:I figured out a random math trick with percentages and felt smart the other day. I’m sure there are better ways, or brain geniuses have known about this for a while, but oh well. Bold of you to assume I can math adequately enough to do that.
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Captain Monkey posted:I figured out a random math trick with percentages and felt smart the other day. I’m sure there are better ways, or brain geniuses have known about this for a while, but oh well. I felt smart once upon a time when it occurred to me that any number squared is the previous number squared plus that previous number and the number I'm trying to square. Like 13² = 12²+12+13 It was useful for a while, because there's a lot of random squares I knew. Like I knew 6² was 36 from dice games, but didn't know 7².
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I know them all off hand up to 12 because we had a times tables competition in grade... 3? Can't remember factoring or the quadratic formula or any of the stuff from later, but 12 times 12 is 144.
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13 squared is easy, 169 dude!
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If you want to know 4% of something I'm going to do the mental math to give you 5% and you're going to like it.
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3D Megadoodoo posted:A table fan and a large jar of paprika powder are not a good combination. What if you're a sneeze fetishist Baron von Eevl posted:13 squared is easy, 169 dude! This sounds like you're placing an order
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3D Megadoodoo posted:Be that as it may, my food was left unbepaprikad. I'm imagining paprika that makes tailored suits.
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