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Started by Mikefrompluto, July 31, 2013, 10:09:14 AM

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Mikefrompluto


Mikefrompluto

I'll start.

Shinfo = a combination of "s***ty" and "info." Information that is random or otherwise irrelevant.

Example -

Jordan: "I can't wait to play this show tonight."
Andy: "Yeah, it's going to be fun."
Keith: "Hey, I'm going to smoke this Camel light."
Jordan: "Shinfo."

Popularized by the band Every Time I Die on their DVD "S*** Happens."

Mikefrompluto

My home state, Louisiana, has "parishes," which is the equivalent of "counties" in the other 49 states.

The1337Magician

Honey does not spoil.
The billionth digit of pi is 9.
One president had a pet goat to now his lawn.
The word gymnasium literally means 'place of the naked people' due to the first gym being a training grounds for the Greek Olympics.

Mlerner12

The CD was originally created the size it was so it could hold Beethoven's 9th.

Imink

Strawberries aren't actually berrys but oranges are

Mlerner12

Also, strawberries aren't fruit, the little seeds ON them are fruit, and there are averagely around 200.

prayos

Quote from: Mikefrompluto on July 31, 2013, 10:18:06 AM
My home state, Louisiana, has "parishes," which is the equivalent of "counties" in the other 49 states.

Except you mean "in 48 of the other 49 states." Alaska has boroughs, not counties.

Mikefrompluto

Quote from: prayos on July 31, 2013, 01:09:30 PM
Quote from: Mikefrompluto on July 31, 2013, 10:18:06 AM
My home state, Louisiana, has "parishes," which is the equivalent of "counties" in the other 49 states.

Except you mean "in 48 of the other 49 states." Alaska has boroughs, not counties.

Yes, of course.

EvACiDe

For the fraction of a second that lightning strikes, the temperature of the ionized gases around it temporarily burn hotter than the surface of the sun.

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TheRagingMage


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