1. SPS Accounts:
    Do you find yourself coming back time after time? Do you appreciate the ongoing hard work to keep this community focused and successful in its mission? Please consider supporting us by upgrading to an SPS Account. Besides the warm and fuzzy feeling that comes from supporting a good cause, you'll also get a significant number of ever-expanding perks and benefits on the site and the forums. Click here to find out more.
    Dismiss Notice
Dismiss Notice
You are currently viewing Boards o' Magick as a guest, but you can register an account here. Registration is fast, easy and free. Once registered you will have access to search the forums, create and respond to threads, PM other members, upload screenshots and access many other features unavailable to guests.

BoM cultivates a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. We have been aiming for quality over quantity with our forums from their inception, and believe that this distinction is truly tangible and valued by our members. We'd love to have you join us today!

(If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you've forgotten your username or password, click here.)

Useless Information

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by Aikanaro, Mar 4, 2003.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
Page 4 of 10

  1. Charlie Gems: 14/31
    Latest gem: Chrysoberyl

    Joined:
    Jan 22, 2003
    Messages:
    640
    Likes Received:
    0
    Remove all ads!
    [​IMG] You're right... *crack* Now, I can. :eek:

    Also,

    1. The longest English word without a vowel is rhythms.
    2. The longest English word with only one vowel is strengthlessness.
    3. The last word in the English dictionary is zyzygy. :D
     
    Charlie, Mar 29, 2003
    #61
  2. Morgoth

    Morgoth La lune ne garde aucune rancune Veteran

    Joined:
    Jul 21, 2002
    Messages:
    3,652
    Media:
    8
    Likes Received:
    86
    Gender:
    Male
    Doorhinge! :D
     
    Morgoth, Mar 29, 2003
    #62
  3. Master of Nuhn

    Master of Nuhn Wear it like a crown Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

    Joined:
    Dec 16, 2001
    Messages:
    3,815
    Media:
    21
    Likes Received:
    97
    Gender:
    Male
    Pirates (as I was ment to be. Trim the sails and roam the sea) might not get scurvy if they all eat an orange.

    When challenged to rhyme 'Orange',
    Scotsman Angus Warren J-
    amieson (who sports a kilt and sporran) g-
    enially observed: 'Citrus fruits are foreign. J-
    affas, for example, come from Israel. One old florin j-
    ust about would buy a bagful... Who says you can't rhyme "Orange"?'!
     
    Master of Nuhn, Mar 29, 2003
    #63
  4. chevalier

    chevalier Knight of Everfull Chalice ★ SPS Account Holder Veteran

    Joined:
    Dec 14, 2002
    Messages:
    16,815
    Media:
    11
    Likes Received:
    58
    Gender:
    Male
    Where is the vowel in #2? I can't see any ;)
     
    chevalier, Mar 29, 2003
    #64
  5. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

    Joined:
    Jun 11, 2000
    Messages:
    23,647
    Media:
    494
    Likes Received:
    567
    Gender:
    Male
    [​IMG] There are a number of words that rhyme with orange, actually:

    challenge
    expunge
    lozenge
    lunge
    plunge
    scavenge
    sponge
     
    Taluntain, Mar 30, 2003
    #65

  6. Aikanaro Gems: 31/31
    Latest gem: Rogue Stone

    Joined:
    Sep 14, 2001
    Messages:
    5,521
    Likes Received:
    20
    Shakespear is thought to have made up over 2000 words
    And for some reason I can only think of one useless fact at a time. Oh well, its good for my post count
     
    Aikanaro, Mar 30, 2003
    #66

  7. Sephiroth Gems: 14/31
    Latest gem: Chrysoberyl

    Joined:
    Mar 7, 2003
    Messages:
    624
    Likes Received:
    0
    "DSL" means "Digital Subscriber Line"
     
    Sephiroth, Mar 30, 2003
    #67

  8. Rallymama Gems: 31/31
    Latest gem: Rogue Stone

    Joined:
    Oct 23, 2002
    Messages:
    4,329
    Media:
    2
    Likes Received:
    11
    The combination of consonants "-nge" is not the only thing required to amke a rhyme. None of the words listed so far has the same vowel sound as "orange" and so aren't TRUE rhymes. Are they good enough for poetry, though? Absolutely.

    And Charlie, the vowel in "rhythm" is the "y" and "strengthlessness has 3 vowels, they all just happen to be the same one.
     
    Rallymama, Mar 30, 2003
    #68

  9. Charlie Gems: 14/31
    Latest gem: Chrysoberyl

    Joined:
    Jan 22, 2003
    Messages:
    640
    Likes Received:
    0
    The letter 'Y' isn't a vowel although it can be used like one.

    I stand corrected. Strengthlessness is the longest word that uses only one vowel. :D
     
    Charlie, Mar 31, 2003
    #69
  10. Shell

    Shell Awww, come and give me a big hug!

    Joined:
    Jan 25, 2003
    Messages:
    2,464
    Media:
    5
    Likes Received:
    2
    Gender:
    Female
    NEVER EVER eat as many Golden Nuggets as I just did if you don't want to see alot more of your toilet :sick:
     
    Shell, Mar 31, 2003
    #70

  11. Tarol'azh a.k.a.Tobias Banned

    Joined:
    Oct 21, 2002
    Messages:
    351
    Likes Received:
    0
    1) ...and 75% of all people who hear that will try.

    2)No one seems to answer my questions or requests on this board.
     
    Tarol'azh a.k.a.Tobias, Mar 31, 2003
    #71

  12. Blog Gems: 23/31
    Latest gem: Black Opal

    Joined:
    Sep 4, 2002
    Messages:
    1,634
    Likes Received:
    1
    Me too, Tarol'azh, me too...

    About the rhyming thing: Try finding a word that rhymes with "month" :)
     
    Blog, Apr 1, 2003
    #72

  13. Intentioner of the Damned Gems: 14/31
    Latest gem: Chrysoberyl

    Joined:
    Jul 25, 2002
    Messages:
    623
    Likes Received:
    0
    Or Limes, hence why the Americans often call the British Navy "Limeys".

    Jamie Lee Curtis WAS born a hermaphrodite. I saw a documentary about Hermaphrodites and it said explicitly that she WAS. I really don't think they would have made that up.
     
    Intentioner of the Damned, Apr 1, 2003
    #73

  14. Yerril Gems: 22/31
    Latest gem: Sphene

    Joined:
    Mar 22, 2001
    Messages:
    1,490
    Likes Received:
    0
    1% of the people in the world are capable of shoving their head up their own ass. :D

    :p j/k
     
    Yerril, Apr 1, 2003
    #74

  15. Icingdeath45 Gems: 12/31
    Latest gem: Moonstone

    Joined:
    Mar 18, 2003
    Messages:
    453
    Likes Received:
    0
    Everything that you see on a human is dead. The skin and har that you see are dead. Thats why it doesn't hurt when you get a haircut.
     
    Icingdeath45, Apr 11, 2003
    #75
  16. chevalier

    chevalier Knight of Everfull Chalice ★ SPS Account Holder Veteran

    Joined:
    Dec 14, 2002
    Messages:
    16,815
    Media:
    11
    Likes Received:
    58
    Gender:
    Male
    Only a few politicians exceed 120 IQ
     
    chevalier, Apr 11, 2003
    #76

  17. Frostbite Gems: 16/31
    Latest gem: Shandon

    Joined:
    Apr 22, 2002
    Messages:
    805
    Likes Received:
    0
    According to the aztec calander, the world will end on the 22nd of December, 2012.

    Did they Know how disasterous that will be for everybodies shopping???
     
    Frostbite, Apr 11, 2003
    #77

  18. Register Gems: 29/31
    Latest gem: Glittering Beljuril

    Joined:
    Oct 17, 2001
    Messages:
    3,146
    Likes Received:
    1
    Gender:
    Male
    [​IMG] @Aikanaro - I can lick my own elbow. Dunno why I just can. Scary. :mommy:

    @Tarol'azh, a.k.a.Tobias - I think its more like 95% not 75%. We are to dumb for that.

    @Sir Yerril of Morningmist - That is one thing that I am happy that I aren't able to.

    @chevalier - That means that I am smarter than most politicians? Wohoo! I have 124.


    Now on topic:

    I can fart for over 2 minutes if i have diarré. Yummy. :help:

    I can burp so loud that our cat gets scared. :help: Again

    I DO have a girlfriend, she just don't know these things.
     
    Register, Apr 11, 2003
    #78

  19. Aikanaro Gems: 31/31
    Latest gem: Rogue Stone

    Joined:
    Sep 14, 2001
    Messages:
    5,521
    Likes Received:
    20
    The world is ment to end next month as Nibiru gets in line with Earth, or something like that
     
    Aikanaro, Apr 11, 2003
    #79
  20. reepnorp

    reepnorp Lim'n Lime Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

    Joined:
    Sep 21, 2002
    Messages:
    1,675
    Media:
    1
    Likes Received:
    12
    Gender:
    Male
    I'm from Canada and have scars from chess club. Now that's something that's never going to pop up on an exam.
     
    reepnorp, Apr 11, 2003
    #80
Page 4 of 10
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
Sorcerer's Place is a project run entirely by fans and for fans. Maintaining Sorcerer's Place and a stable environment for all our hosted sites requires a substantial amount of our time and funds on a regular basis, so please consider supporting us to keep the site up & running smoothly. Thank you!

Sorcerers.net is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to products on amazon.com, amazon.ca and amazon.co.uk. Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.