The Useless Trivia Thread

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Why, do the Oakland A's, wear a 'white elephant' on the sleeve of their jersy?


Chuck

You caught me with my pants down on that one???

I'm disappointed! Anyhow, when the new owner bought the team in 1908, his cronies and the city said that he had bought 'a white elephant'.


Chuck

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"Chuck" was once a term of affection for a female like "honey" "darling." Othello calls Desdemona it.

On a completely different topic. What's the gayest looking face card? My opinion is the Jack of Diamonds. Take a look.

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"Chuck" was once a term of affection for a female like "honey" "darling." Othello calls Desdemona it.

On a completely different topic. What's the gayest looking face card? My opinion is the Jack of Diamonds. Take a look.

I had never heard that before!
You're right! Maybe... a gay Jack' posed for that picture?


Chuck

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Spence.

Your thread just took a turn.. & not in a good way at all.

I am NOT being loud.
I'm being enthusiastic!

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"Chuck" was once a term of affection for a female like "honey" "darling." Othello calls Desdemona it.

On a completely different topic. What's the gayest looking face card? My opinion is the Jack of Diamonds. Take a look.

I had never heard that before!
You're right! Maybe... a gay Jack' posed for that picture?


Chuck

His name may have actually been Jack Diamond. Of course, "Jack" is a nickname for "John" so maybe his name was Johnny Diamond. Now, if that's not a name for the lead actor of Oklahoma, I don't know what is.

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That was when players played for the 'team', not just who would shell out the biggest bucks for an under average player. That's when they were truly ball players!

Ain't it truth!

Willie got his nickname because he had the habit of breaking up double plays by not ducking or sliding under the throw from second to first. Took more than one shot to the forehead breaking up double plays. Had the scars to show for it, too!

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

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Spence.

Your thread just took a turn.. & not in a good way at all.

And nobody, I mean nobody used a blinker.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

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Either post a trivia question or a piece of useless trivia. Be sure to check back for answers if you post a question.

I'll start with this.

Who can tell me what a Dipsy Doodle is when used in the context of the aviation environment.

Since there were no guesses.

After take off and the top up the SR-71 Blackbird will perform a manoeuvre called the Dipsy Doodle, here it passes mach 1 by a climb to 33,000ft followed by a sharp dive to allow the aircraft to traverse high drag transonic range without using a lot of fuel. The aircraft will then climb to at least 60,000 ft.

Reading recently declassified documents again, or the Discovery Channel had a new special?

Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo".
- Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

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Where was Rich's avatar pic taken?

Where's Spence? He knows this one.







After all it was at his little get-together at Destin for beach jumps...wasn't it?

j/k Spence.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[CSpenceFLY 1]

I actually knew that one from years ago. I had a flight instructor that was also an air traffic controller

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"Chuck" was once a term of affection for a female like "honey" "darling." Othello calls Desdemona it.

On a completely different topic. What's the gayest looking face card? My opinion is the Jack of Diamonds. Take a look.

I had never heard that before!
You're right! Maybe... a gay Jack' posed for that picture?


Chuck

His name may have actually been Jack Diamond. Of course, "Jack" is a nickname for "John" so maybe his name was Johnny Diamond. Now, if that's not a name for the lead actor of Oklahoma, I don't know what is.

...and that spells POOL! Ya got trouble... right here in River City!


Chuck

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That was when players played for the 'team', not just who would shell out the biggest bucks for an under average player. That's when they were truly ball players!

Ain't it truth!

Willie got his nickname because he had the habit of breaking up double plays by not ducking or sliding under the throw from second to first. Took more than one shot to the forehead breaking up double plays. Had the scars to show for it, too!

That's what I miss... the 'characters' of the game. Like the owner (Can't think of his name) of the White Sox who hired a midget ball player to get people to come to the games. Pitchers like 'Big Bird' and batters who 'really' hit homers without 'medicinal' help. sigh...


Chuck

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Where was Rich's avatar pic taken?

Where's Spence? He knows this one.







After all it was at his little get-together at Destin for beach jumps...wasn't it?

j/k Spence.

Yep. Noriega Point in Destin, Fla.

I miss that boogy. Morning Stream Rollers & Special K with Strawberries! Fun stuff.

Skymama stalker #69!!!!

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Maybe if Gary ever gets his Cessna flying we can do it again.

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Maybe if Gary ever gets his Cessna flying we can do it again.

N7124E (the Covington DZ plane) just had her annual

Contact Bill Thomason

Skymama stalker #69!!!!

[CSpenceFLY 1]

During the cold war the code to unlock all on the intercontinental missles was 00000000.

The command thought that the 8 digit combinations necessary to launch the missles was for candy-asses and the type of people that used the safety on their personal firearms.

Legitimate codes were not put in the missles till 1977.

Source is the book 100 things they don't want you to know.

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Legitimate codes were not put in the missles till 1977.

What is a "Legitimate code"? Something other than zero?

That's a scary thought ... thanks for the "insight"...

Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo".
- Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

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The Bellingham, Washington, group Death Cab for Cutie gets its name from the title of a song performed by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band in the Beatles' film Magical Mystery Tour.

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What is daffy duck's middle name??

if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN
my site

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What is daffy duck's middle name??

Dumas... you Dumb Ass !

Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo".
- Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

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What is daffy duck's middle name??

Dumas... you Dumb Ass !

It's smart ass

if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN
my site

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What is daffy duck's middle name??

Dumas... you Dumb Ass !

It's smart ass

Ooopsss.... didn't realize we were playing I.Q Poker... I'll see your results and raise you 10 points !

Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo".
- Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

[Baksteen 84]

The Amsterdam street Burgemeester Fockstraat (Mayor Fock Street) is actually outside the red light district.

"That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport."
~mom

[CSpenceFLY 1]

Ok kids, there's alot of trivia out there. Let's have it.

[deltron80 0]

What's the largest man made structure on Earth?

No cheating!