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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Frank Gallagher on July 28, 2005, 05:28:00 pm
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.....why do biscuits/cookies stay fresh in an air-tight container? I mean, there's still air inside the container.....and why does bread stay fresh for longer in a bread bin, it's just a container with a slidey-down door thing, it's not even air tight?
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Bread does not stay fresh in a bread bin, but the bin does keep the flies off.
There is very little air inside an airtight container. And only 20% of air is oxygen.
That is the best I can do.
Couldn't you have asked something more tricksy like, why is the sky blue? Or what is the difference between a crocodile and a alligator?
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What kind of animal is Goofy anyway?
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A fictitious one?
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Markie, did you steal Lulu's password again?
The other reason some foods stay fresher in air tight containers is that the moistures don't evaporate out of the foods as easily.
I agree about the bread bins/boxes. In fact, I almost bought one years ago until I noticed that my bread just got moldy much faster. That's when I decided, it's back to the refrigorater for mine. I don't go through bread fast enough to keep it out for more than a day or two and I can't stand that horrid white bread that is tasteless and loaded with lots of extra preservatives.
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Originally posted by O'Mankie:
.....why do biscuits/cookies stay fresh in an air-tight container?
Why do hard cookies get soft and soft cookies get hard when they go stale?
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I thought it was the moisture getting into the bread and cookies that causes the problems. In a closed space there is limited moisture so you can only get limited problems from moisture. Will still go bad for other reasons, but moisture will usually not be the culprit.
The Straight Dope had something on this a long time back.
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Why does Mommy drink?
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Originally posted by Sir HC:
I thought it was the moisture getting into the bread and cookies that causes the problems. In a closed space there is limited moisture so you can only get limited problems from moisture. Will still go bad for other reasons, but moisture will usually not be the culprit.
Yeah, that's what I thought until I noticed that my bread was going bad by getting moldy much faster in the damned bread box. Can't swear to exactly why but that's when I gave up and went back to the fridge. You see, I was thinking that the air wasn't circulating in the box and drying it up like it was just on the counter. It seemed that the box tended to hold onto the moisture longer. It was kind of a cold and sometimes damp apartment that had a bread box built into the counter, so who knows for sure. I certainly don't.
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Okay, answer me this....
Why do bath towels get dirty? We only ever use them when we've just got out of the bath/shower so squeaky clean.
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Originally posted by O'Mankie:
Okay, answer me this....
Why do bath towels get dirty? We only ever use them when we've just got out of the bath/shower so squeaky clean.
You aren't sterilized in the bath or shower so there are still some degree of germs and such. The towels collect some body oils and exfoliated skin. Plus, they become damp and then will mildew if the conditions are right to do so.
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Why does SPECTRE have better success rates than NASA?
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Hot liquids stay hot and cool liquids stay cool in a thermos. How does it know?
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What makes an ocean wave wave?
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Originally posted by econo:
Why does Mommy drink?
because you ruined her life
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Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
What makes an ocean wave wave?
It's the motion of the ocean (http://tinyurl.com/cr49e).
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Were does dust come from and what is it made from?
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Dust comes from Angels.
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Originally posted by O'Mankie:
Were does dust come from and what is it made from?
Household dust is mostly dead skin cells and fibers from clothing.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by O'Mankie:
Were does dust come from and what is it made from?
Household dust is mostly dead skin cells and fibers from clothing. [/b]
....so my house would stay cleaner if I got rid of the bodies?
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Originally posted by O'Mankie:
....so my house would stay cleaner if I got rid of the bodies?
And the clothes.
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Riddle me this:
Why does Taco Bell lock their bathrooms?
And, why are they such miniscule restrooms to begin with?
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Originally posted by Ellis D. Fleischbach:
Riddle me this:
Why does Taco Bell lock their bathrooms?
And, why are they such miniscule restrooms to begin with?
Imagine how long the line of Mexicans would be if they weren't locked???
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....just what in God's name is a "Hollaback Girl"
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Originally posted by O'Mankie:
....just what in God's name is a "Hollaback Girl"
??This Shit Is Bananas?? (http://www.ocweekly.com/ink/05/35/music-stacy.php)
A probing analysis of Gwen Stefani??s ??Hollaback Girl??
by GREG STACY
Gwen Stefani??s ??Hollaback Girl? is one of the most baffling pieces of music of the modern age. It??s got something to do with cheerleaders??that much is clear, judging from the chanting and the marching band that??s honking and tooting in the background. Beyond that, good luck deciphering the song??s ambiguities. We were so vexed by the mystery that is ??Hollaback Girl? that we have devoted countless hours to its study. Our conclusions are below. The first thing you should know, though, is that Gwen is not singing ??I ain??t no Harlem fat girl???at least, we don??t think she is.
Uh huh, this my shit
Gwen is introducing us to her shit.
All the girls stomp your feet like this
This talk of shit and stomping has nothing to do with actually stepping on feces. But what does it mean? From a reading of the later text, we can conclude that the song takes place in the world of high school athletics, and that Gwen is apparently leading the girls in a calisthenics exercise. The ??shit,? we surmise, is what she calls the exercises she??s teaching the other girls.
A few times I??ve been around that track
So it??s not just gonna happen like that
Here, Gwen exhorts the girls to try harder as they jog around the track, reminding them that physical fitness is ??not just gonna happen,? but must be worked at.
Cause I ain??t no hollaback girl
I ain??t no hollaback girl
These lines are the most confusing, but their meaning will become clearer later.
Oooh, this my shit, this my shit
Gwen repeats this four more times. She wants to make sure that we are well acquainted with her shit.
I heard that you were talking shit
And you didn??t think that I would hear it
Gwen has been the victim of some slanderous high school gossip, and she doesn??t appreciate it. Gwen is 35 years old sliding into MILF status at this point, but we??ll grant her some poetic license.
People hear you talking like that, getting everybody fired up
So I??m ready to attack, gonna lead the pack
Gwen is going to round up a ??posse? of her girlfriends and retaliate against the person who??s been talking ??smack? about her.
Gonna get a touchdown, gonna take you out
Gwen is going to beat up the person who wronged her, after she completes the cheerleading routine that will inspire the football team to score a touchdown. Gwen has interesting priorities.
That??s right, put your pom-poms down, getting everybody fired up
It seems the entire cheerleading squad is going to beat up the person who spoke ill of Gwen; they have put down their pom-poms, and they are now ??fired up? to exact swift and terrible vengeance on Gwen??s behalf.
A few times I??ve been around that track
So it??s not just gonna happen like that
Cause I ain??t no hollaback girl
I ain??t no hollaback girl
Gwen is apparently the captain of the cheerleader squad; she is the girl who ??hollas? the chants, not one of the girls who simply ??hollas? them back. Given that the squad is preparing to beat somebody up on Gwen??s behalf, she??s picked a strange time to remind them that she is their leader and they are her sheep-like followers. Gwen obviously rules her squad with an iron fist.
Oooh, this my shit, this my shit [repeated four times]
Again with the shit.
So that??s right dude, meet me at the bleachers
No principals, no student-teachers
Both of us want to be the winner, but there can only be one
So I??m gonna fight, gonna give it my all
We learn that it was a ??dude? who gossiped about Gwen. She challenges him to a fight at the bleachers. If he imagines it will be a fair, one-on-one fight, he is sadly mistaken. Gwen and her aforementioned ??pack? will pounce on him like rabid wolves.
Gonna make you fall, gonna sock it to you
That??s right, I??m the last one standing, another one bites the dust
Gwen??s pack of furious cheerleaders leaves the boy a quivering, bloody heap behind the bleachers for the groundskeeper to discover the next day.
A few times I??ve been around that track
So it??s not just gonna happen like that
Cause I ain??t no hollaback girl
I ain??t no hollaback girl
Having completed their ghastly work, Gwen??s squad members return to the field and resume their cheerleading activities, as Gwen reminds them once more that she is the boss and they are all her bitches.
Oooh, this my shit, this my shit [repeated four times]
By calling her exercise routines ??shit,? Gwen is showing us that for all her bravado, the character in this song secretly suffers from profound self-esteem issues. She is a complex antiheroine for an age of changing gender attitudes and expectations.
Let me hear you say, this shit is bananas
B-A-N-A-N-A-S
Here, Gwen steps away from this bloody spectacle for a moment to comment on the madness and ugliness of what we??ve just witnessed, and, by extension, the petty rivalries of high school in general. This shit is bananas, Gwen tells us, and we can only agree. And lest we miss the point, she spells it out. And repeats it another three times.
A few times I??ve been around that track
So it??s not just gonna happen like that
Cause I ain??t no hollaback girl
I ain??t no hollaback girl
Back on the field, Gwen is still bullying the squad to carry out her routines. But now we see her in a new light, as the sad, lost creature she truly is.
Oooh, this my shit, this my shit [repeated four times]
As the song fades out, Gwen is left only with her ??shit,? the mindless exercises that bring her no comfort from the raging emptiness within. As much as she ??hollas,? no one hears her cries for help.
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Why is it than when you shop at a wholesale club-store like Costco, the dental floss still comes in those tiny little containers?
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Originally posted by O'Mankie:
Originally posted by Ellis D. Fleischbach:
Riddle me this:
Why does Taco Bell lock their bathrooms?
And, why are they such miniscule restrooms to begin with?
Imagine how long the line of Mexicans would be if they weren't locked??? [/b]
???
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Why did the Pluto not wear any clothes but Goofy did?
And what's the deal with Porky Pig never wearing any pants?
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Originally posted by bearman:
Why did the Pluto not wear any clothes but Goofy did?
Pluto lived in a doghouse, Goofy drove a car. The dog class warfare is appalling.
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Originally posted by Ellis D. Fleischbach:
Why is it than when you shop at a wholesale club-store like Costco, the dental floss still comes in those tiny little containers?
What, do you want a container as big as a roll of toilet paper? Hmmmm, could come in handy. Put up a toilet paper dispenser by the sink and load it up with your dental floss on a toilet paper roll and you are good to go for the next year and a half.
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Originally posted by Jaguär:
Originally posted by Ellis D. Fleischbach:
Why is it than when you shop at a wholesale club-store like Costco, the dental floss still comes in those tiny little containers?
What, do you want a container as big as a roll of toilet paper? Hmmmm, could come in handy. Put up a toilet paper dispenser by the sink and load it up with your dental floss on a toilet paper roll and you are good to go for the next year and a half. [/b]
Dental floss!!!!! Does anyone really use that stuff? ;)
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Originally posted by ggw?:
Originally posted by O'Mankie:
....just what in God's name is a "Hollaback Girl"
??This Shit Is Bananas?? (http://www.ocweekly.com/ink/05/35/music-stacy.php)
A probing analysis of Gwen Stefani??s ??Hollaback Girl??
by GREG STACY
Gwen Stefani??s ??Hollaback Girl? is one of the most baffling pieces of music of the modern age. It??s got something to do with cheerleaders??that much is clear, judging from the chanting and the marching band that??s honking and tooting in the background. Beyond that, good luck deciphering the song??s ambiguities. We were so vexed by the mystery that is ??Hollaback Girl? that we have devoted countless hours to its study. Our conclusions are below. The first thing you should know, though, is that Gwen is not singing ??I ain??t no Harlem fat girl???at least, we don??t think she is.
Uh huh, this my shit
Gwen is introducing us to her shit.
All the girls stomp your feet like this
This talk of shit and stomping has nothing to do with actually stepping on feces. But what does it mean? From a reading of the later text, we can conclude that the song takes place in the world of high school athletics, and that Gwen is apparently leading the girls in a calisthenics exercise. The ??shit,? we surmise, is what she calls the exercises she??s teaching the other girls.
A few times I??ve been around that track
So it??s not just gonna happen like that
Here, Gwen exhorts the girls to try harder as they jog around the track, reminding them that physical fitness is ??not just gonna happen,? but must be worked at.
Cause I ain??t no hollaback girl
I ain??t no hollaback girl
These lines are the most confusing, but their meaning will become clearer later.
Oooh, this my shit, this my shit
Gwen repeats this four more times. She wants to make sure that we are well acquainted with her shit.
I heard that you were talking shit
And you didn??t think that I would hear it
Gwen has been the victim of some slanderous high school gossip, and she doesn??t appreciate it. Gwen is 35 years old sliding into MILF status at this point, but we??ll grant her some poetic license.
People hear you talking like that, getting everybody fired up
So I??m ready to attack, gonna lead the pack
Gwen is going to round up a ??posse? of her girlfriends and retaliate against the person who??s been talking ??smack? about her.
Gonna get a touchdown, gonna take you out
Gwen is going to beat up the person who wronged her, after she completes the cheerleading routine that will inspire the football team to score a touchdown. Gwen has interesting priorities.
That??s right, put your pom-poms down, getting everybody fired up
It seems the entire cheerleading squad is going to beat up the person who spoke ill of Gwen; they have put down their pom-poms, and they are now ??fired up? to exact swift and terrible vengeance on Gwen??s behalf.
A few times I??ve been around that track
So it??s not just gonna happen like that
Cause I ain??t no hollaback girl
I ain??t no hollaback girl
Gwen is apparently the captain of the cheerleader squad; she is the girl who ??hollas? the chants, not one of the girls who simply ??hollas? them back. Given that the squad is preparing to beat somebody up on Gwen??s behalf, she??s picked a strange time to remind them that she is their leader and they are her sheep-like followers. Gwen obviously rules her squad with an iron fist.
Oooh, this my shit, this my shit [repeated four times]
Again with the shit.
So that??s right dude, meet me at the bleachers
No principals, no student-teachers
Both of us want to be the winner, but there can only be one
So I??m gonna fight, gonna give it my all
We learn that it was a ??dude? who gossiped about Gwen. She challenges him to a fight at the bleachers. If he imagines it will be a fair, one-on-one fight, he is sadly mistaken. Gwen and her aforementioned ??pack? will pounce on him like rabid wolves.
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Couldn't she have put us out of our torture at this point by ending the song here and getting her knob (tho one from the two hit wonder of a Brit rock band who sucked more than a black-hole but had a pretty singer so got away with it, not unlike INXS before he choked himself while having a wank) of a husband to sort it?
BTW, when did she evolve from the singer of a midly entertaining ska-lite band into a wannabe pop-diva? And with all that $$$ she must have coined don't you think she'd buy herself a pair of tits?