The many questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread XVII - Page 17

aimeeandbeatles · Jul 09, 2011, 11:46 AM

OK thanks.

Question: Someone laughed at me for using the thread "letting dead horses lie." And then they called me an idiot. Why did they do that? I thought it was a common phrase.

PeteAtoms · Jul 09, 2011, 11:48 AM

"Let sleeping dogs lie."

What you probably meant. Or . . .

Quackers · Jul 09, 2011, 04:08 PM

Lets say your in your car on a hill stopped at a traffic light. You hold the car still by squeezing off the clutch and just letting the clutch hit the flywheel to make the car move a little.
Does that damage the car? Specific question just want to get as much use out of my batmobile as poss...

Cutlass · Jul 09, 2011, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quackers

Lets say your in your car on a hill stopped at a traffic light. You hold the car still by squeezing off the clutch and just letting the clutch hit the flywheel to make the car move a little.
Does that damage the car? Specific question just want to get as much use out of my batmobile as poss...

It's difficult to do. And the clutch plate is a wear item. Meaning that it is a part that will wear out, and have to be replaced. This action will wear out the clutch much faster than using the brakes. And a clutch is an expensive item to replace. So short answer is hard to do and will wear out the car.

rugbyLEAGUEfan · Jul 09, 2011, 04:51 PM

The Fonz made it very clear to Mr C that riding the clutch was the source of his automotive problems . If it's good enough for The Fonz it's good enough for me .

Cutlass · Jul 09, 2011, 05:00 PM

Why can't people just let Lady Di be dead rather than constantly bringing her name up in everything?!?!?

aimeeandbeatles · Jul 09, 2011, 08:38 PM

Most of you I imagine know my site. But now on it, currently I got Magazine Articles and Newspaper Articles. But I want to add another category for ... Just about anything else, like ads and press releases and tourbooks and interviews and fanclub newsletters. Whats a good, general name for that. That won't look bad on the site menu.

Ajidica · Jul 09, 2011, 08:42 PM

Other Media?

Ceoladir · Jul 09, 2011, 09:14 PM

Tom Petty Funland?

PeteAtoms · Jul 09, 2011, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aimeeandbeatles

Most of you I imagine know my site. But now on it, currently I got Magazine Articles and Newspaper Articles. But I want to add another category for ... Just about anything else, like ads and press releases and tourbooks and interviews and fanclub newsletters. Whats a good, general name for that. That won't look bad on the site menu.

"Misc."
"Extras"
"Other"
"More"

aimeeandbeatles · Jul 10, 2011, 08:34 AM

I added it as "Other Stuff."

rugbyLEAGUEfan · Jul 11, 2011, 06:01 AM

What does the " People you might know " thing mean on Facebook ? It's not people with whom I have mutual friends . It threw up someone I did know , but usually it doesn't .

Yared · Jul 11, 2011, 07:09 AM

How do you know the person in question?

rugbyLEAGUEfan · Jul 11, 2011, 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yared

How do you know the person in question?

Just worked as a temp at my workplace .

PeteAtoms · Jul 11, 2011, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rugbyleaguefan

What does the " People you might know " thing mean on Facebook ? It's not people with whom I have mutual friends . It threw up someone I did know , but usually it doesn't .

I think it looks at friends of friends, your location relative to other person's location.

People you went to the same school as.

If you have made a note of your employer (and the other person did as well), that may be one of the clues Facebook is using to spam you with potential friends.

aimeeandbeatles · Jul 11, 2011, 12:01 PM

The cat barfed on some rechargeable batteries (don't ask). Is there a way to clean them or should I dispose of them?

PeteAtoms · Jul 11, 2011, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aimeeandbeatles

The cat barfed on some rechargeable batteries (don't ask). Is there a way to clean them or should I dispose of them?

Use a napkin of cloth. Unless they stink really bad, I think they should be fine.

Ajidica · Jul 11, 2011, 12:30 PM

Why does chicken (or any sort of meat) change color when cooked?

madviking · Jul 11, 2011, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ajidica

Why does chicken (or any sort of meat) change color when cooked?

Same reason anything changes color when burned, I think.

timtofly · Jul 11, 2011, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ajidica

Why does chicken (or any sort of meat) change color when cooked?

The blood changes from oxygenated red to darker brown. If "white" meat changes to a color other than white, you may be in trouble.

Jul 09, 2011, 11:46 AM	#321
aimeeandbeatles watermelon Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Aperture Science Laboratories Posts: 12,133 Images: 10	OK thanks. Question: Someone laughed at me for using the thread "letting dead horses lie." And then they called me an idiot. Why did they do that? I thought it was a common phrase. __________________ Note: I'm female. Don't forget that. \| The Petty Archives \| Let's Play: Portal 2 "When he goes to bed at night, Chuck Norris checks under his bed for aimeeandbeatles." -- choxorn

Jul 09, 2011, 11:48 AM	#322
PeteAtoms FormulaRandom Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Land of Ooo Posts: 3,719	"Let sleeping dogs lie." What you probably meant. Or . . . __________________ "This cosmic dance of bursting decadence and withheld permissions twists all our arms collectively, but, if sweetness can win, and it can, then I'll still be here tomorrow to high-five you yesterday my friend. Peace." - Old Tart Toter

Jul 09, 2011, 04:08 PM	#323
Quackers Mephistophel Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bellinzona Posts: 8,366	Lets say your in your car on a hill stopped at a traffic light. You hold the car still by squeezing off the clutch and just letting the clutch hit the flywheel to make the car move a little. Does that damage the car? Specific question just want to get as much use out of my batmobile as poss... __________________ One thing we are good at in English is having words for ways to die.-Neil deGrasse Tyson, on 'spaghettification' Looking at the poster again, I also like the way that the baby is cocking its head and looking away from the doctor, as if to show that this not merely a skeletal Moai-baby, it's a particularly aloof and disinterested skeletal Moai-baby.-Traitorfish

Jul 09, 2011, 05:00 PM	#326
Cutlass Ideas are Like Stars Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: US of A Posts: 32,175 Images: 6	Why can't people just let Lady Di be dead rather than constantly bringing her name up in everything?!?!? __________________ Ideas Are Like Stars. Come visit us again! Learn the Basics of Money HERE More Money has been Lost Because of Four Words than at the Point of a Gun. Those words are "This Time is Different." Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is Why Nations Fail In American we call that Reaganomics.

Jul 09, 2011, 08:38 PM	#327
aimeeandbeatles watermelon Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Aperture Science Laboratories Posts: 12,133 Images: 10	Most of you I imagine know my site. But now on it, currently I got Magazine Articles and Newspaper Articles. But I want to add another category for ... Just about anything else, like ads and press releases and tourbooks and interviews and fanclub newsletters. Whats a good, general name for that. That won't look bad on the site menu. __________________ Note: I'm female. Don't forget that. \| The Petty Archives \| Let's Play: Portal 2 "When he goes to bed at night, Chuck Norris checks under his bed for aimeeandbeatles." -- choxorn

Jul 09, 2011, 04:51 PM	#325
rugbyLEAGUEfan Deity Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: sydney australia Posts: 4,842	The Fonz made it very clear to Mr C that riding the clutch was the source of his automotive problems . If it's good enough for The Fonz it's good enough for me .

Jul 09, 2011, 08:42 PM	#328
Ajidica Mephistophel Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bellinzona Posts: 14,290	Other Media? __________________ One thing we are good at in English is having words for ways to die.-Neil deGrasse Tyson, on 'spaghettification' Looking at the poster again, I also like the way that the baby is cocking its head and looking away from the doctor, as if to show that this not merely a skeletal Moai-baby, it's a particularly aloof and disinterested skeletal Moai-baby.-Traitorfish

Jul 09, 2011, 09:14 PM	#329
Ceoladir Plaid Works Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,002	Tom Petty Funland? __________________ Formerly known as GamezRule.

Jul 10, 2011, 08:34 AM	#331
aimeeandbeatles watermelon Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Aperture Science Laboratories Posts: 12,133 Images: 10	I added it as "Other Stuff." __________________ Note: I'm female. Don't forget that. \| The Petty Archives \| Let's Play: Portal 2 "When he goes to bed at night, Chuck Norris checks under his bed for aimeeandbeatles." -- choxorn

Jul 11, 2011, 06:01 AM	#332
rugbyLEAGUEfan Deity Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: sydney australia Posts: 4,842	What does the " People you might know " thing mean on Facebook ? It's not people with whom I have mutual friends . It threw up someone I did know , but usually it doesn't .

Jul 11, 2011, 07:09 AM	#333
Yared That Guy Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hufvudstaden Posts: 4,524 Images: 4	How do you know the person in question? __________________ RELEASE THE KRAKEN

Jul 11, 2011, 12:01 PM	#336
aimeeandbeatles watermelon Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Aperture Science Laboratories Posts: 12,133 Images: 10	The cat barfed on some rechargeable batteries (don't ask). Is there a way to clean them or should I dispose of them? __________________ Note: I'm female. Don't forget that. \| The Petty Archives \| Let's Play: Portal 2 "When he goes to bed at night, Chuck Norris checks under his bed for aimeeandbeatles." -- choxorn

Jul 11, 2011, 12:30 PM	#338
Ajidica Mephistophel Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bellinzona Posts: 14,290	Why does chicken (or any sort of meat) change color when cooked? __________________ One thing we are good at in English is having words for ways to die.-Neil deGrasse Tyson, on 'spaghettification' Looking at the poster again, I also like the way that the baby is cocking its head and looking away from the doctor, as if to show that this not merely a skeletal Moai-baby, it's a particularly aloof and disinterested skeletal Moai-baby.-Traitorfish

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