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

[MagisterCultuum]

I did much better on the SAT than the PSAT, but my sister did better on the PSAT than the SAT. I think her PSAT was the equivalent of about a 1480 (the highest at our high school), but her SAT only about a 1320. My PSAT was only the equivalent of a 1250, but my SAT was a 1540 (the highest in the school, with a perfect score on the verbal section every time). (Note that these are out of a possible 1600 instead of 2400, as the writing sections did not exist in her time and I prefer to ignore the fact that I was only about 58th percentile there. It may also be worth noting that she took the PSAT in 11th grade whereas I took it in 9th grade.)

 

[Mad Man]

I need help remembering the name for a Dutch/Frisian medieval weapon, it was basically a wooden club with a spike protruding from the top of it and it was supposedly popular with bandits. Dose anybody know what I'm talking about?

 

[W|M]

A spear?

 

[mayor]

I need help remembering the name for a Dutch/Frisian medieval weapon, it was basically a wooden club with a spike protruding from the top of it and it was supposedly popular with bandits. Dose anybody know what I'm talking about?

I think I know what you're talking about
It's the "peasant" equivalent of this

and it's called a Morgenster

 

[Mad Man]

Nope it's not quite it, it's similar to the first one except the spike at the end was longer and there wasn't any smaller spikes on the sides.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Whenever I eat mustard (condiment) I end up with sores in my mouth. Is this very common? (I googled it and I got stuff on using ground mustard to cure mouth sores. Strangely, its only the condiment spread that does this. I can eat food with ground mustard in it without any issue.)

 

[Cutlass]

You might have an alergy to something in it.

 

[Traitorfish]

Nope it's not quite it, it's similar to the first one except the spike at the end was longer and there wasn't any smaller spikes on the sides.

The goedendag?

 

[cardgame]

mini-spear. Seems like a rubbish weapon :\

 

[Mad Man]

The goedendag?

THAT'S IT! Thanks Traitorfish

 

[MagisterCultuum]

mini-spear. Seems like a rubbish weapon :\

The picture makes it look really short, but apparently that is just because it is wider than one would expect. Wikipedia says that they were about 5 feet long and with a 4 inch diameter at the wider side.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Would someone mind proofreading something I would like to post in A&E? I will PM it. I just want to make sure it is understandable to anyone except myself.

 

[mayor]

I wouldn't mind give me a PM

A&E is Arts and Entertainment I guess?

 

[Quackers]

Americans:

William Fichtner, i've seen him in Prison Break and Batman. How do you rate him? How is he rated in the USA?

 

[Synobun]

Americans:

William Fichtner, i've seen him in Prison Break and Batman. How do you rate him? How is he rated in the USA?

Did a quick IMDB search on the fella. I recognize him, and I like him.

 

[Darth Caesar]

Are any of the Dirty Harry sequels any good?

 

[Quackers]

So in PE class today we were playing soccer, and I was being a good in the game teammate. After a while, I notice my heartbeat is REALLY pounding, and I start having shortness of breath, but not really bad. My chest doesn't hurt, but I can feel a small amount of discomfort. After my team's round was over, we all sat down I started coughing a lot. (I've had a consistent cough for a few weeks though) This isn't the first time this has happened. I can remember it happening ever since the beginning of this year. This also isn't a consistent thing. Sometimes I'll get this on a two minute run, sometimes playing soccer, but most of the time I can run for a while and feel fine. (Or any other activity)

Anyone ever heard of anything like this?

Skwink we answered your question and now I want an explaination

 

[Cutlass]

Are any of the Dirty Harry sequels any good?

Define good If you like violence and action that predates stupidly extreme stunts filling the whole movie, and don't mind a bit of fascism, then they're fairly entertaining movies.

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

What is the average age of when people become airline pilots?

 

[Skwink]

Skwink we answered your question and now I want an explaination

Well after two weeks of little physical strain I can confirm the problem hasn't resurfaced.