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

[aimeeandbeatles]

No I have not noticed.

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

What's the difference between "map length" and "ground length" in Google Earth's measuring tool?

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

"Ground length" probably doesn't have the errors from the map projection.

 

[shadowplay]

If someone converted to Judaism, would it be acceptable for that person to make Jewish jokes?

That episode of Seinfeld got me thinking about this:

Spoiler :

Link to video.

 

[Traitorfish]

Most Jewish joke are about ethnicity rather than religion, so I don't think so. It's the same way that converting to Catholicism and moving to Ireland doesn't mean you can start making Irish jokes.

 

[GoodGame]

Does anyone here own/use a "chair-bed"? Are they worth the money ($200-$350)?

 

[mayor]

If someone converted to Judaism, would it be acceptable for that person to make Jewish jokes?

That episode of Seinfeld got me thinking about this:

Spoiler :

Link to video.

I find the idea that you can only make Jewish jokes if you are Jewish, Black jokes if you are Black, Catholic jokes if you are Catholic strange...
People should be able to joke about everything and if not than Non-American people shouldn't be allowed to make American jokes, Non-Dutch people shouldn't be allowed to make Dutch jokes etc..

 

[salty mud]

I find the idea that you can only make Jewish jokes if you are Jewish, Black jokes if you are Black, Catholic jokes if you are Catholic strange...
People should be able to joke about everything and if not than Non-American people shouldn't be allowed to make American jokes, Non-Dutch people shouldn't be allowed to make Dutch jokes etc..

A Dutch man sees a man on his knees using his hand to drink water from one of Amsterdam’s canal.

He walks up to him and says in Dutch “Hey – you can’t drink that water, it’s dirty and will make you sick”.

The tourist shouts back in German: “Was sagen Sie?“ (What are you saying?)

The Dutch man responds in German: “Sie sollen mit zwei haende trinken, das geht besser!” (Use both hands, it’s much better!”)

 

[mayor]

my point exactly

 

[Arakhor]

That's mean.

 

[mayor]

yes, yes it is. But it is also funny

 

[Traitorfish]

I find the idea that you can only make Jewish jokes if you are Jewish, Black jokes if you are Black, Catholic jokes if you are Catholic strange...
People should be able to joke about everything and if not than Non-American people shouldn't be allowed to make American jokes, Non-Dutch people shouldn't be allowed to make Dutch jokes etc..

Yes, it would be nice if there was no such thing as history.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

A Dutch man sees a man on his knees using his hand to drink water from one of Amsterdam’s canal.

He walks up to him and says in Dutch “Hey – you can’t drink that water, it’s dirty and will make you sick”.

The tourist shouts back in German: “Was sagen Sie?“ (What are you saying?)

The Dutch man responds in German: “Sie sollen mit zwei haende trinken, das geht besser!” (Use both hands, it’s much better!”)

Why do the Dutch hate the Germans? Historical reasons?

 

[mayor]

We don't hate the Germans.... well not any more

It's part historical as in WOII and Dutch have a bit of an inferiority complex towards Germany our BIG neighbour of whom our economy depends.
But I think the most important reason is the fact that they beat us in the final of the World Football championship in '74 with 1-2

 

[W|M]

So do old Dutch football fans hate all of Germany, or just West Germany?

 

[mayor]

well, all of them off course!!! All Germans are the same!!!

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

What's the point of international student exchange programs?

 

[Cutlass]

What's the point of international student exchange programs?

Just to give students a wider experience with the world.

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

Why is white rice overwhelmingly more popular in the third world than brown rice ? Brown rice is more nutritious and less labour intensive to produce . I'd have thought that these factors would outweigh any taste preference for white .

 

[say1988]

White rice has a much longer shelf life.