The Very Many Questions-Not-Worth-Their-Own-Thread Thread XXXII

[sophie]

How much drop-off in intensity (flavor, caffeine) do you estimate there would be if you ran a Keurig pod through a Keurig for a second time?

Just make your own coffee! Don't bother with Keurig.

 

[Gori the Grey]

There's a Keurig machine at work.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

How much drop-off in intensity (flavor, caffeine) do you estimate there would be if you ran a Keurig pod through a Keurig for a second time?

A ton. I've tried it. It was not good, barely drinkable.

 

[Michkov]

There's a Keurig machine at work.

Try and break it in creative ways until they buy a useful coffee maker.

 

[civvver]

Nespresso is pretty good, definitely better than keurig. My suggestion, get a french press and put hot water from the keurig through it. It's amazing how good coffee can be from such a simple device.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

What is a left tenant?

 

[hobbsyoyo]

I believe that is the way you transliterate the British pronunciation of lieutenant.

 

[Broken_Erika]

I was thinking a Left-Wing David Tennant, but i'm not sure about his political leanings...

 

[Snerk]

I was literally in the middle of typing out a bad David Tennant pun when Erika posted...

 

[MagisterCultuum]

I was thinking a Left-Wing David Tennant, but i'm not sure about his political leanings...

The internet says he is a supporter of the Labour party, a harsh critic of David Cameron, a strong supporter of gay rights, and involved in the environmental movement. That probably qualifies as left wing.

 

[GoodSarmatian]

I was literally in the middle of typing out a bad David Tennant pun when Erika posted...

Yeah, another similar pun would just fall flat.

 

[Arakhor]

It's leff-TEN-nunt, anyway. Saying it differently makes it sound weird.

 

[Snerk]

If you want to pronounce it that way, then you should spell it that way.

 

[Arakhor]

Norwegian of course has no irregular pronunciations and no non-Nordic words not pressed into regular service and basically mangled from the original along the way.

 

[Snerk]

Oh plenty! But significantly less then the English language. If you learn each sound of the letters of the alphabet, you're a long way on correctly pronouncing Norwegian words. English on the other hand, well, take the word knight..

 

[Arakhor]

And there I was thinking you'd mention -ough.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

What is a left tenant?

Pun answer: A renter who got left behind when everybody else moved out.

Real answer: As hobbsyoyo says, it's just the way the British pronounce "lieutenant."

I believe that is the way you transliterate the British pronunciation of lieutenant.

Yep. Here we pronounce it "loo-ten-ant."

Oh plenty! But significantly less then the English language. If you learn each sound of the letters of the alphabet, you're a long way on correctly pronouncing Norwegian words. English on the other hand, well, take the word knight..

There's an episode of the old documentary series "The Story of English" that talks about that. There really was a time when that spelling made perfect sense because the pronunciation was quite different.

 

[Chukchi Husky]

What do Americans eat at Christmas?

 

[Synobun]

What do Americans eat at Christmas?

This can depend on where in the country you are... any specific places you're curious about?

 

[Zkribbler]

What do Americans eat at Christmas?

Big Mac & fries.