Games & Recreation Pointless Trivia

[worbod]

New Zealand's national badminton team used to be known as The Black utensils. If you wish to know more, and why wouldn't you, you click on the attached article (and admire the headline).

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/15/nz_badminton_kerfuffle/

 

[worbod]

A rattlesnake's head can still see, move and bite up to an hour after you have chopped off its head.

 

[Richo is God]

A rattlesnake's head can still see, move and bite up to an hour after you have chopped off its head.

Isn't that true for most/all snakes?

 

[emuboy]

In any year, the day patterns for September and December are always the same. For example, if September 1 is a Monday then December 1 will be a Monday.

In standard years, February and March have the same day patterns; however in a leap year January and April have the same day patterns as do February and August.

 

[Bulldog Joe]

In any year, the day patterns for September and December are always the same. For example, if September 1 is a Monday then December 1 will be a Monday.

In standard years, February and March have the same day patterns; however in a leap year January and April have the same day patterns as do February and August.

You missed the previously mentioned April and July always have the same day patterns.
Also in a leap year March days match those of the prior December.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Damien Hardwick played for the minor premiership winning team in each of the last six years of his career, but only played in two premierships in that time.

 

[worbod]

A sheep, a duck and a rooster became the first aircraft passengers when they flew in the Montgolfier Brothers' hot air balloon in 1783.

 

[Exe Gesis]

Aliens telepathically breathe

 

[Hank Scorpion]

"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" is a grammatically correct sentence.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" is a grammatically correct sentence.

That's also an example of Semantic Satiation which is saying something constantly that it loses its original meaning.

 

[worbod]

The words pines, snipe and spine are all anagrams of penis.
There are no known anagrams in the English language for either vulva or vagina.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

It is illegal to die in Longyearbyen, Norway.

 

[Illinois Nazi]

"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" is a grammatically correct sentence.

Can you tell me what the hell it means then?

 

[Hank Scorpion]

Can you tell me what the hell it means then?

'Buffalo' takes three meanings:

1. The animal (in plural form)
2. A city in New York state (used as an adjective)
3. A verb meaning 'intimidate'

For clarity, I'll use different words for each meaning: 'dogs,' 'London,' 'bite'


London dogs, London dogs bite, bite London dogs.

more clearly:

Dogs from London, that dogs from London bite, bite dogs from London

 

[Resistor]

Surely if it was grammatically correct you would need commas?

 

[Headless]

Surely if it was grammatically correct you would need commas?

Yep.

Buffalo buffalo, Buffalo buffalo buffalo, buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

 

[worbod]

English novelist Anthony Trollope died from a stroke brought on by over-hearty laughter.

 

[wally funk]

Sounds like the time some lady wrote the BBC to say her husband passed away watching The Goodies one time. She wrote to thank them for making her husband's last moments on earth so fun.

 

[wally funk]

The fastest recorded sneeze clocked in at around 165km/h.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Sydney Harbour Bridge is not as tall or as long as the West Gate Bridge.

 

[akkaps]

Sydney Harbour Bridge is not as tall or as long as the West Gate Bridge.

Isn't that obvious.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Isn't that obvious.

Firstly, this isn't the Obvious Trivia thread.
Secondly, apparently not. At least not according to these simpletons who had to tell the world in a feeble attempt to one-up themselves.

 

[worbod]

The biggest known win in an adult soccer game was 149-0. It happened on Halloween (October 31, 2002) in Madagascar. The teams were Stade Olympique l'Emyrne (SOE) and the newly crowned league champions AS Adema. SOE were upset at a refereeing decision in a previous match against AS Adema, and as a protest started scoring own goals.

 

[bradrowe#32]

This is a list of what each artist was paid for performing at Woodstock in 1969.

 

[ioppolo]

Santana at 26, wow.