Hey, I Learn Something New Everyday, Two

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue Sep 27, 2016 2:12 pm

Gregg Popovich is an Air Force Academy grad.

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Sep 27, 2016 2:26 pm

Yeah, my ex brother in law was recruited by Pop, played one year when Pop was an assistant.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Tue Sep 27, 2016 3:20 pm

My uncle was teammates w/ him at the academy before he went to fly C-130's.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Oct 19, 2016 6:51 am

Andrew Montross is a freshmen on UNC's Lacrosse team. Yup son of Eric

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 11:38 am

The Fair Catch was actually a soccer rule long before the rule was allowed in American Football.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_Rules

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 10:37 am

A.1. sauce was invented in England in 1824 by a chef to King George IV. It was originally treated as a general condiment, and not marketed as "steak sauce" until over a century later.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 10:41 am

Johnny Carwash wrote:A.1. sauce was invented in England in 1824 by a chef to King George IV. It was originally treated as a general condiment, and not marketed as "steak sauce" until over a century later.

HDO45331 · Post by **HDO45331** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 10:45 pm

Remoulade sauce was originally used, in the New Orleans area, to cover up the smell of tainted meats. Now, they hopefully just use it as a condiment.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 10:50 pm

Johnny Carwash wrote:A.1. sauce was invented in England in 1824 by a chef to King George IV. It was originally treated as a general condiment, and not marketed as "steak sauce" until over a century later.

Just my opinion, but I think that a person who puts steak sauce on a good piece of meat is not one fit for polite company.

HDO45331 · Post by **HDO45331** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 10:59 pm

sancarlos wrote:
Johnny Carwash wrote:A.1. sauce was invented in England in 1824 by a chef to King George IV. It was originally treated as a general condiment, and not marketed as "steak sauce" until over a century later.
Just my opinion, but I think that a person who puts steak sauce on a good piece of meat is not one fit for polite company.

Yes, definitely. I do not eat a lot of steaks, but when a server asks me if I want steak sauce, I ask what is wrong with the steak.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:01 pm

Steak sauce isn't my first choice, but I like sauce on steak. Even good steak. Preferably horseradish. Sauce is great.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:04 pm

mister d wrote:Steak sauce isn't my first choice, but I like sauce on steak. Even good steak. Preferably horseradish. Sauce is great.

To be clear, I'm not referring to a demi glace, reduction or sauce that a restaurant puts on a particular menu item. I'm talking about A-1 or Heinz 57, etc.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:06 pm

Oh yeah. That's just ketchup with more spice. Same page.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:15 pm

A.1. is good on hamburgers or meatloaf, and underrated on non-meat sides like rice or potatoes, but yeah, it should never go on an actual good steak.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 9:29 am

Johnny Carwash wrote:A.1. is good on hamburgers or meatloaf, and underrated on non-meat sides like rice or potatoes, but yeah, it should never go on an actual good steak.

Whataburger's A-1 Thick and Hearty burger is pretty phenomenal.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 11:11 am

Johnny Carwash wrote:A.1. is good on hamburgers or meatloaf, and underrated on non-meat sides like rice or potatoes, but yeah, it should never go on an actual good steak.

That's how I feel about H.P. Sauce.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 12:05 pm

Johnny Carwash wrote:A.1. is good on hamburgers or meatloaf, and underrated on non-meat sides like rice or potatoes, but yeah, it should never go on an actual good steak.

Old A1 Commercial wrote:Well, what's hamburger, chopped ham? NO, it's chopped steak, and what's better on steak than A1?

Why I remember the words to that commercial is beyond me, but there you go.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 12:08 pm

Pruitt wrote:
Johnny Carwash wrote:A.1. is good on hamburgers or meatloaf, and underrated on non-meat sides like rice or potatoes, but yeah, it should never go on an actual good steak.
That's how I feel about H.P. Sauce.

Everytime I see H.P. sauce (and it was very common in Australia) I think "When did Hewlett Packard start making condiments?"

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 12:28 pm

Of course, HP sauce and A1 are awfully similar. To my taste, they're the same thing

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 5:24 pm

Peaches & Herb have always had the same Herb, but there have been seven different Peaches.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 5:27 pm

Johnny Carwash wrote:Peaches & Herb have always had the same Herb, but there have been seven different Peaches.

One of the more recent Peaches...

Hmmm...

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:02 pm

Houdini once did the basic "look, I'm taking off my thumb" trick in front of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle was absolutely dumbfounded and sincerely believed Houdini had supernatural powers.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:28 pm

I've done that trick for kids. Amaaazing!

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 5:43 am

Johnny Carwash wrote:Houdini once did the basic "look, I'm taking off my thumb" trick in front of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle was absolutely dumbfounded and sincerely believed Houdini had supernatural powers.

Good thing he didn't pull a quarter out of Conan Doyle's ear.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 1:35 pm

Donald Duck fought in WW2 and has PTSD:

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 9:17 am

Terry Collins has managed 1,850 regular-season major league games and has a win percentage of exactly .500.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Mar 20, 2017 11:38 am

The Masters Theme
1.) Only written in 1981
2.) Hay Lyrics
3.) Written by David Loggins...2nd cousin to Kenny

Well, it's springtime in the valley
On Magnolia Lane
It's the Augusta National
And the Master of the game

Who'll wear that green coat
On Sunday afternoon
Who'll walk that eighteenth fairway
Singin' this tune

Oh, Augusta
Your dogwoods and pines
They play on my mind like a song
Oh, Augusta
It's you that I love
It's you that I miss when I'm gone

Well, it's Watson and Byron Nelson
And Demaret, and Player, and Snead
And it's Amen's Corner
It's Hogan's perfect swing
It's Sarazen's double eagle
At the fifteenth In Thirty-Five
And the spirit of Clifford Roberts
That keeps it alive

Oh, Augusta
Your dogwoods and pines
They play on my mind like a song
Oh, Augusta
It's you that I love
It's you that I miss when I'm gone

It's the legions of Arnie's Army
And the Golden Bear's throne
The wooden-shafted legend of Bobby Jone

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Sun Mar 26, 2017 10:20 am

32 U.S. states have an official state dance. In 27 of those, it's a square dance.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Sun Mar 26, 2017 1:27 pm

Average number of people who die in avalanches in the United States each year : 27

Portion of deadly U.S. avalanches that are triggered by the victim or a member of the victim’s party : 9/10

****

Ratio of the average annual number of deaths in the United States caused by drowning to those caused by gun violence : 1:8

Of federal research funding for drowning to funding for gun violence : 1:1

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Mar 26, 2017 2:44 pm

Johnny Carwash wrote:32 U.S. states have an official state dance. In 27 of those, it's a square dance.

#soundsaboutwhite

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 5:50 am

Pruitt wrote:I think GWAR must have visited Scandinavia at some point.

Seriously, Eurovision clips are like a rabbit hole of schlock...

Definitely stick it out until he starts changing registers...

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 7:06 am

Speaking of the Eurovision, the finals are being held in Kiev.

Russian Entrant Barred!

I was going to link to the Russian entrant's song, but it is torturously bad.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 11:13 am

Johnny Carwash wrote:32 U.S. states have an official state dance. In 27 of those, it's a square dance.

It's not even like a Southern thing either. Look at this shit...

https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralL ... /Section32

Was the square dance sweeping the nation in 1994 or something?

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 11:25 am

It's all about the do-si-do's, player.

STATE OF CONNECTICUT

Committee Bill No. 5154

Page 1
Referred to Committee on COMMERCE

LCO No. 3006
Introduced by (CE)

General Assembly
January Session, A.D., 1995

AN ACT MAKING SQUARE DANCING THE OFFICIAL FOLK DANCE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

(NEW) The square dance shall be the state folk dance.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: To increase state revenue from tourism. This designation would be particularly significant for tourism promotion in 1995, as Waterbury will host the Northeast Regional Square Dance Convention for the second year in a row.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are all capitalized or underlined where appropriate, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section thereof is new, it is not capitalized or underlined.]

Co-Sponsors: REP. JARJURA, 74th DIST.; REP. HARTLEY, 73rd DIST.
REP. SAUER, 36th DIST.; SEN. SOMMA, 16th DIST.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 7:33 pm

The trademarked color of Tiffany & Co is officially "Tiffany Blue."

And I don't care what anyone says, that's a fucking offshoot of seafoam green. If I'm supposed to see a shade of blue in that color, I'm colorblind.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Apr 05, 2017 7:47 am

Johnnie wrote:The trademarked color of Tiffany & Co is officially "Tiffany Blue."

And I don't care what anyone says, that's a fucking offshoot of seafoam green. If I'm supposed to see a shade of blue in that color, I'm colorblind.

The sister I loathe has been trying to make Tiffany Blue her nickname for a good four years now. It's embarrassing.

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Apr 05, 2017 8:14 am

Just add "...she needed the money" anytime she self-nicknames.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Apr 05, 2017 8:53 am

USPS's Informed Delivery is pretty cool. Because USPS scans all of the mail for routing, they now let you sign up and get an email each day with the pictures of what is being delivered that day.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed Apr 05, 2017 1:30 pm

April is both Alcohol Awareness Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

I'm sure it's also plenty of others, but being those two at the same time makes so much sense.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Apr 05, 2017 1:35 pm

More Than 30 "Months" Observed in April

Happy National Pecan Month!

Happy National Soy Foods Month!