Hey, I Learn Something New Everyday, Two

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 2:50 pm

A_B wrote:They just made a Doogie Howser reference that cracked themselves up. I can only assume that this show has just now made it to Mexico.

Was it a pun off a player's name?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 2:55 pm

P.D.X. wrote:
A_B wrote:They just made a Doogie Howser reference that cracked themselves up. I can only assume that this show has just now made it to Mexico.
Was it a pun off a player's name?

I have no clue. It's like a totally different language.

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 5:26 pm

Giff wrote:Phil LaMarr was Marvin in Pulp Fiction.

I notice Phil LaMarr's name in various animated shows. I didn't know he was a negro. (I never watched MADtv.)

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 9:09 pm

Wikipedia's front page today featured a Blackfoot Indian chief named Buffalo Bull's Back Fat, which I had to look up to make sure it wasn't a joke (it isn't, as far as I can tell).

His name in his native language was Stu-mick-o-súcks. Both of those are future Swamp aliases just begging to be claimed.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 6:16 am

Well thanks for that, because now I clicked on the link to see some other Blackfoot names. Including Pete Standing-Alone, Beverly Hungry Wolf, Faye HeavyShield, and this esteemed legislator

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 6:19 am

Ryan wrote:Well thanks for that, because now I clicked on the link to see some other Blackfoot names. Including Pete Standing-Alone, Beverly Hungry Wolf, Faye HeavyShield, and this esteemed legislator

Only the most ridiculous of names can represent the Heart Butte.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 3:23 pm

Ron Jaworski owns a portfolio of golf courses (actually this is the 2nd time he has built a portfolio of courses)
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rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 6:17 pm

He used to(?, not on the listing you posted) own a course right up the highway from my parents.

My dad hated him because he pulled all sorts of local shenanigans to benefit the place (or himself and his fellow investors). I think I swam at the pool there once in elementary school, probably before Jaws owned the place.

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:40 am

I just looked up what "marbles" mean in the context of racing, and now I know. Thanks bronto!

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 11:31 am

Thought this was an interesting article about how German-Americans used to be the country's most visible ethnic group, retaining their language and culture and forming important voting blocks, until public attitudes during the World Wars caused them to fade into the mainstream.

Note: I actually saw this yesterday, but figured it wasn't the best day to ruminate on German culture.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 12:05 pm

That actually answers my long-curious "why do Italians and Irish seem so much more prominent" question.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 12:11 pm

If you dial 9-1 and then just leave the phone, the police will still show up.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 12:36 pm

P.D.X. wrote:If you dial 9-1 and then just leave the phone, the police will still show up.

so what is the rest of the story for this one.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 12:38 pm

If your office phone system requires you to dial 9 for an outside line, the cops are showing up at least once a week.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 12:50 pm

P.D.X. wrote:If your office phone system requires you to dial 9 for an outside line, the cops are showing up at least once a week.

I got that. I just had a picture in my head of P.D.X. behind a desk as 2 cops come in hands on their service piece.

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 2:02 pm

mister d wrote:That actually answers my long-curious "why do Italians and Irish seem so much more prominent" question.

Cuz we didn't kick Italy's ass hard enough in ww2?

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Sat Oct 03, 2015 4:31 am

The year the Steelers won their first Super Bowl (1974), their quarterbacks combined for a 43% completion percentage, a TD/INT ratio of 12/21, and a QB rating of 48.9.

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Sat Oct 03, 2015 7:22 am

Johnny Carwash wrote:The year the Steelers won their first Super Bowl (1974), their quarterbacks combined for a 43% completion percentage, a TD/INT ratio of 12/21, and a QB rating of 48.9.

Given how prolific passing offenses are today, and how much the rules have shifted to favor offenses, the statistics of most Hall of Fame quarterbacks look mediocre to bad by today's standards. For example, Bradshaw, Namath and Layne have lower career QB Ratings than any active quarterback with 1500+ career pass attempts.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sat Oct 03, 2015 7:26 am

Joe Namath only threw more TDs than Ints twice in his career - his rookie season (18/15) and the year after the Super Bowl win (19/17).

For his career - (50.1% CP and 173/220 TD/INT).

Different era... my father still ranks him as one of the top 5 he ever saw.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/p ... maJo00.htm

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sat Oct 03, 2015 12:08 pm

Pruitt wrote:Joe Namath only threw more TDs than Ints twice in his career - his rookie season (18/15) and the year after the Super Bowl win (19/17).

For his career - (50.1% CP and 173/220 TD/INT).

Different era... my father still ranks him as one of the top 5 he ever saw.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/p ... maJo00.htm

Funny. My father says he believes Namath is the most overrated NFL player, ever. The Jets were actually a running team, and Joe got tons of publicity from being the big, fun-loving NYC celebrity. Lived off of winning the Seper Bowl the rest of his career, as he and the Jets were generally mediocre after that

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Sat Oct 03, 2015 12:30 pm

Fun fact - Bob Griese had zero career pass attempts

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:16 pm

The highest scoring fighter ace in U.S. history was a guy named Dick Bong.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:21 pm

The famous Bong Recreation Area is named after him.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:27 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote:The famous Bong Recreation Area is named after him.

It's right down the street from the Boston Sports Complex.

Post by **Shirley** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 12:02 am

How speakers work.

That is a great example of an excellent visual explanation of a pretty complex topic.

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 7:09 am

fucking magnets. again.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Wed Dec 09, 2015 12:39 pm

I recently learned that a tchotchke is an actual term for a small item of minimal worth. I had just assumed it was a name invented in Office Space for its similarity to those of chain restaurants.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Dec 09, 2015 1:24 pm

Johnny Carwash wrote:I recently learned that a tchotchke is an actual term for a small item of minimal worth. I had just assumed it was a name invented in Office Space for its similarity to those of chain restaurants.

Yiddish has even more words for useless things than it does for penises.

Remember, if the tchotchke is made by a shmendrik, it's probably a piece of dreck.

I grew up with an older generation that sounded like they were hoarking up phlegm when they spoke to each other.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Wed Dec 09, 2015 1:29 pm

Pruitt wrote:I grew up with an older generation that sounded like they were hoarking up phlegm when they spoke to each other.

Schmootz?

ETA: Or is phlegm a Yiddish word and it went over my head? Damn writers.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:00 pm

I did not know Rex and Rob Ryan are (fraternal) twins.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:25 pm

howard wrote:I did not know Rex and Rob Ryan are (fraternal) twins.

Do you know which Swamper went to grade school the them?

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:29 pm

The #1 Cubs fan, Steve?

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 8:11 pm

rass wrote:
howard wrote:I did not know Rex and Rob Ryan are (fraternal) twins.
Do you know which Swamper went to grade school the them?

I imagine them being something like the two Hess sons in the 2014 season of Fargo.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 8:18 pm

I was figuring the beavis and butthead brothers from first season of The Leftovers.

I also learned Tommie Heinsohn is still doing Celtics TV, at age 81. He did national TV in the 80s (and sucked then, especially when the Lakers/Celts were in the finals).

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 8:30 pm

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 10:24 pm

Aces!

And...WITH!

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Fri Jan 01, 2016 9:00 pm

The guy who played Commandant Lassard in the Police Academy movies, George Gaynes, is still alive at age 98. Also, he was born in Finland when it was still part of the Czarist Russian Empire (holy shit!)

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 2:52 pm

Bowlers Journal International is the longest-running sports monthly in the United States. It is thriving in print—advertising is up! The magazine, founded in 1913 by a Chicago shoe salesman, has a remarkably loyal base of subscribers and advertisers.

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A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 2:54 pm

I've been subscribing to BJ international for years.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 3:38 pm

howard wrote:I also learned Tommie Heinsohn is still doing Celtics TV, at age 81. He did national TV in the 80s (and sucked then, especially when the Lakers/Celts were in the finals).

I'm guessing he still sucks. Haven't watched him in a few years, but he was basically operating on rum fumes then.