At the North Pole, no matter which direction you look along the horizon, you're facing south... and vice versa. Ya got me on the compass thing... but Philly's cold enough... I'm not going to a Pole to find out!
On 12/7/07, Joe D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ** Why do we have to press Start if we want to shut down any MS windows > operating system? (This one is my favorite!) > > If its a square, why is it called a boxing ring? > > And something that I often personally wondered but didn't really care to > find out... Where will a magnetic needle point if you are standing bang on > the north pole or the south pole.. Will it hang in a vertical position if > suspended in mid air? How would you know east from west when standing dead > on the north or south pole? > > Joe > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>]On Behalf Of Dwayne > Martin > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 1:53 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Friday Humor - Questions that have Confused humankind!! > > > I too have too much time on my hands, so since nobody is asking, "Which > came first the chicken or the CHICKEN egg" I'll try to answer it anyway. > > If you believe in a literal creation, then God said "Let there be a > chicken" and behold, there was one. The egg came later. > > But according to evolution, there was a long transition period before a > creature that was almost a chicken laid an egg, out of which hatched the > first real chicken. Which leads a new question: Was that egg a chicken egg > because a chicken hatched out of it, or a not-quite-a-chicken egg because a > not-quite-a-chicken laid it? > > Dwayne Martin > James Madison University > > ---- Original message ---- > >Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 09:55:14 -0800 > >From: Thad K Esser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: Friday Humor - Questions that have Confused humankind!! > >To: [email protected] > > > > ** > > Okay, my turn to geek out... > > > > This question answers itself - clearly the egg came > > first. The question is NOT "Which came first the > > chicken or the chicken egg", but "Which came first, > > the chicken or the egg". Clearly there were eggs > > (such as Dinosaur) long before anything even > > resembling a chicken existed. Problem solved. > > > > I used to work the graveyard shift and had WAY too > > much time to myself.... :-) > > Thad Esser > > Remedy Developer > > "Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, > > they're yours."-- Richard Bach > > > > "Mohan Panchangmath" To [email protected] > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc > > Sent by: "Action Subject Re: Friday Humor - > > Request System Questions that have > > discussion Confused humankind!! > > list(ARSList)" > > <[email protected]> > > > > 12/07/2007 09:44 AM > > > > +---------------------+ > > | Please respond to | > > | [email protected] | > > +---------------------+ > > > > all time favorite confusion...."what came first?.the > > chicken or the egg?? > > > > cheers, > > Mohan > > --- "Wangler, Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > What do you call a lady who delivers with the US > > > Postal Service? > > > > > > A mail woman or a fe-mail man? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dan Wangler, Team Lead, STARS Group > > > > > > Phone: 214-567-8304; email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > > > > > Client/Server Services, IT Opeations > > > > > > Texas Instruments, Inc. > > > > > > 6500 Chase Oaks Blvd., MS 8401 > > > > > > Plano, Texas, 75023 > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > From: Action Request System discussion > > list(ARSList) > > > [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Bob > Rowe > > > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 11:01 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: Friday Humor - Questions that have > > > Confused humankind!! > > > > > > > > > > > > ** In "A Bug's Life" the ladybug-guy never really > > > adjusted to being a > > > male of the species. > > > > > > On Dec 7, 2007 9:43 AM, Wallace, Kelvin > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > wrote: > > > > > > ** > > > > > > What do you call a male ladybug? > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > From: Action Request System discussion > > list(ARSList) > > > [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Gidd > > > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 9:54 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: OT:Friday Humor - Questions that have > > > Confused humankind!! > > > > > > > > > > > > Questions that have Confused humankind!! > > > > > > a.. Who was the first person to look at a cow and > > > say, \"I think I\'ll > > > squeeze these dangly things here, and drink > > whatever > > > comes out?\" > > > > > > a.. Why do toasters always have a setting that > > burns > > > the toast to a > > > horrible crisp, which no decent human being would > > > eat? > > > > > > a.. Why is there a light in the fridge and not in > > > the freezer? > > > > > > a.. If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is > > > there a song about > > > him? > > > > > > a.. If the professor on Gilligan\'s Island can > > make > > > a radio out of > > > coconut, why can\'t he fix a hole in a boat? > > > > > > a.. Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains > > > on all fours? > > > They\'re both dogs! > > > > > > a.. What do you call male ballerinas? > > > > > > a.. If Wile E. Coyote had enough money to buy all > > > that Acme crap,why > > > didn\'t he just buy dinner? > > > > > > a.. If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests? > > > > > > a.. If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable > > oil > > > is made from > > > vegetables, then what is baby oil made from? > > > > > > a.. If electricity comes from electrons, does > > > morality come from morons? > > > > > > a.. Isn\'t Disney World just a people trap > > operated > > > by a mouse? > > > > > > a.. Why do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle > > > Little Star have the > > > same tune? > > > > > > a.. Do illiterate people get the full effect of > > > Alphabet Soup? > > > > > > a.. Did you ever notice that when you blow in a > > > dog\'s face, he gets mad > > > at you, but when you take him on a car ride, he > > > can\'t wait to stick his > > > head out the window into the wind? > > > > > > a.. Does pushing the elevator button more than > > once > > > make it arrive > > > faster? > __20060125_______________________This posting was submitted with HTML in > it___ > _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
