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Title: Questions
Post by: QuadShot on April 06, 2011, 01:44:29 PM
If pro and con are opposites, wouldn't the opposite of progress be congress?

What's the difference between normal ketchup and fancy ketchup?

Why is vanilla ice cream white when vanilla extract is brown?

What does PU stand for (as in "PU, that stinks!")?

How come lemon washing up liquid contains real lemons, but lemon juice contains artificial flavorings.

Do the English people eat English muffins, or are they just called muffins? (For Meds!)

Who coined the phrase, 'coined the phrase?'
Title: Re: Questions
Post by: moyer777 on April 06, 2011, 02:53:49 PM
PU- pretty unpleasant  :)

and no, English Muffins to our UK folks are actualy more of a crumpet!  I found this out the hard way.  ;)

Muffins are like, muffins. 
Title: Re: Questions
Post by: Bromptonboy on April 06, 2011, 04:11:36 PM
Quote from: QuadShot on April 06, 2011, 01:44:29 PM

Who coined the phrase, 'coined the phrase?'


I always thought this one came from the old 'Koine' Greek - that was widely spoken back in Western classical antiquity.

My son once asked me 'What do they call Canadian Bacon in Canada - just bacon?' (this was during our trip to Niagara Falls......slowly I turn....step by step....)
Title: Re: Questions
Post by: QuadShot on April 06, 2011, 09:12:35 PM
Brompton...:)
Title: Re: Questions
Post by: turtlesrock on April 07, 2011, 06:57:58 AM
"vanilla ice cream is white since there is only a little extract in it.
if there were much more it would taste bad"
that's what the ice cream truck guy said a few years ago
Title: Re: Questions
Post by: sparrow on April 07, 2011, 06:45:48 PM
yes the opposite of progress is congress seeing that there possibly a shut down 
Title: Re: Questions
Post by: turtlesrock on April 08, 2011, 07:44:00 PM
Quote from: sparrow on April 07, 2011, 06:45:48 PM
yes the opposite of progress is congress seeing that there possibly a shut down 
was there? i heard gossip of it on the news this morning but nothing official.