A thread for asking useless questions

Posted by: DIL on 04 June 2005

Hi,
Time we had a thread for asking useless questions and, hopefully, getting an answer; or two.

Only rule is no use of Google, search engines, encyclopedia etc. Only what you have stored in the grey stuff.

As a starter.
What does the 'T' stand for in James T Kirk ?

(Before you ask, I don't know the correct answer, the consensus response of all you Naimees out there will have to do.)
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by GML
This was answered by joe90 not long ago in another thread. 'T' stands for Tiberius.
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by long-time-dead
Who put the bop in the bop shu-wop shu-wop ?
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by Deane F
Why do all analogue watch and clock advertisements show the hands at 9.50am/pm ?
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by Tam
quote:
Originally posted by Deane F:
Why do all analogue watch and clock advertisements show the hands at 9.50am/pm ?


They don't. Last week's economist has a patek philippe ad on the back and they're at 10:10. 9:50 seems an unlikely time to pick since they hands are so close together.


regards,

Tam
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by Deane F
Tam

You're quite right, that's what I meant - 10.10. How embarrassing - failure to check that brain is working properly before pressing "Post Now" I guess..

Deane
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by count.d
quote:
Why do all analogue watch and clock advertisements show the hands at 9.50am/pm ?


It's an age old photographic lesson you're taught when you get an assistant's job. Basically you put the hands there because the watch "smiles" at you. Also because it usually keeps the hands away from the logo, date and chrono dials.

And it looks balanced.
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by Deane F
Why is a joystick so called?

(I mean, what's joyful about it? Funstick maybe. Even gaystick. But joystick?)
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by cunningplan
A question I've always wanted to know the answer to... How long is a piece of string???

Regards
Clive
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by Deane F
Long enough.
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by cunningplan
But how long is long enough? Smile

Regards
Clive
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by cunningplan
quote:
And why have the british no word for Kindergarten?


We do they're called nurseries... we don't use the word Kindergarten because Hitler didn't win Winker

Regards
Clive
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by Deane F
quote:
Originally posted by HT-Naimee:
I will probably make a complete fool of myself by asking this as a dedicated Naim fan, but what does NAIM stand for? No Audio In Music....Now Addictiveness In Mmusic....Naughty Adam Is Moderator?


I asked this same question on the forum several months ago and apparently the answer is that Julian Vereker, when he was starting out, needed a name for his company and somebody said "why not just change the spelling of name?" - and it stuck.


quote:
- And why the C on NAC? Naim Audio....Conductor....Coordinator....


Naim Audio Control

quote:
- And who has been in the trading section of this forum and knows what is going on in there?


Asked this too. Can't remember the answer other than that it is boring. (Although Jimmy Hoffa posts there...) If you really wanted to you could search the Padded Cell for this thread. I will require a small commission however.

quote:
- What does AM and PM stand for on your watches?


Ante meridian/post meridian
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by long-time-dead
Didn't Mick Parry have a similarly veined thread a while back ?
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by Deane F
I would have to google that one LTD. That kind of thing slips straight out of my grey matter and into my other matter.
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by JonR
An American trade union leader who disappeared, or something like that. There was a film made about him, called "Hoffa", unsurprisingly.
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by Malky
[QUOTE]Originally posted by cunningplan:
A question I've always wanted to know the answer to... How long is a piece of string???

Twice the distance from the middle to either end.
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by JeremyD
quote:
But how long is long enough?
Enough is shorter than too much.

Why does this question not have a correct answer?
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by cunningplan
quote:
Why does this question not have a correct answer?


Quite right Jeremy... I'm still waiting Winker

Regards
Clive
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by J.N.
I'll admit to being sad enough to know that James Kirk's middle name is/was Tiberius.

There's an amusing feature on Bill Shatner in the new Radio Times, and he is aked about those ghastly breakfast cereal adverts shown recently on UK TV.

OK; silly question time:-

A vacuum flask keeps hot things hot, and cold things cold. How does it know?

John.
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by seagull
Where's Matthew (the man with all the answers) when you need him?
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by long-time-dead
What's the frequency, Kenneth (anybody?) ?
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by cunningplan
And another one of those questions that never seems to have a correct answer.... What is the $64,000 dollar question?

Regards
Clive
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by Andy Kirby
quote:
And why are the british the only ones to drive their cars on the left hand side in europe although all the knights in europe were dominantly right handed and would have been "riding on the left"?


Because Napoleon didn't win here, I understand they did until Mr. Nappy won and had his armies march on the opposite side of the road, therefore everyone else had to use the other side of the road, so we would all know who was boss.

Andy
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by Andy Kirby
My question is...

In the 'Top Cat' song, what are they saying after : "Close friends get to call him TC" ???

Never did work that one out Smile

Andy
Posted on: 04 June 2005 by Malky
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Andy Kirby:
My question is...

In the 'Top Cat' song, what are they saying after : "Close friends get to call him TC" ???

Never did work that one out Smile

"Providing its with dignity"