this page is for miscellaneous things to remember, just basically bits of trivia, things i sometimes might wonder about, and if i find out i'd prob'ly forget... and maybe some stuff i think others might wonder about and/or forget...

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literature

Q: where does the "if you prick us do we not bleed" speech come from?
A: it is spoken by Shylock in Act 3, scene i, of Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice.

Q: what's the difference between short stories, novelettes, novellas, and novels?
A: according to the SFWA's rules for the Nebula Awards, a short story contains less than 7,500 words; a novelette is at least 7,500, but less than 17,500; a novella is at least 17,500, but less than 40,000; and a novel is 40,000 words or more.

Q: what's the name of the author of The Secret History?
A: Donna Tartt

movies & TV

Q: here's a list of some vaguely gothish cartoon girls, for some reason.
A: Raven (Teen Titans), Joan of Arc (Clone High), Serena (Downtown), Yumi (Code Lyoko), Samantha (Danny Phantom), Ingrid Third (Fillmore!), Triana (Venture Bros.), Shareena Wickett (Detention), Susie (The Oblongs), Kara (American Dragon Jake Long), Ophelia (The Life and Times of Juniper Lee).

Q: what are the names of the 3 co-hosts of "Win Ben Stein's Money"?
A: Jimmy Kimmel, Nancy Pimental, and Sal Iacono.

Q: what's that guy's name? the one ya see in practically everything, but remember best as Mickey Abbott on Seinfeld?
A: Danny Woodburn, but I now remember him best as Carl the gnome from Special Unit 2.

Q: what might be the real name of the Doctor, from Dr. Who?
A: Theta Sigma

Q: what are Wayne & Shuster's full names?
A: Johnny Wayne & Frank Shuster (not Schuster)

music

Q: who played Dorothy in Blues Traveler's "Run-Around" video?
A: Diana Marquis

Q: what's the name of the lead singer of Letters to Cleo?
A: Kay Hanley

Q: what's the name of the lead singer of the Sundays?
A: Harriet Wheeler

Q: what's the name of the band who do that song, "Kiss Me"?
A: Sixpence None the Richer (the lead singer is Leigh Nash)

Q: what's the name of the singer from Cake?
A: John McCrea

Q: what's the name of the singer from Portishead?
A: Beth Gibbons

Q: what's the name of the singer from Mono?
A: Siobhan DeMare

Star Trek

Q: what does PADD stand for?
A: Personal Access Display Device

Q: what does LCARS stand for?
A: Library Computer Access and Retrieval System

Q: what does NCC stand for?
A: nothing, really, but it's sometimes said to stand for "Naval Construction Contract."

Star Wars

Q: what are the corresponding colors and designations of the battle droids of the trade federation in Star Wars Episode 1?
A: command officer=yellow; pilot=blue; security=red

miscellaneous

Q: what's the recipe for blackpowder/fireworks?
A: 75% saltpeter (potassium nitrate), 15% charcoal, 10% sulfur

Q: what are the seven deadly sins?
A: greed, sloth, pride, envy, gluttony, lust, and anger

Q: where does the phrase "23 skidoo" come from? And what does it mean, and stuff?
A: There are a number of theories about its origin and all that. Read a bit about it at Wikipedia.

tek's stuff

Q: what does T'Vimh mean?
A: the voices in my head

Q: how do you spell the name of my favorite dinosaur?
A: Deinonychus

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