LJ Daily Answers: 2 June 2008

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

As so many of you mentioned, DAAAAAAAAY-OH! DAY-AY-AY-OH! Daylight come and me wanna go home!

Let's move along, shall we?



1. What constant describes the amount of electrical charge per mole of electrons?

"Didn't PETA put an end to electrically charging moles?" - watergal, lots42

"I had no idea that moles could conduct electricity! Hey, maybe that's why electricity always flows to the ground - it's trying to get to the moles!" - blunder_buss

"The unit of measure for putting electricity into moles is called a Gabriel, named after Peter Gabriel, who pioneered the field of electrocuting furry animals with his hit 'Shock the Monkey'." - i_calql8

"Bill Murray.. or was that a hedgehog? or a ground hog? Oh hell I don't know. The only constant is to not cross the streams." - tarpo

"Hang it all, I'm a theater and dance major, not a machine. I hold no truck with your 'numbers' and your 'units' and your 'quantitative measures.'" - babybokal

"I really *should* know this, havin taught it to first-year chemistry students, but that's why I keep my textbooks - so I don't need to remember this crap." - cmseward

"I've got no idea, but I want to say that I'm looking forward to the time when nanotech gets to the point that we can assemble exactly 1 mole of some substance, making Avogadro's number a fixed constant (like the speed of light) and giving the gram a reliable definition." - rikchik

(Who isn't! – LL)

"Am I the first to say 'Avocado's Number'?" - lightning_rose

(Yes, but only by an hour before rachelkachel and laura_croft kicked in. Everyone else just went straight for the guaca-MOLE joke. -CV)

"Dude, if I knew that would I be on LJ playing a quiz? Seriously. You embarrass us both." - flawed_karma

"Science is over rated. Scientists think they're so smart. They give their time and energy to discover new things, and never get laid. Then they typically go and die from the very thing they were researching, and never benefit from their own advancements. Fools." - therhythmthief

"The constant is... C. Everything is c you know. The y intercept... Something to do with physics... I'm sure there's something else too... Vitamin C?" - jechocochan

"The only thing I remember about moles is that we celebated Mole Dau in chemistry class. I don't remember where when or why, BUT there was cake :) " - raphsody606

(October 23, duh. – CV & AL & LL)

"I'd love to know what the charge was when my wife zapped me in the nipple with static electricity while grocery shopping (yes, this really happened, and yes it hurt)" - umbralcorax

"The mutation charge. It's the amount of charge necessary to create this:
" - barbarienne

"Mole of electrons? That sounds like it should be an electric/ground type Pokémon. 'Mole-a-chu! Go!'" - dragonalchemist

"I dunno, but the constant quantum increment by which how visible someone's nipples are through clothing changes is the Farrah Constant." - revieloutionne

"boredom is the only constant when discussing physics" - sometimespez

"Physics is really math and math is hard. Tee-hee!" - twbubbles

"The Faraday is my favorite out-dated constant. Much better than the coulomb, which just reminds me of P. Diddy. P. Diddy does not give me the same warm fuzzy feeling as the Faraday. I mean, ewwwww...." - illogicalvulcan

"The 'Faraday,' one of the many measurements named for a particular person, all of which are lame compared to 'The Millihelen - the amount of beauty required to launch 1 ship.'" - blindgeoff

Correct Answer: The Faraday Constant



2. Complete this phrase:
"Like the sands through the hourglass, so too are ___________________."

"Did anyone else find that bit in Aladdin strangely erotic?" - puredeadthingy

"My pants if I don't wear a belt." - spiralgirl1

"...sucked the worm riders of Arrakis." - lightning_rose

"...The contents of my wallet." - freezer818

"... the gritty bits in my bathing suit." - soberloki

"...The hours you waste watching bad movies on the SciFi channel." - domestik_fucker

"...Prunes through an old person." - elbiesee

"... the quarts of oil from my engine." - a_l_p_h_a_b_e_t

"... calories through my metabolism. No matter how I turn, they always come back." - germankitty

"I still think that dude was Mister Moviephone's Dad." - tempusfrangit

"Time is not made of lines. Time is made of circles. That is why clocks are round." - dragonalchemist

"...the days of our lives. *checks genitalia* WAIT I'M MALE WHY DO I KNOW THIS OHGOD." - fax_celestis
"I am ashamed and humiliated that I know this but ' the days of our lives' my mom watches that show. I don't honestly! I wouldn't know Stefano from John!" - b_hulsmans
"I only watched it in college because my roommates did, honest!" - shel99

"But, my dear, you do have an hourglass figure. It's just that in your case, most of the sand has run to the bottom." - babybokal

"Reminds me of a sign my Economy teacher had posted under the clock: '"Time is passing, but are you?'" - akiyasan

"Mad Libs: on family vacations, dull way to pass the time; on LJDQ, an invitation for public indecency." - reticent_lass

"Sometimes I think that the world would be a lot more fun if it were like a soap opera, with mysterious evil twins popping up all the time and whatnot." - agirlwithavoice

"So apparently our days are spent slowly sinking, before a sudden fall, and then we get buried. No wonder romance never really works on that show." - revieloutionne

Correct Answer: "...the Days of our Lives."

"As stated by Socrates, in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, as a response to 'Dust. Wind. Dude.'" - rikchik and 11 others



3. Who was the mythical designer of the Labyrinth of Crete, which housed the Minotaur?

"David Bowie (I am SOOOO not the only person who will say that.)" - spiralgirl1

(Not by a long shot – CV&AL&LL)

"The Cretin" - drbear

"Al Gore, right before he created the internet" - becky_gardens

"No clue. Theseus never appeared in any episodes of Xena." - illogicalvulcan

(And this is why Xena should not be used in place of education. -CV)

"I know it wasn't Calvin Klein - his maze is a simple straight runway. But maybe that's all you need when you imprison models, 'cuz they seem to pretty much starve themselves before they can figure how to get out." - thepikey

"Daedalus, the creator of the original Bull Run." - i_calql8

"Day-O. Day-ay-ay O. Bull-man come and me wanna go home." - etcet, sskipstress

"King Minos, who had Emperor Plus-sine as his arch enemy. The battles were one where the armies were fractioned into divisions and the atrocities multiplied." - ntlespino

"Daedalus, who with his son Icarus created that classic one-hit-wonder 'Fly Like an Eagle.' However, while his father's career soared, Icarus took the 'crash-and-burn' approach." - wrestlingdog

"Daedalus, who with that amount of knowledge should have known better than to give his teenager wings later in life because THEY JUST DON'T LISTEN AND THINK THEY'RE IMMORTAL!" - canuckdesz

"Ah Daedalus. Whose apple fell very very far from the tree. Um, and the sky. What with the whole drowning in the ocean thing." - silensy

"I bet he's thrilled that no one mentions how he also built a cow replica for the Queen to climb into and finally hit it off with the bull." - bending_sickle
"Daedalus, who also designed the first ever furry costume." - spamrants

"Fema, that's why nobody could find their way out and a whole shitload of people died. Yeah, I went there." - lots42

"I think the Indigo Girls wrote a song about him. Wait, that was Galileo. Someone should write a song about Daedalus. His name is fun to say." - rosefox8

"Daedalus had the smarts to build a labyrinth with a manbull inside, he made WINGS for him and his son to fly away and escape... but it never occurred to him to just dig a little hole under one wall and come out the other side where there were no guards, or to make some interesting weaponry to take them out." - woap

"Daedalus. As a brilliant engineer who created something insanely confusing while on a contract, he's an inspiration to modern software developers everywhere." - rikchik

"to icarus: who's your daddy?" - songquake

"The word 'labyrinth' always makes me think of David Bowie and his super-tight pants. I didn't even read the rest of the question, just thought of that bulge. Because labyrinth=David Bowie crotch bulge. Hope you enjoyed that image. - treerad

(… I did, at least. – LL)

(-1 from the rest of us. -AL&CV)

Correct Answer: Daedalus



4. What film is the source of the phrase "Klaatu barada nikto"?

(Automatic -1 to everyone who truly believed it was "Army Of Darkness". -CV)

"What kind of language is that?" - raphsody606

(Well, according to 12 quizlings, it's Klingon. -CV)

"Oooooh...Barracuda." - raepixy3

"…does anyone besides me remember the horrible 70's prog-rock band Klaatu, rumored at the time to be the Beatles recording under a different name?" - lightning_rose

"I dunno, but you make me want to speak Huttese baby. Goopta mo bossa, LJDQ!" - animagiblender

(Bo Shuda! -CV)

"The Muppets' Treasure Island" - jrho

"'Top Secret!' in the scene where they're all talking backwards. " - drbear

(+1, that movie – LL)

"Sounds like what my Dell support rep told me. I assume he asked me to reboot." - a_l_p_h_a_b_e_t

"Debbie Does Uranus." - lots42

"A movie someone watches instead of losing their virginity." - littlelion2k

"Klaatu barada-what a wonderful phrase. Klaatu barada ain't no passin' craaaaze." - finding_rowan

(+1, The Lion King. -CV)

"The life and times of Cthulhu" - kittycatness

(IA! IA! KLAATU FHTAGN! -CV)

"Can you imagine what it would be like if we had a Day the Earth Stood Still now? I don't think we would ever recover. We can barely handle a Day that LJ Stood Still." - peaseblossom03

"The Day The Earth Quit Revolving But No One Died Which Is Proof That God Exists And All You Science Types Should Shut Up And Acknowledge Your Wrongness" - mathnerd

"The day the earth stood still, which was probably a nice break for Atlas." - killabee886

(He shrugged it off and then wrote a book. -CV)

"Gort is not, I think, sufficiently appreciated as a true cinema bad-ass. Thirty years before the Terminator, he was making the army wet its pants on the National Mall." - etcet

"OMG! F*&%ING KEANU REEVES!! *stabs* *deep breath* The Day the Earth Stood Still." - houseofknaus

(Truly, the horrors of Hollywood know no bounds. -CV)

"Little known fact: those were Ronald Reagan's last words." - barbarienne

(He was trying to say "Good night, Bonzo" but the cold hand of the reaper kinda slurred his voice a bit. -CV)

Correct Answer: "The Day The Earth Stood Still"

"Which unfortunately was not the day Earth was to be photographed. Earth never could sit still once you pointed a camera at her. She was always wriggling and coming out blurry and how are we supposed to use that for our holiday card, young lady? You look a fright!" - theninth



5. Fun with lyrics! Name the band and the song:
Pay attention to the cracked streets & the broken homes
Some call it slums some call it nice
I wanna take you through a wasteland I like to call my home

"the Minotaur from question 3. He had problems with the image his labyrinth was getting as a bad place to be. After all, he grew up there and remained reasonably sane.. for a minotaur." - wyldirishtric

"Seasame Street by Randy Newman" - dreamsphoto

"We Need Roadworks! - The Council Workers" - jechocochan
"Clearly, this band is from Long Island." - kristinmachina

"Sounds like my T.S. Eliot final." - watergal, killabee886

"Hm, based on the theme...Daydream Believer?" - peaseblossom03

"My ex-wife after she attempted to clean the house." - gorghte

"That sounds like a really bad first date." - cmseward

"Dr. Seuss in 'Oh Shit I Think I Drank Expired Milk'." - lots42

"'Weird Definitions of Nice' by The CrackStreet Boys" - diannelamerc

"I don't remember Lady and the Tramp sharing that kind of cozy evening." - akiyasan

(Hey, those 101 Dalmations didn't birth themselves. -CV)

"I know its some song with the word paradise... Paradise City? Cheeseburger in Paradise? Thats it! Thats the one." - umbralcorax

(I'm sorry, I'm afraid you can not has cheezburger. -CV)

"I assume it's 'Some Green Day Song I Don't Know, But Would Make Me Cry If I Heard It', by Green Day. Fucking Green Day, ruining my ice bitch persona." - illogicalvulcan

"Soylent Green Day is people! PEEEEEEPLE!!!!!!" - lookatmesparkle

"It's sad when I can look at my roommate's 14 year-old son, who's a Green Day fan, and say, 'I've been listening to them BEFORE you were born, kid.'" - finding_rowan

"Green Day, 'We're Feeling More Cheerful than Usual'" - adalger

"Green Day, 'Welcome To Paradise.' Oh crap, have I really gotten so old that I can identify songs on the quiz?" - agirlwithavoice

"Bonus points for naming the only three chords Green Day used in 'Welcome to Paradise'!" - buzz

(That's an easy one. Rip Cord, Tony Kord, and A. Cordion. -CV)

Correct Answer: Green Day, "Welcome To Paradise"



6. How do you like to end your day?

"With a y." - revieloutionne, spatialrift47
"With the letter 'e'. But then I get told to use a spell-check and must therefore use the letter 'y'. Can you imagine the identity crisis 'y' must feel?" - kittycatness

"with your mom." - finding_rowan, thepikey

"*will not answer this question until 21 and unlikely to be grounded for life*" - reticent_lass

"in ur journal, playin ur quiz!" - watergal

"seeing my answers picked for LJDQ. (whores for the 'net, whores for the 'net)" - becky_gardens

"With signoff and the National Anthem, then fading to a small dot." - drbear

"It doesn't end, it segues smoothly into the next one." - rachelkachel

"Drinking until I fall over. (Although I suppose that's less 'ending' the day than 'stopping' it.)" - freezer818

"With the sun coming up and sobriety going down." - woap

"The best of all possible outcomes involves several buxom women, a completely immoderate amount of vodka, and no fewer than six arrest warrants. You'd want to be watching a 24 hour news channel the morning after or you'd never believe it." - etcet

"Gay porn, usually. Ah, nothing says, 'Good night, all' like a cock up someones ass." - animagiblender

"I guess saying 'masturbating' would be too forward. I'll just say 'a nice cuppa, book, then bed'.. That makes me seem nice and virtuous." - tempusfrangit

(Oh yes, of course. Because we're all about "nice" and "virtuous" here... -CV)

"how do i like to end it? with lots of hot, kinky sex. how do i typically end it? playing sudoku." - songquake

"Usually with sex, but since the boy is Buffalo, I end my day not with a bang but with a whimper." - laura_croft

"Preferably with wild, hot sex, but on the nights my bf is busy, I take Tylenol PM and tuck the cats in with me. Oh wow, that came out so wrong." - mathnerd

"I'm really boring. I put the kid to bed, eat dinner and watch one of my sekrit pretend boifriends on TV." - jopickles

(You have them too? - LL)

'*not* by discovering a bug in my shorts. Damn, CV, you have my sympathies." - cmseward

(I look on that moment as not the horrific conclusion of one day, but the eye-opening start of another. -CV)

"I have dinner on the table when the husband comes home. I greet him pleasantly at the door, remove his shoes and coat, and offer him something to drink. We sit down and he tells me about his long, hard day at work and I tell him he does a great job and I love him so. After dinner, we sit by the television and I massage his shoulders. Then we're off to bed! After a brief amount of marital congress, we take our respective sides of the bed and do not touch each other, and then fall asleep. When I am sure he is asleep, I stick my tentacles into his nose and slowly suck out his soul. Then I grab his wallet off of the dresser and charge my WoW account to his credit card." - llewllynn

(You had me until WoW. – LL)

(...so you were ok with the tentacles and the soul-sucking? -CV)

"Read a book!" - ooyoumasha

(+1, The Tick. -CV)

"To have my enemies driven before me, and to hear the lamentations of their women." - i_calql8

(+1, Conan the Barbarian. -CV)

"With a good book, a good buzz, or a good boink." - sskipstress

LL would end her day with porn (real or imaginary, whichever's closer). AL would end her day playing Civilization, except that, if you never sleep, then your day technically never ends. CV would end his day with either liver failure from boozin' or heart failure from cheese overload. And life is good.



And that's all for today. Welcome to June, where we have June days instead of May days. I think that's better somehow. Maybe. Daylight certainly lasts a lot longer right about now. Or at least, in this hemisphere. And even though it is a sad and sorrowful Monday, have some cheer, ljdq style, and all will be better. We think.

Thanks for playing, all! Welcome to new players and watchers alike; remember to tell your friends about the funny! Sharing is good!

Rock On!

AL&CV&LL

Comments

[tarpo.livejournal.com]

About time!

[mathsnerd]

Yeah, two quotes! My day is now complete!

[drbear.livejournal.com]

For the record, it is I, drbear, quoted thrice, not dr_bear who I did not know existed until today.

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

lovellama loves her names clearly defined and distinguished. It's ok, we know who you are.

And... fixed now.

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Technical difficulties this morning. Random power failure- what's up with that?

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Go home and drink yourself silly! You've earned it!

[watergal.livejournal.com]

(Well, according to 12 quizlings, it's Klingon. -CV)

None of which was me. For the record. Thank you.

Dude.

[i-calql8.livejournal.com]

And, more importantly, they know what type of stereo and TV equipment you own.

[i-calql8.livejournal.com]

Trip quotes, with pun inclusion! Sweeeet! I'm okay with the no Diedre Hall love, too--leaves more for moi. *switches on Soap TV and lusts

"how do i like to end it? with lots of hot, kinky sex. how do i typically end it? playing sudoku." - songquake

Welcome to my world. Except with me, it's cryptic crosswords or Paint by Number puzzles.

[buzz.livejournal.com]

"With a good book, a good buzz, or a good boink." - sskipstress

Umm... sorry... but I'm spoken for...

>_>
<_<

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Star Trek: it's the new French!

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

You presume that you are, in fact, a good buzz. Perhaps a reevaluation is in order?

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Never a wrong time for a nonogram, it's true.

[buzz.livejournal.com]

I think we need to agree on the definition of "good" before we go any further.

[fizrep.livejournal.com]

"The 'Faraday,' one of the many measurements named for a particular person, all of which are lame compared to 'The Millihelen - the amount of beauty required to launch 1 ship.' - [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] "

HAH!!

[spatialrift47.livejournal.com]

I'll just take my half quote and crawl into a whole.

[i-calql8.livejournal.com]

Or doing a nongram of Diedre Hall. Or Diedre Hall doing a nonogram with me.

*mopping brow* Um, is it hot in here?

[i-calql8.livejournal.com]

Would that make her a Queen Faraday?

[lots42.livejournal.com]

"Sometimes I think that the world would be a lot more fun if it were like a soap opera, with mysterious evil twins popping up all the time and whatnot." - agirlwithavoice


----

My evil twin has a Livejournal. 'evillots42'.

Seriously.

"Usually with sex, but since the boy is Buffalo, I end my day not with a bang but with a whimper." - laura_croft

Don't knock the whimpering. I've seen some awesomeness. (Let's just say my computer can now play videos).

P.S. Half the time I have to check if I -did- the quiz in the first place by seeing if I got any answers in. 'Find' is my friend.

[lots42.livejournal.com]

Mod/Quiz-Taker orgy?

[rikchik.livejournal.com]

Hooray for 3 quotes! Thank you very much.

[pfflyernc.livejournal.com]

*Can stop hitting F5 now* Whew. I had the shakes for a second there.

Note to self: need to work on the funny. Maybe I can outsource it, as with so many other things?

[buzz.livejournal.com]

Just as long as everyone uses protection.

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Perhaps you're confusing "nonogram" with "mammogram". Check dictionary soon plzthx.

[brightlotusmoon.livejournal.com]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970416/synopsis -- ????????

*SOBBING*