LJ Daily Answers: 24 October 2005

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

"Is it me, or has the ljdq got smarter while I've got dumber? *tear*" - puredeadthingy

We cannot guarantee that we have become more intelligent over the past several months. Draw whatever conclusions you wish from this.

"Awwh! An angel theme! (And why are you sucking up to angledge?)" - elbiesee

No, not angels. Not even close. But since this was the birthday week for my delectable co-moderator, I figured we should all share the good loving necessary to make her feel good. Also, she might kill me.

"Didn't we already have an Ang themed quiz at angledge's birthdaytime last year?" - marasca

Strangely enough, she's having a birthday this year, at the exact same time. What are the odds?



1. After its renovation was completed in 1997, what was the new name given to Anaheim Stadium?

"I have absolutely no idea and so I shall tell you that I have been knitting today and looking at pictures of yarn. Mmm knitting porn." - tormentpid

"Ang-aheim stadium?" - lyme

"Extreme Makeover - Stadium Edition" - csflick

"Anahein Stadium ver 2.0" - vanbrosia

"(insert weird, made-up symbol), the sports arena formerly known as Anaheim Stadium." - germankitty

"The No-New-Orleans-Refugees-Allowed Dome" - david_deacon

"The PWNED Palace! Loser Stadium! (Go Sox!)" - unamundamour

"The Anaheim Angels-couldn't-help-you-win-a-Pennant Stadium" - elbiesee

"The AngelDome! Two enter, one leaves!" - arib

(+1, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. -CV)

"Angel Stadium, and I've been waiting for Drew Barrymore to show up for years now." - sskipstress

(Alas, only Cameron Diaz showed up to the opening ceremonies. Her gaping maw doubled as a mock olympic torch. -CV)

"The 'Yes, we may be owned by Disney, but at least we look friggin' awesome' stadium. But like all good baseball fans do, they totally ignore the corporate name and just call it Angels stadium." - trishalynn

"The Los Angeles Stadium in Anaheim, California, where the California Anaheim Los Angeles Angels play. Also known as Edison Field." - stevesbabygirl

(I do believe this is our only correct answer. +1. -AL)

Correct Answer: Edison International Field (It became ANGEL Stadium in 2003).



2. What is the (non-SI) term for one-tenth of a nanometer?

"Venti" - zihuatanejo

(Dirty Starbucks tool. -AL)

"Missed it by that much" - pheltzer

"Somewhere between a tidbit and a skosh." - elbiesee

"an amount smaller than the ideal distance between angledge and her gin! shoot, between any of us and our alcohol!" - songquake

(Word. -AL&CV)

"I'm not sure, but I think that Tom Cruise uses that scale for a part of his anatomy." - jonem

(+1, harshness. -AL)

"Mahnanana! Doo Doo Doo Doo... Mahananan! Do Do Do Doot!" - akiyasan

(+1, The Muppet Show. -CV)

"A bananometer. " - woap

"I believe you're thinking of the micron, µ, which is defined as one tenth of a micrometre." - jargon

(While your definition of micron is correct, I do still believe I know what I'm thinking of... -CV)

"Screw your silly non-SI-ness, non-scientist Americans! I say 100 pikometer! And thank you, now I can't get Pikachu going 'pika pika!' a lot out of my head! You're all bastards." - dracothelizard

(No way. You did that to yourself. We're not taking the heat for this one. -CV)

"Mynd you, Ångstroms Kan be pretty nasti..." - prettypinkkitty

"Ångst-rom, the emo unit of length." - calankh

"According to my maths student housemate, it's an Angstrom. Which sounds like it should be the title of the next big emo hit. All about angst ridden mathematical concepts. It could have lyrics involving the word maelstrom ... I'll get my coat." - liseuse

"One angstrom (Å). Who decided to put the little halo over the A anyways? Is it a Holy A? Where're the wings and harp--did some Satanic S steal them? Where does it fit in the DaVinci code?" - deza

(These are important questions you have raised. -AL)

"I accidentally called it an 'Armstrong unit' in a science test. That's a very small step for a man." - active_apathy

"Angstrom. Who would've guessed that mixing angledge and Strom Thurmond would've ended up being so small." - sskipstress

Correct Answer: Ångström



3. What do "The Ice Storm", "Hulk", and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" all have in common?

"They all have the letter 'H' in the title." - 14 of you. Nyuk, nyuk.

"They are all positions in a very VERY obscure Kama Sutra book." - get2llamaschool

"Does it have anything to do with a) Christina Ricci b) expanding until her shirt rips open and then c) levitating? Or just a) and b)? a) and b) would be fine." - david_deacon

"Mmm... Hulk. Eric Bana... he's quite nice looking, isn't he? -drools-" - kittycatness

"But the real question is, what don't they? Bruce Banner is a clear allegory for the woman with the kung-fu, dovetailing nicely with both of their larger themes of peace over war, the importance of nature, and the American Dream. Indubitably." - nextian

(.........Nyet. -CV)

"Hulk *is* green destiny! Crush puny human! Raaarrrhhhh!" - thepikey

"I dunno, they're movies? Jebus, where the heck are these questions coming from? Have the putrid fumes from Nawlins finally rotted angledge's brain? Zombie angledge!" - lovellama

(I AM NOT A ZOMBIE! -3! -AL)

(Nor are you a robot or ninja. You could be a pirate, though. Just FYI. -CV)

"Directed by Ang Lee. Can you imagine what going to film school with both Ang Lee and Spike Lee must have been like? Late night drink-fests discussing plots for African-American martial artist movies... Of course, overhearing one of those discussions would explain Barry Gordy's The Last Dragon." - deza

"Ang Lee likes Green Things. Green Destiny Sword. Big Green Angry Man. Green Sky. I should try to make a haiku out of that but I'm too lazy." - mcclintock

"Don't make me Ang Lee. You wouldn't like me when I'm Ang Lee." - umbral_corax

Correct Answer: They were directed by Ang Lee



4. What breed of cattle comes in Red and Black varieties?

"My cow knowledge is very limited." - whiski_sour

(Never stopped you from answering before. -AL)

"This question smacks of cattle racism." - vyseryn

"Spare the cattle! Meat is murder! Free Willie! Et cetera, et cetera." - crystalcazzie

"Well, throw in some white, and inability to turn around in an elevator, and you have a nun with a spear through her chest. Aside from that I have no idea." - umbral_corax

"I have no idea why, but the first thing that popped into my head was 'kangaroos'. Except for the fact that there aren't black kangaroos - they're grey. And, y'know, they're not exactly considered cattle." - djs_specs

"Baa baa, Red sheep,
Have you any wool?
Da Comrade, da Comrade,
Three bags full
One for the party,
And one for the state
And one for the working class
Who live down the lane" - active_apathy

"Twizzler Holsteins" - fizrep

"Johnnie Walker... Instead of milk they give whisky." - darkeros

"" - droptheleash622

"The little-known Poker Cow. Red comes in subvarieties of Heart and Diamond, known as such for the succulent taste of their meat, whilst Black comes in subvarieties of Spade and Club, known as such because of their violent tendencies." - ataralas

"Checkers Cows. They are really cool when they get kinged, by the way. I'd never think stackable livestock to be quite so entertaining." - halo4

"Oo, I think I know this one! Anus!" - woap

(Words fail me. -CV)

"Just what did Angus do to get an entire line of cattle named after him? Wait a minute... Angus was Scottish wasn't he? Forget it, I'd rather not know then." - buzz

"I once temped for the Virginia Angus Association. There I learned the following: Bulls are never put with cows, since (a) they tend to like the rough stuff, which is hard on the cows, and (b) that's a waste of good semen. So what they do, is bring the bull into a place with a steer (a castrated bull), which is apparently enough to excite the bull, and when he goes to mount the steer, they break it up, and some brave soul hops under and, ahem, applies some sort of collecting apparatus to the bull. Said collection is then divided up into doses, called "straws," and sold all over the country for farmers to artificially inseminate their cows. Which is generally done by wearing a looooong glove." - barbarienne

(And the winner of the ljdq TMI Award this week goes to... barbarienne! -CV)

Correct Answer: Angus



5. What nation endured almost three decades of civil war between factions led by Jose Eduardo dos Santos (winner, now President) and Jonas Savimbi (loser, now deceased)?

"why do the losers always have to die?" - mistyraven

(Well, it would be poor prize at best if winning meant death. Where's the incentive? -CV)

"I refuse to cry for Eva Peron. Especially after she was played by Madonna." - photosinensis

(Although we agree with you, we're going to have to mention that you're in the wrong country right now. -CV)

"Ecaragua, if that country exists. Does that country exist? I always forget." - maggiebloome

(I do fervently hope that you're thinking of Nicaragua. Otherwise you're SOL. -CV)

"Floren, the sworn enemy of Gilder." - stevesbabygirl

(+1, The Princess Bride. -CV)

"Santosia. Seriously, if I won a three-decade civil war, you'd better believe I'd name the country after myself." - jargon

"dos Santos? He's the product of two saints? Hn, doesn't make sense why the 30 year civil war happened then." - ntlespino

(Well, when you choose the Patron Saint Of Heavy Artillery and the Patron Saint Of Sharp Pointy Objects, some bad shit's bound to go down. -CV)

"The Nation of Millions that was holding back Public Enemy." - umbral_corax

"" - peaseblossom03

"I know it's not Mexico because some guy named Fox rules it. That's gotta rock. It's like a superhero name. 'President Fox.' Then he leaps off the side of the building and kicks a mugger in the teeth." - lots42

"I vote we just rename it 'Angryland', if they can keep up a 30-year fight." - active_apathy

(+1 for sticking with the theme! -C)

Correct Answer: Angola

"The nation of Angola was striving to become the sweater capitol of the world. Sadly, they missed by one letter." - dhud98



6. Come on, share the love: what's the best thing about my buddy angledge?

"He belongs to the church of England?" - elbisivnishadow

(He? -AL)

"She's a Fun, Fabulous, Fearless FEMALE!!!" - badgerbabe

(Glad someone's paying attention. Here badgerbabe, have a slice of birthday cake. -AL)

"Her amazing capacity for scotch." - sskipstress

"A deep, abiding love for drinks with significant alcohol content. Oh, sure, sometimes angledge gets funny looks when she expresses that love in public, and the state and the church say it's wrong, wrong, wrong! But who are you to judge, huh? HUH?" - altoidsaddict

"She puts up with chaosvizier. For that alone she should have giant statues erected to her glory!" - barbarienne

(Huh huh, you said "erect". -CV)

"Anyone named Edge has to rock. See, Edge, The, U2." - uncut_diamond

"She's the only thing on my birthday list higher than a ponycar." - diimmortales

"That she looks really, really, REALLY hot in a vinyl minidress and a pair of stilletos." - djs_specs

"She loves Martin Brodeur, and hates Flyers fans. Those two things alone put her in the top 1% of coolness in this world." - buzz

"I admire the selflessness and dedication she shows by taking the ljdq to people affected by natural disasters, to show them that happiness, hope and laughter are still there to be had." - active_apathy

"Everytime I see her name I think of pudding, and pudding is good!" - lynbug

"angledge is made of candy!" - whiski_sour

(And for $20 you can have a lick! -CV I HATE YOU SO MUCH. -AL)

"She knows all the angles, she's a good angler, she doesn't get angry too often, she plays angband, and she looks good in Angora sweaters!" - rikchik

(You should have stopped at #2. -CV)

"The username in and of itself is cool. Angle-edge. Get it? (And yet, you still assign -1 for Geek of the Week. Go figure.) Other than that, the fact that angledge also puts up with all us reprobates to bring us LJDQ every week. And... oh, something about pudding." - silmaril

"Mmmmmod....." - ntlespino

"She's creepy and she's coooky, mysterious and spooky." - mcclintock

(+1, The Addams Family. -CV)

"Cool yet smouldering, sexy, brainy ... what's not to love?" - drbear

"her taste in friends?" - sometimespez

(Nope. Most of her friends taste terrible. -CV)

"All I know is that bad puns tend to rile her up." - shadowkeeper

"Don't know if it's the best thing, but she once asked to make a pretty MSPaint for the LJDQ.
" - dracothelizard

"Probably how she freed the Jews back in the day. It's so hard to choose just one thing!" - halo4

(I'd have chosen a different thing. -CV)

"Honestly, I've only admired angledge from afar and aside from basking in the glow I know very little. I do know that the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge clamed to have known and loved angledge, but the man was an inveterate liar and in this, as in so many things, we must doubt his word." - crossfire

(+1, Sandman. -C)

"Ang is about the loyalist friend anyone could ask for. She's also smart as hell, funny, and down to earth. What's not to love?" - marasca

(Awww, that's sweet. And a fine attempt at making up for incorrectly announcing to the world that she had a 34B rack that one time. +1 for effort, and because today's your birthday. -CV)

"For thou art/ as glorious to this night being o'er my head/ as is a winged messenger of heaven/ unto the white-upturned wondering eyes/ of mortals that fall back to gaze on him her/ when he she bestrides the lazy-pacing clouds/ and sails upon the bosom of the air." - eldritch_flame



And that's the way it is. Happy Birthday once again to angledge. Hope you had a good time out there, and tune in next year when we try to think up five more phrases with "ang" in them. We can do this for years, believe me.

As always, hope you all enjoyed as well. Tell your friends! Tell their friends! Invite everyone to play. It's fun for the whole family.

Thanks again to chlaal who continues to provide support during angledge's long-term work assignment. At least someone's proofreading my typing, which tends to suffer at 3:00 am.

Rock on!

AL&CV&C

Comments

[david-deacon.livejournal.com]

(+1 for reference to Cameron Diaz's gaping maw. -- DD)

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Only Julia Roberts and Sandra Bernhard frighten me more.