LJ Daily Answers: 25 September 2006

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Number of extra and excessive R's used this week: five...thousand.

1. Which South American country derives its name from the Latin word for silver?

(Total number of Evita references: lots. -AL)

"Ilversayland. Or is that name derived from the Pig Latin?" - kenshardik

"It must be Brazil. I've seen pictures of it's beaches, and it's the mother lode, baby!" - antinomic

"Arrr-quador, dammit." - 3jane

"Grah. All my Spanish knowledge has been replaced with Japanese. So it goes like this:
Query: Spanish word for silver:
Brain: GIN! (er, and not the drink... sorry to get you excited)
Query: SPANISH, not Japanese.
Brain: GIN!
Query: Goddammit, I know oro is gold...
Brain: Bolivia!
... So, my answer is Bolivia." - lyme

"Wow. Watch as four years worth of Spanish lessons fail me as I can't remember either the word for silver OR the name of any South American country that's not Chile." - seraphic_slayer

(Tough luck there, you two. But remembering the Spanish word for silver would have only confused you further anyway. -AL)

"the little known country of Silverguay...the guayest of them all." - slanciante

"Argentina, also known as 'That country with the pretty blue soccer jerseys'.
" - alliancesjr

"Im sitting here trying to remember the symbol for silver on the periodic table. I hate you for making me use the knowledge I swore never to touch again after high school." - aliaspiral

"Well ye scallywag, on the periodic table, it be saying that Silver is Ar! So I recons that it be Arrrrgentina ye treasure is burried in! It be mine now!" - naraht

"Arrgentina, land of meat and maudlin musicals." - alstaria
"The only one which begs its citizens in a song not to go all EMO!" - germankitty

"Arrrrrrrgentina, home to pirate Hippolyte Bouchard (whose name makes me think he was a female pirate in disguise, but it turns out he's just French), who was the only pirate to terrorize California." - mark_laura

"Argent-Seriously,-Don't-Piss-Off-Maggie-Or-She-Will-Sink-Your-Cruisers-From-Behind-ina?" - jonem

Correct Answer: Argentina



2. Oxygenated blood is distributed through the body by which blood vessels?

"All I remember about oxygenated blood is that we had to colour it in blue on a diagram when preparing for GCSE's... makes it sound rather unhealthy." - timydamonkey

(So... how did you do on your GCSE? Because I always remember the colour blue designating veins. Arteries are red. -CV)

(Maybe this is a British/American reversal thing, like driving on different sides of the road. -AL)

"What is this 'blood' you speak of? It better not be in my arteries, those are reserved for caffeine and alcohol, in that order." - woap

"Arteries, which is also what traffic announcers tend to call major highways, indicating that when I sit in a car at five-thirty a.m. trying desperately to get to the airport I am actually an oxygenated life-giving happy cell of blood. They should call the highways veins, and then we could all go get oxygenated at Starbucks." - rushthatspeaks

"Excuse me, ve are lookink for nuclear blood wessels...in Alameda, could you tell us vhere de nuclear blood wessels are?" - i_calql8

(+1 to you & everyone else who referenced ... uh, whichever Star Trek movie that was. -AL)

(Well, we sure know who ISN'T the Geek of the Week... It was Star Trek IV. -CV)

"The HMS Artery. Blood Vessel would also make a most excellent name for a pirating ship." - buzz

"'Distributed' like newspapers--the red blood cells ride through the arteries on their bicycles, tossing folded-up oxygen molecules onto the front lawns of every cell." - barbarienne

"Arterial blood is pumped away from the heart, and is bright red. A doctor explained that to me once as he was stitching up my thumb where I'd nicked an artery. I shot blood clear across the room, which was kinda cool. I cut my thumb on the lid of a cat food can. The damn cats get dry food from a bag now." - ginalin

"My anatomy lecturer helped us learn where they were by pointing out the quickest way to kill people by transecting them ..." - ghymoreid

"" - mcrunner03

"For some reason I'm envisioning my blood cells travelling around my body wearing trench coats and then walking up to my vital organs and going 'Psst...PSST! C'mere, man...I got something that'll make you feel reeeeeeal airy, man.'" - seraphic_slayer

"Arteries, except the pulmonary artery, which is the only artery to carry deoxygenated blood. Woo! I DID remember something from my Bio classes!" - wendynat & many other people from whom we expect excellent report cards indeed

(Yes, & the pulmonary & umbilical veins also carry oxygenated blood. Furthermore, some capillaries can ALSO carry oxygenated blood. I did a bad job of writing this question. Sorry everybody! -AL)

"I like my arteries. If only they didn't get so clogged up by delicious, delicious butter." - stephe

Correct Answer: Arteries



3. What is the proper name of the oldest known fossil bird?

"The first thing that pops to mind is arrrrdvark, but that's not a bird and it's not an old fossil." - cjtremlett

"A parrot?" - iamraffiki

(Thematic, yes. Correct, not so much. -CV)

"Joan Rivers" - 5
"Big Bird" - 4
"Larry Bird" - a_l_p_h_a_b_e_t

"Unladenus swallowus." - jedimartini

"I have half a tank of the essence of oilbird." - antinomic

"Archie chopsticks
Arky yob trix
Arch y copter, Rick's
Arrggh, ye upped yer tricks!" - mark_laura

(Answer, yes. Spelling, not so much. -CV)

"Archaeopteryx which bears a striking resemblance to Yankees pitcher Randy Johnson:
" - piney61

"Archaeopteryx, which became extinct due to its unfortunate habit of flying into large rocks:

See? SPLAT!" - jessalae

"It's one of the best reasons for why amphibians/reptiles TASTE LIKE CHICKEN. Mmm...Kentucky Fried Archeopteryx. It's Jurassic-tastic!" - eris779

"Archeopteryx, the pimp of the ancient times. Feathers are stylin', yo." - lightmagician

"I used to have a stuffed one, but I gave it to a pregnant friend, because 'teryxs are for kids." - rushthatspeaks

Correct Answer: Archaeopteryx

"Which I think was also the name of a dominatrix in an educational porno I saw once." - babybokal



4. What play (and film) features two elderly aunties with a unique solution to the problem of aging bachelors?

"I don't know, but I do wonder if it's rated ARRRR!" - mercat

"There's a movie about mail-order Russian brides?" - sskipstress

"Ew, elderly sex. It's like a pair of elephant skin rugs on a bed." - pirho_maniac

"Who Wants to Bury a Millionaire?" - etcet
"Golden Girls Gone Wild." - kittikattie
"'Grumpy Old Aunties' starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matheau in drag. Tony Curtis has a cameo as the captain of a yacht." - kenshardik

"Cocoon" - pewter_alyssum

"At least they didn't put it in the pudding." - pocketmouse

(True. Poisoned pudding makes me sad inside. -CV)

"No joke, when I figured out the theme, my first thought was Arsenic and Old Leather. By the way, did you know that '"arseniously' has all six vowels (a, e, i, o, u, and y as a vowel) in order?" - caffeineod

(The word of the day is 'arseniously', the state of being or acting like Arsenio Hall. -CV)

(As an aside, 'facetiously' also has all those vowels in order. Just sayin'. -AL)

"I'm going to be those old ladies when I grow up, me and my friend Stacy. I can't wait; we're gonna have so much fun!" - the_wanlorn

(I'm calling the police right now. Preemptive strike and all that. -CV)

"I always thought it would be better if it were called Arson and Old Lace." - renee12321

"Arsenic and Old Spice. Apparently if a bachelor is properly scented, the chicks don't care how old he is. Insert tasteless Anna Nicole Smith joke here." - chlaal

Correct Answer: Arsenic and Old Lace

"Personally, I would have used Iocaine powder instead." - alstaria



5. Which Greek goddess supposedly assisted her mother Leto in the delivery of her own twin?

"Oh, Greek pantheon. You're just freaky." - kokopellinelli

"Greek. Um. Ar...istotle. SHUT UP HE MIGHT'VE BEEN A GIRL. I MEAN SHE MIGHT'VE BEEN A GIRL." - jetsam_porridge

"Jared Leto is a Greek God? I knew it!" - alejandradd

(Are you surprised that he's a mother? -AL)

"I'm sorry, all I can think of is Dune. Oh, gah, no, Sting in a Speedo! Get the mental image out, get it out!!" - schizospider

"You know, every time I think modern society is just weird, I look into Greek mythology and find something like this. It settles me down." - drbear

"If it wasn’t a character in Xena (or Hercules) I have no clue (and you’ve already docked me -1 for deriving all of my myth-based knowledge from Xena, so nanny-nanny-boo-boo, you can’t hurt me!)." - smeddley

(-1,000, just because. -AL&CV)

"Now..that would save on some HMO bills." - beast_666

"Apparently Greece didn't have issues with child labor laws." - dorei

"That's actually a disturbing thought, really. 'I don't care if you've just been born. Climb back in there and pull!'" - soimpossible414

"Artemis, be careful, you're still all govered in amneotic gunk and your hands are slippery. Oh, watch the placenta, dear-- no, you can NOT use your arrows to assist you!" - synthesize

"Artemis, who later became a virgin goddess. Given the delivering-own-twin thing, I can kind of see why." - rushthatspeaks

"The question is, was she born with a full knowledge of divine birthing procedures, or did was she just tired of sharing the womb and kicked the twin out?" - filmbuff

"Artemis. I did a project on her in 5th grade. We couldn't talk about the latent gay." - kittikattie

(Artemis? Total dyke. -AL)

"goddess of the hunt (and apparently, things that rhyme with hunt...)" - droptheleash622

Correct Answer: Artemis



6. How do you celebrate International Talk Like A Pirate Day?

"Wondering why all the little LJ people have eyepatches... and finally working it out from LJDQ. Priceless." - jetsam_porridge

"This song." - rushthatspeaks

"Pillage, THEN burn" - lots42, dorei

(Important. -AL)

"I tried to get me some booty." - rhitsqueaky

(Do someone, or do someone not. There is no try. -CV)

"I roll down hills saying 'As you wish' to people for no apparent reason." - tarpo

"I tell jokes like this one: What did Captain Hook die of? Jock itch. Har de har har." - bizzatch

"By Honoring my ninja ancestors with the taking of filthy pirate heads!" - buzz

"I order a death sentence for the Messiah and wash my hands...oh wait, that's talk like a Pilate day." - drbear

"I plan on staying home with my new computer:

" - fizrep

"Arr, I been plunderin' gold from little kiddies all yesterday! Or, in non-pirate-ese, taking registration forms and fees for a children's choir." - flor_enojada

(Definitely more fun in piratese. -AL)

"I wore my cheap-ass pirate hooker boots with the three-inch heels and the hard plastic soles to class all day. My friend wore a corset. Clearly, pirate = PAIN." - babybokal

"By completely forgetting to provide tech support with a saucy sea-dog's accent EVERY TIME I answer the phone. It's probably just as well, since none of my users would have the first idea how to Keelhaul a WinXP installaion anyways...." - etcet

"Nothing fancy. The occasional 'Arr' here and there, and avoiding citrus fruit for the past couple of months to develop a convincing case of scurvy." - kenshardik

"
…she was not amused." - smeddley

"Booze and wenches, wenches and booze." - stephe

"How do you celebrate International Talk Like A Pirate Day?
By coming up with perverted pirate pick-up lines! (Seriously, who doesn't do this?) Some of the ones I've thought up so far:

'Let me blow your sails and fire your six pounders.'
'How'd you like to swing my lead*?'
'Is that a mast on your ship, or are you just happy to see me?'
'Why don't we go take a caulk on my poop deck?'

* ('swing my lead' may be replaced by: 'weigh my anchor', 'Jolly my Roger', 'blow my man down', 'load my gunwalls', or even 'yo my ho-ho' if you're really that desparate for a good smacking.)" - mistyraven

"Arr, me hearties, if only I could make the land lubbers I work with walk the plank or lay a few broadsides aginst the timbers of this sinking place I work in. Aye, a pirate dreams of more than gold me buckoes." - saldw

Correct Answer: "Telling wife 'Avast, ya scurvy Wench, bring me more grog or I'll keelhaul ya' and then sleeping on the couch for a few days" - southbucki



An' that be all fer this round, mateys! See ya swabs tomorrow, 'less the grog be takin' me t'Davey Jones' locker earrrrrly. Aye.

Pirate talk be banned till this time next year, arrrr. Aye.

Rock on!

AL&CV