Description : A plane travels from Sydney to Beijing, leaving on Thursday 1:00pm, taking exactly 24hrs to travel. The plane lands at 10:00am. What happened with the plane? -Riddles
Last Answer : Nothing. Beijing is 3hrs behind Sydney.
Description : A layer-4 firewall (a device that can look at all protocol headers up to the transport layer) CANNOT a. block entire HTTP traffic during 9:00PM and 5 :0OAM b. block all ICMP traffic c. stop ... address d. block TCP traffic from a specific user on a multi-user system during 9:00PM and 5:00AM
Last Answer : d. block TCP traffic from a specific user on a multi-user system during 9:00PM and 5:00AM
Description : Monday 3/22 10:00pm - Has the race / ethnicity of the Boulder shooter been announced?
Last Answer : Most mass shooters in this country have been white men (many of them young) so that’s likely. Religious motivation seems to be less common, but who knows? I don’t think anything has been released yet.
Description : Have you seen this morning's (6:00AM April 1) blog?
Last Answer : Wasn’t fooled, but I’m on full alert today.
Description : if the time in paris is 9:00am in detriot, what time is it in chicago
Last Answer : Need Answer
Description : What time would 7:00pm in the western US be in South Australia?
Last Answer : Noon in Hobart.
Description : Were you aware there is a benefit concert tonight for the Hurricane Sandy victims at 8:00PM Eastern DST?
Last Answer : Yes I heard it advertised quite a bit on some radio stations that I listen to. I plan on watching it and seeing what its about. Thanks for reminding me.
Description : The world will end at 7:00pm tomorrow. What are you going to do?
Last Answer : Put me bloody clocks back. Bugger, there always has to be something going on ;¬}
Description : What time is 2 00pm hours?
Last Answer : It is 2 o'clock in the afternoon (12 hour system). Or it is 14:00 hundred hours (24 hour system).
Description : When people say "the devil is in the details," what do you think they mean by it?
Last Answer : I think that it means that the details can trip you up.
Description : Since air essentially behaves like a fluid, would it not be accurate to say, that aeroplanes swim through the air?
Last Answer : Fluid ≠ liquid. Gases and liquids are both fluids, as are plasmas. But swimming and drowning are ways of interacting with liquids specifically, not fluids generally.
Description : When something "puts you off", it is "off-putting". Is it then not logical to say, that when something "pisses you off", it is "off-pissing"?
Last Answer : Only in pun logic. Put off is an expression meaning to delay. Off-putting is an expression meaning unlikable. Are there truly any actual, always applicant rules in language? - Not many. Is ... get passing grades. Would it not be better to just teach them all Plankalkül? - It would not.
Description : How can you say something is applicable to daily life?
Last Answer : You can’t always. The only defense is that it never hurts to have extra knowledge.
Description : The CEO for Chick-fil-a forces employees to say “my pleasure” to thankful customers in order to sound friendlier, isnt that completely counter productive?
Last Answer : Any workplace has the option of setting workplace behavior service standards. I imagine, @rockfan , at your workplace (whatever your do) there are corporate rules for how to treat customers and ... that no problem is one of the stupidest, most inappropriate, and insincere responses possible.
Description : Why is it normal to say "rubs me the wrong way" and "turns me off" when talking about everyday things?
Last Answer : I remember the 60's sort of . The saying Turn on, tune in, drop out was from LSD guru Timothy Leary. Although he talked a lot about drugs, his message was by no means exclusively about getting high ... be very contented. But if you rub (kitty) the wrong way, kitty's reaction will not be so nice.
Description : If we say "All swans are white", but don't know there are black swans, is our claim true or false?
Last Answer : (Ignoring the black swan ) This is where scientists get themselves in trouble. The scientist would say My current data indicates all swans are white. Or, To date we have only found white swans. ... voice. All swans are white. and most people would believe it. There is a lesson there somewhere.
Description : You only get to say one word for the rest of your life, which one?
Last Answer : No. Or help.
Description : Using only four words, what would you say (read details)
Last Answer : I’m just a passerby!
Description : Why do we say "going on the train", "going on the bus" but we go "in" the car?
Last Answer : Probably because you typically crawl/climb into a car. You step onto a train/bus then walk to your seat.
Description : Why do we say The Americas or The Middle East but not The Africa or The Asia?
Last Answer : There are 2 american continents, and “middle east” could mean anything. “Africa” and “Asia” on the other hand, are unique identifiers.
Description : What do you mean when you say that "generalizations are false"?
Last Answer : I’ve never heard that expression used other than as a joke. As in “All generalizations are false.”
Description : Why do the British say maths and people in the US simply call it math?
Last Answer : because the full word is mathematics
Description : How can I say I love you?
Last Answer : answer:“I love you” is already in English. Your question is unclear.
Description : Do foreign customer support reps feel our frustration when we can't understand anything they say?
Last Answer : answer:I often get people from the south (Americans) on the phone and I have to ask them to repeat things all the time. I actually understand the people in India and the Phillipines better. Maybe only those with non-regional dialect should answer phones.
Description : Why do people say "I could care less" when they seem to be expressing the exact opposite, that they couldn't care less?
Last Answer : I think it’s gotten warped over the years, much like some people saying/typing “of” instead of “have” (“I should of gone to school.”) As soon as you point it out, people see that it’s incorrect, but by that time it’s become such an ingrained habit that it’s hard to break.
Description : Do you say "waiting for" or "waiting on"?
Last Answer : “Waiting for” in Ontario, but I’ve heard “waiting on” as well.
Description : How do you say "I love you" in Dari (Afghan Farsi)?
Last Answer : answer:You could contact your local community colleges and ask them about classes, or buy a language disc. Read this excellent wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_language As far ... of the sounds, and you will find different versions. Farsi is actually written in Cyrillic.
Description : What is something you say/do when you are lost for words, speechless, dumbstruck?
Last Answer : “Uhhhhhhhhh….........”.
Description : Do they say "um" in other languages?
Last Answer : In Spanish class we were encouraged to use “pues” instead of um.
Description : Why do people who misunderstand what you say for something absurd; then decide it is a good idea to discuss how crazy what they thought you had said was?
Last Answer : I’m sure McKenna had to deal with that all the time.
Description : Is it patronizing or thoughtful to say "Gracias" to an Hispanic worker?
Last Answer : Depends on if you mean it to be patronizing or thoughtful. Nothing wrong with a little culture.
Description : What do we mean when we say, "yes -- no"?
Last Answer : I think it means we are indecisive and we don’t know our own mind.
Description : What's a good, non-awkward thing to say when being introduced to the significant other of your co-worker/boss when your co-worker/boss has said mainly less-than-nice things about them?
Last Answer : Just say “It’s great to meet you” Nothing more.
Description : How do you say "One for all and all for one" in French?
Last Answer : Tous pour un et un pour tous. That is what I also go you can go to busuu.com, sign up and see if it is correct. they have a great trasnslator there
Description : How do/will you say "2010"?
Last Answer : i think two thousand ten sounds better
Description : As a greeting, why do we say "good evening" during the night, when we ought to be saying "good night"?
Last Answer : We aren't the only ones to do that. The Germans do as well, for example: guten abend and gute nacht. It's just a convention. Besides, one definition of evening is the period from sunset to bedtime ... . Of course, we could all start a movement and try changing the meaning of good night . :o)
Description : Do you say pop or soda? Lightening bug or fire fly? Half an hour or half hour? Jimmies or sprinkles?
Last Answer : Canadian piping in here; pop, fireflies, either half an hour or half hour, sprinkles.
Description : Have you noticed how you can say terribly nasty things with a Southern accent - and it doesn't sound mean?
Last Answer : Hmm. All those adorable KKK slogans and speeches, for example?
Description : My New England friends - you know what three word question is being asked if I say "jeet?", right?
Last Answer : Anticipation…
Description : What is it called when you accidentally say a completely different word than the one intended?
Last Answer : Are you thinking of a Freudian slip?
Description : What did you say?
Last Answer : It annoys the hell out of me too. I think its they hear what you say but they brain doesnt process it fast enough and then it finally clicks after that second that they said what. At least thats what it feels like to me when it happens on those strange occasions.
Description : Why dont we say "twenty o eight" instead of "two thousand eight"?
Last Answer : “Twenty o eight” is an idiom, where “two thousand eight” has the same meaning to all humanoids on the planet Earth at least the ones that use our time system…
Description : How do you say 'Thank You' in Burmese?
Last Answer : also how do you learn burmese
Description : Do you think Joe Rogan should be "canceled" for his use of the N word?
Last Answer : No. Let him suffer the slings and arrow of his choice of words. People are, generally speaking, stupid. And some prove it all the time.
Description : If animals had human language, what do you think they would tell us?
Last Answer : answer:My dog isn't allowed to differ from my opinions. Plus, if she could talk, I'd have to stop that. She's seen too much.~ A cow would say moo.' A pig would say oink.' A cat would say ... better than me, without enslaving an animal. Now you're just being a dick.' A turkey says goble.' Etc .
Description : Why do people even think about future if it, actually, doesn't even exist?
Last Answer : The future is like the past and the present. They are all facts. You may not be able to list as many specifics concerning the future as you might about the past, but it’s only prudent as well as downright necessary to devote a great deal of effort to preparing for it.
Description : What do you think of the use of the phrase "award winning"?
Last Answer : I really don’t think about it but it brings to mind all the participation awards my kids got just for showing up.
Description : Do you think animals understand emphasis?
Last Answer : answer:I have never caught one using “air quotes“yet. I think they do at least as far as tone; the deeper and gruffer the more they are prone to pay attention. Possibly because the read threat into it I guess.
Description : I think we would all agree that the video I posted in the details is horrible...but would you agree that this kind of behavior is glorified in so many ways in our society today?
Last Answer : answer:I agree that most of the reactions are rather counterproductive. It reminds me of Sophie Lancaster, a goth girl who was killed by some dudes who beat the crap out of her for being a goth, and ... important part is that kids look up to us as exemplary models on how to deal with these things.
Description : What do you think is the oldest swear word and do you think we still use it?
Last Answer : I say undoubtedly “Shit”. I mean it’s been disgusting an unhealthy since before we had language to express it. It was a point and look curse.