Something I learned today.

[[deleted user]]

Heh.

[Susan]

Oooh, this stuffy stuffs is good.

Who else did the eye balls thingy?

[Chris]

Today I learned what a Snookie is.

It made me sad

[Emily]

Snookie sounds sweet... what does it mean?

[Chris]

Emily wrote: "Snookie sounds sweet... what does it mean?"

A very un-classy and obnoxious women from New Jersey who somehow got her own reality tv show....again, which is somehow very popular.

I'd give a link to more about her....but to do so would be tantamount to reading out loud from Lovecraft's Necronomicon.

[Susan]

I was so hoping it wasn't that. Let's pretend that it was really a snazzy cookie, instead.

[[deleted user]]

Christopher wrote: "Today I learned what a Snookie is.

It made me sad"


I felt that way about some baby boo boo or something or other. I don't regret turning off the cable tv...

[Susan]

Oh shit. Snooki AND Sugar bear.
I can 't take it.

[Emily]

Christopher wrote: "Emily wrote: "Snookie sounds sweet... what does it mean?"

A very un-classy and obnoxious women from New Jersey who somehow got her own reality tv show....again, which is somehow very popular.

I'd..."

Sounds like a piece of information to readily forget.

[Mark]

My memory decided to play me that clip of her running alongside the beach covered in fake tan and concealer and all other sorts of horrific additions with the beach clearly visible and screaming "Where's the Beeeacccchh"

[Susan]

Oh god. Stop.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

There are all sorts of reasons why your hotel plastic key card might stop working. One reason is if you are being nasty to the front desk, and they secretly decide to deactivate it.

The hotel staff and the front desk are always watching you and listening to you. If you're mean to your taxi driver, or if they hear racist or homophobic slurs, the hotel staff might take it out on you. Be nice, or if you can't be nice, be generous (with tips).

Charges related to the minibar are quite often mistakes. Therefore if you find yourself eating the entire collection, although it would be ethically wrong, you could most likely get away with claiming you are being billed mistakenly and the front desk will remove the charges.

The maid service is required to leave you with clean (spotless) glasses. This means they wash the glasses with whatever cleaning solution they have on the cart. If they don't have dishwashing liquid, they might wash them in the sink with hot water and shampoo. And to leave them spotless they might use a little furniture polish. So if your glass has a fresh lemony scent, you may want to rinse it thoroughly....

From Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality

[Susan]

I just watched a story on t.v. about this subject. I came in to the room after it had begun so I was unaware of who the man was that they were interviewing. I thought it was just an exposé on hotel treatment and cleanliness. It must have been the author of the book.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Yes, I think he was on 20/20 or a show like that. I heard a radio interview with him (after reading reviews of the book I think I know all I need to know now).

[Susan]

Agreed.

[evie]

Spiders living in warmer urban environments are getting significantly bigger than their country cousins. It's the increased warmth caused by buildings, pavements, asphalt, and other man made objects. Even after the sun sets, the heat continues to radiate.

[Spellbound]

I have a little spider living in the corner of my living room, his name is Ugo. We have an unspoken agreement: if his web stays within a reasonable size (I am the judge of that), I let him be and he can eat all the flies, mosquitoes and bugs he wants. We are both very happy. Now I guess I'll have to watch his size as well.

[[deleted user]]

There are more than 300 species of sharks. Only 4 are considered a danger to humans.

[Félix]

Gail wrote: "There are more than 300 species of sharks. Only 4 are considered a danger to humans."

And that's only if humans go in the water.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

evie wrote: "Spiders living in warmer urban environments are getting significantly bigger than their country cousins. It's the increased warmth caused by buildings, pavements, asphalt, and other man made objec..."

Well that's hella creepy.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Spellbound wrote: "I have a little spider living in the corner of my living room, his name is Ugo. We have an unspoken agreement: if his web stays within a reasonable size (I am the judge of that), I let him be and ..."

That's so cute. I used to have these small light brown spiders in my bathroom - they didn't bother me, because they stayed up high. I think they liked the humidity. I haven't seen one in awhile. But what I have now are these tiny black jumping spiders who hang out in the shower. They're too small to be annoying, and when I get in the shower and turn on the water they're going to die anyway, unless they can run away fast enough.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Gail wrote: "There are more than 300 species of sharks. Only 4 are considered a danger to humans."

Why do I think global warming is going to change that number? Upward.

[[deleted user]]

Possibly because the second thing I learned today was that Australias fishing reserves are moving south due to global warming. They have to eat something.

[Emily]

Gail wrote: "Possibly because the second thing I learned today was that Australias fishing reserves are moving south due to global warming. They have to eat something."

Wow, that's disturbing.

[Cynthia]

For the past 30 years, I have placed the new vehicle registration sticker in the lower left corner of the license plate, on top of the old sticker. This is not legal. You are supposed to remove the old sticker(s) first. On of my Facebook friends got a $120 fine for her piled up stickers.

[Félix]

I laugh when I see license plates with stickers all over the place.

[Phil]

In WA, they told us to put it over the old one.

[[deleted user]]

evie wrote: "Spiders living in warmer urban environments are getting significantly bigger than their country cousins. It's the increased warmth caused by buildings, pavements, asphalt, and other man made objec..."


I fear your entire country, because of the Funnel Web!

[[deleted user]]

Phil wrote: "In WA, they told us to put it over the old one."

Oregon: we put it over the old one.

[Phil]

Jennifer Aniston had a baby.

[Félix]

Really! Just now?

[Susan]

I thought she was just recently pregnant. (?)

[Phil]

Apparently sometime prior to today. I didn't look up the details, I'm just going by what was said in another thread, where Heidi is locking up the baby-daddy in the Manquarium.

[Susan]

Are you dabbling in rumor in the Something I learned today thread?

I am certain someone will be here soon to reprimand.

[Susan]

I just checked and it would appear that pregnancy/baby is just a rumor at this point.
Also just in, I have officially been involved in JA's life too much today. Sorry Ms. A. You deserve your privacy.

[Phil]

Bummer. New learning misfire.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

The gossip mill has been trying to stoke that rumor for the past 10 years. It's never quite caught on.

[Jammies]

Phil, Kate Middleton is having a baby--does that make up your new thing learned deficit?

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

The creators of OK Cupid found that the answer to the question "Do you like the taste of beer?" is more predictive than any other of whether you are willing to have sex on a first date.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

9% of U.S. GDP is "off the books," underground, untaxed. In Greece this figure is 27.5%, which is one of the reasons Greece's government debt is so huge and its economy in the crapper.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

You can propagate moss by putting it in a kitchen blender with water and beer, mixing it up and spreading it on your lawn. I learned this from a Goodreads review.

[Susan]

You can also do a mixture of buttermilk or yogurt and moss. You can paint the mixture on anything you want to grow moss. You can even paint words or house numbers on large rocks.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Fiendish!

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I think I am going to paint the whole front of my neighbor's house.

[Susan]

LG! Use this power for good not evil. Although...

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I LOVE moss. If every surface were covered in moss, the world would not be a worse place.

[Susan]

I agree. Moss is spectacular. So are moss gardens.

[Susan]

[Phil]

Around here it's like constantly listening to Roberto Duran.

"No moss, no moss."

Fight fans, you know what I'm talking about!

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

As do I, not a fight fan.