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[PolarBear]

Originally Posted by Robextend

I've heard this one somewhere before:

If Phil Rizzuto's wife married Joey Cora, what would her name be?

And if on a French Polynesian Island was watching a classic 1970 war movie, what would she be doing?

[barrysloate]

Cora Cora would be on Bora Bora watching Tora! Tora! Tora!

[FrankWakefield]

Wowah, Wowah, Wowah..... let's go back to those feet and head. Did that head go further or farther?

[Leon]

Not quite the questions I was looking for but very nice indeed. Now here's a good one.

Which came first the chicken or the egg? (hint - there is a definitive answer)

[barrysloate]

If Tuesday Weld married Bobby Orr, divorced him and married Rick Monday, divorced him and married Ray Knight, divorced him and married the actor Frederic March III, her name would be:

Tuesday Orr Monday Knight March III

(I actually heard that one from Tim McCarver).

[barrysloate]

Frank- to me "further" and "farther" are interchangeable, but I believe there is a nuance between them. If you know please share.

Leon- I'll guess the egg.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Leon- I'll guess the egg.

Good guess but why? is the question now!!

[PolarBear]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Frank- to me "further" and "farther" are interchangeable, but I believe there is a nuance between them. If you know please share.

They're not really supposed to be interchangeable.

Farther is used when actually or metaphorically speaking of distance. He can hit a ball farther than anyone. He went farther up the corporate ladder than any of his peers.

Further is used when speaking of non tangible progression. He was able to further his ideas with the forum.

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Frank- to me "further" and "farther" are interchangeable, but I believe there is a nuance between them. If you know please share.

They're not interchangeable. Well, at least they're not meant to be.

Farther should be used for physical distance and further for metaphorical or figurative distance.

[Kawika]

It's OK, Frank. Brad got his Ph.D. in Aeronautics Engineering from Wharton.

[barrysloate]

Is that 37.7 feet really true, or is it a joke? I have no idea. If it is true, how do you calculate it?

[Kawika]

It's really true.
Circumference of Earth:
C=2πr [Circumference equals 2 times pi times radius]
Circumference of track of six foot tall man's head circumnavigating Earth:
C=2π(r+6)
Subtract the former from the latter and you get the further (f):
2π(r+6)-2πr=f
Expand the equation, you get:
2πr +12π -2πr=12π=12(3.1416)=37.7' further

Unclerube: Maybe he hits a timewarp along the way.

[PolarBear]

Originally Posted by Leon

Which came first the chicken or the egg? (hint - there is a definitive answer)

God created birds on the 5th day.

[Jim VB]

Wow. If this board turns into Creationism vs. Evolution, I'm out of here.


I already live in Texas where the Board of Education debates it every year.

[barrysloate]

Thanks Don. It makes perfect sense.