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20 Dec 2021, 12:44 pm

Why do newscasters constantly mispronounce common words?

It is "feb-ROO-ary", not "feb-YOO-ary".

It is "noo-KLEER", not "noo-KEW-ler".

It is "OH-mee-kron", not "OM-nee-kron".

It is "PEER-ah-mid", not "PEE-roh-mid".

It is "SAM-on", not "SAL-mon".

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20 Dec 2021, 12:56 pm

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Because it helps to stop the virus spreading, or at best it slows it down!

Masks, hand sanitising and vaccines help with that. Lockdowns might if they were about 9 months long.

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20 Dec 2021, 4:21 pm

WHY do all the conspiracy theories, fake news items, and pseudo-scientific nonsense seem to originate on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and various random blogs?

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20 Dec 2021, 5:12 pm

Why do artists' conception pictures of Noah's Ark (and the huge actual building built to look like the ark at the Ark Experience) show the Ark with a bulbous bow similar to that of a modern container ship?

The purpose of the ram-like underwater forward extension of the ship is to reduce drag for speed, and to save fuel consumption. Noah's Ark did not have any kind of powerplant (not diesel, not steam, no sails, and didnt even have guys pulling oars). So there were no reason to build it with a bulbous bow.

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20 Dec 2021, 5:28 pm

Fnord wrote:

The sound of their voices is often torture too.

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21 Dec 2021, 9:51 am

Why do some news-sites hide their articles behind paywalls when the same articles can be read elsewhere for free?

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21 Dec 2021, 4:06 pm

WHY are people so crazy?

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21 Dec 2021, 4:54 pm

Why are the people who are obsessed with being single and/or virgins do nothing about it?

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