[Chat Log] Nov-Dec 2019

[Lucy]

I am one of the only national capitals that sits directly on a major fault line. Cats roam my ancient ruins. Empires fought endlessly over me because I connected continents. Where am I?”

 

[Deric Storm]

Edited because the answer was wrong and needs rewording: I am one of the great world cities that sits near major fault lines. Cats roam my ancient ruins. Empires fought endlessly over me because I connected continents. Where am I?”

Tehran?

 

[Lucy]

Two questions.....

 

[Lucy]

Why do we say "Excuse my French" when about to swear. When something crappy happens why do we ask "If we're having fun yet." and "Why do we say "For pete's sake" are these all just American phrases?

 

[Lucy]

Edited because the answer was wrong and needs rewording: I am one of the great world cities that sits near major fault lines. Cats roam my ancient ruins. Empires fought endlessly over me because I connected continents. Where am I?”

and this brought up another question...when the HELL did it start being spelled "Türkiye" ?

 

[Lucy]

Someone just informed me that the game based on the Netflix version...That's how it was spelled. When. did. we. spell. it. like. that?

 

[Lucy]

Man. You know what? Language barriers are frustrating

 

[Lucy]

This is becoming a fun rabbit hole....the alphabet has been rearranged many times. A came from a Phoenician symbol that originally represented an ox's head. B came from a symbol meaning "house." The names Alpha and Beta evolved from Aleph and Beth. ...

 

[Lucy]

The letters J, U, and W are relatively new additions compared to the others. For a long time, people used I/J and U/V as the same letters.

 

[Lucy]

I was out today minding my own business at a restaurant when I over heard someone at a table near me say this "The United States is the oldest country in the world." I was thinking...It can't be. At least the "United Kingdom" was around before we came to the new world.

 

[Lucy]

Did any of you guys know that the show Anamaniacs once referenced Carmen San Diego in an episode?

 

[Lucy]

It was this episode here at 9:30 in Animaniacs S05:E03 - Cute First/Acquaintances/Here Comes Attila/Boo Wonder