Ratio of Combat Troops To Support troops? - Factual Questions . . . Years ago, I read that in the American Civil War, there were almost 10 front-line combat troops for every support person in the rear In WWI, this ratio had changed-there were now about 3 support troops for every 10 front-line soldiers In WWII, there were more than 3 support 10 front-line By the time of Vietnam, there were nearly 5 rear area support personnel for every 10 soldiers My
Do They Stil Have Book Clubs Record Clubs Where You Get A Bunch For A . . . I can remember there used to be ads all the time…SELECT 10 FOR ONE PENNY! I would read through the lists and think, “Gee, what a great deal!” and then read the fine print: You must buy a minimum of 10 books movies at special low prices for the next year We will send you a book movie every month…etc I can’t remember the last time I saw one of those ads Do they still have those
Would an Americans accent turn British after living in UK? I heard that a Vietnam draft evader emigrated to the U K (England) and reportedly had a ‘slight English accent’ when interviewed in the early 1990’s (it was a newsprint interview so I could not hear it) My question is, if the average american adult, at say 21, moved to England, would his accent turn native? If so, how long? Or would it remain forever hopelessly “Colonial”?
Why do black men have such large members? - Straight Dope I’ve been looking at a lot of porn lately, and I’ve seen video clips featuring these black guys with penises that have got to be at least 12 inches in length There’s no way I can compete with that Worse, white women have begun going over to the “dark” side in droves, clearly because of this genitalia difference Why are the cocks of African-American individuals so huge, and more
How old were you the first time you saw adult genitalia? And was it traumatic or confusing? The first time I saw an adult penis was when I walked in on my parents during fore play I was about 3, and it wasn’t traumatic I just remember thinking "hmmm, watcha got there daddy?" I had seen my mom, aunts, older cousins nude as far back as I can remember, but not what they had hidden underneath My dad had an elderly aunt that had some puppies she
Beer bottle with built-in opener? - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Once upon a time we used to drink a brand of beer that had a bottle opener built in to the bottom of every bottle This would have been central NYS, in the early 90s, in case that helps Anyone know what kind of beer that was?
Two women under one roof is misery in Chinese. Or not. According to this source, although the combinations of multiple women results in some interesting and amusing meanings, there is no actual character consisting of two women under one roof A “woman” under a “roof” means “quiet,” “peace,” “tranquility ” Two “women” means “handsome” or “pretty,” and also “cunning ” This negative (misogynistic) suggestion
Why does The New Yorker hold out for venders and focusses? As much as I like The New Yorker, I’ve noticed that their editors insist on the spellings “vender” and “focusses”, where most people would probably consider “vendors” and “focuses” to be correct I find this extremely grating A cursor search in Google for both variations for each of the two words indicates that less than one out of a hundred would spell it the New Yorker way
Effect of Orthodox Synagogue on Property Values If a big fancy orthodox Jewish synagogue is built within walking distance of your house, does it generally cause property values to go up (on the theory that there is increased demand for houses within walking distance of the synagogue) or down (on the theory that a large orthodox Jewish population will undermine the local public schools)?
Poll - Do women like it when men finish in their mouth? My wife hates it when I do Everytime she tries to 'splain something to me, she takes so long to get to the point that I end up finishing it for her It really pisses her off