Dumb Question Amnesty Thread

[BadgerHorn 147]

I know the origin of the Bulldogs part.  What's the origin of "Texum"?

[El Diablo 4232]

6 hours ago, BadgerHorn said:

I know the origin of the Bulldogs part.  What's the origin of "Texum"?

Bowtie Loftin. Making some pomp and circumstance speech and "Texas" flowed out as "Texum". At least that's the way I recall it.

[Prepuce of Doom 20906]

When my head fills up with snot and I'm blowing my nose constantly, am I gaining or losing weight as a result? 

[Kyle 207]

WTF is Kwanza and does anyone but the media give a shit?

[Doze 1312]

16 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

When my head fills up with snot and I'm blowing my nose constantly, am I gaining or losing weight as a result? 

This hits close to home right now...probably losing weight 'cause you don't feel like eating.

[Prepuce of Doom 20906]

I hate the sound of a knife scratching on a plate. 

Is this the fault of my knives, my china, or my clumsy dining companions? 

[Vic Mackey 46716]

Where did the term 't-sip' and 'sip' originate? Did Aggy start this? I always see these terms and know they are referring to us but never really knew why they came up with this term.

[Your Mom 4763]

Tea sippers is what that ags used to call the Horns.  As in softies who sip iced tea.  

[Whatever 700]

Why are words like moose and deer exempt from normal plural rules?

[BearSchlong 8013]

Tea sippers is what that ags used to call the Horns.  As in softies who sip iced tea.  

Probably more like hot tea served in dainty China cups, with pinky fingers extended.

[Kennythetiger 9284]

Which came first- "Hook 'Em" or "Gig 'Em"?

[Jerry Callo 8631]

Aggies started using gig'em in 1930's prior to a game against the Horned Frogs (apparently they didn't know that Horned Frogs aren't the frog gigging type of frogs).  Once it was uttered twice, it was a tradition.

Harley Clark came up with the Hook'em hand sign in the mid-1950's.  Not sure about when the phrase was first used.

[Biff Tannen 45209]

On 1/4/2019 at 11:04 AM, Whatever said:

Why are words like moose and deer exempt from normal plural rules?

I most definitely use meese.  Because that's the way it should be dammit.

[NWBuck 8534]

4 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

I most definitely use meese.  Because that's the way it should be dammit.

 

[Llano Estacado 1257]

Probably more like hot tea served in dainty China cups, with pinky fingers extended.

This.

Also, to do my best Randolph Duke impersonation, before crazy people began convincing sane people that Texas Independence was about nothing but rich white men sticking it to Mexico, (after Mexicans stuck it to the Spanish who stuck it to the indigenous people, but I digress) service/spirit orgs would host a party in front of the tower on March 2nd. Can’t remember if it was Orange Jackets or APO who would pass out “Texas Tea”. Seeing as March 2nd celebrations on campus go back to at least 1897, there’s a decent chance some young people smiled in March of 44 in Austin while the Officers of TAMU were instructing Patton/Eisenhower/Montgomery exactly how Operation Overlord would be planned.

[High Plains Drifter 10937]

On 1/4/2019 at 11:23 PM, BearSchlong said:

On 1/4/2019 at 1:55 AM, Your Mom said:

Tea sippers is what that ags used to call the Horns.  As in softies who sip iced tea.  

Probably more like hot tea served in dainty China cups, with pinky fingers extended.

Correct. According to aggy, they are real texans who drink iced tea, we are not real texans because we sip hot tea.

[butthurt 1504]

On game shows like the price is right, do they offer cash options in lieu of the actual prizes minus the taxes?

[ztejas 42817]

On 1/10/2019 at 1:48 PM, NWBuck said:

 

Upvote for Brian Regan. Anecdotally I've heard from multiple comedians on podcasts he's like... the nicest fucking guy ever.

 

[Steamboat1874 4013]

13 hours ago, butthurt said:

On game shows like the price is right, do they offer cash options in lieu of the actual prizes minus the taxes?

Yes and of course you have to pay the taxes either way.

I assume it is the gift tax amount which used to be 35%.

[El Diablo 4232]

35 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said:

Yes and of course you have to pay the taxes either way.

I assume it is the gift tax amount which used to be 35%.

So on the old "Let's Make A Deal", if you won the donkey they didn't actually give you a donkey?

Signed,
A Disappointed aggy

[Steamboat1874 4013]

2 hours ago, El Diablo said:

So on the old "Let's Make A Deal", if you won the donkey they didn't actually give you a donkey?

Signed,
A Disappointed aggy

I think they gave you the equivalent of the San Francisco treat.....

Edited January 23, 2019 by Steamboat1874

[NeverMarryAStripper 21765]

Yes and of course you have to pay the taxes either way.
I assume it is the gift tax amount which used to be 35%.

Why would you pay gift tax (normally paid by the gifter) on game show winnings? I would imagine that you get a 1099G on it.

[BigDHornfan 6512]

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-man-won-30000-on-wheel-of-fortune-heres-how-much-he-got-to-keep-2016-09-19

[NWBuck 8534]

3 hours ago, Steamboat1874 said:

I think they gave you the equivalent of the San Francisco treat.....

Certainly preferable to a Cleveland Steamer.

[ztejas 42817]

2 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Why would you pay gift tax (normally paid by the gifter) on game show winnings? I would imagine that you get a 1099G on it.

You wouldn't. There is a federal flat tax for winnings that is 25% iirc. This applies to gambling winnings and prize money (such as what you win on a game show). The lottery is taxed as normal income by the fed which is why you lose a considerably larger portion (up to 38%).

And yes, that isn't what a gift tax is at all. A gift tax is a way to prevent rich mofos from writing off ridiculous "gift" sums to each other and then deducting the amount from their taxes. 

"What? No! That wasn't income. It was a gift by the Rockefellers!"

Edited January 23, 2019 by ztejas

[Kennythetiger 9284]

Deduct what from their taxes, and write-off what?  I believe it's a device to circumvent a billionaire grandfather from gifting-away his estate and thus avoiding estate tax.  I'm not sure that income tax has anything to do with gift tax.  They're paid by two separate groups of people.

[TwiceHorn 30851]

On 1/4/2019 at 1:55 AM, Your Mom said:

Tea sippers is what that ags used to call the Horns.  As in softies who sip iced tea.  

Not iced tea, tea from a cup  . . . . with pinky extended.  Because t-sips become doctors and lawyers and shit and aggy plays in the dirt.

[TwiceHorn 30851]

36 minutes ago, Kennythetiger said:

Deduct what from their taxes, and write-off what?  I believe it's a device to circumvent a billionaire grandfather from gifting-away his estate and thus avoiding estate tax.  I'm not sure that income tax has anything to do with gift tax.  They're paid by two separate groups of people.

Correct, keeps you from reducing your estate with tax-free gifts to avoid estate tax after you die.

[Hugh G. Rection 156]

Deduct what from their taxes, and write-off what?  I believe it's a device to circumvent a billionaire grandfather from gifting-away his estate and thus avoiding estate tax.  I'm not sure that income tax has anything to do with gift tax.  They're paid by two separate groups of people.

Jerry, these big companies, they write off everything.

Signed,
Cosmo

[Moby Ric 2058]

I have an office, but I mostly work from home.  I have a kid home sick today.  I have been in the office at home all morning pretending to work but work is really dead right now.  Would it be a bad move to go out and turn the xbox on and fuck off the rest of the afternoon?  I don't want the kid to bust me and mom to think I do that everyday, even though I do most days.  Cause dear daughter would spill the beans.  And I am freaking bored.

Edited January 24, 2019 by Moby Ric

[El Diablo 4232]

If you have to ask, you can't afford it.

[elfenix 34123]

I have an office, but I mostly work from home.  I have a kid home sick today.  I have been in the office at home all morning pretending to work but work is really dead right now.  Would it be a bad move to go out and turn the xbox on and fuck off the rest of the afternoon?  I don't want the kid to bust me and mom to think I do that everyday, even though I do most days.  Cause dear daughter would spill the beans.  And I am freaking bored.

That's what surly is for. And Reddit GW.

[Moby Ric 2058]

I played xbox all afternoon.

[PilotsError 2258]

Can you install MS Office on an external hard drive?  A google search was vague.

[McFly 602]

I’ve tried in the past but couldn’t make it work. I was trying to run a program off a shared external drive on 2 networked computers. Someone has probably found a way to do it but I had no luck. 

[JSB 677]

What kind of outdoor water faucets do people way up north have? I am in DFW and have had my faucet bust with the styrofoam cover on it, when it only got down into the low 20's. 

[Elvis 3348]

Move farther

1 hour ago, JSB said:

What kind of outdoor water faucets do people way up north have? I am in DFW and have had my faucet bust with the styrofoam cover on it, when it only got down into the low 20's. 

Try to move farther from Oklahoma.

[Sam Lin 3535]

Way up north houses are built with separate water shutoffs for exterior faucets so they can winterize and drain water from the exterior lines, or spigots with recessed valves so the water stops well within the wall.

[JSB 677]

8 hours ago, Elvis said:

Move farther

Try to move farther from Oklahoma.

Not helpful

5 hours ago, Sam Lin said:

Way up north houses are built with separate water shutoffs for exterior faucets so they can winterize and drain water from the exterior lines, or spigots with recessed valves so the water stops well within the wall.

Helpful, thanks. I'm not gonna retro-fit or anything, but will keep that in mind if.... and believe me, its a big if  I ever build another house, I will be sure to add that feature

[baboso 6037]

On 1/29/2019 at 4:45 AM, Sam Lin said:

Way up north houses are built with separate water shutoffs for exterior faucets so they can winterize and drain water from the exterior lines, or spigots with recessed valves so the water stops well within the wall.

Not just "way up north."  I live in Atlanta, GA and my house has separate water shutoffs for the exterior faucets.  [\humblebrag]

[Ignatius 3979]

On 1/26/2019 at 1:08 PM, PilotsError said:

Can you install MS Office on an external hard drive?  A google search was vague.

IIRC you can but you have to make quite a few manual edits to the registry after the default install completes to make it work smoothly....

Edited February 4, 2019 by Ignatius

[d.plainview872 175]

What happened to Rocko?

[HOOKEM4 4948]

Shut the fuck up.

[Vic Mackey 46716]

I miss Rocko.

[Kennythetiger 9284]

I kind of do, too.  He could sure get folks riled-up.

[El Diablo 4232]

Are 4 or 5 blades on a disposable razor really better than 2? or 3?

In my lifetime first there was the disposable razor with one blade and I used those. Then with two blades and I bought those. Then with three blades and I bought those. And that's where I stopped.

[elfenix 34123]

i think it's harder to be accurate with these huge multi-bladed razors.  not good for trimming a beard edges or sideburns.

Edited February 6, 2019 by elfenix

[Walden Ponderer 12638]

On 2/4/2019 at 2:25 PM, d.plainview872 said:

What happened to Rocko?

He's dead. Got an infection from a paper cut from one of the tags on his thrift store sports jacket.

[BearSchlong 8013]

I too miss Rocko.

[ajax 2568]

I just started a new job. The previous guy they said was a great employee but recently his performance sucked. He left behind a huge mess that I have to fix.

And I think I know the cause.

They cleaned most of his personal shit from the office but not all of it. Left in my desk is a giant, and I mean giant, tin of jelly candies infused with cannabis. Each tiny piece has 90mg of THC (according to the label) which means nothing to me.

What kind of dumb mother fucker takes edibles at work. Last time I tried an edible i was at UT and it fucked me up.

What do I do with the jellies?