Welcome to "Does Anyone Know...." our newest thread!
Here at BMDO we have one of the greatest collections of minds ever assembled this side of a gathering of rabbis who have eaten nothing but fish all their lives, so I bet if we don't know the answer to a question, it's not worth asking at all. Therefore if you ever wondered something, this is the place to fling it.
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Carrying naked lesbans: Dark Alex.
The list could go on and on.
All said, mayhaps one or more of you can help me right now...
How come a doctor who wants something done in a hurry will say to do it "STAT"? I always wondered about that, once as I lay in extremis, my hair very disheveled, hearing them say that over and over and yet I neglected to ask what it actually meant besides, "Hurry up." Anyone know?
It's short for the Latin word "statim" which means "immediately".
Why do doctors use it?
Because they're cool like that.
Why did you use "in extremis"?
Same reason-because it's cool,man.
STAT: A common medical abbreviation for urgent or rush. From the Latin word statum, meaning 'immediately.'
There's this awesome thing out there that not only answers questions, but it tracks you, your input, your web history, and then sells that stuff to anyone willing to cough up the cash. It is called "GOOGLE.COM".
Quote from: ER on January 14, 2018, 05:33:57 PM
Welcome to "Does Anyone Know...." our newest thread!
Carrying naked lesbans: Dark Alex.
I knew I should have kept that story quiet.
Yeah, but we are better than Google because we add that lovely dash of snarky attitude! :teddyr:
Speaking of Google, does anyone know where I can get a copy of Excite for Web Servers?
Quote from: RCMerchant on January 14, 2018, 06:03:15 PM
It's short for the Latin word "statim" which means "immediately".
Why do doctors use it?
Because they're cool like that.
Why did you use "in extremis"?
Same reason-because it's cool,man.
Doctors are nothing if not cool!
Quote from: ER on January 14, 2018, 05:33:57 PM
Carrying naked lesbans: Dark Alex.
Yeah, that's a subject I've often pondered over when I'm--wait, WHAT?!?
Think I missed that post!
That story is elsewhere in these hallowed halls. But I am not going to say where.
Quote from: Dark Alex on January 15, 2018, 07:37:46 AM
That story is elsewhere in these hallowed halls. But I am not going to say where.
Aw, Alex, hoisting a skyclad Sapphic sister had to have been good for at least a few free rounds when you told your mates about it. :drink:
I didn't have to tell my mates about it. One of them had the bed right beneath mine on the lower floor and was able to provide them with a running commentary of everything that happened that night. (Hey Jamie Parsons if you are out there. :) Sorry for you losing a nights sleep, but it was worth it).
Does anyone know why the wind chill factor is only a wintertime thing? It would stand to reason wind would have an effect on temperature all year long. If you're going to say it's 39, 33 with the wind chill factor, why not say it's 86, 82 with the wind chill factor? I think they're fibbing to us and I suspect rogue Transcendentalists are behind it.
In Texas we have a thing called the Temperature/Humidity Index to tell us how hot it actually FEELS outside during the summer!
Trevor is also a film archivist of 28 years standing, stumbling and tottering around. :wink:
Quote from: Trevor on January 16, 2018, 04:05:09 AM
Trevor is also a film archivist of 28 years standing, stumbling and tottering around. :wink:
I knew that! :cheers:
The only thing I know is love is higher than a mountain, love is thicker than water.
I missed the last ten minutes of Young Sheldon tonight. Does anyone know if he got to keep his computer? Also what did the voice-over say about his brother getting married at nineteen? Thanks!
Yes, he did, and the whole family wound up using it, except Meemaw, who was still trying to talk into the mouse as the credits rolled.
Hey, thanks!!
WHYWHYWHY do people say ideal when they mean idea??? worse yet, why do they TYPE it?? not here, of course.
Quote from: 316zombie on January 22, 2018, 04:49:50 PM
WHYWHYWHY do people say ideal when they mean idea??? worse yet, why do they TYPE it?? not here, of course.
I have no ideal . . . :bouncegiggle:
Quote from: indianasmith on January 22, 2018, 06:59:14 PM
Quote from: 316zombie on January 22, 2018, 04:49:50 PM
WHYWHYWHY do people say ideal when they mean idea??? worse yet, why do they TYPE it?? not here, of course.
I have no ideal . . . :bouncegiggle:
Remember when TVOZ at RT used to use "now" and "know" interchangably, Indy? lol Ah, good old days those (sometimes) were.
Quote from: ER on January 22, 2018, 08:50:04 PM
Quote from: indianasmith on January 22, 2018, 06:59:14 PM
Quote from: 316zombie on January 22, 2018, 04:49:50 PM
WHYWHYWHY do people say ideal when they mean idea??? worse yet, why do they TYPE it?? not here, of course.
I have no ideal . . . :bouncegiggle:
Remember when TVOZ at RT used to use "now" and "know" interchangably, Indy? lol Ah, good old days those (sometimes) were.
Good old TBoz! I am still in touch with him on social media . . . and he's still a creative speller! LOL