BAQ1
Posted by Bryan
Welcome to yet another well-intentioned idea for a long-running meme here at Spare Change. This one is called BAQ, and I'm sure is unoriginal, though I've not seen others do it. We'll do this as long as my interest is maintained, or until I'm distracted by a shiny object and forget about this altogether.
BAQ is where from time to time, Bryan Answers Questions that you are asking through the various search engines. I know your questions by the referral logs that bring you here, to often-disappointing results. But whereas the original query brought you here by the presence of randomly strung-together words, you have the good fortune of lighting upon a site with a vast reserve of trivialities and misinformation. So, now that I know for what you are searching, I can provide you with the true answer and satiate your hunger for knowledge.
So, to quote the philosophisizing juggernaut that is the Black Eyed Peas*, let's get it started in here...
- What is the tune of the Hawaii State Song?
Surprisingly, the Hawaii State Song is set to the tune of the Ray Charles classic "Georgia On My Mind."
- Homemade xylophone?
I can only assume you are asking a how-to question here, since I think it's obvious that I am not a homemade xylophone myself. So to answer your implied question, a home-made xylophone must first be born of 100% Italian blood. Any mixture of Sicilian heritage will exclude a xylophone from being made. Then, the xylophone must enter into a time of service to the heads of the xylophone family, where it will run numbers, loan shark, and play obscure polkas out of the back of hijacked cargo trucks carrying plasma televisions. Once it has proven its loyalty to the family, a xylophone will be home made.
- Why Pope change name?
I'd like to thank Pope Benedict XVI for checking in with us today to ask this important question, though I'm a bit surprised by his stilted English. We can't all be great at everything. To answer your question, the tradition of taking on a new name when appointed Pope goes all the way back to the account of when Jesus gave Simon the name Peter. Since that time, appointed popes have taken new names to reflect an anticipated manner of service reflective of the known character of an apostle, or a name that hints to a desired character hearkening back to a previous pope, or a name that is sing-songy, alliterative, intimidating, or, in the rare example of Pope Murmur, onomatopoetic.
- Spare Change?
We get this question often. I'm sorry, we give to charitable causes through our local church, and we, by habit, round up on all bills, so waitservice receives our additional coinage in gratuity.
- captain underpants find out your name take the 3 letter of your first name?
To dispel the rumor, gossip, and inuendo I am not the secret identity of the caped, Fruit-of-the-Loomed Crusader, nor has he taken the first three letters of my first name. Those letters are resting safely at an unnamed location, protected in an underground bunker, ready and available to serve in a time of crisis.
That's a wrap for BAQ, episode 1. If you have any questions for Bryan, or if you have an answer that differs from one you've read here, leave your mark in the comments.
Remember, play nice.
*also a good restaurant, with yummy down-home cooking.
April 20, 2005 10:51 AM