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| Name: Ryan Roe Email: prawnrr-rmv@this.com-yahoo.com Position: Movie / Television / Comic Book / Trivia Geek View Ryan's Personal Profile |
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| Remember this post, where I mixed and matched questions and answers from various website FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), with hopefully amusing results? I encouraged you, the readers of this journal, to match the questions with their answers, and to figure out which FAQs they all came from. “Maybe the person who comes closest to getting all the correct answers,” I said, “will win a prize." I didn’t expect that two of you would actually get all the Qs and As matched up, and then match them to their FAQs. But two of you did! Carolyn and Amy, to be precise. So congratulations, Carolyn and Amy. Now I have to figure out what kind of prize I can come up with. Let’s see… um… you guys like saltine crackers? Also, honorable mention goes to Tricia, or “Mom”, as I like to call her. She correctly matched all the Qs to their As, but didn’t have time to reunite them with their websites. I’d say that’s still deserving of a round of applause. So I’m applauding right now. You’ll have to take my word for it. Now, so as not to keep you all in suspenders—I mean suspense—here are the answers. Q1. Are there any words that use w as a vowel? A16: Yes. Cwm (a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain, sometimes containing a lake; a cirque) and crwth (an ancient Celtic musical instrument), both from the Welsh. (Dictionary.com) Q2. How do I become an astronaut? A7: If you aren't a US citizen, become one; that is a must. Get a PhD. Be in good physical condition, with good eyesight. Get a pilot's license and make flying your number one hobby. (Space FAQ) Q3: What has Kraft been doing to reduce or eliminate trans fat in Oreo cookies? A13: We have been actively exploring ways to reduce trans fats in Oreo cookies while still maintaining the high quality standards consumers expect of us. Those efforts are continuing. (Kraft Foods) Q4: Did Lincoln write the Gettysburg Address on the back of an envelope? A10: No. Lincoln prepared his speeches with great care. There are several original copies of the speech, none of which appear on envelopes. (Abraham Lincoln Online) Q5: What do SAT scores look like? A14: The SAT has three scores, each on the scale of 200 to 800. Your score will include writing (W 200-800), mathematics (M 200-800), and critical reading (CR 200-800). (The College Board) Q6: I feel lustful yet creepily paternal toward Dominic Monaghan! What should I do about it? A12: Maybe try and keep it under wraps, okay? (Lost at Television Without Pity) Q7: How can I make reservations to attend a taping of Dr. Phil? A17: Audience reservations for Dr. Phil are available almost exclusively by phone. Demand far exceeds supply, so it may take up to a week for a representative from our audience department to call you back. (Dr. Phil official site) Q8: DO YOU HAVE A GIANT STOMACH INSIDE THAT LITTLE BODY? A18: My stomach is really normal size, but over the years it has been trained to stretch quite a bit. As far as capacity is concerned, I believe I can handle up to 16 pounds of food and liquid overall. (Sonya Thomas: Competitive Eating’s “The Black Widow”) Q9: What's that program that turns stuff into Mock Swedish? A15: It's called the "Encheferizer." (Muppet newsgroup FAQ) Q10: Did Shakespeare invent words? A1: Yes, among them the word "assassination". (Absolute Shakespeare) Q11: Is Al a vegetarian? A4: Yes. He changed his diet in 1992 after a fan gave him a book called "Diet For A New America." He currently eats no meat and also tries to avoid eggs and dairy products. (“Weird Al” Yankovic official site) Q12: Are you the guy that does the comic “Ziggy”? A19: No. It seems that there are two, only two “Tom Wilsons” in the country. I am one of them. The cartoonist who draws the “Ziggy” comic is the other. (Tom Wilson’s Big Pop Fun) Q13. Tell me about the quality of your hamburgers. A11: McDonald's is committed to serving 100% pure beef hamburgers at all of our restaurants around the world. No additives, extenders or fillers are added. (McDonald’s) Q14: How do I apply for an hourly position? A2: Simply stop in and fill out an application at the Denny's nearest you. Use our restaurant locator to find one in your area. (Denny’s) Q15: What is TVA? A9: The Tennessee Valley Authority is a federal corporation and the nation’s largest public power company. (Tennessee Valley Authority) Q16: Can I stop the cookies from being set? A3: Our registration system requires that you accept the cookies from NYTimes.com to enter our Web site. You can tell a cookie comes from us if you see ""nytimes.com"" in the cookie notification. (The New York Times) Q17: How do I choose a sewing machine? A6: You should visit your local sewing machine dealers and try a variety of different machines to see what you like. (SewingWithTom.com) Q18: What do they look like? A5: They have a horse-like head, monkey-like tail, and kangaroo-like pouch. In fact, even their eyes can be likened to those of a chameleon in that they move independently of each other and in all directions. (Project Seahorse) Q19: Are you Lindsay Lohan? A8: No, sorry to disappoint you guys, but I'm not Lindsay Lohan. I'm just a regular seventeen-year-old girl who happens to have made a fansite on her. (LOHANonline) So there you have it. I like FAQs! Join me next time when I challenge you, the readers of this journal, to come up with new ideas for what the acronym “FAQ” stands for! I'll start: Ferrets Are Quick... Comments on this post are closed. |
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| It only stands to reason that many "Frequently Asked Questions" start off as "Frequently Answered Questions." At the point they are added to an FAQ they are no longer frequently answered, in the sense that you only have to answer the question one last time in the FAQ. After that you can just tall people to RT?FAQ (where '?' is the first letter of your favorite expletive). Anyway, in response to your question, I'm going to take the geeky recursive approach and say "FAQ" stands for "FAQs Answer Questions." The other question is how to pronounce FAQ? I've heard two appropriate pronunciations and one or two that would make a middle-schooler or frat-boy laugh. But most people tend to spell it out: F-A-Q, which makes it just an abbreviation and NOT an acronym. |
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| Some preliminary efforts: Frequently Audited Quacks Forage Ahead, Quixote. Finally! Accessible Quicksand! |
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| Nice. One of these days, you really should play Acrophobia. |
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