“a articil about nathan hale wene he was hong” (1/26/10)
I’m pretty sure that person means “an article about nathan hale when he was hung” . . . somehow the search result gave him something approximating what he was asking for. Advantage: internets!
“how many subway lines are at the union square 14th street station in manhattan” (11/30/09)
“how far is it to walk from 32nd street to 56th street in nyc” (11/30/09)
“can i walk across williamsburg bridge?” (11/30/09)
“is it illegal to jump off of the george washington bridge?” (11/30/09)
First off, eight subway lines converge at Union Square, the L, N, Q, R, W, 4, 5, and 6 — though when you’re in Manhattan in may be more helpful to think of them as three lines — one down 14th Street (L), one down Lexington (4, 5, 6) and one down Broadway (N, Q, R, W)
Second, I feel like we’ve answered this before but in case we haven’t, you can Wikipedia that there are 20 Manhattan blocks in a mile, so 24 blocks would be . . . [scribbling on back of napkin] . . . 1.2 miles.
Third, of course you can walk across the Williamsburg Bridge! Here’s how.
Fourth, are you crazy? Interestingly, at one point it was unclear that it was actually illegal, a point brought up by the BASE jumper Jeb Corliss, who got in trouble for jumping from the Empire State Building in 2006. The City Council tried to remedy this after two building-climbing stunts in 2008 and finally did it in September 2008 (Int 0721-2008, if the link doesn’t work). So yes, it’s illegal to jump off of the George Washington Bridge — though if you’re on the New Jersey side, who knows?
“22 year old firefighter michael biserta of brooklyn’s” (11/30/09)
Oh, what we pine for . . . you know he’s 25 now, right?
“what are the great creation of god?” (11/23/09)
The Grand Canyon, Spanks and all-beef hot dogs — take your pick.
“how to get from lga to queens” (11/19/09)
“why do they call the thrigs neck bridge the thrigs” (11/19/09)
Since LaGuardia Airport is already in Queens, and since they call the Throgs Neck Bridge the Throgs Neck Bridge . . . but to answer your question, it looks like somebody along the way had a lisp.
“why are these companies sending ammonium nitrate to brooklyn?” (11/17/09)
Hmm . . . good question! Here’s your answer.
“brooklyn queens expressway always under construction highway because of italian mafia has contract” (11/17/09)
Interesting theory, but I think it’s taking so long because it’s just a big project . . .
“story about a guy that crapped his pants in a restaurant” (7/6/09)
The Greatest Shart Story Ever Told is hard to beat: “With sweat pouring down his nervous face, he decided to clean up as much as possible, ditch his boxers and roll commando, and try to hide the shart stain for the remainder of the date.”
“is it legal to swipe in a friend after waiting 18 minutes unlimited metrocard” (6/9/09)
Yes! This is important to understand, and was explained in a recent Times article:
Selling a swipe on a MetroCard is illegal and can get you arrested. Bending a MetroCard’s magnetic strip to fool the turnstile into letting you through is also a form of theft.
But letting a friend or a relative use your unlimited-ride MetroCard when you are not using it is perfectly legal, as long as you don’t charge for it, said Paul J. Fleuranges, an authority spokesman. (The card allows only one entry every 18 minutes.)
Mr. Fleuranges said it is also legal to help out a stranger who asks you, as a favor, to swipe him through a turnstile free as you are leaving a subway station — although it certainly deprives New York City Transit of a fare.
“sexy bangladeshi girl in astoria queens new york” (3; 6/3/09)
“bangladeshi sexy girl in astoria queens new york” (6/3/09)
I’m sure she’s out there, my friend . . .
“your friend asks the waiter for a double double you are confused but the waiter knows what your friend wants what is a double double?” (6/1/09)
Were you by any chance dining at an In-N-Out?
“is tilapia supposed to smell fishy” (5/31/09)
No, but TILAPIA EAT POOP!
“is giving a tip to a waiter a sin” (5/28/09)
. . . when it’s “just the tip,” then yes. Otherwise, feel free to tip away.
“we both have fucked up pasts lyrics” (4/24/09)
But unless you go for “Thong Song” most people won’t listen to the lyrics, so choose at your heart’s content.
“is corn beef pork” (4/22/09)
Because the Google is a safe environment in which there are no stupid questions, I will tell you — with neither snark nor scorn — that, no, corned beef is not pork. It is beef, specifically brisket.
“empire state building height in mm and in yards” (4/21/09)
Something tells me this will either be A) good to know, for some reason or B) helpful for lazy math students. So here goes.
According to Wikipedia, the Empire State Building is 1453 feet and 8 9/16 inches tall. 1453 feet is 442,874.4 millimeters and 8.5625 inches is 217.487 millimeters, so we’re talking [quick calculation] 443091.887 millimeters.
1453.53515625 feet divided by three equals 484.51171875 yards or 4 (4.03759765625, to be exact) football fields, including end zones.
“big boobs in astoria ny” (4/21/09)
. . . but Queens has charms of its own.
“puplic woman bathroom in subway station she shit fast” (3 times; 4/21/09)
Wouldn’t you do it quickly if you were in a subway station bathroom?
“the new yankee stadium sucks” (4/15/09)
Sorry to hear that . . . and to think they haven’t even opened it yet!
“what is ramon estevez doing now?” (4/13/09)
Let’s see . . . I don’t think he’s a manager at Best Buy. Filmwise, looks like not much. Ramon, tell your agent to call us and fill us in and we’ll pass along the info.
“www.fuck latke.pk” (4/13/09)
I don’t know what it means, and it could go in a lot of different directions that I’m not sure I want it to go, but you’ve got my attention . . .
“how to find out if my neighbor is a pervert lacey township nj” (4/8/09)
You want to see something funny? Googling “know your neighbors” (with or without quotes) takes you to the Family Watchdog website, a “national sex offender registry” not associated with the government.
“can you bake with flour for seder?” (4/6/09)
You’re kidding, right?
But since there are of course no stupid questions at SROTD, see here.
“is it ok to have a passover seder by yourself” (4/6/09)
Yes, but how do you hide the afikomen?
(This makes me want to cry . . .)
“how do u get the bottom thing back on if it not there” (4/6/09)
When you can take the pebble from my hand, it will be time for you to leave.
“does mermaids exist?” (3/30/09)
Yes, it’s there — at 270 Lake Street in Reno. At least four Yelp users highly recommend it.
“vidos.of.making.sue.your.pants.are.clean.you.tube” (3/30/09)
Is.separating.search.terms.with.periods.some.kind.of.new.search.method.or.something? If.so.what.are.the.benefits?
“i’m an artistic hipster college grad should i move to williamsburg or montreal?” (3/26/09)
Magic 8-Ball says “Outlook not so good.”
“sniff foot party” (3/26/09)
Is it my Nancy Sinatra album? Is it the odor eaters in my desert boots?
“celebrity ankles” (3/25/09)
There is a fetish — and a fetish website — for everything.
“drinks needed to know to bartend an older crowd” (3/23/09)
Two words for you: Wine. Spritzer.
“gang initiations at east coast walmart chain stores” (3/19/09)
It’s just a hoax, man!
“is there a sack in the turkey you have to pull out?” (3/18/09)
Yes . . . now please find it!
Gotta love that corned beef . . . (all 3/16/09)
“boiling corned beef” (11)
“corned beef side dishes” (7)
“side dishes for corned beef” (3)
“corn beef side dishes” (2)
“corn beef and side dishes” (2)
“pre seasoned corned beef” (2)
“sides for corned beef” (2)
“corned beef” (2)
“boiling a corned beef”
“side dishes for corned beef?”
“st patrick’s day corned beef marinade”
“boil corn beef?”
“what are good side dishes for corn beef?”
“marinate corned beef”
“grey corned beef”
“how to boil corned beef easily”
“corned beef not boiled”
“corned beef sides”
“boiled gray conred beef and cabbage”
“corned beef parsley”
“corned beef marinade”
“side dish for corned beef”
“corn beef super market”
“history of corned beef”
“how much corned beef”
“corn beef marinade”
“corned beef already marinated”
“how to cook an excellent corned beef”
“corn beef side dish”
“wellshire corn beef”
“what is a loud bridge and tunnel chick?” (1/31/09)
. . . you know it when you see it.
“what does the borough president do” (1/31/09)
[Insert tired joke here]
“noel biderman a jew?” (1/30/09)
“roger barnett billionaire jewish” (1/30/09)
“randy levine jew” (1/31/09)
Three and it’s a trend. Ah, the cesspool that is the web . . .
“how can talk a waiter with his customer in english” (1/30/09)
As long as you get our take-out order right, we don’t really have to talk at all . . .
“which school on staten island do italian girls go to?” (1/30/09)
But that’s probably not the case here.
