“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 [...]
“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 [...]
“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 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 [...]
“what rule of thumb do liquor stores use to judge if a person is pld enough to buy liquor before request to see identification” (1/15/09) First check the Adam’s apple. If you’re still unable to determine, look at the hands — hands will give it away every time.
“is trilby glover the daughter of crispin glover” (1/7/09) I don’t think Trilby Glover is Crispin Glover‘s daughter (he’s only 44). But you might want to ask Crispin’s cousin Danny about it though . . .
named for its yipping sound what member of the squirrel family lives in underground networks of tunnels called towns? (12/21/08) What is the prairie dog. I’ll stick with “Squirrel-Like Rodents” for $400, Alex . . .
“the 3 main bridges of new york!!!!!!!!” (12/15/08) Picking just three “main” bridges is difficult in a city with so many bridges — over 2,000 total, 76 over water, more than 1,000 on land, blah, blah, blah — but maybe you’re thinking of the Manhattan, Brooklyn and Williamsburg Bridges?
“how to cook spinach and it not be watery” (11/22/08) Try the barbecue?
