Phoenix 0.25. Late again.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 1:25 pm

cripes.

okay a fastidious multinational fast food question:

aside from the obvious, which mcdonalds product is not suitable for vegetarians.

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 1:30 pm

The milkshakes - I believe they're actually made from beef fat.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 1:31 pm

I have a couple of vegetarian friends who have informed me that the strawberry version of their milkshake contains crushed beetles (to make it red), although the other flavours are fine.

Why on earth would they use crushed beetlejuice??? Couldn't they just add some red food colouring?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 1:40 pm

i'm going to give it to the Cardinal because he was more specific.
they use cochineal. if you are interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochineal#Dye

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 2:02 pm

Nae joy Weyland.

I couldn't think of a question, so pressed the random article in Wikipedia and found this ...

It concerns numbers. Apparently, the first Aban number is 1, whereas the first Eban number is 4.

There are also Iban, Oban and Uban numbers. Can anyone tell me what their first values would be?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 2:09 pm

haven't got the lord ffoggiest.

lets go with I=12, O=0 and U=5

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 2:16 pm

If I told you the first NON-aban number was 1,000 - would that help you at all?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 2:56 pm

by Jove i think i've cracked it.
A=1000
E=1
I=5
O=1
U=4
actually on second thoughts...

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 2:57 pm

You only gave it to him because he's got a title!

Anyway, this one I know. Aban means a number that isn't spelt with an "a" when written in English. Likewise Eban means without an E - and you got that wrong my lord, 2 is the first Eban number.

1 is also the first Iban and Uban numbers, and 3 the first Oban.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:10 pm

Yes. Well done Weyland. And congratulations for spotting the deliberate mistake which I threw in.

What wikipedia doesn't tell you is what possible use ABAN-UBAN numbers/words have.

Anyway, it's your turn Weyland! (and don't get jealous of my title. You could have called yourself Sir Weyland if only you had the gumption at the time!)

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:27 pm

I have humble pretensions... it's my upbringing.

Okay, sticking with Wikipedia. As of me just going and looking now, which language has the least amount of articles written in it in Wikipedia?

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:49 pm

I'm going to go for Klingon, just cos I found out you can also get Google in Klingon

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:52 pm

i'll go for kernewek (the cornish gaelic language)

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 4:02 pm

Neither, although you both have the right first letter!

Kernewek actually has 1156 articles and Klingon 62. This is the only language to have only 1, according to the stats page.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 4:26 pm

Hmmm. I've no idea, but judging by the number of languages that I've never even heard of on that screen, I think I can safely say I don't know.

However (and this is a long-shot), do you remember the episode of Red Dwarf where Lister is forced to marry an alien/gorilla woman from a far-off planet? They had their own language which was Kinitawawi (sp?).

That's my guess. I'm now away to look up the right answer.