Stump Me Questions Answered in July 2001

Diana D. says I'm wrong, but hasn't told me her answer yet.  And here's something from Greg (I'll try to confirm this):

The First President to get A scholarship Was Grant he was graduate of West Point and all students are there on scholarships though the must give time in the army in return, but I may be mistaken.

I've been stumped!!!  Ben has contacted me and informed me that I must be wrong because his father owns the truck.  Can't argue with hard evidence!  Congratulations, Ben!

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The rolling and pitching of a poorly rigged ship was much like the actions of a human who downed too many drinks.  A comparison was inevitable - a thoroughly drunk man barely able to get walk was described as lacking an essential set of canvas sails.  

Thanks to Laura and Tom who both sent in the answer.

1)  It depends on which definition of poop you're talking about (there's four of them).  Here they are.

#1  - deck at the stern of a ship.  Dates back to between 1405-10 and comes from the the Middle French word "poupe."
#2 - to become exhausted.  Dates back to 1931 from unknown origins, but it's thought to have reference to #4.
#3 - inside information.  This is army slang that came about in 1941.
#4 - excrement.  This is probably the one you're looking for.  It's from the Middle English word "powpen," which meant to break wind.  It dates back to between 1735-45.

2)  Sure.  What's your address?

He is younger than I am and insists it just means something stinks and did not originate from another phrase...I know we have too much time on our hands...actually it is amazing what you will talk about with an daily hour commute! We look forward to seeing your feedback.
              - Stef & Jeff

1)  There's no other answer than they just are.  I asked a few women that I know and they pretty much answered it the same way: "Because we can get away with it."

2)  Yup, it's located in St. Augustine, FL.

3)  Yes, but you'll stop peeing.  Almost every normal body function stops when you sneeze.

1)  Because people took the time to ask me.

2)  A lot of books, a good number of calls and e-mails, some reliable Web sites, and a whole lot of luck.

3)  I called a company who ships Key lime pies and this is what they told me.  Since it's a perishable food, legally it must be packed and labeled in a special way.  It needs to be shipped in a sealed plastic container and packed with dry ice.  The box must be labeled with a tag announcing that it is a perishable food.

4)  Jewish.

1)  Is this a philosophy question?  It's the color of heat, anger and embarrassment.

2)  None.  The year is 2001 right now.

3)  I guess they don't eat enough cocoa.

4)  23, counting the ones you co-wrote with your friend Justin.

5)  Some people are just born unlucky.  By the way, a psychologist would believe that since you are asking an embarrassing question about "a friend," it may actually be yourself that your talking about.

The answer is yes.  I'll - by the way, it's only me here - print anything submitted to me as long as it's relevant.  If someone's taken the time to send me an e-mail then I'm going to add it.  It's my way of saying thanks for visiting Mindless Crap.  

1)  Grey Poupon is made of water, mustard seed, distilled vinegar, salt, white wine, tartaric acid, citric acid, pectin, and an assortment of spices.

2)  The average man?  ALL men have one birthday (unless they've been admitted to the witness protection program).

1)  In physics once calorie is the heat required to raise one cubic centimeter of water by one degree centigrade.  In nutrition, calorie defines the energy-producing potential of food.  The body uses the calories in food to provide energy, including heat, that the body needs to carry on the functions and processes of living.  A person weighing 140 pounds uses at least 1,600 calories per day, on average.

2)  If any word that actually has a meaning qualifies as the answer, then the 1,913 character word that follows is the winner.  It's the chemical name for tryptophan synthetase, an A protein enzyme made up of 267 amino acids .  Jamie found the answer in Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure and Preposterous Words, and I verified it using the ThinkQuest Library.

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