What useless information is clogging up your brain?

[boston bean]

Here's mine:

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit?

Yep it is.

[cloudbase]

1. All that useless crap

that passed for "plebe knowledge" at the Merchant Marine Academy back in '73.

[ThomCat]

2. I work in telecom. There's tons of useless nonsense in here.

Shall I quote some old USOC codes and explain what they mean. :)

Anyone else here who knows what a USOC code is must also be a telecom geek, and has my deepest sympathy. :P

[madinmaryland]

4. Are you talking about the USOC pinout on an 8-pin jack?

or 568-A/B

[ThomCat]

9. Universal Service Order Codes

the codes that spec out every component of every service that Ma Bell and the Baby Bells every sold.

[DarkTirade]

3. My brain has more knowledge about the expanded Star Wars universe than is healthy for any human

brain to contain.

Not to mention lots of other random geek-related stuff.

My mind is a suppository of useless knowledge.

[Gonzo Gardener]

14. Sorry, I'm confused...

Does this mean your head is up your ass? :shrug:

:pals:

[DarkTirade]

19. ... yes. :P

[madinmaryland]

5. Well, there is all that crap about whether to use corn flakes when making fried

chicken!

[Blue-Jay]

6. Ask my wife.

She's constantly accusing me of being full of useless information. I'm like Cliff Clavin, only accurate.

[Turbineguy]

7. A lot of obscure comedy stuff

Lord Buckley, Gerard Hoffnung, Alan Sherman, Tom Lehrer

I met a man named Otis
Who invented a room
And his haert was filled with pride
I said to Mr. Otis:
"What does your room do?"
And he said:
"It moves from side to side!"

[flvegan]

8. Apparently, all of my weight training/nutrition information.

Got called an ass, suggested I really don't know shit.

I should probably give it all up, this charade I'm living.

[Blue-Jay]

11. Who'd believe a skinny veggie like you?

Have a hamburger, Twiggy.

[flvegan]

12. I'm not skinny, I'm pre-contest.

Thanks for noticing, though.

My ass looks GREAT in these jeans.

[zabet]

10. Piping codes

for industrial
chemical manufacturing.

[CBHagman]

13. Past and present members of the Manhattan Transfer.

The lyrics to some perfectly ghastly folk mass tunes from the late '60s/early '70s.

My phone number from back in New Jersey.

Who the Baby Ruth candy bar was named after (Not who you think).

[Tuesday Afternoon]

15. Everything in my brain is pretty much useless and out of date.

[CreekDog]

16. lounge threads

nice post Hitler!

[krispos42]

17. Off of the top of my head...

I can remember exactly 4 telephone numbers.

My parent's number from when we lived in the previous house. Moved out in 1990.

My parent's current number.

My own phone number.

The number of the Subway I worked at from 1994-1998.



Oops, wait, one more. My ex-in-laws (may they meet Jesus, soon and via a flaming bus wreck) two phone numbers. Their old one ended in 3060, and when they got some harassing phone calls it was changed to 3016.

:shrug:

[taterguy]

18. The score of a 1981 basketball game between Carolina and UVA

[JTFrog]

20. Regardless of what W says, a merkin

is a pubic toupee.

[sarge43]

21. My brain is a well stocked rat's nest of useless info

A random sample:

The number of women pictured in the Bayeux Tapestry and that its name is a misnomer and why.

Only female griffins have wings

A group of turkeys is a rafter of turkeys

How to make a 'white collar' bed

The names of all John of Gaunt's surviving children

The order of service for a dinner a la russe

Conan Doyle called Dr Watson both James and John

How to stitch bullion knots

On the other, the fact that by the afternoon I can't always remember what I had for breakfast is somewhat unsettling.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

22. Old sku codes from when I worked as a cashier

at a grocery store as a teenager. 4011 is a banana. 4064 is a beefstake tomato. 4065 is a green bell pepper...

[SPKrazy]

23. What would Ishmael Do?

you know, the talking Gorilla in Daniel Quinn's novel by the same name...

:P

http://www.amazon.com/Ishmael-Adventure-Spirit-Daniel-Quinn/dp/0553375407/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197122705&sr=8-2

[SallyMander]

32. Such a great book!

:toast:

:hug:

[flying rabbit]

24. Breath weapons for D&D dragons:

Red dragon - fire
Black dragon - acid
White dragon - frost
Blue dragon - lightning
Green dragon - chlorine gas

sorry...

[SoxFan]

29. You aren't alone

I'm going to guess that you also remember the lineup of humanoid races:

Kobolds
Goblins
Hobgoblins
Orcs
Bugbears
Knolls

[flying rabbit]

33. Sigh... Yes

Haven't played in years

[mitchum]

25. Rolling Stones trivia, serial killer stats, and all sorts of other useless information

[BarenakedLady]

26. Lots

But I don't know what they are until someone else is looking for an answer.

[akwapez]

27. Actually, goldfish don't get "pregnant"

They are egg layers. Technically "twit" can be used as a term for a goldfish full of eggs, but is archaic terminology.

[deadparrot]

28. Lots of Broadway gossip.

I'm a theater geek; what can I say?

[FloridaJudy]

30. Lots of commercial jingles

For extinct products

"Brusha, brusha, brusha
With the new Ipana
With a brand-new flavor
It's dandy for your tee-eeth"

But I can never remember where I parked the car.

[SallyMander]

31. Crossword puzzle words

Tor, ort, roc, obi, etc. And yes i can define all of those. :D

[yellowdogintexas]

34. more than I care to admit, but it comes in handy when playing Trivial pursuit nt