things what I learned

[certainthings]

Was watching episodes of QI today and learned ...

o1. Blorenge rhymes with orange.
o2. The Ancient Greeks made dildos out of bread.
o3. Chocolate is poisonous to people. The lethal dose is 22lbs.
o4. Sperm can smell Lily of the Valley.

Comments

[rhythmsextion]

They should air that show in schools, I swear. I love it like mad. Even though I've still only seen the first series.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

They really should ... though it sort of messes me up a bit. Like learning that the Brontosaurus isn't actually a dinosaur and never was a dinosaur. I'm not sure if I can process stuff like that. Yanno?

[rhythmsextion]

That was actually one of the very very very few I knew before watching! Though the whole moon thing STILL confused the shit out of me. ONE OR TWO? HOW MANY DO WE HAVE?

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen the moon ep, do you remember which it was?

[rhythmsextion]

I totally can't remember. Two different episodes, though. Which is why it's funny and also why it's confusing. Damn Stephen Fry.

[evenindeath.livejournal.com]

Death by chocolate?
Sounds like a nice way to die.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

It kind of does

[fromyourashes.livejournal.com]

o4. Sperm can smell Lily of the Valley.

What? What? I don't...I don't get it.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

I think they can smell other things but that scent is the strongest to them and they're attracted to it.

[fromyourashes.livejournal.com]

I had to go look that shit up. Sperm can SMELL? I still don't get it, lmfao, even after reading this (http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/15713/the_sweet_smell_of_success_is_actually_lily_of_the_valley/) (which tells me straight up that I am twelve) and this (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000014373). It's one of those things that can be proven to me over and over again, and I will just never "get" it. I cannot, for the life of me, get the mental picture of little spermies with tiny noses swimming around seeking out different scents, lmao lmao lmao. LOL.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

I totally get that. *nods*

[alazysod.livejournal.com]

I freaking love that show. <333

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

It's damn good

[openmydoors.livejournal.com]

Ah, British television. ILU.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

So much

[openmydoors.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[bubbles83.livejournal.com]

QI is very good. I love it like Dean loves pie.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

That much, eh?

[deadflowerss.livejournal.com]

o2. The Ancient Greeks made dildos out of bread.

Guess they had a lot of wheat infections back then.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Hahaha.

[shimmeryelf.livejournal.com]

I love that show so freaking hard. lol You learn the most fantastically useless things. It's wonderful. :D

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

It really freaking is. And I think I might love Alan extra hard.

[agt-league.livejournal.com]

2. D:! How would that even work?! Ew.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

very very carefully?

[giantlovetingle.livejournal.com]

LOL! Day-old French Breadsticks? XD

[agt-league.livejournal.com]

FUCK NO. Dean disapproves! D:

[giantlovetingle.livejournal.com]

LOL. He loves it :P

[giantlovetingle.livejournal.com]

Yes! I can finally finish that poem I wrote about Oranges! :D

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Hahaha

[http://users.livejournal.com/_doodle/]

Cornflakes were orginally created as an anti-masturbatory device. Possibly the best bit of entirely weird and useless trivia I've picked up from QI. God, I love that show.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

How does that even work?