http://monoglot.com There are 7,000 languages in the world that I do not know how to speak. Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:56:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Oops, forgot a few from that page o' tough questions. (Part I | Part II) Is it "open sees me" or "open says me"? I am ashamed to say that I'm only sort of ashamed to say that I still remember Kristy McNichol joining the Osmonds in an Ali Baba sketch on ... http://monoglot.com/2008/01/07/the-answers-to-questions-that-cannot-be-answered-part-iia/ In which I drop more knowledge on you: (The original questions on Slate | Part I of my answers | Part IIa) If an unscrupulous bar owner was to mix diethylene to, say, whiskey, what would the effect be on the consumer? I assume this means diethylene glycol, the antifreeze ingredient that has ... http://monoglot.com/2008/01/07/the-answers-to-questions-that-cannot-be-answered-part-ii/ A couple of weeks ago, Slate provided a list of questions they were asked to explain and would not or could not answer. Since I have occasionally been accused of being a know-it-all, here are my definitive answers to those questions, helpfully untainted by actual evidence or facts. Could you play ... http://monoglot.com/2008/01/06/the-answers-to-questions-that-cannot-be-answered-part-i/ This cool little movie has the charm and feel of a short by Mèliés or Blackton (both of whose films are eminently worth your time) from the turn of that other century. http://monoglot.com/2008/01/03/magic-shaving/ What do you get when you take all of the internet's best chocolate chip cookie recipes and precisely average the ingredient amounts? What looks to be a darn fine cookie. Gentlemen, start your spreadsheets. http://monoglot.com/2008/01/03/the-worlds-best-chocolate-chip-cookie/ It's 2008. It needs a color. Here it is. Pantone presents blue iris. I think it's going to be a great year! http://monoglot.com/2008/01/02/color-of-the-year/ You might know Line Rider, the cool little flash timekiller that lets you make a line that a tiny scarfed dude can ride down. Here is a video of what has to be the best one ever. Any favorites of yours that can compete? Thanks for waiting. Your business is important ... http://monoglot.com/2008/01/02/best-line-rider-ever/ Dateline: Middle of August Here's where we are. Jessica and I have just returned from an amazing honeymoon/ vacation in Kenya and the Netherlands, inspired by the wedding of Jessica's brother Martin to his fiancée Jennie. While Martin and Jennie met in Las Vegas where they live, Jennie is Kenyan, and ... http://monoglot.com/2006/07/25/kenyamsterdam/ I finally saw the South Park take on the foundations of Mormonism from a few seasons back. It's maybe 90% accurate. Not too bad. I think Mormons would take issue with the dozens of holes Joseph Smith digs to find the plates (the angel told him where to dig), and ... http://monoglot.com/2006/07/21/the-south-park-mormon-clip/ There are a couple of sites like this, but this one (apparently called N) is pretty good. The idea is you have to figure out the URL of the next web page in the numerical series, which starts at 1 and goes to 30. The way to get from one ... http://monoglot.com/2006/07/13/find-the-next-web-page/