# "I think it was called 'The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down". **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 5, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330 "2010-08-05T21:08:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330/1 "2010-08-05T21:08:03Z")
A while back I was trying to remember a book that my friend read two years ago. The book was American Gods but I couldn’t remember that. All I could remember was that it had a green cover. And as I’m trying to force myself to remember the title while I walked around the bookstore trying to find it I tried to even remember what it was about. “It was” I says to myself. I says, “It was about gods. And there was an American in it. Something to do with gods and America. And the cover was green…” And then I looked to my right and there was a green book with the title **American Gods**. Well I lucked out. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330/2 "2010-08-05T22:11:57Z")
Yesterday at the library a man asked one of my coworkers for a ruler but couldn’t remember what it was called so he said, “You know, the thing that has inch, inch, inch, inch?” ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330/3 "2010-08-05T22:17:58Z")
Once I was trying to remember _champagne_. The best I could come up with was “wine with bubbles.” ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330/4 "2010-08-06T00:15:47Z")
Last Sunday, in my weekly D&D campaign, the players found a solid gold sarcaphogus. After dispatching the inhabitant, they started discussing how best to remove it from the dungeon. The module I was running didn’t say how much it weighed. Various ideas about how to determine its weight were offered, when one guy turned to me and said, “Look, just go on the internet, find out how much a pound of gold weighs…” Never did find out what the next step was going to be, on account of all the laughing. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330/5 "2010-08-06T00:29:38Z")
I remember one time back when I was in high school I was trying to express which floor my locker was on, but the word just didn’t want to come to me. “Tier? No, that sounds odd. Level?” ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330/6 "2010-08-06T00:38:58Z")
I once blanked on the name of the fruit “orange,” yet I was able to verbally identify its color. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330/7 "2010-08-06T00:40:06Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Last Sunday, in my weekly D&D campaign, the players found a solid gold sarcaphogus. After dispatching the inhabitant, they started discussing how best to remove it from the dungeon. The module I was running didn’t say how much it weighed. Various ideas about how to determine its weight were offered, when one guy turned to me and said, “Look, just go on the internet, find out how much a pound of gold weighs…” > > Never did find out what the next step was going to be, on account of all the laughing. Not really that funny: a pound of gold weighs less than a pound of plain dirt. A pound of gold weighs 12 oz (Troy weight), while a pound of dirt weighs 16 oz (Avoirdupois weight). The ounces aren’t the same weight, but ultimately the dirt weighs more. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330/8 "2010-08-06T15:02:06Z")
My co-worker apparently is unfamiliar with the word “scale” as she constantly refers to it as “the weigher”. I asked her once if English is her first language. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330/9 "2010-08-06T15:40:15Z")
I was at work one time and we were talking about old TV shows. One guy said there was a show he was thinking of but he couldn’t remember the name. But he said he could remember the theme song. So we said sing the theme song and we’ll see if we recognize it and can name the show. “Green acres is the place to be…” ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330/10 "2010-08-06T15:46:23Z")
My wife is constantly using the wrong words in conversation. Yesterday she asked me to take the clean laundry out of the refrigerator, and put some stamped envelopes in the umbrella for delivery. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330/11 "2010-08-06T15:51:30Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > A pound of gold weighs 12 oz (Troy weight), while a pound of dirt weighs 16 oz (Avoirdupois weight). The ounces aren’t the same weight, but ultimately the dirt weighs more. For the same reason, a pound of feathers (about 454 g) weighs more than a pound of gold (373 g). ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330/12 "2010-08-06T15:56:22Z")
And a pound of British money can weigh less than a few ounces! ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330/13 "2010-08-06T16:00:20Z")
[quote=“RealityChuck, post:7, topic:549330”] > [@Miller](#): > > Not really that funny: a pound of gold weighs less than a pound of plain dirt. Nicely done. I use that one from time to time with the old “which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of lead” riddle. Yeah, they weigh the same, but if you change the lead to gold, then it’s the feathers! ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330/14 "2010-08-06T16:33:45Z")
I once managed to forget the word “maybe.” ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330/15 "2010-08-06T16:43:44Z")
I have nothing to add to the discussion, but congratulations on your Simpsons reference in the title. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330/16 "2010-08-06T17:31:27Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > My wife is constantly using the wrong words in conversation. Yesterday she asked me to take the clean laundry out of the refrigerator, and put some stamped envelopes in the umbrella for delivery. I often use (not on purpose) ‘umbrella’ for alligator, elevator, and refrigerator. I tend to get some weird looks. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330/17 "2010-08-06T17:44:27Z")
[Relevant documentary](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3-LxmrFm40) ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330/18 "2010-08-06T17:57:32Z")
My daughter once remarked that a squid has eight testicles. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330/19 "2010-08-06T18:06:43Z")
I often go aphasic and say “You know, the \*thing \*thing” but I have not caught myself using a totally incorrect word, or not recognizing the correct word as I am using it. Yet. ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330/20 "2010-08-06T18:29:29Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > My daughter once remarked that a squid has eight testicles. Your daughter is an idiot. Everyone knows squid have ten testicles.😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330.md?page=2)