# Olives checks in, but she doesn't check out. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 22, 2007, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-checks-in-but-she-doesnt-check-out/388916 "2007-01-22T02:48:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-checks-in-but-she-doesnt-check-out/388916/21 "2007-01-22T14:44:18Z")
[QUOTE=Nava] _Espanish_ šŸ˜‰ [/QUOTE] Hey, I speak Espanish, whaddaya know. ā€œOla mi chikita con tika-masalaā€ Espaniol on the other handā€¦not a smidgen. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-checks-in-but-she-doesnt-check-out/388916/22 "2007-01-22T15:32:39Z")
[QUOTE=Sage Rat] Hey, I speak Espanish, whaddaya know. ā€œOla mi chikita con tika-masalaā€ Espaniol on the other handā€¦not a smidgen. [/QUOTE] I speak Esperantoā€¦ does that count? ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-checks-in-but-she-doesnt-check-out/388916/23 "2007-01-22T15:40:40Z")
[QUOTE=Sunspace] I speak Esperantoā€¦ does that count? [/QUOTE] I would have to hope so. Uno dos tres quattro? ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-checks-in-but-she-doesnt-check-out/388916/24 "2007-01-22T16:00:09Z")
[QUOTE=BiblioCat] And five gallons of Jell-O. Donā€™t forget the Jell-O. [/QUOTE] THATā€™s what I was forgetting. Thanks, **Biblio**. **Olive** , please proceed down the hall to room 101, just follow the strange sounds. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-checks-in-but-she-doesnt-check-out/388916/25 "2007-01-22T16:04:41Z")
[QUOTE=Sunspace] _Seen_, no. _Heard_, on the other handā€¦ :: shudder :: [/QUOTE] Great Scot, that was _him?_ I thought that was a wild monkey trying to belt out _O Sole Mio_ through a kazoo. > [@Sunspace](#): > > I speak Esperantoā€¦ does that count? _Bonvolu alsendi la pordiston? Lausajne estas rano en mia bideo!_ > [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > Thanks everyone! > ā€¦The Great Lonk? The Great [Lonk](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonk) is mighty. The Great Lonk is [well-equipped](http://www.sheep101.info/Images/Breeds/Lonk.jpg). The Great Lonk likes whiskey. Do not meddle in the affairs of The Great Lonk. It makes him soggy and hard to light. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-checks-in-but-she-doesnt-check-out/388916/26 "2007-01-22T17:07:33Z")
[QUOTE=Mindfield] Great Scot, that was _him?_ I thought that was a wild monkey trying to belt out _O Sole Mio_ through a kazoo. [/quote] That was a _kazoo?!!_ > [@Mindfield](#): > > _Bonvolu alsendi la pordiston? Lausajne estas rano en mia bideo!_ Ah, the pen of your aunt is in the garden, eh? _Jen la solvo, jen la polvo, jen la mitigita Volvo! Un, deux, trois, bitte!_ > [@](#): > > The Great [Lonk](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonk) is mighty. The Great Lonk is [well-equipped](http://www.sheep101.info/Images/Breeds/Lonk.jpg). The Great Lonk likes whiskey. Do not meddle in the affairs of The Great Lonk. It makes him soggy and hard to light. ā€œSheep101.infoā€? \ ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-checks-in-but-she-doesnt-check-out/388916/27 "2007-01-22T17:09:40Z")
[QUOTE=Sage Rat] I would have to hope so. Uno dos tres quattro? [/QUOTE] _Bitte?_ ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-checks-in-but-she-doesnt-check-out/388916/28 "2007-01-22T17:38:13Z")
[QUOTE=BiblioCat] Like this: One day, my cat got in the [crockpot](http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p241/Betsey38/Pics001.jpg). I had taken the liner out to wash, and the outer part was still warm. I guess it seemed like a good place to curl up and nap. [/QUOTE] I had no idea you knew how to cook Korean foodā€¦ Welcome, **olives**! ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2007, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-checks-in-but-she-doesnt-check-out/388916/29 "2007-01-23T02:34:13Z")
> [@](#): > > You broke a cardinal rule of the SDMB: you mentioned you have a cat, yet you failed to post a picture. Duly noted. The great Magical Merlin found [here.](http://s73.photobucket.com/albums/i212/olivesmarch4th/Merlin/?action=view¤t=MerKitty3.jpg) > [@](#): > > And five gallons of Jell-O. Donā€™t forget the Jell-O. Whatever you do, donā€™t forget to add the vodka before it sets. > [@](#): > > I speak Esperantoā€¦ does that count? Every language counts. šŸ™‚ > [@](#): > > Welcome. Iā€™ve been reading your posts with interest (but have no desire to subscribe to your newsletter) ā€“ youā€™re already an asset to the community. I am honored by this. It may indicate that you donā€™t agree with me, which means Iā€™ll probably learn a lot from you. I learn the most from people I disagree with. šŸ™‚ > [@](#): > > Actually, you have one excuse for not posting cites. Iā€™ve been skipping on cites since forever (well, ok, not that long) because lots of the stuff Iā€™d cite happens to be in Espanish > > Welcome. Is March 4th your birthday? Didnā€™t you know that all cats feed on souls? Is your Venezuelan project about ā€œhow Venezuelan media reports about female politiciansā€ (from anywhere) or about ā€œhow Venezuelan female politicians use the mediaā€? If it was another country I wouldnā€™t ask, but knowing how much ChĆ”vez loves a good camera, I figured I would. Are other Venezuelan politicians allowed to step in front of a camera? See, now you got me thinking about something completely pointless (although by no means mundane)! I adore Epsanish, and would happily read any cites you offered! No matter how much I practice, I will probably never feel I am as good at speaking Spanish as i want to be. Iā€™m jealous you get to use it all the time. Yep, March 4th is my birthday. ā€œOlivesā€ is cheesy Christy-speak for ā€œI love youā€, and with the username you canā€™t help but get the image of little olives in a row, marching forth. Regarding my research project, itā€™s actually kind of an unusual concept. Weā€™re studying face-ismā€“facial prominence-- in the media, specifically photographs that candidates choose to represent themselves politically. My director has already done research on this phenomenon in the United States and she has found that women on average tend to show more of their whole bodies in professional photographs than men doā€“men tend to take up most of the photograph with their faces and show very little of the rest of their bodies. Youā€™re probably thinkingā€“so what?ā€“so was I-- but the director of the project has already done some interesting research that reveals facial prominence is not only an influence on how competent the person is judged to be, but it is also a predictor of certain behaviors ā€“ for example, women who show more facial prominence tend to vote in favor of womenā€™s rights issues more than those who donā€™t. Itā€™s something seemingly benign that turns out to be quite complex. My director is curious how this translates from a global perspective, and so we have each been assigned to a South-American countryā€“mine being Venezuela. I just started the projectā€¦ Iā€™ll certainly let you know how it goes. Iā€™m especially excited because we may have the opportunity to report our findings at a conference _in South America._ Pretty neat opportunity if you ask me. > [@](#): > > donā€™t be homophobic or heterophobic for that matter. I am militantly pro-LGBT/social justice in general. Itā€™s on par with racism to me. > [@](#): > > Every post noting a dissatisfaction with Windows or Microsoft or PCā€™s in general will be met with a Mac-user gloating nyaah, nyaah. Uh oh. Donā€™t read my comment in the pit about the superiority of _Linux._ > [@](#): > > Whatever opinion you happen to hold, no matter how innocent or innocuous, you will find at least ONE poster (and possibly more who will join in the throng) who think you are a Nazi and a kitten-killer and a lousy Democrat or Republican so your opinion isnā€™t worth shit. I seriously used to stress out about peopleā€™s opinions on the internet. Iā€™ve learned you canā€™t please all of the people all of the time. You give great advice! Thank you! Thank you all! I am so pleased by this warm reception! Thanks so much. Lonk is unbearably cute. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2007, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-checks-in-but-she-doesnt-check-out/388916/30 "2007-01-23T02:51:05Z")
[QUOTE=olivesmarch4th] I am honored by this. It may indicate that you donā€™t agree with me, which means Iā€™ll probably learn a lot from you. I learn the most from people I disagree with. šŸ™‚ [/QUOTE] Welcome to inside joke 1563-7b, which reads: > [@](#): > > Abstaining from newsletters shall from this moment forth imply a certain degree of fanciful tolerance, not to be confused with the dismissive derision associated with a stated desire for the opposite. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2007, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-checks-in-but-she-doesnt-check-out/388916/31 "2007-01-23T05:22:40Z")
You spelled ā€œa lotā€ correctly - you are aces in my book. šŸ˜ƒ Welcome to the funhouse. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2007, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-checks-in-but-she-doesnt-check-out/388916/32 "2007-01-23T07:50:15Z")
**olives** , I thought of something your teacher may like. One of my homelandā€™s local newspapers, [Diario de Navarra](http://www.diariodenavarra.es), celebrated its 100th anniversary last year. Theyā€™ve recently uploaded all their old issues: 100 years worth of Spanish newspapers! Itā€™s pay-to-use but still, it may be a good resource. You can access the old issues through the main page (click on hemeroteca, top right under the banner ad) or [here.](http://diariodenavarra.mynewsonline.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2007, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-checks-in-but-she-doesnt-check-out/388916/33 "2007-01-23T07:52:22Z")
Oh, how cool! Thanks a lot, Nava! ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2007, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-checks-in-but-she-doesnt-check-out/388916/34 "2007-01-23T17:35:30Z")
[QUOTE=Nava] (click on hemeroteca, top right under the banner ad) [/QUOTE] Oh heavens, I read that wrong the first time. ---
**Author:** ![Greebo\_Ogg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19adc/32.png) [@Greebo\_Ogg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greebo_Ogg)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-checks-in-but-she-doesnt-check-out/388916/35 "2007-01-23T18:53:38Z")
And still no kitty pictureā€¦ :dubious: But welcome anyway!!! ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2007, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-checks-in-but-she-doesnt-check-out/388916/36 "2007-01-23T20:08:40Z")
[QUOTE=Greebo Ogg] And still no kitty pictureā€¦ :dubious: But welcome anyway!!! [/QUOTE] [Yes, there wasā€¦](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=8178086&postcount=29) ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2007, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-checks-in-but-she-doesnt-check-out/388916/37 "2007-01-23T20:31:19Z")
_tweeeeeeeeet!_ Flag on the playā€¦Over-zealous newbie harrassment without having read every word in the entire threadā€¦2 goat penaltyā€¦1st down. ---
**Author:** ![Eltanin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Eltanin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eltanin)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2007, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-checks-in-but-she-doesnt-check-out/388916/38 "2007-01-23T21:19:36Z")
As a guest and (sorta) new member, I think my contract explicitly forbids me from issuing a formal welcome, but I do want to give a shout out as a fellow Wolverine and former Ann Arborite. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2007, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-checks-in-but-she-doesnt-check-out/388916/39 "2007-01-23T22:25:28Z")
[QUOTE=ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies] _tweeeeeeeeet!_ Flag on the playā€¦Over-zealous newbie harrassment without having read every word in the entire threadā€¦2 goat penaltyā€¦1st down. [/QUOTE] ā€œIā€™m surprised they didnā€™t assess a squid on that play, Mike!ā€ ā€œWell, Ike, according to the 2006 rewrite of the Skimming Middle Posts rule, the only way the ref could have assessed a squid would have been if **Greebo** had accidentally misread the OP to say that **olives** had neglected to post pics of her ferret. This was changed because of the three-week-long 17-page Pit thread in September 2005 between **danceswithcats** and **ferretherder** over whether her ferrets had accidentally gotten into his cats or his cats had accidentally gotten into her ferrets, and whether or not they now had to create a new taste sensation because of it. If I recall correctly, they decided that these were two really lousy tastes that went really lousy together and called it a day. Back to you, Ike.ā€ ā€œAnd thatā€™s why we keep a position open solely for extreme rules geeks, folksā€¦ā€ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-checks-in-but-she-doesnt-check-out/388916.md?page=1)