# The Know-it-all Thread (A Game) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 16, 2001, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-know-it-all-thread-a-game/72694 "2001-07-16T16:05:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-know-it-all-thread-a-game/72694/21 "2001-07-16T18:25:24Z")
It is not that widely known but… The word ‘Seminole’ is derived from the Spanish ‘cimarron’ meaning wild men. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-know-it-all-thread-a-game/72694/22 "2001-07-16T18:55:39Z")
It is not that widely known but… The word ‘casdave’ is derived from the Spanish ‘davecas’ meaning slow connection. 😉 Brussels sprouts are often cited as children’s least-liked vegetable, but are a good source of the elusive vitamin K. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-know-it-all-thread-a-game/72694/23 "2001-07-16T19:13:47Z")
Did you know that Brussels sprouts are a variety of cabbage? Or that most Brussels sprouts in the US are grown in California? ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-know-it-all-thread-a-game/72694/24 "2001-07-16T20:07:58Z")
Georges Remi – “Herge” of Tintin fame – was born in Brissels, Belgium in 1907 ---
**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-know-it-all-thread-a-game/72694/25 "2001-07-16T20:15:21Z")
Hercule Poirot, Dame Agatha Christie’s literary invention, was not a Frenchman, but a Belgian. ---
**Author:** ![Kamandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5daacb/32.png) [@Kamandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamandi)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-know-it-all-thread-a-game/72694/26 "2001-07-16T21:05:00Z")
The title character in “Agatha Christie’s Poirot”, on A&E, is played by David Suchet. Peter Ustinov has also played Poirot. ---
**Author:** ![Tretiak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Tretiak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tretiak)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-know-it-all-thread-a-game/72694/27 "2001-07-16T21:23:35Z")
A&E recently recieved the most Emmy nominations for a basic cable network, 14. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-know-it-all-thread-a-game/72694/28 "2001-07-16T21:53:55Z")
Not many people know, Sammy, that Harry Lubcke, the third Academy president, suggested the nickname “Immy”, which was a term commonly used for the early image orthicon camera. Later the name was changed to Emmy, which seemed appropriate for female statuette. ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-know-it-all-thread-a-game/72694/29 "2001-07-16T22:42:32Z")
Speaking of statuettes, legend has it that the “Oscar” was so nicknamed because it reminded Bette Davis of her husband, Oscar. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-know-it-all-thread-a-game/72694/30 "2001-07-16T23:21:31Z")
I wish I were an Oscar Mayer wiener. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-know-it-all-thread-a-game/72694/31 "2001-07-16T23:22:26Z")
Edmond O’Brien, Best Supporting Actor for _The Barefoot Contessa_ in 1954, is the only actor to win an Oscar for playing a character named Oscar. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2001, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-know-it-all-thread-a-game/72694/32 "2001-07-17T03:15:01Z")
Oscar the Grouch was originally a bear, but his puppeteer got sick and threw up on him, then threw him away. It was later determined that the show was running long on time and they needed “Oscar the Bear,” now green and residing in the garbage, covered in trash. They liked the idea and the rest is history. ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2001, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-know-it-all-thread-a-game/72694/33 "2001-07-17T04:08:53Z")
Speaking of Muppets, Kermit was originally not a frog. Jim Henson built the original Kermit out of an old green cloth coat of his mother’s and the two halves of a Ping Pong ball. ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2001, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-know-it-all-thread-a-game/72694/34 "2001-07-17T04:46:58Z")
Teddy Roosevelt’s 2nd wife’s maiden name was Kermit. TR’s son’s name was also Kermit. TR also had a silly voice, and I think he sounded like Kermit the Frog. ---
**Author:** ![Sterra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Sterra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterra)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2001, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-know-it-all-thread-a-game/72694/35 "2001-07-17T05:13:16Z")
Ping Pong balls are used in a game of Ping Pong. ---
**Author:** ![amateurvisionary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@amateurvisionary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amateurvisionary)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2001, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-know-it-all-thread-a-game/72694/36 "2001-07-17T05:30:11Z")
Frogs and ping pong balls combine to form a common marital aid here in Mississippi. I will not explain further. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2001, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-know-it-all-thread-a-game/72694/37 "2001-07-17T05:37:13Z")
Frogs, when hit with a tennis racket by adolescent males, will spread out as they travel through the air, and land relatively unscathed for the experience. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2001, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-know-it-all-thread-a-game/72694/38 "2001-07-17T07:03:53Z")
Damn, I can’t think of anything funny to write about frogs _or_ tennis. _ponders_ _gives up_ Frog is a derogatory term for a French person, and it’s commonly claimed that _love_ as the term for no score in tennis is derived from _l’oeuf_, the French word for _egg_. Coincidence? I think not. ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2001, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-know-it-all-thread-a-game/72694/39 "2001-07-17T07:10:53Z")
Did you know that the Leopard Frog lays large masses of eggs. This egg mass may contain as many as four thousand eggs. The eggs are black above and white on the underside. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2001, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-know-it-all-thread-a-game/72694/40 "2001-07-17T08:06:18Z")
Despite all that mass of frogs eggs, they still choose to make caviar out of the eggs of gutted female sturgeon fish. Oh, the wastage … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-know-it-all-thread-a-game/72694.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-know-it-all-thread-a-game/72694.md?page=3)