# Things that Q.E.D. knows nothing about **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 16, 2005, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-q-e-d-knows-nothing-about/285016 "2005-01-16T11:10:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2005, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-q-e-d-knows-nothing-about/285016/61 "2005-01-17T23:32:38Z")
> [@Eats\_Crayons](#): > > **Q.E.D** does not know how many licks it takes to get to the chewy Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop. Yes, but **Q.E.D.** might just start licking and licking until you are satisfied… (your curiosity, that is, of course…) ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2005, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-q-e-d-knows-nothing-about/285016/62 "2005-01-18T03:32:29Z")
**Q.E.D.** doesn’t know he’s is being roasted to a golden brown. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2005, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-q-e-d-knows-nothing-about/285016/63 "2005-01-18T05:10:15Z")
> [@ccwaterback](#): > > **Q.E.D.** doesn’t know he’s is being roasted to a golden brown. 🙂 Yeah, but it’s freezing here, so I don’t mind. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2005, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-q-e-d-knows-nothing-about/285016/64 "2005-01-18T05:21:29Z")
**Q.E.D.** does not know why birds suddenly appear, every time you are near. Nor does he know who wrote The Book of Love. ---
**Author:** ![NotNow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7cd45c/32.png) [@NotNow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotNow)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2005, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-q-e-d-knows-nothing-about/285016/65 "2005-01-18T06:01:58Z")
> [@Kat](#): > > **Q.E.D.** does not know why birds suddenly appear, every time you are near. Nor does he know who wrote The Book of Love. I don’t know if ol’ Donny was referring to this, and I would guess not seeing as he came first. But alas, we do know [who wrote The Book of Love.](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0393045897/qid=1106028509/sr=1-8/ref=sr_1_8/103-4657596-7052630?v=glance&s=books) ---
**Author:** ![NotNow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7cd45c/32.png) [@NotNow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotNow)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2005, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-q-e-d-knows-nothing-about/285016/66 "2005-01-18T06:04:45Z")
Doh, forgot to actually contribute… Q.E.D probably doesn’t have very much to offer on the feild of winning at video games, especially Ghost Recon 2:p sorry Q.E.D, I was afraid if I didn’t get very specific, you would indeed have something to offer ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-q-e-d-knows-nothing-about/285016/67 "2007-12-08T05:59:26Z")
Q.E.D. can’t tell us how why the temperature in Dallas is 80 today and will be 36 3 days from now. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-q-e-d-knows-nothing-about/285016/68 "2007-12-08T06:00:00Z")
[QUOTE=indecisive1] I’m going to guess that **Q.E.D.** knows nothing about knitting. Anybody else have a guess? [/QUOTE] Q.E.D. knows nothing about an Amtote Totalizator Hub. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-q-e-d-knows-nothing-about/285016/69 "2007-12-08T06:02:08Z")
**Q.E.D.** \*might \*know a thing or two about zombie threads… ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-q-e-d-knows-nothing-about/285016/70 "2007-12-08T06:30:50Z")
[QUOTE=wolf\_meister] **Roland Orzabal** \* Q.E.D. doesn’t know the technique used by Thom Yorke to record the vocal track for Radiohead’s "Like Spinning Plates.\* Oh really? And who do you think _gave_ that idea to Thom Yorke? [/QUOTE] The backwards-talking midget on _Twin Peaks_. I bet **Q.E.D.** doesn’t know the plot to _Eraserhead_, even if he’s seen it. (Hell, I didn’t until I looked the show up on IMDb.) ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-q-e-d-knows-nothing-about/285016/71 "2007-12-08T07:23:14Z")
[QUOTE=wolf\_meister] **Roland Orzabal** \* Q.E.D. doesn’t know the technique used by Thom Yorke to record the vocal track for Radiohead’s "Like Spinning Plates.\* Oh really? And who do you think _gave_ that idea to Thom Yorke? [/QUOTE] Q.E.D. probably doesn’t know that the technique is called reverse backmasking. Phil Lanphier did it with _New York, New York_ back in the early 1980’s [It’s available as a self-launching MP3 here.](http://www.lanphier.net/mp3/new_york.mp3) Towards the end, someone (Phil?) sings a snippet of the lyrics. The basic technique is to play the tune or song backwards, make a recording of your imitation of that sound, then play that backwards. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-q-e-d-knows-nothing-about/285016.md?page=3)