the "things i've always wondered, let's find answers for each other" thread
 

okay, here's how this thread will work... everyone will post some things they've always wondered about, and after they answer, they can post things they've always wondered about, and then someone can reply to that and so on and so on... it is okay for different people to reply to the same post, but if you're wondering anything you must first reply to someone... ahem.

things i've always wondered but can't find on wikipedia or anything...

1) why does EVERY pop SONG from the 60's-70's-80's fade out? I understand the point of things fading out within songs, but what's the real reason that every song fades out, usually at the chorus? And, live, has any band ever used a fade out on a song instead of coming up with an ending, because that'd be hilarious... (have the guy in charge of sound turn them down during the chorus)

2) why do cartoon characters almost always only have 4 fingers? is it just because it's easier to draw them that way or...

3) why do people like the magick markers?

4) what the hell does "we spies, we slow hands, killer" mean?

5) why does almost every surf band fill their album with covers? seriously, almost every surf band has a few originals and a million covers.. why is this?

6) why do girls wear thongs? like, okay, the intention of thongs was to hide panty lines, but they wear thongs sticking out of their jeans and shit... that's fucking disgusting. don't these whores know that boy shorts are way sexier anyway?

7) how many noise releases do you have to have (see: merzbow, wolf eyes) before you can actually make a living off of and quitting your day job to make skronk all day? at last guess, i'm thinking once you reach the 200 release limit, you're probably good.

8) why did i just get arrested for statuatory boner?

that's it.. get to replying and asking things you've always wondered, smart sonic youth folks!

Q: Why do people like magick markers?
A: There is no accounting for taste- different folks/different strokes

My question:
Is the Wire song Practice Makes Perfect about sex?

when will rhcp stop writting albums about california?

When they stop writing albums Crypto

i dont get it

I always thought practice makes perfect was about ether injections in the anus...

However many it takes to warp your judgment to that point.

blooo
 

Hands are notoriously difficult to draw. Look at children's drawings with their bird wing like arms. It's much easier to draw a hand with three fingers and a thumb because it then doesn't have to look like a hand. It resembles a hand, but it doesn't have to be perfect. Same reason why cartoon characters eyes and mouths aren't really accurate, it removes them from reality but also allows them to represent the things they are supposed to. Also makes for easier replication.


Covers are fun


Some people like them. But I think personally that the risk of having a yeast infection kinda rules them out.

also, the less like a real human and the more like a blank slate that a cartoon character looks like, the greater the number of people who will be able to identify with that character

Its probably something to do with DJing or radio play

There is an end actually, although it's hard to find. What you need to do is play one of the songs at a decently low volume (make sure you can still hear it just fine). As it starts to fade, appropriately raise the volume to keep the sound steady. It WILL eventually end. Either that, or you have found a loop hole to listen to you favorite song chorus' for eternity.

A: They're just trying to fit in with Dr. Dre, Cube, Game, Warren G, Nate, and the whole lot.

Whoever coined the adage that "no question is a stupid question," never counted on some dingus like atsonicpark.

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Paganini, 1832.
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no, they just record a much longer ending to the song and gradually turn the volume down when they decide upon a length, i've got a CD of james brown songs that have had the fade outs removed and they're all far longer than the faded out versions

Wow, you think? It was a joke... :)

I like them, and I can't even explain why. They are just so dang catchy.

1) why does EVERY pop SONG from the 60's-70's-80's fade out? I understand the point of things fading out within songs, but what's the real reason that every song fades out, usually at the chorus? And, live, has any band ever used a fade out on a song instead of coming up with an ending, because that'd be hilarious... (have the guy in charge of sound turn them down during the chorus)
Fade outs mean one of two things. Ether the band is lame at writing songs and cannot write song endings (not that easy), or they want you to know that LIVE the song would go on an extended jam, as long as they see fit. On record they just fade the song away.

2) why do cartoon characters almost always only have 4 fingers? is it just because it's easier to draw them that way or...
yes, it is much easier to draw 4 fingers. it actually looks better. 5 fingers do not look right on cartoons, except for hank hill. also, puritanical americans did not want animals like mickey and donald to look too human.



5) why does almost every surf band fill their album with covers? seriously, almost every surf band has a few originals and a million covers.. why is this?
because surf music sucks ass. It is stupid and sucks and is lame. Jimi Hnedirx promised us, on the album ARE YOU EXPERIENCED, that we would "never hear surf music again." Thank you for that Jimi.

6) why do girls wear thongs? like, okay, the intention of thongs was to hide panty lines, but they wear thongs sticking out of their jeans and shit... that's fucking disgusting. don't these whores know that boy shorts are way sexier anyway?
because they think it is sexy. the like when individual asshaiors wrap around the buttfloss and they yank it. they also like the dingleberries on the butt flosss. they also are just stupid.

7) how many noise releases do you have to have (see: merzbow, wolf eyes) before you can actually make a living off of and quitting your day job to make skronk all day? at last guess, i'm thinking once you reach the 200 release limit, you're probably good.
probably never

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Rob Instigator again.

Anyway, yeah fade out = cop out.

A good surf rock tune = Zappa's Nasal Retentive Calliope Music

Why do you say that?

sorry, i must be old fashioned in liking my jokes to be funny:)

the funny bit of that type of joke is when someone corrects them

ha ha, but you like the buttfloss, confess!!!

 

I don't! I like panties.
or NO panties.

yum

ha ha, ok.

1.-7. Those were quite long, and my attention wandered.

8. You're beginning to edge into SJIND's sphere of questionability.

Actually, the reason he said that was because Dick Dale had been recently diagnosed with rectal cancer and, through the chain of communication, reached Jimi as Dick Dale having died. Of course Dick Dale didn't die, he's still alive today, but at the time Jimi wrote this, he thought he was dead, and that line was a tribute to him.

Wtf

hahaha these aren't stupid questions!! well, like 3 of them weren't! thanks for the replies.

points to rob instigator for mentioning ass hairs, dental floss, and dingleberries.

i choose to believe otherwise. ha!\

The tracking session (9:00 minutes of out-takes) for “Third Stone from
the Sun” was released on the big fuzzy purple Hendrix box set (2000)
Right after Hendrix says “you’ll never hear surf music again…”
HE SAYS: “sounds like a lie to me” and he giggles and guffaws
The released version of “Third Stone” only painted half the picture
and makes it appear as if Hendrix is some sort of anti-surf soothsayer
(say that 3 times fast)
I think Dick Dale might be on a few hallucinogens himself if he
thinks Hendrix was refering to a surgery he (Dale) was having.
After all (like Hendrix) Dale might be prone to exaggeration.

jimi hendrix ruled
other tidbit about Third Stone from the Sun
turns out jimi and Chas Chandeler were huge star trek fanatics


If you adjust the turntable from 45 RPM to 78 RPM you can hear this at the beginning: Jimi: "Star fleet to star ship, please give your positon... over" Chas: "I am positoned above the third stone from the sun... over" Jimi: "That must be Earth... over" Chas: "Positive, It is known to have have some form of intelligent species... over" Jimi: "Maybe we should take a look..." Its Jimi Hendrix and Chas Chandler talking about earth as if they were aliens. Sometime around the middle of the song you can also hear him say "The acid drop will make you fly" and most of the wierd sounds that sound like wind were made by Jimi blowing and whistling into the microphone and then slowing them down.

do you agree with john cage's opinion about glenn branca, particularly that 1981 piece?

what is his opinion of glenn branca?

6.) i wear them for gymnastics when, really, having your underwear stick out of your leotard is plain nasty. all of the younger kids (3-9 or so) have that problem. eck.

here. it's part of indeterminate activity of resultant masses, recently re-released.

not sure if someone answered this already, but...

fading out is meant to make the listener feel like they're missing out on something, like the end of a song is a mystery. it supposedly makes them want to hear more. shit reason if you ask me.

Boy shorts are infinetly sexier than thongs.

INFINITELY.

it's the same idea: damn girl, check out your ass cheeks!

my girlfriend has one of the smallest asses i've ever seen, but it looks damn hot in boyshorts.

thongs are disgusting.

I thought I was the only one who loved boy shorts. I'm glad I'm wrong.

How come, in many cartoons, any object that a character is about to interact with is highlighted in some way. Like if a a cartoon baby was playing with red building blocks, and was about to reach for one, the one that it is being reached for is a brighter red than the other blocks.

I also noticed this in Daria, when Daria is standing at the lockers, which are indentical, except one which is a darker brown than the others. She then opens the darker one.

Try looking out for this next time you watch a cartoon, I've noticed it a lot.

Glenn Branca's response to John Cage:



"Vot is zis Cage nincompoop on about? I am not hearing ze fascism in my muzik!"