Respect My Authoritah

Q: Dear 100 Hour Board:2 Questions:a. Who will win the 2008 presidential election? More importantly who will the VP be?(I'm thinking a Romney/Clinton ticket. ;/)b. Why in heavens name does blogger need to have word verifications? What are their purpose? Why, oh, why must they be on the otherwise wonderful 100 hour board? Finally, who decides what the...

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Better than Ty Pennington

Q: Dear 'Your the best big brother' 100 Hour BoardHow do you frame and remodel a basement?CritchlowA: Dear 'You'll grow up like me someday' little brother Critchlow,Having a tough time with the basement? Moved into the mini-mansion and can't stand it not being finished? I offer you perfect advice.Take a photo of your current basement as isDevelop the photos at the local 1 hour photo - or print it out yourselfBuy an inexpensive photo framePlace the photo behind the glass, line up the matPut the frame...

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But Why? But Why? But Why?

Q: Dear 100 Hour Board,Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?What's another word for thesaurus?If a turtle does not have a shell, is he homeless or naked?Just take your pick! Enjoy!Good apple post-i like it!80A: Dear Overly-Inquisitive 80,In no particular order:eadumdictumbiblioslexiconsynonymiconThere are lots of different types of glue....

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Keeps the Doctor Away...

Q: Dear 100 Hour Board:Which part of the apple is healthier for you...the skin or the inside?80A: Dear Fruit Connoisseur:Great question. Food and science - my favorite combination Let's start with the obviously gratuitous download of facts.Apples, malus x domestica, was first domesticated in Kazakhstan, spread across the Middle East in Greece, on to...

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Freshman Orientation 101

Q: Dear 100 Hour Board:I'm a new user, but like what I see. But I have to ask you:Isn't it a little presumptive to label the post "funny," not that it wasn't, but still? [In reference to the 'farts are funny' comments]oh, by the way please remove the blog owner approval of comments. it's annoying and stifles creativityBLA: Dear "I'm only a civil engineer, so please excuse me"I'll talk slowly so you can follow. :)The 100 Hour Board is both omniscient and metaphysically omnipotent. That is the 100...

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Somebody Was in Trouble

Q: Dear "new" 2008 100 Hour Board:My question is, what is the origin meaning of the statement "Your name is mud"?Regards,RA: Dear R-There is some confusion in this idiom, its origin misattributed to a historical news story that is at least fitting. Either way the phrase means that you are unpopular, or have a bad reputation.First the misattributed origin.Moments after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at the theatre (in 1865), the shooter, John Wilkes Booth jumped from the President's box to the...

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Like a Missing Sock

Q: Dear Long-Lost 100 Hour Board:100 Hour Board,Oh 100 Hour Board,Wherefore art thou? Why must you be named 100 Hour Board. Refuse thy blogging name. Or if you cannot, swear you love me, and I'll no longer complain.Regards,Juliet ComplainerA: Dear Lost without a Guide,First off, to correct you inquiry, the question "wherefore art thou Romeo" actually does not ask where is Romeo, but more like "why are you Romeo." Then Juliet talks about forsaking his name.But to answer your question, the 100 Hour...

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