BURNING QUESTIONS

Before I begin:

Happy Twos Day! (Tuesday, February 22, 2022) 

QUESTIONS

Back in 2009, I posed some questions to my readers and received a few answers.  I thought it might be fun to pose a few of the original questions to see how they might be commented on in 2022, 13 years later.

01.  Diet idea.

Does the newly developed EATR robot really fuel up on human flesh? Wouldn't that be one way to get rid of body fat?

* The Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot (EATR) was a robotic project designed to produce a vehicle which would automatically seek out edible foliage to be used as its fuel, not human flesh, so no dietary implications. It just would have no need for traditional fuels like gasoline.  

The project was dropped (so they say) in 2015.  I wonder why. Sounds like a good idea to me.

 02.  Pole Dancing

Will "pole dancing" (some call 'lateral dancing') become a valid Olympic sport?

* I don't think so; however, I believe it takes great strength and aerobic ability to do this kind of "dancing," I seem to recall that one of my relatives was good at this, and even taught it.

03.  Flagpole Stuff 

What is the purpose of the little ball on top of a flagpole?

* Damned if I know.  Probably to keep the flag from flying away.

A place in "The George Washington National Forest" on the border of Virginia and West Virginia is called "Flagpole Knob." A lofty scenic spot loved by campers and Jeep owners.

"Run it up the flagpole and see if it flies."  is a phrase used by the heads of ad-agencies, at least in the movies.

04.  "Yo  Quiero Taco Bell"

Was the Taco Bell dog assassinated?

* "From 1997 through 2000, Taco Bell featured a talking chihuahua (Gidget)  in a series of clever ads.  The dog had many fans, but was discontinued because the ads were not increasing sales,

Gidget later played parts in "Legally Blonde 2" and "Beverly Hills Chihuahua."  She died of a stroke in 2015.

05.  Baseball-playing Linguist

What ever happened to Moe Berg, the baseball player who spoke 7 languages?

*  Moe died in 1972.  He had an interesting life, as a baseball player and coach as well as a spy for the U.S. Government in WWII.  Wikipedia says that he "studied" seven languages: Latin, Greek, French, Spanish, Italian, German  and Sanskrit, and, of course, an eighth: English. 

It was said that he read ten newspapers each day.

An interesting guy!

ENOUGH!

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