Post something you know more about than any other DUer....

[Robb]

...Mine's easy (I think!): sled doggin'. :D

What's your thing you know more about than any other DUer?

[In_The_Wind]

1. essential oils

[Robb]

4. Cool!

I tried making some once with a rice cooker, some tubing, and a bunch of juniper.

I'm not sure what I made, but boy did it itch! :D

[In_The_Wind]

14. that could be dangerous ...

distilling oils can be done in several ways and some ways can destroy the very properties of the plant you're working with

it's very important to have a carrier oil nearby to remove the oil you're having a bad reaction to because soap and water will not remove the essential oils from the skin as quickly as a vegetable oil will

[Wickerman]

2. well, I thunk until my brane hurt

and I can't think of a single thing. :dunce:

[Droopy]

3. Well, I would say trucking

But I've since run across at least three other truckers here on DU so I can't have that as my claim to fame. Hmmmmmmm. I'm pretty good at beer drinking.

[graywarrior]

5. Having a career at having no career.

[Aristus]

6. Ancient Rome.

Go on, try me! B-)

[VelmaD]

8. ok...what did they wear...

under those togas? How about under the cute little leather skirts they wore to battle? ;)

[Aristus]

11. Sorry Vel, they wore woolen tunics.

Members of the Equestrian class wore a thin purple stripe on the right shoulder to denote their social rank. Senators wore a wide stripe for the same reason.

The college students' notion that the toga is some kind of party garment is erroneous; The toga was the Roman version of the business suit and necktie. Men hated to wear it, but it was required for business or political functions. As soon as a citizen got in his front door, he tore it off, handed it to a slave, and changed into a comfortable house tunic.

Sorry to ruin it for you, sweetie! ;-)

[VelmaD]

18. ok...but what did they wear...

UNDER that stuff?

[Moochy]

91. Garum anyone?

Garum!! I can't get enough of the stuff... mmm fishy fish fishy foo where did my fishy fish a-goooo?

[Aristus]

112. Gee whiz, Vel, you sex fiend!

When a man went about in just a tunic, he usually wore a loincloth. (The Romans, contrary to popular belief, were VERY prudish). When a man was togate (wearing a toga, natch) he wore no underwear at all. Made it too hard to urinate, which could be done while wearing the toga; you just had to be careful where you aimed the stream. B-)

[WCGreen]

60. It was very heavy as well.....

Psst, I know a bit about ancient Rome as well....

It's cool stuff

[trackfan]

45. What historian

could be said to have presented a much different view of Tiberius than that depicted by Tacitus?

[progmom]

7. I can't be certain, but it's possible...

That I know more about jazz....

[Droopy]

10. You're going to have to bust out those jazz aficionado skills

so I can have some new music to listen to. I know of other DUers who have a taste for jazz, but none who have their own radio show specializing in the genre. I like that rockin' jazz. What do you recommend?

[progmom]

12. rockin' jazz can mean so many things

can you be more specific? tell me some examples of artists or records you like?

[Droopy]

16. I'm sorry I can't be more specific

as far as artists or songs. Just something upbeat and fast. I only listen to jazz when I can bring in that public radio station after midnight when I'm out on the road.

[ghostsofgiants]

9. Hmmm...

The Silent Hill video games maybe?

[liss681]

26. I might have you beat on that one

I love survival/horror games... what do you think about the room? I am not a big fan of that one, but the other ones are cool

[ghostsofgiants]

28. Interestingly enough I rented it just today

Seems pretty cool, but I haven't played enough to give my verdict yet.

I'm not much of a gamer at all, but I'm addicted to Silent Hill. I really hope they don't fuck up the film version.

[liss681]

34. didn't know they were making a movie

Silent Hill is about the only thing I play... have you gotten to the part of the subway with the ghosts yet? The ghosts suck, so just run away from them!

[ghostsofgiants]

35. Yeah, I've gotten to that part, haha...those ghosts are creepy as hell

As for the film, it's being written by Roger Avary (Pulp Fiction) and directed by Christophe Gans (Brotherhood of the Wolf), so I think it has a lot more potential than most video game movies. And from what I've read, Gans and Avary are pretty big SH fans, so that also bodes well for the film.

[liss681]

37. I hope so

They screwed up Resident Evil so much that I don't have much hope for Silent Hill, although I loved Brotherhood of the Wolf and Pulp Fiction so maybe it will be good!

[ghostsofgiants]

41. You have to keep in mind that RE was directed by Paul W.S. Anderson

Hack director extraordinaire.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0027271/

[liss681]

42. Apparently!

All of those movies suck! I hated AVP, and I won't even comment on Mortal Kombat.

[greblc]

13. My Wife.

[eyesroll]

15. Commercial cleaning.

And possibly, campaign finance in a post- McCain-Feingold era.

[Tom Kitten]

17. platecutting...

the key in accuracy is in keeping your blade as sharp as possible at all times...

provided you already have provided for your most important factor, lighting, and magnification sure as hell helps oodles!

[Ready4Change]

19. Judging competition aerobatics?

Maybe not. I know there are some other aviators/aviation fans here.

[Robb]

21. OK, when I first read this

I thought it said "competition aerobics," and I thought to myself "Dang, what a gig!" :D

[Ready4Change]

31. Yah, not QUITE so up close and personal.

In aerobatics the competitors may be a mile away, and inside airplanes. Still fun to watch, but in a totally different sort of way. ;)

[Kathy in Cambridge]

20. Nothing

I am a generalist. I know a little about a lot of subjects, but nothing really in depth. When I was in school I knew a lot about European history, Stalin, Hitler and Yugoslavia. My career took a different path, my focus became more technical, and I forgot a lot of what I learned, unfortunately.

[Guaranteed]

22. I'll say chess and then

wait for some other DUer to come along and beat me.

And it will happen. :)

[hfojvt]

86. just post your FIDE rating

master? Expert?

[sakabatou]

23. Some Japanimation...

Evngelion, Bebop, Trigun etc...

[shugah]

32. isn't that anime?

[sakabatou]

33. Yep. Same thing.

[ghostsofgiants]

44. Except most anime fans...

Would smack you for calling it Japanimation.

[sakabatou]

46. True

But I had a brain fart. So sue me. :p

[ghostsofgiants]

49. My brother is a big anime fan

I like to call it Japanimation just to bug him, haha.

[sakabatou]

50. Heh

So what's he into now?

[ghostsofgiants]

51. Haha, couldn't tell you

Only anime I really know is Samurai Pizza Cats and Astro Boy, haha.

[sakabatou]

52. Why don't you ask him?

It isn't that difficult... or is it?

[ghostsofgiants]

55. Well, considering he's both asleep and at his friend's house right now...

Might be a little tricky.

[sakabatou]

56. Ask him tommorow, or when he gets back

I'll be waiting. With Full Metal Alchemist on full blast.

[ghostsofgiants]

57. Haha, will do

[Guy Fawkes]

116. :smack: it's Anime.

BTW, you might look into "Robot Carnival". It was one of the first anime series I saw, and I still love it. (PS, I may have you beat on anime fandom)

[flamingyouth]

24. The value of discontinued Lladro figurines.

Possibly silent films, but don't hold me to that.

[Seabiscuit]

115. I own a discontinued Lladro figurine entitled "Curiosity". What's its

value?

[Burma Jones]

25. Analogical derivation of system requirements

And perhaps absurdist theatre..

[shugah]

27. earthworms

probably

[usedtobesick]

29. Designing RF cables and connectors

for Military and Commercial Aircraft systems.

[elshiva]

30. Episcopalianism???

[GreenPartyVoter]

36. How to have a kid fall out of a prep onto your chest?

[Individualist]

38. myself

;)

[montana_hazeleyes]

39. Joe Montana

[spacelady]

40. I know! Oh never mind.

[BikeWriter]

43. Sled dogs are cool! I sent one home from Alaska...

I was stationed at Sparrevohn, AFS. Most of the dog's bloodlines were from Lime Village. He made an excellent hunter and companion dog.

[XemaSab]

47. Birds and dirt,

Birds and dirt.

[evlbstrd]

48. Zappa?

I know I have competition.

[proud2BlibKansan]

53. Do you know how to grow

dental floss?

[evlbstrd]

58. Over on the dental floss bush!

Just me and my pygmy pony.
How are ya, p2b? You still dealing with that stalker?

[proud2BlibKansan]

59. I'm great

Went to Nebraska for a great blues festival this weekend. Had an awesome time.

We have loaded the new OS and are doing a bunch of other stuff to the puter. So I think the stalker is gone. Haven't smelled him much lately. I have also been staying away from the board where he lurks in wait for me.

Did I tell you he owns a motorcycle shop? So if you know anyone who is shopping for a bike, let me know so you can tell them where NOT to go.

I need to schedule our July meetup. How about that park near your house?

[evlbstrd]

63. You told me about the shop.

I don't know many riders, but my sister does (how does that sound?), so I'll tell her.
Roanoke Park sounds fabulous! Blankets and coolers. There are picnic tables, too.

[proud2BlibKansan]

67. Okay

I will post it tomorrow. Do you think we should try for a weekend?

[evlbstrd]

68. A Friday evening? Tiki torches?

Or a Saturday afternoon. There's also a baseball diamond, sort of. With bleachers and a backstop anyway.

[proud2BlibKansan]

75. Are there grills there?

or do we need to bring our own?

[evlbstrd]

80. There are grills. And portapotties.

[MrScorpio]

54. Breaking into cars

Pitt helps people by breaking into their houses... I've done the same for folks by helping to break into their cars.

Last month, I had to break into my own car.

It's a talent that I only use for good and never for evil.

[WCGreen]

61. Maybe Americana Music

But there are probably a lot of people out there who love the stuff as much as I do....

[SarahB]

62. Breastfeeding (and related health and nutritional aspects)

Someone might know more, but I know a lot. :)

[BikeWriter]

103. An admirable topic and a vital one.

[GaYellowDawg]

64. Bass handbell ringing.

Not the little bells. The big bells. Usually the entire lowest octave of the choir that I'm in.



Oh, and I know more than any of you about Georgia Bulldog football history.

[EstimatedProphet]

65. Invertebrate ecology

Especially oligochaete aquatic worms, and aquatic insects.

[GaYellowDawg]

70. I might be able to compete with ya there...

I know a whole lot about odonates and riparian buffer zones.

[EstimatedProphet]

78. That's cool

You at UGA?
I went to Missouri for my BS, and MS State for my Master's and Ph. D. Worked on oligochaetes in catfish ponds for my dissertation.

[GaYellowDawg]

83. Yep, although I decided to go into education.

Benchwork was just not for me.

[EstimatedProphet]

89. Wish i could have found benchwork

Rioght out of college I got a job riding a desk in DC, working on writing policy papers. Yuck. If I knew then what I know now, I never would have taken it.

[CanuckAmok]

66. The Toronto New Wave scene circa 1981. Oh, and the Ford EFI 302.

Go on... shallonge me.

[Rabrrrrrr]

69. I know more about Robb's online shopping habits than anyone

And that's the truth!

And pretty damned bizarre, too...

:tinfoilhat:

[Robb]

106. Damn you, RabrrrrrrWare!!

:D

[Rabrrrrrr]

110. Yep, RabrrrrrrWare everywhere!

It's omnipresent, and it sends me an incredible amount of data.

[MazeRat7]

71. I think I could safely say "Software Engineering"....

Yeah...sad I know.... but someone has to make the technical world go 'round. *grin


MZr7

[IChing]

72. Absolutely Nothing

For that is the only thing that is absolute
is Nothing
Knowledge of something
does not give the wisdom of the
understanding of the something

Only a greater perception of that thing
The thing is not to be more or greater
as compare to the other

Is to compared yourself to any other
is a comparison of neither
for it is only the comparison of our own growth

That we can compare too

except if it is dog sledding

So I really know only nothing
better than any DUer

[CanuckAmok]

73. you should learn about Gold Bond powder...

then you wouldn't be iching all the time.

[IChing]

76. I will try, not to run amock all the way to Canada so the powder is.....

something I would like to try to change my iching
What do I know?
absolutely nothing

[DemBones DemBones]

74. Phytoplankton ecology. nt

[GaYellowDawg]

77. Major source of atmospheric O2? nt

???

[Neshanic]

79. They are so cute! Their eyes look so content.

[leftofthedial]

81. women are wondrous creatures

filled with beautiful mystery.

HAW! GOT YA!

[enigmatic]

82. Bukowski

I've been reading him since I was 16; I'd read just about everything he's published; even the skin mags he wrote short stories for in the 70's..

[BreweryYardRat]

84. Armor...

There's some people out there who know more than I do, but here on DU, I think I'm the king.













Ask me about the pieces that interest you.

Don't ask me about swords, though. I love 'em, but I suck at remembering Oakeshott typology.

[Bat Boy]

85. Comedy theory

And I'd be more than happy to bore the crap out of anyone who wants...

[yewberry]

87. Shakerism.

Oh, yeah, lived the life. Less than fun, but oh-so-disciplined.

Maybe poetic form? Years of classes and workshops have given me the ability to carefully edit, discuss, and re-edit until we all die of consensus. Useful, no?

[Susang]

88. Right now? Lower back pain

Hopefully not for long. ;-)

[WCGreen]

90. Taxes, I believe......

I've been doing them for over twenty years so I guess I know a little about them

[lildreamer316]

92. Exotic Entertaining

Read: friendly neighborhood stripper.

[FLSurfer]

97. you post something like this and there are no

responses? Well I would like to say I am impressed
by your knowledge, and I wish you much luck with your further research on the subject.

[NMMNG]

99. Questions

It is purported that most strippers are drug addicts and have low self esteems. In your experience, is this the case?

[lildreamer316]

100. Whew that's a big one.

There was a post in the lounge awhile back where i explained what my experience in stripping was all about. I will try to find and post; gimme a few. That will mostly answer your questions.

[lildreamer316]

102. Ok; here ya go:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=3418768

sorry link dosen't seem to work:Mods, sorry for long post.
Quote (me):
Damn people.You all are driving me crazy.
Look. The intricacies of a life in the biz are many and would take a year to explain, so I will try to be concise.
BIO: Raised in a middle-class southern family NO ABUSE EVER.
NEVER EVER EVER TRIED COCAINE: I HATE IT. SMOKED POT TWICE. I have never been addicted to anything except dancing. I just had my first child with my husband at age 31. I am not broke (now).
Yes, there have been and will probably always be a good portion of women in this industry who are cokeheads or worse. Who do a lot more in the VIP than they are supposed to,and go home with the customers. We have not progressed far enough in society to say this is preventable, whether you are at a strip club or a regular nightclub.
Back when I started in the biz in 1994, it was all about the show.
Things were based on THEE DOLLHOUSE model, and Vegas show clubs.
You were expected to be a lady. Don't laugh,I'm serious.You did not dare be late to stage. You did not dare have ratty shoes/garter/clothes. You did not dare wear a short dress on stage. You HAD to have a tan, unless you were pulling the milky-white-maiden/Victorian dark-haired thing. You did not dare exit the dressing room without your hair DONE and your makeup PERFECT. We had nightly nail inspections and weekly weigh-ins.
TOP PRIORITY:CUSTOMER SERVICE.
You did not talk to the gentleman about your asshole boyfriend or whine pitifully about your late rent. You make him the topic of conversation. You flirted. SMILE SMILE SMILE. You did not smoke or chew gum while walking across the floor . You did not CARRY YOUR OWN DRINK.
(Is this really much removed from waitressing or retail,both of which I've done extensively? C'mon)
***THE ULTIMATE GOAL WAS TO SEE HOW MUCH MONEY YOU COULD GET WITHOUT TOUCHING THE PERSON OR TAKING YOUR CLOTHES OFF**
In other words, its a mind-fuck, masquerading as a physical one. The REAL pros can get a month's salary just talking to the right gentleman. Many do have to dance, but not grind. If I have to grind I don't work. Now, these days that makes for a thin schedule, because the industry in many insider's opinion has lost it's way, and does not "train" their customers or their girls. Right now it is all about the lowest common denominator.But, that is a whole other discussion. What I am saying is, many of you don't understand how intricate this industry really is,and how it really works. The women many of you are describing have used the industry for what they needed and moved on. There's another layer, filled with people as complex diverse,and INTELLIGENT as this DU board. The customers are the same.
IMPORTANT: IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT THE T&A. REALLY.
Many a customer I have had remains my friend to this day precisely because I refused to give them everything, or even one thing (a dance). They like a woman who won't give in to them because they are powerful and have money. They like a woman who will call them out. They like a woman who they can verbally "spar" with,and who will then have a drink with them and give them 2.3 min. of seduction close enough to smell but not to touch (not meaning THAT; scent of a woman type thing).These men like the game-then they leave and don't have to worry about calling me or whether or not I'm gonna be pissed because they forgot the milk. They want a girl who will party with them and give them a little bit of eye candy; fantasize that maybe they have a chance,and then GO HOME TO THEIR WIVES.
As to the club : Running a strip club is an art unto itself. There is so much to know and to do it is mind-boggling. My husband has been a strip club DJ for 16 years, 6 in Vegas, 3 in Dallas, also west coast and now east coast. To have the perfect party atmosphere where everyone is making money and having a good time takes the whole club working together. You need DJ's that can read the crowd perfectly; when the crowd is following the dj's lead, then the dancers are having fun and they fall right in line. If they dancers are bouncing around having a good time feeding off the energy of the crowd, it just cycles back in ad we're off on the party of a lifetime. I know that sounds corny but I have seen it happen. You don't need drugs. You don't even need to get drunk,really. It's a great feeling, and I've seen it happen
I don't mean to sound condescending, but you have no idea what it is like. There are those of us who visit the industry and leave. Then there are those of us for whom it is in our blood forever. Yes, I am a Leo,and I freely admit I love the attention.This may be a psychological "problem", but instead of going to therapy, I found this creative outlet to deal with my problem. Before I started dancing, I was trying to find this validation in all the wrong ways,and that got me into trouble several times. Now, I couldn't be happier with my emotional state, and my relationship thrives. When my fiance of 8 years died in a motorcycle crash, guess who was there for me the most? My "stripper" family and my club. They supported me and protected me at a very hard and vulnerable time in my life. Just like here, we are all one big very dysfunctional family.
Sorry for the long ramble rant & life story, but you guys really have no idea. We have our own code and our own way of living. The only ones who can truly write a book about it are the ones living it.
Read STRIP CITY by Lily Burana or IVY LEAGUE STRIPPER by Lynn Snowden. There are others, I also recommend DEFENDING PORNOGRAPHY by Nadine Strossen. This is not a complete telling of how things are, but as I said that would take all year.
I love what I do. I set my limits about what I will do in my job. The important thing here is that ***I*** set my limits. Sure, I have it good--I am not desperate for money. But even when I was, I just got another job.However,I I realize that I probably got lucky. Just wanted to give you all the perspective from this side of the t-bar.
I really do this because I hate schedules and structure--I'm lazy!

[NMMNG]

114. Thank you for that very in depth look

at a normally stereotyped profession.

I myself don't buy the notion that most strippers are substance abusers with low self-esteem. (Frankly I think you can find women with low self-esteem and substance abuse problems in lots of professions). However since you mentioned that you were in that line of work I thought I'd ask the question to get your perspective just to see if I was right in suspecting it was bunk.

[Wetzelbill]

93. bull riding....and maybe wrestling....

but I bet bullriding for sure.

[Skittles]

94. OMG that picture of the dogs

TOO COOL, just BEAUTIFUL.

I think I know a lot about military life because I grew up as a GI brat and was enlisted for four years too.

[FLSurfer]

95. Surfing, many people are posting academic subjects

and such, all I got is surfing.

[NMMNG]

96. Probably developmental disabilities

:shrug:

[NuttyFluffers]

98. Jyhad? J-rock/punk/goth fashion? Cthulhu?

vampire collectible card game?

japanese youth fashion?

cthulhu fthaghn, r'lyeh!

[arwalden]

101. My Sex Life

[GiovanniC]

104. Herpes!

But don't ask me why.

:evilgrin:

[Beware the Beast Man]

105. Star Wars, possibly...

[DS1]

107. Mechanized Amphibious Assault Tactics

Command Oriented Mission


wait... maatcom?

[Richardo]

108. The layout of my living room...

Signed,

Cliff Claven

[no name no slogan]

109. Comsat Angels

semi-obscure 80s "new wave" act who influenced a slew of bands, including U2

[TOhioLiberal]

111. Puns...

...and the care and feeding of them...I'm also a verbivore.
http://www.verbivore.com/

[Left Is Write]

113. I don't think I know more about anything than any other DUer.

[Guy Fawkes]

117. Stargate...

I've been a fan since the movie came out. The series is pure entertainment to me.

[The Magistrate]

118. The Mukden Incident, Sir

And the subsequent establishment of Manchukuo....

[Tikki]

119. I am probably a better "JACKS" player than anyone...

...else in the room.




Tikki