Recent content by Kittaw

There's about only two ways pronounce this word as write, and it's all in the 'i'. Either a short 'i' sound (Vita, as in vitamin), or a long 'i' sound (Vighta). Depends on where you emphasise the 'i' sounds, which can vary depending on the region you live. 'Veeta' just sounds odd though, but...

I personally don't like offending people. It usually end up bad for all involved and creates a huge amount of stigmata towards the person doing the offending. Being offensive in this day and age is a bad idea. However, it's surprising how easily offended people are. In relation to the...

I'm a little perplexed by this fact. My old high school offers several years of a Hospitality and Tourism class (which is mostly prepping for a career as a chef) and most of the people in the class were male. I don't know, maybe it's just an American thing. Canada has always been a bit off...

Yes, the world is going to end in 2012. When the ball drops in the last ten seconds of 2011, the world will go into an infinite loop. You see, the Mayans were lazy and didn't want to predict anything past 2012, so they coded in the following: start Set variable x Note x = last 10 seconds...

I have giggle profusely at this thread. I remember one time in Grade 12 English the class was tasked with writing an opinion piece and given five options. The last one was "The Flightless Plight of the Penguin." Naturally, I wrote a factual analysis of why Penguins can't fly and alternative...

Think of it this way. You're the operator for the giant starship-crippling cannon (Ion Cannon), wouldn't you specifically want any sort of "We're under attack, evacuate!" plan to involve you shooting a Star Destroyer at least once? Semi-realistically though, they probably wanted to disable the...

I know why the theif is wearing bright white! Let's say you're fighting two people, an armoured warrior with a sword and sheild and a person wearing white pants and a white tunic who otherwise appears unarmed. You have to turn your back on one of them. You're probably not going to turn your...