Ask Michael K!

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

what's your favorite thing about arctic rose?

If I have to narrow it down to one favorite thing it would probably be her kind, caring, and giving spirit.

If fish could sneeze and a whole school of fish sneezed all at once, how big a wave would it create?

How big are the fish and how big is the school?  A school of 25 minnows would create a much smaller wave than a school of 100 tuna.

If it wasn't for the last minute, would anything ever get done?

I prefer not to procrastinate.  Whenever we travel somewhere, I have my suit case packed and in the car the day before we leave.  So, some things would get done by a few people.

[newkris]

if a woodchuck could chuck wood, how much wood would a woodchuck chuck?

and how many peppers were in Peter Piper's peck of peppers? 

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

if a woodchuck could chuck wood, how much wood would a woodchuck chuck?

One cord in eight hours depending on the cut of the wood and the size/physical fitness of the woodchuck.

and how many peppers were in Peter Piper's peck of peppers? 

The average chile pepper is 2" long by 1" in diameter, or 1.6 in³ (pi x r² x l, or 3.142 x .5 in² x 2 = 1.571). 

A peck is 8 dry quarts, or 462 in³ (57.75 in³ per quart x 8 quarts = 462 in³). 

So 289 average size chile peppers will fit in a peck (462 in³ ÷ 1.6 in³ = 288.75 peppers).

This, of course, does not take into account varying sizes in chile peppers, non-symmetrical shapes of chille peppers, nor any unfilled air space between chile peppers.

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EDIT: My math was incorrect the first time around.  I figured 57.75 in³ per quart, but that is for liquid quarts.  There are actually 67.2 in³ in a dry quart (a peck is a dry measurement, so all measurements should be done in the same type).  There are 538 in³ (537.6 in³) in a peck, not 462 in³.  Which changes the number of peppers from 289 to 336 peppers in a peck.

[newkris]

i have never in all of my life heard a mathematical equation created to answer those questions.

you are amazing.  no wonder arctic rose thinks you're the cats meow!

speaking of, peter and peppers, what if peter pickled those peppers? how many quarts could he get?  and who would he give them to?

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

speaking of, peter and peppers, what if peter pickled those peppers? how many quarts could he get?

A peck would still be 8 dry quarts regardless of the pickling of the peppers. 

Oh, and my math was incorrect the first time around.  I figured 57.75 in³ per quart, but that is for liquid quarts.  There are actually 67.2 in³ in a dry quart (a peck is a dry measurement, so all measurements should be done in the same type).  There are 538 in³ (537.6 in³) in a peck, not 462 in³.  Which changes the number of peppers to 336, not 289.

and who would he give them to?

Friends and neighbors.

[Sis]

The rhyme says he picked pickled peppers. How could he pick them already pickled?

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

The rhyme says he picked pickled peppers. How could he pick them already pickled?

Peter is a Dufflepud.

[newkris]

do you know peter?  how do you know he's a dufflepud?  is that a german adjective? 

[Sis]

Dufflepud?

[newkris]

yeah, i'm not sure, but i don't think they have dufflepud's in minnesota.  i KNOW they didn't have them in milwaukee. 

where exactly do dufflepud's come from?

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

do you know peter?

No.

how do you know he's a dufflepud?

Based on the fact that he picks peppers that are already pickled (see response below).

is that a german adjective?

Not that I'm aware of.

Dufflepud?

Dufflepuds are also known as "Monopods".

where exactly do dufflepud's come from?

Dufflepud Island. An Island visited by the travelers aboard the Dawn Treader in C.S. Lewis' book, "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader."  The Dufflepuds were known for doing such things as planting potatoes that were already baked to save time in not having to bake them after they are harvested or washing their dishes before eating to save time in washing them after they eat.  Since Peter is picking peppers that are already pickled, I assume he is a Dufflepud that puts pickled peppers in his garden to save the time of pickling them after he harvests them.

[newkris]

i see. 

[Sis]

A one-footed animal?

[MelodyB]

Thats awesome! Dufflepud! LOL

[Scott]

What rank do you hope to attain prior to retiring?

[Babs]

Thats awesome! Dufflepud! LOL

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

What rank do you hope to attain prior to retiring?

I'm only aiming for MSgt.  It would be nice to get SMSgt or CMSgt, but MSgt is all I'm hoping for.

[newkris]

what do you need to do yet to get either of those ranks before retiring?

what will you do when you retire?

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

what do you need to do yet to get either of those ranks before retiring?

For MSgt, all I have to do is study for my promotion test and work to get high performance ratings, the same and any of the lower NCO ranks.  For SMSgt and CMSgt I need a little bit more; show constant active volunteering in the community, a continuous advancement in my "off-duty" education, and answer questions before a promotion board, on top of the high performance ratings and study for promotion tests.

what will you do when you retire?

I'm not sure at this time.  I could consider continuing with my current line of work, IT network operations and management, or I could look for something new.  I would like to get into something where I don't have to deal with more than a few people on a daily basis, maybe a night shift janitor for a large company or something.

[newkris]

where will you live when you come back to the states?  ak?  is that where your extended family is?

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where will you live when you come back to the states?  ak?

I want somewhere in the Pacific Northwest.  Alaska, Oregon, or Washington.

is that where your extended family is?

Most of my family lives in Oregon.

[Tricia Lea]

If someone with a nostril ring takes it out, then blows their nose, do they have to cover that hole as well as their nostril holes so that snot does'nt blow out everywere?

[Babs]

"I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that "I do" is the longest sentence?

[Sis]

If someone with a nostril ring takes it out, then blows their nose, do they have to cover that hole as well as their nostril holes so that snot does'nt blow out everywere?

I've wondered that myself.

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If someone with a nostril ring takes it out, then blows their nose, do they have to cover that hole as well as their nostril holes so that snot does'nt blow out everywere?

I'll have to ask someone with a nose piercing when I get a chance.

"I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that "I do" is the longest sentence?

Not in my opinion.  My 18 years after "I do" have gone by way too fast.