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Some Christian groups make a big deal about giving things up for Lent (the 40 days leading up to Easter Sunday).

Next year for Lent I plan to give up giving things up. :)

Some Christian groups make a big deal about giving things up for Lent (the 40 days leading up to Easter Sunday).

Next year for Lent I plan to give up giving things up. :)

In my case, I gave up religion for Lent—some 40-some years ago! ;)

In other news, I also game up commas (somewhat) for pacing and increased drama. The key isn't to always use or avoid commas, but to realize where they're essential, and where they're not. Unfortunately, that mostly comes from putting them in the wrong places for years and paying the price for it!

commas

"Besides the similarity in spelling and both being nouns, these two words have very little in common.

Coma is a noun, meaning a state of unconsciousness.
Comma is a noun, meaning a punctuation mark.
It could be said that both of these words do reflect a pause (one in life and one in grammar); however, they are not interchangeable."

Common is also related to comma, replace the a with on.

Bass: a guitar with a big sound.

Technically, that's a guitar with a low pitch (low frequency), not necessarily a big sound.

Sound can be big (loud, high amplitude) whether it is high pitch or low pitch.

If it makes my dentures fall out of my mouth it is a big sound.

That would require a combination of pitch/frequency and volume/amplitude.

low pitch/frequency sounds tend to have a more tactile effects if the volume is high enough.

Yes,if it makes your dentures fall out it's a big sound, but it's not that it's a low pitched sound that makes it so.

If it makes my dentures fall out of my mouth it is a big sound. So there :-p""

If I taped a mic to a ukelele, and hooked that mic up to a PA amp that was running a Koss Concert speaker, that would be a 'big sound' by your definition.

If I taped a mic to a ukelele, and hooked that mic up to a PA amp that was running a Koss Concert speaker, that would be a 'big sound' by your definition.

How 'bout if we just compromise and say that it makes a "disturbing, rattling, cracking sound of additional dollars being flushed down the commode"?

By the way, what kind of friggin' sound causes one's dentures to fall out. Aren't your gums somewhat soundproof? After all, that's why mumbling's so mumbled!

By the way, what kind of friggin' sound causes one's dentures to fall out. Aren't your gums somewhat soundproof?

Probably high amplitude infrasound at a guess. By the time it's audible to humans, it's already doing damage to the body. There is a lot of research into using infrasonics as a weapon. Though it can't be proven, there is a general concensus that such a weapon was used on US diplomats in Cuba a few years back.

ETA: had to look up the link for the article.
NASA performed a study back in the late 70's regarding the effects of infrasound on human vision. More specifically it was to pin down the resonant frequency of the human eye.

Their purpose was in finding the cause of visual aberrations in astronauts, or at least it was the stated purpose. The frequency was identified as 18 hertz. At high enough amplitude, it produced standing waves at resonance within the eyes leading to visions at the corner of their eyes. Turning to look at them, there was nothing there. This could explain some ghost sightings btw.

This is my opinion and couldn't give a rats ass if you agree with it or not.

I agree it would be difficult to give a rat's ass. First catching a rat is challenging. Then cutting it so as to have the portion with just the ass requires skill and experience most people do not have. Packaging the rat's ass is also not simple, if it isn't wrapped it will bleed and otherwise damage whatever it is set on. I doubt the postal service will accept a package with such a content. You will have to deliver it in person, and perhaps the recipient will
not accept it. It probably will smell unpleasant, depending on if there are substances that should have been discharged from the rat's ass. Lets just agree it is not a good idea to promise anyone a rat's ass.

I seem to remember it having special significance to the music scene

You may be thinking of the 'Big Band sound', which did have such a definition.

Unless the rat is a complete ass.

But then the rat would be an ass, it wouldn't have an ass. So you don't have a rat's ass to give.