SintonFan
07-02-2009, 10:47 PM
VERY
INTERESTING STUFF indeed
In the
1400's a
law was set forth in England that a man was allowed
to
beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb.
Hence we have 'the rule
of thumb'
------------
--------- --------- --------- ----
Many years ago
in
Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled
'Gentlemen
Only...Ladies Forbidden'.. .and thus, the
word GOLF entered
into the English language.
------------
--------- --------- --------- ----
The first couple
to
be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred
and Wilma
Flintstone.
------------
--------- --------- --------- ----
Every day more
money
is printed for Monopoly than the U.S.
Treasury.
------------
-- ------------ --------- --------
Men can read
smaller
print than women can; women can hear better.
------------
--------- --------- --------- ----
Coca-Cola was
originally green.
------------
--------- --------- --------- ----
It is impossible to
lick
your elbow.
------------
--------- --------- --------- ----
The State with
the
highest percentage of people who walk to
work:
Alaska
------------
--------- --------- --------- ----
The percentage
of
Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get
this...)
------------
--------- --------- --------- ----
The percentage
of
North America that is wilderness: 38%
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
The cost of
raising
a medium-size dog to the age of eleven:
$ 16,400
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
The average
number
of people airborne over the U.S. in any given
hour:
61,000
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
Intelligent
people
have more zinc and copper in their
hair..
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
The first novel
ever
written on a typewriter, Tom
Sawyer.
------------
-- ------------ --------- --------- ---------
---------
--------- -
The San
Francisco
Cable cars are the only mobile National
Monuments.
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
Each king in a
deck
of playing cards represents a great king from
history:
Spades - King
David
Hearts -
Charlemagne
Clubs
-Alexander,
the Great
Diamonds -
Julius
Caesar
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
111,111,111 x
111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987, 654,321
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
If a statue in
the
park of a person on a horse has both front legs in
the air,
the person died in battle. If the horse has
one front leg in
the air, the person died because of
wounds received in battle.
If the horse has all four
legs on the ground, the person died
of natural causes
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
Only two people
signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, John
Hancock
and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed
on August 2, but
the last signature wasn't added until
5 years later.
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
Q. Half of all
Americans live within 50 miles of
what?
A. Their
birthplace
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
Q. Most boat
owners
name their boats. What is the most popular boat
name
requested?
A.
Obsession
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
Q.. If you were
to
spell out numbers, how far would you have to go
until you
would find the letter 'A'?
A. One
thousand
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
Q. What do
bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and
laser
printers have in common?
A. All were
invented
by women.
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
Q. What is the
only
food that doesn't spoil?
A.
Honey
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
Q. Which day are
there more collect calls than any other day of the
year?
A. Father's
Day
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---
In Shakespeare's
time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.
When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened,
making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the
phrase...'Goodnight , sleep tight'
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
It was the
accepted
practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for
a month after the
wedding, the bride's father would
supply his son-in-law with
all the mead he could
drink. Mead is a honey beer and because
their calendar
was lunar based, this period was called the
honey
month, which we know today as the honeymoon.
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
In English pubs,
ale
is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old
England , when
customers got unruly, the bartender
would yell at them 'Mind
your pints and quarts, and
settle down.'
It's where we
get
the phrase 'mind your P's and Q's'
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
Many years ago
in
England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into
the rim, or
handle, of their ceramic cups. When they
needed a refill ,
they used the whistle to get some
service. 'Wet your whistle'
is the phrase inspired by
this practice.
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
At least 75% of
people who read this will try to lick their
elbow!
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
-
Don't delete
this
just because it looks weird. Believe it or not,
you can read
it.
I cdnuolt
blveiee
taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was
rdanieg. The
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid
Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at
Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it
deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the
ltteers in a wrod
are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the
first and
last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a
taotl mses and you can still raed it wouthit a
porbelm. This
is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed
ervey lteter by
istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
Amzanig huh?
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
YOU
KNOW YOU ARE
LIVING IN 2009 when...
1. You
accidentally
enter your PIN on the microwave.
2. You haven't
played solitaire with real cards in
years.
3. You have a
list
of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of
three.
4. You e-mail
the
person who works at the desk next to
you.
5. Your reason
for
not staying in touch with friends and family is
that they
don't have e-mail addresses.
6. You pull up
in
your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if
anyone is
home to help you carry in the
groceries.
7. Every
commercial
on television has a web site at the bottom
of the screen
8. Leaving the
house
without your cell phone, which you didn't even
have the first
20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is
now a cause for panic
and you turn around to go and
get it.
10. You get up
in
the morning and go on line before getting your
coffee
11. You start
tilting your head sideways to smile. : )
12 You're
reading
this and nodding and laughing.
13. Even worse,
you
know exactly to whom you are going to forward this
message..
14. You are too
busy
to notice there was no #9 on this list.
15. You actually
scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on
this
list
~~~~~~~~~~~AND
FINALLY~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
NOW U R LAUGHING
at
yourself.
Go on, forward
this
to your friends. You know you want to! Go lick
your
elbow.
Education
is the best provision for the journey to old
age.:D :D
If this was posted before I apologize.
INTERESTING STUFF indeed
In the
1400's a
law was set forth in England that a man was allowed
to
beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb.
Hence we have 'the rule
of thumb'
------------
--------- --------- --------- ----
Many years ago
in
Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled
'Gentlemen
Only...Ladies Forbidden'.. .and thus, the
word GOLF entered
into the English language.
------------
--------- --------- --------- ----
The first couple
to
be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred
and Wilma
Flintstone.
------------
--------- --------- --------- ----
Every day more
money
is printed for Monopoly than the U.S.
Treasury.
------------
-- ------------ --------- --------
Men can read
smaller
print than women can; women can hear better.
------------
--------- --------- --------- ----
Coca-Cola was
originally green.
------------
--------- --------- --------- ----
It is impossible to
lick
your elbow.
------------
--------- --------- --------- ----
The State with
the
highest percentage of people who walk to
work:
Alaska
------------
--------- --------- --------- ----
The percentage
of
Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get
this...)
------------
--------- --------- --------- ----
The percentage
of
North America that is wilderness: 38%
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
The cost of
raising
a medium-size dog to the age of eleven:
$ 16,400
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
The average
number
of people airborne over the U.S. in any given
hour:
61,000
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
Intelligent
people
have more zinc and copper in their
hair..
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
The first novel
ever
written on a typewriter, Tom
Sawyer.
------------
-- ------------ --------- --------- ---------
---------
--------- -
The San
Francisco
Cable cars are the only mobile National
Monuments.
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
Each king in a
deck
of playing cards represents a great king from
history:
Spades - King
David
Hearts -
Charlemagne
Clubs
-Alexander,
the Great
Diamonds -
Julius
Caesar
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
111,111,111 x
111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987, 654,321
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
If a statue in
the
park of a person on a horse has both front legs in
the air,
the person died in battle. If the horse has
one front leg in
the air, the person died because of
wounds received in battle.
If the horse has all four
legs on the ground, the person died
of natural causes
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
Only two people
signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, John
Hancock
and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed
on August 2, but
the last signature wasn't added until
5 years later.
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
Q. Half of all
Americans live within 50 miles of
what?
A. Their
birthplace
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
Q. Most boat
owners
name their boats. What is the most popular boat
name
requested?
A.
Obsession
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
Q.. If you were
to
spell out numbers, how far would you have to go
until you
would find the letter 'A'?
A. One
thousand
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
Q. What do
bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and
laser
printers have in common?
A. All were
invented
by women.
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
Q. What is the
only
food that doesn't spoil?
A.
Honey
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
Q. Which day are
there more collect calls than any other day of the
year?
A. Father's
Day
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---
In Shakespeare's
time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.
When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened,
making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the
phrase...'Goodnight , sleep tight'
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
It was the
accepted
practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for
a month after the
wedding, the bride's father would
supply his son-in-law with
all the mead he could
drink. Mead is a honey beer and because
their calendar
was lunar based, this period was called the
honey
month, which we know today as the honeymoon.
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
In English pubs,
ale
is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old
England , when
customers got unruly, the bartender
would yell at them 'Mind
your pints and quarts, and
settle down.'
It's where we
get
the phrase 'mind your P's and Q's'
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
Many years ago
in
England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into
the rim, or
handle, of their ceramic cups. When they
needed a refill ,
they used the whistle to get some
service. 'Wet your whistle'
is the phrase inspired by
this practice.
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
At least 75% of
people who read this will try to lick their
elbow!
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
-
Don't delete
this
just because it looks weird. Believe it or not,
you can read
it.
I cdnuolt
blveiee
taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was
rdanieg. The
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid
Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at
Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it
deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the
ltteers in a wrod
are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the
first and
last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a
taotl mses and you can still raed it wouthit a
porbelm. This
is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed
ervey lteter by
istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
Amzanig huh?
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
---------
------
YOU
KNOW YOU ARE
LIVING IN 2009 when...
1. You
accidentally
enter your PIN on the microwave.
2. You haven't
played solitaire with real cards in
years.
3. You have a
list
of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of
three.
4. You e-mail
the
person who works at the desk next to
you.
5. Your reason
for
not staying in touch with friends and family is
that they
don't have e-mail addresses.
6. You pull up
in
your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if
anyone is
home to help you carry in the
groceries.
7. Every
commercial
on television has a web site at the bottom
of the screen
8. Leaving the
house
without your cell phone, which you didn't even
have the first
20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is
now a cause for panic
and you turn around to go and
get it.
10. You get up
in
the morning and go on line before getting your
coffee
11. You start
tilting your head sideways to smile. : )
12 You're
reading
this and nodding and laughing.
13. Even worse,
you
know exactly to whom you are going to forward this
message..
14. You are too
busy
to notice there was no #9 on this list.
15. You actually
scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on
this
list
~~~~~~~~~~~AND
FINALLY~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
NOW U R LAUGHING
at
yourself.
Go on, forward
this
to your friends. You know you want to! Go lick
your
elbow.
Education
is the best provision for the journey to old
age.:D :D
If this was posted before I apologize.