WI_Dave Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 (edited) HOW CAN YOU LIVE ON WITHOUT KNOWING THESE THINGS? > > > > > > 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 were > > Fred and Wilma Flintstone. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US 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: $6,400 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > The average number of people airborne over the US 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 as a result 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 4th, > > 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 all have in common? > > A. All 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. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow (of course I tried it!) Edited December 22, 2006 by WI_Dave (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
air force vm Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Thats some interseting stuff there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobradh77 Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 I always find that stuff interesting as well. The one that was not on there that still gets me thinking is that a ducks quack will not echo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_bnoon_SS Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 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." This one is wrong (not that all of the others are right). The "Goodnight sleep tight" comes from early days of sleeping in beds with the covers tucked in "tight" to your body. This was done to keep large bugs and small kritters from getting into bed with you as well as to keep out the cold air in winter months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WI_Dave Posted December 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 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." This one is wrong (not that all of the others are right). The "Goodnight sleep tight" comes from early days of sleeping in beds with the covers tucked in "tight" to your body. This was done to keep large bugs and small kritters from getting into bed with you as well as to keep out the cold air in winter months. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thats what I thought. sleep tight dont let the bed bugs bite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallen.One05 Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 > > It is impossible to lick your elbow.> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow (of course I tried it!) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not true... my ex g/f could actually do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbpsychoSS Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 If you had a long tongue you could Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packjh Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 yea i tried..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juse821 Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 yea i tried..... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallen.One05 Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 If you had a long tongue you could <{POST_SNAPBACK}> *giddity giddity* I was a lucky man... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04CHASE Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 daym i tried and came pretty dam close good readin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Awesome stuff Did you know it is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montanass Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Awesome stuff Did you know it is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yeah they'd pop out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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