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bassman
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« on: May 15, 2020, 05:08:02 PM »


> 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'.
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> 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.
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> The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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> Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury.
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> Men can read smaller Print than women can; women can hear better.
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> Coca-Cola was originally green.
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> It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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> The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:  Alaska
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> The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%
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> Now get this...The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
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> The cost of raising A medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $16,400
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> The average number of people airborne over the U.S. In any given Hour (not now): 61,000
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> Intelligent people Have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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> The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
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> The San Francisco cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
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> 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
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> 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 =  12,345,678,987, 654,321
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> If a statue in the Park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
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> If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died because of wounds received in battle.
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> If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
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> Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4:  John Hancock and Charles Thomson.
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> Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
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> Some questions:
> Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
> A. Their birthplace
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> Q. Most boat owners name their boats.  What is the most popular boat name requested?
> A. Obsession
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> Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you find the letter 'A'?
> A. One Thousand
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> Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers have in common?
> A. All were invented by women.
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> Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
> A. Honey
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> Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the Year?
> A. Father's Day
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> 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'.
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> 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
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> 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.
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> 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'
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> 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.
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> At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!
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> 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
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> 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
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> lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.  Amzanig huh?
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> YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2020 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
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2020, 05:19:34 PM »

At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!

Guilty.    2funny

I had a (girl) cousin who could lick her nose.  I was pretty young, but I still found that was very interesting.
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old2soon
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« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2020, 05:37:37 PM »

     Met a gal in Hawaii that could lick her eyebrows!  coolsmiley Nuff said. RIDE SAFE.
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John Schmidt
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« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2020, 06:19:30 PM »

     Met a gal in Hawaii that could lick her eyebrows!  coolsmiley Nuff said. RIDE SAFE.
And I bet she could also turn a quarter over in the bottom of a coke bottle. Part of an old story!  Roll Eyes
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DirtyDan
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« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2020, 07:43:54 PM »

At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!

Guilty.    2funny

I had a (girl) cousin who could lick her nose.  I was pretty young, but I still found that was very interesting.

+1

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3fan4life
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« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2020, 04:56:31 AM »

     Met a gal in Hawaii that could lick her eyebrows!  coolsmiley Nuff said. RIDE SAFE.


I was stationed with a guy at Ft. Lewis, WA that could do that.

He would scope out women that were in the bar without a guy and stare them down until they made eye contact.

He would then smile at them and lick his eyebrows.

Some of them would feign disgust and walk away.

Most of them would come over to the table sit down and buy him a drink.
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« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2020, 05:31:29 AM »

That was interesting. Always tried to find out about golf. Didn't know that.

Interesting about the wilderness area, kinda hard to believe.

Now I know why my hair doesn't rust.

I've always heard 'minding your p's and q's' came from the printing business.
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Tx Bohemian
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« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2020, 06:17:08 AM »

That was interesting. Always tried to find out about golf. Didn't know that.

I've always heard 'minding your p's and q's' came from the printing business.

Interesting stuff, but I wonder about the validity of some - such as the Ps and Qs. I heard the same that it came from old timey printing.

Gonna have to hit up some of my golfing buddies to see if they know about the name...

Not sure how old this is but, what is a "collect call' nowadays?

For a few years now, during Nostalgic conversations, I've asked my friends (we're in our 60s) As a teenager how many times have you turned around to go get your cell phone when you realized you forgot it at home??

I'm sure most of us remember the comic strip "Dick Tracy" and his "wrist phone" ( I think is what it was called). My wife and daughters have the "I-phone watch" (again, I think that's the name) which is really close to the "wrist phone".
Who knows what the next couple of years will bring.
Of course, depending on the next election, we may be back to the "green new deal" stone age...
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« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2020, 08:02:28 AM »

Probably never know for certain.....

https://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-the-origins-of-the-phrase-mind-your-ps-and-qs.htm#didyouknowout
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