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