Hunter
02-19-2007, 06:25 PM
>> Facts
>> 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.
>> -------------------------------------------
>> 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
>> 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: $6,400
>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>> The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in
>> any given hour: 61,000
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>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 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.
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> 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 ti! hng is
>> taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in th e rghit
>> pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll
>> raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs 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 2007 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 NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.
>>
>> Go on, forward this to your friends. You know you want
>> to!
>> 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 were 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: $6,400
>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>> The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in
>> any given hour: 61,000
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>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 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.
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> 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 ti! hng is
>> taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in th e rghit
>> pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll
>> raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs 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 2007 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 NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.
>>
>> Go on, forward this to your friends. You know you want
>> to!