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by Seaserpent » March 30, 2007, 1:20 am
>In the 1400s 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 were 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% (now get this...)
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>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: $6,400
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>The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in any given hour:
>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 individual in a deck of playing cards represents a great individual from
>history:
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>Spades - individual David
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>Hearts - Charlemagne
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>Clubs - Alexander, the Great
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>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.
>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.
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>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.
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>Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
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>A. Their birthplace
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>Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name
>requested?
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>A. Obsession
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>Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until
>you would find the letter "A"?
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>A. One thousand
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>Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser
>printers all have in common?
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>A. All were invented by women.
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>Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
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>A. Honey
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>Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the
>year?
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>A. Father's Day
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>In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.
>When
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>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 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."
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>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
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>the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase
>inspired by this practice.
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>~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~
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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.
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>I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty
>uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The
>phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde
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>Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are,
>the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the
>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?
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>YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2006 when...
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>1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.
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>2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
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>3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.
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>4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you
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>5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that
>they don't have e-mail addresses.
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>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.
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>7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the
>screen.
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>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.
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>10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.
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>11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )
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>12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
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>13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this
>message.
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>14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
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>15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on
>this list.
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>AND NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.
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>Go on, forward this to your friends. You know you want to!