INTERESTING STUFF


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’.
Thus, the word GOLF entered the English language.

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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime-time TV was Fred & Wilma Flintstone

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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%

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: 61,000

(This is significantly less since Covid-19)

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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

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The first novel 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.

If the horse has one front leg in the air,
the person died because of wounds received in battle.

If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

(If the statue is on the ground, it is because of a political reason!)

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Only two people
signed the 'Declaration of Independence' on July 4th John Hancock & 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?


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 would find the letter 'A'?

A. One Thousand

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Q. What do
Bulletproof vests, Fire escapes, Windshield wipers & 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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In Shakespeare’s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by rope.
When you pulled on the rope, 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 & quarts, & settle down'
It's where we get the phrase: 'mind your P's & 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 paragraph below
just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can read it.


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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 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 lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
Amzanig huh?

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YOU
KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2022 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 website 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 online before getting your coffee

11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile
12. You're reading
this, 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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H R A I B D G W E F L M N S X J K Q O P C T V Y U Z

The pints and quarts thing seems very contrived. A more common explanation is that when type was set by hand, it was easy to confuse lower case p and q because they were being viewed in reverse when handled.

It is also allegedly impossible to put your elbow in your ear.

However my old Royal Marine pal, now gone from covid, managed to persuade a late-night bus-stop attacker to do just that with a the application of a certain amount of really brute force. I'm not sure if his pal, the one who had the knife, could be thought of as better off - he had his index finger buried up to the knuckle in his eye. Not sure which eye, mind, but still.....

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Originally posted by sigfreund:
H R A I B D G W E F L M N S X J K Q O P C T V Y U Z

The pints and quarts thing seems very contrived. A more common explanation is that when type was set by hand, it was easy to confuse lower case p and q because they were being viewed in reverse when handled.

Yup.

Re: #10 in the OP

I fire up my computer as soon as I come downstairs, but I don't actually sit in front of it and start surfing until Mr. Keurig has done his job.

That would be uncouth, and I've got LOTS of couth.

many of these are complete myths. coca cola was not green. horses' feet don't say anything about how the rider died. "golf" was not named as an acronym for anything.

Horses and rabbits can't vomit.

You can't keep your eyes open when you sneeze.

What are you guys, Bookface fact checkers?
LOL


Well jokes aren't factual either, I never seen a Pope in the woods, geez you guys are fuddy duddies.


I know the rule of thumb is true I heard that on Boondock Saints!

About Golf, I know, as I first looked it up:

https://www.scottishgolfhistor...n-of-golf-terms/golf
Golf - Meaning of Word Golf

A common misconception is that the word GOLF is an acronym for Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden. This is a 20th century joke and definitely not true.

It is now generally accepted that the 'golf' is derived from an old word meaning 'club', though this in turn may have older cognate roots dating back to ancient times.

The first documented mention of the word 'golf' is in Edinburgh on 6th March 1457, when King James II banned 'ye golf', in an attempt to encourage archery practice, which was being neglected.


Coke was never green but I couldn't do the elbow thing, and I did scroll up to see if there was a number 9.

Monday sucked for me and at least this provided me with a smile.

Hope it did the same for you.

I can confirm that rabbits don't vomit I fostered them for years. I have also tried to sneeze with my eyes open and can't do it.

But what are others such things you have heard?

I for one enjoyed the hell out of your post. Thanks for the humor.

My wife invented #6

Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. A McDonald's.

TIPS was originally "To ensure proper service". Yeah, sure it was.
FUCK was "For unlawful carnal knowledge". Yeah, sure it was.

Looks like an email chain letter.

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Originally posted by rainman64:

YOU
KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2022 when:

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Of the 14 points, #7 applies, otherwise none of the others apply to me, I have never done those things (pin # in microwave?). I guess I'm not mentally a 20222 kind of guy.