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***THE OFFICIAL FRIDAY SILLINESS THREAD***

Posted on 10/09/2015 6:27:44 AM PDT by Lucky9teen

Come at me...

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Mike Portnoy "Name That Tune" on Hello Kitty Drum Kit

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These 25 facts you’re about to read sound totally false, but go ahead and check for yourself.

#1. Russia has a larger surface area than Pluto.

#2. Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire.

#3. France was still executing people by guillotine when Star Wars: A New Hope hit theatres.

#4. Nintendo was originally a trading card company.

#5. If the sun were the size of a white blood cell then the Milky Way Galaxy would be the size of the United States.

#6. There are more stars in space than there are grains of sand on every beach in the world.

#7. For every human on Earth there are 1.6 million ants.

#8. The total weight of all those ants, however, is about the same as all the humans.

#9. On Jupiter and Saturn it rains diamonds.

#10. Ten percent of all the photos ever taken were taken in the last 12 months.

#11. Shakespeare made up the name “Jessica” for his play Merchant of Venice.

#12. Your chances of being killed by a vending machine are actually twice as large as your chance of being bitten by a shark.

#13. Nowhere in the Humpty Dumpty Nursery Rhyme does it say that Humpty Dumpty is an egg.

#14. Armadillos almost always give birth to quadruplets.

#15. Scotland’s national animal is the unicorn.

#16. There are more fake flamingos in the world than real ones.

#17. John Tyler, the 10th president of the US, was born in 1790. He has a grandson that is alive today.

#18. A strawberry is NOT a berry.

#19. A banana IS a berry.

#20. There is enough water in Lake Superior to cover all of North and South America in one foot of liquid.

#21. An octopus has three hearts.

#22. There are 10 times more bacteria in your body than actual body cells.

#23. There is only one country between North Korea and Norway.

#24. New York City is farther south than Rome, Italy

#25. Maine is the closest US state to Africa.

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TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: ofst; silliness; tencodes
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To: Monkey Face

The next code after 30 was 32, and that seemed awkward. :^)


81 posted on 10/09/2015 8:55:32 AM PDT by Disambiguator (Cis-American)
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To: ArGee

OK—save my place here, and hold mah beer!


82 posted on 10/09/2015 8:55:50 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: Disambiguator

Yah but...


83 posted on 10/09/2015 9:00:15 AM PDT by Monkey Face (Obama voters are the reason we have to put directions on shampoo bottles.)
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To: Lucky9teen

84 posted on 10/09/2015 9:21:27 AM PDT by the_boy_who_got_lost (Trump Tax Calculator: http://bit.ly/1Vrm9kF)
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To: Lucky9teen

85 posted on 10/09/2015 9:22:40 AM PDT by the_boy_who_got_lost (Trump Tax Calculator: http://bit.ly/1Vrm9kF)
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To: Lucky9teen

USA Traffic VS. India...or Mexico...or...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPLk9rDl_Wk


86 posted on 10/09/2015 9:23:57 AM PDT by the_boy_who_got_lost (Trump Tax Calculator: http://bit.ly/1Vrm9kF)
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To: the_boy_who_got_lost

You forgot ME


87 posted on 10/09/2015 9:41:00 AM PDT by Lucky9teen (Justice will not be served until those who r unaffected r as outraged as those who r. B Franklin)
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To: the_boy_who_got_lost

LOL! That’s a good one!


88 posted on 10/09/2015 9:42:03 AM PDT by CodeToad (Stupid kills, but not nearly enough!)
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To: the_boy_who_got_lost

LOL! That’s a good one!


89 posted on 10/09/2015 9:42:37 AM PDT by CodeToad (Stupid kills, but not nearly enough!)
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To: Disambiguator
And

10-32 Radio check
10-33 Emergency traffic at this station
10-34 Please send help
10-35 Confidential information
10-36 The correct time is...
10-37 Wrecker needed
10-38 Ambulance needed
10-39 Your message was delivered
10-41 Please tune to channel...
10-42 Traffic accident at...
10-43 Traffic congestion at...
10-44 I have a message for you
10-45 All units within range please report
10-50 Break channel
10-60 What is next message number?
10-62 Unable to copy, please use phone
10-63 Net directed to...
10-64 Net clear
10-65 Awaiting your next message or assignment
10-67 All units comply
10-70 Fire at...
10-71 Proceed with transmission in sequence
10-73 Speed trap at...
10-75 You are causing interference
10-77 Negative contact
10-81 Reserve hotel room for...
10-84 My telephone number is...
10-85 My address is...
10-89 Radio repairmen needed
10-90 I have TVI
10-91 Talk closer to microphone
10-92 Your radio is out of adjustment
10-93 Check my frequency on this channel
10-94 Please give me a long count
10-95 Please transmit dead carrier for 5 seconds
10-99 Mission completed. All units secured
10-100 Restroom stop
10-200 Police needed at…

90 posted on 10/09/2015 9:54:30 AM PDT by fireforeffect (A kind word and a 2x4, gets you more than just a kind word.)
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To: fireforeffect

Thanks! We can go through the 200th of October now.

:^)


91 posted on 10/09/2015 10:00:28 AM PDT by Disambiguator (Cis-American)
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To: Lucky9teen

ME was so bad it doesn’t count as an OS. ;-)


92 posted on 10/09/2015 10:08:42 AM PDT by the_boy_who_got_lost (Trump Tax Calculator: http://bit.ly/1Vrm9kF)
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To: Lucky9teen
Top 100?

This is what happens when a drummer does an auto rebuild ...

93 posted on 10/09/2015 10:23:13 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
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To: Lucky9teen

Everyone, even Bill, wants to forget about ME.


94 posted on 10/09/2015 10:30:03 AM PDT by Hoffer Rand (Bear His image. Bring His message. Be the Church.)
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To: Disambiguator

That’s well after Christmas on 10-86!


95 posted on 10/09/2015 11:25:15 AM PDT by Ingtar (Capitulation is the enemy of Liberty, or so the recent past has shown.)
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To: Liberty Valance; Drumbo

96 posted on 10/09/2015 12:58:21 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
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To: upchuck

Zounds! What mounds!

(from Moonlighting)


97 posted on 10/09/2015 1:05:51 PM PDT by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: the_boy_who_got_lost

What about Bob?


98 posted on 10/09/2015 1:53:01 PM PDT by sportutegrl
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To: sportutegrl

99 posted on 10/09/2015 2:04:24 PM PDT by Lucky9teen (Justice will not be served until those who r unaffected r as outraged as those who r. B Franklin)
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To: Liberty Valance
TOP 100!!

"They said the new 'Halloween Edition' Whoppers may come with a couple side effects..."

100 posted on 10/09/2015 2:21:32 PM PDT by Lucky9teen (Justice will not be served until those who r unaffected r as outraged as those who r. B Franklin)
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