Posted on 03/10/2006 5:41:48 AM PST by Xenophobic Alien
LET'S ALL JUMP FOR JOY IT'S FRIDAY!
I wonder if Snopes would have anything about those.....
Anyway - Happy Friday!!!
Here,
Not 100%
but here :)
-Eric
Happy Friday, najida!
-Eric
Back attcha sweet cheeks.
HELP, MA! THE SILLINESS GOT TO ME!
True story:
Doable, even with the extra stuff.
> This Middle aged man was going through his mid-life crisis so he went
out
> and bought him a new bright red Porsche. So he decided to take his
new
> Porsche on a test drive down the interstate one day.
>
> He got up to about 85 mph and all of a sudden he saw this highway
patrolman
> with his blue lights and siren blaring coming toward him. He decided
he
and
> his new Porsche would outrun the officer. So the man sped up to 95
mph,and
> then to 105 mph, but the patrolman was still coming.
>
> The man finally came to his senses and said to himself, "This is
crazy, I
> could go to jail for this," so he pulled over. The patrolman came to
the
car
> and told the man, "It has been a long day and I am tired. If you can
give
me
> an excuse no one else has ever given me I will let you go."
>
> So the man told the officer, "Last night my wife ran off with a
patrolman
> and when I seen you chasing me I thought you were trying to bring her
back."
> The officer looked at the man and said, "Have a nice day."
>
SOME INTERESTING THINGS:
In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not 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 US 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 US any given hour: 61,000
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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 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.
..............
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg.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 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?
I can't wait to see how you top yourself next week. ;o)
You're too easy Max! LOL! :)
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Looking forward to trying!
Would have been a bit more meaningful if someone else did that!
bttt
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