Posted on 04/12/2020 6:18:27 AM PDT by sodpoodle
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 was 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:
$ 16,400
The average number Of people airborne over the U.S. In 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
Math:
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 because 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 4, 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 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.
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 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 2020 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 FINALLY~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.
You know you want to! Go lick your elbow.
This myth is only mostly true at the Gettysburg battlefield. Gettysburg has the most monuments and statues, perhaps because it was the most accessible to vets and the general public during the 1890s, and is still the best maintained in it's original state.
(Although, Little Round Top was entirely wooded over, the last time I was there, when in fact it had been lumbered off, in 1863.)
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A half!!!
You must have meant to say “an arf”. You are forgiven this time. Just don’t let it happen again.
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11x11=121, 111x111=12321...
Charlemagne died of pleurisy. Then why is the King of Hearts known as the suicide King? Only because of the sword pointed at its head?
I have no interest in licking my elbow and I always make my coffee first..
No...it's not. It was an admonishment used by typesetters when it was done by hand many, many years ago.
p
q
Easily transposed when setting type...which had to be done backwards to print properly.
>>>I have no interest in licking my elbow and I always make my coffee first<<<
I stir my Coffee with my Elbow. It upsets the rest of the Patrons at Starbucks until they attempt to do it themselves.
The IBM Selectric typewriter was a thing of utter beauty.
Yep:
“Golf - Meaning of Word Golf. A common misconception is that the word GOLF is an acronym for Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden. This is definitely not true. It is now accepted that the ‘golf’ is derived from an old word meaning ‘club’.”
Some things are sacred.
BKMK
because;
CRS
can’t remember stuff
Regarding reading up side down: I worked with an old gentleman who noticed that I could read up side down. He told a story of when he was young, he couldn’t afford to buy a newspaper, so he would sit near a gentleman on the bus that would read the news paper. It was folded back, and my friend needed to read up side down to pirate the news from this gentleman. He regarded up side down reading as highly as reading a different language. This coming from a man who read and spoke four languages.
Many years ago, men ordered a pint, whereas women were expected to order a half-pint. Ordering a full pint wasn’t considered ladylike.
Maybe the inspector ordered a half because he was on duty.
A “half” is 10 fluid ounces, which is half of an imperial pint.
I got my ass bitterly kicked 17 ways from Sunday when I posted this here before, and was told it is an urban legend, by some very cranky people. Good luck.
Which only goes to show that Mathematics is a Grand Global Conspiracy meant for a good laugh, and that Thales, Euclid, Newton, et. al, were the originators and perpetrators of this great hoax !!!
/tin foil hat
And British pints are 20oz instead of 16oz like American pints.
A feminist lie.
These emails are the new 'chain letter'. They should be deleted not forwarded. They spread ridicules and debunked urban myths.
Have you noticed, there is no inflation in Monopoly?…. Even though so much currency is printed?
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