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"...and thus the word
GOLF entered into the English language.
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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%
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
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.
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.
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?
YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2008 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.