tdi
10-01-2008, 08:35 PM
recieved this in an email, sorry for the bad grammar and the ">"s but it's readable, and interesting. (seen things like this before so don't be all ike "omgz old!11"
>
> VERY 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"
>
-------------------------------------------
>
>
> 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
>
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 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.
>
>
>
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>
> 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
>
>
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>
>
>
>
> 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 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?
>
>
>
>
>
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2007 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.
>
>
>
>
>
> Go on, forward this to your friends. You know you want
> to!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> VERY 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"
>
-------------------------------------------
>
>
> 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
>
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 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 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?
>
>
>
>
>
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2007 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.
>
>
>
>
>
> Go on, forward this to your friends. You know you want
> to!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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