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<blockquote data-quote="VOA_NIGHTMARE" data-source="post: 1147356" data-attributes="member: 555504">&amp;gt; Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled&amp;gt; &quot;Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden&quot;...and thus the word GOLF entered&amp;gt; into the English language.&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV wereFred&amp;gt; and Wilma Flintstone.&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US&nbsp; Treasury.&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&nbsp; Coca-Cola was originally green.&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; It is impossible to lick your elbow.&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:Alaska&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour:61,000&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; The&nbsp; San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from&amp;gt; history:&amp;gt; Spades - King David&amp;gt; Hearts - Charlemagne&amp;gt; Clubs -Alexander, the Great&amp;gt; Diamonds - Julius Caesar&amp;gt;&nbsp; 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; Only two people signed the Declaration ofIndependenceon July 4th,John&amp;gt; Hancock and CharlesThomson.&nbsp; Most of the rest signed on August 2, butthe&amp;gt; last signature wasn&#039;t added until 5 years later.&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?&amp;gt; A. Their birthplace&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&nbsp; Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat&amp;gt; name requested?&amp;gt; A. Obsession&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to gountil&amp;gt; you would find the letter &quot;A&quot;?&amp;gt; A. One thousand&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&nbsp; Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and&amp;gt; laser printers all have in common?&amp;gt; A. All invented by women.&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; Q. What is the only food that doesn&#039;t spoil?&amp;gt; A. Honey&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the&amp;gt; year?&amp;gt; A. Father&#039;s Day&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; In Shakespeare&#039;s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames byropes.&amp;gt; When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed&amp;gt; firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... &quot;goodnight, sleeptight.&quot;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for amonth&amp;gt; after the wedding, the bride&#039;s father would supply his son-in-lawwith&amp;gt; all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their&amp;gt; calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month .which&amp;gt; we know today as the honeymoon.&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old&amp;gt; England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them&amp;gt; &quot;Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down.&quot;&amp;gt; It&#039;s where we get the phrase &quot;mind your P&#039;s and Q&#039;s&quot;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked intothe&amp;gt; rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups.&nbsp; When they needed a refill,they&amp;gt; used the whistle to get some service. &quot;Wet your whistle&quot; is thephrase&amp;gt; inspired by this practice.&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow</blockquote>

[QUOTE="VOA_NIGHTMARE, post: 1147356, member: 555504"] > 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 > > > Only two people signed the Declaration ofIndependenceon July 4th, John > Hancock and CharlesThomson. 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 [/QUOTE]

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