Title: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: MCT on January 02, 2005, 09:12:17 AM 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 State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska ? 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 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 world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910. ? The youngest pope was 11 years old. ? 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. ? At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow. Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: jarmo on January 02, 2005, 09:48:23 AM It is impossible to lick your elbow. Some people on this board have tried that. The evidence is the member's custom title. /jarmo Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: Aava on January 02, 2005, 09:59:27 AM Some people on this board have tried that. ;D Oh yes. Only swedish can be that smart? :hihi: Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: MCT on January 02, 2005, 11:51:58 AM I don't get it... :-\
Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: Cornell on January 02, 2005, 01:37:11 PM Cool read, MCT! : ok:
Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: Pryor Murphy on January 04, 2005, 08:50:01 AM Some people would say that this is useless shit!
But not me! This kind of useless shit is interesting : ok: Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: ppbebe on January 04, 2005, 09:39:45 AM I don't get it... :-\ Neither do I but I bet Some people on this board can lick their eyebrows for sure. :yes:Very interesting facts MCT. Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: Aava on January 04, 2005, 01:48:10 PM Wernie is a desperate elbowlicker.
Haven?t seen him posting for a while, though. Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: journey on January 05, 2005, 02:16:51 AM *Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, "L.A."
*The Grateful Dead were once called The Warlocks *A snail can sleep for 3 years *A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours *The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night? :nervous: *The terms noggin(head) and mug(face), originated from old English pubs. People would carve faces on their wooden mugs to distinguish which mug belonged to whom. And, when they were finished drinking they would hit each other over the head and say, "noggin!" Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: Skeba on January 05, 2005, 08:42:17 AM 2 of my friends have shown the elbowlicking thing to be absolute bullshit, so there's no reason to believe any other of these "facts".. Blah!
Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: MCT on January 05, 2005, 10:49:40 AM 2 of my friends have shown the elbowlicking thing to be absolute bullshit, First off Skeebs, how about an explanation of how they did it... ??? so there's no reason to believe any other of these "facts".. Blah! If the title of this thread was - Some Entertaining Factoids - would that make it easier to believe these 'facts'? Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: youngerformofaxl on January 05, 2005, 11:19:11 AM Personally, I can't lick my elbow but I would be suprised if someone else could.
Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: erose on January 05, 2005, 11:54:02 AM that was a cool read, i fell head first into those 75%! :beer:
Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: ppbebe on January 05, 2005, 12:14:34 PM Quote i fell head first into those 75%! so did I...and Personally, I would be suprised if someone else could do what I couldn't. :hihi:Anyone who can lick their own elbow not just the inside bend of their elbow must have the longest tongue or the most pliant joints or the both. Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: ppbebe on January 05, 2005, 12:42:28 PM *A snail can sleep for 3 years I can sleep for a thousand years 8)*The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night :nervous: while eating more than a hundred spiders..... :o Noooooooo!!!Eating spiders? never in a thousand years! In that case, I have eaten 2 spiders or so already? :nervous: Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: D on January 06, 2005, 01:11:21 AM for someone that is scared absolutely shitless of spiders all i can say is
HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :nervous: :nervous: :nervous: :nervous: :nervous: i think i will sleep with a mask or something over my mouth at night i just pray they cant crawl up your nose fuck if i got to eat em i just hope i dont wake up while that fucker is crawling down my throat and i really pray that i dont choke to death on the bastard thanks a lot for telling me that i was already an insomniac now that will really m ake it tough to fall asleep thanks honey :rant: :rant: :rant: :hihi: Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: journey on January 06, 2005, 01:16:13 AM for someone that is scared absolutely shitless of spiders all i can say is HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :nervous: :nervous: :nervous: :nervous: :nervous: i think i will sleep with a mask or something over my mouth at night i just pray they cant crawl up your nose fuck if i got to eat em i just hope i dont wake up while that fucker is crawling down my throat and i really pray that i dont choke to death on the bastard thanks a lot for telling me that i was already an insomniac now that will really m ake it tough to fall asleep thanks honey :rant: :rant: :rant: :hihi: I guess that's how vegan's get their protein. ;) Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: matt88 on January 06, 2005, 07:55:19 AM ? At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow. Haha i'm part of that 75% Edit: Hmm, no need to quote that much, fool. Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: Skeba on January 06, 2005, 02:50:44 PM First off Skeebs, how about an explanation of how they did it... ??? The 2 friends of mine were women.. I'll see at least one of them on monday as we're going drinking a bit. I'll try to get it on camera, and if I do, I will post the photo. Okay? And my second comment was more of a joke. http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=48925 Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: Drew on January 07, 2005, 07:26:33 AM Cool list MCT. :smoking:
Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: Dr. Feelgood on January 08, 2005, 02:53:50 AM Come on, is a teenie spider really gonna hurt you?
Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: Gunnerguy on January 12, 2005, 12:19:39 PM "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" "One Hundred And One"? Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: Jim on January 12, 2005, 06:10:37 PM 'And' isn't a number, fool.
Although, as a collective term... ...Maybe you have a point. But maybe not. Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: Narcissa on January 12, 2005, 09:09:11 PM I just licked my elbow. So rename this thread "some almost-entertaining theories" because "It's impossible to lick your elbow" is not a fact. Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: erose on January 13, 2005, 05:59:48 AM I just licked my elbow. So rename this thread "some almost-entertaining theories" because "It's impossible to lick your elbow" is not a fact. thanks for clearing that up! but you fell into the 75% tho :hihi: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=48925 Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: Narcissa on January 13, 2005, 08:34:39 PM I see. Maybe I should measure my tongue. Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: MCT on January 16, 2005, 09:47:31 AM I just licked my elbow. So rename this thread "some almost-entertaining theories" because "It's impossible to lick your elbow" is not a fact. Correct. It's not a fact so much as it is a factoid; which admittedly was part and parcel of the original title of this 'list', when I originally stumbled across it. However in the interest of eliciting more than say, 30 views, and perhaps 1 or 2 replies, I decided to alter the title. Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: Wernie on October 03, 2017, 08:24:48 AM It is impossible to lick your elbow. Some people on this board have tried that. The evidence is the member's custom title. /jarmo Sorry for a totally shameless bump, but I just had to see if my nice title remains after 12 years. And it's off topic after all! ;D Life has taken me away from this place, but I still visit from time to time. Hope you're all doing great and that some of the old members still hang around! Miss you guys! And Jarmo, keep up the good work and drink more Trocadero! Title: Re: Some Entertaining Facts Post by: WAR41 on January 02, 2018, 01:18:01 PM It is impossible to lick your elbow. Some people on this board have tried that. The evidence is the member's custom title. /jarmo Sorry for a totally shameless bump, but I just had to see if my nice title remains after 12 years. And it's off topic after all! ;D Life has taken me away from this place, but I still visit from time to time. Hope you're all doing great and that some of the old members still hang around! Miss you guys! And Jarmo, keep up the good work and drink more Trocadero! Hey buddy, Always nice to see peeps from the old days come back to say hello. Hell I guess I've become one of those too. |