Originally Posted By friendofdd Inspector 57 is the world's formost authority on asian to english translation in owner's manuals.
Originally Posted By Ursula <There are estimated to be between 200 and 2,000 native Esperanto speakers in the world. The most famous of them is George Soros.> And not Captain Kirk???
Originally Posted By eww4 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" ------------------------------------------- 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 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: $6,400 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!
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Originally Posted By FerretAfros "It is impossible to lick your elbow." "At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!" I've actually seen somebody lick his own elbow. It was kind of creepy to watch... Back in the dark ages, people were often buried without actually being dead (gotta love folks who pass out that much!). To remedy the problem, a string was tied around the wrist of each 'corpse', and they were buried. The other end of the rope was tied to a bell, and it would ring if the person woke up, hence the term "saved by the bell"!
Originally Posted By alexbook "Feodor" and "Fyodor" are the same name in Russian, just transliterated differently. "Transliteration" is the process of converting a word from one alphabet to another.
Originally Posted By DAR There were 17 Tabitha's in Bewitched because they got too big during filming. November is Nude Month In the 19th century there were no shovels. 1902 Eliza Shovel invented the Shovel. There are no bibles in the vatican. Judas was asked to pick up the check at The Last Supper. It was the tenth time in a row he had to pick the check up, hence the betrayal. The hozzle is what connects handle to the spoon.
Originally Posted By DAR There's a $20 deposit on Supreme Court Justice robes. There are three bodyguards that guard Katie Holmes' ear to make sure nobody steals Tom Cruise's eggs. To help people into a shower a helper dog picks people up by the scruff of the neck and places them in the shower. Andy Rooney hasn't had his eyebrows trimmed since VJ Day. Queen Elizabeth was a diesel mechanic in WWII Popeye's Chicken was close to being Casper's. Friday has been "Lady's Day" since 1964 Char is the active ingredient in charcoal
Originally Posted By DAR Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand. And "lollipop" is the longest word typed with your right hand. (Bet you tried this out mentally, didn't you?) No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our noseand ears never stop growing. The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet. (Now, you KNOW you're going to try this out for accuracy, right?) The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes). (Yep, I knew you were going to "do" this one.) There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. (You're not doubting this, are you?) There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious." (Yes, admit it, you are going to say, a e i o u) TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard. (All you typists are going to test this out) A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. A snail can sleep for three years. (I know some people that could do this too.!) Almonds are a member of the peach family. An ostrich's eyeis bigger than its brain. (I know some people like that also) Babiesare born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age. February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated. If the population of China walked past you, 8 abreast, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction. Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite! Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing. The cruise liner, QE 2,moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. (Good thing he did that.) The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid. There are more chickens than people in the world. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance!! Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Originally Posted By alexbook New books, records, and videos are usually released on Tuesdays in the U.S.
Originally Posted By DAR In the movie Fun in Acapulco Elvis Presley played a cliff diver named Cliff Diver.
Originally Posted By markymouse Richard Nixon was one of only two Quaker Presidents (Herbert Hoover was the other). Ronald Reagan was the only union leader (or union member, for that matter) to ever be elected President (Screen Actors Guild).
Originally Posted By FerretAfros My grandmother's cookies make my mom go into labor (assuming she's already pregnant, of course). The sperm whale is the world's largest mammal. Bats are the only flying mammals (flying squirrels are like Buzz Lightyear-they fall with attitude). The duckbilled platypus is the only mammal that lays eggs as a means of reproduction. "A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes." Sharks aren't technically fish, since they don't have bones (other than teeth) or scales...
Originally Posted By DAR The words to LaBamba in English: In order to dance La Bamba, In order to dance La Bamba, you need a little grace A little grace for me, for you and up up, and up up For you I'll be, For you I'll be, For you I'll be I am not a sailor, I am not a sailor I am a captain, I am a captain
Originally Posted By alexbook >>The duckbilled platypus is the only mammal that lays eggs as a means of reproduction.<< Not true. The echidna also lays eggs. Baby echidnas are known as puggles. Pug/beagle crossbreeds are also known as puggles.
Originally Posted By Disneyland55 "Bump" is a term often used by people who post on laughingplace.com, when a poster wants to resurrect a topic but does not have anything to add to the topic at the moment.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Steel beams often referred to as "I Beams" (or "H Beams" depending on the orentation) are actually called "W-Shapes" for the wide flanges at the top and bottom.
Originally Posted By alexbook Sarah Palin's middle name is "Louise." Joe Biden's middle name is "Robinette."
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 Johnny Cash's song “Ring of Fire” was refused by his family to be in hemorrhoid-relief commercial. (I read it on the internet, so it must be true!) <<Joe Biden's middle name is "Robinette.>> I thought Hussein was a tough middle name!
