nursie
09-10-2005, 6:16 PM
A friend emailed this to me..I thought folks might find it interesting:
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. (And NOW is filing suit in the World
> >> Court to get the name changed.)
> >> ---------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not 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 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
> >> -----------------------------------------
> >>
> >> 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.
> >> -----------------------------------
> >>
> >> 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
> >> -----------------------------------
> >>
> >> 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
> >> rdgnieg.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?
I don't know if all are true..I'm pretty sure my dogs are higher maintence than that!!
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. (And NOW is filing suit in the World
> >> Court to get the name changed.)
> >> ---------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not 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 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
> >> -----------------------------------------
> >>
> >> 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.
> >> -----------------------------------
> >>
> >> 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
> >> -----------------------------------
> >>
> >> 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
> >> rdgnieg.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?
I don't know if all are true..I'm pretty sure my dogs are higher maintence than that!!