erynthered Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 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". ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` 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 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 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ````` 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 more collect calls made than any other day of the year? A. Father's Day. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` `````` In Shakespere'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..."good night, 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! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- 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 plcae. 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generation ME Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 It is impossible to lick your elbow. You haven't watched our games lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Men can read smaller print than women can 533080[/snapback] They get more practice, because of alimony documents. btw, nce lst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted December 15, 2005 Author Share Posted December 15, 2005 You haven't watched our games lately. 533098[/snapback] How'd your elbow taste? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 It is impossible to lick your elbow. 533080[/snapback] This may be true, but any good hooker will do it for you at a steep discount to their "normal" services. Also, it is technically not illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV Were Fredand Wilma Flintstone. 533080[/snapback] Not true, according to Snopes. I think Wilma once licked Fred's elbow, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 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. 533080[/snapback] not true either... http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/golf.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted December 15, 2005 Author Share Posted December 15, 2005 Not true, according to Snopes. I think Wilma once licked Fred's elbow, though. 533167[/snapback] I'm gonna smack you with a 1 Iron, wait? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted December 15, 2005 Author Share Posted December 15, 2005 not true either... http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/golf.htm 533187[/snapback] I'm not really erynthered either, GO GATORS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 I'm gonna smack you with a 1 Iron, wait? 533257[/snapback] Not even God can hit a 1 iron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted December 15, 2005 Author Share Posted December 15, 2005 Not even God can hit a 1 iron. 533260[/snapback] I can. But not for long it seems, check this out VA. http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=2258661 Thanks Hops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 I can. But not for long it seems, check this out VA. http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=2258661 Thanks Hops 533265[/snapback] If you can hit it, keep it in your bag and take good care of it. It can't hurt to call it "Billy Baroo", too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 not true either... http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/golf.htm 533187[/snapback] There's a shitload of those documented as untrue in Snopes. If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs inthe 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. This is also untrue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laserprinters all have in common? A. All were invented by women. Yeah, but they have to get a man to read the directions. (small print thingy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 I'm not really erynthered either, GO GATORS!!! 533258[/snapback] I cant believe you would spew such foulness on a family board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puhonix Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 I cant believe you would spew such foulness on a family board. 533418[/snapback] Dude, seriously, that's just sick. I mean, I may be out of place, but bringing the gay-tors into this just isn't right. We want apologies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted December 16, 2005 Author Share Posted December 16, 2005 I cant believe you would spew such foulness on a family board. 533418[/snapback] I know, I felt dirty just saying that, even in fun. BTW, !@#$ the gators and their kitty bowl they're playing in. GO NOLES!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiew Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 Yeah, but they have to get a man to read the directions You've got to be kidding. Show me a man who reads directions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV Were Fredand Wilma Flintstone. Not true, according to Snopes. I think Wilma once licked Fred's elbow, though. 533167[/snapback] This one could be right. It stated the first television series to portray a married couple who slept in the bed- ie they showed a double bed- was Mary Kay and Johnny. The claim is the first couple to be shown in bed together which very well could be the Flintstones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 Not true, according to Snopes. I think Wilma once licked Fred's elbow, though. 533167[/snapback] Good catch. Besides, IIRC Fred and Wilma had single beds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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