BTMS Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 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 was 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 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. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king in 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. 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 bullet-proof 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? ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim38curl Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 That to me is really good reading and really good interesting facts that i would never have known ( or possibly have even thought about knowing ). I work with a guy Rob, who's a fork lift driver and i reckon he'd probably know a good 80% of these. Will print this off and test him on Monday. Why he hasn't applied for who wants to me a millionaire yet i just don't know.. will ask him that as well on monday ! Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewyjack.22 Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 Hi guy's im new on here, there was some good facts on there i liked the golf one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 Hi guy's im new on here, there was some good facts on there i liked the golf one welcome to the site mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewyjack.22 Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 Thanks hawkeye, i've been reading the things you lot have been putting on yuh for a while now, really good info and most of the time a very good laugh, just decided to join you today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white fox Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 One hundred and one Whats my prize? WF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 That was some fine reading, who'd have thought Coke Cola was originally green! The final words written in jumble was a surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 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" Not so I’m afraid. This was from the time when the printing process use the old lead letters that had to be put into place in reverse. The letters “p” and “q” were often muxed ip and hence the saying “Mind your p’s and q’s”. G.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 (edited) Am I correct in saying that as long as the FIRST and LAST letter of a word remain the same and in the same place no matter how the rest of the letters are arranged we can still read the word? I think that the quicker you read the phrase the "easier" it is to understand. Edited to include "Oh the irony" Edited November 21, 2005 by SNAKEBITE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 In treohy tehn, I souhndnt hvae to wrory aubot my sellinpg ayorme. Tnhak god for taht Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 In treohy tehn, I souhndnt hvae to wrory aubot my sellinpg ayorme. Tnhak god for taht understood every word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kip270 Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Facts about a deck of cards: A deck of cards are made up of Red & black = day & night 52 cards = 52 weeks in the year Four suits= Four season's spring,summer,autum,winter. Thirteen cards per suit=Thirteen lunar cycles per year And if you add up all the numbers per card with jack=11,queen=12,king=13 and the joker a value of one =365days in a year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Facts about a deck of cards:A deck of cards are made up of Red & black = day & night 52 cards = 52 weeks in the year Four suits= Four season's spring,summer,autum,winter. Thirteen cards per suit=Thirteen lunar cycles per year And if you add up all the numbers per card with jack=11,queen=12,king=13 and the joker a value of one =365days in a year It could just be coincidence...................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballymac Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 One hundred and one Whats my prize? WF Sorry dont know how to quote (new at this) Does a hundred count ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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