Guest MonkeySee Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 INTERESTING STUFF 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' ----------- 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 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: $16,400 ------------ 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 because 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 4, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later. Quote
Gaybutton Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 Ok, I'll give you some more trivia: 1. Anthropologists announced the discovery of another Mohican. The books are in the process of being recalled to be re-titled, "The Next to Last of the Mohicans." 2. Medical researchers announced today that saliva has been shown to be a leading cause of stomach cancer, but only when swallowed in small amounts over a period of many years. 3. Police fired warning shots over the heads of protesters. Unfortunately they killed 18 people who lived on the second floor. 4. A one-armed man was arrested today at a nearby lake. It seemed he was bothering the other row-boaters by continuously rowing in a circle. 5. A dog exploded at a busy downtown intersection this morning. Several people were overcome by fur. 36 fleas also lost their lives in the blast. 6. The ASPCA filed charges against a man they allege was keeping live goldfish in a moving blender. The man claimed this was only to provide them with exercise. He further claimed that he never had the setting above 'mix.' The ASPCA claims to have evidence that he had the blender up to 'whip' and 'puree' several times. 7. A woman attempting to walk around the world drowned today. 8. A Delaware man was arrested this morning when he was caught trying mail a watermelon with food stamps. 9. A man barricaded himself inside his house today. No one was hurt and no one is paying him the slightest bit of attention. 10. Weather reports say that the forecast for tonight is dark. Darkness is predicted to continue over a period of several hours. Widely scattered light is expected in the early morning hours. - George Carlin Quote
Guest Astrrro Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 It is impossible to lick your elbow. There's a boy in Sundance who can lick his tool though. Quote
Guest laurence Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 INTERESTING STUFF ------------ The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments. Ok, MonkeySee, what about a reference on that one? The Cable Cars may be considered a National Landmark, but so is the USS Constitution which is much older and also mobile. Not to mention any number of ships also listed as National Landmark. And then there is Charles Lindbergs plane, etc. I am not bored enough to check all the other "facts". Quote
Guest MonkeySee Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Well Laurence, you have caught me with my pants down on this one. What can I say? Quote
Guest shebavon Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 There's a boy in Sundance who can lick his tool though. Hmmmmm, What is his number? Quote
Gaybutton Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Who cares about him licking his own tool? If he wants to lick mine, that's a different story. Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 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 Nice. I never heard it before - and wonder if it's not just someone's idea of a joke! Mind you, there are similarly odd ones that have entered the language - POSH being one - from the old days when the English went back and forth to India on steamers = Port Out Starboard Home. And that one is genuine. Quote
Gaybutton Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Nice. I never heard it before - and wonder if it's not just someone's idea of a joke! According to Wikipedia: _____ The word Golf in its English form, was first mentioned in writing in 1457 on a Scottish statute of forbidden games as gouf, possibly derived from the Scots word goulf (variously spelled) meaning "to strike or cuff". This word may, in turn, be derived from the Dutch word kolf, meaning "bat", or "club", and the Dutch sport of the same name. The idea that “golf” is an acronym from "gentlemen only, ladies forbidden" is false - this is a folk etymology. Quote
Guest lvdkeyes Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 There's a boy in Sundance who can lick his tool though. I knew a guy in San Antonio, TX who could take the whole head in his mouth and suck himself off. Quote
Guest lvdkeyes Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 In UK you cannot hang a man with a wooden leg. You cannot keep your eyes open when sneezing. Quote
Gaybutton Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 In UK you cannot hang a man with a wooden leg. Of course not. Just as everywhere else, they have to use a rope . . . Quote
Guest Astrrro Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Hmmmmm, What is his number? When I saw him do it, I thought I was imagining it. But then Nicky's website mentioned it and said his name is Art and #27. Not my type but interesting to see. Quote
Guest MonkeySee Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 I knew a guy in San Antonio, TX who could take the whole head in his mouth and suck himself off. I don't know if it was your guy in San Antonio, but I saw a movie that the guy had the art of auto-fellatio down to a science. He looked very comfortable and was enjoying doing a job right. Quote
Guest lvdkeyes Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 I don't know if it was your guy in San Antonio, but I saw a movie that the guy had the art of auto-fellatio down to a science. He looked very comfortable and was enjoying doing a job right. I knew the guy in SA in 1989 when he was about 25 which would make him about 45 now. Quote
