fellersbarnoneranch
Well-known member
> HOW CAN YOU GO ON WITHOUT KNOWING THESE THINGS?
> :?:
>
>
> 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 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.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 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 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
> :?:
>
>
> 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 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.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 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 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
