dazdot Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 today's usless info...... The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone. Coca-Cola was originally green. Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury. Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better. The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...) The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38% 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 world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910. The youngest pope was 11 years old. The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer. 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 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. "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month? A. Conception. 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 go off? 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 one 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 or what 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 their own 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. In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had consent of the King (unless you were in the Royal Family). When anyone wanted to have a baby, they got consent of the King, the King gave them a placard that they hung on their door while they were having sex. The placard had F**K (with the other letters in!) (Fornication Under Consent of the King) on it. Now you know where that came from. In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_simon Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 [ QUOTE ] 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 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. [/ QUOTE ] Sorry, that one is a common mistake, I cannot remember the examples that refute this but I'm sure a little time on google (That I don't have at the mo) would find them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntW Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 [ QUOTE ] 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 [/ QUOTE ] erm... "One hundred and one" ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftyPence Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Did you spell out all the numbers 1-100 until you found that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntW Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 nope... it just sprang to mind when I read the post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzed Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 But the Yanks would say "one hundred one" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sipperana Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Wouldn't they just? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sipperana Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 [ QUOTE ] "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. [/ QUOTE ] Whereas "I do" is the longest sentence [ QUOTE ] In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had consent of the King (unless you were in the Royal Family). When anyone wanted to have a baby, they got consent of the King, the King gave them a placard that they hung on their door while they were having sex. The placard had F**K (with the other letters in!) (Fornication Under Consent of the King) on it. Now you know where that came from. [/ QUOTE ] I read somewhere that this is a load of fornicating under consent of the kinging rubbish. What if the ruling monarch was a queen? Then we'd all be fucqing!! [ QUOTE ] In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language. [/ QUOTE ] Sounds like another Port Out Starboard Home myth to me. And why do posh people call it goff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleanimage Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 [ QUOTE ] In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had consent of the King (unless you were in the Royal Family). When anyone wanted to have a baby, they got consent of the King, the King gave them a placard that they hung on their door while they were having sex. The placard had F**K (with the other letters in!) (Fornication Under Consent of the King) on it. Now you know where that came from. [/ QUOTE ] Cute... but an urban legend. http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/feck.htm [ QUOTE ] It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for one 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 or what we know today as the honeymoon. [/ QUOTE ] The origin of the word 'Honeymoon' is unknown, but the origin of the custome is germanic (much like the word f**k). Often a bride would be taken against her will from a nearby village... or she may be willing, but arranged marrages were common and the bride's father might have different ideas. So the groom would have a friend help him get his bride to the wedding - this is the origin of the best man, who would be armed as to fight off the bride's family. After the weding the 'happy couple' would go into hiding, one cycle of the moon is usually long enough for a virile young man to get his bride pregnant. It's also worth noting that the Vikings, Celts, Saxons, etc, considered Mead (made from honey) to increse virility... although there is no evidence that this has anything to do with the origin of the word 'Honymoon'(origional spelling). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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