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 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.
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.
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 were invented by women.
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'
~~~~~~~~~~~AND
FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
At
least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!
Don't
delete the text below just because it looks weird. Believe it or
not,
you can read it.
I
cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.
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?
YOU
KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2007 when...
1.
You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.
2.
You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
3.
You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.
4.
You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5.
Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is
that
they
don't have e-mail addresses.
6.
You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if
anyone
is home to help you carry in the groceries.
7.
Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the
screen.
8.
Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't even
have
the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for
panic
and you turn around to go and get it.
10.
You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your
coffee.
11.
You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )
12.
You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
13.
Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward
this
message.
14.
You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
15.
You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on
this
list.
AND
NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.