... the can opener was invented in 1858 by American Ezra Warnet.

How about a thread of useless trivia? We all know stuff that we will most likely never have a need for so why not take this opportunity to use it? :D

. . . Everybody drinks shandy in The Rovers Return on Coronation Street instead of the beer they pretend to drink.

Also, the toilets in The Rover's Return go directly into Ken Barlow's front room. Just the way the studios are set up.  :)

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died the same day-July 4th, 1826-the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Indepedence which they both signed. Adams last words were "Jefferson still survives" but Jefferson had died 3 hours before. Jefferson's last words were about his friend/rival Adams. (Can't remember the exact quote)



Cat

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died the same day-July 4th, 1826-the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Indepedence which they both signed. Adams last words were "Jefferson still survives" but Jefferson had died 3 hours before. Jefferson's last words were about his friend/rival Adams. (Can't remember the exact quote)



Cat

Hey, I actually did know that.
Did you know that chances are very good it wasn't Eli Whitney that invented the cotton gin but one of his slaves?  Sounds reasonable to me that the man who was actually having to do the work would invent an easier way to do it.


Cool thread Joe, thanks.

Did you know a snail can sleep for up to three months at a time

Did you know a snail can sleep for up to three months at a time


Lol. Is it worth him waking up?  ;D

Did you also know that on average, 18 acres of pizza are eaten in the United States on any given day.

Not much of a conversationalist i fear

Oh, now I'm hungry.


Did you know that Hawaii is considered the Spam capitol of the world?  Can't remember how much is eaten there.

When filming Bar/Saloon scenes in Westerns, the actor drink cold tea (no milk) for whiskey.

When filming Bar/Saloon scenes in Westerns, the actor drink cold tea (no milk) for whiskey.



Well, so they say.  ;)



Cat

did you know the expression, the whole nine yards came from the second world war. .50 calibur bullets that were used in fighter planes came on ammo belts that were 9 yards in length. the expression came from the pilots who used all nine yards of ammo to shoot down one enemy plane.

Cool thread Joe, thanks.
Thanks, glad you like it.

Did you know that Hawaii is considered the Spam capitol of the world? Can't remember how much is eaten there.
That's good info... I like SPAM.

Adult frogs are carnivorous and will eat just about anything smaller than themselves, including insects, worms and even other frogs.

Did you also know that on average, 18 acres of pizza are eaten in the United States on any given day.

Not much of a conversationalist i fear



Wow.That's a whole load of pizza. :o



Howard

did you know the expression, the whole nine yards came from the second world war. .50 calibur bullets that were used in fighter planes came on ammo belts that were 9 yards in length. the expression came from the pilots who used all nine yards of ammo to shoot down one enemy plane.


Yes..yes i did know

When filming Bar/Saloon scenes in Westerns, the actor drink cold tea (no milk) for whiskey.

Did you know that on the show Cheers, they started out by letting Norm and others actually drink beer but with all the retakes it quickly became a problem.      :D

Did you know that on the show Cheers, they started out by letting Norm and others actually drink beer but with all the retakes it quickly became a problem.      :D


Which certainly made the retakes more interesting.

Charlie Chaplin once won third place in a Charlie Chaplin impersonation contest

... a healthy person releases about 3.5 oz. of gas in a single flatulent emission (approx. 17 oz. per day) :-[ ;D

Yes..yes i did know


that's good because knowing is half the battle...

... a healthy person releases about 3.5 oz. of gas in a single flatulent emission (approx. 17 oz. per day) :-[ ;D


How much is it for an un-healthy person?

How much is it for an un-healthy person?
I'll let you know! ;D

that Earwax speeds up the healing of annoying cold sores? It has to be your own though ;D

Did you know that a cockroach really can live for a week after its head has been cut off?

that Earwax speeds up the healing of annoying cold sores? It has to be your own though ;D


Ewww


Did you know that a cockroach really can live for a week after its head has been cut off?


And, a huge Ewwww.

Could the cockroach stay alive longer if it used it's own earwax?

that Earwax speeds up the healing of annoying cold sores? It has to be your own though ;D


and there was me wipin' boogers on it

I'll let you know! ;D


;D

. . . Oliver Hardy was a famous movie villain before he teamed up with Stan Laurel.

that french kissing has more germs in the mouth than other kisses?



Howard

... Bruce Springsteen's Born In The USA was the first US music CD artist rleased March 1983?

... Bruce Springsteen's Born In The USA was the first US music CD artist rleased March 1983?



really I didn't know there were even CD players made back then.
I had Born in the USA on 8-track tape.

Most lipstick contains fish scales

In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes

. . .that twenty five years ago (yesterday) Mike Eruzione scored with 10 minutes left to break a 3-3 tie, and the United States Olympic Ice Hockey team held on for a 4-3 victory over the seemingly invincible Soviet Union.  They would go on, two days later, to defeat Finland and win the gold medal.

To put it into perspective, the 1980 Soviet squad is comparible to the 1992 US Olympic Basketball team.  That team (for those that might not remember) consisted of:

Charles Barkley
Larry Bird
Clyde Drexler
Patrick Ewing
Magic Johnson
Michael Jordan
Christian Laettner
Karl Malone
Chris Mullin
Scottie Pippen
David Robinson
John Stockton


MIRACLE on ICE indeed!

... Elvis Presley made only one television commercial - an ad for Southern Maid Doughnuts that ran in 1954?

Escalator is one of many words that were originally trademarks but have become ordinary words found in dictionaries.  :)

Some other words which were originally trademarks and have now passed into common use are:

aspirin, autoharp, band-aids, breathalyzer, breville, cellophane, coke (in some areas, at least), corn flakes, cube steak, ditto, dry ice, dumpster, formica, frisbee, granola, gunk, hoover, jeep, kerosene, kleenex, mace, nylon, ping-pong (also an onomatopoeia ;)), popsicle, q-tip, rollerblade, rolodex, scotch tape, sheetrock, spandex, styrofoam, tabloid, thermos, trampoline, yo-yo, xerox, and zipper. :D

DYK that urine is sterile? :o :P


and that you can use it to get rid of chillblains or prickly heat :o  Preferably your own ;D

and that you can use it to get rid of chillblains or prickly heat :o  Preferably your own ;D


How is it applied?

.....Thomas Edison was married in Akron, Ohio.

How is it applied?


Externally!!

Thank goodness for that!

, ping-pong (also an onomatopoeia ;)),

whoa  made me have to think allllllllll the way back to my high school days to remember the definition of onomatopoeia.   ;D  It's also alliteration.  
How is it applied?
;)
I'm thinking he means ummmmm what do you use as an applicatior?  I'm also thinking chillblains aren't so bad.  Prickly heat?  going for the baby powder or flour in a pinch.

Another way to get rid of Prickly heat is to stand under a scalding hot shower for about a minuete.

Childbirth my ass that is by far the most painfull thing in the world. It does work however.

I'm thinking he means ummmmm what do you use as an applicatior?  I'm also thinking chillblains aren't so bad.  Prickly heat?  going for the baby powder or flour in a pinch.


My father used the prickly hear cure in the jungles of New Guinea during WWII (talcum powder being a bit hard to come by :D)

I also heard about people that drink their own urine as a detox thing!!  Can't see how that would work and I'm not willing to give it a go!! :P :o

Another way to get rid of Prickly heat is to stand under a scalding hot shower for about a minuete.

Childbirth my a** that is by far the most painfull thing in the world. It does work however.


Isn't a "minuet" a dance?  I suppose you would be dancing around the shower whilst sustaining third degree burns to negate the discomfort of prickly heat ;D

How many babies have you had Andy??  ;D  In South America while the women are in labour their husbands are required to have a string tied to their genitals.  Whenever their wife has a contraction they give the string a good yank!!  Sounds fair enough to me ;D

Check the name, i am grand imperial Wizard of the typo.

Meh... can't claim to have had any babies (to my knowledge) Fiery South Americans.. less said the better.

Tell you what, this coming summer.. go lay in the sun.. roast your back.. get pregnant about now.. do both things on the same day and tell me..

;)

Tell you what, this coming summer.. go lay in the sun.. roast your back.. get pregnant about now.. do both things on the same day and tell me..

;)


Being in Australia we are right in the middle of prickly heat weather - these days I give the roasting a big miss but can remember the pain of it!!  Did you have to remind me  - I'm off the skin specialist for a check-up in April!!

Being in Australia we are right in the middle of prickly heat weather - these days I give the roasting a big miss but can remember the pain of it!!   Did you have to remind me  - I'm off the skin specialist for a check-up in April!!


I see.. well 'tis an Aussie thing to do. I was told to do it by My Mate Mark's Dad, A Melbourne Native.

He may have been taking the piss but it worked  ;D

I also heard about people that drink their own urine as a detox thing!!  Can't see how that would work and I'm not willing to give it a go!! :P :o


Rolf (Harris) does it...(allegedly)...as does Germaine Greer...

Is there something you Aussies aren't telling us?!!

The only p*ss I've consumed is the stuff that's served down the pub...!!

Rolf (Harris) does it...(allegedly)...as does Germaine Greer...

Is there something you Aussies aren't telling us?!!

The only p*ss I've consumed is the stuff that's served down the pub...!!




Doen'st English beer taste like p!ss anyway ... and it's even served at p!ss termperature  :D Wouldn't surprise me what Germain Greer does but I thought Rolf would have been a bit more discerning!!  I thought that the Germans started it - sounds like their sort of thing ;)

Doen'st English beer taste like p!ss anyway ...


only the lager

Can't say for lager (don't drink the stuff) but sadly, a lot of the bitters and ales seem to be going the same way, 'specially the 'national' ones...

Anyway going back to 'that' topic...

Did you know that during a hours' swimming at a typical municipal pool you will ingest one-twelfth of a litre of urine...?!!

Can't say for lager (don't drink the stuff) but sadly, a lot of the bitters and ales seem to be going the same way, 'specially the 'national' ones...

Anyway going back to 'that' topic...

Did you know that during a hours' swimming at a typical municipal pool you will ingest one-twelfth of a litre of urine...?!!


How many times do we have to tell you.. the little pool with the small cake in it is not for swimming, take a left not a right after the showers Paul

  It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. 

  For lots more strange info go to


    http://www.strange-facts.com

Did you know that golf was originally only for men and in fact the name stands for
Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden

How many times do we have to tell you.. the little pool with the small cake in it is not for swimming, take a left not a right after the showers Paul


Hm...I wondered why the water was a bit warmer than usual...!!

It is said the average person speaks only 10 minutes a day.


hmmm I'm thinking this people didn't include my husband's Ex or his son in their average.  :)

Anyway going back to 'that' topic...

Did you know that during a hours' swimming at a typical municipal pool you will ingest one-twelfth of a litre of urine...?!!


Talk about killing my desire to ever go swimming again!!!  :P

It is said the average person speaks only 10 minutes a day.


nooooo way.. that can't be right..

I know.  Were half the people in the survey deaf/mutes or what?


Ok how bout this one then?

Breast reduction is the most common plastic surgery performed on American men.


Great site, neebs.

Swans are the only birds with penises.

Swans are the only birds with penises.


errrrmm... how does that work.. for the other birds?

errrrmm... how does that work.. for the other birds?


Good question?

Did you know that birds can't fart or burp?
that's why a seagull explodes if it eats an alka seltzer (so i've been told)

Swans are the only birds with penises.
I had a pet lovebird he might not of had a dick but he sure gave the plastic bird in his cage a good workout  ;D

...but he sure gave the plastic bird...a good workout  ;D


What I can't read into that...!!

('Close your mouth, darling...!')

Good question?


Other birds have all in one "thingies" called Cloacas, I learned from Discovery ;D

Other birds have all in one "thingies" called Cloacas, I learned from Discovery ;D


I will investigate later!

I will investigate later!


Off to the canal are you Philip.

Off to the canal are you Philip.



I was thinking of investigation on the Net.

Did you know that golf was originally only for men and in fact the name stands for
Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden



why was that called that name?



Howard

It only takes 7lbs of of pressure to rip off your ears



Howard

why was that called that name?

Howard


That I did not know, but I  do know that GOLF is FLOG backwards, and that is what I did to the golfball when I used to play.

SATAN and SANTA are spelled with the same letters  ::)

Did you know that dogs are not allowed to swim in the sea in Greece.

Did you know that dogs are not allowed to swim in the sea in Greece.


No i saw plenty of greek women in the sea ???

He said "D"ogs, not "H"ogs...JUST KIDDING!!!


Actually, when I was over there, we went to a nude beach and there were some women there that shouldn't have been ;)   


Were the dogs nude on the beach too?

Did you know that Disney World is bigger than the world's 5 smallest countries?

Did you know that Switzerlands biggest export used to be mercenaries, but after Napoleonic Wars they were forced to sign a treaty saying they would only send the swiss guard to The Vatican.

there are more germs in a french kiss than a regular kiss on the cheek? ;D



Howard

there are more germs in a french kiss than a regular kiss on the cheek? ;D

Howard


Has this research been put to good practice?

When The Flintstones first aired on ABC in 1960, it was strictly the story of a "modern stoneage fam-a-lee." However, by 1964, ratings began to sag and eventually hit a skid that even a special guest appearance by Mickey Marble himself couldn't reverse.

That is when producers decided to create a new character which would inject a little more "Yabba dabba doo" into the stale show. That character was The Great Gazoo, an alien banished from his home planet and sent to Earth for the explicit purpose of giving advice to Fred and Barney. While some enjoyed Gazoo's alien antics, equal numbers were appalled at the stunt casting which added a futuristic element to a prehistoric show, considering it even more offensive than The Jetsons Meet The Flintstones. The Great Gazoo was a controversial figure in his time.

But Where is He Now?

Working on a weekly, animated TV show is exhausting, and coupled with the stress of simultaneously being loved and hated by millions, it can burn out even the most resilient of performers. After ABC aired the final episode of The Flintstones on April 1, 1966, The Great Gazoo took some much-needed time off.

http://www.insidejoke.tv/200111/gazoo.asp

IMO The Great Gazoo is alive and well and living amongst us on these boards!!!    ;)

gotta love Gazoo  ;D ;)

Did you know that the reason people say God bless you when you sneeze is because people used to believe that when you sneezed, you sneezed up you soul and that if someone didn't say God bless you, you would lose your soul.

Did you know that the reason people say God bless you when you sneeze is because people used to believe that when you sneezed, you sneezed up you soul and that if someone didn't say God bless you, you would lose your soul.


Uh oh, I am gone then.  :(

I sneezed yesterday and no-one said god bless you  :-\\ :-\\ :-\\ :-\\

Did you know that the reason people say God bless you when you sneeze is because people used to believe that when you sneezed, you sneezed up you soul and that if someone didn't say God bless you, you would lose your soul.


Can you still lose your soul, even after not being bless after the second sneeze of which the first one was not blessed?

When Eric Clapton left The Yardbirds he asked Jimmy Page to be his replacement. Page turned him down because he felt there would be too much preasure since he was a friend of Claptons. Clapton was instead replaced by Jeff Beck.

When Eric Clapton left The Yardbirds he asked Jimmy Page to be his replacement. Page turned him down because he felt there would be too much preasure since he was a friend of Claptons. Clapton was instead replaced by Jeff Beck.


Did you know that Eric Clapton is an anagram of Clacton Pier?

Did you know that the reason people say God bless you when you sneeze is because people used to believe that when you sneezed, you sneezed up you soul and that if someone didn't say God bless you, you would lose your soul.



so what's wrong with jesus blessing you?




Howard

Has this research been put to good practice?




not lately ;D



Howard

not lately ;D



Howard


Back to school I say!

Did you know that the reason people say God bless you when you sneeze is because people used to believe that when you sneezed, you sneezed up you soul and that if someone didn't say God bless you, you would lose your soul.
and what should you say when one farts?

well done

and what should you say when one farts?


Did you know that in the Victorian times, farting used to be called 'whispering'?

Did you know that in the Victorian times, farting used to be called 'whispering'?
it seems some people can't speak softly...I've heard them called the 'vapors'

it seems some people can't speak softly...I've heard them called the 'vapors'


May be that where the expression of "Let me whisper in your ear" came from.

and what should you say when one farts?


thank you? ;D


Howard

it seems some people can't speak softly...I've heard them called the 'vapors'
Actually the vapors was when someone felt faint, possibly that occured after someone farted thou.  :)

Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system.
Six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day.

Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system.
Six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day.


I think the reason why children laugh more is that the children each day encounters new jokes and the main reaction is laughter.

Us oldies have heard the same jokes before.

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died the same day-July 4th, 1826-the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Indepedence which they both signed. Adams last words were "Jefferson still survives" but Jefferson had died 3 hours before. Jefferson's last words were about his friend/rival Adams. (Can't remember the exact quote)



Cat

I thought everybody knew that.

I thought everybody knew that.


I didn't, but now I do.

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died the same day-July 4th, 1826-the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Indepedence which they both signed. Adams last words were "Jefferson still survives" but Jefferson had died 3 hours before. Jefferson's last words were about his friend/rival Adams. (Can't remember the exact quote)



Cat


I did not know that!

and what should you say when one farts?

"Pull my finger!" or "Ripper" (in the fashion of the Australians). ;D

My trivia is that Herring fart to communicate when shoaling. They emit bubbles of gas from their anus, which scientists have termed Fast Repetetive Ticks. :D

When discussing farts, remember the old adage: "Flatulence will get you nowhere!" ;D

...  the spot on 7UP comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He was an albino.

...  the spot on 7UP comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He was an albino.


As on:
http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/_data/objects/94181/logo_thumbnail.gif

As on:
http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/_data/objects/94181/logo_thumbnail.gif


yeppers... that be the one. ;)

Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system.
Six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day.

old joke...
Q: how do you make a hormone?
A: Don't pay her

...that you burn 26 calories in a one minute kiss. 

That your foot is the same length as your elbow to your wrist?  Try it...


I did try and I have to agree with you.

That your foot is the same length as your elbow to your wrist?  Try it...


HA!!! My foot is longer  :o This freaks me out a bit

Did you know that "Spiro Agnew" is an anagram for "grow a penis?"

Did you know that "Spiro Agnew" is an anagram for "grow a penis?"


...and the anagram of 'Margaret Thatcher' is 'that great charmer'.

...that you burn 26 calories in a one minute kiss.   




how many calories can you burn with a french kiss? ;D



Howard

how many calories can you burn with a french kiss? ;D

Howard


Good question, it must be certainly more, but you must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss.

Good question, it must be certainly more, but you must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss.




*sings*a sigh is just a sigh,a moan is just a moan* ;D

Howard

*sings*a sigh is just a sigh,a moan is just a moan* ;D

Howard


Can I read that as "a groan is just a groan"?

Can I read that as "a groan is just a groan"?


yes,I guess you could ;D


Howard

Did you know that Tatyana Ali of Fresh Prince of Bel Air appeared on Star Search when she was about 7 years old?

She sang a song called "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" and won the child singer category.

Did you know that Tatyana Ali of Fresh Prince of Bel Air appeared on Star Search when she was about 7 years old?

She sang a song called "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" and won the child singer category.


Did she find her star?

...if any of the heads on Mt. Rushmore had a body, it would be nearly 500 feet tall. 

7-UP was created in 1929. "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles.

...that February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.

... Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

... Betty Rubble's Maiden name was Betty Jean McBricker.

... 58% of American men prefer Betty Rubble over Wilma Flintstone. (not me I'm a sucker for a red head)

Fish sleep differently than humans and other mammals, they have no eye lids.

Some humming birds' wings flap at a rate of nearly 100 beats per second.

A 10 year old grilled cheese sandwich purporting to display an image of the Virgin Mary, was sold on eBay for $5,100, an on line gambling casino bought it for $28,000 later on.

On average, a 4-year-old child asks 437 questions a day.

In Atlanta, Georgia, it is illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.

IBM stands for International Business Machines.

Did you know that Tatyana Ali of Fresh Prince of Bel Air appeared on Star Search when she was about 7 years old?

She sang a song called "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" and won the child singer category.


Did you know she is attending Harvard College(or was at last report)

That your foot is the same length as your elbow to your wrist?  Try it...


I've also heard that you are as tall as the length of you arm span if you hold both arms straight out to each side.

Honey has wound healing properties similar to that of an antibiotic ointment.

Pepsi was originally called Brad's Drink, created by Pharmacist Caleb Bradham.

Honey has wound healing properties similar to that of an antibiotic ointment.
I know that honey with ginger and lemon, is good at soothing a sore throat.

It's estimated that at any one time, around 0.7% of the world's population is drunk.
       
                                  BUSTED!

It's estimated that at any one time, around 0.7% of the world's population is drunk.
         
                                  BUSTED!


What is the percentage on New Year's Eve?

On average, a 4-year-old child asks 437 questions a day.

.
Hey!! I used to babysit that kid  only it wasn't different questions, just , "Why?" over and over again all day long.  I just couldn't wait til nap time.   ;D

Hey!! I used to babysit that kid  only it wasn't different questions, just , "Why?" over and over again all day long.   I just couldn't wait til nap time.   ;D
Why?

Hey!! I used to babysit that kid  only it wasn't different questions, just , "Why?" over and over again all day long.   I just couldn't wait til nap time.   ;D


You sure you didn't watch jiminy?

;D ;D  Seriously, he'd ask, 'What's your baby's name?"  "Beth"  "Why?"  "ummm we just liked that name."  "Why?" I'm sure he could have gone on forever if I'd let him.

...that grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.

...that a rainbow can occur only when the sun is 40 degrees or 
less above the horizon.

that it is impossible to lick your own elbow

...that grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.


I do NOW and the wife will not be very amused with the kids and myself when I get home this evening.  ;D ;D
Thanks for the info Phil. ;)

that it is impossible to lick your own elbow
your A$$ too   ;D

that it is impossible to lick your own elbow


...unless you have a long tongue?

I do NOW and the wife will not be very amused with the kids and myself when I get home this evening.  ;D ;D
Thanks for the info Phil. ;)
http://www.inthe00s.com/smilies/grenade.gif  ;D

Did you know that St Patrick patron saint of Ireland, was a pagan and born in 387 CE at Banwen in Wales ?

Did you know that St Patrick patron saint of Ireland, was a pagan and born in 387 CE at Banwen in Wales ?



Good Ol' Wales :D

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Did you know a duck's quack does infact echo.... pay no mind to stupid trivia animal thingy e-mails you might receive as they are WRONG !!!!!

On another thread I had mentioned that President Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy, and President Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln, so Chrissy (jacks) had suggested I post this link here:

http://theshadowlands.net/jfk.htm

...the planets in the solar system rotate anticlockwise, 
except Venus, Uranus and Pluto which rotate clockwise.

... Raisins start out (as grapes) with about 78% water content. After drying, the water content is reduced to around 15%.
          As a result, it takes between four and five pounds of grapes to make one pound of raisins. 

Did you know that the inventer of the toilet was named John Crapper (that is why you go to the John and take a crap). And the inventer of the bra was named Otto Titsling.





Cat

Did you know that the inventer of the toilet was named John Crapper (that is why you go to the John and take a crap). And the inventer of the bra was named Otto Titsling.


Cat


It was Thomes Crapper that invented the flushing loo, and the invention of water closet was claimed by John Harrington in 1596
http://mkn.co.uk/mime/nostalgia/plaque/crapper.jpg

It was Thomes Crapper that invented the flushing loo, and the invention of water closet was claimed by John Harrington in 1596
http://mkn.co.uk/mime/nostalgia/plaque/crapper.jpg







Thanks for correcting me.  :-[ At least I got the "Crapper" part right.




Cat

... that the Daddy Long Leg Spider is the most poisonous spider in the world?
According to the Discovery Channel they are but cant hurt humans cause their mouth is too small to bite us....

weird

... that the Daddy Long Leg Spider is the most poisonous spider in the world?
According to the Discovery Channel they are but cant hurt humans cause their mouth is too small to bite us....

weird


Ha ha! That is so funny.  ;D

That Edgar allen poe married his 13 year old cousin


That scott peterson is getting marriage proposals from women.....heh....shallow


~Beth

... the word for a misheard lyric is mondegreen?
... there is a species of moth that lives entirely on cow tears?
... the name of the Wicked Witch of the West's head winged monkey in The Wizard of Oz was named Nikko?

. . . . . this is my 2899th post?

that if you leave your daughter alone with her boyfriend,good things happen? ;D

that if you leave your daughter alone with her boyfriend,good things happen? ;D

grandchildren  :P

grandchildren  :P


no french kissing.

The world's record for keeping a Lifesaver in the mouth with the hole intact is seven hours and 10 minutes.

Video killed the radio star



~Beth

Video killed the radio star



~Beth
Buggling!

Has anyone here heard The Presidents of the United States of America's version of "Video Killed the Radio Star?" I think it's a lot better than the Buggles' version.


Haven't heard their version, but I'm sure anything would be an improvement.

The idea of daylight saving was first conceived by Benjamin Franklin during his sojourn as an American delegate in Paris in 1784.

The idea of daylight saving was first conceived by Benjamin Franklin during his sojourn as an American delegate in Paris in 1784.


Why don't they leave it like this year around? Less than one percent of the population are farmers..

I mean what reason do we have to continue to make winter even more miserable with shorter days?

Why don't they leave it like this year around? Less than one percent of the population are farmers..

I mean what reason do we have to continue to make winter even more miserable with shorter days?


Really!  But they say it helps conserve energy too. 

I heard there is one state that doesn't have DST... I think Indiana or somewhere..

I heard there is one state that doesn't have DST... I think Indiana or somewhere..


Yes and Arizona.

Yes and Arizona.


Thats awesome.

Don't you guys think that shortening the days just makes winter even more depressing?

Thats awesome.

Don't you guys think that shortening the days just makes winter even more depressing?


Totally.  When I was stationed in Phoenix I lived on base and would walk to work in the mornings and it would be dark.  And then when I walked home at night it would be dark.  I also working in a building that had no windows.  Depressing.

That after Pope John Paul II had died the Chamberlain tapped him on the head with a silver hammer and asked "Are you there"? Apparently some weird protocol  :o

That after Pope John Paul II had died the Chamberlain tapped him on the head with a silver hammer and asked "Are you there"? Apparently some weird protocol  :o

I was reading about that the other day That is just not right.... :-\\

That after Pope John Paul II had died the Chamberlain tapped him on the head with a silver hammer and asked "Are you there"? Apparently some weird protocol  :o


Nearly.

He would have actually said his name. Said it again and then said it one final time.

Are you there.. no. ;D

Did you know that The Figure Four leg lock has claimed more submission victories than any other submission manouver.

...that in the 1870s, two inventors Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell both independently designed devices that could transmit speech electrically (the telephone). Both men rushed their respective designs to the patent office within hours of each other, Alexander Graham Bell patented his telephone first. Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell entered into a famous legal battle over the invention of the telephone, which Bell won.

"Dipsomania" refers to an insatiable craving for alcohol.
Forty-two percent of American women are able to belch on command.

"Dipsomania" refers to an insatiable craving for alcohol.


Hmmm..my dipsomania is playing up again Boss.. is it contagious.. well, i guess...

that passing gas is good for you? ;D

... the 80s TV show "Cagney and Lacey" was originally cancelled after it's second season?  After a major letter writing campain from fans, CBS brought it back and it ran for another 5 seasons

Due to this, Season 3 only had 7 episodes

...that there are two different Did You Know threads, where the other one centres on music.

that someone opened this thread after 8 months?

that someone opened this thread after 8 months?
Yes this thread

Lightning strikes men about seven times more often than it does women?

Lightning strikes men about seven times more often than it does women?




Women don't climb to the top of poles in the middle of a field.

Women don't climb to the top of poles in the middle of a field.


They could though

Women don't climb to the top of poles in the middle of a field.


They climb poles only in strip bars. ;)

Lightning strikes men about seven times more often than it does women?


Can that be because more men play golf than ladies?

.....that Coca-Cola is used to take blood off the highway after traffic accidents?  It can also take the rust off a nail.

... that Alan Thicke hosted a talk show in Canada from 1980-1983?  It remains the most successful Canadian daytime series ever produced.  A late-night American version titled "Thicke of the Night" premiered in 1983 against the Tonight Show, but it could not compare to Johnny Carson, and was eventually cancelled due to low ratings

Why is there no ham in a hamburger? ;D

Can that be because more men play golf than ladies?


I think so

Why is there no ham in a hamburger? ;D


I do not why, please tell us?

I do not why, please tell us?


It should be called "burger".

It should be called "burger".
Beefburger or Porkburger?

Beefburger or Porkburger?


Beefburger sounds better than hamburger.

Beefburger sounds better than hamburger.
With or without cheese?

Hamburgers were named after Hamburg, Germany where I believe they were first made/eaten.  That's why they have the name they do.  The same as frankfurters were named after Frankfurt, Germany. 

...that in the UK, Red Admiral Butterflies have been spotted three months before their are normal seen fluttering around the flowers of the country. Can this be another sign of the warmer climate and the change in the seasons?

Did you know?...It is impossible to lick your elbow?

Did you know?...It is impossible to lick your elbow?


Did you know that if you KISS your elbow you will turn into the opposite sex?
It's true cuz my gramma told me so when I was a little kid and gramma's dont lie! ::)

Did you know that if you KISS your elbow you will turn into the opposite sex?
It's true cuz my gramma told me so when I was a little kid and gramma's dont lie! ::)



I can't even reach that far.

Did you know?...It is impossible to lick your elbow?
Both elbows?

Both elbows?



I can't do that.

On October 8th, 1871 on a dry, windy day, following a long, hot summer the conditions were ripe for a fire.
A disaster of epic proportions. Afterwards, an entire town lay in ruins. Some reports put the number of dead
at about 1,200, others at 1,500, but nobody is 100% sure. There wasn't enough after the fire to tell. The intense
heat split boulders in two, firefighters dropped their buckets and ran for their lives. Witnesses said the very air was burning.

By now you're probably thinking about the Great Chicago Fire but you would be wrong. You would have to go 300 miles
north, to Wisconsin, and a boomtown called Peshtigo to locate the remnants of the fire that's been called the worst in
American history.

Did you know, the Pestigo fire occured on the very night, at the very instant that Chicago was also burning down. By the
time the few, suffering survivors of Peshtigo could get word to the outside world, Chicago had already grabbed the headlines.

That my left thumb is double jointed?

That my left thumb is double jointed?
any piccys?

Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33? :o

any piccys?


I'll have to take one... I've attempted a few of my face(don't know how they turned out yet).

... Franklin Roosevelt had an affair with a lady named Lucy Mercer in 1910, who happened to be Eleanor Roosevelt's personal secretary.

... more people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes?

...young children ask about 400 questions per day?

...young children ask about 400 questions per day?


Why?

...that it was the famous 18th Century actor David Garrick is credited with the theatrical blessing, "Break a Leg" as he was reportedly so involved in his performance of Richard III that he did not notice the pain of a fracture he incurred.

Did you know?...Coca-Cola was originally contain cocaine?

Did you know?...Coca-Cola was originally contain cocaine?
Yes I did, and was intended to be patent medicine.

Yes I did, and was intended to be patent medicine.



and now people are drinking medicine. :P

Did you know?...Coca-Cola was originally contain cocaine?



Everyone knows that.  That's where the "coca" comes from.

Everyone knows that.  That's where the "coca" comes from.
Something to do with coca leaves from South America.

Something to do with coca leaves from South America.



That's where cocaine is derived from.

That's where cocaine is derived from.
I always thought it came from some dealer on a street corner?

I always thought it came from some dealer on a street corner?



Philip...........that's not what I was talking about.  Before you can sell it, it has to be made and it's made from an alkyloid in the coca leaf.

There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos?

There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos?
Dean Koontz mentions about that in one of his books, it is something about the customers losing the track of time and spending more?

Dean Koontz mentions about that in one of his books, it is something about the customers losing the track of time and spending more?



or spending less

or spending less
...not even eating...?

...not even eating...?



People would eat.

that betty and wilma's maiden names were

Wilma Pebble and Betty Jean McBricker


that's my best trivia.

...that male iguanas have two penises?

...that male iguanas have two penises?


Did they cut both of them off?  :o :o :o

...that male iguanas have two penises?
the female iguanas gotta love that

Did they cut both of them off?  :o :o :o


No....at least I don't think so.  I put the article in the 2000s. :D

the female iguanas gotta love that


DP :P

the female iguanas gotta love that


Double the Pleasure, double the fun ;D

DP :P
you read my mind  ;D


Double the Pleasure, double the fun ;D
unfortunately, no longer double for the iguana who sadly had 1 of his schlongs amputated.

... Mick Jagger is older than cake mix and velcro?

... Mick Jagger is older than cake mix and velcro?


I never knew that.

... that in March of 2006, Brendan Fraser was the first American born actor to recieve a star on Canada's Walk of Fame?
Through all his stardom, he doesn't yet have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

...that I saw a n00b on here today by the name of Capt. Quirk :o

...that I saw a n00b on here today by the name of Capt. Quirk :o


He is around yes, and no relation to Erin ;D
It was funny though .. when Capt. Quirk made his first post, Beth (MKD or Mrs. Poop Pants) thought it was Erin ;D

He is around yes, and no relation to Erin ;D
It was funny though .. when Capt. Quirk made his first post, Beth (MKD or Mrs. Poop Pants) thought it was Erin ;D


Well,Was It?

... the can opener was invented in 1858 by American Ezra Warnet.

How about a thread of useless trivia? We all know stuff that we will most likely never have a need for so why not take this opportunity to use it? :D
That early?I thought people used knoves until well into the 20th century!! ;)

He is around yes, and no relation to Erin ;D
It was funny though .. when Capt. Quirk made his first post, Beth (MKD or Mrs. Poop Pants) thought it was Erin ;D


LOL I forgot about when she spent the night with poop pants ;D

...that if you type "latvian comedy movies" into Google Search, you are asked:

Did you mean: latin comedy movies 

...that the key ingredient to a good pina colada is Bailey's?

...that you can bump old threads.

...that you can bump old threads.


I knew that.

There are 22 stars in the Paramount movie studio logo.

There are 22 stars in the Paramount movie studio logo.


Yes .... I've gotten that one at trivia nights before. Unfortunately, not one of the 3 difficult (almost impossible) 'jackpot' questions that a lot of them set.

I could be wrong here (but don't think so) ...  (off the top of my head ... )..

How many teeth does a mosquito have?

47!

How many teeth does a mosquito have?

47!
All of them ready to start biting during the hot summer months.

All of them ready to start biting during the hot summer months.


Hmm! This being Sydney .. and stinking hot in summer ... with tons of humidity .. and my flat ... no air conditioning ... well .. I've often had mosquitos and cockroaches in this place at that time of year. I do what I can to keep them at bay .... but if I hear a 'mozzie' after turning the lights out .. or see a 'roach' prior to turning them out ... it's WAR!

I frigging hate HATE those insects!  >:(

Hmm! This being Sydney .. and stinking hot in summer ... with tons of humidity .. and my flat ... no air conditioning ... well .. I've often had mosquitos and cockroaches in this place at that time of year. I do what I can to keep them at bay .... but if I hear a 'mozzie' after turning the lights out .. or see a 'roach' prior to turning them out ... it's WAR!

I frigging hate HATE those insects!  >:(
Same with those midges up in Scotland

Same with those midges up in Scotland


Yes! Get them ... before they get you!

Did you know that, the popular American comic strip "Peanuts" is known as "Radishes" in Denmark.

Did you know that, the popular American comic strip "Peanuts" is known as "Radishes" in Denmark.


Hahaha! That's weird.

Did You Know that...

Coffee is the world's most popular stimulant: 4 out of 5 Americans drink it, consuming more than 400 million cups a day. Consumption in Scandinavian countries is more than 12kg (26lb) per capita. With more than 25 million people employed in the industry, coffee is second only to oil in world trade.

Did You Know that...

Pinocchio was made of pine.

Did You Know that...

Pinocchio was made of pine.



Did he smell of it? ;D

Did he smell of it? ;D
He smelt of Pine-occhio.

Did you know that the female name of Wendy was made up by JM Barrie for his play Peter Pan.

Did you know that, the popular American comic strip "Peanuts" is known as "Radishes" in Denmark.


Hahaha! That's weird.

Sure is. I never knew anything like that.

Did you know that you are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider.

Did you know that you are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider.


How is that possible? ???

How is that possible? ???
The reason why is that poisonous spiders do not attend wedding receptions.

Did you know that you are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider.



How is that possible? ???


Those corks must be dangerous. How could you be killed by one ?  ???

1) Standing on a train platform, somebody cracks open the champagne ... it flies into your face .... and reeling.. you fall into the path of an oncoming train ....  :\'(

2) You're on the high-wire ... without a safety net ... when a similar thing happens  :\'(

3) You stand for a group pic at the top of Angel Falls, .... some clown opens the champagne .. hits your face again .... Goodbye !  :\'(

Well .... there's a few highly likely scenarios !  ;) :P

Those corks must be dangerous. How could you be killed by one ?  ???

1) Standing on a train platform, somebody cracks open the champagne ... it flies into your face .... and reeling.. you fall into the path of an oncoming train ....  :\'(

2) You're on the high-wire ... without a safety net ... when a similar thing happens  :\'(

3) You stand for a group pic at the top of Angel Falls, .... some clown opens the champagne .. hits your face again .... Goodbye !  :\'(

Well .... there's a few highly likely scenarios !  ;) :P
...and in all cases, no poisonous spider was actively present.

The reason why is that poisonous spiders do not attend wedding receptions.


And corks do?

And corks do?
The corks are always there.

The corks are always there.



I've never seen a cork at a wedding.

...that there is now an ATM at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, which has a winter population of 200.

...that there is now an ATM at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, which has a winter population of 200.


You mean an ATM machine?

You mean an ATM machine?
Yes

Yes


But it's cold up there. :o

...and in all cases, no poisonous spider was actively present.


Or perhaps the poisonous spider was drinking the champagne and couldn't be bothered to poison anybody

The first patent for a bar code type product (US Patent #2,612,994) was issued to inventors Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver on October 7, 1952.

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blbar_code.htm

The first patent for a bar code type product (US Patent #2,612,994) was issued to inventors Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver on October 7, 1952.

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blbar_code.htm
Thank you!

The first patent for a bar code type product (US Patent #2,612,994) was issued to inventors Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver on October 7, 1952.

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blbar_code.htm



Thank You too.

Did you know that...

...Spice Girl Emma Bunton is the Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grand Niece of Archduke William Pinkley-Hogue of Staffordshire, making her 103rd in line to the throne of the UK.

Did you know that...

...Spice Girl Emma Bunton is the Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grand Niece of Archduke William Pinkley-Hogue of Staffordshire, making her 103rd in line to the throne of the UK.


How is that possible?

How is that possible?
Through birth...

...that when performing Serge Rachmaninov always took a glass of Crème de Menthe to make the piano playing of his Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini easier.

Did you know that we have a REALLY, REALLY old board member?  Happy Birthday Gonfunko who turned 227 today.  :D ;D ;D ;D



Cat

...tomorrow is Quirks birthday  :)

Did you know that we have a REALLY, REALLY old board member?  Happy Birthday Gonfunko who turned 227 today.  :D ;D ;D ;D



Cat


wow and he still posts here? :o

Did you know that we have a REALLY, REALLY old board member?  Happy Birthday Gonfunko who turned 227 today.  :D ;D ;D ;D



Cat
Happy birthday Gonfunko!

Did you know that the most dangerous animal in Ireland is the bee.

Did you know that a Royal Navy traditionally allows cooks to whistle as this would demonstrate that they were not eating the ship's company's food.

that it's about 5 more months till the end of the year. :o

Did you know that in the United States, you can walk into a convenience store, or supermarket and buy a case of beer?  Of course you did, but did you know you can't do that in Canada?

If you want beer in Canada, you have to go to a Liquor Store, or a store that sells only beer.  The big one here in Ontario is called "The Beer Store" (formerly known as Brewers Retail)

sorry but i don't care :(

sorry but i don't care :(
well...at least you're sorry http://bestsmileys.com/cool/3.gif

Did you know that in the United States, you can walk into a convenience store, or supermarket and buy a case of beer?  Of course you did, but did you know you can't do that in Canada?

If you want beer in Canada, you have to go to a Liquor Store, or a store that sells only beer.  The big one here in Ontario is called "The Beer Store" (formerly known as Brewers Retail)


This is not US-wide: for example, in Maryland and Pennsylvania you have to buy alcohol (of any kind) from package stores: "convenience" stores don't sell beer (which is highly inconvenient to me, lol). In VA, beer and wine can be bought almost anywhere, but liquor can only be bought for off premise consumption in state run stores.


sorry but i don't care :(


Sorry but you're banned again Darko. Actually, I'm not sorry. You must be the dumbest and most annoying fudgeing person in Oregon. People like you are the reasons abortions are legal and encouraged. It's a good thing you're 3k miles from me...  I hope you get gang raped by livestock before dying in a metal fire.

How's your shitty little forum doing anyway? A rhetorical question: it obviously sucks ass since you're still coming back here, even after denouncing this forum.

Ant

This is not US-wide: for example, in Maryland and Pennsylvania you have to buy alcohol (of any kind) from package stores: "convenience" stores don't sell beer (which is highly inconvenient to me, lol). In VA, beer and wine can be bought almost anywhere, but liquor can only be bought for off premise consumption in state run stores.

Sorry but you're banned again Darko. Actually, I'm not sorry. You must be the dumbest and most annoying fudgeing person in Oregon. People like you are the reasons abortions are legal and encouraged. It's a good thing you're 3k miles from me...  I hope you get gang raped by livestock before dying in a metal fire.

How's your shitty little forum doing anyway? A rhetorical question: it obviously sucks ass since you're still coming back here, even after denouncing this forum.

Ant
  http://bestsmileys.com/banned/1.gif    so how many bans is that for DD?

This is not US-wide: for example, in Maryland and Pennsylvania you have to buy alcohol (of any kind) from package stores: "convenience" stores don't sell beer (which is highly inconvenient to me, lol). In VA, beer and wine can be bought almost anywhere, but liquor can only be bought for off premise consumption in state run stores.

Ant


I had a feeling it would differ per state

  http://bestsmileys.com/banned/1.gif     so how many bans is that for DD?


A list that could fill a Stephen King sized book

  http://bestsmileys.com/banned/1.gif     so how many bans is that for DD?


90 or so in total? I dunno exactly, but I do know he's been banned 11 times since April of this year.


I had a feeling it would differ per state


Yeah, it's kinda crazy. I was in Baltimore last week, and it took me an hour to find beer. I'm glad I bought smokes in VA, because they are $4.86 a pack there ($2 more than here). Combined with their crappy roads and speed limits, indoor smoking bans and horrendous crime rate, Baltimore is the epitome of liberalism gone wrong. That place is so effed up I'm considering voting for McCain.

Did you know...

That Baltimore is such a sheeshhole that I'm considering voting for McCain? Now you do.

(I'd never vote for McCain, but Baltimore is that bad...)

Ant

the summer's halfway over?

5 more months till the end of 2008?

Fall begins in about a month and a half from now?

Did you know... that there is only one country in the entire world that has a coastline but no islands?






Of course you didn't. Now you're wondering what country this could possibly be... ::)

Did you know... that there is only one country in the entire world that has a coastline but no islands?






Of course you didn't. Now you're wondering what country this could possibly be... ::)


Iceland? ???

Iceland? ???


Not Iceland, but you're in the right continent.

Not Iceland, but you're in the right continent.


Ireland? ???

Ireland? ???


Not Ireland either.

Not Ireland either.



give any clues? ???

give any clues? ???


It starts with B.

Did you know... that there is only one country in the entire world that has a coastline but no islands?






Of course you didn't. Now you're wondering what country this could possibly be... ::)
Belgium ?

Belgium ?


Indeed it is. Karma to you. :)

Indeed it is. Karma to you. :)
Thanks. but Belgium made up for the lack of islands by having colonies on the continent of Africa.

Thanks. but Belgium made up for the lack of islands by having colonies on the continent of Africa.


That was long ago (well, not that long ago, actually...), and they weren't alone in this.

Belgium ?


Mind your language!

Mind your language!
If it is Tuesday it must be Belgium.

If it is Tuesday it must be Belgium.


You know the song? ???

You know the song? ???
No, but is was a film, John Cleese was in it (I think)

No, but is was a film, John Cleese was in it (I think)


As was Suzanne Pleshette. Never seen the movie, though. Wasn't it about a band touring the world? ???


Anyway, here's the song (from the movie) sung by Dutch singer Bojoura.

If it is Tuesday it must be Belgium.
On imdb

No, but is was a film, John Cleese was in it (I think)
I was mistaken, John Cleese was not in this film.

this is the final day of September?  :o

this is the final day of September?  :o
..and tomorrow it is October.

..and tomorrow it is October.



3 more months till the end of the year.

3 more months till the end of the year.
But Christmas before that.

But Christmas before that.



looking forward to Christmas.

looking forward to Christmas.
Yeap!

Yeap!



and don't forget the snow too.

and don't forget the snow too.
Snow will be in February, not at Yuletide.

Snow will be in February, not at Yuletide.



I hope it'll be a white christmas in New York.

Interesting
I always thought ..."The Whole 9 Yards" was a football thing!

That when Abba hit the charts, when Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad sung the songs, they did not know what they were singing for they could not speak English at that time. (Singing phonetically)

That when Abba hit the charts, when Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad sung the songs, they did not know what they were singing for they could not speak English at that time. (Singing phonetically)



Are most of them still around today?

Are most of them still around today?
Yes, they pop up on tv now and then.

Yes, they pop up on tv now and then.


There was a documentary on them years ago.

There was a documentary on them years ago.
I plan to chck up on who turned up for the premier for Mama Mia.

I plan to chck up on who turned up for the premier for Mama Mia.


Did the whole cast go?

Did the whole cast go?
People who came to the premiere:

Stars of the film:
Julie Walters, Stellan Skarsgard, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski

Other actors and actresses:
Dominic Cooper, Tom Hanks

Celebrities and musicians:
Bjorn Ulvaeus, Frida Reuss, Benny Andersson, Richard Buckley, Tom Ford

Directors, producers and film crew:
Rita Wilson

People who came to the premiere:

Stars of the film:
Julie Walters, Stellan Skarsgard, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski

Other actors and actresses:
Dominic Cooper, Tom Hanks

Celebrities and musicians:
Bjorn Ulvaeus, Frida Reuss, Benny Andersson, Richard Buckley, Tom Ford

Directors, producers and film crew:
Rita Wilson




Wow,it seems like it turned out pretty well.

Wow,it seems like it turned out pretty well.
There must be a website with the pictures.

There must be a website with the pictures.


what's the website?  ???

what's the website?  ???
I have lost that one now, but try Googling.

that in 26 days it'll be Halloween.

that in 26 days it'll be Halloween.
Have you got your costume ready yet?

Have you got your costume ready yet?


I think I'll wear a Tom Cruise costume. ;D

I think I'll wear a Tom Cruise costume. ;D
With your shades?

With your shades?


I don't think It'll fit over the mask.

I don't think It'll fit over the mask.
You have a Tom Cruise mask?

You have a Tom Cruise mask?



I'm hoping Party City sell them in just a few weeks.

I'm hoping Party City sell them in just a few weeks.
If not, will you suggest it to them?

If not, will you suggest it to them?


I could do that but will they fly off the shelves?

I could do that but will they fly off the shelves?
Make sure you get you mask first.

Make sure you get you mask first.


In a few weeks.

In a few weeks.
Make sure it does not sell out.

Make sure it does not sell out.


I would have to go on my next days off.

I would have to go on my next days off.
Is there a good choice of shops to go to?

Is there a good choice of shops to go to?


only where they sell party goods like Halloween for example.

...about the bird?  Don't you know that the bird is the word?

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/8163/birdwordiv2.jpg

...about the bird?  Don't you know that the bird is the word?

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/8163/birdwordiv2.jpg
Which bird?

Which bird?


Bird is the word.

Bird is the word.
Why bird?

Why bird?



Cause it's part of the song by The Trashmen.

Cause it's part of the song by The Trashmen.
Are The Trashmen on YouTube?

Are The Trashmen on YouTube?


Yes they are.


...about the bird?  Don't you know that the bird is the word?

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/8163/birdwordiv2.jpg


Dude...EVERYBODY's heard about the bird. ::)

Did they have another hit besides The Bird? ???

...that, if US elections were held today in the Netherlands, Barack Obama would win by a landslide?

According to polls, no less than 90% ( :o :o) of Dutch electorate would vote for him. No other country in the world can top that score.

Barack Obama won the election?

Barack Obama won the election?
I heard this news very late, for I was on leave and was not paying attention to the media.

I heard this news very late, for I was on leave and was not paying attention to the media.


You've only JUST heard this news ?


Look out for men ... dressed in BLACK sheets ... with 'pointy heads' !    ???  :o













It's PAYBACK TIME !    :o  :o














;)




:P




:D


;D

You've only JUST heard this news ?


Look out for men ... dressed in BLACK sheets ... with 'pointy heads' !    ???   :o













It's PAYBACK TIME !    :o  :o














;)




:P




:D


;D
I heard the day after when I brought my newspaper.

It's already the middle of November?  :o

It's already the middle of November?  :o
Today is the 12th, the middle of November (with thirty days this month) will be the 15th or the 16th.

Today is the 12th, the middle of November (with thirty days this month) will be the 15th or the 16th.



and time goes by so quickly. :o

and time goes by so quickly. :o
As I got older, I noticed the time flying by much quicker.

As I got older, I noticed the time flying by much quicker.



Me too,I never knew I would be in my 30's. :o

Me too,I never knew I would be in my 30's. :o
Now I am in my 6th decade, it increases tremendously.

Now I am in my 6th decade, it increases tremendously.


Doing NOTHING ... I'm not sure ... if time seems to pass more quickly, or more slowly ?


All I DO know .... is  that time just seems to keep on flying faster, and faster !   :( 

Doing NOTHING ... I'm not sure ... if time seems to pass more quickly, or more slowly ?


All I DO know .... is  that time just seems to keep on flying faster, and faster !    :( 
On waking up in the morning, the next thing you know it is time for bed.

On waking up in the morning, the next thing you know it is time for bed.


Quite right !








I do feel I have more or less lived the 'same day' ... a thousand times (don't know the exact number !  :(  ).



But as for the 'alternatives' that 'await me'  ?    :-\\  (and I'm not TOO excited )  don't feel/ think THEY'RE  much to look 'forward' too ?  ::)



:-\\



:-[



:(

Quite right !








I do feel I have more or less lived the 'same day' ... a thousand times (don't know the exact number !   :(  ).



But as for the 'alternatives' that 'await me'  ?    :-\\   (and I'm not TOO excited )  don't feel/ think THEY'RE  much to look 'forward' too ?   ::)



:-\\



:-[



:(
True, except for last week, everyday seems the same for me.

True, except for last week, everyday seems the same for me.


That's pretty much the same for me too ... except maybe  ... longer ?

That's pretty much the same for me too ... except maybe  ... longer ?
Tomorrow looks to be the same.

Do you know where Bobby is?



Cat

Do you know where Bobby is?



Cat
In Devon at the last knowing?

Do you know where Bobby is?



Cat



Not Again!  ::)

and time goes by so quickly. :o


It sure does!

It won't be long, and the new president will take office.

And then we'll be in the '10s, although I'm not sure if the forum name will change accordingly or not. :-\\

It sure does!

It won't be long, and the new president will take office.

And then we'll be in the '10s, although I'm not sure if the forum name will change accordingly or not. :-\\



We'll just have to ask Tam.

We'll just have to ask Tam.

or Chucky.

or Chucky.




Do you think they'll change it? ???

Do you think they'll change it? ???

Chuck is not sure yet. I think there's a thread in Penguin News regarding this info.

only a month away before the big TV change.

only a month away before the big TV change.
Digital?

Digital?


yes

Digital?




yes and it will change the way you view television.

yes and it will change the way you view television.
It will be about two years time for us.

yes and it will change the way you view television.

But now the transition date is on June 12th...which is a month away now.

I'm glad I' m not having to stress about that. I know a lot of people around here are getting those boxes. We've got out phone, internet and HDtv all through Brighthouse.

But now the transition date is on June 12th...which is a month away now.


I know,It's crazy.  :o

Did you know that dolphins literally sleep with one eye open to watch for predators?

Did you know that dolphins literally sleep with one eye open to watch for predators?


How is that possible?

How is that possible?
With one eye closed?

With one eye closed?


I never saw a dolphin with an eye closed.

I never saw a dolphin with an eye closed.
Maybe half the brain shuts down for the night?

Maybe half the brain shuts down for the night?


What about the other half?

What about the other half?
One half sleeps, the other stays awake.

You're exactly right!  It's weird, but dolphins rest quietly underwater while half of their brain remains alert, responding to their need to surface for air and to watch for predators.  They have to be at a low level of consciousness to recognize that their blowhole is at the surface or they will drown.  It's called "logging", but sounds more like catnapping to me.  We learned this at the Florida Aquarium, I promise I didn't just make it up.  ;)

You're exactly right!  It's weird, but dolphins rest quietly underwater while half of their brain remains alert, responding to their need to surface for air and to watch for predators.  They have to be at a low level of consciousness to recognize that their blowhole is at the surface or they will drown.  It's called "logging", but sounds more like catnapping to me.  We learned this at the Florida Aquarium, I promise I didn't just make it up.  ;)
could you had stayed overnight to watch the dolphins 'half' sleeping?  ;D

One half sleeps, the other stays awake.


It is impossible for humans to do that.

It is impossible for humans to do that.
Anyone willing to give it a try?

Anyone willing to give it a try?



I usually only use half my brain at one time anyway..... :D

Anyone willing to give it a try?



I'd rather use my whole brain.

I'd rather use my whole brain.
Even when you are asleep?

Here's another one:

From Lawguru.com


Did you know,  In the state of New York, A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking "at a woman in that way."


Be careful, Howard, you might end up with some hefty fines!  :D

Here's another one:

From Lawguru.com


Did you know,  In the state of New York, A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking "at a woman in that way."


Be careful, Howard, you might end up with some hefty fines!  :D








So winking counts?  ;D

Even when you are asleep?



Nah,my brain is asleep.

Nah,my brain is asleep.
Your brain is still working when you are asleep, how do you account for dreams?

Your brain is still working when you are asleep, how do you account for dreams?


It's hard to dream sometimes.

It's hard to dream sometimes.
With a good sleep it comes naturally.

With a good sleep it comes naturally.


Sometimes I don't have a good sleep. :(

Dreaming occurs in the R.E.M. stage (rapid-eye movement) of sleep, in which brain activity is high and signaled by rapid horizontal movements of the eyes. Sometimes dreams occur during the other stages of sleep; however, these are much less memorable and less clear. Dreams can last for a few seconds, or as long as twenty minutes. Dreams are a symbol and link to the inner core of the human subconscious. So, if you had a dream that you remember very clearly, chances are you were sleeping good!  :)

As a joke one time when he was in 1st grade, I told Matthew if he put his spelling words list under his pillow and "slept on it", he would do well on the test the next day.  He got an A on the test and sometimes I still catch him putting something he has to study under his pillow before bedtime.  He truly believes that the knowledge is soaking into his dreams and he has no nerves taking tests now.

I'll have to break it to him that it's not real before he goes to college.  Along with the real scoop on Santa and The Tooth Fairy.  ::)

Did you know you can also sneeze in your sleep and not wake up? It's true.

Did you know you can also sneeze in your sleep and not wake up? It's true.

Are you sneezing in your sleep again?

Are you sneezing in your sleep again?


I sneeze before I sleep.

I sneeze before I sleep.
...and after ?

...and after ?


I don't have a tissue after I sneeze in my sleep.

I don't have a tissue after I sneeze in my sleep.
Keep some on the dressing table.

Keep some on the dressing table.


for just in case.

Are you sneezing in your sleep again?



Actually, I watched Matthew do it.  And I've seen him do it a couple of times since I first posted this.  You would think something as mind rattling as a sneeze would jar you from sleep? I guess when a kid's tired, a kid's tired!! :)

Broadway remade The Wiz? You'd think after 30 years they'd leave the classics alone,Imagine what Quincy Jones is thinking.  ::)

Broadway remade The Wiz? You'd think after 30 years they'd leave the classics alone,Imagine what Quincy Jones is thinking.  ::)
Quincy Jones is thinking of the royalties!

Quincy Jones is thinking of the royalties!


He needs the money,he produced the original in 1978.

He needs the money,he produced the original in 1978.
Has he done much recently?

Has he done much recently?



I don't think so at the moment but I'm sure he's been busy somewhere else.

......that 22nd and 24th U S President Grover Cleveland had a rubber jaw? ???




Because of the financial depression of the country, Cleveland decided to have surgery performed in secrecy to avoid further market panic. The surgery occurred on July 1, to give Cleveland time to make a full recovery in time for the upcoming Congressional session. Under the guise of a vacation cruise, Cleveland and his surgeon, Dr. Joseph Bryant, left for New York. The surgeons operated aboard the yacht Oneida as it sailed off Long Island. The surgery was conducted through the President's mouth, to avoid any scars or other signs of surgery. The team, sedating Cleveland with nitrous oxide and ether, successfully removed parts of his upper left jaw and hard palate. The size of the tumor and the extent of the operation left Cleveland's mouth disfigured. During another surgery, an orthodontist fitted Cleveland with a hard rubber prosthesis that corrected his speech and restored his appearance.