Theos-Talk Archives (January 2006 Message tt00210)

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-- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, leonmaurer@a... wrote:
>
> 
> ... To lighten things up a bit around here.
> 
> Interesting ... And fun to boot ...
> 
>  
> > Here are some Interesting language origins and factoids:
> >  
> > 1. In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed
> > to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence 
we have
> > "the rule of thumb".
> > 
> > 2. 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.
> > 
> > 3. The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV
> > were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
> > 
> > 4. Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US
> > Treasury.
> > 
> > 5. Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better.
> > 
> > 6. Coca-Cola was originally green.
> > 
> > 7. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
> > 
> > 8. The average number of people airborne over the US any given
> > hour: 61,000.
> > 
> > 9. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
> > 
> > 10. The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
> > 
> > 11. 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
> > 
> > 12. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
> > 
> > 13. 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.
> > 
> > 14. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to
> > go until you would find the letter "A"?......One thousand.
> > 
> > 15. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers,
> > and laser printers all have in common?......All invented by 
women.
> > 
> > 16. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?......Honey
> >  
> > 17. 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."
> > 
> > 18. 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.
> > 
> > 19. 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."
> > 
> > 20. 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.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Don't delete the following just because it looks weird. Believe 
it or not, 
> > you can read it.
> > 
> > "I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was 
rdgnieg. 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?"
> > 
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their
> > elbow...
> > We don't stop playing because we grow old;
> > we grow old because we stop playing.
> > George Bernard Shaw
> > 
> > 
> > 
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