Interesting:

[JSKY]

INTERESTING:

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".

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 was 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 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.

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king in 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 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

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 fo r 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.

Don't delete this 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 aocc drnig 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

[martymas]

thanks JS

ive just emailed those to a lady friend

marty

[Martint]

oh dang..that was nice man.

I tried to lick my elbow, I failed

and the english letter thing with the misspelling was cool.

[fubz]

I think the licking elbow statistic must go down eventually. I mean i only read that at least once a month....

[bearskin]

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.

this doesn't necessarily hold true. if you have ever been to washingotn dc you will find that at least half the statues there don't conform to that idea. sorry.

[xxkbxx]

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.

this doesn't necessarily hold true. if you have ever been to washingotn dc you will find that at least half the statues there don't conform to that idea. sorry.

Yeah, I was in DC 2 weeks ago and I do believe Ullyses S. Grant's statue would have signified him having died in battle - I'm sure it's true to some extent though

[JSKY]

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.

this doesn't necessarily hold true. if you have ever been to washingotn dc you will find that at least half the statues there don't conform to that idea. sorry.

Mmmmm, OK. This was just something I came across. I wasn't aware of those facts. We don't have many statues in my neck of the woods. Glad I know there could be cases where that doesn't hold true.