martymas Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 i may have posted this once beforeif i havent enjoyif i have enjoy againmarty1. Q. Who were the first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV? A. Fred and Wilma Flintstone.2. Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.3. Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.4. Coca-Cola was originally green.5. It is impossible to lick your elbow.6. Q. What American State has the highest percentage of people who walk to work? A. Alaska7. The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.8. The youngest pope was 11 years old.9. The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer10. 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 Caesar11. If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both of the horses 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.12. Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month? A. Conception13. Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested? A. Obsession14. Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil? A. Honey15. Q. There are more collect calls on this day than any other day of the year? A. Father's Day16. Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic? A. He was allergic to carrots.17. Q. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a party? A. Snoop in your medicine cabinet18. 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."19. 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. We know it today as the "Honeymoon".20. 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 own pints and quarts and settle down". It's where we get the phrase "Mind your P's and Q's".21. 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.22. In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden. Thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.Regards, Buffoon----------------------------------------------------------------------------http://www.OfficeBuffoon.com - Making your day at the office more fun...---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimras Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 "22. In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled GentlemenOnly Ladies Forbidden. Thus the word GOLF entered into the Englishlanguage."BTW--did you realize that "golf" spelled backwards is FLOG?I heard that they named the game "golf" because "Oh S**T" was already taken.Good stuff, Marty!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martymas Posted January 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 (edited) ha ha ha i use the oh s---t for many thingsmarty Edited January 25, 2007 by martymas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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