1. 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. Alaska
7. 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 Sawyer
10. 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
11. 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. Conception
13. Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular
boat name requested?
A. Obsession
14. Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
15. Q. There are more collect calls on this day than any other day of
the year?
A. Father's Day
16. 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 cabinet
18. 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.
Lawrence,
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T.V. - Why do you think they call it programming?
No, YOU suck. - the mean people
"Americans are benevolently ignorant about Canada, while Canadians are malevolently well informed about the United States." - J. Bartlett Brebner
Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure. - I can't hear you. I have a banana in my ear.
Become who you are. - Nietzsche
Whoever coined the phrase "Quiet as a mouse" has never stepped on one.
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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. Alaska
7. 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 Sawyer
10. 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
11. 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. Conception
13. Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular
boat name requested?
A. Obsession
14. Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
15. Q. There are more collect calls on this day than any other day of
the year?
A. Father's Day
16. 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 cabinet
18. 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.
Lawrence,
Expediters Online.com
T.V. - Why do you think they call it programming?
No, YOU suck. - the mean people
"Americans are benevolently ignorant about Canada, while Canadians are malevolently well informed about the United States." - J. Bartlett Brebner
Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure. - I can't hear you. I have a banana in my ear.
Become who you are. - Nietzsche
Whoever coined the phrase "Quiet as a mouse" has never stepped on one.
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