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Thread started 09/17/02 8:06am

Red

Did U Know?

Did U Know:

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
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Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
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Coca-Cola was originally green.
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It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:
Alaska
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The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)the percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
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The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
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The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour:
61,000
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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
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The youngest pope was 11 years old.
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The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
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Those San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades - King David,
Hearts - Charlemagne,
Clubs -Alexander, the G! ! reat
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
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111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
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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.
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Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
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"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
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Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace
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Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
A. Obsession
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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
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Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
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Q. There are more collect calls on this day ! ! than any other day of the year?
A. Father's Day
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Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic?
A. He was allergic to carrots.
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Q. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a party?
A. Snoop in your medicine cabinet.
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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."
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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 today as the honeymoon.
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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 their own pints and quarts and settle down. It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
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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.
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In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden... And thus the word GOLF entered into the English
language.


OK, now how many of U tried to lick your elbow?
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Reply #1 posted 09/17/02 8:15am

ScarLett

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i did, i can't lie!!
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Reply #2 posted 09/17/02 8:24am

DJEmale

Not me. rolleyes
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Reply #3 posted 09/17/02 8:26am

npgsmfc

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Not me, as I've had this email sent to me before...but oh well, there you go. smile
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"And when the show is finally finished I be taking my bow, my name is Young and yo I got know how, you know what I'm sayin'?"
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Reply #4 posted 09/17/02 8:27am

PlastikLuvAffa
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Red said:

Did U Know:
Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic?
A. He was allergic to carrots.
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i knew this already! biggrin

and yeah, i attempted 2 lick my elbow...no success. omfg
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Reply #5 posted 09/17/02 9:14am

ABC

It is possible to lick your elbow smile

http://www.artbell.com/funfotos4.html scroll down some.
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Reply #6 posted 09/17/02 9:23am

langebleu

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Red said:

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades - King David,
Hearts - Charlemagne,
Clubs -Alexander, the G! ! reat
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
Unproven, and current research into playing card history considers it likely to be a myth reinforced by later packs printed to support this theory.
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
How would you spell: 101?

In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden... And thus the word GOLF entered into the English
language.
Another theory: some have also attributed it to an abbreviation of 'Go left' - also unproven. The word was also spelled "gowf", reflecting the way the Scots pronounced it. Some say the word derives from an Old Dutch or Old German word "kolb, kolven" meaning club, clubs.
ALT+PLS+RTN: Pure as a pane of ice. It's a gift.
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Reply #7 posted 09/17/02 9:39am

PlastikLuvAffa
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ABC said:

It is possible to lick your elbow smile

http://www.artbell.com/funfotos4.html scroll down some.

lucky kid. lol
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Reply #8 posted 09/17/02 10:16am

Soulsista

Yeah how WOULD ya spell "101"?
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Reply #9 posted 09/17/02 10:24am

feltbluish

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Soulsista said:

Yeah how WOULD ya spell "101"?


One hundred one
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Something new for your ears and soul.
http://artists.mp3s.com/a...dadli.html

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Reply #10 posted 09/17/02 11:14am

Red

LOL ABC

I was going to ask for the fellow's number who could lick his elbow...until I peeped his pic.
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Reply #11 posted 09/17/02 11:23am

rdhull

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Red said:

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Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
A. Obsession


Well out here in Cali, Wet Spot is the most popular
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OK, now how many of U tried to lick your elbow?


I did lol damn, dogs are soo lucky for their dexterity and now cats.
"Climb in my fur."
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