July 25, 2005
Interesting stuff... This is awesome! Thanks Shumpy!!!
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 were 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 State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)
The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
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.
The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
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
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.
Only two people signed the Declaration of Independenceon 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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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow
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Comments
Except I can lick my elbow, it's why my wife married me.
i can also lick my elbow but i tried the moment ir read it i thought it was pretty funny at the the end
Actually, the bit about the statues is not true.
For the record, Coca-Cola was never green (http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/green.asp) and I can lick my elbow, making it not impossible, go to the Guinness book of world records!!
Also, Rule of Thumb has nothing to do with wife beating, and Golf does not originate from "Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden",
it should have said 50% of ppl will lie and say they can lick their elbow :)
-sean
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