Got this in my email today and thought it was fun to read:


THINGS?
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 ofIndependenceon July 4th, John Hancock andCharlesThomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.






Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?






A. Their birthplace




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



A. Obsession






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



Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?






A. Father's Day






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 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 . 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.






~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~






At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow



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Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can
read it.

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Gendla,

Thsi was an anzimag psot!! I LOVE tvirial ifnroamiton and the lsat tinhg was asbuoltey anzimag!!!! I raed it wtih NO dfifluctiy and so did DH. Ptrety cool stfuf!!!!

Thanks for posting it!!! (Try rewriting YOUR post like the last part of this one. It boggles the mind!!!!)

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I could read YOUR post too! lol! Bet you had fun doing that! Isn't it weird how we can still read that? Tells you how you can proof read something and look at it later and still see mistakes in it!

LOLOLOL It was a good brain exercise, that's for sure!!!! I know, I can proof read what I type here and still miss a mistake, since the brain must correct the word and perceive it the right way. I think this is probably something like being able to see a partial image and filling in the rest of it too.

This was FUN!!!!

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