1. In the 1400's a law was passed that prevented men from beating wives with sticks any thicker than their thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb"
2. Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented and the rules were "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden" Thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
3. Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
4. Coca-Cola was originally green.
5. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
6. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
7. A statue in the park of a person on a horse that has both front legs in the air indicates that 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.
8. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace
9. If you were to spell out numbers you would have to go to 1,000 to find the letter "A"
10. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common? They were all invented by women.
11. 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."
12. It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after a wedding, the bride's father would supply his new 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 " .
13. In English pubs ale was ordered in 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." That is where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
14. 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.
15. At least 75% of all people who read this will try to lick their elbow
and FINALLY it looks weird, but believe it or not, you will be able to read it.
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Actually 101 doesn't have a 'a' if spelled in it's correct form "one hundred one" but would if you used "one hundred and one" which we all know to be incorrect from Math classes ('and' being used for fractions only).
And point 5 - they tried to prove that on Braniac (quality tv programme), and were inundated by photos of people licking their elbows. Again, they must have way too much time on their hands. They work for your company jib?
A nice read during a very boring day at work :) my pc at work restricts the topic "games" for internet access but I discovered today i can view these forums yay something to do when I need a brake from working hard
can we have a talk during work thread hehe I c im not the only 1 that gets bored during the long work day and could take 5 min to chit chat now an again :)
I tend not to read forums when im out of work cuz its like valuable time for me an I must use it wisley :) like playing swg