In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat
his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of
thumb"
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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.
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."
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"
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
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.
At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!
Quote from: Henry Hawk on January 19, 2007, 04:30:25 PM
At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!
With Bo, being the first and the only successful one to do so...... :yes:
Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can
read it.
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty
uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde
Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the
ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat
ltteer be in the rghit
pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a
porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by
istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?
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.
Quote from: Henry Hawk on January 19, 2007, 04:31:01 PM
With Bo, being the first and the only successful one to do so...... :yes:
;D ;D ;D
Eat yer heart out, Henry!
ahem, make that two. :wink:
I didn't know that I could and can't think of a good reason to do so, but I just tried and succeeded. :yes:
Quote from: MsMojo on January 19, 2007, 05:54:49 PM
ahem, make that two. :wink:
I didn't know that I could and can't think of a good reason to do so, but I just tried and succeeded. :yes:
OH. MY. GOD.
wow..............................
you two need to join a circus......i've been sitting here with my tongue all stuck out pullin my arm up with my other hand, gruntin and goanin..........and my kids are lookin at me like I lost my mind........... :biggrin:
yeah. that's why they are lookin' at you that way. :biggrin:
Quote from: Henry Hawk on January 19, 2007, 04:25:46 PM
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
It sure is fun to sit and watch your kids try to do that though. ;D
There are other parts of my body that I'd rather be able to lick than my elbow. :icon_twisted:
Quote from: Henry Hawk on January 19, 2007, 08:04:12 PM
wow..............................
you two need to join a circus......i've been sitting here with my tongue all stuck out pullin my arm up with my other hand, gruntin and goanin..........and my kids are lookin at me like I lost my mind........... :biggrin:
Nah. The circus turned me down. But you need to know that I'm just pullin' your leg, Henry! :biggrin:
I have a friend who could touch his nose with his tongue, his wife was really fond of him :o
QuoteMany 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.
http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/golf.asp (http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/golf.asp)
QuoteIf 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.
http://www.snopes.com/military/statue.htm (http://www.snopes.com/military/statue.htm)
party pooper.
in the aboriginee language, Kangaroo means "I don't know". The early explorers saw them and asked the natives what they were, and the natives simply said "Kangaroo"!
You remember the lad from the 80s show the Wonder Years? Remember his little friend Paul? That nice young lad has grown up to be none other than........MARYLIN MANSON!
Quote from: awol on January 22, 2007, 06:22:42 PM
You remember the lad from the 80s show the Wonder Years? Remember his little friend Paul? That nice young lad has grown up to be none other than........MARYLIN MANSON!
Sorry to be the party pooper, but that's not true either.
http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/marilyn.htm (http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/marilyn.htm)
Hey, I heard if you stick food up your butt, you will crap out your mouth.
simpson's did it.
Finding snopes is alien to some.
Quote from: followsthewolf on January 23, 2007, 09:31:47 PM
Finding snopes is alien to some.
And I've found that some, when they don't want to believe what they're reading there, tend to question the articles there despite the fact that they document their research quite thoroughly.
Speaking of this thread, where is HH? I haven't seen him around in a couple of days.
Bingo. We have a winner.
Hurts when a convenient old or new urban legend or downright lie is disproven thoroughly.
Much easier to just ignore it.
If pressed, try to discredit snopes.
Edited to add:
Don't know where the Hawk is. Hope he didn't lose his feathers somewhere.
Even more troubling are those that don't like the conclusions of science and as such, try to discredit the scientists.
Quote from: IYT IYT IYT on January 23, 2007, 09:01:26 AM
Sorry to be the party pooper, but that's not true either.
http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/marilyn.htm (http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/marilyn.htm)
Hey, I heard if you stick food up your butt, you will crap out your mouth.
but, scientist have proven that it is impossible to do such a feat........because, you cannot open your mouth once the head has been inserted into the butt................seriously, I read this.................................................................
I wrote it done and read it..................... :razz: