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"
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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.
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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 U.S.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...)
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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 U.S. in any given hour: 61,000
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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
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The 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 Great
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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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 were invented by women.
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
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Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
A. Father's Day
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In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on b ed 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, which 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 your 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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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!
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YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2007 when...
1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.
2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.
4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not st aying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.
6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.
7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.
8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.
10. You get up in the morning and go online before getting your coffee.
11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )
12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.
14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.
AND NOW YOU ARE LAUGHING at yourself.

Ok so we have been trying to get out of this small house for some time now and into something bigger that will hold our expanding family. (Baby number 2 is due in October) Come to find out that because our credit rating isnt that high and the hubby has to clear some things off his credit report there is nothing that they can do until we get those taken care of and then establish some credit in his name. My credit is all right but because he is the major bread winner they are looking at him to be the head of household. I thought the only people that cared about that was the IRS. Anyway so now we have to push back even thinking about buying a house until sometime when the baby is due or a little before. I am not going to want to be moving anything and that includes myself when I am 9 months pregnant. They can just jolly well kiss my $@%. Sorry about that. I am hormonal and pissed.. humm what a wonderful combo. This is our first time buying a house and we could really use some help from you streamers on what to do. If there are any sites or anything that you can think of for us to research please oh please send me the links. Thanks a bunch and you are my true savior when it comes to venting and getting things off my chest.

Rachy

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would produce enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.(Hardly seems worth it.)

If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. (Now that's more like it!)

The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body that it could squirt blood 30 feet. (O.M.G.!)

A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes long. (In my next life, I want to be a pig.)

A cockroach can live up to nine days without it's head before it starves to death. (Creepy. I'm still not over the pig.)

Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour. (Warning: Do not try this at home........ maybe at work.)

The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male's head off. ("Honey, I'm home. What the......?!")

The flea can jump up to 350 times its body length. For a human, that would be equivalent to jumping the length of a entire football field. (30 minutes....lucky pig.... Can you imagine 30 minute orgasm??)

The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds. (What could be so tasty on the bottom of a pond or the sea?)

Some lions mate over 50 times a day. (I still want to be a pig in my next life.... quality over quantity!)

Butterflies can taste with their feet. (Something I always wanted to know.)

The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue. (Hmmmmmmm........ won't go there.)

Right-handed people live, on an average, live nine years longer than left-handed people. (Glad to be right handed.)

Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump. (OK, so that would be a good thing.)

A cat's urine glows under a black light. (I wonder who was paid to figure that out.)

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. (I know some people like that.)

Starfish have no brains. (I know some people like that too.)

Polar bears are left-handed. (If they switch, they'll live a lot longer.)

Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure. (What about that pig??)

ENJOY!!! RACHY

I thought by now I would be used to my neigborhood. We have lived here for over a year. It is a brand new subdivison with no crime and leave it to beaver houses everywhere. I went through my nightly routine as I usually do. 8pm the little one goes down. 8:15 mom takes a shower. 9:00 mom sits with some cammomill tea (i am sure i spelled that wrong) reads the newspaper, and her magazine unwinds and relaxes. 10:15 catches up on headlines from the news checks her email one more time. 10:30 checks all the doors, sets the alarm, kisses the hubby goodnight as he farts around on the computer and then heads to bed. shuts the light off and goes to sleep. I have done this every night for the last year and a half. Yet tonight for the first time in over a year I did nothing but toss and turn, up and down to the bathroom (being pregnate does that to you) So I got up turned on some of the lights, checked the little one and came in to sit at the computer. I got to thinking, am I having this little restless bit because tonight is the first time in a year and a half that the hubby has not been home at night. Every night by 11:30 he is home and climbing into bed. Yet tonight for the first time he left the house at 10:30 to head to work. Is it that I am uncomfortable in my own house at the thought that my husband is a half hour away at work. I mean I know if something should happen that I have the phone and can call 911. I live at the end of the block and the police and fire station are less than 3 blocks away. Both of my neightbors on either side are State police. There has never been any crime reported in my neigborhood, I have a burglur alarm. So even though I am not haveing any feelings weither they are of distress, lonleyness, sadness, or what not. I dont understand why I am feeling so uneasy. My mother would tell me women's intuition, but I don't think that is it. Well I suppose that I have rambled on long enough about everything and at the same time nothing. I bid you good night my dear streamers. Good Night.

Rachy

In surfing the net tonight trying to find some information on one of my favorite shows. Mythbusters on the discovery channel. I have discovered that there was in fact back in 1945 a headless chicken that lived for 18 months after its head was cut off. I swear this is something that you will have to see for yourself.

If you want to see some other interesting things about this chicken and his story please refer to the link below.

http://www.miketheheadlesschicken.org

Enjoy!!