Something for Monday morning

[Jack]

Hi guys.

 

This was sent to me by Andy Kyte - fellow GMC brother 8)

 

 

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Amazing Stuff You May Already Know.......

 

In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat

his wife with a stick any 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 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.

 

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.

 

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

 

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 honey

month, which we know today as the honeymoon.

 

In English pubs, ale was traditionally 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"

 

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.

 

You CAN read this...

 

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was

rdgnieg. 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?

[MilitantGraham]

Don't believe everything you read on the internet.

 

http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/golf.htm

 

http://www.snopes.com/history/world/cardking.htm

 

http://www.snopes.com/military/statue.htm

[Jessie The Jeep]

How about this then. I heard it just last weekend.

 

Britain used to be an Empire, run by Emperors

 

Things declined and we became a Kingdom, run by Kings

 

Now we are just a Country,..............

 

Steve