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Micheal Dietrich Cynical Cartel	Posted - 2007.11.07 14:59:00 - [1] Edited by: Micheal Dietrich on 07/11/2007 15:05:03 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" ------------------------------------------- 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 U.S . 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: $ 16,400 ------------------------------------------------------------ The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in 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 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. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 were invented by women. ------------------- ___________________________ Never Forget, Never Forgive
Micheal Dietrich Cynical Cartel	Posted - 2007.11.07 15:00:00 - [2] 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - 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? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 200 7 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 staying 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 on line 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. ___________________________ Never Forget, Never Forgive
lofty29 Reikoku Band of Brothers	Posted - 2007.11.07 15:25:00 - [3] You're like the Jim McGregor of 'Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V' --- Latest Video : FAT- Camp
MorbidPenguin Hard Corp Brotherhood Of Steel	Posted - 2007.11.07 15:28:00 - [4] The word etymology ones are wrong. That's not where we get GOLF (Acronyms weren't common or even used until World War I or after), Rule of Thumb is also wrong. Basically, if you read about the history of any word or phrase on the web, it's wrong, unless you read it from The Word Detective, Take our Word For It, or any other trustworthy etymology website. Join in-game channel Hard-Recruiting to get signed up.
jason hill Caldari Nightmare Holdings Sylph Alliance	Posted - 2007.11.07 15:30:00 - [5] didnt know about the GOLF one mind destroy everything you touch
Micheal Dietrich Cynical Cartel	Posted - 2007.11.07 15:31:00 - [6] Originally by: lofty29 You're like the Jim McGregor of 'Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V' I try . It's hard to say but I actually miss that guy. ___________________________ Never Forget, Never Forgive
Yao Shiu	Posted - 2007.11.07 15:39:00 - [7] Originally by: MorbidPenguin The word etymology ones are wrong. That's not where we get GOLF (Acronyms weren't common or even used until World War I or after), Rule of Thumb is also wrong. Basically, if you read about the history of any word or phrase on the web, it's wrong, unless you read it from The Word Detective, Take our Word For It, or any other trustworthy etymology website. yay for dubious sources wiki sounds fairly sensible though: "The word golf was first mentioned in writing in 1457 on a Scottish statute on forbidden games as gouf,[1] possibly derived from the Scots word goulf (variously spelled) meaning "to strike or cuff". This word may, in turn, be derived from the Dutch word kolf, meaning "bat," or "club," and the Dutch sport of the same name. But there is an even earlier reference to the game of golf and it is believed to have happened in 1452 when King James II banned the game because it kept his subjects from their archery practice.[2] It is often claimed that the word originated as an acronym for "gentlemen only, ladies forbidden", but this is an urban legend.[3]"
Micheal Dietrich Cynical Cartel	Posted - 2007.11.07 16:10:00 - [8] Edited by: Micheal Dietrich on 07/11/2007 16:13:12 Originally by: MorbidPenguin The word etymology ones are wrong. That's not where we get GOLF (Acronyms weren't common or even used until World War I or after), Rule of Thumb is also wrong. Basically, if you read about the history of any word or phrase on the web, it's wrong, unless you read it from The Word Detective, Take our Word For It, or any other trustworthy etymology website. Don't look at me, it's just a chainmail I got. I thought about it with the rule of thumb and I thought that was derived because back in the old days measurements depended on the king. Like his thumb would measure an inch, from hand to hand was a yard I think. I thought thats where we got the rule of thumb and why that system of measurement today is so funky as opposed to the metric system. ___________________________ Never Forget, Never Forgive
duffmantt Dragonian Freelancers KIA Alliance	Posted - 2007.11.07 16:11:00 - [9] 4 people in the UK die every year putting their trousers on. What we do in Eve, Echoes in eternity...
Arvald Caldari Tutela Of Obscurum	Posted - 2007.11.07 16:12:00 - [10] Originally by: duffmantt 4 people in the UK die every year putting their trousers on. --------------------------- Originally by: eddie valvetino little small voice in the back of my head i've ignored all summer now screams "BLOW SOMETHING UP!!!!!!!!! MOTHER ******!!!!!!"

Phantom Slave Amarr Mozzaki United	Posted - 2007.11.07 22:17:00 - [11] If I remember correctly from School, the measurement of a 'foot' comes from a king's length of his foot. Instead of doing it the logical way (metric) and marking 2 lines for top and bottom, and evenly spacing marks from then on, the person who measured the king's foot had the lines pre-drawn, and the king's foot reached 12 inches. I could be WAY off, as I learned this about 12 years ago. I also think we should be using Kelvin for our temperature system, because 0* Kelvin is absolute zero, but I'm weird like that. ____________________ Changes on Sisi are NOT the end of the world. Wait until Rev III/Trinity is released before drawing conclusions.
Mtthias Clemi Gallente Infinitus Odium The Church.	Posted - 2007.11.07 22:28:00 - [12] More people are killed by toilet seats a year than sharks. -------------------------------------------- THE CAKE IS A LIE! THE CAKE IS A LIE! THE CAKE IS A LIE! THE CAKE IS A LIE! THE CAKE IS A LIE!
ry ry StateCorp The State	Posted - 2007.11.07 22:30:00 - [13] Quote: t is impossible to lick your elbow. i can lick my elbow.
Micheal Dietrich Cynical Cartel	Posted - 2007.11.07 22:42:00 - [14] Originally by: ry ry Quote: t is impossible to lick your elbow. i can lick my elbow. Better fraps that. Wait. Why are licking your elbow? ___________________________ Never Forget, Never Forgive
ReaperOfSly Gallente Lyrus Associates	Posted - 2007.11.07 23:20:00 - [15] Edited by: ReaperOfSly on 07/11/2007 23:20:05 Coca Cola used to be green? I can do better than that. Coca Cola used to have actual cocaine in it. It wasn't illegal in those days, and it enhanced the addictive nature of the drink - thus creating more profits for the company. --------------------------------------------------------------------
Surfin's PlunderBunny Minmatar mUfFiN fAcToRy	Posted - 2007.11.07 23:20:00 - [16] Edited by: Surfin''s PlunderBunny on 07/11/2007 23:21:33 It's a well known fact that most facts are not well known edit It is impossible to lick your elbow. - and about 50% of the people that didn't know this tried when they saw it Originally by: Liz Kali Tic Toc Tic Toc , time is ticking I owned someone on forums!!!
Kazuo Ishiguro House of Marbles Zzz	Posted - 2007.11.07 23:24:00 - [17] One hundred and one < one thousand My research services Spreadsheets: Top speed calculation - Halo Implant stats
Surfin's PlunderBunny Minmatar mUfFiN fAcToRy	Posted - 2007.11.07 23:24:00 - [18] Originally by: ReaperOfSly Edited by: ReaperOfSly on 07/11/2007 23:20:05 Coca Cola used to be green? I can do better than that. Coca Cola used to have actual cocaine in it. It wasn't illegal in those days, and it enhanced the addictive nature of the drink - thus creating more profits for the company. That's an urban legend Originally by: Liz Kali Tic Toc Tic Toc , time is ticking I owned someone on forums!!!
ReaperOfSly Gallente Lyrus Associates	Posted - 2007.11.07 23:27:00 - [19] Originally by: Surfin's PlunderBunny Originally by: ReaperOfSly Edited by: ReaperOfSly on 07/11/2007 23:20:05 Coca Cola used to be green? I can do better than that. Coca Cola used to have actual cocaine in it. It wasn't illegal in those days, and it enhanced the addictive nature of the drink - thus creating more profits for the company. That's an urban legend Nope - I got it from a very reliable source. A bloke in the pub. --------------------------------------------------------------------
Patch86 Di-Tron Heavy Industries Atlas Alliance	Posted - 2007.11.07 23:58:00 - [20] Originally by: Surfin's PlunderBunny Originally by: ReaperOfSly Edited by: ReaperOfSly on 07/11/2007 23:20:05 Coca Cola used to be green? I can do better than that. Coca Cola used to have actual cocaine in it. It wasn't illegal in those days, and it enhanced the addictive nature of the drink - thus creating more profits for the company. That's an urban legend Nope, that ones true. Coca-Cola sprung up at about the time of the Prohibition; back then, *****-laced wine was a popular beverage. When wine was banned (but *** was still, oddly, legal), a "*** and syrup" drink became popular, and evolved in to Cola. They stopped using the active ingredient back before WW1. Today, its still made with extract from the coca plant (from which *** is derived), but not the part of the plant that contains the active drug. A quick trip to Wikipedia informs me that their supplier the "Stepan Company", is the only company in the whole of the USA permitted to import coca leaves. ------ Originally by:** CCP Prism X There's no such thing as playing too much EvE! You all obviously need more accounts!

Sharupak Minmatar Knights Of the Black Sun Rule of Three	Posted - 2007.11.08 00:49:00 - [21] I tried to lick my elbow. I thought the woman invented kevlar, not the vest. semantics I suppose. _______________________________________________ RuntimeError: ChainEvent is blocking by design, but you're block trapped. You have'll have to find some alternative means to do Your Thing, dude.
pwnedgato Ore Mongers R0ADKILL	Posted - 2007.11.08 00:52:00 - [22] The idea of an actual bullet proof vest was created by a Catholic Priest from Chicago and it was made from silk. ----- signature
Kibbler GOONicide	Posted - 2007.11.08 00:57:00 - [23] Originally by: Micheal Dietrich Originally by: ry ry Quote: t is impossible to lick your elbow. i can lick my elbow. Better fraps that. Wait. Why are licking your elbow? Had a friend that could do it in highschool. True story.
lofty29 Reikoku Band of Brothers	Posted - 2007.11.08 01:13:00 - [24] Originally by: Micheal Dietrich Originally by: ry ry Quote: t is impossible to lick your elbow. i can lick my elbow. Better fraps that. Fraps you say? IRL? However do you intend to do that --- Latest Video : FAT- Camp
Mudkest MetaForge Ekliptika	Posted - 2007.11.08 01:15:00 - [25] Edited by: Mudkest on 08/11/2007 01:15:35 Originally by: Micheal Dietrich It is impossible to lick your elbow. tell that too Richard Hammond ... ----- GIEV custom ship paint jobs! I want my hello-kitty-kessie! For your safety do not destroy vital testing apparatus
Danton Marcellus Nebula Rasa Holdings	Posted - 2007.11.08 04:55:00 - [26] Originally by: Micheal Dietrich Originally by: lofty29 You're like the Jim McGregor of 'Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V' I try . It's hard to say but I actually miss that guy. He's gone? You caldari all look alike to me... Should/would/could have, HAVE you chav! Also Known As
Stephen HB Mystical Knights Legionnaire Services Ltd.	Posted - 2007.11.08 08:31:00 - [27] Originally by: Micheal Dietrich 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 One hundred and one. ---------- Guide to character creation by Akita T
Arcticblue2 Gallente Nordic Freelancers inc	Posted - 2007.11.08 10:03:00 - [28] Golf where played in China hundreds of years before in Scotland... emperors played basically the same game, however it is considered that modern golf is from Scotland. Also soccer was played in China long before in Europe ... or atleast the part with the ball Also ... looking at china ... damn those chinese was far ahead of us in technology, first cruisemissile (Firedragon), Rudder, Compass, the way sails could be raised and lowered, Wheelburrow (or how it is written), crossbow, crossbow with magazine... seismic detectors ... damn they where advanced ---------------------------------------------- "When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child: now that I am become a man, I have put away childish things." 1 cor.
Rutefly Amarr Freedom-Technologies	Posted - 2007.11.08 10:55:00 - [29] Licking your elbow is easy if you can dislocate your shoulder, or someone sawed it off you in your sleep, and mailed it back to you. Another fact about britts: One in 12 britts bite their own toenails. Wonder how many of the remaining population bite other peoples toenails.
Kyanzes Utopian Research I.E.L. Hedonistic Imperative	Posted - 2007.11.08 11:35:00 - [30] I thought that "rule of thumb" was a reference to the Roman emperors. You know, they gave a sign wether the victim in the arena shall die or not.



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