Prove me wrong ……..

… well don’t actually - these are just some fun things I turned up recently ….

  • In the 1400’s a law was set forth that a man was not 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 US prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
  • 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 first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
  • Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king in 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 bullet-proof 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 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.
  • 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 rdgnieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the human mnid aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a word 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.

    Amazing huh?

    AND FINALLY~

  • At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow
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    Financial Planning

    Dan was a single guy living at home with his father and working in the family business.

    When he found out he was going to inherit a fortune when his sickly father died, he decided he needed to find a wife with whom to share his fortune.

    One evening, at an investment meeting, he spotted the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her natural beauty took his breath away.

    “I may look like just an ordinary guy,” he said to her, “but in just a few years, my father will die and I will inherit $200 million.”

    Impressed, the woman asked for his business card and three days later, she became his stepmother.

    Women are so much better at financial planning than men.

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    GOVERNMENTIUM

    Lawrence Livermore Laboratories has discovered the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element, Governmentium (symbol=Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312.

    These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons. Since Governmentium has no electrons, it is inert. However, it can be detected, because it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. A tiny amount of Governmentium can cause a reaction that would normally take less than a second, to take from 4 days to 4 years to complete.

    Governmentium has a normal half-life of 2 to 6 years. It does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganisation in which a portion of the assistant neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange places. In fact, Governmentium’s mass will actually increase over time, since each reorganisation will cause more morons to become neutrons, forming isodopes.

    This characteristic of moron promotion leads some scientists to believe that Governmentium is formed whenever morons reach a critical concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as critical morass.

    When catalysed with money, Governmentium becomes Administratium (symbol=Ad), an element that absorbs just as much energy as Governmentium, since it has half as many peons but twice as many morons.

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    Husband Store - Wife Store

    Husband Store

    A store that sells new husbands has opened in New York City , where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates:

    You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the products increase as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!

    So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband. On the first floor the sign on the door reads:

    Floor 1 - These men Have Jobs

    She is intrigued, but continues to the second floor, where the sign reads:

    Floor 2 - These men Have Jobs and Love Kids.

    ‘That’s nice,’ she thinks, ‘but I want more.’

    So she continues upward. The third floor sign reads:

    Floor 3 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking.

    ‘Wow,’ she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.

    She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads:

    Floor 4 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and Help With Housework.

    ‘Oh, mercy me!’ she exclaims, ‘I can hardly stand it!’

    Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads:

    Floor 5 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak.

    She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor, where the sign reads:

    Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.

    To avoid gender bias charges, the store’s owner opened a New Wives store just across the street.

    The first floor has wives that love sex.

    The second floor has wives that love sex and have money and like beer.

    The third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors have never been visited.


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    The Pope and Gordon

    The Pope and Gordon Brown are on the same stage in front of a huge crowd.

    The Pope leans towards Gordon and said, “Do you know that with one little wave of my hand I can make every person in this crowd go wild with joy? This joy will not be a momentary display, like that of your followers, but go …deep into their hearts and they’ll forever speak of this day and rejoice!”

    Brown replied, “I seriously doubt that. With one little wave of your hand? Show me.”

    So the Pope slapped him.

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    Members of Parliament - Members of Congress - No Difference

    One day a florist goes to a barber for a haircut. After the cut he asked about his bill and the barber replies, ‘I cannot accept money from you. I’m doing community service this week.’ The florist was pleased and left the shop.

    When the barber goes to open his shop the next morning there is a ‘thank you’ card and a dozen roses waiting for him at his door.

    Later, a cop comes in for a haircut, and when he tries to pay his bill, the barber again replies, ‘I cannot accept money from you. I’m doing community service this week.’ The cop is happy and leaves the shop.

    The next morning when the barber goes to open up there is a ‘thank you’ card and a dozen donuts waiting for him at his door.

    Later that day, a college professor comes in for a haircut, and when he tries to pay his bill, the barber again replies, ‘I cannot accept money from you, I’m doing community service this week.’ The professor is very happy and leaves the shop.

    The next morning when the barber opens his shop, there is a ‘thank you’ card and a dozen different books, such as ‘How to Improve Your Business’ and ‘Becoming More Successful.’

    Then, a Member of Parliament comes in for a haircut , and when he goes to pay his bill the barber again replies, ‘I cannot accept money from you. I’m doing community service this week.’ The Member of Parliament is very happy and leaves the shop.

    The next morning when the barber goes to open up, there are a dozen Members of Parliament lined up waiting for a free haircut.

    And that, my friends, illustrates the fundamental difference between the citizens of our country and the Members of Parliament.

    Vote very carefully next year.

    PS - for Member of Parliament - read Congress, Senate and Politicians in general

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    English hospitality

    An American tourist in London decides to skip his tour group and explore the city on his own. He wanders around, seeing the sights, occasionally stopping at a quaint pub to soak up the local culture, chat with the locals, and have a pint of bitter.

    After a while, he finds himself in a very nice neighborhood with big, stately residences...no pubs, no stores, no restaurants, and worst of all NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS. He really, really has to go, after all those Guinnesses. He finds a narrow side street, with high walls surrounding the adjacent buildings and decides to use the wall to solve his problem.

    As he is unzipping, he is tapped on the shoulder by a London police officer, who says, "I say, sir, you simply cannot do that here, you know." "I'm very sorry, officer," replies the American, "but I really, really have to go, and I just can't find a public restroom."

    "Ah, yes," said the policeman..."Just follow me". He leads the American to a back delivery alley to a gate, which he opens. "In there," points the policeman. "Go ahead sir, anywhere you like."

    The fellow enters and finds himself in the most beautiful garden he has ever seen. Manicured grass lawns, statuary, fountains, sculptured hedges, and huge beds of gorgeous flowers, all in perfect bloom. Since he has the policeman's blessing, he relieves himself and feels much more comfortable. As he goes back through the gate, he says to the police officer, "That was really decent of you... is that what you call English hospitality?"

    "No sir...", replied the police officer, "...that is what we call the French Embassy."    

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    Marriage - according to the kids ...

    Another tip of the hat to M Klein …. the younger generations take on marriage …

    HOW TO DECIDE WHO YOU SHOULD MARRY

    “You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming.”

    Alan, age 10

    “No person really decides before they grow up who they’re going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you’re stuck with.”

    Kristen, age 10

    WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?

    “Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then.”

    Camile, age 10

    HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED?

    “You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids.”

    Derrick, age 8

    WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON?

    “Both don’t want any more kids”

    Lori, age 8

    WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE?

    “Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough.”

    Lynnette, age 8

    On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date.

    Martin, age 10

    WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?

    “When they’re rich.”

    Pam, age 7

    “The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn’t want to mess with that.”

    Curt, age 7

    “The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It’s the right thing to do.”

    Howard, age 8

    IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED?

    “It’s better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them.”

    Anita, age 9

    HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN’T GET MARRIED?

    “There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn’t there?”

    Kelvin, age 8

    HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK?

    “Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a dump truck.”

    Ricky, age 10


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    Major General Peter Cosgrove

    This is an entirely untrue story - read here to see why, however - it is a cracker ;)

    For those that don’t know him, Major General Peter Cosgrove is an Australian. General Cosgrove was interviewed on the radio recently. In a portion of an ABC radio interview between a female broadcaster and General Cosgrove who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military Headquarters.

    FEMALE INTERVIEWER: So, General Cosgrove, what things are you going to teach these young boys when they visit your base?

    GENERAL COSGROVE:! We’re going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery and shooting.

    FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Shooting! That’s a bit irresponsible, isn’t it?

    GENERAL COSGROVE: I don’t see why, they’ll be properly supervised on the rifle range.

    FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Don’t you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children?

    GENERAL COSGROVE: I don’t see how. We will be teaching them proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm.

    FEMALE INTERVIEWER: But you’re equipping them to become violent killers.

    GENERAL COSGROVE: Well, Ma’am, you’re equipped to be a prostitute, but you’re not one, are you?

    The radiocast went silent for 46 seconds and when it returned, this interview was over

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    Inanimate Objects - Male or Female

    My thanks to Mike Klein for the following :

    You might not have known this, but a lot of non-living objects are actually either male or female. Here are some examples:

    FREEZER BAGS: They are male, because they hold everything in, but you can see right through them.

    PHOTOCOPIERS: These are female, because once turned off; it takes a while to warm them up again. They are an effective reproductive device if the right buttons are pushed, but can also wreak havoc if you push the wrong Buttons.

    TIRES: Tires are male, because they go bald easily and are often over inflated

    HOT AIR BALLOONS: Also a male object, because to get them to go anywhere, you have to light a fire under their butt.

    SPONGES: These are female, because they are soft, squeezable and retain water.

    WEB PAGES: Female, because they’re constantly being looked at and frequently getting hit on..

    TRAINS: Definitely male, because they always use the same old lines for picking up people.

    EGG TIMERS: Egg timers are female because, over time, all the weight shifts to the bottom.

    HAMMERS: Male, because in the last 5000 years, they’ve hardly changed at all, and are occasionally handy to have around.

    THE REMOTE CONTROL: Female. Ha! You probably thought it would be male, but consider this: It easily gives a man pleasure, he’d be lost without it, and while he doesn’t always know which buttons to push, he just keeps trying

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    Bird and Fortune on You Tube

    I just LOVE these guys - a link to their You Tube Offerings for your delectation …

    YouTube - "bird and fortune"

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    The Wisdom of Larry the cable guy......

    So many of these hit true - just had to record for posterity …

    Larry The Cable Guy

    1. A day without sunshine is like night.

    2. On the other hand, you have different fingers.

    3. 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.

    4. 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.

    5. Remember, half the people you know are below average…

    6. He who laughs last thinks slowest.

    7. Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.

    8. The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese in the trap.

    9. Support bacteria. They’re the only culture some people have.

    10. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

    11. Change is inevitable, except from vending machines.

    12. If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple of payments.

    13. OK, so what’s the speed of dark?

    14. When everything is coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane.

    15. Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.

    16. How much deeper would the ocean be without sponges?

    17. Eagles may soar, but weasels don’t get sucked into jet engines.

    18. What happens if you get scared half to death, twice?

    21 Why do psychics have to ask you your name?

    1. Inside every older person is a younger person wondering, ‘What the heck happened?’

    2. Just remember – if the world didn’t suck, we would all fall off.

    3. Light travels faster than sound. That’s why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

    4. Life isn’t like a box of chocolates. It’s more like a jar of jalapenos. What you do today, might burn your butt tomorrow.

    
    

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    Skinny Dipping

    An elderly man in Louisiana had owned a large farm for several years.

    He had a large pond in the back.

    It was properly shaped for swimming, so he fixed it up nice with picnic tables, horseshoe courts, and some apple and peach trees.

    One evening the old farmer decided to go down to the pond, as he hadn’t been there for a while, and look it over.

    He grabbed a five-gallon bucket to bring back some fruit.

    As he neared the pond, he heard voices shouting and laughing with glee.

    As he came closer, he saw it was a bunch of young women skinny-dipping in his pond.

    He made the women aware of his presence and they all went to the deep end.

    One of the women shouted to him, ‘we’re not coming out until you leave!’

    The old man frowned, ‘I didn’t come down here to watch you ladies swim naked or make you get out of the pond naked.’

    Holding the bucket up he said, ‘I’m here to feed the alligator.’

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    Funny - if not necessarily true !

    Click on the link if you want to get to the original ….

    What People say in Court

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    Buddy and Edna

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    Buddy and his wife Edna went to the state fair every year, And every year Buddy would say,

    ‘Edna,I’d like to ride in that helicopter’

    Edna always replied,

    ‘I know Buddy, but that helicopter ride is fifty bucks, And fifty bucks is fifty bucks’

    One year Buddy and Edna went to the fair, and Buddy said,

    ‘Edna, I’m 85 years old. If I don’t ride that helicopter, I might never get another chance’

    To this, Edna replied,

    “Buddy that helicopter ride is fifty bucks, and fifty bucks is fifty bucks'

    The pilot overheard the couple and said,

    ‘Folks I’ll make you a deal. I’ll take the both of you for a ride. If you can stay quiet for the entire ride and don’t say a word I won’t charge you a penny!

    But if you say one word it’s fifty dollars.’

    Buddy and Edna agreed and up they went.

    The pilot did all kinds of fancy maneuvers, but not a word was heard.

    He did his daredevil tricks over and over again,

    But still not a word…

    When they landed, the pilot turned to Buddy and said,

    ‘By golly, I did everything I could to get you to yell out, but you didn’t. I’m impressed!’

    Buddy replied,

    ‘Well, to tell you the truth, I almost said something when Edna fell out,

    But you know,

    “Fifty bucks is fifty bucks!’

    My Thanks to Mike K for this one

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    Oxymorons - Part Two

    The list continues to grow ….

    Click Here For The List

    Microsoft Works
    ... still my favorite

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    The European Commission

    The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility.

    As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year phase-in plan that would become known as “Euro-English”.

    In the first year, “s” will replace the soft “c”. Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy.. The hard “c” will be dropped in favour of “k”. This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter. There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome “ph” will be replaced with “f”. This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter.

    In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible.

    Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling.
    Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent “e” in the languag is disgrasful and it should go away.

    By the 4th yer peple wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing “th” with “z” and “w” with “v”.

    During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary “o” kan be dropd from vords kontaining “ou” and after ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a reil sensi bl riten styl.

    Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech oza. Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru.

    Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speking German like zey vunted in ze forst plas.

    If zis mad you smil, pleas pas on to oza pepl.

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    Bird and Fortune - Subprime Crisis

    It’s an older one - but well worth a revisit.

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    Age

    Three mischievous old Grandmas were sitting on a bench outside a nursing home when an old Grandpa walked by.

    And one of the old Grandmas yelled out saying,

    ‘We bet we can tell exactly how old you are.’

    The old man said, ‘There is no way you can guess it, you old fools.’

    One of the old Grandmas said, ‘Sure we can! Just drop your pants and under shorts and we can tell your exact age.’

    Embarrassed just a little, but anxious to prove they couldn’t do it, he dropped his drawers.

    The Grandmas asked him to first turn around a couple of times and to jump up and down several times.

    Then they all piped up and said, ‘You’re 87 years old!’

    Standing with his pants down around his ankles, the old gent asked, ‘How in the world did you guess?’

    Slapping their knees and grinning from ear to ear, the three old ladies happily yelled in unison - - -

    ‘We were at your birthday party yesterday!’

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