Did You Know....?

[Talcy]

<Moves to window, opens the curtain and breathes in the foul morning air>
Ah, Talcy starts another usless thread.

I have a penchant for useless facts, especially outrageously silly ones that have a tendency to make my eyes widen or render me paralytic from laughter. They can be as obscure or bizarre as possible, just no making things up. I have a big, pointed stick for such fibs... style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/devil.gif

Did you know...

that there is no proper name for the back of the knee?

[JackBauer24]

Did you know that the human head does not bounce?

[Edgeomatic]

Italy consumes the most bottled water yearly.

[Talcy]

The Chinese invented porridge.

[Edgeomatic]

Beetles make up 35% of the animals in the world.

[Talcy]

Elvis had a twin brother who died young.

[kenobi64]

horses weren't in North or South America until the Conquistadors brought them over in the 1500's.

[Cassus Fett]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Talcy @ Jul 13 2006, 06:54 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Elvis had a twin brother who died young.
[/b][/quote]

i actually did now that one

[Zedekk]

The nose and ears are parts that never stop growing... much like ...hair

[Edgeomatic]

Shark's aren't classified as fish.

[Sluggo]

Rams have pockets of fluid in their skulls that act as shock absorbers when they butt heads.

[Saranac]

Boba Fett still lives to this day in the sarlacc.

[JackBauer24]

Despite popular belief, peeing on a wound does not heal it.

[MANVERU]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Saranac @ Jul 14 2006, 04:07 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Boba Fett still lives to this day in the sarlacc.
[/b][/quote]

No, he was actually rescued immedietly after he fell in by a fellow BH.



Pigs have orgasms that last 30 mins.


Jealous?
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[JackBauer24]

Hey, I've had orgasms for 30 minutes!


Not 30 continuous minutes, but still....

[Edgeomatic]

The hummingbird is the T-Rex's closest relative.

[Talcy]

The actor who played the shaman in Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom had to read & learn his lines phonetically as he didn't speak a word of English.

[Tovor]

European Christians had such a superstitious aversion to cats in the 1300's that felines were killed in mass numbers and the cat population was all but wiped out. Decreased feline population caused the rodent population to increase, bringing with it the spread of the plague, leading to a fourth of the European human population dying to the Black Death. It was further proof that humanity cannot survive with too few pussies.

The word pussy, meow, and cat, came from the Eqyptian words pushd and pusst, mau, and utchat.

[MANVERU]

So spread the word.
WE NEED MORE PUSSIES!!!!!



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[Edgeomatic]

A duck's quack doesn't echo.

[Sargoth]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Edgeomatic @ Jul 13 2006, 08:37 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Shark's aren't classified as fish.
[/b][/quote]

INCORRECT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharks

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>
The hummingbird is the T-Rex's closest relative.
[/b][/quote]

Not quite...
http://www.newscientist.com/popuparticle.ns?id=in44


While the hummingbird is related to dinosaurs, so are *all* birds. The ostrich is a much closer genetic relative.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>
A duck's quack doesn't echo.
[/b][/quote]

Ugggh!
http://urbanlegends.about.com/gi/dynamic/o...d/duck/duck.htm (http://urbanlegends.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.acoustics.salford.ac.uk/acoustics%5Fworld/duck/duck.htm)

Come on, man! This thread is for little-known "facts", not overstated myths!

[Justin]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JackBauer24 @ Jul 13 2006, 11:02 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Did you know that the human head does not bounce?
[/b][/quote]
That's not true because I've seen it happen.

[Talcy]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Sargoth @ Jul 15 2006, 12:49 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Come on, man! This thread is for little-known "facts", not overstated myths!
[/b][/quote]

Indeed. I told you I had a pointed stick for fibs. And it is called Sargoth. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/whip.gif

Still, at least we can remedy general ignorance this way. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/devil.gif

[Edgeomatic]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>QUOTE(Edgeomatic @ Jul 13 2006, 08:37 PM)

Shark's aren't classified as fish.



INCORRECT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharks


QUOTE

The hummingbird is the T-Rex's closest relative.



Not quite...
http://www.newscientist.com/popuparticle.ns?id=in44


While the hummingbird is related to dinosaurs, so are *all* birds. The ostrich is a much closer genetic relative.


QUOTE

A duck's quack doesn't echo.



Ugggh!
http://urbanlegends.about.com/gi/dynamic/o...d/duck/duck.htm

Come on, man! This thread is for little-known "facts", not overstated myths![/b][/quote]



Alright, my bad guys. From now on, I'll try to confirm that they are facts.

[Cassus Fett]

In the sky in the Lion King for a breif second there is the word 'SEX' written in the clouds. And if you listen to the monkey (cant remember his name) he actaully swears during his swahili (sp?) parts.

[Cassus Fett]

That there are infact four species of Anaconda

[Sargoth]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Cassus Fett @ Jul 15 2006, 08:55 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
In the sky in the Lion King for a breif second there is the word 'SEX' written in the clouds.
[/b][/quote]

That one is kind of like what happens when you play your Led Zepplin albums backwards. If you want to see it, you can. I know the scene you're talking about, and if I reeeeeaaaaaly stretched, I could see it.

But since we're on Disney, you cannot deny the giant Phallus-shaped tower on the castle of the Little Mermaid movie poster. There's no imagination required. That, there is a *****!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Cassus Fett @ Jul 15 2006, 09:02 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
That there are infact four species of Anaconda
[/b][/quote]

Big, bigger, gi-frikkin-gantic, and "Honey, what happened to our tour guide?"

[Tovor]

Sargoth is the fact-finding fib flicker! Ya can't pull the wool over that boy's eyes.

[Cobalt12]

Charisma Carpenter was originally supposed to play Buffy, and Sarah Michelle Gellar was supposed to play Cordeila.

[Zartan]

^That would have been interesting. May have made for a better show.

[Streen]

^ I've said the same thing myself.

[JackBauer24]

That's not true because I've seen it happen.

Should I ask?

[Sluggo]

Here's a fun fact:

I've never watched 24, Lost or the Office.

[JackBauer24]

That's not a fun fact; it's information on your own lack of cultural integration.

[cj790]

When your sink is full, the little hole that lets the water drain (instead of flowing over the side) is called a porcelator.

[Zedekk]

the planet Mars will be the closest its ever been to earth in the up-coming days of August. August 27 being the closest, in like 60,000 years so look up in the sky for the red planet.

[Cobalt12]

Bruce Lee was set to have the lead role in Kung Fu before losing it to David Carradine.:confused:

[JackBauer24]

It's impossible to get a tiger drunk.

[Tovor]

It's impossible to get a tiger drunk.
Why would you want to get a tiger drunk? Stick with women. :p

[Tovor]

When your sink is full, the little hole that lets the water drain (instead of flowing over the side) is called a porcelator.
What do you call the little hole when the sink is not full? And if there is a hole, then why is the sink full?

[Streen]

Bruce Lee was set to have the lead role in Kung Fu before losing it to David Carradine.:confused:
Yeah, CBS screwed that up for sure.

[cj790]

One of the ingredients used in creating lipstick is fish scales.

[Sargoth]

the planet Mars will be the closest its ever been to earth in the up-coming days of August. August 27 being the closest, in like 60,000 years so look up in the sky for the red planet.
*Sargoth grabs point-ed stick*

No it won't. (http://www.snopes.com/science/mars.asp)

This one's been flying around the Internet for some time, now.

[Tovor]

*Sargoth grabs point-ed stick*

No it won't. (http://www.snopes.com/science/mars.asp)

This one's been flying around the Internet for some time, now.
You're a bloody liar Sargoth, and you know it! The Martians are planning a sneak attack and you're their strategic spin doctor, a dastardly and sinister mastermind of wool-pulling and misdirection!

They're closer to our borders than they want us to realize, peeps! OMG, run for your lives! :eek: :skull:

[JackBauer24]

Martians? That's so....fifties.

[cj790]

Everyone knows the Martians aren't coming - they're already here...

;)





Here's another:

During Herman Melville's lifetime, Moby Dick only sold 50 copies.

[JackBauer24]

During his lifetime, Moby's Dick has sold 50 copies, too.

[mattypo]

Everyone knows the Martians aren't coming - they're already here...

;)

the chances of anything coming from mars are a million to one they say

[cj790]

^ But still they come!
:D

[JackBauer24]

I'd be more worried about Venusians. I mean, typically, you should be worried about women more than men....

[Zedekk]

the chances of anything coming from mars are a million to one they say

"Never tell me the odds." :cool:

[Sluggo]

Right Whales have such thick blubber, they have problems releasing body heat. This keeps them from travelling through warm waters. They also can not cross the equator.

[mattypo]

the banana is the worlds largest herb

[cj790]

Octupuses (apparently the correct plural, not octupi) have three hearts.

[Talcy]

We Scots did not, in fact, invent porridge, haggis or whisky. (China, Ancient Romans, China)

(eyes, CJ carefully - yes, I've been watching Q.I. ;))

[Blizzard]

The bulletproof vest was created by a woman.

[Sargoth]

The bulletproof vest was created by a woman.
The crotchless panty was created by a man. <oohlala smiley isn't working>.


You're a bloody liar Sargoth, and you know it! The Martians are planning a sneak attack and you're their strategic spin doctor, a dastardly and sinister mastermind of wool-pulling and misdirection!
I confirm or deny nothing. But now might be the time to corner the market on Illudium PU-36 Explosive Space Modulators (http://www.angelfire.com/pa/lkmarvin/Sounds/GOODY.WAV)

[JackBauer24]

Hey now, I fought th' martian b*stards in th' big war. They're pussies. We can take em.

[cj790]

(eyes, CJ carefully - yes, I've been watching Q.I. ;))

Not me! My sources shall remain annonymous ;)



During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold only one painting - Red Vineyard at Arles.

[JackBauer24]

...If all of the libraries in America collected all of the fines they were owed, they would be able to wipe out the national deficit.

[Talcy]

Not me! My sources shall remain annonymous ;)



During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold only one painting - Red Vineyard at Arles.

Actually, I meant me. :innocent:

[cj790]

Is there a new series on? I keep catching the same episodes on repeat...

Here's one from the Christmas special just for you: ;)

King Herod's wife was called Doris.

[flo fett]

The little bit of flesh that hangs down at the back of your throat is called the Uvula.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/81/Tonsils_diagram.jpg)

[Tovor]

The little bit of flesh that hangs down at the back of your throat is called the Uvula.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/81/Tonsils_diagram.jpg)
I thought it was a tonsil. :confused:

Why does that bit of flesh sound like a vulva? Is there a connection?

[Talcy]

Only in your mind, Tov. :D

Buster Crabbe's first name was Larry.

[cj790]

Ernest Vincent Wright wrote the 50,000- word novel 'Gadsby' without any word containing 'e'.

[JackBauer24]

Ernest Vincent Wright wrote the 50,000- word novel 'Gadsby' without any word containing 'e'.

Yeah, but then he f**ked up by putting his name on the cover. :p

[cj790]

^ True... :)



Morihei Ueshiba, founder of Aikido, once pinned a Sumo wrestler using only a single finger.

[JackBauer24]

Did you know?

The average turnover for a Kroger courtesy clerk (Bagboy) is 4-6 months.

[Saranac]

'Formicophilia' is the fetish for having small insects crawl on your genitals.

hmm that one you dont hear everyday...

[cj790]

A syzygy occurs when three astronomical bodies line up.

[JackBauer24]

A syzygy occurs when three astronomical bodies line up.

I thought that was a menage a trois.

[cj790]

^ That's heavenly bodies, as apposed to astronomical bodies ;)




'I am' is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

[Talcy]

There is a miniature TARDIS on the Red Dwarf model.

[JackBauer24]

Did you know...?

DVD is the best thing to happen to TV since Mr. T.

[Zedekk]

A syzygy occurs when three astronomical bodies line up.

Ah yes but then you have to ask: what are they waiting for?

[cj790]

^ Godot?

;)



Scooby Doo's first name is Scoobert.

[JackBauer24]

^ Godot?



Not Godot. Guffman.

http://www.planetout.com/images/popcornq/dbimages/w/waiting_for_guffman.jpg

--DYK: Howard Stern was at K-ROCK for 19 years and 10 months before leaving for Sirius.

[Talcy]

Stan Lee's daughter, Joan, was a groupie/fan/hanger-on of dead UK comic Max Wall, during the shooting of Jabberwocky.

[cj790]

If you attempted to count the stars in an average galaxy at a rate of one every second, it would take around 3,000 years for you to count them all.

[Talcy]

Sean Connery's first name is actually Thomas (he's known as Tam in Edinburgh).

[mattypo]

a fresh egg will sink in water, a stale one will not

[Talcy]

The guy who gets exterminated on top of a pile of bricks in Daleks! Invasion Earth 2150 also played the Alien in parts of Alien.

[JackBauer24]

The answer to the question of Life, the Universe and Everything is 42. One of the fabled numbers of LOST is 42. Coincidence? I don't think so.

[Leia]

The little piece of cartilage in front of your ear is called your tragus. And if I'd been on Who Want's to Be a Millionaire when that question came up, I coulda had a grunch of moneh...

[Leia]

the planet Mars will be the closest its ever been to earth in the up-coming days of August. August 27 being the closest, in like 60,000 years so look up in the sky for the red planet.

Naaah, that was a couple years ago.

[Sargoth]

I thought it was a tonsil. :confused:

Why does that bit of flesh sound like a vulva? Is there a connection?

Uvula to Vulva? If you can make that connection, you'll be a popular guy. ;)

[cj790]

^ Rofl!



Babe Ruth used to wear a cabbage leaf under his hat to help cool down.

[Sargoth]

Since everyone seems so hung up on this Pluto/Uranus thing...


Did you know that scientists believe that Neptune has continuous diamond storms?

[Leia]

Ooo, we're on astronomy!

Did you know that Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune all have ring systems! They're just not as visible and spectacular as Saturn's. In fact, Uranus's rings look vertical, since the planet's axis is tilted nearly 90 degrees ;)

[JackBauer24]

...

With Pluto no longer a planet, they're going to need to come up with new mnemonic phrases to help people remember the planet order. My recommendation: My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Naked.

[Talcy]

Oliver Hardy's nickname was Babe.

[cj790]

The universe is approx. 13.5 billion years old.

[James]

there were some mnemonics suggested in the nz herald this morning

My Very Elderly Mother Just Sits Up at Night....
and you'd think people would have more to worry about lol

[James]

Did you know.......that by studying the mummified remains of the ancient Egyptians, paleontologists have worked out that the Egyptians were the first to do surgery??

[JackBauer24]

Did you know.......that by studying the mummified remains of the ancient Egyptians, paleontologists have worked out that the Egyptians were the first to do surgery??

These are the same people that worshipped cats and pulled people's brains out of their noses....

[James]

Actually, the Egyptians did not worship cats, or any other animals for that matter. Rather the Egyptians worshipped the divine forces these animals represented. Because each Egyptian deity could manifest itself as a particular animal (cats, dogs, crocodiles etc), creatures of all sorts were protected, venerated, mummified at death, and in the early dynastic period and old kingdom were placed by their thousands in mass graves.

[JackBauer24]

Rather the Egyptians worshipped the divine forces these animals represented.

Ah. And that's LESS crazy.

[James]

How do you know about what was crazy about the Egyptians? Do you have any reliable source to back that up? Do you know anything about the Egyptians or hold a degree in Egyptology? Because guess what? I DO!

[JackBauer24]

Ouch. Dude, it was just a joke.

[Talcy]

:mad: Ok, the pointed stick comes out for erroneous "facts".

But, a large boot with a giant, rusty spike called Devlin, comes out for bickering and having a go at each other!

Keep it nice please folks. :D

I'm off on my hols tomorrow for 10 days so I'm counting on you guys to keep it nice and keep the thread open.

<goes off to get Sargoth, the fact rottweiller>

[cj790]

So much violence, in such a little thread... :(



:p



Did you know... More frisbees are sold each year in the US than baseballs and American footballs put together?

[James]

um I didn't actually start it just said something then someone tried baiting me. and if it was meant to be a joke it didnt come off very well.

[nefertiti]

....and this form of burial is once again becoming popular...

[Sarah-Leia]

Did you know that a song on the A New Hope Soundtrack (Binary Sunset (Alternate)) is 16 mins 59 sec?

[JackBauer24]

Did you know that Prison Break's Fox River Prison is actually Joliet Prison in IL?

[flo fett]

Did you knowthat injected insulin disappears from the body within 24 hours and leaves no trace.....

[Sarah-Leia]

These are the same people that worshipped cats and pulled people's brains out of their noses....


Do I get a hint of you having a problem with worshipping cats? Cats rock! :w00t:

[JackBauer24]

Do I get a hint of you having a problem with worshipping cats? Cats rock! :w00t:

Let's not open that fight again, shall we?

[JediKeri]

Did you know...that the movie Eragon opens in theaters on Dec 15th?

[Sarah-Leia]

Let's not open that fight again, shall we?

Okay.


:blink:


Did you know that Aboriginal boys starved themselves for 24 hours before initiation?

[Talcy]

...that one of the most highly regarded translations of The Odyssey was translated by one T.E. Shaw? Also known as Lawrence of Arabia?

[JackBauer24]

...that one of the most highly regarded translations of The Odyssey was translated by one T.E. Shaw? Also known as Lawrence of Arabia?

Wow. I DIDN'T know that, and I think I have that copy....


Did you know that on Futurama, whenever Amy falls and screams, it's the same scream recorded in the very first episode she appeared?

[Talcy]

Mine says T.E. Lawrence on the cover, but he signs the introduction as Shaw.

[Sarah-Leia]

Did you know that Alec Guiness, on the set of ANH, once paid Mark Hamill $1 to go away as he was pestering him?

It's true, for all of those who say, "You're just making Mark look bad."

[Solo]

Did you know that 40% of house fires are caused by forgotten pans on stoves? Stand by your pan or turn off the stove if you have to leave the kitchen.

[Sarah-Leia]

^ I will remember that. Reminds me of the time I put a pizza box full of pizza on the stove (we have a hotplate) and I knocked the controls and after five minutes I noticed that the bottom of the box was burnt away.

Meh. She's just a kid who plays with fire.

[Talcy]

...that some of the bones of late trans-Atlantic broadcaster Alasdair Cooke were stolen by black market organ thieves and replaced with lengths of pipe so no one would notice the weight difference.

[JackBauer24]

...that Jim Breuer and Dave Chappelle almost had an ABC sitcom in the mid-90s. They appeared on Home Improvement specifically to launch their characters into a spin-off, but before their show was ready to shoot, it got cancelled. The episode of HI with them on it still airs in syndication.

[flo fett]

Did you know...Finland has 187,888 lakes and 179,584 islands.

[blacksaber]

The French invented espresso, but the Italians mastered it

[blacksaber]

The universe is approx. 13.5 billion years old.

If you are an evolutionist.

[flo fett]

Toronto was the first city in the world to install a computerized traffic signal system in 1963.

[Talcy]

If you are an evolutionist.
Please lets keep the religion vs Darwinsim/science argument out of this thread. Or the pointed stick will have to come out. :)

[blacksaber]

Is that a threat, or an invitation?

[Talcy]

Depends where the pointy bit of the stick winds up. :evil:

[JackBauer24]

Did you know that I didn't need to have that particular mental picture?

[Talcy]

...that a photographic memory is also known as an Eidetic Memory?

[JackBauer24]

...that Lewis Cass, namesake for a major Detroit street, was almost President of the United States back in the 19th century?

[Talcy]

...that I was almost knocked down by Dylan Moran and his ruddy great bike last Friday. Eejit.

[Darth Massacrus]

...that Lewis Cass, namesake for a major Detroit street, was almost President of the United States back in the 19th century?

did you know that Lewis Cass was a general in the War of 1812?

[Darth Massacrus]

Willard Scott was the first Ronald McDonald

Detroit awarded Saddam Hussein a key to the city in 1980

[JackBauer24]

did you know that Lewis Cass was a general in the War of 1812?

Actually, yes I did... :P

Speaking of Cass's, did you know that Cass Gilbert was a respected architect of the early 20th century, responsible for many buildings such as the Detroit Public Library's Main Library?

[Darth Massacrus]

did you know that Mao Tse Tung used to be an assistant librarian?

[JackBauer24]

did you know that Mao Tse Tung used to be an assistant librarian?

Heh...based on the librarians I've known in my time, I absolutely believe that.

[Darth Massacrus]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth Massacrus http://www.galacticsenate.com/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.galacticsenate.com/showthread.php?p=803380#post803380)
did you know that Mao Tse Tung used to be an assistant librarian?

Heh...based on the librarians I've known in my time, I absolutely believe that


I know, same here!

Did you know that
· In December 1961, it was discovered that a painting by Matisse in New York's Museum of Modern Art was hanging upside down?

[JackBauer24]

I know, same here!

Did you know that
· In December 1961, it was discovered that a painting by Matisse in New York's Museum of Modern Art was hanging upside down?

Somehow, I doubt anyone else noticed.

[Darth Massacrus]

I know!

did you know that
These announcements actually appeared in a church bulletin or were announced verbally in a church service:

Miss Bertha Belch, a missionary from Africa will be speaking tonight at Calvary Memorial Church in Racine. Come tonight and hear Bertha Belch all the way from Africa.

Our youth basketball team is back in action Wednesday at 8PM in the recreation hall. Come out and watch us kill Christ the King.

Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Don't forget your husbands.

The peacemaking meeting scheduled for today has been canceled due to a conflict.

The sermon this morning: "Jesus Walks on the Water"; the sermon tonight: "Searching for Jesus."

Barbara remains in the hospital and needs blood donors for more transfusions. She is also having trouble sleeping and requests tapes of Pastor Jack's sermons.

Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our community.

Smile at someone who is hard to love. Say "hell" to someone who doesn't care much about you.

Don't let worry kill you off -- let the Church help.

A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow.

At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What is Hell?" Come early and listen to our choir practice.

The senior choir invites any member of the congregation who enjoys sinning to join the choir.

Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and other item to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.

For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.

Potluck Supper Sunday at 5PM -- prayer and medication to follow.

The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon.

Ladies Bible Study will be held Thursday morning at 10. All ladies are invited to lunch in the Fellowship Hall after the B.S. is done.

Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7PM. Please use the back door.

The eighth graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7PM. The Congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.

Weight Watchers will meet at 7PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance.

The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new tithing campaign slogan last Sunday: "I Upped My Pledge -- Now Up Yours."

Our next song is "Angels We Have Heard Get High."

Announcement in the church bulletin for National Prayer and Fasting conference: "The cost for attending the Fasting and Prayer Conference includes meals."

[Sluggo]

HAHAHA!!!

"Don't let worry kill you off -- let the Church help. "

I feel this way all too often!

Did you know that when I went to see Casino Royale, I paid for the whole seat, but only used the edge.

[Darth Massacrus]

funny, eh?


(see above post) ^
^

[nefertiti]

Oh no! Beats anything I've got!

hahahahahahahahhaahahahhahahaahhaha
hahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahah
hahahahahahahhahahahahahahhaahahah

[Darth Massacrus]

did you know
A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was in Marilyn Monroe.

[nefertiti]

Now that's creepy.... from both sides....

[Darth Massacrus]

did you know that

US Statistics for the year 1902:
· The average life expectancy in the US was forty-seven (47).
· Only 14 Percent of the homes in the US had a bathtub.
· Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars.
· There were only 8,000 cars in the US and only 144 miles of paved roads.
· The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
· Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million residents, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union.
· The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower.
· The average wage in the US was 22 cents an hour.
· The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
· A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
· More than 95 percent of all births in the US took place at home.
· Ninety percent of all US physicians had no college education. Instead, they attended medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press and by the government as "substandard."
· Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee cost fifteen cents a pound.
· Most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
· Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country for any reason.
· The five leading causes of death in the US were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke
· The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet.
· The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was 30.
· Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented.
(see Crossword Puzzles (http://www.mistupid.com/crosswords/index.htm))
· There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
· One in ten US adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.
· Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and the bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."
· Eighteen percent of households in the US had at least one full-time servant or domestic.
· There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire US.

[JackBauer24]

did you know
A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was in Marilyn Monroe.

I've heard that one before...there's also one that's something like "Lincoln had an assistant named Kennedy and Kennedy had an assistant named Lincoln" or something like that.

[Darth Massacrus]

did you know that if a pig loses its voice it becomes disgruntled?

[Talcy]

The pointed stick will be out soon for jokes. Facts prevent the pointed stick from coming out. :bigsmile:

[JackBauer24]

The pointed stick will be out soon for jokes. Facts prevent the pointed stick from coming out. :bigsmile:

You know, the pointed stick isn't all that threatening. Can't you upgrade your weaponry?

[Talcy]

It's what on the end of the pointed stcik that counts.

See the "My Isn't It Quiet In Here" thread for an explanation of the word "jobbie" of you haven't already.

[huttslime]

Did you know that this is my 245th post?

[Sarah-Leia]

Did you know that Natalie Portman's real last name is Hershlag?

[JackBauer24]

Did you know that this is my 245th post?

That's not a Did You Know fact! Where's Talcy and his pointed stick?

[Darth Massacrus]

did you know that someone once tried to assassinate President Andrew Jackson with two pistols, and BOTH guns failed to fire?

[JackBauer24]

did you know that someone once tried to assassinate President Andrew Jackson with two pistols, and BOTH guns failed to fire?

Well, that's what we call a poor assassin.

[Darth Massacrus]

did you know that there is a furniture company called Sofa King? And that thier motto is "our prices arent just low, they're Sofa King low!" ?

repeat about 3 times...

[Talcy]

Darth Massacrus, while I'm not a mod, I did start this thread with good intentions for it to carry through on its title.

No wasting posts with jokes please. Build 'em into you post if you like, but no posts about non-factual gags PLEASE.

If you have a usless fact, then please, by all means, post it. If not, then keep to the gag threads.

Thanks. :bigsmile:

[huttslime]

did you know that there is a furniture company called Sofa King? And that thier motto is "our prices arent just low, they're Sofa King low!" ?

repeat about 3 times...

Did you know that there is a furniture company called La Z Boy or something? Makes couches.

- I forgot to read the above post... -

[JackBauer24]

Did you know that when Stuttering John Melendez left the Howard Stern Show in 2004, it took TWO new show members to take his place?

[Solo]

Did you know that Abraham Lincoln was assasinated in Kennedy Theater and John F. Kennedy was assasinated in a Lincoln which was the Presidental Car at that time?

[huttslime]

Everybody says one little bit of tidbit. It doesn't matter how what it's about or whatever.

My fact:

The american flag has 50 stars on it.

[Darth Massacrus]

about 10 years ago, my local public library was unknowingly displaying an American Flag that had 48 stars....

[huttslime]

Star wars was released on 5/25/77.

[Darth Massacrus]

a pig that loses its voice is rightly disgruntled...


as for real knowledge, the first state ever admitted into the union was Delaware

[huttslime]

NGC 2392 looks really interesting - The Eskimo Nebula - google image search it.

[Darth Massacrus]

there are some WW1 veterans still alive

[huttslime]

A lot of the Jewish Holocaust survivors are dying off.

[empire21]

Canadians like maple syrup and beer for breakfast.

[huttslime]

Gymnastic balls can come in the color of green.

[empire21]

Or swollen. :yes:

[empire21]

You found it Blizzee, good job. I was trying to help you look and I found a thread that needs to be "bumped"

http://www.galacticsenate.com/showthread.php?t=6457&page=5

[JackBauer24]

about 10 years ago, my local public library was unknowingly displaying an American Flag that had 48 stars....

Unknowingly? I think not...


"Screw Alaska and Hawaii! They're not contiguous, so they're not states! "

[Talcy]

Canadians like maple syrup and beer for breakfast.

Can you back that up or are is it just a horrible generalisation? Because if it's the latter, I don't tolerate that kind of simple minded cack and that is not why I started this thread, whether I'm a mod or not (which I'm not, so, all props to the guys).

[JackBauer24]

There are less than 30 living USA World War I vets.

[empire21]

Can you back that up or are is it just a horrible generalisation? Because if it's the latter, I don't tolerate that kind of simple minded cack and that is not why I started this thread, whether I'm a mod or not (which I'm not, so, all props to the guys).

Yes, it is just horrible generalisation that I made while watching one of my favorite Canadian shows http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_&_Doug_McKenzie , most Candians like to poke fun at all the stereotypes about them, sorry if I offended you. :(


Anywho...

Did you know that a veteran of World War 1 just died in France at the age 108.

[Talcy]

No offence taken - I see the context now.

Did you know that I shouldn't post when I'm tetchy and have 3,000 words due for tomorrow?

[JackBauer24]

Did you know that the main character in the film Layer Cake never gives his name and is only referred to as XXXX in the credits?

[huttslime]

Did you know that some suites in the MGM hotel have over 6000 square feet?

[cj790]

The Mum of former 'Monkee' Mike Nesmith invented Tippex (or for those who know it by another name, Whiteout) :nahnah:

[Talcy]

Out of US Football, Basketball and Baseball, the US only actually invented Basketball.

[empire21]

Out of US Football, Basketball and Baseball, the US only actually invented Basketball.

LOL, and the funny thing about that is, it was a Canadian physician at a University in the US who actually invented the game.

[Talcy]

:rofl:

[JackBauer24]

Oh YEAH? Well, did YOU know that the US has invented plenty of interesting stuff outside of sports?

[Sargoth]

Scientists have reached concensus:

The egg came first!

[Talcy]

Oh YEAH? Well, did YOU know that the US has invented plenty of interesting stuff outside of sports?

Dude, don't be so defensive. I was simply pointing out an irony.

[JackBauer24]

Dude, don't be so defensive. I was simply pointing out an irony.

And I was simply making a joke.

[Javen]

What? The thread I made was merged? They were not the same.

Talcy's is for useless and bizzare. mine wasn't

[Talcy]

Talcy's is for useless and bizzare. mine wasn't

Erm, nope. This is for anything, no matter how useless, so useful is included.

JB24, sorry, but it didn't seem like it. Bloody dispassionate medium of text. :nahnah:

Anyway, on with the show...

Did you know that the fight between James Bond and Red Grant in From Russia, With Love actually became a real brawl between Connery and Shaw on set for a short time, when the tough Irishman and the supposedly tough, but in reality just grumpy Scot, got carried away with themselves?

[Sarah-Leia]

^ :rofl: :chortle: :lol:

[Talcy]

BUMP

The BBC has listed some silly UK laws and they're prime fuel for resurrecting this thread.

Did you know that...

It is prohibited to die in the Houses of Parliament? (bugger)

Sticking a stamp (bearing the Queen's head of course) upside down on a letter is an act of treason?

That only a clerk in a tropical fish shop has permission to be topless in public in Liverpool (road workers and brick layers everywhere can be heard groaning)

It is illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas Day (thank you Oliver Cromwell).

It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament wearing a suit of armour.

If someone knocks on your door in Scotland and requires the use of your toilet, you are required to let them enter

It is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls of York, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow. (looks like my day trip to York in 1982 was more dangerous than we realised)

In the UK a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet.

Love it. :rofl:

[Javen]

BUMP
In the UK a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet.

Love it. :rofl:

:blink:

[Jedi Master Harrison]

Yep, I've heard most of those before, there are some real classics! When I come up to Scotland Talcy I shall be knocking on your door and enforcing my right to use your toilet! :nahnah: Seems lucky that I don't like mince pies, although I might have to perform a citizen's arrest on my Mum this Christmas! :rofl:

[Kommandant Felix]

BUMP

The BBC has listed some silly UK laws and they're prime fuel for resurrecting this thread.

Did you know that...

It is prohibited to die in the Houses of Parliament? (bugger)

Sticking a stamp (bearing the Queen's head of course) upside down on a letter is an act of treason?

That only a clerk in a tropical fish shop has permission to be topless in public in Liverpool (road workers and brick layers everywhere can be heard groaning)

It is illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas Day (thank you Oliver Cromwell).

It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament wearing a suit of armour.

If someone knocks on your door in Scotland and requires the use of your toilet, you are required to let them enter

It is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls of York, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow. (looks like my day trip to York in 1982 was more dangerous than we realised)

In the UK a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet.

Love it. :rofl:


Are these still actually laws now? Some of them seem a bit contradictory to humans rights...they are just a joke, right? Other than that, they are mildly hilarious, although the stamp one is bogus in my opinion...putting a stamp upside down is the same thing as treason? Something somewhere went out of control.

[Sargoth]

Are these still actually laws now? Some of them seem a bit contradictory to humans rights...they are just a joke, right?


Not a joke, but archaic laws that have never been repealed or revised. You can find old laws and city ordinances stateside that are just as silly.

[Talcy]

Yep, these are all real laws, but forgotten and most likely unenforcable. I get the impression that since they are so daft and forgotten, no one can be bothered going to the effort of bringing a bill repealing them.

The BBC also had a lot of similarly guff foreign laws, so part two coming up...

[Talcy]

In Ohio, it is illegal to get a fish drunk

In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation

A male doctor in Bahrain can only examine the genitals of a woman in the reflection of a mirror

In Switzerland, a man may not relieve himself standing up after 10pm

It is illegal to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle in Alabama

In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on a Sunday could be jailed

Women in Vermont must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth

In Milan, it is a legal requirement to smile at all times, except during funerals or hospital visits

In France, it is illegal to name a pig Napoleon<!-- E BO -->

[Jedi Master Harrison]

Thank the force I am not native to Indonesia!

[Kommandant Felix]

...Darn. I was really looking forward to living in France with Napoleon...too bad. And I guess I can't drive to France blindfolded if I pass through Alabama. My life's ambitions are completely and utterly shattered.

[empire21]

Thank the force I am not native to Indonesia!

:rofl:

[JackBauer24]

In Ohio, it is illegal to get a fish drunk

But we can get him high, right?

In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation

:blink: Which head do they cut off?!

A male doctor in Bahrain can only examine the genitals of a woman in the reflection of a mirror

I hope he knows left from right.

In Switzerland, a man may not relieve himself standing up after 10pm

But if I lay down, I get it all over me!

It is illegal to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle in Alabama

There goes my next TV special. Hmph.

In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on a Sunday could be jailed

What if they're getting married while they parachute?

Women in Vermont must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth

Am I crazy, or is that a good law?

In Milan, it is a legal requirement to smile at all times, except during funerals or hospital visits

F*** that.

In France, it is illegal to name a pig Napoleon<!-- E BO -->

But it's not illegal to name cockroaches that, right?