A little Monday evening trivia
21 May 2007, 06:18 PM
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A little Monday evening trivia
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.
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 were invented by women.
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"
~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
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 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 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.
AND NOW YOU ARE LAUGHING at yourself.
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.
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 were invented by women.
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"
~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
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 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 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.
AND NOW YOU ARE LAUGHING at yourself.
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22 May 2007, 11:12 AM
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I feel I have to point out a few factual errors (mainly 'cos I'm bored and I've nothing else better to do.
This belief actually dates back to 1783 when James Gillray published a satirical cartoon attacking Judge Sir Francis Buller as having made it a legal ruling in 1782 that a man can beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. There is absolutely no court records to substantiate this though.
It is more widely believed that this saying comes from a crude form of measurement (its about an inch)
That will be Laurel and Hardy. (Well they might have been more than just good friends)
One hundred and one
This is actually a common question used in pub quiz nights. I don’t know where the question comes from but the answer is completely wrong.
For example the bullet proof vest was not invented by a woman. It was actually a natural progression of personal protection body armour dating back hundreds of years.
However the modern bullet proof cloth was invented by a priest called Reverend Casimir Zeglen of St. Stanislaus' Roman Catholic Church in Chicago. (A man if I’m not mistaken)
The first laser printer was developed at Xerox by Gary Starkweather (That’s a funny name for a woman)
The fire escape was first patented by Joseph Winters on May 7 1878 (yep, another man)
So now we come to the windshield wiper. The first one was invented by J.H. Apjohn (strangely enough he was a MAN). However his invention relied on brushes and was not very effective. Later that year Mary Anderson patented a crude device operated by a handle. (At last, a woman) The first automated wiper was patented by another woman named Charlotte Bridgwood in 1917, it was a roller based wiper and was not a commercial success. The electric windshield wiper as we know it today was invented by a Hawaiian dentist called Dr.Ormand Wall.
So, the proper answer to the above question is “None of them were invented by women”
Tell you what though, the dishwasher was invented by a woman. (Josephine Garis Cochrane)
Actually the origin of this saying is uncertain. The OED used to print a citation dating back to 1779, but have now withdrawn it as they deem it to be unreliable.
It is sometimes suggested as deriving from the practise of chalking up a tally of drinks in English pubs (on the slate). Publicans had to make sure to mark up the quart drinks as distinct from the pint drinks. This explanation is widely repeated but there's little evidence to support it, apart from the fact that pint and quart begin with p and q.
Another suggestion is advice to children learning to write to take care not to mix up the lower-case letters p and q. (Although it could be argued that the letters b and d could also be confused)
Or advice to printers as they had to insert the type face in reverse.
There are many more such examples of the origin of the saying.
It is more widely believed that this saying comes from a crude form of measurement (its about an inch)
For example the bullet proof vest was not invented by a woman. It was actually a natural progression of personal protection body armour dating back hundreds of years.
However the modern bullet proof cloth was invented by a priest called Reverend Casimir Zeglen of St. Stanislaus' Roman Catholic Church in Chicago. (A man if I’m not mistaken)
The first laser printer was developed at Xerox by Gary Starkweather (That’s a funny name for a woman)
The fire escape was first patented by Joseph Winters on May 7 1878 (yep, another man)
So now we come to the windshield wiper. The first one was invented by J.H. Apjohn (strangely enough he was a MAN). However his invention relied on brushes and was not very effective. Later that year Mary Anderson patented a crude device operated by a handle. (At last, a woman) The first automated wiper was patented by another woman named Charlotte Bridgwood in 1917, it was a roller based wiper and was not a commercial success. The electric windshield wiper as we know it today was invented by a Hawaiian dentist called Dr.Ormand Wall.
So, the proper answer to the above question is “None of them were invented by women”
Tell you what though, the dishwasher was invented by a woman. (Josephine Garis Cochrane)
It is sometimes suggested as deriving from the practise of chalking up a tally of drinks in English pubs (on the slate). Publicans had to make sure to mark up the quart drinks as distinct from the pint drinks. This explanation is widely repeated but there's little evidence to support it, apart from the fact that pint and quart begin with p and q.
Another suggestion is advice to children learning to write to take care not to mix up the lower-case letters p and q. (Although it could be argued that the letters b and d could also be confused)
Or advice to printers as they had to insert the type face in reverse.
There are many more such examples of the origin of the saying.
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