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| fab4fan | Dec 19 2006, 04:52 AM Post #1 |
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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: $6,400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- -- 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ~~~~~~~~~~~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 2006 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. Y ou actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list. AND NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself. |
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Dec 19 2006, 07:17 AM Post #2 |
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Thanks for sharing that, John - some great facts there, some of which I hadn't read before.
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| Deleted User | Dec 19 2006, 09:27 AM Post #3 |
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Agreed, although; "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" Would it not be One hundred And one? |
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| iscreamer1 | Dec 19 2006, 01:09 PM Post #4 |
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Fun stuff, thanks for posting. |
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| maccascruff | Dec 19 2006, 01:54 PM Post #5 |
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I've seen the one about living in 2006. I didn't now about all those people living within 50 miles of their birthplace. I'm about a thousand miles from mine. |
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| bluemeanie | Dec 19 2006, 07:43 PM Post #6 |
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is now a happily married woman x
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some good (and true) things there Jon - cheers for sharing that |
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| jayjay | Dec 19 2006, 07:52 PM Post #7 |
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No, because it's actually one hundred one... there's no 'and'.
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| Deleted User | Dec 19 2006, 08:08 PM Post #8 |
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A few of those are bogus. One that I know is false is the golf "fact". Too lazy to snopes.com any of the others right now. |
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| bluemeanie | Dec 19 2006, 08:12 PM Post #9 |
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is now a happily married woman x
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there is over here Jay lol
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Jayne x is loving life and is so happy xxx | |
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Dec 19 2006, 08:28 PM Post #10 |
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Yes, us Brits definitely say 'One Hundred and One'.
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| Deleted User | Dec 19 2006, 08:32 PM Post #11 |
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So do most Americans, but grammatically 101 is one hundred one. There is no 'and' between the '1' and the '0'. 999 is actually "nine hundred ninety-nine", as well.
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Dec 19 2006, 08:38 PM Post #12 |
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Why are you sure that 'One Hundred One' is grammatically correct? Why is it fact rather than opinion, Mr. Beep? |
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| Deleted User | Dec 19 2006, 08:50 PM Post #13 |
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Because it's one of the few inane grammar rules I remember during my short tenure as an English major at Indiana University Southeast. The 'and' is technically incorrect, but very common.
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| Sandra | Dec 19 2006, 08:51 PM Post #14 |
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One hundred one just doesn't sound right to me so I'm off to check with the dalmations.
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Dec 19 2006, 09:06 PM Post #15 |
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I've never read or been taught that particular grammar 'rule' and would offer it as a trans-Atlantic difference. After all, if you were being taught English and not American English, you would spell color as colour, flavor as flavour and center as centre - amongst many other things. It is not possible that it is yet another linguistic difference between the countries? |
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| foolonthehill | Dec 19 2006, 09:38 PM Post #16 |
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The one about licking your elbow is WRONG! I have a friend who can do it.
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| Deleted User | Dec 19 2006, 09:57 PM Post #17 |
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You may well be right, friend. We are but two countries separated by a common language. And anyways, the first number with an 'a' in it is 'ate'. We can all agree on that, right? :lol: |
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| Deleted User | Dec 19 2006, 10:04 PM Post #18 |
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This is in the Blue Book of Grammar: Rule 8. When writing out large numbers of five or more digits before the decimal point, use a comma where the comma would appear in the figure format. Use the word and only where the decimal point appears in the figure format. Examples $15,768.13 (Fifteen thousand, seven hundred sixty-eight dollars and thirteen cents) $1054.21 (One thousand fifty-four dollars and twenty-one cents) NOTE: The comma is now commonly omitted in four-digit whole numbers. I don't know if it's applicable to Queen's English or not. |
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| Deleted User | Dec 19 2006, 11:55 PM Post #19 |
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We would not write one hundred , one pounds and thirteen pence. We would write one hundred and one pounds, and thirteen pence. However, we would write Fifteen thousand, seven hundred sixty-eight pounds and thirteen pence because that is how we say it. And certainly write it in contracts and correspondence dealing with financial matters. We would do this so as to avoid confusion that no tens or twenties were missing inadvertly the and takes the place of the ten or twenty- five. English is a living language, the strength of english comes from the pedantists not having the upper hand unlike the french, who indeed are relaxing their rules or were at least debating it this year. I think it was on Newsnight some time ago when we had a bunch of pedantists arguing the hell out of headlines, news reports and someone chucked in their own newsletter. It was fun to watch the nerds getting nasty with each other, with a verbosity seldom seen Gladstone and Disraeli, and someone on the sidelines stirring the pot. English is a verbal language in comparison to french and german it is used to communicate with each other and consequently we see every year new words being made and entered into all our dictionaries. We are taught to write in the way that we speak with just a few grammatical rules. Too many of those rules would lead to the obfuscation of the message that was being conveyed. Yes i know that this is exactly the tactic of dear tony but he is a lawyer. |
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| Deleted User | Dec 20 2006, 03:19 AM Post #20 |
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Here's a link to something about that one: http://www.scottishgolfhistory.net/golf_word.htm |
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| ~LovelyRita~ | Dec 20 2006, 03:35 AM Post #21 |
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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow! ... guilty as charged... And as for the mind your ps ans qs thing, I heard that it derived from people often mixing up ps and qs when they were using movable type for printing back in the days before computers... |
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| Bill | Dec 20 2006, 04:02 AM Post #22 |
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Fact: The language is called English. What more do you need to know?
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| Deleted User | Dec 20 2006, 04:14 AM Post #23 |
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And when you use English in a game of pool (i.e. billiards) ... things get pretty radical.
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| vlivantje | Dec 20 2006, 09:30 AM Post #24 |
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How many of you tried to lick your elbow?
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| Sher | Dec 20 2006, 03:51 PM Post #25 |
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I believe one hundred and one and one hundred one are both acceptiable. It's a matter of stylistic preferrence. ....And I didn't try to lick my elbow, but the last one did get me...(so what if I can't count.) :lol: |
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