aboyfrombklyn Posted May 17 Report Share Posted May 17 1. 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. That's where the phrase, "goodnight, sleep tight" came from.2. The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." uses every letter in the alphabet. (developed by Western Union to test telex/twx communications.)3. The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is 'uncopyrightable'.4. The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building!5. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.6. When Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle, it travels at a rate of 25 miles per year.7. The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the"General Purpose" vehicle, GP.8. Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.9. On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.10. Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.11. In Cleveland, Ohio, it's illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.12. It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.13. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.14. There's an average of 178 sesame seeds on McDonald's Big Mac bun.15. The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1.16. The 3 most valuable brand names on earth: Coca-Cola, Marlboro, and Budweiser, in that order.(now thats something...)17. In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined.18. 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" or what we know today as the honeymoon."19. In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them to mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's."20. 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 lastly...21. In ancient England A person could not have sex unless you had consent of the King (unless you were in the Royal Family). When anyone wanted to have a baby, they got consent of the King & the King gave them a placard that they hung on their door while they were having sex. The placard had F.U.C.K. (Fornication Under Consent of the King) on it. Now you know where that came from.------------------ You just wait and see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmb1975 Posted May 17 Report Share Posted May 17 kewl....where can i get one of those placards????------------------The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontotrance Posted May 17 Report Share Posted May 17 I want one of those placards too. Lots of info I did not know but now I know. Peace------------------"No Sound System Is Safe"-Leftfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboyfrombklyn Posted May 18 Author Report Share Posted May 18 I know, I want one of them too. It would make the act of FUCKing ok anywhere. Just put the sign up and get it on! Why not, you have the king's consent! ------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontotrance Posted May 18 Report Share Posted May 18 really the King's Consent........I better get fucking then.........LOL------------------Brian Transeau on MusicTotally. I love what guys like Oliver Lieb and Paul Van Dyk do. I hate that ATB and those sorts of people have prostituted this stuff. You listen to an ATB track and then you listen to Sasha, and the difference is as obvious as listening to Led Zeppelin and Rachmaninoff.Laurent Garnier on MusicFor Garnier it's also a question of quality. "The problem is a lot of things I hear out here on the radio are not trance - I mean that ATB track I heard the other day - is this trance? This is fucking Tellytubbies music." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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