read it,did you lick it be honest,Y or NO

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From: Chris Lingard
To: Albert Watts ; Becki Burn ; Bill Frisby ; Brian Chatburn ; Daniel
Lingard ; Ed Bellwood ; patricia.maguire2 ; Rachel Lingard ; Reg Saunders
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 7:01 AM
Subject: FW: Facts, Some Old, Some New






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.

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"


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 US 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 US 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 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" I>





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.


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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
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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?

~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~





At least 75% of the people who read this will try to lick their elbow




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No.

Because I've seen this before, and already tried it!! ff

 

"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."

According to QI last week - this is a myth

 

Lick my elbow? I believe it's possible only with the aid of a mirror.

 

Only an inch away from being able to lick my elbow.

 

<hr />its not a myth it&quot;s fact read it about it a few times as far as i know it&quot;s a english thing

 

Very interesting OT but....

One hundred and one has got an A in it.</p>

 

RE: Only an inch away from being able to lick my elbow.

A very long tongue maybe?

 

RE: Very interesting OT but....

A ,lad,thar r8 an all

 

sorry

dunno what i expected to achieve by that

 

RE: Only an inch away from being able to lick my elbow.

Same here, Laura but I'm double jointed ff

 

I am double jointed as well

 

RE: sorry

THA,S ACHIEVED A REPLY
a Capitaal one an all
Godd neet its me Bed time

 

Yep - I've read it a few times - but only on websites....ever seen QI? Very informative and many things you take to be fact turn out to be myths. I thought it a very plausible one though - but was at a loss what it meant if the horse was upside down! (a particularly strange statue I saw in Prague)

Here you go - urban myth
http://www.snopes.com/military/statue.htm


e.g. Thomas Crapper did not invent the flush toilet...the word crap was being used for, well, crap before Mr Crapper had been born as well!

The first Ford cars were not available in any colour as long as it was black - infact they weren't available in black.

 

The Golf one is a myth as well

I doubted that one the first time I saw it

http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/golf.htm

 

Coca cola used to be green?

http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/green.asp

I'm going to give up now - probably a few more myths as well

 

No.

 

No but...

i will admit the first time someone told me it was impossible i did try. although it isnt impossible some people can of course. Most people can't

 

RE: Coca cola used to be green?

But Coca-Cola was originally a mixture of strong red wine, caffeine and cocaine.

 

Really?!