ExAFO 0 #1 February 8, 2008 Link Very, very strange, the things you can learn on the web...Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 February 8, 2008 Yup. Research Jackson for a lot of "what the hell[!?]" facts.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #3 February 8, 2008 Thank you so much. Thank you. I can't remember my license plate number to save my life, but that particular factoid, that I will take to the grave. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene03 0 #4 February 8, 2008 Well no shit, if you had been paying attention that explains it all.“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackC 0 #5 February 8, 2008 Best fact I've learned this year. In Edinburgh, Scotland, before indoor plumbing was invented, the towns people used to poop in a bucket and throw it out of the window into the street. Apparently the town council passed a law to say that you couldn't throw your "slops" out of the window before 10pm and when you did you had to give fair warning by shouting "gardez l'eau" (French for 'watch out, water') before heave-ho into the street. It just so happend that 10pm was kicking out time at the pubs so many a scotsman was wandering home half-cut after a few pints of McEwans export. Obviously, the more switched on folk would hear "gardez l'eau" and make a dash for the nearest doorway. However, the ones that were too drunk or to dumb to hide, tended to hear the words "gardez l'eau" and wondering where it came from, pointed their faces skywards looking for the source of the utterance. At which time, slopping out would commence and the poor Jock got a "real taste" of the city. And, I shit ye not, that is the origin of the phrase "shit faced" meaning falling-down drunk. So there you go. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jheadley 0 #6 February 8, 2008 Which Roosevelt? Edit : It was Theodore Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VincentVL. 0 #7 February 8, 2008 I learned that babies who are fed mother's milk get more toxins into their system which cause cancer. (PCB etc) Who knew? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #8 February 8, 2008 A couple of stranger-than-fiction facts: 1. Long ago, Airtwardo was a young boy 2. Futuredivot was thin back in the day. 3. At one time, Sunny didn't know what "roadhead" was. 4. Hans was not a DZO and had all his hair. 5. Villy Bance was actually sane.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #9 February 9, 2008 Quote A couple of stranger-than-fiction facts: 1. Long ago, Airtwardo was a young boy 2. Futuredivot was thin back in the day. 3. At one time, Sunny didn't know what "roadhead" was. 4. Hans was not a DZO and had all his hair. 5. Villy Bance was actually sane. Quote And a "D" licence required a night jump! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jshatzkin 0 #10 February 9, 2008 The toxins in breastmilk says something about our environment and products. Mother's milk is still way better than formula for babies.Jen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites