Things That Make Ya Go Hmmmm

[Ducky 0]

Hope we haven't seen this here before though it is very likely, sorry if it's a repost.....
HOW CAN YOU LIVE WITHOUT KNOWING THESE THINGS?
1.      The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time
TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
2.      Coca-Cola was originally green.
3.      Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US
Treasury.
4.      Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
5.      The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:      Alaska
6.      The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)
7.      The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
8.      The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
9.      The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour:        61,000
10.     Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
11.     The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
12.     The youngest pope was 11 years old.
13.     The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
14.     Those San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National       Monuments.
15.     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
16.     111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
17.     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.
18.     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.
19.     "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
20.     Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
21.     No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Super bowl.
22.     The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League all-stars Game.
23.     Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?
A. Conception.
24.     Q. What separates "60 Minutes," on CBS from every other TV show? >        A. No theme song
25.     Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace.
26.     Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
A. Obsession
27.     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
28.     Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.
29.     Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
30.     Q. There are more collect calls on this day than any other day of the year?   A. Father's Day
31.  Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic? A. He was allergic to carrots.
32.     Q. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a party?
A. Snoop in your medicine cabinet.
33.     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."
34.     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.
35.     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"
36.     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.
37.     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.*.*.*. (Fornication Under Consent of the King) on it. Now you know where that came from.
AND FINALLY
38.     In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden ... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
Kwak
Stupidity is a crime.

[AiRpollUtiOn 0]

=> 19, how about I do, the shortest phrase in english language you shouldn't say in certain circumstances
Will jump for beer, bs AiRpollUtiOn

[ChromeBoy 0]

Ducky can you just give us a brief summary of what was said. That is too long.

[SkydiveMonkey 0]

Just read number 37
When you participate in sporting events, its not whether you win or loose, its how drunk you get.

[jdhill 0]

If you try # 16 in excel you'll get a wrong answer (yes, I am bored at work)
http://www.aerialfusion.com

[bbarnhouse 0]

#39
Hummmm I wonder how many pounds of fuel the otter uses in an hour.....(said at a most inapropriate time)
It only takes a little pixie dust......

[jdhill 0]

.....(said at a most inapropriate time)...
by your pilot...
http://www.aerialfusion.com

[freeflir29 0]

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by your pilot...

10 nautical from the coast of Florida at 500 Ft.....
"It's all about the BOOBIES!"

[bbarnhouse 0]

ummmmm not quite......;)
It only takes a little pixie dust......

[Spy38W 0]

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by your pilot...

Muahahaha, thanks for the advice, I've been diverdrivin (TM DiverDriver) just about full time for the past few weeks, so this, in addition to the "NO FARTING" sticker that I purchased tonight (much needed after last weeks incident with a family who does not deny drinking more than a 12-pack of Budwiser per night, a piece), will give me a little extra 'fun' for this weekend. Actually I plan to do a MINIMUM of four jumps, one being a lawndart sitfly with somebody who has only done RW since she started (hehehe, bringing her to the darkside), plus my second plan of the (180/backflip)² - 2-way for my "B" license. And then, I can do my night jumps next weekend. --
Drunkometer 2002
sober [··················+···] hammered

[sunshine 2]

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Ducky can you just give us a brief summary of what was said. That is too long.

Umm, yeah can i have the brief summary too??
"And you just put that shirt on!" ~ Cajun Jon

[sangiro 26]

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The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

I guess you have to count in NYC and LA to get to this.....
Safe swoops
Sangiro

[gale 0]

Just in case you were wondering why that is, it's because floating point arithmetic done on computers is typically done in Marc-64 which is 64 BITS of precision in computer code. This results in a lack of accuracy when you are using very large or very small numbers. It has to do with binary arithmetic which is how it's done on the processor. Excel was not designed to handle such large numbers whereas scientific applications would be.
Gale
Life's not worth living if you can't feel alive

[flyhi 24]

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17. 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.

I think Stonewall Jackson was shot by his own troops, so does that mean his horse has three legs in the air?
Actually, I have heard No. 17 before and have been told it is not correct. I can neither confirm nor deny its accuracy.
flyhi
"To understand Mankind, you must look at its two root words; Mank and Ind."

[QuickDraw 0]

What happens if a famous horse dies in battle ?
Does the rider have both his in the air ?
"Bart, stop pestering satan" - Marge Simpson.

[FallinWoman 1]

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21. No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Super bowl.

This one is incorrect...maybe it was accurate at some point, but the Rams won the superbowl. We played our home games in the Trans World Dome.
Anne

[skyhawk 2]

check our www.snopes.com bout that horse one
Opinions are like a-holes everyone has one, the only one that does you any good is yours and all that comes out is shit

[SpeedRacer 1]

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17. 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.

not true. its entirely up to the sculptor.

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15. 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

not true. They're just pictures of kings, & there's no evidence that they are supposed to symbolize any particular real kings.
Makes me wonder how accurate the rest of these factoids are!
***27. 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
*** Heheheh. what about "one hundred and one"??
Speed Racer
"Fill your hand, you son-of-a-bitch!"

[Jessica 0]

I think Speedy's been drinking.
It's not a freestyle routine, it's a SIT!

[wildblue 7]

37. 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.*.*.*. (Fornication Under Consent of the King) on it. Now you know where that came from.
Isn't true either. Sounds funny, but not true.
... I forget how the rest of it goes, but you're mother's a whore!!

[TEB6363 0]

OK, Hmmmmmm.
Just being a post whore. BTW. 300 is here!
:::OK, Canopy is Open, No Traffic Around, .. Why are these "Extra" Lines Draping Down??, Damn!

[ChromeBoy 0]

Congrats Teb!

[TEB6363 0]

Hey, now it's 301. I am an "Old Hand".
Is that good???? Or bad??????
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[ChromeBoy 0]

Good. Almost as good as boobies, Faith Hills bush and Gwen Stefani!

[TEB6363 0]

Damn Nate, your a Veteran! That's a shit-load of posts!!
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