Q. Half of all
Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace
Q. Most boat ownersname 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 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.
people who read this will try to lick their elbow!
YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2012 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 and text 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 or text 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. You actually
scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this
~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~
NOW
U R LAUGHING at yourself.
You know you want to!