jiggerj
07-11-2006, 08:12 PM
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
count until you found
the
letter
"A"?>
A. One thousAnd
Q. What do bullet proof 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. There are more collect calls on this day than any
other day of
the year?
A. Father's Day
Q. What trivial fact about Mel Blanc (voice
of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic?
A. He was allergic to carrots.
Q.
What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a
party?
A. Snoop in
your medicine cabinet.
The first couple to be shown in bed together on
prime time television were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Coca-Cola was
originally green.
Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the
US > Treasury.
Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear
& smell better.
The state with the highest percentage of people who
walk to work is Alaska.
The percentage of Africa that is wilderness:
28%
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
is 61,000.
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their
hair.
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;
Clubs - Alexander the Great; Hearts
-Charlemagne; 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.
"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English
language.
The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter
pilots in
the South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the
ground, the.50 caliber
machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet,
before being loaded into
the
fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it
got "The whole
9
yards."
Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine
that makes
them looks like it's kissing the
conveyor belt.
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.
The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the
army for the
"General Purpose" vehicle,
G.P.
The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six
inches for each gallon
of diesel that it
burns.
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.
Hmmm...I dont know about you guys but this was all news to me! :D
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
count until you found
the
letter
"A"?>
A. One thousAnd
Q. What do bullet proof 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. There are more collect calls on this day than any
other day of
the year?
A. Father's Day
Q. What trivial fact about Mel Blanc (voice
of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic?
A. He was allergic to carrots.
Q.
What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a
party?
A. Snoop in
your medicine cabinet.
The first couple to be shown in bed together on
prime time television were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Coca-Cola was
originally green.
Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the
US > Treasury.
Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear
& smell better.
The state with the highest percentage of people who
walk to work is Alaska.
The percentage of Africa that is wilderness:
28%
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
is 61,000.
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their
hair.
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;
Clubs - Alexander the Great; Hearts
-Charlemagne; 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.
"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English
language.
The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter
pilots in
the South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the
ground, the.50 caliber
machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet,
before being loaded into
the
fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it
got "The whole
9
yards."
Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine
that makes
them looks like it's kissing the
conveyor belt.
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.
The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the
army for the
"General Purpose" vehicle,
G.P.
The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six
inches for each gallon
of diesel that it
burns.
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.
Hmmm...I dont know about you guys but this was all news to me! :D