Post by IAMCAPER on Jul 25, 2004 12:55:06 GMT -4
DID YOU KNOW THAT....
-"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
-Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that make them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
-No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Super bowl.
-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.
-Conception occurs more often in December than any other month
-"60 Minutes," on CBS is the only TV show to have no theme song
-Half of all Americans live within 50 miles their birthplace.
-Most boat owners name their boats. The most popular boat name requested is Obsession
-Bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women
-Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil
-There are more collect calls on Father’s day than any other day of the year .
-Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots. Ironic, eh?
-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 or what 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 their own 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.
-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. (Don't know if I believe this one)
-In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language. (Another suspicious one)
-Coors put its slogan, "Turn it loose," into Spanish, where it was read as "Suffer from diarrhea."
-Scandinavian vacuum manufacturer Electrolux used the following in an American campaign: "Nothing sucks like an Electrolux."
-"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
-Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that make them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
-No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Super bowl.
-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.
-Conception occurs more often in December than any other month
-"60 Minutes," on CBS is the only TV show to have no theme song
-Half of all Americans live within 50 miles their birthplace.
-Most boat owners name their boats. The most popular boat name requested is Obsession
-Bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women
-Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil
-There are more collect calls on Father’s day than any other day of the year .
-Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots. Ironic, eh?
-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 or what 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 their own 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.
-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. (Don't know if I believe this one)
-In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language. (Another suspicious one)
-Coors put its slogan, "Turn it loose," into Spanish, where it was read as "Suffer from diarrhea."
-Scandinavian vacuum manufacturer Electrolux used the following in an American campaign: "Nothing sucks like an Electrolux."