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Feb 27, 07
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useless information
kay ppl... what kind of useless information do you have stored in your brains?
i can come up with a few - flies generally prefer to breed in the center of the room - nutmeg is very poisenous if injected intravenously - a goldfish's attention span is 3 seconds long - tongue prints are as unique as finger prints 
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- the average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
- almonds are a member of the peach family. - it's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open - 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 word fuck came from old england when you needed consent to have pre-martial sex. They would need consent from the king and put a sign on their door that they are "FUCKing" (Fornicating Under the Consent of the King)
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In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat
His wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the Rule of thumb". Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered Into the English language. The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred And Wilma Flintstone Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury. Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better. Coca-Cola was originally green. It is impossible to lick your elbow. The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000 Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king in history: Spades - King David Hearts - Charlemagne Clubs -Alexander, the Great 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. 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 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 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. > > Here are some facts about the 1500s: > > > > Most people got married in June because they > > took their yearly bath in May and still smelled pretty good by June. > > However, they were starting to smell so brides carried a bouquet of >flowers > > to hide the body odor. > > > > Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married. > > > > Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house > > had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and > > men, then the women and finally the children- last of all the babies. By > > then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. > > > > Hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water." > > > > Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood > > underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the > > dogs, cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When > > it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and >fall off the roof. > > > > Hence the saying "It's raining cats and dogs." > > > > There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed > > a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could > > really mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a > > sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. > > > > That's how canopy beds came into existence. > > > > The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. > > > > Hence the saying "dirt poor." > > > > The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when > > wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on the floor to help keep their > > footing. As the winter wore on, they kept adding more thresh until when > > you opened the door it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood > > was placed in the entranceway.. > > > > Hence the saying a "thresh hold." > > > > In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that > > always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things > > to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They > > would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold > > overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes the stew had food > > in it that had been there for quite a while. > > > > Hence the rhyme, "Peas porridge hot, > > peas porridge cold, > > peas porridge in the pot nine days old." > > > > Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. > > When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It > > was a sign of wealth that a man "could bring home the bacon." > > > > They would cut off a little to share with guests > > and would all sit around and "chew the fat." > > > > Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content > > caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning > > and death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 > > years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous. > > > > Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of > > the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or "upper >crust." > > > > Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky.. The combination would > > sometimes knock them out for a couple of days. Someone walking along > > the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They > > were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family > > would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake >up. > > > > Hence the custom of holding a "wake." > > > > > England is old and small and the local folks started running out of >places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the >bones to a "bone-house" and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, >1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they >realized they had been burying people alive. So they thought they would tie >a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up >through the ground and tie it to a bell. > > Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the "graveyard > > shift") to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be "saved by the >bell" or was > > considered a "dead ringer."
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wow, thats alot ill have to read the rest later
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drum&bass is better than trance
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...been researching ways to hide your identity, mr. X?
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there is potential to de-rail this whole thread and turn it into an epic argument about what beepy boopity zippity zap music is better.. and wouldnt that be dope..... but just so it doesn't, I think you oughta know I was joking. :D
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Feb 28, 07
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^ art is subjective.
i prefer dnb over trance, but there's no point in arguing over which one is better. to each their own.
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