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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.
>
> Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US
>Treasury.
>
> It is impossible to lick your elbow.
>
> 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.
>
> Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or
>not, you
> can read it..........
>
> I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was
>rdanieg.
> The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid aoccdrnig to rscheearch
>at
> Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the
>ltteers in a
> wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat
>ltteer be
> in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can
>sitll raed
> it wouthit a porbelm Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not
>raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their
>elbow :-) :-)