{"id":16568,"date":"2013-01-28T12:38:10","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T11:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fatherben.se\/wordpress\/?p=16568"},"modified":"2013-02-02T11:08:30","modified_gmt":"2013-02-02T10:08:30","slug":"16568","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fatherben.se\/wordpress\/16568\/","title":{"rendered":"THINGS TO KNOW \u00a4\u00a4\u00a4"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0Things To Know<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In the 1400\u2019s a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have \u2018the rule of thumb\u2019<\/p>\n

Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented.\u00a0 It was ruled \u2018Gentlemen Only \u2026 Ladies Forbidden\u2019\u2026 and thus, the word GOLF entered into the English language.<\/p>\n

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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0Coca-Cola was originally green.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0It is impossible to lick your elbow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: \u00a3 10,120.00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Spades – King David<\/p>\n

Hearts – Charlemagne<\/p>\n

Clubs -Alexander, the Great<\/p>\n

Diamonds – Julius Caesar<\/p>\n

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111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987, 654,321<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.<\/p>\n

If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died because of wounds received in battle.<\/p>\n

If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Q\/A QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter \u2018A\u2019?<\/p>\n

A. One thousand<\/p>\n

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Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers have in common?<\/p>\n

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A. All were invented by women.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Q. What is the only food that doesn\u2019t spoil?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A. Honey<\/p>\n

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Where various \u00a0expressions come from<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Shakespeare\u2019s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.\u00a0 When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase.\u2019Goodnight , sleep tight\u2019<\/p>\n

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It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

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In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts.<\/p>\n

So in old England , when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them \u2018Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down. It\u2019s where we get the phrase: \u2018mind your P\u2019s and Q\u2019s\u2019<\/p>\n

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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. \u2018Wet your whistle\u2019 is the phrase inspired by this practice.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Also You \u00a0??<\/strong><\/p>\n

At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can read it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.\u00a0 The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn\u2019t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the first and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed it wouthit a porbelm. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?<\/p>\n

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YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2013 when.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You haven\u2019t played solitaire with real cards in years.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don\u2019t have e-mail addresses.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You pull up in your own driveway and use your mobile phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Leaving the house without your mobile phone, which you didn\u2019t 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<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee<\/p>\n

11.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You start tilting your head sideways to smile. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You\u2019re reading this and nodding and laughing.<\/p>\n

13.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.<\/p>\n

14.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You are too busy to notice there was no 9 on this list.<\/p>\n

15.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn\u2019t a 9 on this list<\/p>\n

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Finally<\/b><\/p>\n

Now you are laughing at yourself.<\/p>\n

Go on, forward this to your friends.<\/p>\n

You know you want to! And stop trying to lick your elbow!<\/p>\n

A Contribution from Bent in Roskilde<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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