Some Triv !!

[Electric Gretar]

It is impossible to lick your elbow.



This is not true, I know two people who can.

[Zulus Thousand of em]

It is impossible to lick your elbow.



This is not true, I know two people who can.

You know two people who want to lick your elbow? Please stop, you're frightening me now.

[TANGODANCER]

"Passing the buck" came from riverboat gamblers playing cards. Whoever had the bank had a buck-horn handled knife in front of them till they lost it. Then it was time to "Pass the buck" Just another useless bit of information.

[Montreal Wanderer]

(copied from the internet)

It must be true, then

I just like to give sources when I'm not giving false information off my own bat.

[communistworkethic]

In the 1400s a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to
beat his wife with a stick any 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 were
Fred and Wilma Flintstone

Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.

Men can read smaller print than women can but women can hear
better.

Coca-Cola was originally green.

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

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 from
history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar

Bruce's mum makes the best chips, it's official !!!!!

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.

What do bullet-proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and
laser printers all have in common?
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 was traditionally 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.

so bruce but those are mostly just urban legends and fabrication..


www.snopes.com

[Bruce Rioja]

Well I never !!

[keveh]

www.snopes.com

It's about time they updated the style of that site.

It's had the same look for years, apart from they changed the header section.

Good site though.

[sluffy]

I had posted this elsewhere on the site but post it here again under the 'triva' heading -

Nottingham facts -

FACT 1

Did you know that Nottingham Forrest ground (The City ground) is actually outside the the official boundary of Nottingham whilst Notts County's ground (Meadow Lane) is actually directly across the Trent and thus is in the city of Nottingham!

Therefore it would actually be more accurate to rename Notts County to Nottingham City and Nottingham Forrest to Nottingham(shire) County (or Notts County for short!). At the same time the City ground (home of Nottingham Forrest that was - now named Notts County - but not the Notts County that has just been renamed Nottingham City) should be renamed - as it its not actually in the city of Nottingham, and the name 'City Ground' should be used by Notts City (formally Notts County) who is in the city of Nottingham - whose more accurate address would then be -

The City Ground
Meadow Lane
Nottingham



FACT 2

The two clubs lie just 300 yards away from each other and are the closest grounds to each other in England!

FACT 3

Notts County (the one that does not play in the county despite of its name and does not play at the City Ground - even though it is the only club inside the city boundary) play in a black and white striped kit, which was the inspiration for Juventus's strip of the same design.

FACT 4

Nottingham Forest are not named after Sherwood Forest as many believe (Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham and all that) but take their name from the Forest Recreation Ground, a public space in the city proper where the club were formed (but no longer play).

[Bruce Rioja]

FACT 3

Notts County (the one that does not play in the county despite of its name and does not play at the City Ground - even though it is the only club inside the city boundary) play in a black and white striped kit, which was the inspiration for Juventus's strip of the same design.

I believe that this came about when Juve turned up to play a series of friendlies over here and turned up without their kit, so Notts County lent them one and they liked it so much they decided to keep it. Originally Juve played in pink which is now the colour of their 'keepers jersey.

[Montreal Wanderer]

IFACT 4

Nottingham Forest are not named after Sherwood Forest as many believe (Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham and all that) but take their name from the Forest Recreation Ground, a public space in the city proper where the club were formed (but no longer play).

But...but...but
The Forest Recreation ground was named after Sherwood Forest so...
see

The Forest Recreation Ground is a recreation ground in Nottingham, England, about a mile north of the city centre. The name comes from mediaeval times when the land was part of Sherwood Forest that once extended from Nottingham itself up to the north of the county. This was one of the original parts of the 1845 Nottingham Inclosure Act which preserved eighty acres (324,000 m²) of Sherwood Forest for recreational use.

[Gertie]

Just going off at a very slight tangent?? Can anyone confirm if you can only wear grey tinted sunglasses when driving?? I've got some pink tinted sunglasses and the optician has told me I won't be allowed to drive in them as they will not allow me to see the colour of traffice lights properly???

So bizarre I can't believe it's true but haven't seen anything since to confirm... Please can anyone shed some light on my puzzlement??? Ta!

Gertsx

[Bruce Rioja]

Pink tinted sunglasses aren't allowed whilst driving as they'll cause other drivers to crash whilst pointing at you & chuckling.

[Montreal Wanderer]

Just going off at a very slight tangent?? Can anyone confirm if you can only wear grey tinted sunglasses when driving?? I've got some pink tinted sunglasses and the optician has told me I won't be allowed to drive in them as they will not allow me to see the colour of traffice lights properly???

So bizarre I can't believe it's true but haven't seen anything since to confirm... Please can anyone shed some light on my puzzlement??? Ta!

Gertsx

Always looking at things through rose-tinted specs, eh Gertie? Sounds like nonsense to me since the position of the light is relevant too - pink specs won't make red lights appear green. But perhaps they passed a law. In Wyoming it is illegal to jump off a building. I don't know why they have laws like that. At some point we have to draw the line between laws that help people and those that are a hindrance to the upward evolution of the human race. What colour do the lights appear to you now, Gertie?

[communistworkethic]

Just going off at a very slight tangent?? Can anyone confirm if you can only wear grey tinted sunglasses when driving?? I've got some pink tinted sunglasses and the optician has told me I won't be allowed to drive in them as they will not allow me to see the colour of traffice lights properly???

So bizarre I can't believe it's true but haven't seen anything since to confirm... Please can anyone shed some light on my puzzlement??? Ta!

Gertsx

I believe he's talking pooh Gerts, he just wants you to buy more. The highway code doesn't mention the colour of the lens but they can't obscure your visison and if you wear specs normally they must be prescription or you should wear contact lenses. Oh and obviously don't wear them at night. If the colour of traffic lights was an issue then how would colour blind people get on?

[TANGODANCER]

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 rdgnieg. 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.






Amzanig

[chris]

But deos it wrok on rlleay lnog wrdos scuh as asinditablestsehrinmtaiasnim?

[Montreal Wanderer]

But deos it wrok on rlleay lnog wrdos scuh as asinditablestsehrinmtaiasnim?

Only if you are opposed to the disestablishment of the Church.

[communistworkethic]

But deos it wrok on rlleay lnog wrdos scuh as asinditablestsehrinmtaiasnim?

only if you hyphenate it

[enfieldwhite]

But deos it wrok on rlleay lnog wrdos scuh as asinditablestsehrinmtaiasnim?

oN!