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; women can hear better.

Coca-Cola was originally green.

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska

The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...) The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400

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.

The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.

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

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.

Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.

Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace

Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
A. Obsession

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 bulletproof 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

Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
A. Father's Day

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.

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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow

very good thoughts and I thought about trying to lick the elbow..

The only one I doubt is honey being the only food that doesn't spoil. What about that fruitcake in someone's basement? And those twinkies last at least 50 years.

I think the golf one is a myth also

I think the golf one is real. I could be wrong.. but I have heard it for years from many different sources.

In the mid 15th century, one of the kings of Europe decided no one out side of the palace could have sex without permission. (If you lived in the castle no such restriction). When permission was granted, the royal guard posted a sign was posted on the door of the lucky folks.

Fornication Under Consent of the King.

You put the letters together.

kstyer said: I think the golf one is real. I could be wrong.. but I have heard it for years from many different sources. In the mid 15th century, one of the kings of Europe decided no one out side of the palace could have sex without permission. (If you lived in the castle no such restriction). When permission was granted, the royal guard posted a sign was posted on the door of the lucky folks. Fornication Under Consent of the King. You put the letters together.

i know that one is a myth.. I did a root word trace on some of our profanity for a paper in college. and as for hearing the other one for a long time.. thats why they call them urban legends.. they never go away..

by the way.. acronyms are fairly recent linguistic construct, they began showing up in the late 1800's as more people became literate.

even a fairly common one.. AD (Anno Domini not after death) didnt appear until the early 1600's (not sure of the year.. ive been drunk many times since then)

did some quick looking on golf..

"The medieval Dutch word "kolf" or "kolve" meant "club." It is believed that word passed to the Scots, whose old Scots dialect transformed the word into "golve," "gowl" or "gouf."

By the 16th Century, the word "golf" had emerged.

sorry to be so anal retentive guys.. but I took 4 years of latin and a few linguistics electives... this is one of my strong suits..

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Ben, if you keep that up you won't be able to say I'm the bigger nerd!

kstyer said: Ben, if you keep that up you won't be able to say I'm the bigger nerd!

yeah... i wouldnt want to surpass you.. should i just let you win for appearances sake

Nah, that wouldn't be fair. We is what we is!