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Vange Shrimper

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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.
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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
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Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
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Coca-Cola was originally green.
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It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
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The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)
The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
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The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
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The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000
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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
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The youngest pope was 11 years old.
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The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
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The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
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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
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111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
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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. 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.
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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.
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Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace
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Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name
requested?
A. Obsession
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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
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Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser
printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
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Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
A. Father's Day
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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, "goodnight, sleep tight."
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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.
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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
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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. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by
this practice.

~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~

At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.
 
Well thats all fine an dandy except the card one , as the (or least from what i know ) were not Kings ! One being a General the other an Emporer. Also the playing cards are based on the Tarot (whos origins now one really knows but theh Kings dont represent anyone !)
 
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Vange Shrimper @ July 09 2004,15:46)]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
No, this is from the print trade.

Lower case p and q look similar and this was a warning to apprentice typesetters.
 
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Vange Shrimper @ July 09 2004,15:46)]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.
rubbish.

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
 
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Vange Shrimper @ July 09 2004,15:46)]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.
rubbish-

the word "honeymoon" was a sardonic reference to the inevitable waning of love like a phase of the moon. Thus, the first literary reference to the honeymoon was penned in 1552, in Richard Huloet's Abecedarium Anglico Latinum.
 
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Napster @ July 09 2004,16:41)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Vange Shrimper @ July 09 2004,15:46)]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.
rubbish-

the word "honeymoon" was a sardonic reference to the inevitable waning of love like a phase of the moon. Thus, the first literary reference to the honeymoon was penned in 1552, in Richard Huloet's Abecedarium Anglico Latinum.
Cheer up mate, it's Friday afternoon!!!

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[b said:
Quote[/b] (Vange Shrimper @ July 09 2004,15:46)]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, "goodnight, sleep tight."
rubbish-

tight in this expression is the equivalent of the only surviving use of the adverb tightly meaning 'soundly, properly, well, effectively'. The full Oxford English Dictionary labels the adverb 'now dialectal' and the adjective 'colloquial'.
 
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Napster @ July 09 2004,16:43)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Vange Shrimper @ July 09 2004,15:46)]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, "goodnight, sleep tight."
rubbish-

tight in this expression is the equivalent of the only surviving use of the adverb tightly meaning 'soundly, properly, well, effectively'. The full Oxford English Dictionary labels the adverb 'now dialectal' and the adjective 'colloquial'.
I refer you to my previous post, geez!

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[b said:
Quote[/b] (Vange Shrimper @ July 09 2004,15:46)]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
One hundred And one.
 
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Ron Manager @ July 09 2004,16:45)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Napster @ July 09 2004,16:43)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Vange Shrimper @ July 09 2004,15:46)]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, "goodnight, sleep tight."
rubbish-

tight in this expression is the equivalent of the only surviving use of the adverb tightly meaning 'soundly, properly, well, effectively'. The full Oxford English Dictionary labels the adverb 'now dialectal' and the adjective 'colloquial'.
I refer you to my previous post, geez!

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Sorry, I just hate these Internet "facts"
 
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Napster @ July 09 2004,16:52)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Ron Manager @ July 09 2004,16:45)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Napster @ July 09 2004,16:43)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Vange Shrimper @ July 09 2004,15:46)]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, "goodnight, sleep tight."
rubbish-

tight in this expression is the equivalent of the only surviving use of the adverb tightly meaning 'soundly, properly, well, effectively'. The full Oxford English Dictionary labels the adverb 'now dialectal' and the adjective 'colloquial'.
I refer you to my previous post, geez!

wink.gif
Sorry, I just hate these Internet "facts"
And I hate The Darknes, but you don't hear me going on about it do you............

wink.gif
 
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Guest @ July 09 2004,16:37)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Vange Shrimper @ July 09 2004,15:46)]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
No, this is from the print trade.

Lower case p and q look similar and this was a warning to apprentice typesetters.
Wrong again - it actually relates to an incident in a communal urinal where a Mr Zand Kuse wasn't concentrating properly when taking a leak.
 
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Ron Manager @ July 09 2004,16:53)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Napster @ July 09 2004,16:52)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Ron Manager @ July 09 2004,16:45)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Napster @ July 09 2004,16:43)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Vange Shrimper @ July 09 2004,15:46)]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, "goodnight, sleep tight."
rubbish-

tight in this expression is the equivalent of the only surviving use of the adverb tightly meaning 'soundly, properly, well, effectively'. The full Oxford English Dictionary labels the adverb 'now dialectal' and the adjective 'colloquial'.
I refer you to my previous post, geez!

wink.gif
Sorry, I just hate these Internet "facts"
And I hate The Darknes, but you don't hear me going on about it do you............

wink.gif
No, but I hear you going on about The Darkness

tounge.gif
 
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Napster @ July 09 2004,16:56)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Ron Manager @ July 09 2004,16:53)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Napster @ July 09 2004,16:52)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Ron Manager @ July 09 2004,16:45)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Napster @ July 09 2004,16:43)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Vange Shrimper @ July 09 2004,15:46)]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, "goodnight, sleep tight."
rubbish-

tight in this expression is the equivalent of the only surviving use of the adverb tightly meaning 'soundly, properly, well, effectively'. The full Oxford English Dictionary labels the adverb 'now dialectal' and the adjective 'colloquial'.
I refer you to my previous post, geez!

wink.gif
Sorry, I just hate these Internet "facts"
And I hate The Darknes, but you don't hear me going on about it do you............

wink.gif
No, but I hear you going on about The Darkness

tounge.gif
Got distracted with an extremely appealing daydream about the first cold pint of lager of the weekend.......

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[b said:
Quote[/b] (Ron Manager @ July 09 2004,16:58)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Napster @ July 09 2004,16:56)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Ron Manager @ July 09 2004,16:53)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Napster @ July 09 2004,16:52)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Ron Manager @ July 09 2004,16:45)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Napster @ July 09 2004,16:43)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Vange Shrimper @ July 09 2004,15:46)]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, "goodnight, sleep tight."
rubbish-

tight in this expression is the equivalent of the only surviving use of the adverb tightly meaning 'soundly, properly, well, effectively'. The full Oxford English Dictionary labels the adverb 'now dialectal' and the adjective 'colloquial'.
I refer you to my previous post, geez!

wink.gif
Sorry, I just hate these Internet "facts"
And I hate The Darknes, but you don't hear me going on about it do you............

wink.gif
No, but I hear you going on about The Darkness

tounge.gif
Got distracted with an extremely appealing daydream about the first cold pint of lager of the weekend.......

biggrin.gif
My daydream involved Beyonce and Kylie wresting over who's going to serve me.

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[b said:
Quote[/b] (Napster @ July 09 2004,16:52)]Sorry, I just hate these Internet "facts"
Considered they are obviously derived from a dumb Yank then I wouldn't be too worried about it, Naps. Most of those facts are total and utter b******s anyway ... and wasn't the "lick your elbow' thing done years ago?! All very boring ...

WS
 
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Napster @ July 09 2004,17:02)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Ron Manager @ July 09 2004,16:58)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Napster @ July 09 2004,16:56)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Ron Manager @ July 09 2004,16:53)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Napster @ July 09 2004,16:52)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Ron Manager @ July 09 2004,16:45)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Napster @ July 09 2004,16:43)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Vange Shrimper @ July 09 2004,15:46)]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, "goodnight, sleep tight."
rubbish-

tight in this expression is the equivalent of the only surviving use of the adverb tightly meaning 'soundly, properly, well, effectively'. The full Oxford English Dictionary labels the adverb 'now dialectal' and the adjective 'colloquial'.
I refer you to my previous post, geez!

wink.gif
Sorry, I just hate these Internet "facts"
And I hate The Darknes, but you don't hear me going on about it do you............

wink.gif
No, but I hear you going on about The Darkness

tounge.gif
Got distracted with an extremely appealing daydream about the first cold pint of lager of the weekend.......

biggrin.gif
My daydream involved Beyonce and Kylie wresting over who's going to serve me.

smile.gif
Not a patch on my daydream with Baby Spice drooling over me dressed in nothing except for a Kevin Maher shirt.
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[b said:
Quote[/b] (Javea Shrimper @ July 09 2004,17:50)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Napster @ July 09 2004,16:52)]Sorry, I just hate these Internet "facts"
Considered they are obviously derived from a dumb Yank then I wouldn't be too worried about it, Naps. Most of those facts are total and utter b******s anyway ... and wasn't the "lick your elbow' thing done years ago?! All very boring ...

WS
Im sure Gene Simmons from Kiss could propably do it !
 
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Javea Shrimper @ July 09 2004,10:50)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Napster @ July 09 2004,16:52)]Sorry, I just hate these Internet "facts"
Considered they are obviously derived from a dumb Yank then I wouldn't be too worried about it
What are you implying Mike?
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I'm sure almost all of these 'facts' can be debated, but for the most part there is no absolute knowledge of where these sayings originated, so no one can really say that they are right or someone esle is wrong (for the most part)

...but then again, thats just the opinion of a dumb Yank
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