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Southend_Lady

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Slow day for me at work and just got this email -Interesting Facts

In the 1400's 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 'the rule of thumb'

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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 U.S. 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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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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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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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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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 were invented by women.
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?

A. Honey
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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 the phrase......... '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.
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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!
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YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2008 when...

1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.

2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.

3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.

4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.

5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.

6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.

7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen

8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't 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.

10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.

11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )

12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.

13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.

14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.

15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.
 
Slow day for me at work and just got this email -Interesting Facts

In the 1400's 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 '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 U.S. 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.
-------------------------------------------
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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?

A. All were 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.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!
------------------------------------------------------------------------
YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2008 when...

1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.

2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.

3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.

4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.

5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.

6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.

7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen

8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't 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.

10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.

11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )

12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.

13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.

14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.

15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.


Oh how wrong are your 'facts'


Apparently the letters G.O.L.F. were an acronym for the words that appeared on a sign, possibly even at St. Andrew’s. The sign read Gentlemen Only, Ladies forbidden. The story conjured up all sorts of images, men sipping whiskey in wood-paneled libraries, fragrant fumes from cigars and pipes bluing the air while women at home adjusted corsets and petticoats, waiting breathless for the men to return and escort them to debutante balls.

But alas, a little bit of Internet research has taken my delightful story from me. It was just an old husbands tale, according to the British Museum of Golf.

Golf, according to them, was originally a 16th century Dutch game called Kolf because of the hook shaped stick, which was more like a narrow plank with a copper hook on the end. The ball was made from rubber (a little larger than the wooden polo ball), from some of the first rubber plantations in Indonesia. When William III of the house of Orange, was king in England it went with him, to Scotland and England, and became golf in the English language
 
Oh how wrong are your 'facts'


Apparently the letters G.O.L.F. were an acronym for the words that appeared on a sign, possibly even at St. Andrew’s. The sign read Gentlemen Only, Ladies forbidden. The story conjured up all sorts of images, men sipping whiskey in wood-paneled libraries, fragrant fumes from cigars and pipes bluing the air while women at home adjusted corsets and petticoats, waiting breathless for the men to return and escort them to debutante balls.

But alas, a little bit of Internet research has taken my delightful story from me. It was just an old husbands tale, according to the British Museum of Golf.

Golf, according to them, was originally a 16th century Dutch game called Kolf because of the hook shaped stick, which was more like a narrow plank with a copper hook on the end. The ball was made from rubber (a little larger than the wooden polo ball), from some of the first rubber plantations in Indonesia. When William III of the house of Orange, was king in England it went with him, to Scotland and England, and became golf in the English language

Except that golf (probably from the scottish word goulf - meaning to strike) is mentioned in literature many years before the Dutch word kolf is meant to originate. Golf is first mentioned around the early 1400s - there is more chance that the Dutch word was derived from the Scottish...
 
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.

Alas, another one that may be a myth. No-one knows where the term honeymoon originated. This explanation is a best guess.
 
Jeez talk about have your thread ripped apart! Im sure everyone realised I "copy-pasted" this straight from an email.....I hope some of you enjoyed them anyway.....
 
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.

Myth

(Just to join in on the act :whistling:)
 
Jeez talk about have your thread ripped apart! Im sure everyone realised I "copy-pasted" this straight from an email.....I hope some of you enjoyed them anyway.....

To be fair, I held back having had this sort of response to that sort of e-mail before! I suppose it loses a lot of its sheen when the facts aren't actually facts.
 
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Originally Posted by southend_lady
Slow day for me at work and just got this email -Interesting Facts

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

Wrong I'm afraid

May not be the case. I read the link and it says "portrayed as sleeping in the same bed" as their apartment had a bedroom in it with a single Bed. The Southend Lady fact did in fact say shown in bed together, so you may need to correct your correction there Napster.
 
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