Did you know?

[Cheyenne]

Well then there ya go , .............. ya see Saul , ..... that's what I'm talkin about ...........


Aside from them Europeeners not having malls , these types of questions must be answered !!!


Why just yesterday I discovered that here in the U.S. we call that thing you sit in a " chair " ,...........

And son of a B , ........... over in England they call it a " chair " , ........ amazing !!!

 

[jknaus]

Cheyenne wrote:

Well then there ya go , .............. ya see Saul , ..... that's what I'm talkin about ...........


Aside from them Europeeners not having malls , these types of questions must be answered !!!


Why just yesterday I discovered that here in the U.S. we call that thing you sit in a " chair " ,...........

And son of a B , ........... over in England they call it a " chair " , ........ amazing !!!

Its when you have to take the trunk from the boot to put on the chair that problems arise.
James

 

[Iron Mike]

Cheyenne wrote:

Did you know ????

Mark Twain wrote "A man who carries a cat by the tail will learn a lesson he can learn no other way."

 

[Jenny Croft]

Cheyenne wrote:

Well then there ya go , .............. ya see Saul , ..... that's what I'm talkin about ...........


Aside from them Europeeners not having malls , these types of questions must be answered !!!


Why just yesterday I discovered that here in the U.S. we call that thing you sit in a " chair " ,...........

And son of a B , ........... over in England they call it a " chair " , ........ amazing !!!

You have a name for the sitting thingy

Talk about sophistimacated !

 

[jknaus]

Did you know that if you put a lead acid battery (the older ones) on a cement floor it will die permanently. Put it on cardboard or wood or a rubber mat. But on cement it will become a paperweight.
James

 

[Jenny Croft]

Well did you know the phrase "Not enough room to swing a cat !" had nothing to do with some sadistic feline hater trying to hammer throw a moggy from a small cubicle ?

It was a reference to the cramped quaters of the old galleons and sailing boats below decks where the cat refered to was the Cat O Nine tails and the fact their was not enough room to dispense suitable punishment below decks !

Jenny :kiss:

 

[Iron Mike]

Works pretty good, eh?

 

[G Cooper]

Did you know that a giraffe has the same number of vertabrae (neck bones ) in it's neck as a human?

They are juuuuuuuust a little bit bigger hmy: .


Gary B)

 

[Tankbuilder]

Hi there.

Did you know that in 24 hours military time there is no 2400 hours? You go from 2359.59 hours to 0000 hours.

Cheers from Peter

 

[Jenny Croft]

G Cooper wrote:

Did you know that a giraffe has the same number of vertabrae (neck bones ) in it's neck as a human?

They are juuuuuuuust a little bit bigger hmy: .


Gary B)

Giraffes suck ! Gary knows why :angry:

Jenny :kiss:

 

[iowabrit]

Did you know that:

The english phrase 'sling yer hook' meaning 'go away' or 'bugger off' is an old nautical term meaning 'stow your anchor' and make ready to sail.

and 'nippers' (english slang name for small children) also comes from sailing. The ships boys used short ropes to 'nip' the anchor cable (which wasn't attached to anything other than the anchor.... see Jenny's earlier post)to the messenger, an endless rope which went around the capstan and pulleys by the cable tier.

 

[Cheyenne]

I think I already wrote about this on the forums somewhere , but here goes .............

According to a History Channel show , bootleggers and rum runners and such , the phrase " the real McCoy " , comes from a bootlegger that ran booze up from Cuba .

He always ran the real good stuff as opposed to the bathroom still guys paint thinner .
Sooooo , when dealing the stuff it was always touted as , don't worry this stuff is the " real Mccoy " .

Since the 30's then , anything real , genuine , cool , groovy , original , not bogus , has been referred to as the real McCoy .

 

[TREEMENDUS]

Another nautical saying - Son of a gun comes form the days when women as well as the men lived on ships. The 'son of a gun' was born on the ship, often near the midship gun, behind a canvas screen. If paternity was uncertain the child was entered in the log as 'Son of a gun'.


Well blow me - I think that's another with nautical origins

 

[Cheyenne]

That term would be " well blow me down " , ........... the term " well blow me " is usually used in a bar or pub at closing time , ........ usually to the last female patron left in the bar ...................

 

[carabinier]

The tearm "pothole"(hole in the road)comes from Staffordshire in the 16/17th century when local potters would take clay from the exposed roads to make earthenware pottery leaving a hole in the road (potters hole)

 

[Cheyenne]

Did you know that the tooth brush was invented right here in South Jersey , ......... because if it was invented anyplace else it would have been called the teeth brush ..........

 

[G Cooper]

Cheyenne wrote:

Did you know that the tooth brush was invented right here in South Jersey , ......... because if it was invented anyplace else it would have been called the teeth brush ..........

:pinch: :p :ermm:

Gary B)

 

[wds]

78.3% of statistics are made up on the spot. :laugh:

Bill

 

[G Cooper]

wds wrote:

78.3% of statistics are made up on the spot. :laugh:

Bill

I have heard that this is correct in 21.7 percent of the situations that statistics are required.

Gary

 

[Cheyenne]

Yet in a combat situation I'd be afraid that if I was listed as missing , ...... I'd be worried that no one would know if I was dead , ............. and if I was dead , ......... no one would know if I was missing .............

Drinking , ........... statistically 100% of the time ..............