General Chat

aibohphobia is the fear of palindromes - the word itself is a palindrome !

Lipstick and shoe polish are the same chemical, just with different flavouring and colourant.

According to every site about Clint Eastwood I have looked at, Clint Eastwood's father was Clint Eastwood Sr, NOT Stan Laurel, although they all mention the popular myth. Sorry... Liz

did you know that charlie chaplin once entered a look-a-like compition of himself nad came SECOND? in a game of trivial persuit a question asked was 'who is/was clint eastwoods father?' the answer was....................... stan laurel!! dont know if thats true or not but would love to find out.

Did you know ????????????????? In 1964, the first prototype computer mouse was made by Douglas Engelbart. No? I didn't either Heather :)

Butterfly's used to be called Flutterbies. A fly with no wings is called.......................A walk. (yeah, ok, I made that up !!) Mick

No room to swing a cat. This refers to the old naval punishment of being lashed with a cat-o-nine tails. Not much room 'tween decks hence...no room to swing a cat. Mick. An anotomical juxta position of two ordaclaris oris muscles, (or something that sounds like that !!), in the state of contraction, is.............wait for it............................a kiss. Mick....A mind ful of useless information.

Got this in a email, not exactly what you are looking for.........BUT....... You know sometimes I get the sudden urge to run around naked. But then I just drink some Windex. It keeps me from streaking. Marriage changes passion...suddenly you're in bed with a relative! If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal? I don't approve of political jokes...I've seen too many of them get elected! I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life. I am a nobody, and nobody is perfect; therefore I am perfect. Everyday I beat my own previous record for number of consecutive days I've stayed alive. Bob

Actually, I totally made that up (check out the French for 'red herring!) lol

ROFLMAO Errol !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You live and learn

The word iPod comes from the 16th century Benedictine monastery at Harengs-Rouges set in the beautiful countryside of the Massif Central region of south central France where monks invented a musical contraption for the listening of sacred music whilst harvesting from the world famous annual bumper apple crop used in the manufacture of Calvados. Their cavorting and exuberance whilst toiling would often lead to the delicate yet highly prized skin of their crop being damaged and they would have to exclaim at the tops of their voices over the music 'y, peau!' (trans: 'there, skin!'). The term rapidly became associated with loud music, which in itself was often associated with the imbibing of copious amounts of the apple-based Calvados, and by the late 20th and early 21st centuries had been Americanised to become 'i, pod!'

Son of a Gun After sailors had crossed the Atlantic to the West Indies, they would take the native women on board the ship and have their way with them in between the cannons. Some of the women the sailors left behind would have boys, who were called sons between the guns ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Saved by the Bell When our ancestors realized that they were burying a great deal of people before their time had actually come, they came up with a solution. They tied a string onto the 'dead' person's hand, buried them, and tied the other end of the string to a bell and then tied it to nearby tree branch. If the person revived enough to ring the bell, their survivors would rush out and dig them up. Hence... 'saved by the bell' ........................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Mind your own beeswax: This came from the days when smallpox was a regular disfigurement. Fine ladies would fill in the pocks with beeswax. However when the weather was very warm the wax might melt. But it was not the thing to do for one lady to tell another that her makeup needed attention. Hence the sharp rebuke to 'mind your own beeswax!'.................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes.

Queen Victoria eased the discomfort of her menstrual cramps by having her doctor supply her with marijuana.

Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

Buckingham Palace has 602 rooms.

Way back when, service men used to use their cuff when they had a runny nose; to stop this the military started putting button's on sleeve cuffs

The type of print used for the 'Coca-Cola' logo is called 'Spencerian Script'

Pauline - I never knew that - you see this is quite informative lol

Well we dont use 20 gallons to wash up, im on a water meter and only use one bowl for washing up, there is only 2 of us not a regiment. LOL I might use 20 or more Gallons when I have a shower.