The truth about mossies and other fings
Jul 9th 2003, 11:59 pm
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The truth about mossies and other fings
Got this today and so now we know all there is to know (about mossies)
OK I admit it. yes I did! (See bottom of email)
Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood
plasma.
No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older.
The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.
A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.
American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each
salad served in first-class.
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen
wearing them in public.
Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
Pearls melt in vinegar.
Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are
already married.
The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.
A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.
The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days when the
engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.
Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first US president whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal." The second was William Jefferson Clinton.
Turtles can breathe through their butts
Butterflies taste with their feet.
In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all of the world's
nuclear weapons combined.
On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.
On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants.
Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.
The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year
because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
A snail can sleep for three years.
No word in the English language rhymes with "MONTH."
Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. SCARY!!!
The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
All polar bears are left handed.
In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
Go," is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would
stand seven feet, two inches tall. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.
Almost everyone who reads this email will try to lick their elbow.
PS... So, did you try to lick your elbow????
Or fold a piece of paper more than 7 times????
Elaine
OK I admit it. yes I did! (See bottom of email)
Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood
plasma.
No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older.
The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.
A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.
American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each
salad served in first-class.
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen
wearing them in public.
Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
Pearls melt in vinegar.
Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are
already married.
The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.
A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.
The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days when the
engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.
Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first US president whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal." The second was William Jefferson Clinton.
Turtles can breathe through their butts
Butterflies taste with their feet.
In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all of the world's
nuclear weapons combined.
On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.
On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants.
Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.
The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year
because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
A snail can sleep for three years.
No word in the English language rhymes with "MONTH."
Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. SCARY!!!
The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
All polar bears are left handed.
In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
Go," is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would
stand seven feet, two inches tall. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.
Almost everyone who reads this email will try to lick their elbow.
PS... So, did you try to lick your elbow????
Or fold a piece of paper more than 7 times????
Elaine
Jul 10th 2003, 12:07 am
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No....but thinking about 18 acres of pizza did make me feel a bit grim..
Jul 10th 2003, 12:26 am
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Re: The truth about mossies and other fings
> Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
What? Three per foot?
> Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
My snakes can't.
> Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
And talk....
>The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
I thought it was harold Brown..
What? Three per foot?
> Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
My snakes can't.
> Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
And talk....
>The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
I thought it was harold Brown..
Jul 10th 2003, 12:38 am
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And the fingerprints of a koala bear are almost indistinguishable from those of a human, virtually to the point at which they could be confused at a crime scene......:lecture:
Jul 10th 2003, 12:55 am
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Originally posted by Pollyana
And the fingerprints of a koala bear are almost indistinguishable from those of a human, virtually to the point at which they could be confused at a crime scene......:lecture:
And the fingerprints of a koala bear are almost indistinguishable from those of a human, virtually to the point at which they could be confused at a crime scene......:lecture:
Jul 10th 2003, 1:09 am
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More chain letter garbage. If you researched that list you would find that many of those claims have been made up.
e.g. MM had 10 fingers and 10 toes
Oak trees bear acorns from about 10 years of age onwards
Many animals can't jump (e.g. snakes, fish, fat scousers)
Nobody keeps records of donkey killings
You burn more cals watching TV than sleeping
AA saved nothing by removing olives
Quacks do echo (put a duck in a cave and you'll soon find out).
and so on and so on.
e.g. MM had 10 fingers and 10 toes
Oak trees bear acorns from about 10 years of age onwards
Many animals can't jump (e.g. snakes, fish, fat scousers)
Nobody keeps records of donkey killings
You burn more cals watching TV than sleeping
AA saved nothing by removing olives
Quacks do echo (put a duck in a cave and you'll soon find out).
and so on and so on.
Jul 10th 2003, 1:32 am
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Originally posted by etlniwd
More chain letter garbage. If you researched that list you would find that many of those claims have been made up.
e.g. MM had 10 fingers and 10 toes
Oak trees bear acorns from about 10 years of age onwards
Many animals can't jump (e.g. snakes, fish, fat scousers)
Nobody keeps records of donkey killings
You burn more cals watching TV than sleeping
AA saved nothing by removing olives
Quacks do echo (put a duck in a cave and you'll soon find out).
and so on and so on.
More chain letter garbage. If you researched that list you would find that many of those claims have been made up.
e.g. MM had 10 fingers and 10 toes
Oak trees bear acorns from about 10 years of age onwards
Many animals can't jump (e.g. snakes, fish, fat scousers)
Nobody keeps records of donkey killings
You burn more cals watching TV than sleeping
AA saved nothing by removing olives
Quacks do echo (put a duck in a cave and you'll soon find out).
and so on and so on.
Elaine
Elaine
Jul 10th 2003, 1:44 am
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Originally posted by PeteY
No....but thinking about 18 acres of pizza did make me feel a bit grim..
No....but thinking about 18 acres of pizza did make me feel a bit grim..
i can only eat 1 a day.
not sure about the 18 acres that the av yank eats..!!
Jul 10th 2003, 2:02 am
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Elaine,
Rather nice to read something that makes me smile for a change, amongst all the depressing stuff that turns up on here! If you get any more, post 'em here!!
Badgers,
Maybe we should start a contest - if a Yank can eat 18 acres, how many acres of pizza can a Pom eat? Especially if washed down with a nice bottle of Cascade.......
Rather nice to read something that makes me smile for a change, amongst all the depressing stuff that turns up on here! If you get any more, post 'em here!!
Badgers,
Maybe we should start a contest - if a Yank can eat 18 acres, how many acres of pizza can a Pom eat? Especially if washed down with a nice bottle of Cascade.......
Jul 10th 2003, 3:19 am
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Ha Ha very good, and no i did'nt try it.....but statisticaly speaking over 98% of statistics are made up
Jul 10th 2003, 3:34 am
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Originally posted by Pollyana
Elaine,
Rather nice to read something that makes me smile for a change, amongst all the depressing stuff that turns up on here! If you get any more, post 'em here!!
Badgers,
Maybe we should start a contest - if a Yank can eat 18 acres, how many acres of pizza can a Pom eat? Especially if washed down with a nice bottle of Cascade.......
Elaine,
Rather nice to read something that makes me smile for a change, amongst all the depressing stuff that turns up on here! If you get any more, post 'em here!!
Badgers,
Maybe we should start a contest - if a Yank can eat 18 acres, how many acres of pizza can a Pom eat? Especially if washed down with a nice bottle of Cascade.......
Cheers
E
Jul 10th 2003, 4:00 am
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Maybe we should start a contest - if a Yank can eat 18 acres, how many acres of pizza can a Pom eat? Especially if washed down with a nice bottle of Cascade....... "
sounds like one of those old fashioned 'how many men does it take to fill a bath' maths 'problems' which while on the face of it looked easy probably necessitated quadratic equations and the like.
badgers
Maybe we should start a contest - if a Yank can eat 18 acres, how many acres of pizza can a Pom eat? Especially if washed down with a nice bottle of Cascade....... "
sounds like one of those old fashioned 'how many men does it take to fill a bath' maths 'problems' which while on the face of it looked easy probably necessitated quadratic equations and the like.
badgers
Jul 10th 2003, 4:04 am
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Originally posted by etlniwd
More chain letter garbage. If you researched that list you would find that many of those claims have been made up.
e.g. MM had 10 fingers and 10 toes
Oak trees bear acorns from about 10 years of age onwards
Many animals can't jump (e.g. snakes, fish, fat scousers)
Nobody keeps records of donkey killings
You burn more cals watching TV than sleeping
AA saved nothing by removing olives
Quacks do echo (put a duck in a cave and you'll soon find out).
and so on and so on.
More chain letter garbage. If you researched that list you would find that many of those claims have been made up.
e.g. MM had 10 fingers and 10 toes
Oak trees bear acorns from about 10 years of age onwards
Many animals can't jump (e.g. snakes, fish, fat scousers)
Nobody keeps records of donkey killings
You burn more cals watching TV than sleeping
AA saved nothing by removing olives
Quacks do echo (put a duck in a cave and you'll soon find out).
and so on and so on.
"Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there."
Then why when you go into a heavily infested area wearing a strong DEET product do the mossies swarm around you but rarely land. I think they know exactly where you are.
Don't know about "Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes," but Hippos kill more people in Africa than any other animal.
Last edited by TimEh?; Jul 10th 2003 at 4:09 am.
Jul 10th 2003, 5:20 am
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Originally posted by etlniwd
More chain letter garbage. If you researched that list you would find that many of those claims have been made up.
e.g. MM had 10 fingers and 10 toes
Oak trees bear acorns from about 10 years of age onwards
Many animals can't jump (e.g. snakes, fish, fat scousers)
Nobody keeps records of donkey killings
You burn more cals watching TV than sleeping
AA saved nothing by removing olives
Quacks do echo (put a duck in a cave and you'll soon find out).
and so on and so on.
More chain letter garbage. If you researched that list you would find that many of those claims have been made up.
e.g. MM had 10 fingers and 10 toes
Oak trees bear acorns from about 10 years of age onwards
Many animals can't jump (e.g. snakes, fish, fat scousers)
Nobody keeps records of donkey killings
You burn more cals watching TV than sleeping
AA saved nothing by removing olives
Quacks do echo (put a duck in a cave and you'll soon find out).
and so on and so on.
The one about the elbow is wrong too. I tried it...but the wife just said 'don't be a twat!' ......I make that 50/50!
Gra..
Jul 10th 2003, 5:45 am
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.....so do bears really sh!t in the woods?
But...
If a man makes a mistake and there's no woman to see it , is it still his fault ?
