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Originally Posted by Scheherazade
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Originally Posted by Scheherazade
i saw that news story recently:
http://www.nydailynews.com/img/2008/...g_in_boots.jpg
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_w...oot_swine.html
Yeah that would be in reference to what happened recently here in Australia. A massive drugs case was dropped because 4 jurors were playing Sudoku during the trial!! :lol:.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7447627.stm
They got busted when people noticed that the jurors were writing notes vertically as well as horizontally!! :p. Oh I laughed so much when I heard about it on the news!! :lol:Quote:
The three-month trial had cost taxpayers more than A$1m (US$945,000) and the two accused men faced possible life sentences.
hmm..
1. stairs going to the human kinetics program is really terrifying!
2. you have to be in school more than ten minutes before your class, or you'll wind up late
3. activism is not defined the way it used to
4. brainwashers are everywhere
5. eating chips can stain teeth!
6. lots of people are actually a lot more clueless than they think, and they presume they aren't
7. some faculty advisers don't care.. or they don't know anything..
8. I have become so accustomed to a dentist working on my mouth
9. none of my windows are suitable for that experiment in physics
10. a smile is priceless!
1. The only DVD rejected by the British Board of Film Classification last year was a boxset of Weeds (broadcast in the UK on Sky One), for promoting drug use - despite more than 1,000 pornographic films being passed.
2. A bespoke garment does not necessarily need to be handmade.
3. There are 14 towns called Springfield in the US.
4. The England rugby team always includes a lawyer in the tour party.
5. John Lewis sold a Wii every five minutes in May.
6. Schools influence the smoking habits of young people.
7. Eating a big breakfast helps weight loss.
8. Bill Gates has not one, not two, but three computer screens at his office desk.
9. The British eat potatoes about 10 billion times a year and pasta 1.4 billion times.
10. Infants that use dummies are more likely to get ear infections.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinem...x.html#a030905
Isn't the answer to reject the 1000 porn films as well rather than accept the druggy film?Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
That's all? Everytime I turn around it seems like I hit a springfield.Quote:
3. There are 14 towns called Springfield in the US.
Counter intuitive but true. A good breakfest with protein and I don't feel hungry for well beyond lunch time. Of course I stll eat lunch. :DQuote:
7. Eating a big breakfast helps weight loss.
A lot of the young guys at work have two computer monitors. I barely know what to do with one. :pQuote:
8. Bill Gates has not one, not two, but three computer screens at his office desk.
1. The Royal Family costs the equivalent of 66p per person in the UK.
2. Benito Mussolini was knighted in 1923 but it was withdrawn in 1940.
3. About 35% of the 13.1 billion plastic bottles used by UK households annually are recycled, up from 3% in 2001.
4. A Volvo can accommodate 13 people.
5. Blue Peter presenters Valerie Singleton and Peter Purves had a fling.
6. Dogs can lawfully mess on roads with a speed limit of 40mph or above.
7. There are 13 podiatrists at the Glastonbury Festival.
8. On average, 1.5m 24-hour ration packs are eaten every year by British forces serving around the globe.
9. Kanye West ices his knees after every performance.
10. The number of people killed on the roads is at its lowest since records began in 1926.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinem...x.html#a031266
Well, I guess if you Brits don't mind. Stuff like that would not go off well in the US.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Redicuous. That was a trgedy waiting to happen.Quote:
4. A Volvo can accommodate 13 people.
You guys don't have pooper scooper laws? In NYC you must clean up after your dog. I remember before the pooper scopper laws (around early 1980's) I used to step in dog crap all the time.Quote:
6. Dogs can lawfully mess on roads with a speed limit of 40mph or above.
That's great. I believe the same goes for over here. Auto designs have made a difference. Buckling up has made a difference.Quote:
10. The number of people killed on the roads is at its lowest since records began in 1926.
Wish i could say the same about here. think we are already closing in on 300 deaths. thats more than one death a day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
1. In Zimbabwe, millions of dollars are called mollars.
2. .The 9/11 conspiracy theorists in the US include the LIHOPs (the government Let It Happen On Purpose) and MIHOPs (the government Made It Happen On Purpose).
3. Sir Clive Sinclair doesn't use the internet.
4. Everton, Aston Villa and Fulham are among the football clubs that were created from Sunday schools.
5. The City of Glasgow Police is the oldest force in the world, 29 years older than the Metropolitan Police formed under Sir Robert Peel.
6. Nelson Mandela was still on the US terror watch list until this week.
7. An income of £13,400 is required to enjoy a minimum standard of living in the UK.
8. Gordon Brown's favourite Beatle song is All My Loving.
9. Malaria is increasing in the UK.
10. Quarter-finalists at Wimbledon get free tea at the tournament for life.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinem...x.html#a031612
1. A monsoon is a wind, rather than rain.
2. More than 12,000 laptops a week go missing at US airports.
3. Synod is pronounced SIN-uhd, and Sentamu (as in John) is pronounced with a stress on the first syllable - SENT-uh-moo.
4. Women with large breasts pay more for their bras at Marks & Spencer than their smaller chested counterparts.
5. Some slugs are carnivores, and have razor-sharp teeth.
6. The average UK household bins £8-worth of leftovers a week.
7. Pears sink while apples float.
8. One in 20 of Britain's population will attend a summer festival.
9. One in three tickets sold at London theatres are for musicals.
10. Whipping someone until they bleed - even if they encourage it - is a criminal offence.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinem...x.html#a031941
:eek: :eek: :eek2: :eek2: Oh my God. I better be careful with my laptop next time I go to the airport.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
I'll be glad to chip in. :D :D :DQuote:
4. Women with large breasts pay more for their bras at Marks & Spencer than their smaller chested counterparts.
Only if I can buy the jockstraps for the most noteworthy.;) ;) ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
Cool!Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Do you think that Quarter-finalists at the Moscow's tournament get free vodka? :idea:
LoL..Quote:
4. Women with large breasts pay more for their bras at Marks & Spencer than their smaller chested counterparts.
That's funny. I thought that you would be against such extravagance and encourage them to do without! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
1. Misuse of the Red Cross emblem is a breach of the Geneva Convention.
2. Boys cost £7,000 more to rear than girls during school years.
3. A baobab fruit has six times as much vitamin C, per gram, as an orange.
4. White Americans are 14% more likely than other ethnic groups to survive cancer.
5. The switch from coal gas to non-toxic North Sea gas has contributed to a fall in the number of suicides.
6. There are estimated to be more than 2,000 Esperanto speakers in the UK.
7. Chocolate poisons dogs.
8. Twelve countries, including the US, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Libya and Russia, ban travel and immigration for HIV-positive people.
9. Young teenagers are drinking less and consuming fewer drugs.
10. House prices are up.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinem...x.html#a032375
Give a girl a doll and she's happy; you got to give a boy a toy that moves or explodes. ;) Plus, wait until the girl grows up and the father has to pay for the wedding. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Talk about a slant to this story as if they have to add the racial component. (Unfortunately that's a disparity in educational awareness as well as economic.) But the real story is that the average American did as good or better than anyone else in the world. And for some strange reason there are Americans who want to change our health system to be more like the British. *shakes his head and mumbles something political*Quote:
4. White Americans are 14% more likely than other ethnic groups to survive cancer.
Yes, yes, yes!! Be careful to not let dogs get chocolate.Quote:
7. Chocolate poisons dogs.
Fantastic. There is no surer way than to ruin kids lives than to get them involved with drugs.Quote:
9. Young teenagers are drinking less and consuming fewer drugs.
Spain was certainly NOT part of this study. :( Unfortunately.... (For Spain, not for the study of course!;) )Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
1. Having fat friends increases your risk of obesity.
2. The temperature of outer space is -270C (-454F).
3. There are about 50 species of ants in the UK.
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4. Drumming is as energetic as playing professional football.
5. The average Brit's savings would last 52 days if they found themselves out of work.
6. Scrabble is huge in Senegal.
7. The actress who played Brian's girlfriend in Life of Brian is now the mayor of Aberystwyth (and could end a local ban on showing her own film).
8. Faking one's death is known as pseudocide.
9. Mothers can change the "flavour" of their breast milk by what they eat.
10. The next named number up from a trillion is a quadrillion.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinem...x.html#a033279
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Originally Posted by Scheherazade
And I thought it was cold here during the winter :lol:
I've never heard that before. That is interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Can they do chocolate milk? :D :DQuote:
9. Mothers can change the "flavour" of their breast milk by what they eat.
1. Bees act in a similar way to serial killers.
2. Liz Taylor has broken her back five times.
3. Lake Baikal in Russia holds about a fifth of the world's fresh water.
4. The blank stickers for visa stamps are called vignettes .
5. Dyslexics can find it particularly difficult to learn the piano.
6. Van Gogh often reused canvasses to save money.
7. Seals can navigate from the position of stars.
8. Mick Jagger's officially a pensioner.
9. Being single in middle age can increase your risk of dementia.
10. In a drinking contest between a pen-tailed tree-shrew and a human, the former would win.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinem...x.html#a033717
I can't believe that anyone actually spent money on this study. What a waste. Here's the first sentence from the article:Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
The analogy is among the most idiotic I have ever seen.Quote:
Just as bees forage some distance away from their hives, so murderers avoid killing near their homes, says the University of London team.
Doesn't she have large breasts? Now we know why. :D :DQuote:
2. Liz Taylor has broken her back five times.
I had never heard of Lake Baikal. So I looked it up. It's the 8th largest lake in the world. So how can it hold one fifth of the world's fresh water? There are seven other lakes bigger. Unless it's substantially deeper that the others. Strange. Edit: I looked it up and yes it is very deep.Quote:
3. Lake Baikal in Russia holds about a fifth of the world's fresh water.
Good old Mick. :) Incredible how they keep going.Quote:
8. Mick Jagger's officially a pensioner.
But being married can increase your risk of going insane. :DQuote:
9. Being single in middle age can increase your risk of dementia.
Yeah, but does he drink a good scotch? ;)Quote:
10. In a drinking contest between a pen-tailed tree-shrew and a human, the former would win.
1. Olympic swimmers can consume more than 12,000 calories a day while training. And not get fat.
2. Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson was once ranked seventh in the UK at fencing (men's foil).
3. There were 1,048 babies named Gertrude in 1907 but none in 2005.
4. Octopuses do not have eight legs. They have six arms and two legs.
5. The number of farmland birds in the UK is about half of what it was in the 1970s.
6. Penguins receive knighthoods.
7. Ear infections can affect the risk of being obese because they influence the nerves governing taste.
8. A rooftop luggage carrier increases fuel consumption by 20%.
9. Mills and Boon still publish at least one sheikh romance a month.
10. Buying oil only requires a 10% deposit of the market price.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinem...ast_w_63.shtml
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Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Yeah that's the spirit.
Nonsense! Arms, legs..they taste just the same to me :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
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Originally Posted by Scheherazade
1 - You can Hypnotize Chickens
A chicken can be hypnotized, or put into a trance by holding its head down against the ground, and continuously drawing a line along the ground with a stick or a finger, starting at its beak and extending straight outward in front of the chicken.
If the chicken is hypnotized in this manner, it will remain immobile for somewhere between 15 seconds to 30 minutes, continuing to stare at the line.
2 - You can have an erection once dead
A death erection (sometimes referred to as "angel lust") is a post-mortem erection which occurs when a male individual dies vertically or face-down – the cadaver remaining in this position. During life, the pumping of blood by the heart ensures a relatively even distribution around the blood vessels of the human body. Once this mechanism has ended, only the force of gravity acts upon the blood. As with any mass, the blood settles at the lowest point of the body and causes edema or swelling to occur; the discoloration caused by this is called lividity.
3 - Your hand can have a life of it's own
Alien hand syndrome (or Dr. Strangelove syndrome) is an unusual neurological disorder in which one of the sufferer's hands seems to take on a life of its own.
AHS is best documented in cases where a person has had the two hemispheres of their brain surgically separated, a procedure sometimes used to relieve the symptoms of extreme cases of epilepsy. It also occurs in some cases after other brain surgery, strokes, or infections. The HAND is after you!
4 - Don't laugh too much, it can kill you
Fatal hilarity is death as a result of laughter. In the third century B.C. the Greek philosopher Chrysippus died of laughter after seeing a donkey eating figs (hey, it wasn't THAT funny).
On 24 March 1975 Alex Mitchell, a 50-year-old bricklayer from King's Lynn, England, literally died laughing while watching an episode of The Goodies. According to his wife, who was a witness, Mitchell was unable to stop laughing whilst watching a sketch in the episode "Kung Fu Kapers" in which Tim Brooke-Taylor, dressed as a kilted Scotsman, used a set of bagpipes to defend himself from a psychopathic black pudding in a demonstration of the Scottish martial art of "Hoots-Toot-ochaye". After twenty-five minutes of continuous laughter Mitchell finally slumped on the sofa and expired from heart failure. His widow later sent the Goodies a letter thanking them for making Mitchell's final moments so pleasant.
5 - A weapon could make you Gay
Gay bomb is an informal name for a potential non-lethal chemical weapon, which a U.S. Air Force research laboratory speculated about producing.
In one sentence of the document it was suggested that a strong aphrodisiac could be dropped on enemy troops, ideally one which would also cause "homosexual behaviour". So that's how they got Saddam!
6 - It's true, Men can breastfeed
The phenomenon of male lactation in humans has become more common in recent years due to the use of medications that stimulate a human male's mammary glands.
Male lactation is most commonly caused by hormonal treatments given to men suffering from prostate cancer. It is also possible for males (and females) to induce lactation through constant massage and simulated 'sucking' of the nipple over a long period of time (months).
7 -Bart Simpson's Tomacco (half tomato, half tobacco) was possible
A tomacco is originally a fictional hybrid fruit that is half tomato and half tobacco, from the 1999 episode "E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)" of The Simpsons; the method used to create the tomacco in the episode is fictional.
The tomacco became real when it was allegedly produced in 2003. Inspired by The Simpsons, Rob Baur of Lake Oswego, Oregon successfully grafted a tomato plant onto the roots of a tobacco plant, which was possible because both plants come from the same family.
8 - It's OK to have a third nipple
A supernumerary nipple (also known as a third nipple) is an additional nipple occurring in mammals including humans. Often mistaken for moles, supernumerary nipples are diagnosed at a rate of 2% in females, less in males. The nipples appear along the two vertical "milk lines" which start in the armpit on each side, run down through the typical nipples and end at the groin. They are classified into eight levels of completeness from a simple patch of hair to a milk-bearing breast in miniature.
9 - You can die on the Toilet
There are many toilet-related injuries and some toilet-related deaths throughout history and in urban legends.
In young boys, one of the most common causes of genital injury is when the toilet seat falls down while using the toilet.
George II of Great Britain died on the toilet on 25 October 1760 from an aortic dissection. According to Horace Walpole's memoirs, King George "rose as usual at six, and drank his chocolate; for all his actions were invariably methodic. A quarter after seven he went into a little closet. His German valet de chambre in waiting heard a noise, and running in, found the King dead on the floor."
10 - Picking one's nose and eating it might be healthy
Mucophagy (literally mucus-eating, also referred as picking one's nose and eating it) is the consumption of the nasal mucus, boogers, and other detritus obtained from nose-picking.
Some research suggests that mucophagy may be a natural and even healthy activity, which exposes the digestive system to bacteria accumulated in the mucus, thereby helping to strengthen the immune system.
I`ll make sure I read all, since they seem interesting.
:lol: Well, what the heck, one last time before you go. :DQuote:
2 - You can have an erection once dead
But what baby is going to want to suck on a hairy nipple? :pQuote:
6 - It's true, Men can breastfeed
Now lots of men wouldn't mind women having a third breast. :DQuote:
8 - It's OK to have a third nipple
They didn't mention Elvis. I'm pretty sure Elvis died on the toilet.Quote:
9 - You can die on the Toilet
Tastey too. :sick:Quote:
10 - Picking one's nose and eating it might be healthy
^^ lol
Hilarious chat.
1. Misheard song lyrics are known as mondegreens.
2. The Banana Splits theme tune is very similar to reggae classic Buffalo Soldier.
3. Clouds can be breast-shaped.
4. And thunderclouds are so menacingly dark because they are four to five miles (6.4 to 8km) thick.
5. A 72oz steak is about the size of a large telephone directory. And since 1960, 8,000 people have managed to eat one - plus all the trimmings - in under an hour.
6. DNA from 3,000-year-old skeletons can be matched to living descendents.
7. Jerry Springer, the American talkshow host, was born in a London Tube station during World War II.
8. Some chemotherapy drugs are made from yew tree clippings.
9. The Queen no longer sends telegrams to those turning 100.
10. The rock hyrax - a modestly proportioned rodent - is the closest living relative to the elephant.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinem...x.html#a035484
Oh that's interesting. It's amazing how wrong one can be with rock lyrics. Until the internet where I can now look up lyrics I had to guess. I defy anyone to try to understand most words when Mick Jagger sings them. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Little do people know that this was first observed on horny teenage boys. :pQuote:
3. Clouds can be breast-shaped.
I don't know how one can eat that much meat. Quick story. When i was a young engineer I went on a buisness trip to Minneapolis with this other more senior fellow and he was a big man. Not fat, but very tall and solid. He insisted we go to dinner at this steak place called T. Wrights. It's no longer there, but their big draw was a huge prime rib. I don't know if it was 72 oz but it hung over the side of the plate. The other fellow asked for the largest cut they had, and I being forewarned asked for a smaller one. Well I couldn't finish mine and he finished his, and when he saw I slowed down he asked if I was going to finish it and when I said no he asked to finish it for me. :lol: And he did. :lol::lol:Quote:
5. A 72oz steak is about the size of a large telephone directory. And since 1960, 8,000 people have managed to eat one - plus all the trimmings - in under an hour.
That will teach me to read this forum while eatting my lunch:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by pussnboots
1. Earth is not round; it is slightly pear-shaped. The North Pole radius is 44mm longer than the South Pole radius.
2. Picasso could draw before he could walk and his first word was the Spanish word for pencil.
3. 2 billion people still cannot read.
4. Eskimos use refrigerators to keep food from freezing.
5. Women make up 49% of the world population.
6. Due to earth's gravity it is impossible for mountains to be higher than 15,000 metres.
7. It is not true that the Great Wall of China is the only man-made structure that can be viewed from space - many man-made objects, including the Dutch polders, can be viewed from space.
8. Half the world's population is under 25 years of age.
9. A house fly lives only 14 days.
(This is fantastic)
10. A diamond will break if you hit it with a hammer.
1. Twenty-three wedding cakes were made for the nuptials of Charles and Diana.
2. That third brake light, the one in the rear window, is called a chimsil.
3. Aircraft oxygen systems have just about 12 minutes worth of reserves.
4. And when deployed, the oxygen flow can be so light that passengers can be confused into thinking something is wrong, and pulling oxygen masks from the ceiling.
5. Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can be even more painful.
6. Most people have an above average number of feet.
7. Shetland is the fattest part of the UK.
8. There are more than 150 books with the "...before you die" premise in their titles.
9. Life really does imitate art.
10. Almost a third of BT payphones have been removed in the past six years.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinem...x.html#a035800
Ok how is number 6 possible ? :confused:
Edit: I see ha ha very funny confuse the maths impared people why dont you ! :rolleyes: :lol:
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Originally Posted by Scheherazade
They must be thinking of boys and confusing that little thing they have in between for a foot. :p ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
Here is how:Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7581120.stmQuote:
What's the average number of feet?
No, not two. The answer is slightly less. Think about it.
This is because the average can be pulled to one side by the influence of a tiny minority of people, in this case, the small number who have fewer than two feet.
Almost everyone has more than the average number of feet.
This week's 10:
1. E-mail addresses beginning with with "A", "M" or "S" get more spam than those starting with "Q" or "Z".
2. Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie lived off the proceeds of cocaine while in exile in South America.
3. Ping-pong was originally called ping-pong, not whiff-whaff, as London's mayor, Boris Johnson, publicly claimed at the Beijing Olympics.
4. Urban gulls produce three times as many eggs as their coastal counterparts.
5. One of the scientists involved in developing the £5bn Large Hadron Collider at Cern in Switzerland, was the keyboardist with the chart-topping group D-Ream.
6. Water is naturally present in aviation fuel.
7. Former World's Strongest Man, Geoff Capes, is an avid budgerigar keeper - owning more than 300 of the birds.
8. The man who designed the iconic Rolling Stones lips logo, was paid just £50 for the job... although he received a £200 bonus.
9. Indie music fans are not, in general, gentle sorts but heavy metal fans are.
10. You can dive from 35ft into 12in of water - and only suffer bruising (with a lot of training).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinem...x.html#a035800
let me try this..:pQuote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade