Hahaaa........ Good joke On 22 November 2016 at 10:08, Hsin Hui Lin <[email protected]> wrote:
> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: lakshman > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Nihal & Nalini <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, Nov 13, 2016 at 7:27 AM > Subject: Fwd: FUN THINGS TO KNOW > To: Lakshman Karunaratne <[email protected]>, Heloise De Zilwa < > [email protected]>, Sriyanthi Samarasinghe <[email protected]>, > Reza Bongso <[email protected]> > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > > > *Subject:* *Fwd: FUN THINGS TO KNOW* > > > > > > > > *Widen your knowledge* > > > > > *THINGS TO KNOW:::* > > *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* > > *was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.* > > > > *------------**Coca-Cola was originally green**..* > > > > *------------**It is impossible to lick your elbow.* > > > > *------------**The first novel ever written on a typewriter,* > *Tom Sawyer.* > > > > *------------**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* > > > > *------------**111,111,111 x 111,111,111* > *= 12,345,678,987,654,321* > > > > *------------**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 because* > > > *of wounds received in battle.If the horse has all four legs on the > ground, the person diedof natural causes.* > > > > *------------**Q.... What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield > wipers and laser* > > > *printers 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!* > > > > *------------**Don't delete the following just because it looks weird.* > *Believe it or not, you can read it.* > > *>**I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was > rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at > Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in what oredr the ltteers in a word > are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is that the first and last ltteer be in the > rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed it wouthit > a porbelm. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by > istlef, but the word as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?* > > > > *------------**YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 201**6** 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 mobile 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 mobile 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'ta 9 on this > list.* > > *~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~ ~~~~~~~* > > > > *NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.* > > *Go on, forward this to your friends.You know you want to!* > > *And stop trying to lick your elbow!* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
