Some of these are Interesting (if they are really true?)

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Subject: Some of these are Interesting (if they are really true?)

> > > > > 1. 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.

> > > > > That's where the phrase, " goodnight, sleep tight " came

from.

> > > > >

> > > > > 2. The sentence " The quick brown fox jumps over the

> > > > > lazy dog. " Uses every letter in the alphabet.

> > > > > (developed by Western Union to test telex/twx >

communications.)

> > > > >

> > > > > 3. 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.

> > > > >

> > > > > 4. The term " the whole 9 yards " came from W.W.II

> > > > > fighter pilots in the Pacific. When arming their

> > > > > airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun

> > > > > ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being

> > > > > loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all

> > > > > their ammo at a target, it got " the whole 9 yards. "

> > > > >

> > > > > 5. The phrase " rule of thumb " is derived from an

> > > > > old English law which stated that you couldn't beat

> > > > > your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

> > > > >

> > > > > 6. The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in

> > > > > the army for the " General Purpose " vehicle, GP.

> > > > >

> > > > > 7. The first toilet ever seen on television was on

> > > > > " Leave It To Beaver. "

> > > > >

> > > > > 8. 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 " or what we know today as

> > > > > the " honeymoon. "

> > > > >

> > > > > 9. In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and

> > > > > quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly,

> > > > > the bartender would yell at them to mind their own

> > > > > pints and quarts and settle down. It's where we get

> > > > > the phrase " mind your P's and Q's. "

> > > > >

> > > > > 10. 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.

> > > > >

> > > > > And last but not least .

> > > > >

> > > > > 11. In ancient England a person could not have sex

> > > > > unless you had consent of the King (unless you were in

> > > > > the Royal Family). When anyone wanted to have a baby,

> > > > > they got consent of the King & the King gave them a

> > > > > placard that they hung on their door while they were

> > > > > having sex. The placard had F.U.C.K. (Fornication

> > > > > Under Consent of the King) on it. Now you know where

> > > > > that came from.

> > > > >

> > > > > Don't you feel smarter???

> >

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Hi,

Those were great! Thanks!

Lots of Love

Glenda

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