mack
msg:311435 | 6:31 pm on Mar 4, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Can't quite reach :)
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Marketing Guy
msg:311436 | 6:38 pm on Mar 4, 2003 (gmt 0) |
<arrives back from the photocopier room> Does anyone know how to fix a photocopier? Scott :)
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JonB
msg:311437 | 6:40 pm on Mar 4, 2003 (gmt 0) |
there is anotehr interesting fact about (tip of the )elbow -they have no or number "pain feeling" (sorry dont know the word) - you can squeeze as much as you like (try with tip of your thumb and showing finger) and you will not feel pain.Even if you use nails with those 2 finger you will not feel pain,at least if you dont go too deep :) [edited by: JonB at 6:42 pm (utc) on Mar. 4, 2003]
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rcjordan
msg:311438 | 6:41 pm on Mar 4, 2003 (gmt 0) |
I started early, this 3000 doesn't have any sort of a cap, does it?
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diddlydazz
msg:311439 | 6:56 pm on Mar 4, 2003 (gmt 0) |
lol @ rcjordan nice post Jonb, i needed something a bit light-hearted today ;o) Dazz p.s by the way, the saying "bless you" comes from the time of the plague as sneezing was the first sign (or so i learned).
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Key_Master
msg:311440 | 7:02 pm on Mar 4, 2003 (gmt 0) |
I guess I'm a freak. Thanks to a long tongue and ambidextrous joints, I am able to lick my elbow. Which is probably why I have the same concern rcjordan does...
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mivox
msg:311441 | 7:07 pm on Mar 4, 2003 (gmt 0) |
re: "bless you" - I heard it was because people once believed your soul left your body for a moment when you sneezed, and you needed to be protected from demonic possession until you inhaled again. I always thought "gesundheit" was a better thing to say... I'd rather get well soon when I sneeze than worry about demonic possession. ;)
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diddlydazz
msg:311442 | 7:16 pm on Mar 4, 2003 (gmt 0) |
yeah, demonic possession can be a bit of a bind ;o) key_master - you got me at it now :o) nope cant do it, are you sure you haven't had too much coffee? ;o) Dazz
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react
msg:311443 | 7:26 pm on Mar 4, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Just to be a spoilsport... a duck's quack does echo, it's been proven many times. Do a Google :D
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Key_Master
msg:311444 | 7:27 pm on Mar 4, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Hey, I'm not the only freak. ;) [storymall.com...]
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Macguru
msg:311445 | 7:31 pm on Mar 4, 2003 (gmt 0) |
I can lick both of my elbows. The funny part is I believe it's the first time I ever try this. And did not notice anything about a gender change. (for now) Who came up with this weird idea?
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SlyGuy
msg:311446 | 7:34 pm on Mar 4, 2003 (gmt 0) |
| I can lick both of my elbows. |
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At the same time..? - Chad
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Macguru
msg:311447 | 7:35 pm on Mar 4, 2003 (gmt 0) |
No, one at a time. But hey! What the big hurry? ;) (by the way, they taste funny.)
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diddlydazz
msg:311448 | 7:40 pm on Mar 4, 2003 (gmt 0) |
<-- (by the way, they taste funny.) lol dont do it then! :o) Dazz
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miles
msg:311449 | 8:03 pm on Mar 4, 2003 (gmt 0) |
(tip of the )elbow is called the noope.
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JudgeJeffries
msg:311450 | 8:04 pm on Mar 4, 2003 (gmt 0) |
I can lick my eyebrows and you can all stop worrying the 3,000 isn't a maximum ;)
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stickledene
msg:311451 | 9:45 pm on Mar 4, 2003 (gmt 0) |
>People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond. The reason behind people sneezing is to do with plague as people here havea already mentioned. This page [straightdope.com] gives examples of common myths about sneezing and a detailed explanation as to why we do, in fact, say God Bless you. However, I don't see why all the other easons listed above aren't perfectly legitimate reasons. Whenever I sneeze, and someone say's bless you, it lets me know that person cares! My 2p. Crackin post tho! 3,000 times. I'm only 21! Heh... excellent Sticky
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gsx
msg:311452 | 9:54 pm on Mar 4, 2003 (gmt 0) |
"Bless you", different again, but I thought it was the thought that a demon had escaped from within and other people said "Bless you" for religious cleanliness reasons?
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ade_uk
msg:311453 | 12:01 am on Mar 5, 2003 (gmt 0) |
re: gender change from being able to lick ur elbows... in a months time we'll know! will u be sueing?
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chiyo
msg:311454 | 12:51 am on Mar 5, 2003 (gmt 0) |
>>- In the course of an average lifetime you will, while sleeping, eat 70 assorted insects and 10 spiders.<< In some parts of my world you can multiply that by thousands and change "while sleeping" to "while fully awake". Mainly fried, sometimes grilled, rarely raw.
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Hawkgirl
msg:311455 | 2:54 am on Mar 5, 2003 (gmt 0) |
I had heard that sneezing one (if you sneeze with your eyes open you can pop 'em out) ... I did several experiments last year on one of my employees and he successfully sneezed with his eyes open and his eyes remained firmly lodged in his head. (Imagine the worker's comp claim on that one, had his eyes flown out of his head ...)
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Mike12345
msg:311456 | 9:04 am on Mar 5, 2003 (gmt 0) |
can anyone suck their own...... toe?
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mivox
msg:311457 | 9:25 am on Mar 5, 2003 (gmt 0) |
I've seen a great many infants do that... but once you're old enough to wear shoes all day, who would want to?
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stickledene
msg:311458 | 9:45 am on Mar 5, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Just thought I'd add some more "interesting" facts: Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox, Unix is a registered trademark of AT&T.
Every year about 98% of atoms in your body are replaced.
A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber. A ball of solid steel will bounce higher than one made entirely of glass.
A man was arrested and charged with the robbery—of vending machines. The man posted bail, entirely in quarters.
Golf was banned in England in 1457 because it was considered a distraction from the serious pursuit of archery.
In July 1934 Babe Ruth paid a fan $20 dollars for the return of the baseball he hit for his 700th career home run.
Caligynephobia is a fear of beautiful women. (makes it easier to get to that 3000 i spose *ahem*)
Colgate faced a big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command "go hang yourself."
MAFIA is an acronym for Morte Alla Francia Italia Anela, or "Death to the French is Italy's Cry"
The slash character is called a virgule, or solidus. A URL uses slash characters, not back slash characters.
Hydroxydesoxycorticosterone and hydroxydeoxycorticosterones are the largest anagrams
The Bible is the number one shoplifted book in America.
Every citizen of Kentucky is required by law to take a bath at least once a year. and finally... In Saudi Arabia, a woman reportedly may divorce her husband if he does not keep her supplied with coffee. (she should marry a web master then hehe) Hehe hope you enjoyed them. Can you tell I'm a bit bored this morning? Sticky
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JonB
msg:311459 | 11:02 am on Mar 5, 2003 (gmt 0) |
wouldnt the ball of glass break when trying to bounce?
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victor
msg:311460 | 12:02 pm on Mar 5, 2003 (gmt 0) |
More interesting "facts" Seagate is the only hard disk manufacturer whose disks spin anti-clockwise.
Rhinos have no sense of smell.
Leonardo da Vinci's sketch for a traffic light has the green at the top.
Weight-for-weight, marsupials can run faster than mammals.
Before it's heated in the printer, black laser printer toner is actually dark blue when looked at under a microscope.
Microsoft has only two profitable divisions: Operating systems, and Office: the rest lose money.
There are no roads in the City of London.
There have been twice as many vice-presidents of the USA as presidents.
MIT computer simulations prove that humans would have better balance if the big toe was on the outside of the foot.
In the first draft of Monty Python's infamous "spam" sketch, the cafe was serving excessive portions of sauerkraut.
Frogs are allegic to white bread.
Polar bears have the most efficient sweat glands of any mammal.
Technically, none of Henry VIII of England's marriages was legal, so we should refer to his "six concubines". Okay, I admit it. Only two of the above are true. I made the rest up. I though it'd be more of a challenge to work out which two.
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WibbleWobble
msg:311461 | 12:54 pm on Mar 5, 2003 (gmt 0) |
# Microsoft has only two profitable divisions: Operating systems, and Office: the rest lose money.
# In the first draft of Monty Python's infamous "spam" sketch, the cafe was serving excessive portions of sauerkraut. |
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My guesses on the true ones :\
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weisinator
msg:311462 | 4:00 pm on Mar 5, 2003 (gmt 0) |
| Before it's heated in the printer, black laser printer toner is actually dark blue when looked at under a microscope. Microsoft has only two profitable divisions: Operating systems, and Office: the rest lose money |
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My vote for two true points.
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victor
msg:311463 | 7:21 pm on Mar 5, 2003 (gmt 0) |
It's always possible that I've accidentally created a true fact, or that I'm wrong in the ones I think are true. But, given that, then here's a clue: good guesses guys! You've both got one right!
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