Ponderous Intellect
Posts: 3,847 
Location: Victoria, BC
Location: Victoria, BC
January 4th, 2006, 09:32 AM
Woohoo! New day .... git to add more ...
Rule of thumb ... comes from Old English law (and potentially early American law) declared that it was okay for a man to beat his wife but had to use a stick no larger in diameter than his thumb.
Hmmm ... wonder how big a stick the wives were allowed to use? Rule of two-by-four?
Woohoo! New day .... git to add more ...
Rule of thumb ... comes from Old English law (and potentially early American law) declared that it was okay for a man to beat his wife but had to use a stick no larger in diameter than his thumb.
Hmmm ... wonder how big a stick the wives were allowed to use? Rule of two-by-four?
Ponderous Intellect
Posts: 4,465
Videos: 1
Location: Surrey, British Columbia
Videos: 1
Location: Surrey, British Columbia
January 4th, 2006, 09:58 AM
Section 158(2) of the Standing Orders of the House of Commons provides that an intruder in the House taken into custody shall not be released until paying a fee of four dollars to the Seargent-at-Arms; this provision is still in effect today.
Section 158(2) of the Standing Orders of the House of Commons provides that an intruder in the House taken into custody shall not be released until paying a fee of four dollars to the Seargent-at-Arms; this provision is still in effect today.
Hall of Fame Member
Posts: 10,505
Location: The Evil Empire
Location: The Evil Empire
January 4th, 2006, 10:35 AM
A father Emperor penguin withstands the Antarctic cold for 60 days or more to protect his eggs, which he keeps on his feet, covered with a feathered flap. During this entire time he doesn't eat a thing. Most father penguins lose about 25 pounds while they wait for their babies to hatch. Afterward, they feed the chicks a special liquid from their throats. When the mother penguins return to care for the young, the fathers go to sea to eat and rest.
A father Emperor penguin withstands the Antarctic cold for 60 days or more to protect his eggs, which he keeps on his feet, covered with a feathered flap. During this entire time he doesn't eat a thing. Most father penguins lose about 25 pounds while they wait for their babies to hatch. Afterward, they feed the chicks a special liquid from their throats. When the mother penguins return to care for the young, the fathers go to sea to eat and rest.
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Posts: 55
Location: Sault Ste. Marie
Location: Sault Ste. Marie
January 4th, 2006, 05:40 PM
Here's one for all the B.C. members.
Vancouver Canada is tied with Zurich Switzerland for the highest quality of life of any city in the world.
Contrary to popular opinion, Canada does not own the North Pole. In fact, the North Pole is not owned by any country. It is believed, however, that Santa Claus is from Canada.
Technically speaking though, (for those who know about compassing) Canada owns magnetic North.
Here's one for all the B.C. members.
Vancouver Canada is tied with Zurich Switzerland for the highest quality of life of any city in the world.
Contrary to popular opinion, Canada does not own the North Pole. In fact, the North Pole is not owned by any country. It is believed, however, that Santa Claus is from Canada.
Technically speaking though, (for those who know about compassing) Canada owns magnetic North.
Ponderous Intellect
Posts: 3,847
Location: Victoria, BC
Location: Victoria, BC
January 5th, 2006, 03:44 PM
Here is my daily contribution:
In 1945 a computer at Harvard malfunctioned and Grace Hopper, who was working on the computer, investigated, found a moth in one of the circuits and removed it. Ever since, when something goes wrong with a computer, it is said to have a bug in it.
Here is my daily contribution:
In 1945 a computer at Harvard malfunctioned and Grace Hopper, who was working on the computer, investigated, found a moth in one of the circuits and removed it. Ever since, when something goes wrong with a computer, it is said to have a bug in it.
Ponderous Intellect
Posts: 3,847
Location: Victoria, BC
Location: Victoria, BC
January 7th, 2006, 05:01 PM
Didja know ....
Many fish can change sex during the course of their lives. Others, especially rare deep-sea fish, have both male and female sex organs.
Would solve that pesky same sex marriage debate, now wouldn't it? One at the altar, one in the sheets. heehee
Didja know ....
Many fish can change sex during the course of their lives. Others, especially rare deep-sea fish, have both male and female sex organs.
Would solve that pesky same sex marriage debate, now wouldn't it? One at the altar, one in the sheets. heehee
Ponderous Intellect
Posts: 3,847
Location: Victoria, BC
Location: Victoria, BC
January 7th, 2006, 05:04 PM
Ok ... can't resist ... couple more that people can't live without knowing ...
Marilyn Monroe had six toes on one of her feet.
On Christmas Day in Belgium, it is legal for police officers to throw bananas at children.
The name of all the continents ends with the same letter that they started with.
K ... I'll shuddup
Ok ... can't resist ... couple more that people can't live without knowing ...
Marilyn Monroe had six toes on one of her feet.
On Christmas Day in Belgium, it is legal for police officers to throw bananas at children.
The name of all the continents ends with the same letter that they started with.
K ... I'll shuddup
Ponderous Intellect
Posts: 3,847
Location: Victoria, BC
Location: Victoria, BC
January 8th, 2006, 09:53 AM
Amazing how many of our sayings originate with nautical terms!
Pooped out originally described the condition of seamen caught on the poop or aft deck after a wave from heavy seas crashed down upon it.
Rummage sale stems from the French word arrimage, meaning "the loading of a cargo ship." Damaged cargo was occasionally sold at special warehouse sales.
and a couple factoids:
A group of herring is called a seige. A group of jelly fish is called a smack.
(I'm checking these facts closer now! Promise!)
Amazing how many of our sayings originate with nautical terms!
Pooped out originally described the condition of seamen caught on the poop or aft deck after a wave from heavy seas crashed down upon it.
Rummage sale stems from the French word arrimage, meaning "the loading of a cargo ship." Damaged cargo was occasionally sold at special warehouse sales.
and a couple factoids:
A group of herring is called a seige. A group of jelly fish is called a smack.
(I'm checking these facts closer now! Promise!)
Super Genius
Posts: 1,458
Location: Toronto
Location: Toronto
January 8th, 2006, 10:01 PM
The deepest part of the ocean is called Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench at 35,813 feet below the surface. That is almost seven miles. Put another way, if you could put Mount Everest at the bottom of the Challenger Deep the mountain would still have over a mile of water covering its snowy peak.
The deepest part of the ocean is called Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench at 35,813 feet below the surface. That is almost seven miles. Put another way, if you could put Mount Everest at the bottom of the Challenger Deep the mountain would still have over a mile of water covering its snowy peak.
Hall of Fame Member
Posts: 10,505
Location: The Evil Empire
Location: The Evil Empire
January 11th, 2006, 11:14 AM
There are no words in the English language rhyme with month, orange, silver, or purple.
The poison-arrow frog has enough poison to kill about 2,200 people.
By U.S. definition, a "hurricane" is any wind force exceeding 74 miles per hour; in the Western Pacific, such a phenomenon is called a "typhoon" and, near Australia, it's a "willy-willy."
There are no words in the English language rhyme with month, orange, silver, or purple.
The poison-arrow frog has enough poison to kill about 2,200 people.
By U.S. definition, a "hurricane" is any wind force exceeding 74 miles per hour; in the Western Pacific, such a phenomenon is called a "typhoon" and, near Australia, it's a "willy-willy."
