Totally useless facts ...

[Muza]

lols, guess who's back!!!!

 

[Mat]

Hi Muza,

Where have you been, my dear?

We all missed you. Good to have you back

 

[marval]

Hey Welcome back muza

good to have you return to the forum.


Margaret

 

[Muza]

I didn't have internet - but I do now

 

[Corno Dolce]

YAY!

Oh my dear sweetheart Muza - welcome back my love. You have been sorely missed-you know that, don't you?

Amicably yours,

CD

 

[Contratrombone64]

Muzzy - long time, welcome back to the comfortable lounge room.

 

[Contratrombone64]

The "y" in signs reading "ye olde.." is properly pronounced with a "th" sound, not "y". The "th" sound does not exist in Latin, so ancient Roman occupied (present day) England used the rune "thorn" to represent "th" sounds. With the advent of the printing press the character from the Roman alphabet which closest resembled thorn was the lower case "y".

 

[Corno Dolce]

American Airlines saved $400,000 in '87 by eliminating one olive from every salad served in First Class.

 

[marval]

Januuary is National Soup Month.

 

[Corno Dolce]

The longest place name still in use is:

Taumatawhakatangihangaoauauotameteaturipukakapiki maungahoronukupokaihwenuakitanatahu.

 

[marval]

Wow, I;m glad I don't know someone who lives there. That would take up a whole envelope.

This is the shortest place name.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%85%2C_Moskenes


Margaret

 

[greatcyber]

A rat can last longer without water than a camel.

Stephen

 

[marval]

There is enough brick in the Great Pyramid of Gizeh to build a wall 10 feet high and 1 foot thick around the entire border of France.

 

[Contratrombone64]

American Airlines saved $400,000 in '87 by eliminating one olive from every salad served in First Class.

now that sounds totally apochrophal!

 

[Contratrombone64]

There is enough brick in the Great Pyramid of Gizeh to build a wall 10 feet high and 1 foot thick around the entire border of France.

Goodness, I had no idea it was so enormous!!

 

[marval]

No Neither did I, I am glad I didn't have to build it.


Margaret

 

[methodistgirl]

I forgot how big the famous one is in Mexico but I imagine the one at
Chichen Itza comes close.
judy tooley

 

[Corno Dolce]

A sneeze travels out of your mouth at over 100 mph.

 

[marval]

Wow, remind me to be out of the way.


Devon, England has about 33,000 miles of hedgerows, more hedgerows than any other country.

 

[Corno Dolce]

Hi Ms. Margaret,

Always best to cover one's nose and mouth...

Cheers,

CD