uh oh?
Trying to put the lid back on the can of worms...!!
Killer whales are cool because they are the top of the food chain as far as sea animals go...which means they are basically the aquatic version of us. And we aren't exactly as sweet as pie to the things that we eat either. How about the way we boil lobsters alive? And have you ever seen how we slaughter cows? Maybe the reason we don't like the killer whales is because we see something of ourselves in them...hehehe...I've lost it. I'm just babbling nonsense now. Time for bed.
Littlek, you didn't see that in person, did you? I realize that chances are very slim that you did, but the way you told that story, it sounded to me like you were actually there.
By the way, Hi Sonte!
Hi Kicky.... and good night =)
Sweet Dreams! Is only 5:20 pm, a while before bedtime for me
I don't ever wanna kill anything just to eat it....ok, ok, I know that the lettuce leaves were alive once too
Interesting Facts
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TVwere Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
Coca-Cola was originally green.
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
The state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% ( now get this...) The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
The youngest pope was 11 years old.
The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
Those San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
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 as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month? A.Conception.
Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what? A.Their birthplace
Q . Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested? A. Obsession
Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"? A. One thousand.
Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, andlaser printers all have in common? A. All invented by women.
Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil? A. Honey.
Q. There are more collect calls on this day than any other day of the year? A. Father's Day.
Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc ( voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic? A. He was allergic to carrots.
Q. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a party? A. Snoop in your medicine cabinet.
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 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 their own 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.
In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!
Here he is! I missed you!
Thanks for that Lord Ellpus,
The boyz and I quite enjoyed that lil list...
And funny you mention the licking the elbow thing...the boyz were trying to do that very thing this afternoon
Today I learned that I have no idea as to how to become a personal messager.
I also learnt that A2K has quite a few rules.
I dont think I'll worry about it any more.
If I dont respond to your messages, It's because I cant, and not because I am ignoring you.
I will also post this in "what made you grimace/grit your teeth today", as that is how it has made me feel.
Gotta love those rulez!
Rulez make the world go 'round!
I know A2K has rulez too, though I don't claim to know what they are as I failed to RTFM
Well Spanky, you could apologize and get on the good
side of the authorities, and perhaps one day, you'll be
able to write a personal message.
Or respond via email - that's another option.
Life's too short I suppose. I know what I'll do, I wont really let it bother me. It was only a bit of silliness anyway. See Ya.
Today I learned that there are indeed (as we thought) Elm trees on the Harvard campus.
dududaaaah! They are American and English.
Older than newer. There is a guy in Acton, MA (where I grew up) who is planting american elms from valley forge (or something) - those are newer.
There seems to be remarkably little about these trees on the Harvard campus. But, from researching on google, I've found that there are stands here and there throughout New England (and no doubt beyond) of living and old american elms. People have been treating them for decades. Like people are treting hemlocks now.
Yah, but harvard is home of a key landscape architecture faculty and they surely know about these trees. Isn't Michael van valkenburgh head of the place now? Call the office...
I know there are new varieties of old elms that are resistant, but this is not what is going on with the trees you see. Just call the land arch department and ask to be directed to someone who knows the campus trees. Or call van Valkenburgh's office, what the hell.
I just learned something about chiggers. I always thought they were bugs, but I guess I was wrong.
Hmmm...
Chiggers are not bugs or any other type of insect. Chiggers are the juvenile (or larval) form of a specific family of mites, the Trombiculidae. Mites are arachnids, like spider and scorpions, and are closely related to ticks.
Yuk.
eeew.
Osso, there is a full map at one of those links that tells you what's what with the plantings on the campus. I saved them all and will resize to 8x10. Then I'll print copies for me and my mom.
