trivia Welcome, Sysop, to Trivia: Did you know that... R ... Read messages W ... Write a message F ... Find messages T ... Teleconference S ... Select a new Forum ? ... Description of this Forum M ... Modify a message E ... Erase a message A ... Approve files (0 waiting) O ... Operations menu Select a letter from this list, or X to exit: Greetings! Did you know that Iranians are not Arabs? They're Persians. Only someone who's mother tongue is arabic is considered to be an Arab. Iranians speak Persian. Did you also know that the favorite dessert of Eskimos in Greenland is...watermelon? It's true! They import it from Israel! These are the sort of things you'll find here in the Trivia SIG. We invite you to post your favorite bits of trivia, your thoughts on those things already posted, and any trivia questions you can't find an answer for. All trivia facts posted herein are believed to be true but feel free to let us know if you disagree! 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If a file you upload is approved for download, the Forum-Op might arrange for you to receive a bonus. All messages posted to this Forum are preserved indefinitely, until erased by the Forum-Op. (N)onstop, (Q)uit, or (C)ontinue?  Welcome, Sysop, to Trivia: Did you know that... R ... Read messages W ... Write a message F ... Find messages T ... Teleconference S ... Select a new Forum ? ... Description of this Forum M ... Modify a message E ... Erase a message A ... Approve files (0 waiting) O ... Operations menu Select a letter from this list, or X to exit: flfff Date: Sunday, November 17, 1991 9:00pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 106383 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: Daydreams (6 replies) That you tend to dream about every 90 minutes when you're asleep is not news. What's news is that you tend to dream about every 90 minutes when you're awake, too! Researchers in Washington University at St. Louis found that out. Your daydreams, they claim, are just about as regular as your sleep dreams, surprisingly. Date: Sunday, November 17, 1991 9:02pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 106384 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: Don't blink! (4 replies) If you average 50 m.p.h. on a car trip for 10 hours, you can figure you'll drive 42 miles with your eyes closed! Blinking is why. :) Date: Sunday, November 17, 1991 9:08pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 106385 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: Ye Olde Farmers Almanac (2 replies) What the editor inadvertently left out of the 1860 Farmer's Alamanac was the weather prediction for July 13. ut the typesetter, a whimsical fellow, decided 'rain' and 'snow' and 'hail' would fill the blank quite nicely. He figured the editor would correct things in the proof. The editor didn't. That typesetter must have had a direct connection to the big guy upstairs. On July 13, it rained, snowed and hailed. Date: Sunday, November 17, 1991 9:40pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 106391 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: There Oughta Be A Law??? (4 replies) It is against the law to: Fall asleep under a hair dryer in Florida. Keep a bathtub in the house in Virginia. (Only in the yard) Slap a friend on the back in Georgia. Play hopscotch on Sunday afternoon in Missouri. For two people to use the same finger bowl in Omaha. For a housewife in California to not boil her dust cloth. Train a seal to balance a ball on its nose in Sweden. Take a picture of somebody waving goodbye from a train window inn Germany. Eat peanuts in church in Massachusetts. Open an umbrella in the presence of a horse in New York City. Burp or sneeze in church in Omaha. Feed whiskey to a dog in Chicago. For a housewife in Florida to break more than three dishes a day. Ride on the roof of a taxi in Youngstown, Ohio. Walk down a street in Maine with your shoelaces untied. Eat rattlesnake meat in public in Kansas. For a lady to take a bath in a business office in Carmel, California. To blow your nose in public in Waterville, Maine. Hang ladies lingere in public in Los Angeles. Milk someone else's cow in Texas. For a woman to go to a public dance in Norfolk, Virginia without wearing a corset. For a wrestler to make faces during a match in LA. Shoot a fish with a bow and arrow in Louisville, Kentucky. Insult a rice plant in Cambodia. For a woman to propose marriage to a man in Whitesville, Maryland. Kiss your wife on Sunday in Hartford, Conn. Shave while driving a car in Massachusetts. Put salt on a railroad track in Alabama. (Punishable by death!) Sleep in a refrigerator in Pittsburgh. Catch whales in Oklahoma. Date: Sunday, November 17, 1991 9:44pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 106417 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: Mountains and Molehills Dept. (5 replies) Did you know that 7 out of 10 adult American women polled say they are not satisfied with their bust measurement? Date: Sunday, November 17, 1991 9:46pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 106419 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: African BBQ (4 replies) The tastiest parts of a barbaqued elephant is said to be the footpads. Date: Sunday, November 17, 1991 9:48pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 106421 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: Tying The Knot (4 replies) The state with the lowest marriage age is New Hampshire. A 14-year-old boy can marry a 13-year-old girl there with parents and court permission. Date: Sunday, November 17, 1991 9:55pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 106429 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: Jumping Jimminy! (3 replies) Can you name the only mammal that can't jump? It's the elephant! Date: Sunday, November 17, 1991 10:01pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 106434 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: Snoopy vs The Red Baron? (2 replies) Each French aviator during WW I was required to carry a bag of bricks on every combat flight. They were to throw these into the propellers of German airplanes. Records show that two German aircraft were downed in this manner. Date: Sunday, November 17, 1991 10:06pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 106438 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: Pretty Hairy! (1 reply) Did you know that in 1705 an ape, mascot of a ship recently sunk, was hanged by the British as a French spy after it came ashore in a rowboat? Date: Monday, November 18, 1991 2:18pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 106810 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: Bananas! (3 replies) Did you know that bananas breathe? It's true. They take in oxygen, give off caron dioxide and generate heat. Date: Monday, November 18, 1991 2:21pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 106811 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: Attention Bulk Buyers! (1 reply) Did you know that there are approximtly 100,000 house flies to a pound? Bet you could have gone years without needing that info. But hey, trivia is trivia. I don't write the stuff folks! :) Date: Monday, November 18, 1991 2:24pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 106814 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: Interesting Coincidence (3 replies) John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the only two U.S. Presidents to sign the Declaration Of Independence, died on the same day. July 4, 1826...the 50th anniversary of that signing. Date: Monday, November 18, 1991 3:00pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 106817 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: NY Facts (5 replies) There are more Italians in NYC than in Rome, more Irish than in Dublin and more Jews than in Tel Aviv. The original spelling of Brooklyn was Breukelen. Washington Square was originally a cemetary for victims of yellow fever. There are 461 stops and 25 free transfer points in the NYC subway system. The highest point on the Atlantic coast between Maine and Key West, Florida is Todt Hill on Staten Island. The Grand Ballroom of the Ansonia Hotel once housed the first miniature golf course in the United States. The largest Catholic Hospital in America is St. Vincents in lower NY. 23rd street between 6th and 7th avenues is known as The Typewriter District. The largest park in NYC is Pelham Bay Park with 2,118 acres. The largest synagogue in the world is Temple Emanu-El in NYC. Bellvue Hospital was the first in the world to provide ambulance service. The Metropolitan Museum of Art houses the worlds largest collection of baseball cards. Date: Monday, November 18, 1991 10:42pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 107016 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: The Average Office (4 replies) Less than 1% of the paperwork filed in the average office is ever seen again by anyone three days after it's filed. And less than 5% is ever seen again at all. Date: Monday, November 18, 1991 10:52pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 107018 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: Oriental Tech (3 replies) The Japanese have recently marketed a vending machine that freshly cooks and serves spaghetti with meat sauce in 27 seconds. Date: Monday, November 18, 1991 11:06pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 107021 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: An Average Days Pay (1 reply) Say the average worker puts in an eight hour day. His earnings for one hour and three minutes of that day go to pay for his housing. One hour and two minutes covers his food and beverages. 40 minutes pays for his transportation. 26 minutes for his clothes and 23 minutes for medical expenses. 19 minutes cover recreation. Taxes take a whopping two hours and 34 minutes. Label the rest 'other'. Date: Tuesday, November 19, 1991 1:08pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 107304 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: Don't sweat it... (4 replies) The typical human on an average day generates enough body heat to melt a 50 lb. block of ice. Date: Tuesday, November 19, 1991 2:25pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 107340 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: It's a dogs life... (3 replies) When two dogs approach each other, you can tell before they meet which one is going to be in charge. That'd be the one that slowly wags its tail as it walks up. Not a quick wagwagwag... Only the slow wag is known as the boss-dog sign. If both wag slowly, look out! Date: Sunday, November 10, 1991 2:17am Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 107651 To: Scarlett *EXEMPT* Re: Saunas (Fw by Lythande, Reply to #102093, R*) (2 replies) Make sure he sets the thermostat low enough. And doctors recommend that you stay in a sauna no more than 15 minutes and no less than 5 minutes. Trivia Fact: Most women in the U.S. prefer saunas at 175 degrees while most men prefer 200 degrees. Some Finns, however, heat it as high as 248 degrees! Date: Wednesday, November 20, 1991 2:10pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 107788 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: The Miami Porpoises? (2 replies) Would you believe that marine scientists have trained porpoises to throw footalls as far as 60 feet? And every one is a perfect spiral too. Date: Monday, November 25, 1991 2:02pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 110013 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: Anniversary Gifts (4 replies) Here's a list published by the American National Retail Jewelers Association about appropriate gifts for various wedding anniversaries: 1st: Paper 2nd: Cotton 3rd: Leather 4th: Linen 5th: Wood 6th: Iron 7th: Wool 8th: Bronze 9th: Pottery 10th: Tin 11th: Steel 12th: Silk 13th: Lace 14th: Ivory 15th: Crystal 20th: China 25th: Silver 30th: Pearl 35th: Coral 40th: Ruby 45th: Sapphire 50th: Gold 55th: Emerald 60th: Diamond Date: Tuesday, November 26, 1991 10:14pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 110493 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: The check is in the mail... (4 replies) Did you know that a 'negotiable instrument' can be written on just about anything? According to the Uniform Commercial Code, all you have to include are the name of the payee, the dollar amount, the name of your bank, your signature, the date, and some words of conveyance such as 'pay to the order of'. Some of the strange checks that have been written and cashed over the years are: Eben Grumpy of Iowa wrote a check for $30.00 to John Sputter by painting it on a door and dropping it on him from a third floor window. A court ruled it a legal payment. Albert Haddock of England white washed a check for his taxes on the side of a cow. Again, a court ruled it legal payment. One common stunt is to write your annual income tax check to the IRS on 'the shirt off your back'. :) Date: Friday, November 29, 1991 12:20am Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 111578 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: Glass (3 replies) Did you know that glass is not a solid but a liquid? Many old window panes are slightly thicker on the bottom than on the top. Date: Friday, November 29, 1991 4:40pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 111889 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: Cow Tipping (5 replies) Well, it seems that anything to do with cows is a popular subject on this system so here's a few statistics from McDonalds that I KNOW you're gonna love. McDonalds serves about 5,000,000,000 (billion) burgers every 16 months. That rounds off to about 3,000,000,000 a year, worldwide. The average cow weighs 1,000-1,200lbs. (They actually use steers but we'll say cows for the sake of the Cow Tipping thread.) Once the cow has been butchered you get about 700-800lbs. of edible meat. Of this, 12-15% becomes hamburger. This means you get roughly 100lbs of burgers per cow. The average burger from McDonalds is about 3oz. (No, they don't have 3oz burgers. It's just an average between regular burgers at 1.6oz each and quarter pounders at 4oz each.) This means that McDonalds uses about 560,000,000lbs of hamburger a year. That's equal to 5,600,000 cows a year! About 1% of the entire American beef market! Anyone for some McNuggets? Date: Saturday, November 30, 1991 5:15pm Forum: Trivia From: Hotshot Msg#: 112518 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: The most expensive... (1 reply) Some years ago the Atomic Energy Commission held a clearance sale on an element called californium-252 which was sold for $1,000.00 per microgram. That comes to about $350,000,000,000.00 a pound! Date: Monday, December 30, 1991 7:35am Forum: Trivia From: Headman Msg#: 125610 To: Hotshot *EXEMPT* Re: Lights! Camera! Popcorn! (Reply to #106817) (2 replies) The first Drive-in Movie was in Camden, New Jersey. Date: Tuesday, December 31, 1991 9:57pm Forum: Trivia From: Vibrantm Msg#: 126373 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: Urban Legends - 1 of 2 This is the first part of an amusing set of factoids: Date: 27 Jun 91 21:33:46 GMT Official Usenet Alt.Folklore.Urban Frequently Posted Legends - Part 1 of 2 This is alt.folklore.urban -- the newsgroup where nonsense is revered as an artform, and debunking has been taken to new heights. The group has broadened out from a place for discussing urban legends to a place for confirming or disproving beliefs and facts of all kinds, including origin of vernacular (whole nine yards, Bob's your uncle), common scientific fallacies, obscure points of history, true first-person stories of pranks and madness, and so on. In other words, it's a great place to get a reality check on anything that "a friend" told you, and to compare notes about odd things that actually happened to you. The purpose of summarizing these fre- quently-seen legends, is to record legends, and provide a guide to veracity. Key to one liners below: T = 100% scientific truth Tb = believed true, but not conclusively proven F = 100% falsehood Fb = believed false, but not conclusively proven U = unanswered and may be unanswerable P = Maybe it didn't happen, but it's scientifically possible (used extremely sparingly, where the opposite is expected, as it could apply to just about every legend) THE MISAPPLIANCE OF SCIENCE F. Ice freezes faster if made with warm water rather than cold T. Boiled water freezes faster than ordinary water at same initial temp. (the air is boiled out, causing faster freezing). T. Very hot water evaporates while freezing, producing 75% of ice in 90% of time U. A penny falling from height of Empire State building will embed in pavement. (Probably false. Hail stones which weigh comparable amounts bounce, and the falling airplane which crashed there didn't imbed.) T. Some universities, cities are riddled with semi-secret utility tunnels. T. Coriolis force affects fluids if you take incredible pains to isolate it. Tb.Microwaving your panties kills yeast infections T. Soldiers break step when marching over bridges (trivially observed). U. Bridge falls down if soldiers don't break step when marching over. Fb.Bridge falls down due to resonance if soldiers don't break step. marching over Broughton suspension bridge, England April 14 1831, fell under soldiers march, but prob just overloaded, not resonating M Brader posted Times story! F. Otherwise sound bridge falls down if soldiers don't break step marching over. (There have been no documented instances of this) F. Bath water drains the other way round in other hemisphere, due to Coriolis. (The water drains in any direction it wishes, due to various effects.) F. Various university libraries sink; books heavier than architect thought! F. Same as above, but pool not library, weight of water, not books. F. Coloring your CD rim with special marker will enhance sound quality. F. People explode or boil or something when exposed to the vacuum of space. (One astronaut lost a glove. Movies show people exploding, but this has never happened.) F. Eelskin wallet demagnetizes bank cards (nope, but magnetic clasp might). T. Venus and perhaps a few other bright stars/planets can be seen in daylight. F. Daylight sky appears dark enough to see stars from bottom of deep well. (Go into a cave to prove this.) F. Bubbles in bubble wrap contain a cheap, but toxic gas. U. East German secret police "bug" factory now uses skills to make hearing aids F. Hot-drying acid-washed jeans "re-activates" the acid (Nope, but might shrink) F. Ontario Hydro mandated poor installation,so copper fails as often as Aluminum T. Fluorescent light will light up when held near high-voltage line. Tb. Leather saddles used to be treated with llama dung to avoid scaring horses Tb. The spec. for leather saddles got copied for leather jackets... T. 3M "post-its" were invented & marketed as an unofficial project T. Subliminal messages in advertising are ineffective, but outlawed anyway. U. filamentous phage M13 obtained from lab's letter rejecting the transfer! T. Keeping paper in a PVC envelope is harmful in the long run (fumes degrade it) THE 'PLANE TRUTH (WHAT GOES UP...) T. 800ft dia asteroid passed within 500K miles of hitting earth in 1989. Tb.Confused pilots occasionally land on tiny strip short of correct airport T. F51D plane can flip due to engine torque. (A. Frisbie posted pilot's manual!) Tb.US Govt fixed plane transponders always report positions (catch drug imports) T. The airforce tests planes by firing chickens from special birdcannon. U. Person fitted rocket/JATO unit to car, embedded in rockface at first bend. Tb Cessna planes aren't sold in the US anymore due to threat of liability suits. T. Cessna no longer makes piston-engine aircraft for fear of being wiped out by product liability suits T. Beechcraft, Piper and Mooney still make & sell planes in the US however... T. Secret code for a hijack is "TRANSPONDER SEVEN FIVE ZERO ZERO". Tb. Leave flaps down when off the active as a request for armed intervention!! F. The Great Wall of China can be seen with the naked eye from the moon. (The Wall is not even visible from Earth orbit, though many other man-made objects are. The Wall is roughly the width of a highway.) F. Shuttle crew did secret experiment on how to make love in zero gravity. T. Parachute mishap brought down a Cessna (gently) on a novice's parachute. ASTONISHING ANTIPODEAN ANTICS U. Koalas are permanently stoned/drunk, as they eat alcohol in eucalyptus leaves U. Koalas, being filled with eucalyptus oil, "explode" in bushfires. F. Kangaroos deliver the mail in the outback. U. "Goanna Oil" dissolves muscle protein. Goannas are large native lizards. U. Driver fools tourists in Milford tunnel bus, says motorbike is oncoming train U. Dingos eat babies. Australian courts say YES, NO, YES. MENTAL DENTAL STUFF F. Tourist's room is burgled, later finds snaps of "toothbrush up thief's ass" T. Some combinations of metal tooth fillings can receive radio signals LEWD FOOD T. Eggs and chicken are horribly contaminated, and should NOT be eaten raw. T. Unless marked "dairy" fast food shakes aren't milk: mostly carrageen gel. T. Lead leaches from lead crystal decanters into drinks;this is not good for you Tb. Eating carrots may improve night vision, because of large amounts of Vit A. Tb. Microwaved food is better (other cooking allegedly creates carcinogens) Tb. Eating celery takes more energy than its digestion yields. U. Mick Jagger used a Mars bar as a dildo on nubile pop loon Marianne Faithful F,T,T,U.Fast food places use unusual ingredients: worm, 'roo meat, seaweed, rat. F. Stranger at restaurant eats your cookies, you grab, later find you took his. F. Cook cheated into buying Mrs Fields' recipe, gets revenge by spreading it. F. Aspirin and Coca-Cola taken together get you high. (Nope. May cause insomnia) F. Fluorescent lights leach vitamins from your body F. Drinking distilled water is bad for you since you don't get "trace minerals" F. Green M&M's ("Smarties" in UK and Canada) are an aphrodisiac F. Red M&M's are a carcinogen (Nope, they used red dye #5,not dangerous #2) F. Ingesting a tapeworm will help you slim, so people do this regularly T. Many CIA (and other gov't) snackbars are staffed by blind people. F. Grape seeds can get caught in your appendix and give you appendicitis T. British army doses water with bromide (for purification), soldiers say it's... U. ... to supress soldiers' libidos. U Date: Tuesday, December 31, 1991 9:59pm Forum: Trivia From: Vibrantm Msg#: 126375 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: Urban Legends - 2 of 2 This is a continuation and completion of the previous post. Date: 27 Jun 91 21:33:46 GMT Official Usenet Alt.Folklore.Urban Frequently Posted Legends - Part 2 of 2 OUTSTANDING LEGENDS OF THE PENIS AND SCROTUM T. Nelson Rockefeller died of cardiac arrest while porking the help. U. Errol Flynn banged out "Star-spangled Banner" on xylophone with his big dong F. Gangster John Dillinger's long wang is pickled in a jar at/near Smithsonian. F. In Nigeria, roving gangs of thieves may surreptitiously steal mens' dorks. T. Groupies took plaster casts of pop singers' schlongs, inc Hendrix's whacker. Tb.Adolf Hitler only had one testicle. Immortalized in many a kid's rhyme. T. Masturbator's penis in hose chopped by fan blade of Hoover Dustette cleaner. T. This is dubbed the legend of "the Cleaner and the Leaner Wiener". U. Woman slits guy's scrotum, sticks straw in, and blows; he gets off on it... Tb. The alleged guy in the previous story came from Berkeley, needless to say. HIDE THE SALAMI U. Cuckolded husband replaces contents of wife's pessaries with lye. T. Mad doctor in Ohio cut off womens' clitoral hoods while operating on them. T. People put assorted objects up their asses, get stuck, removed in hospital. (Knives, coping saw blades, bottles, candles, dildos, flashlights, broom handles, vibrators, balls, marbles, and lit firecrackers are just a few.) U. Well-known media personality put a gerbil up his ass for "wriggly furry fun" (This story is sworn to be true by many who have a friend who works in a hospital, but it's always untraceable, and has "definitely occurred" in Chicago, Philadelphia, Denver, Los Angeles, San Diego, New York, etc., etc.) U. Well-known male pop star rushed from concert, stomach pumped free of semen. F. Spanish fly (Cantharides) is aphrodisiac (actually genital tract irritant). F. Woman tied naked to bed, man in superhero costume with broken leg in closet Fb.Hetero couple get stuck together while coupling. Separated at hospital. F. One night stand, goes early, leaves message that partner will get AIDS. F. Student is regularly nocturnally chloroformed by roommate, for sodomy F. `Baghdad Betty' told US army that Bart Simpson was sleeping with their wives. (She broadcast that they were sleeping with other stars.) Tb.Would-be rapist steals kisses; one Calif victim bit a piece off his tongue. F. Man fills wife's lover's convertible car with concrete. T. Woman's womb filled with air during cunnilingus; she dies due to embolism. (This is a dangerous thing to do.) F. Woman impregnated while swimming, due to sperm loose in pool. F. Woman impregnated when hit by bullet that shot Civil War soldier's testicles. Tb.Unintentional virgin birth happens occasionally in bizzare circumstances. Tb.E.g. vagina-less woman, fellates lover, stabbed in gut by husband, pregnant! F. Silicone breasts expand under low pressure (e.g. airline stewardesses on job) U. Mother threatens to discipline kid;kid threatens to squeal on mom's fellatio. T. Legends will get more attention if you include "clitoris" in them U. Woman gets a potato inserted in womb by midwife as pessary; it sprouts... DISNEY DEMENTIA T. Disney parks are riddled with secret tunnels and surveillance equipment. T. "Little Mermaid" video cover features good drawing of penis. Prank? Revenge? GOVERNMENT AND OTHER CONSPIRACIES (BOB'S YOUR UNCLE) U. More than 4 hits of acid in one month renders you legally insane. T. You may *own* the mailbox, but the US Postal Service controls what goes in it T. A.J.Balfour appt'd Secretary Ireland by Uncle Bob.Nepotism? Bob's your uncle. T. The CIA, NSA and 11 different secret govt organizations tap & bug everything T. Princess Anne was only female competitor not given sex test in 1976 Olympics. T. No matter how ill, gay, deaf, or demented you acted, draft board has you 1-A. T. London doctor struck off for inveigling Turkish peasants to donate a kidney. P. VP Bush persuaded Iranians to delay hostage release to aid Reagan election. U. Govt has secret plan to replace the currency overnight to foil drug barons. F. Guy wakes up in Big City, a kidney has been stolen from him! Tb. CIA radio transmits spoken five digit code numbers to operatives worldwide. (Many languages are used. No one is sure if these are ("spy" messages or just misleading transmissions. They have been going on for many years, and many have regularly-heard schedules, heard on easily-available shortwave receivers.) F. Madelyn Murray O'Hare petitioning FCC to ban religious broadcasts. T. You can send a coconut thru the mail without any further wrapping. F. You can send a brick through the mail using one of those annoying postage-paid business return cards. (The post office will trash it.) F. Woman receives threatening/obscene phone calls. Police tap phone, call woman and tell her caller is on upstairs extension. (If you have an extension, try dialing the other phone from it.) U. You can write a check on anything. Used to be true; bank now has option of declining to process check. Tb. Some change-making machines can be fooled by photocopies of currency T. The NSA shortened the key length on DES. U. The NSA shortened the key length on DES so they could crack everyone's codes. F. Unification Church (i.e. Moonies) owns Entenmann's bakery F. Church of Satan owns McDonald's; Church of Satan/Moonies own Procter and Gamble. T. Entenmann's is owned by General Foods, sold to Philip Morris merged w/Kraft. U. Unification Church (i.e. Moonies) owns Waldenbooks Tb. Unification Church (i.e. Moonies) owns a fishprocessing plant in Gloucester Fb.Government has "black helicopters" which follow UFOs and/or kill cows out in the middle of nowhere. T. Fijian on the AT&T ad says ""Bula vinaka, beachside!" ("hello, thanks"). U. German was once within one or two votes of becoming the official US language. WILD LIFE IN THE FAST LANE Tb.Eight ton dead whale blown up by Oregon Highway Div, showers town with blubber. Fb.Gas (petrol) engines pollute the same amount as diesel; diesel just smells worse Tb.Diesel engines emit more unburned hydrocarbons than gas engine with catylic conv. Fb.Power windows in cars trap kids' limbs, necks. Kill or maim them. (Burglars have been trapped while purse-snatching; kids MIGHT be injured if driver is not careful.) F. Stop signs with a white border are optional. (Oh, I don't think so...) Fb.Airbag in car can give you acid-burn on the face when it deploys. U. Driver sets cruise control, wrongly believes it steers too! Crashes... U. Tree-lined French avenue triggers epileptic fits by flickering light at 11Hz. U. New car rattles -- note found in door frame from factory saboteur... (Same claim has been made for finding note in empty whiskey bottle inside seat.) T. Montana & Wyoming have a token $5 fine for exceeding Federal 55mph limit. T. Mongo-power engine installed in weenie-looking car. Blows off Corvettes. T. John Somebody-or-other built car called "the Beast" with 27lt Spitfire engine T. It eventually took off, and self-destructed on the A27 outside Brighton. T. Special equipment can transmit any reading you want to police radar gun. (Illegal -- FCC regulations, but so what?) T. Nobody knows what happened to Evel Knievel, 70's daredevil, nobody cares. T. There are traffic lights with green on top in a few Irish neighborhoods. T. You can be guilty of DUI on a bicycle, horse, perambulator, etc most places. T. Guy in Date: Monday, June 8, 1992 6:38pm Forum: Trivia From: Ton Msg#: 204434 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: nyradio.zip File: NYRADIO.ZIP I got an error count on the last u/l so here goes again. Date: Wednesday, September 29, 1993 12:42am Forum: Trivia From: Bob Ehrenberg Msg#: 396747 To: Hotshot *EXEMPT* Re: Anniversary Gifts (Reply to #110013) (2 replies) HO>Here's a list published by the American National Retail Jewelers HO>Association about appropriate gifts for various wedding anniversaries: HO> HO> HO>1st: Paper HO>2nd: Cotton HO>3rd: Leather HO>4th: Linen HO>5th: Wood HO>6th: Iron HO>7th: Wool HO>8th: Bronze HO>9th: Pottery HO>10th: Tin HO>11th: Steel HO>12th: Silk HO>13th: Lace HO>14th: Ivory HO>15th: Crystal HO>20th: China HO>25th: Silver HO>30th: Pearl HO>35th: Coral HO>40th: Ruby HO>45th: Sapphire HO>50th: Gold HO>55th: Emerald HO>60th: Diamond HO> That third anniversery sounds like it could be interesting ---BOB Date: Sunday, September 22, 1996 7:12pm Forum: Trivia From: Trapper Msg#: 719326 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: 1ST PRESIDENT (1 reply) Did you know that George Washington was not the first U.S. President . He was the first elected president . You will not find this in the history books. There is no record of who was the first president. Also Gerald Ford was the only President not voted into office. Date: Sunday, September 22, 1996 7:22pm Forum: Trivia From: Trapper Msg#: 719327 To: ** ALL ** *EXEMPT* Re: VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE (1 reply) Did you realize that College Point was the first volunteer ambulance service in New york State. It started in 1940. Thay started it because a kid was in an accident and no ambulance responded to there call and the kid died. Date: Wednesday, February 26, 1997 3:41am Forum: Trivia From: Nightblades Msg#: 730286 To: Hotshot Re: NY Facts (Reply to #106817) (2 replies) HO>Washington Square was originally a cemetary for victims of yellow fever. HO> And Actually it was at FIRST a gallows. The arch way on the West side is where they used to perform public executions. Date: Tuesday, March 11, 1997 2:41pm Forum: Trivia From: Steve Flur Msg#: 730969 To: Nightblades Re: NY Facts (Reply to #730286, Reply to #106817) (1 reply) NI>HO>Washington Square was originally a cemetary for victims of yellow fever. NI>HO> NI>And NI>Actually it was at FIRST a gallows. The arch way on the West side is NI>where they used to perform public executions. When was it last used, and for whom? Date: Friday, March 14, 1997 3:35am Forum: Trivia From: Dti Msg#: 731243 To: Nightblades Re: NY Facts (Reply to #730286, Reply to #106817) (1 reply) NI>HO>Washington Square was originally a cemetary for victims of yellow fever. NI>HO> NI>And NI>Actually it was at FIRST a gallows. The arch way on the West side is NI>where they used to perform public executions. Isnt the Arch at Washington Square located on the North side of the square? --- * SLMR 2.0 * This tagline is nonexistent and cannot be read by people Date: Tuesday, March 18, 1997 11:37pm Forum: Trivia From: Nightblades Msg#: 731512 To: Steve Flur Re: NY Facts (Reply to #730969, Reply to #730286, Reply to #106817) (1 reply) SF>NI>HO>Washington Square was originally a cemetary for victims of yellow feve SF>NI>HO> SF>NI>And SF>NI>Actually it was at FIRST a gallows. The arch way on the West side is SF>NI>where they used to perform public executions. SF>When was it last used, and for whom? I'm not sure of the exact dates, but I'll look into it if ya want. :) Date: Tuesday, March 18, 1997 11:41pm Forum: Trivia From: Nightblades Msg#: 731515 To: Dti Re: NY Facts (Reply to #731243, Reply to #730286, Reply to #106817) DT>NI>HO>Washington Square was originally a cemetary for victims of yellow feve DT>NI>HO> DT>NI>And DT>NI>Actually it was at FIRST a gallows. The arch way on the West side is DT>NI>where they used to perform public executions. DT> Isnt the Arch at Washington Square located on the North side of the DT>square? DT>--- DT> * SLMR 2.0 * This tagline is nonexistent and cannot be read by people ummm maybe, I get screwed up with directions ... Date: Wednesday, March 19, 1997 10:53am Forum: Trivia From: Steve Flur Msg#: 731521 To: Nightblades Re: NY Facts (Reply to #731512, Reply to #730969, Reply to #730286, R*) NI>SF>NI>HO>Washington Square was originally a cemetary for victims of yellow f NI>SF>NI>HO> NI>SF>NI>And NI>SF>NI>Actually it was at FIRST a gallows. The arch way on the West side is NI>SF>NI>where they used to perform public executions. NI>SF>When was it last used, and for whom? NI>I'm not sure of the exact dates, but I'll look into it if ya want. :) Please do! End of list! Select a Sysop option (R,W,F,T,S,M,E,A,O,X to exit or ? for menu):