hANNAbONE Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 cHECK tHESE out.... "Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and "lollipop" with your right. (Bet you tried this out mentally, didn't you?) Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable. (I'll bet you're going to check this out.) No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". (Are you doubting this?) Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet. (Now, you KNOW you're going to try this out for accuracy, right?) The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes). (Yep, I knew you were going to "do" this one.) There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. (You're not doubting this, are you?) There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious." (Yes, admit it, you are going to say ...... a e i o u.) TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard. (All you typists are going to test this out.) All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. (Some days that's about what my memory span is) A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. A snail can sleep for three years. (I know some people that could do this, too.) Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer. Almonds are a member of the peach family. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age. February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated. If the population of China walked past you, 8 abreast, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction. If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an average of 6 months waiting at red lights. Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite! Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing. The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. (Good thing he did that.) The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid. There are more chickens than people in the world. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance. Women blink nearly twice as much as men. Link to comment
Pilgrim Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 'bone, you've omitted an important little-known word of distinction. What word, in English, has three sets of double letters, one set after the other? Pilgrim Link to comment
Bob Palin Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 orange : lozenge - pretty close! Link to comment
tallman Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 'bone, you've omitted an important little-known word of distinction. What word, in English, has three sets of double letters, one set after the other? Pilgrim That would be bookkeeper. No, I didn't google it either. Link to comment
Pilgrim Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 'bone, you've omitted an important little-known word of distinction. What word, in English, has three sets of double letters, one set after the other? Pilgrim That would be bookkeeper. No, I didn't google it either. Good for you! As for the rest of these linguistic bottom-feeders, a hearty THHHPPPPTTTT.... Pilgrim Link to comment
SeanC Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. That's incorrect on two levels. According to the U.S. Naval Observatory, a full moon was recorded in February of 1865 (on the 10th at 16:27 UTC). But even though one was recorded that year, there have been several Februaries throughout history in which no full moon was recorded, February of 1999 being the most recent. Since a moon phase is 29.5 days and February is only 28 days, full moonless Februaries are bound to occur with some frequency. Link to comment
doc47 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag. Ah'm not callin' you a liar, Mr. BONE, but that seems mahty UNlikely t' me! Draw! Link to comment
Twisties Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag. Ah'm not callin' you a liar, Mr. BONE, but that seems mahty UNlikely t' me! Draw! Canada and the U.S.A., two of the three states of North America. It seems very likely that it is an American flag, just not a U.S. flag. However, perhaps the internet can be of help. The $2 bill was withdrawn in 1996. Here is an image of it's latest design before withdrawal: See flag just below the 2 on the right I see no reason to assign any particular nationality to the flag. It's far too small to be recognizable. Link to comment
Albert Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I guess "Beekkeeper" would qualify too. Link to comment
Bob Palin Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I guess "Beekkeeper" would qualify too. Is Francois the Keeper of Beek? Link to comment
tallman Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 That would bee no. Also, non on the flag. http://www.snopes.com/business/money/redensign.asp Link to comment
Albert Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 What was I thinking?? :dopeslap: :D :grin: Link to comment
Albert Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag. Ah'm not callin' you a liar, Mr. BONE, but that seems mahty UNlikely t' me! Draw! I'm pretty sure that's an American "2" on the left there. The one on the right's definitly Canadian though. Link to comment
SeanC Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard. (All you typists are going to test this out.) I did in fact check it out, and discovered you'd need to press either the Shift key or the Caps-lock key to type "TYPEWITER," neither of which are on the same row. That said, I would claim that "typewriterette" (a small typewriter) and "typewritery" (of, relating to or resembling a typewriter) are both longer than "typewriter." In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated. The European rabbit was domesticated in the 1500s. The Hamster was domesticated in 1930. Link to comment
ESokoloff Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 cHECK tHESE out.... Check this out. Link to comment
bakerzdosen Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I did in fact check it out, and discovered you'd need to press either the Shift key or the Caps-lock key to type "TYPEWITER," neither of which are on the same row. Yes, but is "TYPEWITER" really a word? In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated. The European rabbit was domesticated in the 1500s. The Hamster was domesticated in 1930. Again, is the hamster really a new animal? I've heard they've been around a while. Link to comment
SeanC Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 You've heard of "silent" letters, right? Well, there are invisible ones too. Link to comment
Woodie Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 You've heard of "silent" letters, right? Well, there are invisible ones too. LOL Link to comment
hANNAbONE Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 cHECK tHESE out.... Check this out. i fEEL so violated just now... Link to comment
Pilgrim Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 cHECK tHESE out.... Check this out. i fEEL so violated just now... And the feeling is totally justified! Think of it as a gang rape, but with some affection. Pilgrim Link to comment
ESokoloff Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 cHECK tHESE out.... Check this out. i fEEL so violated just now... Uh-Oh.... Now I'm on the "B" list Sorry bONE. Link to comment
hANNAbONE Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 cHECK tHESE out.... Check this out. i fEEL so violated just now... And the feeling is totally justified! Think of it as a gang rape, but with some affection. Pilgrim wOW..uh.....that's quite visual I've got ramblin' thru my head just now - uh.....thanks (*I think*) Pilgrim - Link to comment
hANNAbONE Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 cHECK tHESE out.... Check this out. i fEEL so violated just now... Uh-Oh.... Now I'm on the "B" list Sorry bONE. nOPE - eMAN...nothing could snag you off the top-o-da-heap. You're still my "A" list guy...totally...no worries there.. Link to comment
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