13 Useless Random Facts

Kell_ee001 · 11 Dec 2006 at 20:48

I thought they were great!

I love useless facts though

ReeceKB · 11 Dec 2006 at 21:57

rofl @ number 7 tbh

very useless lol. :confused:

Vonhelmet · 11 Dec 2006 at 23:07

I don't buy the wet your whistle mug with a whistle story. I'd like to see one of these alleged mugs.

Gilly · 11 Dec 2006 at 23:14

vonhelmet said:
I don't buy the wet your whistle mug with a whistle story. I'd like to see one of these alleged mugs.

Vonhelmet · 11 Dec 2006 at 23:15

Gilly said:

OK, now show me one that hasn't been made in the past 10 years.

Gilly · 11 Dec 2006 at 23:16

vonhelmet said:
OK, now show me one that hasn't been made in the past 10 years.

No, go find one. I fulfilled your request. It is down to you to prove your disbelief

Vonhelmet · 11 Dec 2006 at 23:19

Gilly said:
No, go find one. I fulfilled your request. It is down to you to prove your disbelief

Racist.

James07 · 11 Dec 2006 at 23:37

Some of them are actually good.

Arcade Fire · 12 Dec 2006 at 02:26

I can gtaureane you taht no reecareh has eevr been dnoe at Cdmbargie itno wtheehr the ltetres in a wrod need to be in the rhgit oedrr.

Psycrow · 12 Dec 2006 at 02:30

The wet you whistle, mind you Ps and Qs, rule of thumb etc are good stories even if they aren't true. Saying that they are weird expressions that had to come from somewhere. If its BS, can someone find the correct answers?

JollyGreen · 12 Dec 2006 at 08:16

Well a far simpler explanation of the wet your whistle expression is the fact that you need to wet your lips to whistle successfully

And when has anyone here ever ordered a quart of beer?

MrSix · 12 Dec 2006 at 08:35

JollyGreen said:
And when has anyone here ever ordered a quart of beer?

When they were in olde england perhaps?

JollyGreen · 12 Dec 2006 at 08:39

MrSix said:
When they were in olde england perhaps?

Aye, but the quote says "in english pubs", which leads me to question their knowledge of the subject

Psyk · 12 Dec 2006 at 10:44

Psycrow said:
The wet you whistle, mind you Ps and Qs, rule of thumb etc are good stories even if they aren't true. Saying that they are weird expressions that had to come from somewhere. If its BS, can someone find the correct answers?

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/whet your appetite.html

Seem to be a few more on that site.

Ukadder · 12 Dec 2006 at 11:52

JollyGreen said:
Well a far simpler explanation of the wet your whistle expression is the fact that you need to wet your lips to whistle successfully

Thats not a fact, I can whistle perfectly well without wetting my lips. I've just tried to "dry" my lips with the assistance of my coat and I'm still able to whistle perfectly well.

JollyGreen · 12 Dec 2006 at 11:55

Ukadder said:
Thats not a fact, I can whistle perfectly well without wetting my lips. I've just tried to "dry" my lips with the assistance of my coat and I'm still able to whistle perfectly well.

Freak

Ukadder · 12 Dec 2006 at 12:13

JollyGreen said:
Freak

j00 *** it!

A.N.Other · 12 Dec 2006 at 12:32

Some of those are quite interesting. Possibly true.

The one about the elbow is rubbish though, as above. One of my mates can quite easily lick the outside of his elbow.

yermum · 12 Dec 2006 at 15:03

No 9 reminded me of some other bed / refreshment related useless facts.

In Tudor times, the main table was a board laid on tressel type legs. The board had a good, smooth side and a rough, every day side. This leads to the term, taking the rough with the smooth.

The diners would all sit on benches apart from the master of the house who sat on a chair, hence the chairman of the board and boardroom.

The table, when not in use would be pushed to the side of the room and used to show off the owners best plates etc., hence the word cupboard.

Most of the family would sleep on the floor, some on a type of straw mattress. Important visitors would sleep on the board which would raise them up slightly from rats and draughts, hence the phrase bed and board.

These are absolutely genuine and come from the fascinating ladies at Sulgrave Manor, near Banbury, ancestral home of the Washington family ie. George Washington's ancestors. Well worth a visit if you're in the area.

Virdi · 19 Dec 2006 at 08:36

Strange fact...No2..

In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb".