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siggy
28th July 2002, 19:18
-Butterflies taste with their feet.

-A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

-In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all of the world's nuclear weapons combined.

-On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.

-On average people fear spiders more than they do death. ( I know I do :eek: )

-Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.

-Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

-It's possible to lead a cow upstairs....but not downstairs.

-Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

-It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.

-The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.

-A snail can sleep for three years.

-No word in the English language rhymes with "MONTH".

-Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.

-Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.

Lazarus
28th July 2002, 20:38
-On average people fear spiders more than they do death. ( I know I do ) {what have you got against those poor cuddly creatures? ;) }

-It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow. {OK - own up - how many of you tried it. ;) }

-No word in the English language rhymes with "MONTH". {or orange!!!}

Nice set of weird stuff Siggy. :)

zhotfire
28th July 2002, 20:45
Originally posted by siggy
.... It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.

Tell that to Gene Simmons(sp?) of KISS! :eek: :D

Lazarus
28th July 2002, 21:24
Well, did YOU try it? ;)

zhotfire
28th July 2002, 21:34
Originally posted by Lazarus
Well, did YOU try it? ;)
*cough* .... err... yes... :D

Lazarus
29th July 2002, 04:09
Did you succeed?

(girls take note. ;) )

zhotfire
29th July 2002, 06:15
I wish! ;) :D I'd be smothered in women if i could! (well, i can dream can't i?) :baa:

MechCD
29th July 2002, 09:38
My cat can!

Lazarus
29th July 2002, 11:57
My sister's dog can too, (lick my elbow that is. :p ;) )

MechCD
29th July 2002, 12:21
my cat is special.. he can lick his own equivilent of an elbow and my elbow :D:D Flexible kitty :baa:

siggy
29th July 2002, 14:54
Originally posted by Siggy
-It's possible to lead a cow upstairs....but not downstairs.


I was expecting Crabbles to comment on this one :hugz:

Lazarus
29th July 2002, 20:13
Originally posted by siggy


I was expecting Crabbles to comment on this one :hugz:

I'd've thought so too. :D