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hjmick
07-25-2016, 09:12 PM
The collective noun for a group of pugs is a grumble.

hjmick
07-25-2016, 09:14 PM
At Fatburger, you can order a "Hypocrite"—a veggie burger topped with crispy strips of bacon.

hjmick
07-25-2016, 09:16 PM
Reno is farther west than Los Angeles.

hjmick
07-25-2016, 09:18 PM
Hawaiian Punch was originally developed as a tropical flavored ice cream topping.

hjmick
07-25-2016, 09:19 PM
Fredric Baur invented the Pringles can. When he passed away in 2008, his ashes were buried in one.

hjmick
07-25-2016, 09:21 PM
The sum of all the numbers on a roulette wheel is 666.

hjmick
07-25-2016, 09:22 PM
Dolly Parton once entered a Dolly Parton look-a-like contest—and lost.

hjmick
07-25-2016, 09:26 PM
Winston Churchill's mother was born in Brooklyn.

hjmick
07-25-2016, 09:27 PM
New Mexico State's first graduating class in 1893 had only one student—and he was shot and killed before graduation.

hjmick
07-25-2016, 09:28 PM
George Washington insisted his continental army be permitted a quart of beer as part of their daily rations.

hjmick
07-25-2016, 09:29 PM
President Nixon was speaking at Disney World when he famously declared, "I am not a crook."

hjmick
07-25-2016, 09:29 PM
In a study by the Smell & Taste Research Foundation, the scent women found most arousing was Good & Plenty candy mixed with cucumber.

hjmick
07-25-2016, 09:31 PM
Jim Cummings is the voice of Winnie the Pooh. He calls sick kids in hospitals and chats with them in character.

hjmick
07-25-2016, 09:31 PM
In a 1917 letter to Winston Churchill, Admiral John Fisher used the phrase "O.M.G."

hjmick
07-25-2016, 09:32 PM
During the first Super Bowl in 1967, NBC was still in commercial when the second half kicked off. Officials asked the Packers to kick off again.

hjmick
07-25-2016, 09:33 PM
The term "lawn mullet" refers to a neatly manicured front yard with an unmowed mess in the back.

hjmick
07-25-2016, 09:34 PM
In the 1880s, a baboon worked as a signalman for nine years on a South African railroad. He was paid in brandy and never made a mistake.

Gunny
07-25-2016, 09:36 PM
Jack LaLane invented the Carnation Instant Breakfast as a protein drink for athletes. Later sold it to Carnation.

hjmick
07-25-2016, 09:36 PM
The only number whose letters are in alphabetical order is 40 (f-o-r-t-y).

Elessar
07-25-2016, 09:44 PM
Great hjmick!

I wonder if @jimnyc (http://www.debatepolicy.com/member.php?u=1) would consider putting a Trivia Game in someplace.

I think I still have a link for one.

Gunny
07-25-2016, 09:45 PM
Helicopters theoretically cannot fly.

aboutime
07-25-2016, 09:54 PM
I know this is old but... Can anyone name a word that rhymes with Orange?

jimnyc
07-28-2016, 05:31 AM
In the 1880s, a baboon worked as a signalman for nine years on a South African railroad. He was paid in brandy and never made a mistake.

Stick him in the White House and no doubt he does better than either Clinton or Obama!! And much cheaper!!

Great thread!!

jimnyc
07-28-2016, 05:32 AM
Great @hjmick (http://www.debatepolicy.com/member.php?u=208)!

I wonder if @jimnyc (http://www.debatepolicy.com/member.php?u=1) would consider putting a Trivia Game in someplace.

I think I still have a link for one.

Absolutely, I'm willing to install anything that is secure and that the community is interested in. :)

Kathianne
07-28-2016, 05:36 AM
I know this is old but... Can anyone name a word that rhymes with Orange?
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/words/are-there-any-words-that-rhyme-with-orange


Orange (http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/orange) has almost no perfect rhymes. The only word in the 20-volume historical Oxford English Dictionary that rhymes with orange is sporange, a very rare alternative form of sporangium (http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/sporangium) (a botanical term for a part of a fern or similar plant).

Gunny
07-28-2016, 06:17 AM
Absolutely, I'm willing to install anything that is secure and that the community is interested in. :)

I love trivia. I'll play.

Noir
07-28-2016, 06:53 AM
At Fatburger, you can order a "Hypocrite"—a veggie burger topped with crispy strips of bacon.

In my work we do a 'veggie meal' which is a veggie burger and chips. Everytime someone orders it I inform them that they are deep fried in beef fat, almost without exception people say 'yeah that's fine'. 'Hypocrite meal' has a ring to it...

Noir
07-28-2016, 07:14 AM
I know this is old but... Can anyone name a word that rhymes with Orange?

I've always thought the words 'binge' and 'hinge' to be close enough to be considered rhymes.

darin
07-28-2016, 07:33 AM
Jim Cummings is the voice of Winnie the Pooh. He calls sick kids in hospitals and chats with them in character.

Winnie the Pooh is a raving sociopath.

1. A sociopath is both glib and charming
http://i.imgur.com/vi4QGRM.gif

6. They feel little remorse or shame
http://i.imgur.com/6PxbkcZ.gif

More here:

http://usvsth3m.com/post/69084924643/18-genuine-unedited-winnie-the-pooh-comics-that-prove

Gunny
07-28-2016, 08:19 AM
Okay ... dog alert ...

Did any of you knwo ku chi means mouth in Japanese? :laugh:

I know what you're thinking jimnyc you dirtbag. :laugh2:

GravyBoat
07-28-2016, 11:42 AM
Strangely, asparagus makes everyone's urine smell funny because of sulfurous amino acids in asparagus. Even stranger, most people can't smell the changes asparagus makes to the urine, because they lack the "aspargus pee smelling gene". Not surprisingly, this gene has also been linked to exceptional intelligence and incredible good looks.

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/why-pee-smells-funny-eat-asparagus