Useless Information

[Shrek]

There are 1250 litres to a ton of aviation fuel. a 747 can take over 200,000 litres.

[andyhart21]

Wonder how much Steves mega barge could take:?::?::?:

[Rob]

the average woman ingests approx 6 lbs of lipstick in her lifetime:o

[Steven]

Originally posted by andyhart21

Wonder how much Steves mega barge could take:?::?::?:

we can all take the micky... but gimme a straight road, a cigeratte and some hair grease and I'll get my barge to whip yo ***** matey!

little cars should be seen and not heard!

:lol:

[andyhart21]

Are the ciggie and hair grease go-faster mods Steve?

We all know the Windom is faster than a standard IS, but its not as cool!:P:P:P

We will settle this with a beer drinking contest, 8pm Saturday @ JAE:lol:

[Steven]

Originally posted by andyhart21

Are the ciggie and hair grease go-faster mods Steve?

We all know the Windom is faster than a standard IS, but its not as cool!:P:P:P

We will settle this with a beer drinking contest, 8pm Saturday @ JAE:lol:

Thats an unfair advantage due to age of the car... however mine doesnt pretend to be fast mate! So afterall you would look pretty silly against a barge with a greasy haired smoking geezer!

It's grease Lightnin!

[ricky_is200]

Will age also be against you Steve when it comes to the beer drinking contest on saturday?

[Steven]

it won't be age but more sense as I will be driving saturday night... so you can drown all your sorrows on saturday night!

:lol:

[Matthew_McNally]

the ashtray of a stock IS 200 can hold well over £5 in assorted , pennies, twopences and fives.

trust me on this one - just emptied mine - hoping the mpg will go up now

[DaveEllen]

if i burn a cd on windoze me it wont work on windoze xp

[Andy.thomas]

It's possible to lead a cow upstairs... but not downstairs! :?:

If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet, two inches tall. (Perfect Woman???)

Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day. (And they're are putting obesity tax on food in England????)

[Claire G]

Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.

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Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

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Coca-Cola was originally green.

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It is impossible to lick your elbow.

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The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.

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The youngest pope was 11 years old.

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The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades - King David, Hearts - Charlemagne, Clubs -Alexander

the Great, Diamonds - Julius Caesar

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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

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"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

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Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?

A. Conception.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go

until you would find the letter "A"?

A. One thousand

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and

laser printers all have in common?

A. All invented by women.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?

A. Honey

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Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic?

A. He was allergic to carrots.

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In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase "goodnight, sleep tight".

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a

month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month we know today as the honeymoon.

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In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only

Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English

language.

AND FINALLY....................................................

At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!

I win...!!!!

[Zee007]

:wow: @ Claire....

[andyhart21]

If we have any sort of quiz at JAE, I am being on Claires team

Yes I did try to lick my elbow:rolleyes:

[Claire G]

Full of information...and all of it useless. I thank you (bows to adoring crowds):smilegrin:

[Andy.thomas]

Hee hee - looks like yo9u got the same mail as me Claire! :)

Originally posted by Claire G

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"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

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By there way - I win, the shortest sentence is "Go!"

Cya! :P

:tumble:

[Dave McB]

ADADAS was founded by Adi Dassler, but in 1948 (?) his brother and he had a huge fall out. His brother opend a rival company producing sports shoes. This company eventually became known as PUMA

Coca cola was originally an American ailment cure in the 1800s. It contained large amounts of a substance taken from the columbian COCA plant, which contained cocaine. hence the name COCA COLA. The use of real cocaine in this drink did not stop until somewhere in the region of 1902.

[JayOne]

> If you had bought £1000.00 worth of Nortel stock one

> year ago, it would now be worth £49.00.

>

> With Enron, you would have £16.50 of the original £1,000.00.

>

> With Worldcom, you would have less than £5.00 left.

>

> With Energis, naff all.

>

> However,

>

> If you had bought £1,000.00 worth of Stella (the

> beer, not the stock) one year ago, drank all the beer,

> then turned in the bottles for a 5p deposit, you would

> have £107.00.

>

> Based on the above, current investment advice is to

> drink heavily and recycle

[Claire G]

Originally posted by Andy.thomas

Hee hee - looks like yo9u got the same mail as me Claire! :)

Shhhh, careful Andy - you'll blow my cover

BTW, if there was an ocean large enough to put the planet Saturn in, it would float.

Nah nah nah nah nah :P

[GCHQAgent]

Useless info #1: When we die our bodies are being preserved for longer periods of time purely because of the amount of preservatives we eat from processed foods in the modern world.

Useless info #2: 1 + 1 = 2

Useless info #3: 'Starvation' as a form of dieting may actually increase your bodyfat levels.

Useless info #4: It's late... I'm tired.

Useless info #5: As I give more and more pieces of useless information they become ever more useless.

Useless info #6: Do you know being tired is the same as being sleepy? [borrowed from a dunk American friend ;)]

Useless info #7: The Golden Ratio to 0.618, or more precisely: (sqrt(5)+1)/2.

Useless info #8: The RIFE machine may have been the single most amazing medical discovery of our civilisation to date.

I think I'll call it quits now for those of you who are still reading :D

[Andy.thomas]

Originally posted by Claire G

Originally posted by Andy.thomas

Hee hee - looks like yo9u got the same mail as me Claire! :)

Shhhh, careful Andy - you'll blow my cover

BTW, if there was an ocean large enough to put the planet Saturn in, it would float.

Nah nah nah nah nah :P

Oooops - Of course that'll be the mail originating from the ALL KNOWING claire :D

[Wallace]

How come you never see BLACK fireworks?:?:

[peter-flint]

Did you know it takes three policemens feet to make one Scotland Yard.

If all the Chinese in the world held hands,

we would starve to death.

If the sun were to disappear,

pointless going on holiday.

[Claire G]

Oooops - Of course that'll be the mail originating from the ALL KNOWING

Claire :D

Phew, cred restored...thanks Andy for keeping that quiet !!! :D

[Jimmy Ten Toes]

Originally posted by JayOne

> With Energis, naff all.

Don't I just know it!!!

:mad: