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Ten Top Trivia Tips about Billygannon!

1. More people are killed by billygannon each year than die in aeroplane accidents!
2. The average human spends about 30 days during their life in billygannon!
3. All swans in England belong to billygannon.
4. If you chew gum while peeling billygannon then it will stop you from crying.
5. People used to believe that dressing their male children as billygannon would protect them from evil spirits.
6. Billygannonolatry is the mindless worship of billygannon!
7. A sixteenth century mathematician lost his nose in a duel over his love for billygannon, and wore a silver replacement for the rest of his life.
8. Billygannon is the male seed of a flower blossom which has been gathered and treated by bees.
9. While performing her duties as queen, Cleopatra sometimes dressed up as billygannon.
10. Billygannon can drink over 25 gallons of water at a time!
 
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 ".



Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled " Gentlemen Only ... Ladies Forbidden " ... and thus the word GOLF enteredinto the English language.

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone

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

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

Coca-Cola was originally green.

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king in history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

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.

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 bullet-proof 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

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,
which we know today as the honeymoon.

In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts ... So in old England ,

when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them
" Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down. "

It's where we get the phrase " mind your P's and Q's "

Many years ago in England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service.

" Wet your whistle " is the phrase inspired by this practice.

Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can read it..........

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg.
The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae.

The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.






~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow
 
Custom Star Wars Action Figures Home page

http://www.fortunecity.com/tatooine/yoda/378/custom/starwars.html

Garven "Dave" Dreis was Leader of Red Squadron during their attack on the Death Star in Star Wars: A New Hope. He led the second attack down the Death Star's trench and was covered by Red Ten and Red Twelve.

Parts:
Head: Brad from Fisher Price's Adventure People Northwoods Trailblazers set
Torso: 1995 POTF2 Luke X-Wing pilot
Arms: 1995 POTF2 Luke X-Wing pilot
Legs: 1995 POTF2 Luke X-Wing pilot
Helmet: 1995 POTF2 Luke X-Wing pilot
 

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La La said:
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

one hundred and one
 
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