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Jimbuna · 09-09-21, 12:21 PM

I've no idea Kai

Platapus · 09-09-21, 04:29 PM

How about a triple play?

1. In recognition of National Ampersand Day, which is, of course, on 8 Sep, I offer up these two additional worthless tidbits

2. How did it get its name? At first the original version of the symbol & did not have a name, but its graphic roots are from the Latin letters et, meaning "and". It was, in the 18th century considered part of the English alphabet. When children recited the alphabet, it ended with " 'x' 'y' 'z' 'and per se and'" Because children tend to slur words, the slowly became commonly pronounced "ampersand". By the 19th century, the symbol was commonly called ampersand... and it stuck

3. This is what is called a mondgreen -- A mondegreen is a mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase in a way that gives it a new meaning.

Mondgreens are quite common when listening to lyrics to a song. What we thought we heard is different when we actually read the lyrics written down.

More than anyone really wanted to know about &

Jimbuna · 09-10-21, 11:31 AM

In Disney's Fantasia, the Sorcerer's name is "Yensid" (Disney backwards.)

Jimbuna · 09-11-21, 11:40 AM

In The Empire Strikes Back there is a potato hidden in the asteroid field.

Jimbuna · 09-12-21, 08:36 AM

South Dakota is the only U.S state which shares no letters with the name of it's capital.

Jimbuna · 09-13-21, 12:06 PM

The Vatican city registered 0 births in 1983

Aktungbby · 09-13-21, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

The Vatican city registered 0 births in 1983

A partial solution to over-population thru the rythm method ??!!

Platapus · 09-13-21, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

The Vatican city registered 0 births in 1983

Must resist responding about little boys.
Must resist responding about little boys.
Must resist responding about little boys.
Must resist responding about little boys.
Must resist responding about little boys.

Catfish · 09-14-21, 01:49 AM

^ and ^^, was thinking in similar lines ..

Jimbuna · 09-14-21, 01:09 PM

Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand while drawing with the other

mapuc · 09-14-21, 04:42 PM

On September 10, 1973, NASA's famous control room in Houston. got something of a shock
A woman's voice suddenly spoke on the radio from the first American space station, Skylab.
They honestly got confused, because there should be no women on board.
The lady explained that it had been so long since the men have had a proper, home-cooked meal that she just wanted to make.
She talked for a few minutes, until she suddenly said that the astronauts were on their way to her, so she had to go.
The astronauts later admitted that they had made the astronaut Owen Garriott's wife, Helen - who was thus safely down on Earth - - to utter the surprising words as a joke.

Markus

Jimbuna · 09-15-21, 11:16 AM

More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.

Jimbuna · 09-16-21, 01:00 PM

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

Jimbuna · 09-17-21, 01:21 PM

Fish that live more than 800 meters below the ocean surface don't have eyes.

Arlo · 09-17-21, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand while drawing with the other

Hell, so can I. Does it matter that the writing is as indecipherable as the drawing?

09-09-21, 12:21 PM	#1201
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,265 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I've no idea Kai __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

09-09-21, 04:29 PM	#1202
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,954 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	How about a triple play? 1. In recognition of National Ampersand Day, which is, of course, on 8 Sep, I offer up these two additional worthless tidbits 2. How did it get its name? At first the original version of the symbol & did not have a name, but its graphic roots are from the Latin letters et, meaning "and". It was, in the 18th century considered part of the English alphabet. When children recited the alphabet, it ended with " 'x' 'y' 'z' 'and per se and'" Because children tend to slur words, the slowly became commonly pronounced "ampersand". By the 19th century, the symbol was commonly called ampersand... and it stuck 3. This is what is called a mondgreen -- A mondegreen is a mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase in a way that gives it a new meaning. Mondgreens are quite common when listening to lyrics to a song. What we thought we heard is different when we actually read the lyrics written down. More than anyone really wanted to know about & __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

09-10-21, 11:31 AM	#1203
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,265 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	In Disney's Fantasia, the Sorcerer's name is "Yensid" (Disney backwards.) __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

09-11-21, 11:40 AM	#1204
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,265 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	In The Empire Strikes Back there is a potato hidden in the asteroid field. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

09-12-21, 08:36 AM	#1205
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,265 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	South Dakota is the only U.S state which shares no letters with the name of it's capital. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

09-13-21, 12:06 PM	#1206
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,265 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The Vatican city registered 0 births in 1983 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

09-14-21, 01:49 AM	#1209
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	^ and ^^, was thinking in similar lines .. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

09-14-21, 01:09 PM	#1210
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,265 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand while drawing with the other __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

09-14-21, 04:42 PM	#1211
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,903 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	On September 10, 1973, NASA's famous control room in Houston. got something of a shock A woman's voice suddenly spoke on the radio from the first American space station, Skylab. They honestly got confused, because there should be no women on board. The lady explained that it had been so long since the men have had a proper, home-cooked meal that she just wanted to make. She talked for a few minutes, until she suddenly said that the astronauts were on their way to her, so she had to go. The astronauts later admitted that they had made the astronaut Owen Garriott's wife, Helen - who was thus safely down on Earth - - to utter the surprising words as a joke. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

09-15-21, 11:16 AM	#1212
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,265 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

09-16-21, 01:00 PM	#1213
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,265 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

09-17-21, 01:21 PM	#1214
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,265 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Fish that live more than 800 meters below the ocean surface don't have eyes. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)