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Jimbuna · 12-14-21, 07:24 AM

The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.

Platapus · 12-14-21, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.

That would depend on which version of the bible.

While it is often considered one of the apocrypha, Baruch 6:21 mentions cats.

Now how is *that* for useless knowledge.

Sean C · 12-14-21, 05:57 PM

Nice!

It's 6:22 in my copy of the Apocrypha:

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Originally Posted by Oxford Parallel Apocrypha

Upon their bodies and heads sit bats, swallows, and birds, and the cats also.

Baruch 6:22 (KJV)

Apparently "they" are [statues of] Babylonian gods, and the fact that cats sit upon their heads is proof that they are not actually gods.

Jimbuna · 12-15-21, 12:10 PM

The original story from "Tales of 1001 Arabian Nights" begins, "Aladdin was a little Chinese boy."

Platapus · 12-15-21, 04:37 PM

Organizers of Madame Tussaud's traveling wax exhibition were forced to sew the zipper shut on the pants of the Clinton figure because visitors keep undoing the fly.

Hey, either they want realism or not!

Platapus · 12-15-21, 04:43 PM

Whether you want to admit it or not, chances are overwhelming that each of you has experienced Cephalacaudal recapitulation

Platapus · 12-15-21, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

'Stewardesses' is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

That reverberated with me.

mapuc · 12-15-21, 05:25 PM

The word Long is shorter than the word Short

Markus

Platapus · 12-15-21, 05:42 PM

Hydrogen gas is the least dense substance in the world, at .08988g/cc.

Hydrogen solid is the most dense substance in the world at 70.6g/cc.

Which makes sense.

Jimbuna · 12-16-21, 12:29 PM

The volume of the earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.

Jimbuna · 12-17-21, 10:04 AM

Chinese Crested dogs can get acne.

Platapus · 12-17-21, 05:58 PM

The house fly hums in the middle octave key of F.

Jeff-Groves · 12-17-21, 06:05 PM

just because my Stove/Oven has Wi-Fi and Voice Command doesn't mean it will bring me a Beer.

Platapus · 12-17-21, 06:49 PM

William Shatner claims that he has never seen any of his TV shows or movies (With the exception of when he directed)

It seems that despite his ego, he really does not like to see himself on film

mapuc · 12-19-21, 06:54 AM

Digby Tatham-Warter was a British Major who during World War II led a British battalion wearing a bowler hat and armed with an umbrella.
Among other things, he defeated a German car, heavily laden with weapons and ammunition, with its umbrella, and during a shelling of enemy fire, he exclaimed:
"Do not worry about the bullets, I have an umbrella!".
Digby survived the war and did not die until 1993.

Markus

12-14-21, 07:24 AM	#1366
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,198 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat. __________________ 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)

12-15-21, 12:10 PM	#1369
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,198 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The original story from "Tales of 1001 Arabian Nights" begins, "Aladdin was a little Chinese boy." __________________ 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)

12-15-21, 04:37 PM	#1370
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Organizers of Madame Tussaud's traveling wax exhibition were forced to sew the zipper shut on the pants of the Clinton figure because visitors keep undoing the fly. Hey, either they want realism or not! __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

12-15-21, 04:43 PM	#1371
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Whether you want to admit it or not, chances are overwhelming that each of you has experienced Cephalacaudal recapitulation __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

12-15-21, 05:25 PM	#1373
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,887 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	The word Long is shorter than the word Short Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

12-15-21, 05:42 PM	#1374
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Hydrogen gas is the least dense substance in the world, at .08988g/cc. Hydrogen solid is the most dense substance in the world at 70.6g/cc. Which makes sense. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

12-16-21, 12:29 PM	#1375
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,198 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The volume of the earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean. __________________ 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)

12-17-21, 10:04 AM	#1376
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,198 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Chinese Crested dogs can get acne. __________________ 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)

12-17-21, 05:58 PM	#1377
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The house fly hums in the middle octave key of F. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

12-17-21, 06:05 PM	#1378
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,319 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	just because my Stove/Oven has Wi-Fi and Voice Command doesn't mean it will bring me a Beer. __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

12-17-21, 06:49 PM	#1379
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	William Shatner claims that he has never seen any of his TV shows or movies (With the exception of when he directed) It seems that despite his ego, he really does not like to see himself on film __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

12-19-21, 06:54 AM	#1380
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,887 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Digby Tatham-Warter was a British Major who during World War II led a British battalion wearing a bowler hat and armed with an umbrella. Among other things, he defeated a German car, heavily laden with weapons and ammunition, with its umbrella, and during a shelling of enemy fire, he exclaimed: "Do not worry about the bullets, I have an umbrella!". Digby survived the war and did not die until 1993. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat