Trivia - music or otherwise

Movies banned in Ireland

The Life of Brian (Wonder Why ??? Brian any one see Brian???)
Natural Born Killer that was crap never seen it though lol
From Dusk till Dawn... Great movie

Even though they were banned they were often shown on Ch 4 or BBC and beamed into Ireland

Interesting nice to know I will have something to look forward too when old age finally catches up with me !!!!

Movies that were and supposed to be Cursed

The Omen
Rosemary baby
Poltergeist
The Exorcist
and the Role of Superman to name just a few..
Also Bruce Lee and Brandon Lee both died in similar circumstances..

Scary or what.... Was reading about this on this site after watching a bit of the CH4 program last night

http://www.sundayherald.com/52395


Edited by Black Russian

xgrovehead wrote: Yes, but how do the old folks know that more women than men read that heavy metal magazine you mentioned a few pages back?  And why do they care???

Ahem, spend too much time in the heavy metal section of the mag shop

Under cover of course, biker gear on

A child dies every  3 minutes  in a road accident some where in the world.
 
That's nearly 500 hundred a day.

Now I can reveal this source as the UN.

Sad but not surprising if you look at what happens in Ireland on the roads.

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

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".

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV
were  FRED AND WILMA FLINTSTONE.

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

Coca-Cola was originally green.

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:
Alaska

The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this.)
The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

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 from
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.

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.

~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~



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

Blondie

I don't know if any of them are some I heard before. But they they are very crediable.. I think we have to ask Rolo about the Golf question

From what I heard Rolo might as well give up playing cause he not much of a player himself... The ladies probably play better than her does


Edited by Black Russian

A millipede has only 750 legs instead of 1000 as the name suggests.

Caught one once and counted 1,2,3,4 5,.......................yep 750...

Black Russian wrote: 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

Sorry PeteR,

Have to disagree with you on that one..................

Anyone know why ?

Rolo.