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Posted on 01/21/2018 5:03:41 AM PST by sodpoodle

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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Very large numbers could not be done in Roman numerals since they have to keep creating symbols as the numbers get larger


21 posted on 01/21/2018 5:45:44 AM PST by Nateman (Who cares what the left says, it's usually a lie.)
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To: sodpoodle

In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant she accepted.
What if she was clumsy?

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
Does this mean redheads are smarter then blondes?

The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements.
That is because it has not been discovered yet.


22 posted on 01/21/2018 5:47:22 AM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: minnesota_bound

Stimulating ain’t it? you done good;)


23 posted on 01/21/2018 5:51:51 AM PST by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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To: sodpoodle

<>Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.<><>
Maybe in a normal person’s body, but not in mine.


24 posted on 01/21/2018 5:53:16 AM PST by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
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To: sodpoodle
By definition, rust is iron oxide. Gold may be the only metal that does not tarnish, but it is not the only metal that does not rust.
25 posted on 01/21/2018 5:56:34 AM PST by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
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To: sodpoodle

Another Fun Fact: Liberals screw up everything that they come in contact with.


26 posted on 01/21/2018 5:58:41 AM PST by Howie66 ("Tone down the tagline please." - Admin Moderator)
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To: sodpoodle

“If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can see stars, even in the middle of the day.”

serious??


27 posted on 01/21/2018 6:05:31 AM PST by MNDude (God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democrat)
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To: Tax-chick
OK, replace Alaska with China, which is larger than Alaska and has ONE time zone.
28 posted on 01/21/2018 6:05:42 AM PST by MosesKnows (Love Many, Trust Few, and Always Paddle Your Own Canoe)
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To: WayneS

<>Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.<><>

What about the penis? :-)


29 posted on 01/21/2018 6:07:01 AM PST by mistfree (It's a very uncreative man who can't think of more than one way to spell a word.)
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“If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can see stars, even in the middle of the day”

If two of your crazy aunts tell you that “you can see stars in the daytime” and you fall for it by lying on the ground covered by a raincoat while looking up the raincoat sleeve as one of the crazy aunts holds the sleeve skyward directing and encouraging your experience the other crazy aunt stealthily approaches the sleeve opening with a pitcher of water... “do you see anything?” WHOOOSH! “How ‘bout now?” as they they run off cackling.

Yes you have been had... but you made their day.


30 posted on 01/21/2018 6:09:10 AM PST by Clutch Martin (Hot sauce aside, every culture has its pancakes, just as every culture has its noodle.)
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To: sodpoodle
Warner Communications paid $28 million for the copyright to the song Happy Birthday.

They lost that copyright as a result of a lawsuit. Since 2016, that song is in the public domain.

When a person dies, hearing is the last sense to go. The first sense lost is sight.

How do they know? Are people reporting back after they die?

31 posted on 01/21/2018 6:10:49 AM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: Nateman

Very large numbers could not be done in Roman numerals since they have to keep creating symbols as the numbers get larger


It would be fun to see the national debt in roman numerals.


32 posted on 01/21/2018 6:12:12 AM PST by robroys woman (So you're not confused, I'm male.)
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To: WayneS

Yes, that ‘fact’ is questionable.

1) The tongue is a muscular organ that has a role in the nervous system as a sensory organ (taste), and as an accessory organ of the digestive system.

2) The definition of organ is a system made up of tissue operating together to perform a function. The penis is an organ made up of muscle tissue, along with blood vessels, nerve fibers and so on. It performs a distinct function, therefore it’s an organ.


33 posted on 01/21/2018 6:12:39 AM PST by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=87105

Should have researched this list. Found it being discussed on Snopes back in 2013.

Sorry guys - Go back to what you were doing.

Sod


34 posted on 01/21/2018 6:23:39 AM PST by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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To: sodpoodle

I was not actually referring to the penis. I don’t even know whether or not the “fun fact” is true. I was making a joke about myself. Due to an injury,a while back, I have a muscle in one of my fingers that is detached at one end. It’s curled up inside the base of the finger, which now has limited motion.


35 posted on 01/21/2018 6:25:00 AM PST by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
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To: WayneS; sodpoodle; bagster
In boneless chickens, they ain't attached nowheres.


36 posted on 01/21/2018 6:49:31 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Take Covfefe Ree Zig!)
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To: sodpoodle; Gamecock; SaveFerris; FredZarguna; PROCON
Warner Communications paid $28 million for the copyright to the song Happy Birthday.

If you can believe Wikipedia, "In 1988, Warner/Chappell Music purchased the company owning the copyright for US$25 million, with the value of 'Happy Birthday' estimated at US$5 million." But "In 2016, Warner/Chappell settled for US $14 million, and the court declared that 'Happy Birthday to You' was in the public domain."

So, "Happy Birthday To You, Happy Birthday To You!"

I guess that Seinfeld producers likely had to pay to sing "Happy Birthday" to Walter on his special day (the other Walter, from Returns).


37 posted on 01/21/2018 6:57:25 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Take Covfefe Ree Zig!)
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To: mistfree
What about the penis? :-)

I accuse you of juvenilism

38 posted on 01/21/2018 7:07:13 AM PST by bagster (Even bad men love their mamas.)
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To: Larry Lucido

I accuse you of juvenilism.


39 posted on 01/21/2018 7:10:08 AM PST by bagster (Even bad men love their mamas.)
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To: WayneS
I was making a joke about myself. Due to an injury,a while back, I have a muscle blah blah blah....

Nice save.

I still accuse you of juvenilism.

40 posted on 01/21/2018 7:11:43 AM PST by bagster (Even bad men love their mamas.)
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