Trivia

Started by Square Ball, September 13, 2009, 09:59:19 PM

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heganboy

A bull can run further uphill than downhill
Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity

Agnes Dipesto

Quote from: noeldebrun on September 13, 2009, 11:48:56 PM
If you eat a polar bear liver, you will die of vitamin A poisoning. As a carnivore which feeds largely upon fish-eating carnivores, the polar bear ingests large amounts of vitamin A, which is stored in its liver; in the past, humans have been poisoned by eating the livers of polar bears.


Polar bears are also left handed.

el_cuervo_fc

Butterflies taste with their feet

Square Ball

Prairie dogs are not dogs. A prairie dog is a kind of rodent
Hospitals are not equipped to treat stupid

Boynegael

'TYPEWRITER' is the longest word that can be typed using one line on a keyboard

STEWARDESS....is longest word that can be typed using only your left hand..ie...if you know how to type..
Use your head...your feet are for dancing.

The Watcher Pat

There is no I in team, but if you look close enough you can find ME

full back

In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes

The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad

Dolphins sleep with one eye open

A snail can sleep for 3 years

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose & ears never stop growing

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match

under the bar

If the captain of the Titanic had decided to hit the iceberg head on the ship would have stayed afloat.....and made for a crap movie!

redhugh

Triskaidekaphobia is the name given to a fear of the number 13.

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Quote from: Boynegael on September 18, 2009, 06:43:49 AM
'TYPEWRITER' is the longest word that can be typed using one line on a keyboard

STEWARDESS....is longest word that can be typed using only your left hand..ie...if you know how to type..

I won't refer to PROPRIETOR again but what's the plural of stewardess...STEWARDESSES??  Can this be done with one hand...no jokes please!
Antrim - One Of A Dying Breed of Genuine Dual Counties

Onion Bag

Quote from: A Quinn Martin Production on September 18, 2009, 11:32:48 AM
Quote from: Boynegael on September 18, 2009, 06:43:49 AM
'TYPEWRITER' is the longest word that can be typed using one line on a keyboard

STEWARDESS....is longest word that can be typed using only your left hand..ie...if you know how to type..

I won't refer to PROPRIETOR again but what's the plural of stewardess...STEWARDESSES??  Can this be done with one hand...no jokes please!

Ok Quinn, Typewriter aint the single longest word, PROPRIETOR also has 10 letters,

Quite sad that you actually found that out, but well done
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Roger

[quote author=A Quinn Martin Production link=topic=13744.msg644904#msg644904
I won't refer to PROPRIETOR again but what's the plural of stewardess...STEWARDESSES??  Can this be done with one hand...no jokes please!
[/quote]
Yes it can.

Proprietors is also on the top row and has 11 letters.

A Quinn Martin Production

Quote from: Roger on September 18, 2009, 02:12:44 PM
[quote author=A Quinn Martin Production link=topic=13744.msg644904#msg644904
I won't refer to PROPRIETOR again but what's the plural of stewardess...STEWARDESSES??  Can this be done with one hand...no jokes please!
Yes it can.

Proprietors is also on the top row and has 11 letters.
[/quote]

My keyboard has "s" on the second row in between "a" and "d"??
Antrim - One Of A Dying Breed of Genuine Dual Counties

Roger

Quote from: A Quinn Martin Production on September 18, 2009, 02:19:16 PM
Quote from: Roger on September 18, 2009, 02:12:44 PM
[quote author=A Quinn Martin Production link=topic=13744.msg644904#msg644904
I won't refer to PROPRIETOR again but what's the plural of stewardess...STEWARDESSES??  Can this be done with one hand...no jokes please!
Yes it can.

Proprietors is also on the top row and has 11 letters.

My keyboard has "s" on the second row in between "a" and "d"??
[/quote]Fair point.  :o

Onion Bag

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