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skwirrel

skwirrel Report 15 Jun 2010 19:40

yes bob

Researching:
Ireland, Poland.

CherryBlossom

CherryBlossom Report 15 Jun 2010 21:46

A snake's intestines shrink and shut down between meals which is why they can go so long between meals.


Wish mine did that!!!

Dermot

Dermot Report 16 Jun 2010 13:46

'Callipygean' is the word to describe well-shaped buttocks.

Staffs Col

Staffs Col Report 16 Jun 2010 15:07

The only Disney member of staff ever allowed to wear facial hair was Walt Disney

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 16 Jun 2010 15:43

Chewing gum is outlawed in Singapore because it is a means of "tainting an enviroment free of dirt."

Susan

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

Dermot

Dermot Report 16 Jun 2010 15:52

'Between 1054 & 12224, there were 83 civil wars in Russia; 46 invasions of Russia; 16 wars by Russian states upon non-Russian peoples & 293 princes disputing the throne in 64 principalities'. (Will Durant).

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 16 Jun 2010 17:52

A judge in Louisville decided a jury went "a little bit too far" in recommending a sentence of 5,005 years for a man who was convicted of five robberies and a kidnapping. The judge reduced the sentence to 1,001 years.

Susan

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

Dermot

Dermot Report 17 Jun 2010 07:18

Is a 'pedant' a peasant with nasal congestion?

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 17 Jun 2010 09:29

Pentheraphobia is a fear of a mother-in-law.

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

Dermot

Dermot Report 17 Jun 2010 09:55

'Bombilate' is the word for loudly humming or buzzing (eg. Mexican Vuvuzelas).

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 17 Jun 2010 10:00

The longest Monopoly game played in a bath tub was 99 hours.

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 17 Jun 2010 10:05

some snakes,
if they have bitten off more than they can chew ARE able to regurgitate its victim, and snakes have a boney part of their body which crushes eggs so that the shell can be expelled..and the contents digested normally...

Bob

not many people know that!!

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 17 Jun 2010 10:07

On average, there are 333 squares of toilet paper on a roll.

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

Dermot

Dermot Report 17 Jun 2010 10:18

Most of us submit apathetically to social rules.

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 17 Jun 2010 10:30

The Statue of Liberty's mouth is three feet wide.

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

Dermot

Dermot Report 17 Jun 2010 10:39

It’s a strange fact of life that the more we have, the more we complain.

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 17 Jun 2010 10:50

If you lace your shoe's from the inside to the outside the fit will be snugger around your big toe.

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

Dermot

Dermot Report 17 Jun 2010 11:37

We make enough income to keep our Monarch in luxury.

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 17 Jun 2010 11:50

"Viagra" is now available in powder form for your tea. It does'nt enhance your sexual performance, but it does stop your biscuit going soft.

Choking over here!!!

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 17 Jun 2010 13:17

It is rumored that sucking on a copper penny will cause a breathalyzer to read 0.

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

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