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Origins of some of our strange coustoms
1. WHY:
Why do men's clothes have buttons on the right while women's clothes have
buttons on the left?
BECAUSE:
When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons
on the right through holes on the left. Because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers put the buttons on the maid's right! And that's where women's buttons have remained since.
2. WHY:
Why do ships and aircraft use 'mayday' as their call for help?
BECAUSE:
This comes from the French word m'aidez - meaning 'help me' - and is
pronounced, approximately, 'mayday.'
3. WHY
Why are zero scores in tennis called 'love'?
BECAUSE:
In France , where tennis became popular, the round zero on the scoreboard
looked like an egg and was called 'l'oeuf,' which is French for 'the egg.'
When tennis was introduced in the US, Americans (naturally), mispronounced it 'love.'
4. WHY:
Why do X's at the end of a letter signify kisses?
BECAUSE:
In the Middle Ages, when many people were unable to read or write, documents were often signed using an X. Kissing the X represented an oath to fulfill obligations specified in the document. The X and the kiss eventually became synonymous.
5. WHY:
Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called 'passing the buck'?
BECAUSE:
In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called a buck, from
player to player to indicate whose turn it was to deal. If a player did not
wish to assume the responsibility of dealing, he would 'pass the buck' to
the next player.
6. WHY:
Why do people clink their glasses before drinking a toast?
BECAUSE:
In earlier times it used to be common for someone to try to kill an enemy by
offering him a poisoned drink. To prove to a guest that a drink was safe, it
became customary for a guest to pour a small amount of his drink into the
glass of the host. Both men would drink it simultaneously. When a guest
trusted his host, he would only touch or clink the host's glass with his own.
7. WHY:
Why are people in the public eye said to be 'in the limelight'?
BECAUSE:
Invented in 1825, limelight was used in lighthouses and theatres by burning
a cylinder of lime which produced a brilliant light. In the theatre, a performer 'in the limelight' was the centre of attention.
8. WHY:
Why is someone who is feeling great 'on cloud nine'?
BECAUSE:
Types of clouds are numbered according to the altitudes they attain, with
nine being the highest cloud. If someone is said to be on cloud nine, that
person is floating well above worldly cares.
9. WHY:
In golf, where did the term 'Caddie' come from?
BECAUSE:
When Mary Queen of Scots went to France as a young girl, Louis, King of
France, learned that she loved the Scots game 'golf.' He had the first
course outside of Scotland built for her enjoyment. To make sure she was
properly chaperoned (and guarded) while she played, Louis hired cadets from a military school to accompany her. Mary liked this a lot and when she
returned to Scotland (not a very good idea in the long run), she took the
practice with her. In French, the word cadet is pronounced 'ca-day' and the
Scots changed it into caddie.
10. WHY:
Why are many coin collection jar banks shaped like pigs?
BECAUSE:
Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of dense orange clay
called 'pygg'. When people saved coins in jars made of this clay, the jars
became known as 'pygg banks.' When an English potter misunderstood the word, he made a container that resembled a pig. And it caught on.
And now you know the origins of some of our strange customs.
1. WHY:
Why do men's clothes have buttons on the right while women's clothes have
buttons on the left?
BECAUSE:
When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons
on the right through holes on the left. Because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers put the buttons on the maid's right! And that's where women's buttons have remained since.
2. WHY:
Why do ships and aircraft use 'mayday' as their call for help?
BECAUSE:
This comes from the French word m'aidez - meaning 'help me' - and is
pronounced, approximately, 'mayday.'
3. WHY
Why are zero scores in tennis called 'love'?
BECAUSE:
In France , where tennis became popular, the round zero on the scoreboard
looked like an egg and was called 'l'oeuf,' which is French for 'the egg.'
When tennis was introduced in the US, Americans (naturally), mispronounced it 'love.'
4. WHY:
Why do X's at the end of a letter signify kisses?
BECAUSE:
In the Middle Ages, when many people were unable to read or write, documents were often signed using an X. Kissing the X represented an oath to fulfill obligations specified in the document. The X and the kiss eventually became synonymous.
5. WHY:
Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called 'passing the buck'?
BECAUSE:
In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called a buck, from
player to player to indicate whose turn it was to deal. If a player did not
wish to assume the responsibility of dealing, he would 'pass the buck' to
the next player.
6. WHY:
Why do people clink their glasses before drinking a toast?
BECAUSE:
In earlier times it used to be common for someone to try to kill an enemy by
offering him a poisoned drink. To prove to a guest that a drink was safe, it
became customary for a guest to pour a small amount of his drink into the
glass of the host. Both men would drink it simultaneously. When a guest
trusted his host, he would only touch or clink the host's glass with his own.
7. WHY:
Why are people in the public eye said to be 'in the limelight'?
BECAUSE:
Invented in 1825, limelight was used in lighthouses and theatres by burning
a cylinder of lime which produced a brilliant light. In the theatre, a performer 'in the limelight' was the centre of attention.
8. WHY:
Why is someone who is feeling great 'on cloud nine'?
BECAUSE:
Types of clouds are numbered according to the altitudes they attain, with
nine being the highest cloud. If someone is said to be on cloud nine, that
person is floating well above worldly cares.
9. WHY:
In golf, where did the term 'Caddie' come from?
BECAUSE:
When Mary Queen of Scots went to France as a young girl, Louis, King of
France, learned that she loved the Scots game 'golf.' He had the first
course outside of Scotland built for her enjoyment. To make sure she was
properly chaperoned (and guarded) while she played, Louis hired cadets from a military school to accompany her. Mary liked this a lot and when she
returned to Scotland (not a very good idea in the long run), she took the
practice with her. In French, the word cadet is pronounced 'ca-day' and the
Scots changed it into caddie.
10. WHY:
Why are many coin collection jar banks shaped like pigs?
BECAUSE:
Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of dense orange clay
called 'pygg'. When people saved coins in jars made of this clay, the jars
became known as 'pygg banks.' When an English potter misunderstood the word, he made a container that resembled a pig. And it caught on.
And now you know the origins of some of our strange customs.
Bubba and Billy Bob
> > Bubba and Billy Bob are walking down the street in Atlanta and they see a
> > sign on a store which reads, "Suits $5.00 each! shirts $2.00 each, trousers
> > $2.50 each.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Bubba says to his pal: "Billy Bob, look here! We could buy a whole gob of
> > these, take 'em back to Sand Mountain, sell 'em to our friends, and make a
> > fortune. Just let me do the talkin ''cause if they hear your accent, they
> > might think we're ignorant, and won't wanna sell that stuff to us.
> >
> > Now, I'll talk in a slow Georgia drawl so's they don't know we is from
> > Alabama."
> >
> > They go in and Bubba says with his best fake Georgia drawl, "I'll take 50
> > of them suits at $5.00 each, 100 of them there shirts at $2.00 each, 50
> > pairs of them there trousers at $2.50 each. I'll back up my pickup and..."
> >
> > The owner of the shop interrupts, "Ya'll from Alabama, ain't ya?"
> >
> > Well, yeah," says a surprised Bubba.."How come you knowed that?"
> >
> > "Because this is a dry cleaners."
> >
> > Bubba and Billy Bob are walking down the street in Atlanta and they see a
> > sign on a store which reads, "Suits $5.00 each! shirts $2.00 each, trousers
> > $2.50 each.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Bubba says to his pal: "Billy Bob, look here! We could buy a whole gob of
> > these, take 'em back to Sand Mountain, sell 'em to our friends, and make a
> > fortune. Just let me do the talkin ''cause if they hear your accent, they
> > might think we're ignorant, and won't wanna sell that stuff to us.
> >
> > Now, I'll talk in a slow Georgia drawl so's they don't know we is from
> > Alabama."
> >
> > They go in and Bubba says with his best fake Georgia drawl, "I'll take 50
> > of them suits at $5.00 each, 100 of them there shirts at $2.00 each, 50
> > pairs of them there trousers at $2.50 each. I'll back up my pickup and..."
> >
> > The owner of the shop interrupts, "Ya'll from Alabama, ain't ya?"
> >
> > Well, yeah," says a surprised Bubba.."How come you knowed that?"
> >
> > "Because this is a dry cleaners."
> >
Rocket Scientist
Sometimes it DOES take a Rocket Scientist!!
Scientists at NASA built a gun specifically to launch standard 4 pound dead chickens at the windshields of airliners,
military jets and the space shuttle, all traveling at maximum velocity.
The idea is to simulate the frequent incidents of collisions with airborne fowl to test the strength of the windshields.
Russian engineers heard about the gun and were eager to test it on the windshields of their new high speed trains.
Arrangements were made, and a gun was sent to the Russian engineers.
When the gun was fired, the engineers stood shocked as the chicken hurled out of the barrel, crashed into the shatterproof shield,
smashed it to smithereens, blasted through the control console, snapped the engineer's back-rest in two, and embedded itself in
the back wall of the cabin, like an arrow shot from a bow.
The horrified Russian's sent NASA the disastrous results of the experiment, along with the designs of the windshield and begged the US scientists for suggestions.
NASA responded with a one-line memo –
"Defrost the chicken."
Sometimes it DOES take a Rocket Scientist!!
Scientists at NASA built a gun specifically to launch standard 4 pound dead chickens at the windshields of airliners,
military jets and the space shuttle, all traveling at maximum velocity.
The idea is to simulate the frequent incidents of collisions with airborne fowl to test the strength of the windshields.
Russian engineers heard about the gun and were eager to test it on the windshields of their new high speed trains.
Arrangements were made, and a gun was sent to the Russian engineers.
When the gun was fired, the engineers stood shocked as the chicken hurled out of the barrel, crashed into the shatterproof shield,
smashed it to smithereens, blasted through the control console, snapped the engineer's back-rest in two, and embedded itself in
the back wall of the cabin, like an arrow shot from a bow.
The horrified Russian's sent NASA the disastrous results of the experiment, along with the designs of the windshield and begged the US scientists for suggestions.
NASA responded with a one-line memo –
"Defrost the chicken."
Banks
Banned
A Great Historical Event From 2002
The Royal Canadian Air Farce Chicken Cannon Targets George W Bush
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdeg9izJE3I
The Royal Canadian Air Farce Chicken Cannon Targets George W Bush
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdeg9izJE3I