Sunday, March 19, 2006

Did You Know?

Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. I keep my toothbrush in the living room now.

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older.

The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.

The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class.

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.

The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer. So did the first 'Marlboro Man'.

All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public.

Walt Disney was afraid of mice.

Pearls melt in vinegar.

Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.

The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.

A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.

The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.

Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first US president whose name contains all
the letters from the word "criminal." The second? William Jefferson Clinton.

And, the best for last.....
Turtles can breathe through their butts.

Now, my Monkey Maniacs, you know everything. Go in peace, and stay forever jive to the monkey!

15 Comments:

At Mon Mar 20, 10:05:00 AM PST, Blogger Kristi B. said...

Sweet! I am so smart now! =)

 
At Mon Mar 20, 10:13:00 AM PST, Blogger Bobby said...

Yeah, I like to think that I am providing a valuable public service. A well-educated society is a free society.

Bobby Gilles: Preserver of Society

 
At Mon Mar 20, 10:42:00 AM PST, Blogger Nikki Leigh Daniel said...

Bobs,
Where did you get this info? Because if the toilet toothbrush thing is true, I will have nightmares for at least 2 months. Our toothbrushes are about 2 feet from our toilet. SICK!

 
At Mon Mar 20, 10:44:00 AM PST, Blogger Bobby said...

I saw it on the internet.
Therefore, it must be true.

Sincerely,
Bobs

 
At Mon Mar 20, 11:01:00 AM PST, Blogger Nikki Leigh Daniel said...

Does your last name really have 2 ls in it? I've been spelling it Giles. I just noticed that it's Gilles. Now I understand the joke about your last name being pronounced the Spanish way.

 
At Mon Mar 20, 11:10:00 AM PST, Blogger Bobby said...

Yup, it has two "l"'s. That's why most people think it's pronounced "Jiles" instead of "Gill Less." Or, as those Spanish language-loving smart-alecks kept saying, "Gui-yays." 8-)

 
At Mon Mar 20, 08:51:00 PM PST, Blogger Bethany said...

The human head weighs eight pounds...I bet it's a real head trip for the mosquitos:

"Merle, I know that human was just here..where in the world did he go? Darn, I guess we've got to go out for dinner.."

 
At Tue Mar 21, 05:33:00 AM PST, Blogger Bobby said...

"Go out for dinner." Priceless.

 
At Tue Mar 21, 05:51:00 AM PST, Blogger Alex & Laura Beth said...

Oh man! I always thought your name had one "L" too. But I knew to say "Gill-Less."

 
At Tue Mar 21, 07:21:00 AM PST, Blogger Bobby said...

The pronunciation is key, so your success with it puts you in line to be a future Monkey Maniac of the Day.

One fine day, it will happen.

 
At Tue Mar 21, 07:42:00 AM PST, Blogger Lorie said...

Gui-yas,
There's only one Spanish language-loving smart-aleck. And you know who I am.

Sincerely,
SL-LS-A

 
At Tue Mar 21, 07:56:00 AM PST, Blogger Bobby said...

Dear SL-LS-A:

I sincerely wish I knew how to say, "Right back at ya, you wicked little gremlin" in Spanish. But alas, it would only put me in line for another linguistic pummeling at your hands -- or I should say, at your brain.

Sincerely,
Gui-yas

 
At Tue Mar 21, 09:42:00 AM PST, Blogger Gordon said...

You and Kristi need to form a partnership for the sharing of meaningful (?) information.

 
At Tue Mar 21, 10:18:00 AM PST, Blogger Bobby said...

Yeah, we are WAY smart.

Way.

 
At Thu Mar 23, 03:04:00 PM PST, Blogger Jason Ramage said...

Here's another one for yo' list:

Scientists cannot explain how bumblebees can fly.

 

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