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Factoids for the day:
Somebody sent me this. No I don't know if it's accurate. I just thought it was fun. :thumbup:
Many years ago in Scotland a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language. In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb." Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades - King David Hearts - Charlemagne Clubs - Alexander the Great Diamonds - Julius Caesar In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on........Hence the phrase........."goodnight. sleep tight." |
Sounds about right, the "Rule of Thumb" history is mentioned in the movie Boondock Saints. Right before a very large manly woman kicks a guy in the junk!
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interesting thanks!
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False, but sounds cool so lets roll with it :rofl:
http://golf.about.com/cs/historyofgo...t_golfword.htm http://www.snopes.com/history/world/cardking.htm damn you internet...damn you to hell. |
Damn I couldn't wait to tell my fiance!! I'll just pretend I didn't read that last post, LOL!
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