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Trivia One Liners
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 12:17 pm
by Tom_Archive
We need a thread for this.
My contribution:
Infant & Infantry both come from the Latin infans meaning "Not able to speak."
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 12:27 pm
by themajormiller_Archive
The guitar solo to the classic Beatles song "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is played by Eric Clapton.
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 12:35 pm
by Cranius_Archive
I was just reading in
Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang, that it is unsual for Chinese people to have armpit odour.
When one of Mao's wives attempted to find her estranged son, she noted that his unusual distinguishing features were oily ears and slight armpit odour. Which was deemed unusual for a Chinese person.
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 12:40 pm
by that damned fly_Archive
the hum of motors and electricity is Bb...or A#.
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 12:51 pm
by cjh_Archive
In a deck of cards the names of the kings of spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs are David, Alexander, Caesar and Charles respectively.
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 12:59 pm
by Marsupialized_Archive
cjh wrote:In a deck of cards the names of the kings of spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs are David, Alexander, Caesar and Charles respectively.
David Spade?
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 1:00 pm
by johnnyshape_Archive
The most popular names for boys born last year in the UK were:
1. Jack
2. Joshua
3. Thomas
4. James
5. Daniel
6. Samuel
7. Oliver
8. William
9. Benjamin
10. Joseph
And for girls:
1. Emily
2. Ellie
3. Jessica
4. Sophie
5. Chloe
6. Lucy
7. Olivia
8. Charlotte
9. Katie
10. Megan
In the United States the most popular names were:
1. Jacob
2. Michael
3. Joshua
4. Matthew
5. Ethan
6. Andrew
7. Daniel
8. William
9. Joseph
10. Christopher
1. Emily
2. Emma
3. Madison
4. Olivia
5. Hannah
6. Abigail
7. Isabella
8. Ashley
9. Samantha
10. Elizabeth
And in both countries, John has fallen out of the top 100.
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 1:05 pm
by Mayfair_Archive
The walrus was Paul.
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 1:18 pm
by ironyengine_Archive
johnnyshape wrote:The most popular names for boys born last year in the UK were:
This is not a one-liner. This is FAR from a one-liner.
Trivia One Liners
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 1:23 pm
by johnnyshape_Archive
ironyengine wrote:johnnyshape wrote:The most popular names for boys born last year in the UK were:
This is not a one-liner. This is FAR from a one-liner.
It's forty-one one liners in condensed form.
The first forty illustrate the impact of the last one.