The Most Off-Topic Thread There Ever Was on the Off-Topic Board — Page 6

justagirl2: How many strip joints has your sister been to?

Anyway, I'd forgotten about this thread. Good times! *sigh*

FACTOIDS

Average lifespan of an umbrella: 1-1/2 years.

Ani-mail: Cows, camels, reindeer, and cats have all been used to deliver mail.

Jack Nicholson has a rattlesnake embedded in his toilet seat.

Gas guzzler: In 1986, Ben Garcia rode his lawnmower from Maine to California.

Burger King and Pizza Hut both opened franchises for U.S. troops in Iraq.

The Greek temple of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, was discovered by archeologist Iris Love.

President George W. Bush spent a summer selling sporting goods for Sears.

In Turkey, drunk drivers are dropped off 20 miles from home and made to walk back.

Bye, bye, love: The brain chemicals that create romantic bliss fade in about 18 months.

A painting of a guide dog leading a blind man was found in Pompeii dating from 79 B.C.

Forearmed is forewarned: Couples with forearms of the same length are more likely to stay together.

The ancient Romans thought unibrows were sexy.

That's surreal: Salvador Dali wore a homemade perfume of fish glue and cow dung.

[Courtesy of "Uncle John's Slightly Irregular Bathroom Reader."]

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Updated On: 10/21/06 at 01:23 PM

You know, I asked her that, too. She is considered the "difficult" child, though.

Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button.

Hitler's favorite movie was King Kong.

None of The Beatles knew how to read music.

President Bush and Saddam Hussein have their shoes made by the same person.

Jackie Kennedy Onassis was a chain smoker.

Why does that piss you off?
And how is it possible NOT to have a belly button?

Because Alfred Hitchcock is really God?

What's that supposed to mean?

My sister's best friend didn't. You know how when babies are born, they have the little nub of leftover umbilical cord for a few weeks? Hers came off too early and the skin grew over it.

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