Completley random facts EVERY American should know

[Winston]

:vomit:

Anyone who finds that "figure" of hers attractive should be taken out and beaten with an old umbrella. To start with.

[Ecthy]

this is about shaved and unshaved, Legman, not about "figure" as you put it

[Winston]

Hmm.. all right.



/me decides to hang around for a while with old umbrella still within his reach

[Ecthy]

I have no idea what you're trying to say. Maybe that's Danish Rasmussen humour.

[Odin]

Not everybody in Minnesota has the oft-joked about Scandinavian accent.

Minnesota has the most co-ops of any US state.

[Zkribbler]

Mary Ann & Ginger we not characters in the Gilligan's Island pilot.

Marco Polo's writings don't mention the Great Wall of China.

American declared its independence on July 2, 1776 (it took Jefferson & the Continental Congress two days to write & finalize the Declaration of Independence).

Oh yeah, and George Washington never chopped down a cherry tree as a youth. Parson Weems made up that story for his biography of Washington.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Winston
:vomit:

Anyone who finds that "figure" of hers attractive should be taken out and beaten with an old umbrella. To start with.

You are blind, aren't you?

[chequita guevara]

I wouldn't kick her out for eating crackers in bed, especially if the cracker was me.

[Pekka]

capital of Canada is not ... Toronto.... Calgary.... Montreal... Vancouver... it is Ottawa!!

Did you know that Ottava would mean 'the one who takes' in finnish? Now you know. From the verb 'Ottaa'.

[Winston]

You are blind, aren't you?

After seeing that image of angular freakiness, I almost wish I were.

[JohnT]

Gotta go with Winston. That chick is too damned thin.

[Pekka]

yeah, she's all bones and flesh, and in some freaky way looks like a man.

[Kassiopeia]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
Marco Polo's writings don't mention the Great Wall of China.

You can't see the Great Wall of China from space, not with the naked eye. Not from orbit, and definitely not from the Moon.

Also, Polo's writings were not necessarily true. Nor did Polo bring pasta to Italy from China.

This is turning into the "Debunk your pet urban legend" thread, which I guess is an improvement!

[Frankychan]

Alaska and Hawaii are part of the US. No- people in Alaska do not all live in igloo's and, no- people in Hawaii do not all live in grass shacks.

[JohnT]

These facts must be:

A. Relativley simple.

B. Interesting.

C. Completley random!

Not at all random, but here's a couple of facts for ya':

"Completely"

and

"Relatively"