Posts archive for: 4 September, 2006
  • UNESCO World Heritage Sites

    The ones I've visted so far:

    Salzburg, Austria.

    Notre Dame, Paris, France - viewed from a bus only.

    Banks of the Seine.

    Cologne Cathedral - viewed from a distance as bus crossed over River Rhine.

    The Rhine Valley - river cruise

    Works of Antoni Gaudi, Barcelona, Spain - Sagrada Familia Cathedral only.

    Durham Castle.

    Stonehenge - only viewed from the road; the coach did stop for a few minutes though.

    Westminster Abbey - I haven't been inside.

    The Tower of London - I didn't pay to go in; just walked around the perimeter.

    Edinburgh, Scotland.

    Derwent Valley Mills - I might have seen one or two of them; I'm not sure which ones are included.

    Saltaire, near Bradford.

  • More mistakes made by students of English.

    Last night, when I ate dinner I started joking.
    My friend hit my back very hard
    until I stopped.
    I was so lucky he was there!

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    A cold is caused by micro-orgasms in your nose.

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    My shoes smell bad.
    I think they have athletes food in them.

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    Prostrate cancer attacks more men than do women.

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    It is important to prevent my children from not smoking.

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    I had a little ass dent this morning
    but I’m okay now.

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    In Asia, it is common to heal people
    by sticking noodles into them.

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    My leg has been breaking for three weeks.

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    It is dangerous to smoke while
    you are becoming pregnant.

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    I have a very kinky neck.

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    I probably should have gone to the doctor
    one ear ago.

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    I want my face to have
    the buttocks treatment.
    The what?
    The buttocks treatment. It makes your
    wrinkles go away. It's very famous
    in Hollywood.
    Oh. It's pronounced "bo tox".
    That's it. The buttocks treatment.
    Maybe you need it too a little.

  • Some random interesting facts.

    Butterflies taste with their feet.

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

    In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all of the world's nuclear weapons combined.

    On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.

    On average people fear spiders more than they do death.

    Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants.

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

    Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

    Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

    It's possible to lead a cow upstairs ... but not downstairs.

    Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

    It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.

    The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the
    weight of all the books that would occupy the building.

    A snail can sleep for three years.

    No word in the English language rhymes with "MONTH."

    Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.

    Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

    The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

    All polar bears are left-handed.

    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked every hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.

    An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

    TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.

    "Go," is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

    If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet, two inches tall.

    A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

    The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

    Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.

  • Fads of the 1940s.

    Moving to the suburbs
    Thanks to the expanded highways and the baby boom the suburbs became the popular place to raise a family.

    Swallowing Goldfish
    This fad actually started in 1939 but carried over into the early 40's. Swallowing live goldfish became very popular among college students and drew crowds and crowds of spectators who wanted to witness this unusual sight.

    Pea Shooters
    Kids loved them and adults became very irritated over this fad. The shooters were about the size of a writing pen and used as a blowgun with dried peas.

    Kilroy was here
    The message appeared mysteriously all over Europe and the Pacific during World War II. It was scrawled on desolate beachheads, notable landmarks and the walls of buildings. Often discovered by the first American Troops entering an area that had been occupied by enemy troops. Supposedly made by an American, it delighted American troops; it added a touch of levity to a brutal war, yet intrigued. Who was Kilroy and how did he get there before everyone else?

    Silly Putty
    Chemists at General Electric working with silicone stumbled across this material that can be kneaded, bounced, and stretched. In 1949, Peter Hodgson thought it would make a great toy. After an investment of $150, Hodgson sold 1-ounce bags of putty in plastic eggs. It was an instant success. Millions of eggs of Silly Putty have been sold and continue to sell to this day.

    Slinky
    When he was 26, Richard James of Philadelphia invented the Slinky. It consists of 87 feet of flat wire coiled into 3-inch-diameter circles and stands about 2 inches high when stacked. The Slinky's ability to "walk" down stairs and open and close like an accordion made it a favorite toy during the 1950s, and it is still popular today.

  • Cricket Commentator's Blooper

    I've been trying to find the exact details of this for months. It's a classic.

    In 1976, British television viewers joined an England-West Indies cricket match at the Oval in the middle of an over. Michael Holding was bowling to Peter Willey. Noted commentator Brian Johnston helpfully described the scene: "The bowler's Holding," he observed, "the batsman's Willey."

  • Courses I've Completed.

    I suppose I've needed to do something to keep me occupied for all this time I've been unemployed. I don't know how much any of them has improved my employability though.

    Personal Development Course (included five days outward bound) - I particularly enjoyed the abseiling.

    R.S.A. Management & Organisation of Community Groups

    Community Radio Association Management Course

    B-TEC Performing Arts

    Introduction To Counselling Skills

    Royal Yachting Association - Marine Radio Operator's Licence

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