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Rami said:
Jaime Lachica Sin, an archbishop who was frequently called, "Cardinal Sin". Jokes along the lines of "Welcome to the house of Sin" abound.
A couple of purile ones:
Dick Assman, a Canadian petrol station owner.
Dick Trickle, "America's Winningist Driver". Who says that there's a literacy problem in the US?
Optimus Prime (born 1971) is a U.S. Army Ohio National Guard firefighter who had his name legally changed to Optimus Prime in May of 2001, on his 30th birthday. He claims to have done this because the fictional character of the same name from the Transformers was like a father figure when he was growing up. The name appears on his driver's license, military ID, and uniform.[1] Prime's military unit, the 5694th Tactical Crash Rescue Unit, is currently deployed on Operation Enduring Freedom. Prime was recalled from Baghdad in Iraq in June 2003 following a pair of family emergencies.[2] His former name has not been publicly disclosed. Prime has a girlfriend, Vanessa, and four children: Nick, Jessie, Mike, and Shyann.
And my favourite of all:
Tarquin Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F'tang-F'tang-Olé-Biscuitbarrel was the name of a candidate for the British parliament in 1981.
On October 1, 1981, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Crosby, Sir Graham Page, died. A by-election was the following month on November 26, for which nine candidates stood, including John Desmond Lewis, a twenty-two year-old student from Hayes in Middlesex. Lewis, President of the Cambridge University Raving Loony Society, decided to change his name to an outrageous moniker used in a sketch ("Election Night Special") from the popular TV comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus.
When the results were declared, Lewis – referred to as "Mr. Tarquin Biscuit-Barrel" by Crosby's Lord Mayor – was fifth with 223 votes. He finished ahead of four other candidates, including John Kennedy, a candidate who had been suspended from Middlesex Polytechnic after a sit-in over demands for a college nursery. Kennedy had tried to stop Lewis from standing via a legal challenge. He finished with thirty-one votes, tied for last place with Donald Potter, the "Humanitarian Candidate" and founder of a "lonely hearts" club.
Former Labour MP Shirley Williams won the by-election for the SDP-Liberal Alliance with 28,118 votes (49 percent of the vote) [1].
According to a survey of sex shop owners, cherry is the most popular flavor of edible underwear. Chocolate is the least popular.
In the Aztec culture avocados were considered so sexually powerful, virgins were restricted from contact with them.
The average shelf-life of a latex condom is about two years.
According to a U.S. Market research firm, the most popular American bra size is currently 36C, up from 1991 when it was 34B.
"Formicophilia" is the fetish for having small insects crawl on your genitals .
Male bats have the highest rate of homosexuality of any mammal.
Studies show that women who went to college are more likely to enjoy oral sex (giving and receiving) than high school dropouts.
A man's beard grows fastest when he anticipates sex.
In earlier times, masturbation was believed to lead to blindness, madness, sudden death and other unpleasant diseases. Present research, however, shows no connection.
The female bedbug has no sexual opening. To get around this dilemma, the male uses his curved penis to drill a vagina into the female.
A man will ejaculate approximately 18 quarts of semen, containing half a trillion sperm, in his lifetime
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.
For every 'normal' webpage, there are five porn pages !!!!
The word "fuck" is actually an acronym. It dates back to the Good Old Days, when England was severely underpopulated due to the usual combination of fire/war/plague, and the King issued an official order to... Well, fuck, to replenish the population. Hence the phrase "Fornicate Under Command of the King" passed into everyday language.
A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes. A pig's penis is shaped like a corkscrew and it is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky...unless of course, you played 'pig-tipping' .
The earliest known illustration of a man using a condom during sexual intercourse is painted on the wall of a cave in France . It is dated between 12,000 and 15,000 years old.
A U.S. News and World Report poll found 50 percent agree that it is better to remain a virgin until you marry, and 39 percent felt it's better to have sex with a few different partners before settling down to marry.
During the 1920s, it was believed that jazz music caused one to permanately lose his sexual inhibitions. It was often banned in many cities. One private company went as far as to sell the elites "jazz proof" furniture.
All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
Kissing each day will keep the dentist away. Kissing encourages saliva to wash food from the teeth and lowers the level of the acid that causes decay, preventing plaque build-up. Hey, and it burns up 26 calories!!
In the Aztec culture avocados were considered so sexually powerful, virgins were restricted from contact with them.
The average shelf-life of a latex condom is about two years.
According to a U.S. Market research firm, the most popular American bra size is currently 36C, up from 1991 when it was 34B.
"Formicophilia" is the fetish for having small insects crawl on your genitals .
Male bats have the highest rate of homosexuality of any mammal.
Studies show that women who went to college are more likely to enjoy oral sex (giving and receiving) than high school dropouts.
A man's beard grows fastest when he anticipates sex.
In earlier times, masturbation was believed to lead to blindness, madness, sudden death and other unpleasant diseases. Present research, however, shows no connection.
The female bedbug has no sexual opening. To get around this dilemma, the male uses his curved penis to drill a vagina into the female.
A man will ejaculate approximately 18 quarts of semen, containing half a trillion sperm, in his lifetime
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.
For every 'normal' webpage, there are five porn pages !!!!
The word "fuck" is actually an acronym. It dates back to the Good Old Days, when England was severely underpopulated due to the usual combination of fire/war/plague, and the King issued an official order to... Well, fuck, to replenish the population. Hence the phrase "Fornicate Under Command of the King" passed into everyday language.
A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes. A pig's penis is shaped like a corkscrew and it is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky...unless of course, you played 'pig-tipping' .
The earliest known illustration of a man using a condom during sexual intercourse is painted on the wall of a cave in France . It is dated between 12,000 and 15,000 years old.
A U.S. News and World Report poll found 50 percent agree that it is better to remain a virgin until you marry, and 39 percent felt it's better to have sex with a few different partners before settling down to marry.
During the 1920s, it was believed that jazz music caused one to permanately lose his sexual inhibitions. It was often banned in many cities. One private company went as far as to sell the elites "jazz proof" furniture.
All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
Kissing each day will keep the dentist away. Kissing encourages saliva to wash food from the teeth and lowers the level of the acid that causes decay, preventing plaque build-up. Hey, and it burns up 26 calories!!
* Scientists say the higher your I.Q. The more you dream.
* The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.
* You use 200 muscles to take one step.
* The average woman is 5 inches shorter than the average man.
* Your big toes have two bones each while the rest have three.
* A pair of human feet contains 250,000 sweat glands.
* A full bladder is roughly the size of a soft ball.
* The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razor blades.
* The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as the Encyclopedia Britannica.
* It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.
* The average human dream lasts 23 seconds.
* Men without hair on their chests are more likely to get cirrhosis of the liver than men with hair.
* At the moment of conception, you spent about half an hour as a single cell.
* There are about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.
* Your body gives off enough heat in 30 minutes to bring half a gallon of water to a boil.
* The enamel in your teeth is the hardest substance in your body.
* Your teeth start growing 6 months before you are born.
* Your thumb is the same length of your nose.
* The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.
* You use 200 muscles to take one step.
* The average woman is 5 inches shorter than the average man.
* Your big toes have two bones each while the rest have three.
* A pair of human feet contains 250,000 sweat glands.
* A full bladder is roughly the size of a soft ball.
* The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razor blades.
* The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as the Encyclopedia Britannica.
* It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.
* The average human dream lasts 23 seconds.
* Men without hair on their chests are more likely to get cirrhosis of the liver than men with hair.
* At the moment of conception, you spent about half an hour as a single cell.
* There are about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.
* Your body gives off enough heat in 30 minutes to bring half a gallon of water to a boil.
* The enamel in your teeth is the hardest substance in your body.
* Your teeth start growing 6 months before you are born.
* Your thumb is the same length of your nose.
In Tremonton, Utah law states that no woman is allowed to have sex with a man while riding in an ambulance. In addition to normal charges, the woman's name will be published in the local newspaper. The man does not receive any punishment.
No woman may go in public without wearing a corset in Norfolk , Virginia .
In the state of Washington there is a law against having sex with a virgin under any circumstances. (Including the wedding night)
In Florida it is illegal for single, divorced, or widowed women to parachute on Sunday afternoons.
In Ames, Iowa a husband may not take more than three gulps of beer while lying in bed with his wife.
A law in Alexandria , Minnesota makes it illegal for a husband to make love to his wife if his breath smells like garlic, onions, or sardines.
In Helena , Montana law states that a woman cannot dance on a saloon table unless her clothing weights more than three pounds, two ounces.
Hotel owners in Hastings , Nebraska are required by law to provide a clean, white cotton nightshirt to each guest. According to the law, no couple may have sex unless they are wearing the nightshirts.
Any couple making out inside a vehicle, and accidentally sounding the horn during their lustful act, may be taken to jail according to a Liberty Corner, New Jersey law.
During lunch breaks in Carlsbad , New Mexico , no couple should engage in a sexual act while parked in their vehicle, unless their car has curtains.
In Nevada, sex without a condom is considered illegal.
In Cleveland , Ohio women are not allowed to wear patent-leather shoes.
No woman may go in public without wearing a corset in Norfolk , Virginia .
In the state of Washington there is a law against having sex with a virgin under any circumstances. (Including the wedding night)
In Florida it is illegal for single, divorced, or widowed women to parachute on Sunday afternoons.
In Ames, Iowa a husband may not take more than three gulps of beer while lying in bed with his wife.
A law in Alexandria , Minnesota makes it illegal for a husband to make love to his wife if his breath smells like garlic, onions, or sardines.
In Helena , Montana law states that a woman cannot dance on a saloon table unless her clothing weights more than three pounds, two ounces.
Hotel owners in Hastings , Nebraska are required by law to provide a clean, white cotton nightshirt to each guest. According to the law, no couple may have sex unless they are wearing the nightshirts.
Any couple making out inside a vehicle, and accidentally sounding the horn during their lustful act, may be taken to jail according to a Liberty Corner, New Jersey law.
During lunch breaks in Carlsbad , New Mexico , no couple should engage in a sexual act while parked in their vehicle, unless their car has curtains.
In Nevada, sex without a condom is considered illegal.
In Cleveland , Ohio women are not allowed to wear patent-leather shoes.
those are really interesting facts rebel!
i'm a bit stunned.
The harmless whale shark holds the title of largest fish, with the record being a 59 footer captured in Thailand in 1919.
It is claimed that 13 ancient crystal skulls have been found with mysterious properties.
The Mitchell-Hedges family loaned the skull to Hewlett-Packard Laboratories for extensive study in 1970. Art restorer Frank Dorland oversaw the testing at the Santa Clara, California, computer equipment manufacturer, a leading facility for crystal research. The HP examinations yielded some startling results.
Researchers found that the skull had been carved against the natural axis of the crystal. Modern crystal sculptors always take into account the axis, or orientation of the crystal's molecular symmetry, because if they carve "against the grain," the piece is bound to shatter -- even with the use of lasers and other high-tech cutting methods.
To compound the strangeness, HP could find no microscopic scratches on the crystal which would indicate it had been carved with metal instruments. Dorland's best hypothesis for the skull's construction is that it was roughly hewn out with diamonds, and then the detail work was meticulously done with a gentle solution of silicon sand and water. The exhausting job -- assuming it could possibly be done in this way -- would have required man-hours adding up to 300 years to complete.
i'm a bit stunned.
The harmless whale shark holds the title of largest fish, with the record being a 59 footer captured in Thailand in 1919.
It is claimed that 13 ancient crystal skulls have been found with mysterious properties.
The Mitchell-Hedges family loaned the skull to Hewlett-Packard Laboratories for extensive study in 1970. Art restorer Frank Dorland oversaw the testing at the Santa Clara, California, computer equipment manufacturer, a leading facility for crystal research. The HP examinations yielded some startling results.
Researchers found that the skull had been carved against the natural axis of the crystal. Modern crystal sculptors always take into account the axis, or orientation of the crystal's molecular symmetry, because if they carve "against the grain," the piece is bound to shatter -- even with the use of lasers and other high-tech cutting methods.
To compound the strangeness, HP could find no microscopic scratches on the crystal which would indicate it had been carved with metal instruments. Dorland's best hypothesis for the skull's construction is that it was roughly hewn out with diamonds, and then the detail work was meticulously done with a gentle solution of silicon sand and water. The exhausting job -- assuming it could possibly be done in this way -- would have required man-hours adding up to 300 years to complete.
