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Post by bunbun / Hank on Nov 15, 2012 10:00:04 GMT -5
ANSWER: FACT
AMERICAN GYMNAST GEORGE EYSER WON SIX MEDALS DURING THE 1924 SUMMER OLYMPICS. HE LOST HIS LEG AS A YOUNG BOY, AFTER BEING RUN OVER BY A TRAIN, BUT HE DIDN'T LET THAT STOP HIM! WHAT A LEGACY!
NOVEMBER 15TH
THE BIRD OF PARADISE IS NAMED FOR ADAM'S PET BIRD IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Nov 16, 2012 10:24:48 GMT -5
ANSWER: CRAP
THE SPANISH EXPLORERS WHO FIRST SAW THESE BIRDS IN NEW GUINEA REASONED SOMETHING TO BEAUTIFUL MUST HAVE COME FROM PARADISE, SO ADAM GETS SOME CREDIT.
NOVEMBER 16TH
THE DEFAULT RING TONE ON NOKIA MOBILE PHONES ID THE FINNISH NATIONAL ANTHEM.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Nov 17, 2012 10:13:56 GMT -5
ANSWER: CRAP
THE RING TONE IS FROM FRANCISCO TARREGA'S 1902 SONG, "GRAN VALS." IT IS A TONE HEARD 1.8 BILLION TIMES PER DAY, ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE SONG IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, BUT NOKIA HAD TRADEMARKED THE USE OF THE SONG, WHICH WAS A "SOUND" BUSINESS DECISION.
NOVEMBER 17TH
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Nov 18, 2012 9:08:58 GMT -5
NOVEMBER 18TH
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Nov 19, 2012 9:03:50 GMT -5
NOVEMBER 19TH
IRONICALLY, RONALD REAGAN WAS SHOT AFTER LEAVING AND NRA CONVENTION, WHERE HE JOKES ABOUT GUN CONTROL.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Nov 20, 2012 7:16:12 GMT -5
ANSWER: CRAP PRESIDENT REAGAN WAS SHOT LEAVING THE HILTON HOTEL AFTER A MEETING WITH THE POWERFUL LABOR GROUP THE AFL-CIO REAGAN, ALWAYS READY WITH A JOKE, SAID LATER TO HIS WIFE, "HONEY, I FORGOT TO DUCK.
NOVEMBER 20TH
THE PURDUE UNIVERSITY BUG BOWL INCLUDES COCKROACH RACING.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Nov 21, 2012 7:42:28 GMT -5
ANSWER: FACT
EVERY APRIL, PURDUE UNIVERSITY SPONSOR THE "BUG BOWL," A WEEKEND OF BUG FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. FAMILIES GET TO TAKE PART IN A VARIETY OF BUG-BASED GAMES AND ACTIVITIES, LIKE CRICKET- SPITTING AND COCKROACH-RACING.
NOVEMBER 21ST
BLAMING "THE COMBINATION OF TRAVEL. ALCOHOL, AND FIREWORKS," THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL CALLS JULY 4TH "THE MOST DANGEROUS AMERICAN HOLIDAY."
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Nov 22, 2012 9:44:27 GMT -5
ANSWER: FACT
AND DON'T FORGET THE DANGERS IN EATING YOUR AUNTIE'S RANCID POTATO SALAD, FALLING OUT OF A BOAT DRIVEN BY YOUR CRAZY UNCLE, AND GETTING A FISHING HOOK CAUGHT IN YOUR EYELID TEACHING THE KIDS TO FISH! BEWARE THE 4TH.
NOVEMBER 22ED
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
RED CATCHER JOHNNY BENCH ONCE CAUGHT A BASEBALL DROPPED FROM A HELICOPTER OVER YANKEE STADIUM.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Nov 23, 2012 2:25:49 GMT -5
ANSWER: CRAP
JOHNNY A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FRAME, WAS A GREAT CATCHER, BUT HE NEVER TOOK PART IN THIS STUNT. THIS GUY WAS ALWAYS IN THE GAME AND NEVER ON THE "BENCH," UNTIL HE RETIRED IN 1983.
NOVEMBER 23
THE QUAGGA IS A NOW-EXTINCT COUSIN OF THE ZEBRA AND ONLY HAD STRIPES ON IT NECK.
ASHURA BEGINS AT SUNDOWN
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Nov 24, 2012 8:27:23 GMT -5
ANSWER: FACT
THE LAST WAS A MALE WHO DIED IN THE AMSTERDAM ZOO IN 1883. A NATIVE OF SOUTH AFRICA, I WAS HUNTED TO EXTINCTION, AND NOW ALL THAT REMAINS IS ITS DNA, WHAT BLACK AND WHITE AND CAN ONLY BE SEEN UNDER A MICROSCOPE? ANSWER: A QUAGGA.
NOVEMBER 24TH
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Nov 25, 2012 9:32:04 GMT -5
NOVEMBER 25TH
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Nov 26, 2012 8:24:15 GMT -5
NOVEMBER 26TH
THE BUDGIE BIRD GETS ITS NAME FROM AN AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL WORD MEANING TASTY TO EAT.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Nov 27, 2012 7:39:44 GMT -5
ANSWER: CRAP
I CAN'T SWEAR THAT ABORIGINES HAVE NEVER SNACKED ON A FEW BUDGIES, BUT THE WORD BUDGIE IS SHORT FOR THE ABORIGINAL WORD BUDGERIGAR, WHICH MEANS"GOOD" [BUDGERI] AND "COCKATOO" [GAR]
NOVEMBER 27TH
THE ROOT OF THE WORD NICE IS THE LATIN NESCIUS, WHICH MEANS IGNORANT.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Nov 28, 2012 13:17:46 GMT -5
ANSWER: FACT
WHAT ARE WE SAYING HERE, THAT IT IS DUMB TO BE NICE?DO YOU BELIEVE THE LEO DUROCHER QUOTE THAT "NICE GUYS FINISH LAST?
NOVEMBER 28
FULL MOON
LINCOLN'S DOG WAS ALSO"ASSASSINATED," BY A DRUNK IN SPRINGFIELD, IL.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Nov 29, 2012 10:35:22 GMT -5
ANSWER: FACT
SADLY , ONLY A YEAR AFTER LINCOLN'S DEATH, HIS BELOVED DOG, FIDO, WAS ALSO KILLED. THE YELLOW-RETRIEVER-SHEPHERD MIX WAS LINCOLN'S FAITHFUL COMPANION FOR OVER FIVE YEARS.
NOVEMBER 29TH
NICORETTE GUM WAS DEVELOPED AFTER THE ROYAL SWEDISH NAVY BANNED SMOKING ON ITS SUBMARINES.
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