TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard. (All you typists are going to...
propus: 29 Aug 2007
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can
be made using the letters only on one
row of the keyboard. (All you typists
are going to test this out)
It was the accepted practice in Babylon
4,000 years ago that for a month after
the wedding, the bride's father would
supply his son-in-law with all the mead
he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and
because their calendar was lunar based,
this period was called the honey month -
or what we know today as the honeymoon.
... deschide curiozitatea Stiati ca Engleza English Joi, 24 Noiembrie 2005
In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were
secured on bed frames by ropes. When you
pulled on the ropes the mattress
tightened, making the bed firmer to
sleep on. Hence the phrase "Goodnight,
sleep tight".
... deschide curiozitatea Stiati ca Engleza English Joi, 24 Noiembrie 2005
One of the best ways to raise money for
a charity is to have a free dinner for a
lot of people and have an empty envelope
tucked under their plate... for the
express purpose... of making whatever
size donation they want.
... deschide curiozitatea Stiati ca Engleza English Sâmbătă, 26 Iulie 2008
If a statue of a person on a horse has
both front legs in the air, the person
died in battle.
If the horse has one front leg in the
air the person died as a result of
wounds received in battle.
If the horse has all four legs on the
ground, the person died of natural
causes.
... deschide curiozitatea Stiati ca Engleza English Joi, 24 Noiembrie 2005